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Senator Mario Diaz-Balart

Party: Republican

District 37 consisted of Part of Dade county

Committee Assignments

Children and Families, Chair
Budget
Budget Subcommittee on Education
Governmental Oversight and Productivity
Natural Resources
Select Committee on Workforce Innovation
Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining (Assigned 4/12/2000-5/5/2000 and 4/9/1999-4/30/1999)

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2000 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 4 Fla. Building Code
  Last Action: 5/3/2000 Read third time -SJ 00909; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00911; House Bill substituted -SJ 00913; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 219 (Ch. 2000-141); See also CS/SB 1016 (Ch. 2000-356)
- S 56 Vehicles/Driving With Unsecured Load
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
- S 68 College of Law/FIU & FAMU
  Last Action: 6/14/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-259
- S 70 Thomas Barkdull District Courthouse
  Last Action: 3/21/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00235; House Bill substituted -SJ 00247; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 17 (Ch. 2000-375)
- S 134 Pretrial Release
  Last Action: 4/12/2000 House Bill substituted -SJ 00436; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 607 (Ch. 2000-178)
- S 136 Trooper Robert Smith Act
  Last Action: 4/5/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00368; Read second time -SJ 00389; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00389; House Bill substituted -SJ 00389; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 205 (Ch. 2000-229)
- S 182 Insurance
  Last Action: 5/4/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00994; Read second time -SJ 01081; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01081; House Bill substituted -SJ 01081; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 215 (Ch. 2000-273)
- S 416 Optometrists/Hospital Privileges
  Last Action: 3/9/2000 Withdrawn from Health, Aging and LongTerm Care; Fiscal Policy SJ 00170; Withdrawn from further consideration SJ 00170
- S 684 Unattended Child in Motor Vehicle
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died on Calendar
- S 928 Freight Forwarders
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar SJ 01145; Died on Calendar
- S 1142 Child Support Guidelines
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Children and Families
- S 1144 Dependent Children/Representation
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01145; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2125 (Ch. 2000-139)
- S 1294 Motorsports Entertainment Complex
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1074 (Ch. 2000-236)
- S 1336 Medicaid Eligibility Determinations
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01145; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256), SB 2510 (Ch. 2000-300)
- S 1362 Interstate Compact on Adoptions
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died on Calendar
- S 1438 FIU/Speech-Language Pathology Degree
  Last Action: 5/1/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00629; Read second time -SJ 00676; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00676; House Bill substituted -SJ 00676; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 847 (Ch. 2000-248)
- S 1504 State Contracts/Faith-based Orgs.
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01145; Died on Calendar
- S 1506 Driving or Boating Under Influence
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Transportation
- S 1610 Treatment of Forensic Clients
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Children and Families
- S 1612 Credit Insurance
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar SJ 01145; Died on Calendar
- S 1614 Florida Teachers Lead Program
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Education
- S 1620 Lawyer-client Privilege
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 794 (Ch. 2000-316)
- S 2218 Postsecondary Education
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died on Calendar
- S 2220 Miami-Dade Co. Lake Belt Plan
  Last Action: 5/1/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00628; Read second time -SJ 00682; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00682; House Bill substituted -SJ 00682; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2121 (Ch. 2000-285)
- S 2300 Community Colleges
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
- S 2344 Health Care Excellence
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367)
- S 2420 Confidentiality/CFS Dept. Personnel
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar
- S 2508 Motor Vehicle Dealers/License
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Transportation
- S 2510 CFS Dept./Rulemaking Authority (RAB)
  Last Action: 6/15/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-300; See also HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256)
- S 2512 Foreignlicensed Physicians
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Health, Aging and LongTerm Care
- S 2566 Dept. of Children & Family Services
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 House Bill substituted -SJ 01240; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2125 (Ch. 2000-139); See also CS/CS/HB 855 (Ch. 2000-217)
- S 2618 State Procurement/Minority Business
  Last Action: 5/4/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00994; House Bill substituted -SJ 01090; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2127 (Ch. 2000-286)
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 164 Insurance/Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Messages
- S 194 Taxation
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 House Bill substituted -SJ 01301; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 349 (Ch. 2000-345); See also CS/CS/SB 2578 (Ch. 2000-353)
- S 236 Unemployment Comp./Base Period
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
- S 356 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund
  Last Action: 5/1/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00628; Read second time -SJ 00690; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00690; House Bill substituted -SJ 00691; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 253 (Ch. 2000-255)
- S 444 Vehicles/Passengers/Exterior Riding
  Last Action: 4/27/2000 Withdrawn from Transportation SJ 00550; Withdrawn from further consideration SJ 00550
- S 802 County Public Hospital Surtax
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 509 (Ch. 2000-312), CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318)
- S 866 HMOs/In-patient Hospital Services
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01145; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256)
- S 1052 Law Enforcement Dignity 2000 Act
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
- S 1076 Florida's State Parks/America's Best
  Last Action: 3/21/2000 Introduced SJ 00245; Adopted SJ 00246
- S 1122 Offsite Learning Grants
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar SJ 01145; Died on Calendar
