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Bill Information	Action(s)
S 462 General Bill by Lee Family Law	3/18/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading
S 160 General Bill by Evers Rural Letter Carriers	4/02/2015 S: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 326 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 326 + Show All Today's Actions
S 184 General Bill by Evers Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot	4/02/2015 S: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 327 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 326 + Show All Today's Actions
S 620 General Bill by Richter Emergency Management	4/02/2015 S: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 327 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 327 + Show All Today's Actions
S 224 General Bill by Simpson Public Records/Public Agency Contracts	4/02/2015 S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 327 S: Amendment(s) adopted (934146) -SJ 327 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 327 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7034 General Bill by Ethics and Elections (Richter) OGSR/Stalking Victims Identifying Information	4/02/2015 S: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 327 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 327 + Show All Today's Actions
H 7009 General Bill by Finance and Tax Committee Corporate Income Tax	4/02/2015 S: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 328 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 328 + Show All Today's Actions
S 446 General Bill by Bradley Florida College System Boards of Trustees	4/01/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading

Special Order
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 2506 General Bill by Appropriations (Lee) Judiciary	4/02/2015 S: Retained on Calendar
S 2508 General Bill by Appropriations (Lee) Education	4/02/2015 S: Retained on Calendar
H 7069 General Bill by Education Committee Education Accountability	4/02/2015 S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 4 -SJ 340 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 340 S: Amendment(s) adopted (401220) -SJ 328 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 328 + Show All Today's Actions
S 408 General Bill by Simmons Designated Areas for Skateboarding, Inline Skating, Paintball, or Freestyle or Mountain and Off-roading Bicycling	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 340 + Show All Today's Actions
S 260 General Bill by Bradley Value Adjustment Board Proceedings (House Similar: H 489)	4/02/2015 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 489 (Ch. 2015-115) -SJ 340 S: Substituted CS/HB 489 -SJ 340 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 340 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 260 c1) H 489 General Bill by Sullivan Value Adjustment Board Proceedings	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 340 S: Substituted for CS/SB 260 -SJ 340 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 340 S: Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Fiscal Policy -SJ 340 + Show All Today's Actions
S 264 General Bill by Bradley Traffic Enforcement Agencies and Traffic Citations	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 341 + Show All Today's Actions
S 226 General Bill by Latvala Racing Animals (House Similar: H 239)	4/02/2015 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 239 (Ch. 2015-88) -SJ 341 S: Substituted CS/HB 239 -SJ 341 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 341 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 226 c1) H 239 General Bill by Fitzenhagen, Stone Medication and Testing of Racing Animals	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 341 S: Substituted for CS/SB 226 -SJ 341 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 341 S: Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Agriculture; Appropriations -SJ 341 + Show All Today's Actions
S 570 General Bill by Dean Service of Process of Witness Subpoenas	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 341 + Show All Today's Actions
S 130 General Bill by Hays Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center	4/02/2015 S: Retained on Calendar
S 552 General Bill by Hays Public Records/Homelessness Surveys and Databases	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 341 + Show All Today's Actions
S 694 General Bill by Ring Florida State Employees’ Charitable Campaign	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 341 + Show All Today's Actions
S 396 General Bill by Detert Florida Historic Capitol	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 342 + Show All Today's Actions
S 522 General Bill by Brandes Division of Bond Finance	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 342 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1060 General Bill by Simmons Legislative Ratification	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 342 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1312 General Bill by Simmons Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 342 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7012 General Bill by Banking and Insurance (Benacquisto) OGSR/Credit History Information and Credit Scores/Office of Financial Regulation	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 342 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7032 General Bill by Health Policy (Bean) Public Records/Reports of a Deceased Child	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Ordered engrossed -SJ 343 S: Amendment(s) adopted (659968) -SJ 342 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 342 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7016 General Bill by Judiciary (Diaz de la Portilla) OGSR/Minor Identifying Information	4/02/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 343 + Show All Today's Actions

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Thursday, April 2, 2015 Open Calendar

Senate Floor

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