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2012-2014

Senator Rene Garcia

Party: Republican

District 38 consisted of part of Miami-Dade county

Committee Assignments

Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Vice Chair
Agriculture
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Health Policy
Transportation
Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, Alternating Chair

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2014 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 256 Public Records/Forensic Behavioral Health Evaluation
  Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-67
- S 258 Transportation Facility Designations
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 820 (Ch. 2014-228)
- S 280 Public Records/Participants in Treatment-based Drug Court Programs
  Last Action: 6/20/2014 Chapter No. 2014-174
- S 282 Florida Kidcare Program
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
- S 284 Student Eligibility for Interscholastic Athletic Competition
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Education
- S 332 Federal Government Shutdown/Payment of Federal Taxes
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Judiciary
- S 490 Motor Vehicle Liability Policy Requirements
  Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-76
- S 694 Diabetes Advisory Council
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations
- S 710 Health Care
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 97 (Ch. 2014-108), CS/SB 86 (Ch. 2014-64)
- S 722 Newborn Health Screening
  Last Action: 4/23/2014 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2014-121) -SJ 533
- S 772 Expressway Authorities
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 218 (Ch. 2014-169), CS/CS/SB 230 (Ch. 2014-171), CS/CS/CS/SB 846 (Ch. 2014-183)
- S 1014 Pharmacy Benefit Managers
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations
- S 1062 Joint Legislative Task Force on Turkish and Florida Relations
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1088 Maximum Class Size
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Education
- S 1096 Education
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Education
- S 1136 Ticket Sales
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1142 (Ch. 2014-95)
- S 1168 Municipal Bonds
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Community Affairs
- S 1256 Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Judiciary
- S 1258 Foster Care
  Last Action: 4/28/2014 Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 773
- S 1332 Turkish-Floridian Friendship Task Force
  Last Action: 4/25/2014 Adopted -SJ 630
- S 1378 Staff Membership
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Health Policy
- S 1384 Pharmaceutical Services
  Last Action: 3/18/2014 Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 262
- S 1386 Insurers
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Banking and Insurance
- S 1402 Driver Licenses and Identification Cards
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Transportation
- S 1420 Medical Practice
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Health Policy
- S 1486 Transitional Living Facilities
  Last Action: 5/1/2014 Laid on Table -SJ 981
- S 1490 Oral Health Awareness Month
  Last Action: 4/11/2014 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9057 (Adopted) -SJ 484
- S 1502 Health Information Technology Week
  Last Action: 4/11/2014 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9059 (Adopted) -SJ 484
- S 1738 Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week
  Last Action: 4/23/2014 Adopted -SJ 532
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 102 Drivers Leaving the Scene of a Crash
  Last Action: 6/24/2014 Chapter No. 2014-225
- S 176 Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 212 High School Graduation Requirements
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations
- S 286 Concrete Masonry Education
  Last Action: 6/20/2014 Chapter No. 2014-175
- S 312 Agriculture
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7091 (Ch. 2014-150)
- S 346 Florida Insurance Guaranty Association
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 408 Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in returning Messages
- S 426 Food Deserts
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
- S 542 Flood Insurance
  Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-80, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1262 (Ch. 2014-98)
- S 712 Taxes on Prepaid Calling Arrangements
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5601 (Ch. 2014-38)
- S 776 Business Entities
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations
- S 860 Military and Veterans Affairs
  Last Action: 3/11/2014 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7015 (Ch. 2014-1), CS/CS/CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2014-62) -SJ 235
- S 894 Israeli Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning
  Last Action: 4/11/2014 CS adopted -SJ 495
- S 958 Fee Waivers for Purple Heart Recipients
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations
- S 1090 Homelessness
  Last Action: 4/29/2014 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 979 (Ch. 2014-214) -SJ 804
- S 1266 State Employees’ Prescription Drug Program
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2014-53)
- S 1360 FSU Day
  Last Action: 4/1/2014 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9011 (Adopted) -SJ 353
- S 1400 Postsecondary Student Tuition
  Last Action: 5/2/2014 Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2014-62)
- S 1686 Reubin O’Donovan Askew
  Last Action: 3/18/2014 Adopted -SJ 257
- S 1740 Florida Athletes of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
  Last Action: 4/11/2014 Adopted -SJ 481
