Bill Actions for 2/26/2016 - The Florida Senate

Ben Albritton

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Friday, February 26, 2016 Open Calendar

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Bill Information	Action(s)
H 37 General Bill by Costello, Miller Direct Primary Care	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 43 General Bill by Plakon, Cortes Churches or Religious Organizations	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 58 Claim/Local by Abruzzo Relief of Q.B. by the Palm Beach County School Board	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
H 81 General Bill by Edwards Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 85 General Bill by Fitzenhagen Recovery Care Services	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 107 General Bill by Cummings Physical Therapy	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 139 General Bill by Cummings Dental Care	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 179 General Bill by Adkins Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 221 General Bill by Trujillo Health Care Services	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 231 General Bill by Trujillo Motor Vehicle Manufacturer Licenses	H: CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 598 H: Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) + All Today's Actions
S 236 General Bill by Grimsley Certificates of Need for Rural Hospitals	S: Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 498
S 238 General Bill by Grimsley Medical Assistant Certification	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 242 General Bill by Braynon Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 259 General Bill by Rodrigues Temporary Care of a Child	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 268 General Bill by Ring Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497 S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 313 General Bill by Pilon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 332 General Bill by Altman Highway Safety	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497 S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 337 General Bill by Peters Vision Care Plans	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 340 General Bill by Latvala Vision Care Plans	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 356 General Bill by Hutson Mental or Physical Disabilities	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 360 General Bill by Clemens Criminal Justice	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
H 371 General Bill by Williams Florida Council on Poverty	H: Placed on Calendar -HJ 599
H 373 General Bill by Burgess Mental Health Counseling Interns	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 375 General Bill by Steube Physician Assistants	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 423 General Bill by Pigman, Campbell Access to Health Care Services	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 432 General Bill by Hutson Teacher Certification	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 434 General Bill by Garcia Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative	S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
S 442 General Bill by Flores Educational Facilities	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
H 447 General Bill by Raschein Local Government Environmental Financing	H: Placed on Calendar -HJ 599
S 450 General Bill by Grimsley Physical Therapy	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 533 General Bill by Narain Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys	H: Placed on Calendar -HJ 599
S 556 General Bill by Altman Florida Council on Poverty	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building S: Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 498 + All Today's Actions
S 562 General Bill by Stargel Consumer Debt Collection	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497 S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 563 General Bill by Gaetz Public Assistance	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 572 General Bill by Altman Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 590 General Bill by Detert Adoption	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 599 General Bill by Combee, Harrell Child Welfare	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 636 General Bill by Benacquisto Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 657 General Bill by Albritton Foster Family Appreciation Week	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 673 General Bill by Adkins Adoption	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 750 General Bill by Hutson, Bean Temporary Cash Assistance Program	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
H 769 General Bill by Peters Mental Health Treatment	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 795 General Bill by Edwards Dredge and Fill Activities	H: CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 598 H: Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) + All Today's Actions
S 824 General Bill by Stargel Dual Enrollment Program	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
S 850 General Bill by Bradley Offenses Concerning Racketeering and Illegal Debts	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 860 General Bill by Detert Foster Families	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 879 General Bill by Renner Organization of the Department of Financial Services	H: Placed on Calendar -HJ 599
H 885 General Bill by Avila, Rodriguez Residential Facilities	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 886 General Bill by Benacquisto Parent and Student Rights	S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
H 889 General Bill by Metz, Caldwell Contraband Forfeiture	H: Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
