Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

HB 853: State Park Fee Waivers and Discounts

GENERAL BILL by Buchanan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hogan Johnson ; Zika

State Park Fee Waivers and Discounts; Requires Division of Recreation & Parks within DEP to provide specified state park fee waiver & discount to persons, corporations, or agencies that operate group homes & to certain out-of-home caregivers.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/3/2019 House • Filed
    12/16/2019 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 72
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 72
    1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, 12 HOB
    2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 504
    • Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 504
    2/7/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/20, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
    2/11/2020 House • Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 549
    • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 549
    2/18/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/20/2020 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 629
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 629
    2/27/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20
    3/3/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 698
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/4/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 726
    • Passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 0 -HJ 727
    3/4/2020 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 472
    • Received -SJ 472
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • HB 853, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/3/2019 at 5:10 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2020 (pdf)
    Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2020 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1104 State Park Fee Waivers and Discounts Baxley Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/4/2020 10:34 AM House 110 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    258.0142 Foster and adoptive family state park fee discounts. Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page