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2010-2012

Senator Rene Garcia

Party: Republican

District 40 consisted of part of Miami-Dade county

Committee Assignments

Health Regulation, Chair
Agriculture
Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Reapportionment
Transportation
Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (Assigned 3/11/2011-11/6/2012)
Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining (Assigned 11/1/2011-3/9/2012 and 2/10/2011-5/7/2011)

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2012 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 38 Relief of Donald Brown by the District School Board of Sumter County
  Last Action: 3/7/2012 Laid on Table -SJ 951
- S 76 Job Creation
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 887 (Ch. 2012-72), HB 7087 (Ch. 2012-32)
- S 182 Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Mitigation Plan
  Last Action: 3/1/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 377 (Ch. 2012-107) -SJ 729
- S 464 Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Health Regulation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 711 (Ch. 2012-66)
- S 588 Enterprise Zones
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 590 Noncriminal Traffic Infractions
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181)
- S 720 Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died on Calendar
- S 722 Autism
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
- S 1016 Thoroughbred Horse Breeders’ Cup Meets
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Regulated Industries
- S 1018 Resident Status for Tuition Purposes
  Last Action: 2/1/2012 Unfavorable by Higher Education, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 3
- S 1020 Naming of Public Buildings and Facilities
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- S 1022 Revitalizing Municipalities
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
- S 1024 Surrendered Newborn Infants
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Health Regulation
- S 1066 Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Banking and Insurance
- S 1084 Administrative Procedures
  Last Action: 3/1/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 541 (Ch. 2012-63) -SJ 736
- S 1086 Reclaimed Water
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 639 (Ch. 2012-150) -SJ 1259
- S 1144 State and Local Government Relations with Cuba or Syria
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 959 (Ch. 2012-196) -SJ 1156
- S 1194 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Coalition of Florida
  Last Action: 2/14/2012 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9075 (Adopted) -SJ 510
- S 1220 Repeal of Health Insurance Provisions
  Last Action: 3/5/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 4139 (Ch. 2012-93) -SJ 789
- S 1288 Small Business Growth
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1294 Florida Kidcare Program
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 608 (Ch. 2012-42)
- S 1400 Certification of Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Health Regulation
- S 1568 Sale or Lease of a County, District, or Municipal Hospital
  Last Action: 3/7/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 711 (Ch. 2012-66) -SJ 940
- S 1594 Surgical First Assistants
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Health Regulation
- S 1716 Disposition of Traffic Infractions
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Community Affairs
- S 1726 Public High School Students
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Education Pre-K - 12
- S 1730 Pretrial Intervention Programs
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Criminal Justice
- S 1734 Murder of a Child 17 Years of Age or Younger
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Criminal Justice
- S 1738 Homestead Exemptions For Seniors
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HJR 169 (Passed), CS/HB 357 (Ch. 2012-57) -SJ 1337
- S 1740 Additional Homestead Tax Exemption
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HJR 169 (Passed), CS/HB 357 (Ch. 2012-57) -SJ 1244
- S 1760 Restrictive Driving Privilege Card/Illegal Immigrant Residing in this State
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Transportation
- S 1824 Department of Health
  Last Action: 3/8/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1263 (Ch. 2012-184), CS/HB 7043 (Ch. 2012-27), CS/CS/SB 704 (Ch. 2012-13) -SJ 1092
- S 1840 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died on Calendar
- S 1854 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died on Calendar
- S 1884 Health Regulation by the Agency for Health Care Administration
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 517 (Ch. 2012-61), CS/CS/CS/HB 711 (Ch. 2012-66), CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160), CS/CS/CS/HB 943 (Ch. 2012-73), CS/SB 730 (Ch. 2012-44)
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 202 Sexual Exploitation
  Last Action: 3/8/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 99 (Ch. 2012-105) -SJ 965
- S 220 Issuance and Renewal of Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Transportation
- S 362 Surgical Technology
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Messages
- S 432 Criminal Restitution
  Last Action: 3/7/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 189 (Ch. 2012-17) -SJ 912
- S 510 Florida Kidcare Program
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5301 (Ch. 2012-33)
- S 662 Funding for Workforce Education Programs
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Education Pre-K - 12
- S 694 Adult Day Care Centers
  Last Action: 4/7/2012 Chapter No. 2012-43
- S 792 Financial Institutions
  Last Action: 5/6/2012 Chapter No. 2012-201
- S 916 Public Records/Personal Indentifying Information/Certain Current and Former Public Employees, Spouses, and Children
  Last Action: 3/7/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 629 (Ch. 2012-149) -SJ 917
- S 922 Military Support
  Last Action: 4/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-159, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 45 (Ch. 2012-162), CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181), CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2012-228), HB 7075 (Ch. 2012-98), CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2012-99), CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193), SB 276 (Ch. 2012-199)