H 941 General Bill by Gonzalez Department of Health	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 944 General Bill by Richter Out-of-state Fee Waivers for Active Duty Service Members	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 970 General Bill by Richter Unclaimed Property	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
H 977 General Bill by Peters Behavioral Health Workforce	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 984 General Bill by Legg Education Access and Affordability	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 986 General Bill by Simpson Workers’ Compensation System Administration	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
H 989 General Bill by Harrell, Caldwell Implementation of the Water and Land Conservation Constitutional Amendment	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 1015 General Bill by Nunez Millage Rates	H: Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
H 1037 Public Records/General Bill by Artiles Public Records/State Agency Information Technology Security Programs	H: CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 598 H: Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) + All Today's Actions
H 1051 General Bill by Caldwell Anchoring Limitation Areas	H: Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
H 1061 General Bill by Pigman Nurse Licensure Compact	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 1063 Public Records/General Bill by Pigman Public Records and Meetings/Nurse Licensure Compact	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 1068 General Bill by Legg Education	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
H 1083 General Bill by Renner Agency for Persons with Disabilities	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 1095 General Bill by Ray Prevention of Acts of War	H: Placed on Calendar -HJ 599
S 1106 General Bill by Flores International Trust Entities	S: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/01/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497 + All Today's Actions
H 1125 General Bill by McBurney Eligibility for Employment as Child Care Personnel	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 1152 General Bill by Diaz de la Portilla Classified Advertisement Websites	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 1174 General Bill by Diaz de la Portilla Residential Facilities	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 1175 General Bill by Sprowls Transparency in Health Care	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 1192 General Bill by Hays Waste Management	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building S: Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 498 + All Today's Actions
H 1195 General Bill by Grant Technology	H: Placed on Calendar -HJ 599
S 1196 General Bill by Bean Emergency Allergy Treatment in Schools	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
H 1241 General Bill by Plasencia, Campbell Ordering of Medication	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 1245 General Bill by Peters Medicaid Provider Overpayments	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 1250 General Bill by Grimsley Health Care Workforce	S: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/01/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497 + All Today's Actions
S 1256 General Bill by Brandes Alternative Sanctioning	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 1260 General Bill by Simpson Anchoring Limitation Areas	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
H 1269 General Bill by Pigman Adult Cardiovascular Services	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 1274 General Bill by Latvala Limited Sinkhole Coverage Insurance	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building S: Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 498 + All Today's Actions
S 1282 General Bill by Dean Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
S 1290 General Bill by Simpson State Lands	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
S 1312 General Bill by Dean Protection Zones for Springs	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 1322 General Bill by Latvala Juvenile Detention Costs	S: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building S: Now in Rules -SJ 497 S: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 1333 General Bill by Baxley Sexual Offenders	H: CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 598 H: Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) + All Today's Actions
H 1335 General Bill by Magar Long-term Care Managed Care Prioritization	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
S 1352 General Bill by Smith Autism Awareness Training for Law Enforcement Officers	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
S 1356 General Bill by Brandes Employment After Retirement of School District Personnel	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
S 1370 General Bill by Grimsley Medicaid Provider Overpayments	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 1378 General Bill by Garcia Drug Safety	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building S: Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 498 + All Today's Actions
S 1390 General Bill by Brandes Issuance of Specialty License Plates	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
S 1430 General Bill by Brandes State Technology	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
H 1437 Local Bill by Hager Port of Palm Beach District, Palm Beach County	H: Placed on Calendar -HJ 600
S 1470 General Bill by Latvala Crustaceans	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 1504 General Bill by Bean Credit for Relevant Military Service	S: Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
