Senate Floor for 3/3/2018 - The Florida Senate

Ben Albritton

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S 376 General Bill by Book Workers’ Compensation Benefits for First Responders	3/03/2018 H: In Messages S: CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 576 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 576 + Show All Today's Actions
H 7059 General Bill by Health and Human Services Committee Optometry	3/03/2018 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 837 S: Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 576, 577 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 576 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1876 General Bill by Young Trauma Services	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
S 622 General Bill by Grimsley Health Care Facility Regulation	3/03/2018 H: In Messages S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 580 S: Amendment(s) adopted (855822) -SJ 578 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 577 + Show All Today's Actions
S 920 General Bill by Bradley Deferred Presentment Transactions	3/03/2018 H: In Messages S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 5 -SJ 580 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 580 + Show All Today's Actions
S 616 General Bill by Passidomo Motor Vehicle Dealers	3/03/2018 H: In Messages S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 581 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 580 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1046 General Bill by Book Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/Department of Law Enforcement	3/03/2018 H: In Messages S: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 581 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 581 + Show All Today's Actions
S 382 General Bill by Book Transportation Facility Designations	3/03/2018 H: In Messages S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 581 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 581 + Show All Today's Actions
S 992 General Bill by Book C-51 Reservoir Project	3/03/2018 H: In Messages S: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 581, 582 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 581 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1712 General Bill by Montford Postsecondary Revenue Bonds and Debt	3/03/2018 H: In Messages S: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 582 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 582 + Show All Today's Actions
H 7021 Reviser's/General Bill by Rules and Policy Committee Florida Statutes	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 7023 Reviser's/General Bill by Rules and Policy Committee Florida Statutes/General	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 7025 Reviser's/General Bill by Rules and Policy Committee Florida Statutes/Non-current Repeals or Expiration	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 7027 Reviser's/General Bill by Rules and Policy Committee Florida Statutes/Rulemaking Repeals	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 7055 General Bill by Appropriations Committee Education	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 29 General Bill by Ponder, Renner Military and Veterans Affairs	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 1279 General Bill by Sullivan School District Accountability	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 7001 Joint Resolution by Ways and Means Committee Supermajority Vote for State Taxes or Fees	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
S 7028 General Bill by Rules (Benacquisto) Ratification of Department of Elderly Affairs Rules	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
S 7030 General Bill by Rules (Benacquisto) Ratification of Agency for Health Care Administration Rules	3/02/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
S 162 General Bill by Steube Payment of Health Care Claims	3/03/2018 H: In Messages S: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 582 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 582 + Show All Today's Actions
S 610 General Bill by Young Business Filings	3/01/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading
S 502 General Bill by Stargel Corporate Income Tax	3/01/2018 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 1048 General Bill by Baxley Firearms	2/08/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading

Special Order
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 7026 General Bill by Rules (Benacquisto) Public Safety	3/03/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Ordered engrossed -SJ 682 S: Amendment(s) adopted (234288) -SJ 583, 682 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 582 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7024 General Bill by Rules (Benacquisto) Public Records/Victim of an Incident of Mass Violence	3/03/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Ordered engrossed -SJ 682 S: Amendment(s) adopted (103798) -SJ 682 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 682 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1940 General Bill by Galvano Public Records and Public Meetings/School Safety	3/03/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Ordered engrossed -SJ 683 S: Amendment(s) adopted (172090) -SJ 682 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 682 + Show All Today's Actions

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Saturday, March 3, 2018 Open Calendar

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