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CS/SB 68: Homelessness

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Book

Homelessness; Expanding the membership of the Council on Homelessness to include a representative of the Florida Housing Coalition and the Secretary of the Department of Elderly Affairs or his or her designee; increasing the maximum amount of grant awards per continuum of care lead agency; specifying the purposes of a continuum of care; requiring each continuum of care, pursuant to federal law, to designate a collaborative applicant that is responsible for submitting the continuum of care funding application for the designated catchment area to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/9/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 163 (Ch. 2020-44) -SJ 547
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/2/2019 Senate • Filed
8/16/2019 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 10
10/14/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 10/22/19, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Building
10/22/2019 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 131
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 9
2/10/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/13/20, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/13/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 326
2/17/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
2/27/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/03/20, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/3/2020 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 461
3/5/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20 -SJ 550
• CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 461
3/9/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 546
• Substituted HB 163 -SJ 547
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 163 (Ch. 2020-44) -SJ 547