S 1508 General Bill by Simpson Airport Zoning Law of 1945	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 1528 General Bill by Simpson Illicit Drugs	S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
S 1538 General Bill by Evers Veterans Employment	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 1570 General Bill by Simmons School Bus Stop Safety	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 1630 General Bill by Flores Operations of the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
S 1692 General Bill by Altman Reimbursement of Assessments	S: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 1714 General Bill by Brandes Competency-based Innovation Pilot Program	S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
S 1784 Resolution by Altman Long-Range Strike Bomber Contract	S: Filed
S 1786 Resolution by Altman 30th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster	S: Filed
H 4007 General Bill by Pigman, Campbell Medical Assistant Certification	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 4049 General Bill by Combee Scrutinized Companies	H: Placed on Calendar -HJ 600
H 5001 General Bill by Appropriations Committee General Appropriations Act	H: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Lee (Chair), Benacquisto (Vice Chair), Flores (At Large), Galvano (At Large), Grimsley (At Large), Joyner (At Large), Margolis (At Large), Richter (At Large), Simmons (At Large), Smith (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Negron (Chair), Bradley, Evers, Flores, Hutson, Joyner; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Education: Gaetz (Chair), Bullard, Galvano, Legg, Montford, Simmons, Stargel; Appropriations Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Altman, Braynon, Dean, Margolis, Simpson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Garcia (Chair), Bean, Benacquisto, Grimsley, Richter, Smith, Sobel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Latvala (Chair), Brandes, Clemens, Detert, Diaz de la Portilla, Gibson, Hukill, Sachs, Thompson -SJ 512 H: Conference Committee appointed: Representatives Corcoran (Chair), Boyd (Vice Chair), Albritton (Chair), Broxson, Combee, Cortes, J., Gonzalez, Goodson, Jacobs, Jones, S., Mayfield, Pilon, Powell, Raburn, Renner, Smith, Fresen (Chair), Adkins, Clarke-Reed, Cortes, B., Costello, Fitzenhagen, Fullwood, Jones, M., Lee, O'Toole, Perry, Rodrigues, R., Slosberg, Stone, Taylor, Nunez (Chair), Antone, Caldwell, Campbell, Diaz, J., Gonzalez, Grant, Raulerson, Taylor, Torres, Hudson (Chair), Brodeur, Cruz, Cummings, Harrell, Magar, Murphy, Pigman, Richardson, Stevenson, Adkins (At Large), Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Cruz (At Large), Diaz, J. (At Large), Gaetz (At Large), Jones, M. (At Large), Moraitis (At Large), Oliva (At Large), O'Toole (At Large), Pafford (At Large), Raschein (At Large), Richardson (At Large), Stafford (At Large), Trujillo (At Large), Williams (At Large), Wood (At Large), Workman (At Large), Young (At Large) -HJ 606 + All Today's Actions
H 5003 General Bill by Appropriations Committee Implementing the 2016-2017 General Appropriations Act	H: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Lee (Chair), Benacquisto (Vice Chair), Flores (At Large), Galvano (At Large), Grimsley (At Large), Joyner (At Large), Margolis (At Large), Richter (At Large), Simmons (At Large), Smith (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Negron (Chair), Bradley, Evers, Flores, Hutson, Joyner; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Education: Gaetz (Chair), Bullard, Galvano, Legg, Montford, Simmons, Stargel; Appropriations Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Altman, Braynon, Dean, Margolis, Simpson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Garcia (Chair), Bean, Benacquisto, Grimsley, Richter, Smith, Sobel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Latvala (Chair), Brandes, Clemens, Detert, Diaz de la Portilla, Gibson, Hukill, Sachs, Thompson -SJ 512 H: Conference Committee appointed: Representatives Corcoran (Chair), Boyd (Vice Chair), Albritton (Chair), Broxson, Combee, Cortes, J., Gonzalez, Goodson, Jacobs, Jones, S., Mayfield, Pilon, Powell, Raburn, Renner, Smith, Fresen (Chair), Adkins, Clarke-Reed, Co:rtes, B., Costello, Fitzenhagen, Fullwood, Jones, M., Lee, O'Toole, Perry, Rodrigues, R., Slosberg, Stone, Taylor, Nunez (Chair), Antone, Caldwell, Campbell, Diaz, J., Gonzalez, Grant, Raulerson, Taylor, Torres, Hudson (Chair), Brodeur, Cruz, Cummings, Harrell, Magar, Murphy, Pigman, Richardson, Stevenson, Adkins (At Large), Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Cruz (At Large), Diaz, J. (At Large), Gaetz (At Large), Jones, M. (At Large), Moraitis (At Large), Oliva (At Large), O'Toole (At Large), Pafford (At Large), Raschein (At Large), Richardson (At Large), Stafford (At Large), Trujillo (At Large), Williams (At Large), Wood (At Large), Workman (At Large), Young (At Large) -HJ 606 + All Today's Actions
H 5005 General Bill by Appropriations Committee State-administered Retirement Systems	H: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Lee (Chair), Benacquisto (Vice Chair), Flores (At Large), Galvano (At Large), Grimsley (At Large), Joyner (At Large), Margolis (At Large), Richter (At Large), Simmons (At Large), Smith (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Negron (Chair), Bradley, Evers, Flores, Hutson, Joyner; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Education: Gaetz (Chair), Bullard, Galvano, Legg, Montford, Simmons, Stargel; Appropriations Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Altman, Braynon, Dean, Margolis, Simpson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Garcia (Chair), Bean, Benacquisto, Grimsley, Richter, Smith, Sobel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Latvala (Chair), Brandes, Clemens, Detert, Diaz