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Monday, January 4, 2016 Open Calendar

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Bill Information Action(s)

S 98 General Bill by Hukill

Exemption from the Sales and Use Tax for Certain Machinery and Equipment
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

H 139 General Bill by Cummings

Dental Care
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 306 HOB

S 142 General Bill by Ring

Student Loans
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 170 Joint Resolution by Brandes

Solar or Renewable Energy Source Device
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 172 General Bill by Brandes

Special Election
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 196 Public Records/General Bill by Hutson

Public Records/State-funded Infrastructure Bank
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

H 229 General Bill by Geller

Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall

S 260 General Bill by Smith

Financial Transactions
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

H 261 General Bill by Latvala

Cosmetic Product Registration
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 306 HOB

H 299 General Bill by Nunez

Expressway Authorities
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Reed Hall

S 334 General Bill by Montford

Severe Injuries Caused by Dogs
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building

H 391 Public Records/General Bill by Passidomo

Pub. Rec./Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedics
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 306 HOB

H 435 General Bill by Burgess

Gold Star License Plates
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Reed Hall

S 438 General Bill by Bullard

Small Business Participation in State Contracting
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

H 439 General Bill by McBurney

Mental Health Services in the Criminal Justice System
  • H: Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 156

H 443 General Bill by Plasencia

Advanced International Certificate of Education Funding
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall

S 452 General Bill by Flores

Seclusion and Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
  • S: Withdrawn prior to introduction
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S 514 General Bill by Richter

Supervisor of Elections Salaries
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building

S 516 General Bill by Ring, Gaetz

Special Districts
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 518 General Bill by Soto

Special License Plates
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building

H 571 General Bill by Campbell

Music Therapists
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 306 HOB

H 579 General Bill by Mayfield

Municipal Power Regulation
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Webster Hall

S 582 General Bill by Gaetz

Public Corruption
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 1 NAYS 4)

S 608 General Bill by Stargel

Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

H 611 General Bill by Hager

Homestead Property Tax Exemptions
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 12 HOB

H 639 General Bill by Diaz, Rodrigues

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Webster Hall

S 666 General Bill by Legg

Voter Identification
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building

S 676 General Bill by Grimsley

Access to Health Care Services
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

S 710 General Bill by Bradley

Ad Valorem Taxation
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed

S 716 General Bill by Sobel

Florida Holocaust Memorial
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 726 General Bill by Ring

Career and Adult Education
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Discussed/Workshop

S 742 General Bill by Hutson

Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for Life Support or Air Ambulance Services
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building

S 760 General Bill by Bean

Healthy Food Financing Initiative
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building

S 766 General Bill by Flores

Ad Valorem Taxation
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building

S 772 General Bill by Richter

Regulated Service Providers
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

S 774 General Bill by Montford

Liability Insurance Coverage
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed

S 778 Joint Resolution by Altman

Homestead Tax Exemption/Spouses of Combat-related Disabled Veterans
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

H 811 Joint Resolution by Plakon

Ad Valorem Tax Discount for Spouses of Certain Deceased Veterans who had Permanent, Combat-related Disabilities
  • H: PCS on Committee agenda-- Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 12 HOB

S 812 General Bill by Diaz de la Portilla

Reciprocal Insurers
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

H 813 General Bill by Plakon

Homestead Property Tax Discount for Surviving Spouses
  • H: PCS on Committee agenda-- Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 12 HOB

S 816 General Bill by Altman

Homestead Property Tax Discount for Disabled Veterans
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 822 General Bill by Stargel

Firesafety
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

S 828 General Bill by Bean

Insurance Guaranty Association Assessments
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

S 836 General Bill by Gaetz

Rapid Response Education and Training Program
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Discussed/Workshop

S 842 General Bill by Hays

Property Prepared for a Tax-exempt Use
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building

S 854 General Bill by Hukill

Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

S 908 General Bill by Lee

Organization of the Department of Financial Services
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

S 918 General Bill by Richter

Department of Health
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

S 930 Trust Fund/General Bill by Evers

Trust Funds/State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund/DOC
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Not Considered

S 932 General Bill by Evers

Inmate Welfare and Employee Benefit Trust Funds
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Not Considered

S 940 General Bill by Bradley

Title Insurance
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

S 962 General Bill by Gaetz

Vocational Rehabilitation
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

S 966 General Bill by Benacquisto

Unclaimed Property
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed

S 974 General Bill by Sobel

Hair Restoration or Transplant
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

S 984 General Bill by Legg

Education Access and Affordability
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

S 990 General Bill by Montford

Bright Futures Scholarship Program
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

S 994 General Bill by Negron

Sunset Review of Medicaid Dental Services
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

S 1010 General Bill by Montford

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building

H 1057 General Bill by Caldwell

Special Districts
  • H: Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 89

S 1060 General Bill by Legg

Education
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Discussed/Workshop

H 1061 General Bill by Pigman

Nurse Licensure Compact
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Select Committee on Affordable Healthcare Access, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall

