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Kathleen Passidomo

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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
S 1078 General Bill by Perry Public Records/United States Census Bureau	2/21/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 75 General Bill by Ponder Postsecondary Fee Waivers	2/28/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 726 S: Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 408 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 408 + Show All Today's Actions
S 100 General Bill by Steube Identification Card and Driver License Fees for Veterans	2/28/2018 H: In Messages S: Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 408, 409 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 408 + Show All Today's Actions
S 440 General Bill by Garcia Florida Veterans Care Program	2/28/2018 H: In Messages S: Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 409 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 409 + Show All Today's Actions
S 330 General Bill by Gainer Transportation Facility Designations/Lieutenant Ewart T. Sconiers Highway	2/28/2018 H: In Messages S: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 409 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 409 + 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

Special Order
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 164 General Bill by Grimsley Mammography	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 406 + Show All Today's Actions
S 174 General Bill by Hukill Coastal Management	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 406 + Show All Today's Actions
S 416 General Bill by Thurston Governance of Banks and Trust Companies (House Similar: H 455)	2/28/2018 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 455 (Ch. 2018-48) -SJ 406 S: Substituted CS/CS/HB 455 -SJ 406 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 406 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 416 c1) H 455 General Bill by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee Governance of Banks and Trust Companies	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 406 S: Substituted for CS/SB 416 -SJ 406 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 406 S: Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 406 + Show All Today's Actions
S 780 General Bill by Brandes Prohibition Against Contracting with Scrutinized Companies (House Identical: H 545)	2/28/2018 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 545 (Ch. 2018-52) -SJ 408 S: Substituted HB 545 -SJ 408 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 407 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 780) H 545 General Bill by Fine, Moskowitz Prohibition Against Contracting with Scrutinized Companies	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 408 S: Substituted for SB 780 -SJ 408 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 407 S: Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 407 + Show All Today's Actions
S 894 General Bill by Garcia Mortgage Regulation	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 406 + Show All Today's Actions
S 988 General Bill by Perry Public Records/ First Responder Network Authority/Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (House Similar: H 755)	2/28/2018 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 755 (Ch. 2018-60) -SJ 407 S: Substituted CS/HB 755 -SJ 407 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 406 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 988) H 755 General Bill by Williamson Pub. Rec./Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 406 S: Substituted for SB 988 -SJ 407 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 406 S: Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 406 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1316 General Bill by Simmons Uniform Voidable Transactions Act	2/28/2018 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 409
S 1398 General Bill by Benacquisto Florida ABLE Program Trust Fund/State Board of Administration	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 407 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1776 General Bill by Bradley Vegetable Gardens	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Pending amendment(s), withdrawn (640054) -SJ 408 S: Amendment(s) pending (640054) -SJ 407 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 407 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7004 General Bill by Judiciary (Steube) OGSR/Petitioner Information/Notification of Service of an Injunction for Protection	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 407 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7006 General Bill by Judiciary (Steube) OGSR/Investigation of a Violation of the Florida False Claims Act/Department of Legal Affairs (House Identical: H 7013)	2/28/2018 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7013 (Ch. 2018-75) -SJ 407 S: Substituted HB 7013 -SJ 407 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 407 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 7006) H 7013 General Bill by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee OGSR/False Claims	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 407 S: Substituted for SB 7006 -SJ 407 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 407 S: Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 407 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7016 General Bill by Agriculture (Grimsley) OGSR/School Food and Nutrition Service Program (House Identical: H 7011)	2/28/2018 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7011 (Ch. 2018-74) -SJ 408 S: Substituted HB 7011 -SJ 408 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 408 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 7016) H 7011 General Bill by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee OGSR/School Food and Nutrition Service Program	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 408 S: Substituted for SB 7016 -SJ 408 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 408 S: Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 408 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7020 General Bill by Ethics and Elections (Perry) OGSR/Complaints of Violations and Referrals (House Identical: H 7041)	2/28/2018 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7041 (Ch. 2018-76) -SJ 408 S: Substituted HB 7041 -SJ 408 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 408 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 7020) H 7041 General Bill by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee OGSR/Ethics Complaints and Investigations	2/28/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 408 S: Substituted for SB 7020 -SJ 408 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 408 S: Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 408 + Show All Today's Actions

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