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CS/SB 962: Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12 ; Benacquisto ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Haridopolos ; Garcia ; Bogdanoff ; Bennett ; Flores ; Negron ; Thrasher ; Fasano ; Wise ; Hays ; Norman ; Siplin ; Richter ; Alexander ; Storms ; Altman ; Gardiner ; Simmons ; Evers ; Oelrich

Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Increasing the tax credit cap amount applicable to the program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 859 (Ch. 2012-22) -SJ 1171
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/15/2011 Senate • Filed
12/6/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 80
12/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/09/12, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
1/9/2012 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 112
1/10/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Introduced -SJ 80
• CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 107
1/11/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 112
• Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 160
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
1/19/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 01/24/12, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
1/24/2012 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 279
1/25/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 279
2/28/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 698
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/7/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1171
• Amendment(s) adopted (254100) -SJ 1171
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 859 -SJ 1171
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 859 (Ch. 2012-22) -SJ 1171