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Third Reading
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 462 General Bill by Lee Family Law	3/18/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading
S 446 General Bill by Bradley Florida College System Boards of Trustees	4/08/2015 S: Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 360 S: Amendment(s) adopted (294030) -SJ 360 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 360 + 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	4/08/2015 S: Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 360 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 360 + Show All Today's Actions
H 489 General Bill by Sullivan Value Adjustment Board Proceedings	4/08/2015 S: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 361 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 361 + Show All Today's Actions
S 264 General Bill by Bradley Traffic Enforcement Agencies and Traffic Citations	4/08/2015 S: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 361 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 361 + Show All Today's Actions
H 239 General Bill by Fitzenhagen, Stone Medication and Testing of Racing Animals	4/08/2015 S: CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 361 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 361 + Show All Today's Actions
S 570 General Bill by Dean Service of Process of Witness Subpoenas	4/08/2015 S: Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 361 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 361 + Show All Today's Actions
S 552 General Bill by Hays Public Records/Homelessness Surveys and Databases	4/08/2015 S: CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 362 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 362 + Show All Today's Actions
S 694 General Bill by Ring Florida State Employees’ Charitable Campaign	4/08/2015 S: Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 362 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 362 + Show All Today's Actions
S 396 General Bill by Detert Florida Historic Capitol	4/08/2015 S: CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 362 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 362 + Show All Today's Actions
S 522 General Bill by Brandes Division of Bond Finance	4/08/2015 S: Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 362 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 362 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1060 General Bill by Simmons Legislative Ratification	4/08/2015 S: CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 363 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 363 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1312 General Bill by Simmons Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation	4/08/2015 S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 363 S: Amendment(s) adopted (885072) -SJ 363 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 363 + 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	4/08/2015 S: Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 363 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 363 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7032 General Bill by Health Policy (Bean) Public Records/Reports of a Deceased Child	4/08/2015 S: Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 364 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 363 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7016 General Bill by Judiciary (Diaz de la Portilla) OGSR/Minor Identifying Information	4/08/2015 S: Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 364 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 364 + Show All Today's Actions

Special Order
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 802 General Bill by Gaetz Vocational Rehabilitation	4/08/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 364 + Show All Today's Actions
S 186 General Bill by Latvala Malt Beverages	4/08/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 364 + Show All Today's Actions
S 466 General Bill by Flores Low-voltage Alarm Systems	4/08/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 364 + Show All Today's Actions
S 960 General Bill by Lee Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
S 1140 General Bill by Montford Bright Futures Scholarship Program	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Calendar -SJ 372
S 7002 General Bill by Commerce and Tourism (Detert) Workforce Services (House Identical: H 7019)	4/08/2015 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7019 (Ch. 2015-98) -SJ 365 S: Substituted CS/HB 7019 -SJ 365 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 365 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 7002 c1) H 7019 General Bill by Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee Workforce Services	4/08/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 365 S: Substituted for CS/SB 7002 -SJ 365 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 365 S: Withdrawn from Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Fiscal Policy -SJ 365 + Show All Today's Actions
S 172 General Bill by Bradley, Ring Local Government Pension Reform	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
S 222 General Bill by Hukill Electronic Commerce	4/08/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Ordered engrossed -SJ 365 S: Amendment(s) adopted (748330) -SJ 365 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 365 + Show All Today's Actions
S 676 General Bill by Benacquisto Voluntary Contributions to End Breast Cancer	4/08/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 365 + Show All Today's Actions
S 320 General Bill by Gaetz Adoption and Foster Care (House Similar: H 7013)	4/08/2015 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7013 (Ch. 2015-130) -SJ 366 S: Substituted CS/HB 7013 -SJ 366 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 365 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 320 c1) H 7013 General Bill by Health and Human Services Committee Adoption and Foster Care	4/08/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Amendment(s) failed (274192) -SJ 370 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 366 S: Substituted for CS/SB 320 -SJ 366 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 366 S: Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 366 + Show All Today's Actions
S 856 General Bill by Latvala Vision Care Plans	4/08/2015 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 372 + Show All Today's Actions
S 842 General Bill by Benacquisto Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Eligibility for Coverage	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
S 778 General Bill by Hays Local Government Construction Preferences	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
S 554 General Bill by Simmons Limited Liability Companies	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
S 378 General Bill by Garcia, Gibson Juvenile Justice	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
S 520 General Bill by Grimsley Long-term Care Insurance	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
S 1446 General Bill by Richter Public Records/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
S 7040 General Bill by Transportation (Brandes) Public Records/E-mail Addresses/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
S 604 General Bill by Flores Consumer Protection	4/08/2015 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372

Resolutions
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 424 Resolution by Bean Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida	4/08/2015 S: Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9067 (Adopted) -SJ 358 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 358 S: Introduced -SJ 357 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1282 Resolution by Simmons Seminole State College of Florida	4/08/2015 S: Adopted -SJ 358 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 358 S: Introduced -SJ 358 + Show All Today's Actions

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