- S 1134 Court Watch Program
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Judiciary
- S 1868 Sales Tax/Farm Equipment
  Last Action: 5/3/2000 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00888; Read second time -SJ 00965; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00965; House Bill substituted -SJ 00965; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2000-276); See also CS/CS/SB 1114 (Ch. 2000-308)
- S 2050 Workforce Innovation Act of 2000
  Last Action: 5/4/2001 Line Item(s) Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
- S 2316 Bobby Bowden Field/FSU
  Last Action: 6/19/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-374
- S 2330 Elderly Affairs Department
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Health, Aging and LongTerm Care
- S 2380 Bay of Pigs Memorial
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Died in Committee on Natural Resources
- S 2776 Schiebler, Gerold L., M.D.
  Last Action: 4/26/2000 Introduced -SJ 00497; Adopted; See also HR 9135 (Adopted) -SJ 00497
1999 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 184 Homestead Exemption/65 Years & Older
  Last Action: 4/27/1999 House Bill substituted -SJ 01178; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 291 (Ch. 99-341)
- S 212 Witnesses in Judicial Proceedings
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Messages
- S 748 Trooper Robert Smith Act
  Last Action: 5/5/2000 Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
- S 808 Child Support Enforcement
  Last Action: 4/27/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886, -SJ 01221; Read second time -SJ 01154; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01154; House Bill substituted -SJ 01154; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2149 (Ch. 99-375)
- S 1890 Motor Vehicle/Impounded or Unclaimed
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1270 (Ch. 99-248)
- S 1946 Mental Health & Substance Abuse
  Last Action: 3/23/1999 CS combines this bill with 2388; Comm. Action: CS by Children and Families -SJ 00352; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 2388 (Laid on Table in Senate); Refer to HB 2003 (Ch. 99-396)
- S 1974 Thomas H. Barkdull, Jr. Courthouse
  Last Action: 4/23/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/26/99; Placed on Consent Calendar -SJ 00792; Read second time -SJ 00787; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00787; House Bill substituted -SJ 00787; Laid on Table, refer to HB 85 (Vetoed by Governor)
- S 1976 Historical Resources Publications
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1444 (Ch. 99-216)
- S 1978 Personal Injury Protection
  Last Action: 4/23/1999 House Bill substituted -SJ 00768; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 295 (Ch. 99-381)
- S 1986 Weapons & Firearms
  Last Action: 4/22/1999 Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00652; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00652
- S 2048 Insurance
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died on Calendar
- S 2086 Postsecondary Student Fees
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 1288 (Ch. 99-249)
- S 2218 Art in State Buildings
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity
- S 2236 Retirement Annuities/School Board
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Education
- S 2238 Miami-Dade Co. Lake Belt Area
  Last Action: 4/26/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792, -SJ 00886; House Bill substituted -SJ 00802; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 329 (Ch. 99-298); See also HB 325 (Ch. 99-297)
- S 2240 Lake Belt Mitigation Trust Fund
  Last Action: 4/26/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792, -SJ 00886; Read second time -SJ 00801; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00801; House Bill substituted -SJ 00802; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 325 (Ch. 99-297); See also HB 329 (Ch. 99-298)
- S 2250 Privatization of Foster Care
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01628, -SJ 01926; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 660 (Ch. 99-206)
- S 2388 Mental Health & Substance Abuse
  Last Action: 4/27/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886, -SJ 01221; Read second time -SJ 01154; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01154; House Bill substituted -SJ 01155; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2003 (Ch. 99-396)
- S 2408 Citrus Canker
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
- S 2510 Self-help Services Fees/Courts
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died on Calendar
- S 2512 Child/Unattended in Motor Vehicle
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Transportation
- S 2526 Developmental Disabilities
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Children and Families
- S 2536 Petroleum Contamination Cleanup
  Last Action: 4/28/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01221, -SJ 01402; House Bill substituted -SJ 01395; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2151 (Ch. 99-376)
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 2 Adoption
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Messages
- S 770 Sales Tax Exemptions & Rates
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Regulated Industries, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 317 (Ch. 99-363)
- S 872 Hurricane Loss Mitigation
  Last Action: 4/26/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792, -SJ 00886; Read second time -SJ 00873; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00873; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00873; House Bill substituted -SJ 00873; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 975 (Ch. 99-305)
- S 892 Lawton Chiles Trail
  Last Action: 5/12/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-404
- S 958 Motorcycle Riders/Safety Equipment
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01628, -SJ 01926; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1270 (Ch. 99-248)
- S 1502 Sales Tax/Food & Drink Concessions
  Last Action: 6/8/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-270
- S 1730 Carrie P. Meek Boulevard
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Transportation, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 82 (Ch. 99-403)
- S 1748 Comparative Fault
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Judiciary
- S 1808 Child Support
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Children and Families, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2149 (Ch. 99-375)
- S 1894 Economic Development
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01628, -SJ 01926; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1566 (Ch. 99-251)
- S 2062 Flea Markets/Invoices & Receipts
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
- S 2422 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Reconsidered -SJ 01700; House Bill substituted -SJ 01700; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1885 (Ch. 99-167)
- S 2742 Whitney, Glayde/FSU Professor
  Last Action: 4/30/1999 Died, not introduced

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