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CS/CS/SB 538: Emergency Reporting

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Infrastructure and Security ; Diaz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book ; Pizzo ; Perry

Emergency Reporting; Requiring the Division of Emergency Management to create a list of reportable incidents; requiring such list to include certain events; requiring a political subdivision to report incidents contained on the list to the State Watch Office; authorizing the Division of Emergency Management to establish guidelines a political subdivision must follow to report an incident, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 6/22/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-53
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/16/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 42
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
    1/16/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/21/20, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/21/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
    1/22/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/23/2020 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    1/27/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 194
    2/5/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/20, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    2/10/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 269
    2/11/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/12/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 272
    2/14/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/19/20, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/19/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/3/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20 -SJ 461
    3/5/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 420
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/6/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 483
    • Amendment(s) adopted (682306) -SJ 483
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 484
    3/6/2020 House • In Messages
    3/9/2020 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1000
    • Received -HJ 1000
    3/10/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 1042
    • Amendment(s) adopted (093237) -HJ 1042, 1043
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/11/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1083
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 1084
    3/11/2020 Senate • In returning messages
    3/12/2020 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (093237) -SJ 842
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 843
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 843
    6/11/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/20/2020 • Approved by Governor
    6/22/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-53

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  • CS/CS/SB 538, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/13/2020 at 2:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 865 (c2) Emergency Reporting Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2020-53) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    252.351 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 538, Engrossed 2 Posted 3/13/2020 at 1:35 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 865 (c2) Emergency Reporting Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2020-53) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    252.351 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 538, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/6/2020 at 10:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 865 (c2) Emergency Reporting Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2020-53) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    093237 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rodriguez 3/9/2020
    9:38 PM     		Senate: Concurred
    3/12/2020     		PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/11/2020 11:27 AM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/12/2020 7:54 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    252.351 Page 1 (pdf)
    252.381 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 538, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/11/2020 at 2:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 865 (c2) Emergency Reporting Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2020-53) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    682306 - Amendment
    Before line 16 insert:     		Brandes 3/5/2020
    6:36 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/6/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2020 10:00 AM Rules 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/6/2020 10:31 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    252.351 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 538, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/22/2020 at 4:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2020 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 865 (c1) Emergency Reporting Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2020-53) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    274454 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Diaz)     		2/7/2020
    10:16 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2020 4:00 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    252.351 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 538, Original Filed Version Posted 10/16/2019 at 3:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure and Security (Pre-Meeting) 1/17/2020 (pdf)
    Infrastructure and Security (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 865 Emergency Reporting Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2020-53) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    639450 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Infrastructure and Security
    (Diaz)     		1/17/2020
    10:32 AM     		Withdrawn
    1/22/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    784498 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Infrastructure and Security
    (Diaz)     		1/17/2020
    7:44 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/22/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/21/2020 4:30 PM Infrastructure and Security 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    252.351 Page 1 (pdf)

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