- S 962 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 859 (Ch. 2012-22) -SJ 1171
- S 1210 Dave Bitner Day/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month
  Last Action: 2/29/2012 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9005 (Adopted) -SJ 721
- S 1396 Nation of Israel
  Last Action: 2/1/2012 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 1447 (Adopted) -SJ 312
- S 1440 Unemployment Compensation
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7027 (Ch. 2012-30), CS/HB 7041 (Ch. 2012-96)
- S 1516 Agency for Persons with Disabilities
  Last Action: 3/9/2012 Died in Messages
- S 2030 United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
  Last Action: 1/24/2012 Adopted -SJ 260
- S 2032 United States Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith
  Last Action: 1/24/2012 Adopted -SJ 260
2011 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 514 Vehicle Crashes Involving Death
  Last Action: 4/29/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 347 (Ch. 2011-80) -SJ 592
- S 516 Autism
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Budget
- S 620 Enterprise Program Development Zones
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 672 Uniform Traffic Control
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Community Affairs
- S 878 Child Welfare
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- S 880 Value Adjustment Boards
  Last Action: 5/3/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 281 (Ch. 2011-181) -SJ 731
- S 1138 Public High School Students
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Education Pre-K - 12
- S 1154 Slot Machine Licensee Fees
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Regulated Industries
- S 1156 Dextromethorphan
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Criminal Justice
- S 1158 Teaching Agency for Home and Community-based Care
  Last Action: 5/3/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 843 (Ch. 2011-172) -SJ 749
- S 1212 Motor Vehicle Operation
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Health Regulation
- S 1326 Copy Machines/Photocopiers/Fax Machines/Printers
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1362 Department of Children & Family Services Employee
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1346 (Ch. 2011-213)
- S 1448 Sale/Lease/County, District, or Municipal Hospital
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Budget
- S 1454 Surrendered Newborn Infants
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Budget
- S 1456 Public Records/Florida Health Choices
  Last Action: 5/3/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1473 (Ch. 2011-197), CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195) -SJ 754
- S 1458 Assisted Care Communities
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195)
- S 1754 Health Insurance
  Last Action: 5/2/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1193 (Ch. 2011-126) -SJ 627
- S 1882 Telemedicine Coverage
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Banking and Insurance
- S 1920 Random Drug Testing/State Financial Assistance
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1922 Health and Human Services
  Last Action: 5/2/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195), CS/HB 1473 (Ch. 2011-197) -SJ 675
- S 1924 Sovereign Immunity
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Health Regulation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219)
- S 1950 Authority to Enforce Public School Improvement
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2120 (Ch. 2011-55)
- S 1952 Required Instruction in the Public Schools
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Education Pre-K - 12
- S 1954 Home Rule Charter of Miami-Dade County
  Last Action: 5/2/2011 CS failed to pass; YEAS 15 NAYS 21 -SJ 646
- S 1962 Revitalizing Municipalities
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Budget
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 2 Health Care Services
  Last Action: 6/13/2011 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
- S 4 Balanced Federal Budget
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Messages
- S 234 Firearms
  Last Action: 6/17/2011 Chapter No. 2011-145
- S 302 Drug Testing/Unemployment Compensation
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 406 Florida Kidcare Program
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Education Pre-K - 12
- S 524 Seaports
  Last Action: 5/2/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 283 (Ch. 2011-41), SB 2104 (Ch. 2011-51) -SJ 698
- S 556 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
  Last Action: 5/4/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 353 (Ch. 2011-81) -SJ 831
- S 578 Disability Awareness
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died on Calendar
- S 630 Use of Public Moneys and Property
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 704 Special Observances/Purple Heart Day
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Messages
- S 726 State Symbols/Official State Flagship
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Messages
- S 980 Convention Development Taxes
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1190 Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards
  Last Action: 5/2/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1165 (Ch. 2011-94) -SJ 636
- S 1616 Dan Marino Foundation Florida Vocational College
  Last Action: 5/7/2011 Died in Budget
- S 1972 Health and Human Services
  Last Action: 5/5/2011 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 395 (Ch. 2011-114), CS/CS/HB 445 (Ch. 2011-167), CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233), CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195), CS/HB 7107 (Ch. 2011-134), CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2011-135), CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219), SB 2144 (Ch. 2011-61) -SJ 925
- S 2190 Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  Last Action: 5/6/2011 Adopted -SJ 1021
- S 2214 Florida State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police
  Last Action: 5/2/2011 Adopted -SJ 647
- S 2216 Education Commissioner Eric Smith
  Last Action: 5/5/2011 Adopted -SJ 853

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