de la Portilla, Gibson, Hukill, Sachs, Thompson -SJ 512 H: Conference Committee appointed: Representatives Corcoran (Chair), Boyd (Vice Chair), Albritton (Chair), Broxson, Combee, Cortes, J., Gonzalez, Goodson, Jacobs, Jones, S., Mayfield, Pilon, Powell, Raburn, Renner, Smith, Fresen (Chair), Adkins, Clarke-Reed, Co:rtes, B., Costello, Fitzenhagen, Fullwood, Jones, M., Lee, O'Toole, Perry, Rodrigues, R., Slosberg, Stone, Taylor, Nunez (Chair), Antone, Caldwell, Campbell, Diaz, J., Gonzalez, Grant, Raulerson, Taylor, Torres, Hudson (Chair), Brodeur, Cruz, Cummings, Harrell, Magar, Murphy, Pigman, Richardson, Stevenson, Adkins (At Large), Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Cruz (At Large), Diaz, J. (At Large), Gaetz (At Large), Jones, M. (At Large), Moraitis (At Large), Oliva (At Large), O'Toole (At Large), Pafford (At Large), Raschein (At Large), Richardson (At Large), Stafford (At Large), Trujillo (At Large), Williams (At Large), Wood (At Large), Workman (At Large), Young (At Large) -HJ 606 + All Today's Actions
H 5007 General Bill by Appropriations Committee Collective Bargaining	H: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Lee (Chair), Benacquisto (Vice Chair), Flores (At Large), Galvano (At Large), Grimsley (At Large), Joyner (At Large), Margolis (At Large), Richter (At Large), Simmons (At Large), Smith (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Negron (Chair), Bradley, Evers, Flores, Hutson, Joyner; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Education: Gaetz (Chair), Bullard, Galvano, Legg, Montford, Simmons, Stargel; Appropriations Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Altman, Braynon, Dean, Margolis, Simpson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Garcia (Chair), Bean, Benacquisto, Grimsley, Richter, Smith, Sobel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Latvala (Chair), Brandes, Clemens, Detert, Diaz de la Portilla, Gibson, Hukill, Sachs, Thompson -SJ 512 H: Conference Committee appointed: Representatives Corcoran (Chair), Boyd (Vice Chair), Albritton (Chair), Broxson, Combee, Cortes, J., Gonzalez, Goodson, Jacobs, Jones, S., Mayfield, Pilon, Powell, Raburn, Renner, Smith, Fresen (Chair), Adkins, Clarke-Reed, Co:rtes, B., Costello, Fitzenhagen, Fullwood, Jones, M., Lee, O'Toole, Perry, Rodrigues, R., Slosberg, Stone, Taylor, Nunez (Chair), Antone, Caldwell, Campbell, Diaz, J., Gonzalez, Grant, Raulerson, Taylor, Torres, Hudson (Chair), Brodeur, Cruz, Cummings, Harrell, Magar, Murphy, Pigman, Richardson, Stevenson, Adkins (At Large), Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Cruz (At Large), Diaz, J. (At Large), Gaetz (At Large), Jones, M. (At Large), Moraitis (At Large), Oliva (At Large), O'Toole (At Large), Pafford (At Large), Raschein (At Large), Richardson (At Large), Stafford (At Large), Trujillo (At Large), Williams (At Large), Wood (At Large), Workman (At Large), Young (At Large) -HJ 606 + All Today's Actions
H 5101 General Bill by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Health Care Services	H: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee) S: Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Lee (Chair), Benacquisto (Vice Chair), Flores (At Large), Galvano (At Large), Grimsley (At Large), Joyner (At Large), Margolis (At Large), Richter (At Large), Simmons (At Large), Smith (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Negron (Chair), Bradley, Evers, Flores, Hutson, Joyner; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Education: Gaetz (Chair), Bullard, Galvano, Legg, Montford, Simmons, Stargel; Appropriations Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Altman, Braynon, Dean, Margolis, Simpson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Garcia (Chair), Bean, Benacquisto, Grimsley, Richter, Smith, Sobel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Latvala (Chair), Brandes, Clemens, Detert, Diaz de la Portilla, Gibson, Hukill, Sachs, Thompson -SJ 512 H: Conference Committee appointed: Representatives Corcoran (Chair), Boyd (Vice Chair), Metz (Chair), Ahern, Dudley, Hill, Latvala, Miller, Rouson, Spano, Watson, B., Ingram (Chair), Artiles, Burton, Drake, Kerner, La Rosa, Moraitis, Narain, Passidomo, Peters, Ray, Rogers, Stark, Torres, Adkins (At Large), Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Cruz (At Large), Diaz, J. (At Large), Gaetz (At Large), Jones, M. (At Large), Moraitis (At Large), Oliva (At Large), O'Toole (At Large), Pafford (At Large), Raschein (At Large), Richardson (At Large), Stafford (At Large), Trujillo (At Large), Williams (At Large), Wood (At Large), Workman (At Large), Young (At Large) -HJ 607 + All Today's Actions
S 7020 Public Records/General Bill by Health Policy OGSR/Florida Health Choices Program/Florida Health Choices, Inc.	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 7081 General Bill by Highway and Waterway Safety Subcommittee Issuance of Specialty License Plates	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 7087 General Bill by Select Committee on Affordable Healthcare Access Health Care	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 7093 Public Records/General Bill by Government Operations Subcommittee OGSR/Florida Health Choices Program	H: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
H 7109 General Bill by Regulatory Affairs Committee Gaming	H: Referred to Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 604
H 7111 General Bill by Regulatory Affairs Committee Gaming Compact Between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State Of Florida	H: Referred to Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 604
H 7113 Joint Resolution by Regulatory Affairs Committee Voter Control of Gambling Expansion in Florida	H: Referred to Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 604

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