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CS/CS/SB 724: Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Environment and Natural Resources ; Boyd ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart ; Garcia ; Avila

Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative; Establishing the Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative within the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying allowable uses of the funding; requiring the creation of a 10-year Florida Seagrass Restoration Plan; requiring the initiative to submit an annual report by a specified date to the Governor, the Legislature, the Secretary of Environmental Protection, and the executive director of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; establishing the Initiative Technology Advisory Council as part of the initiative, etc. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/12/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-47
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/13/2023 Senate • Filed
2/23/2023 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/9/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/14/23, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
3/14/2023 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/15/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
• CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
4/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/12/23, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
4/12/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
4/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations
4/17/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/20/23, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
4/20/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/24/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/23
4/26/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 531
• Read 3rd time -SJ 531
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 531
4/26/2023 House • In Messages
4/28/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
5/1/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/2/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
5/2/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
5/9/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/11/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/12/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-47