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CS/HB 1091: Military Affairs

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Steube ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Cruz ; Mayfield ; Smith

Military Affairs; Requires application form for original, renewal, or replacement driver license or identification card to include voluntary checkoff permitting veterans to request written information for federal, state, & local programs; directs DHSMV to report veteran information to DVA; directs DVA to disseminate veteran information to county or city veteran service officers & third-party provider; prohibits third-party provider from selling veteran information; creates Overseas Military Voting Assistance Task Force; requires Division of Elections to provide support staff to task force & Agency for State Technology to assist task force upon request; requires Secretary of State to submit report to Governor & Legislature containing task force recommendations for development & implementation of online voting system; provides for SBE & BOG to work collaboratively to align existing degree programs at state universities & Florida College System institutions, train faculty, coordinate campus disability services, facilitate statewide meetings for personnel, & provide sufficient courses & priority registration to veterans.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7055 (Ch. 2015-163)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2015 House • Filed
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 90
3/8/2015 House • Referred to Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 191
3/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 03/12/15, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
3/12/2015 House • Favorable by Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 224
• Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 225
3/17/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/19/15, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/19/2015 House • CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 26 NAYS 0 -HJ 295
3/23/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
3/24/2015 House • Now in Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 294
• CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 294
3/30/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Local and Federal Affairs Committee, 04/01/15, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
4/1/2015 House • Favorable by- Local and Federal Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 365
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 365
4/27/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/15
4/28/2015 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 883
• Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7055 (Ch. 2015-163)