- S 1744 Florida Athletes of the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games
  Last Action: 4/11/2014 Adopted -SJ 482
- S 1750 Sandra Host Day
  Last Action: 4/24/2014 Adopted -SJ 601
2013 Bills Introduced
Bills Introduced
- S 360 Surgical Assistants and Surgical Technologists
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Appropriations
- S 456 Foreign-trained Medical Professionals
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Health Policy
- S 614 Vision Screening of Preschool Students
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Education
- S 702 Students Remaining on School Grounds During School Hours
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Education
- S 704 Florida Kidcare Program
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Health Policy
- S 816 Partnership for a New American Economy
  Last Action: 4/26/2013 Adopted -SJ 676
- S 818 Pharmacy Technicians
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Regulated Industries
- S 824 Public Records/Forensic Behavioral Health Evaluation
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Messages
- S 826 Maximum Class Size
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Education
- S 828 Charter Schools
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7009 (Ch. 2013-250)
- S 838 Turkish American Federation of the Southeast
  Last Action: 3/12/2013 Withdrawn from further consideration, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9021 (Adopted), SR 1654 (Adopted) -SJ 194
- S 896 Prepaid Dental Plans
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
- S 918 Public Depositories
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Banking and Insurance
- S 932 Aaron Cohen Bike Safety Awareness Month
  Last Action: 3/12/2013 Withdrawn from further consideration, companion bill(s) passed, see SR 1778 (Adopted) -SJ 194
- S 1014 Public Records/ Participants in Treatment-based Drug Court Programs
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Messages
- S 1102 Hialeah Hardware Way/Miami-Dade County
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Transportation
- S 1112 Background Screening
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Transportation
- S 1116 Rebuilt Motor Vehicles
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2013-160)
- S 1130 Examination of Dentists
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Appropriations
- S 1302 Temporary Certificates for Visiting Physicians
  Last Action: 6/17/2013 Chapter No. 2013-181
- S 1304 Driver Licenses and Identification Cards
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Transportation
- S 1316 Apportionment of Income by Sales Factor
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1328 Testing for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Health Policy
- S 1334 Department of Health
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Health Policy
- S 1620 Municipal Public Works
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
- S 1624 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- S 1652 Ticket Sales
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Commerce and Tourism
- S 1654 Turkish American Day
  Last Action: 3/19/2013 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9021 (Adopted) -SJ 223
- S 1716 Growth Management
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Education
- S 1724 Transitional Living Facilities
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2013-153)
- S 1778 Aaron Cohen Bike Safety Awareness Month
  Last Action: 3/27/2013 Adopted -SJ 258
- S 1790 Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week
  Last Action: 4/10/2013 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9059 (Adopted) -SJ 370
- S 1826 Joint Legislative Task Force on Turkish and Florida Relations
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bills Co-Introduced
- S 2 Ethics
  Last Action: 5/2/2013 Chapter No. 2013-36, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 4 (Ch. 2013-38)
- S 150 Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Students
  Last Action: 4/30/2013 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 461 (Ch. 2013-84) -SJ 837
- S 334 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
  Last Action: 3/19/2013 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9019 (Adopted) -SJ 222
- S 392 Joint Use of Public School Facilities
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Education
- S 422 Cancer Treatment
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1159 (Ch. 2013-153)
- S 430 Harriet Ross Tubman
  Last Action: 3/5/2013 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9015 (Adopted) -SJ 5
- S 560 Natural Gas Motor Fuel
  Last Action: 4/29/2013 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 579 (Ch. 2013-198), CS/SB 406 (Ch. 2013-42) -SJ 769
- S 716 Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices
  Last Action: 4/25/2013 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2013-210) -SJ 603
- S 872 Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 674 (Ch. 2013-32)
- S 900 Purple Heart State
  Last Action: 3/5/2013 Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9081 (Adopted) -SJ 6
- S 1036 Independent Living
  Last Action: 6/17/2013 Chapter No. 2013-178
- S 1108 Exceptional Student Education
  Last Action: 7/1/2013 Chapter No. 2013-236
- S 1266 United States 65th Infantry Regiment, the Borinqueneers
  Last Action: 5/21/2013 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
- S 1322 Children’s Initiatives
  Last Action: 5/2/2013 Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 411 (Ch. 2013-81) -SJ 1018
- S 1688 Telecommunications Access System
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
- S 1926 Tuskegee Airman Cornelius Davis
  Last Action: 5/3/2013 Adopted -SJ 1053

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