H 1063 Public Records/General Bill by Pigman

Public Records and Meetings/Nurse Licensure Compact
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Select Committee on Affordable Healthcare Access, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall

H 1079 General Bill by Rodrigues

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
  • H: Filed

H 1081 Local Bill by O'Toole

North Sumter County Hospital District, Sumter County
  • H: Filed

H 1083 General Bill by Renner

Agency for Persons with Disabilities
  • H: Filed

H 1085 General Bill by Fant

Motor Fuel Tax Agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida
  • H: Filed

H 1087 General Bill by Rooney

Protection of Motor Vehicle Dealers' Consumer Data
  • H: Filed

H 1089 General Bill by Rooney

Criminal History Information
  • H: Filed

H 1091 General Bill by Cortes

Advertisement of Vehicle and Metals Purchasing
  • H: Filed

H 1093 General Bill by Lee

Prescription Drug Coverage
  • H: Filed

H 1095 General Bill by Ray

Prevention of Acts of War
  • H: Filed

H 1097 General Bill by Caldwell

Insurance Claims
  • H: Filed

H 1099 Public Records/General Bill by Murphy

Public Records/Trade Secret Information in Annual Recycling Reports
  • H: Filed

H 1101 General Bill by Slosberg

Specialty License Plates/I Stand With Israel
  • H: Filed

H 1103 General Bill by Latvala

Specialty License Plates
  • H: Filed

H 1105 General Bill by Stark, Murphy

Identification Cards
  • H: Filed

S 1272 General Bill by Hukill

Florida Renewable Energy Production Credit
  • S: Filed

S 1274 General Bill by Latvala

Limited Sinkhole Coverage Insurance
  • S: Filed

S 1276 General Bill by Latvala

Specialty License Plates
  • S: Filed

S 1278 Public Records/General Bill by Ring

Public Records/Baker Act Court Proceedings
  • S: Filed

S 1280 Public Records/General Bill by Ring

Public Records/The Baker Act/Involuntary Examination, Outpatient or Inpatient Placement
  • S: Filed

S 1282 General Bill by Dean

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • S: Filed

S 1284 General Bill by Hukill

District Cost Differential
  • S: Filed

S 1286 General Bill by Gibson

Diabetes Educator Practice
  • S: Filed

S 1288 General Bill by Richter

Emergency Management
  • S: Filed

S 1290 General Bill by Simpson

State Lands
  • S: Filed

S 1292 General Bill by Ring

Community Associations
  • S: Filed

S 1294 General Bill by Flores

Victim and Witness Protection
  • S: Filed

S 1296 General Bill by Thompson

Abuse of a Parent
  • S: Filed

S 1298 General Bill by Brandes

Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement
  • S: Filed

S 1300 General Bill by Dean

At-risk Vessels
  • S: Filed

S 1302 General Bill by Legg

Convenience Businesses
  • S: Filed

S 1304 General Bill by Dean

Specialty License Plates
  • S: Filed

S 1306 Public Records/General Bill by Grimsley

Public Records and Meetings/Nurse Licensure Compact
  • S: Filed

S 1308 General Bill by Hays

Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising from a Medical Injury
  • S: Filed

S 1310 General Bill by Hutson

Agriculture
  • S: Filed

S 1312 General Bill by Dean

Protection Zones for Springs
  • S: Filed

S 1314 Public Records/General Bill by Dean

Public Records/Witness to a Felony
  • S: Filed

S 1316 General Bill by Grimsley

Nurse Licensure Compact
  • S: Filed

H 3527 Claims/General Bill by Fant

Relief/Amie Draiemann O'Brien, Hailey Morgan Stephenson, & Christian Darby Stephenson II/DOT
  • H: Filed

H 4013 General Bill by Diaz

Blended Learning Courses
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall

H 4047 General Bill by Metz, Costello

District Cost Differential
  • H: Filed

S 7002 Public Records/General Bill by Community Affairs

OGSR/Audit Report and Certain Records/Local Government
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 7004 Public Records/General Bill by Community Affairs

OGSR/Emergency Notification Information
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 7020 Public Records/General Bill by Health Policy

OGSR/Florida Health Choices Program/Florida Health Choices, Inc.
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 7024 Public Records/General Bill by Health Policy

OGSR/Information Held by the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

H 7029 General Bill by Choice and Innovation Subcommittee

Education
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall

S 7032 Public Records/General Bill by Banking and Insurance

OGSR/Office of Financial Regulation
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building

S 7038 General Bill by Health Policy

Controlled Substances
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
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H 7039 General Bill by Education Committee

Extracurricular Activities
  • H: On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall

S 7040 General Bill by Commerce and Tourism

Workforce Development
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  • + All Today's Actions

S 7042 General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability

State-administered Retirement Systems
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
  • + All Today's Actions

S 7044 General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Retirement Benefits for Certain Judges
  • S: On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
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