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Bill Information	Sort By Bill Number	Sort By Sponsor	Sort By Filed Date Time	Filed
H 173 General Bill by Latvala Tourist Development Tax	173	Latvala	20170105171038	1/5/2017 5:10 PM
H 171 Memorial by Watson Firearm Violence Awareness Month	171	Watson	20170105153038	1/5/2017 3:30 PM
S 262 General Bill by Steube Health Insurance	262	Steube	20170105152711	1/5/2017 3:27 PM
S 260 General Bill by Steube Threats to Kill or Do Bodily Injury	260	Steube	20170105152656	1/5/2017 3:26 PM
S 258 General Bill by Hutson Education	258	Hutson	20170105152640	1/5/2017 3:26 PM
S 256 General Bill by Steube Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching	256	Steube	20170105152625	1/5/2017 3:26 PM
S 254 General Bill by Stewart Gun Safety	254	Stewart	20170105123405	1/5/2017 12:34 PM
H 169 General Bill by Careers and Competition Subcommittee Fictitious Name Registration	169	Careers and Competition Subcommittee	20170105120928	1/5/2017 12:09 PM
S 252 General Bill by Book Tax Exemption for Personal Hygiene Products	252	Book	20170105120217	1/5/2017 12:02 PM
S 250 General Bill by Artiles High-occupancy Toll Lanes and Express Lanes	250	Artiles	20170105120203	1/5/2017 12:02 PM
H 167 General Bill by Smith Assault Weapons and High Capacity Magazines	167	Smith	20170105105107	1/5/2017 10:51 AM
S 248 Public Records/General Bill by Broxson Public Records/Office of Financial Regulation	248	Broxson	20170105104403	1/5/2017 10:44 AM
H 165 General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sexually Transmissible Diseases	165	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	20170105101047	1/5/2017 10:10 AM
S 246 General Bill by Garcia Public Records	246	Garcia	20170105083738	1/5/2017 8:37 AM

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Year-Round Tax Savings for Hurricane Preparedness

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Senator Geraldine Thompson

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She also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012 (District 39), Florida Senate from 2012-2016 (District 12), and Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022 (District 44).

May she rest in peace.

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Florida Stands with Israel

Florida will not tolerate anti-Semitism or hatred of any kind and has the toughest possible sanctions against Iran and other regimes that support terrorism.

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Thursday, January 5, 2017 Open Calendar

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Permanent Health and Safety Tax Savings

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Year-Round Tax Savings for Hurricane Preparedness

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Senator Geraldine Thompson

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