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CS/SB 556: Florida Council on Poverty

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Altman

Florida Council on Poverty; Establishing the council within the Department of Economic Opportunity; prescribing the scope of the council’s activities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/19/2015 Senate • Filed
10/23/2015 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy -SJ 41
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 41
2/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/16/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/16/2016 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 423
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -SJ 423
2/19/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/24/16, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2/24/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 498
2/26/2016 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 498
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/29/2016 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 497
3/1/2016 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 501
3/7/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/11/2016 Senate • Died on Calendar