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CS/CS/HB 23: Public Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Eagle ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gruters ; Massullo ; Rodrigues

Public Assistance; Revising penalties for noncompliance with work requirements for temporary cash assistance; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity, in cooperation with CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the Department of Children and Families, to develop and implement a work plan agreement for participants in the temporary cash assistance program; authorizing changes to public assistance policy and federal food assistance waivers to conform to federal law and simplify administration unless such changes increase program eligibility standards, etc. APPROPRIATION: $5,094,885

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/22/2016 House • Filed
1/9/2017 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 33
2/2/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 02/09/17, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
2/9/2017 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 2 -HJ 270
2/13/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2/15/2017 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 268
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 33
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 257
3/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/21/2017 House • CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 429
3/22/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/23/2017 House • CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 445
3/24/2017 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 457
3/28/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/30/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/30/2017 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 -HJ 528
4/3/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 528
4/13/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
4/18/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 702
• Amendment(s) adopted (623653, 916229) -HJ 703
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/19/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 725
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 82 NAYS 38 -HJ 725
4/20/2017 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 452
4/25/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 452
4/28/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 05/01/17, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
5/1/2017 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (968490); YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 750
5/3/2017 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 750
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/04/17
5/4/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 788
• Amendment(s) adopted (968490) -SJ 788
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/5/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 905
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 906
5/5/2017 House • In returning messages
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151)