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Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Open Calendar

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Third Reading
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 800 General Bill by Braynon Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Programs	2/08/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
S 162 General Bill by Steube Payment of Health Care Claims	2/08/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
S 1048 General Bill by Baxley Firearms	2/08/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 55 General Bill by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee Sale of Firearms	2/08/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 6515 Claims/Local Bill by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee Relief/Cathleen Smiley/Brevard County	2/27/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 683 S: CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 1 -SJ 399 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 399 + Show All Today's Actions
H 67 General Bill by McGhee, Lee Florida Slavery Memorial	2/27/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 682 S: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 399 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 399 + Show All Today's Actions
S 386 General Bill by Garcia Consumer Finance	2/27/2018 H: In Messages S: CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 400 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 400 + Show All Today's Actions
H 413 General Bill by Moraitis Trusts	2/27/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 683 S: Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 400 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 400 + Show All Today's Actions
H 429 General Bill by Health Quality Subcommittee Donation and Transfer of Human Tissue	2/27/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 683 S: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 401 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 400 + Show All Today's Actions
H 7035 General Bill by Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee Ratification of St. Johns River Water Management District Rules	2/27/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 683 S: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 401 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 401 + Show All Today's Actions
H 623 General Bill by Byrd Out-of-Country Foreign Money Judgments	2/27/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 683 S: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 401 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 401 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1078 General Bill by Perry Public Records/United States Census Bureau	2/21/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 7033 General Bill by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee Trust Funds/Re-creation/Land Acquisition Trust Fund/DOS	2/27/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 683 S: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 401 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 401 + Show All Today's Actions
H 7029 General Bill by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee OGSR/Human Trafficking Expunction	2/27/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 683 S: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 401, 402 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 401 + Show All Today's Actions
H 7031 General Bill by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee OGSR/Criminal Justice Commission	2/27/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 683 S: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 402 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 402 + Show All Today's Actions

Special Order
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 460 General Bill by Gainer Postsecondary Fee Waivers (House Similar: H 75)	2/27/2018 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 75 (Ch. 2018-8) -SJ 398 S: Substituted HB 75 -SJ 398 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 398 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 460) H 75 General Bill by Ponder Postsecondary Fee Waivers	2/27/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 398 S: Substituted for SB 460 -SJ 398 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 398 S: Withdrawn from Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations -SJ 398 + Show All Today's Actions
S 100 General Bill by Steube Identification Card and Driver License Fees for Veterans	2/27/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 399 + Show All Today's Actions
S 440 General Bill by Garcia Florida Veterans Care Program	2/27/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Ordered engrossed -SJ 399 S: Amendment(s) adopted (510846) -SJ 398 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 398 + Show All Today's Actions
S 330 General Bill by Gainer Transportation Facility Designations/Lieutenant Ewart T. Sconiers Highway	2/27/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 399 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1370 General Bill by Book Trust Funds/Land Acquisition Trust Fund/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services	2/27/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 399 + Show All Today's Actions

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Open Calendar

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