Bill Actions for 3/18/2016 - The Florida Senate

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Friday, March 18, 2016 Open Calendar

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Bill Information	Action(s)
S 666 General Bill by Legg Voter Identification	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 812 General Bill by Diaz de la Portilla Reciprocal Insurers	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 826 General Bill by Latvala Mobile Homes	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 828 General Bill by Bean Insurance Guaranty Association Assessments	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 846 General Bill by Abruzzo Divers-down Warning Devices	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 854 General Bill by Hukill Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 912 General Bill by Flores Fraudulent Activities Associated with Payment Systems	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 922 General Bill by Montford Solid Waste Management	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 936 General Bill by Ring Persons with Disabilities	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 938 General Bill by Benacquisto Retail Sale of Dextromethorphan	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 964 General Bill by Grimsley Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 1004 Public Records/General Bill by Hays Public Records/Security System Plans	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 1044 General Bill by Brandes Contraband Forfeiture	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
S 1104 General Bill by Flores Service of Process on Financial Institutions	Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
H 5003 General Bill by Appropriations Committee Implementing the 2016-2017 General Appropriations Act	Chapter No. 2016-62, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 499 (Ch. 2016-128), CS/CS/CS/HB 589 (Ch. 2016-130), CS/CS/HB 719 (Ch. 2016-58), CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137), CS/CS/HB 1083 (Ch. 2016-140), CS/HB 1335 (Ch. 2016-147), HB 5001 (Ch. 2016-66), HB 5101 (Ch. 2016-65), CS/HB 7003 (Ch. 2016-3), HB 7027 (Ch. 2016-181), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), CS/CS/HB 7061 (Ch. 2016-239), CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2016-152)
H 5005 General Bill by Appropriations Committee State-administered Retirement Systems	Chapter No. 2016-63, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2016-66)
H 5007 General Bill by Appropriations Committee Collective Bargaining	Chapter No. 2016-64, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2016-66)
H 5101 General Bill by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Health Care Services	Chapter No. 2016-65, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1083 (Ch. 2016-140), HB 5001 (Ch. 2016-66), HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/HB 7003 (Ch. 2016-3), CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2016-241)

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Year-Round Tax Savings for Hurricane Preparedness

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Senator Geraldine Thompson

Senator Thompson proudly represented Senate District 15 from 2022-present.

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).

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Friday, March 18, 2016 Open Calendar

Bill Actions

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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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Interim Committee Meetings

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