Senate Bill 616 (2021) - The Florida Senate

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CS/SB 616: Public Accountancy

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Gruters

Public Accountancy; Requiring that certain applicants not be licensed in any state or territory in order to be licensed by endorsement; providing license renewal requirements for nonresident licensees; requiring that a majority of the hours required for continuing education include specific content, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 6/17/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-98
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Regulated Industries (RI)
Commerce and Tourism (CM)
Rules (RC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	Senate	• Filed
1/28/2021	Senate	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 79
2/22/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/01/21, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/1/2021	Senate	• Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 176
3/2/2021	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 79 • Now in Commerce and Tourism
3/10/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/15/2021	Senate	• Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 271
3/16/2021	Senate	• Now in Rules
4/13/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2021	Senate	• CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 472 • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/19/2021	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
4/20/2021	Senate	• CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 476
4/21/2021	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 547 • Read 3rd time -SJ 547 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 547
4/21/2021	House	• In Messages
4/26/2021	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2021) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/27/2021	House	• Amendment 438629 filed • Read 2nd time • Amendment 438629 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/28/2021	House	• Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 1 • Message sent to senate
4/28/2021	Senate	• In returning messages • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (438629) -SJ 797 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 797 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 797
6/14/2021		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/16/2021		• Approved by Governor
6/17/2021		• Chapter No. 2021-98

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CS/SB 616, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2021 at 6:19 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 317 (c1)	Public Accountancy	Commerce Committee	Similar	Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 616 (Ch. 2021-98)

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
473.308	Licensure.	Page 1 (pdf)
473.311	Renewal of license.	Page 2 (pdf)
473.312	Continuing education.	Page 3 (pdf)

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CS/SB 616, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/28/2021 at 4:45 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 317 (c1)	Public Accountancy	Commerce Committee	Compare	Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 616 (Ch. 2021-98)

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
473.308	Licensure.	Page 1 (pdf)
473.311	Renewal of license.	Page 2 (pdf)
473.312	Continuing education.	Page 3 (pdf)

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CS/SB 616, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/16/2021 at 2:42 PM

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 317 (c1)	Public Accountancy	Commerce Committee	Compare	Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 616 (Ch. 2021-98)

Floor Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
438629 - Amendment Remove lines 85-185	Caruso	4/27/2021 7:49 AM	Senate: Concurred 4/28/2021	PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/16/2021 9:00 AM	Rules	View Vote Record

Floor Votes (3)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/21/2021 12:35 PM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/28/2021 1:35 PM	House	113 Yeas - 1 Nays
4/28/2021 3:55 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
473.308	Licensure.	Page 1 (pdf)
473.311	Renewal of license.	Page 3 (pdf)
473.312	Continuing education.	Page 3 (pdf)
473.313	Inactive status.	Page 3 (pdf)

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SB 616, Original Filed Version Posted 1/13/2021 at 3:32 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 2/26/2021 (pdf) Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2021 (pdf) Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2021 (pdf) Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf) Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2021 (pdf) Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 317	Public Accountancy	Commerce Committee	Similar	Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 616 (Ch. 2021-98)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
796946 - Amendment Delete line 129 and insert:	Rules (Gruters)	4/15/2021 8:22 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/16/2021	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
3/1/2021 4:00 PM	Regulated Industries	9 Yeas - 0 Nays
3/15/2021 3:30 PM	Commerce and Tourism	11 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
473.308	Licensure.	Page 1 (pdf)
473.311	Renewal of license.	Page 3 (pdf)
473.312	Continuing education.	Page 3 (pdf)
473.313	Inactive status.	Page 3 (pdf)

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