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CS/CS/HB 1589: Small Counties

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; General Government Appropriations ; Westbrook ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wiles ; Smith ; Mackey ; Boyd ; Spratt ; Putnam

Small Counties; repeals provision which provides that once small county meets population requirements & qualifies for certain programs, it shall retain that qualification until it exceeds population of 75,000; revises population limitation for purposes of provisions which exempt small counties from certain criteria imposed to qualify for emergency distribution; provides waiver of permit processing fees under certain circumstances, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/28/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-258; See also SB 200 (Ch. 98-84)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/19/1997 House • Filed
3/20/1997 House • Introduced -HJ 00255
4/1/1997 House • Referred to Community Affairs (GRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00371
4/3/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (GRC), 04/09/97, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall --Cancelled
4/11/1997 House • Withdrawn from Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00515; Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC)
4/16/1997 House • Withdrawn from Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00574; Now in General Government Appropriations; On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/18/97, 9:00 am, 214C
4/18/1997 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously CS by General Government Appropriations -HJ 00700
4/23/1997 House • CS read first time on 04/23/97 -HJ 00699
4/24/1997 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00700
4/25/1997 House • Available for Consent Calendar; Placed on General Calendar -HJ 01080; Read second time -HJ 00994
4/29/1997 House • Read third time -HJ 01161; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01168; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01168
4/29/1997 Senate • In Messages
4/30/1997 Senate • Received, referred to Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 01101
5/2/1997 Senate • Upon adjournment in Senate Community Affairs, Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on House Consent Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 1119 (Ch. 97-164), HB 1641 (Ch. 97-253), CS/SB 1754 (Ch. 97-278)
3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Pending Consent Calendar
3/4/1998 House • Referred to Community Affairs (GRC) by Governmental Responsibility Council -HJ 00125; On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (GRC), 03/10/98, 3:45 pm, Morris Hall
3/10/1998 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously CS/CS by Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00246
3/17/1998 House • CS read first time on 03/17/98 -HJ 00241; Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00246
3/18/1998 House • Placed on Governmental Responsibility Council Calendar -HJ 00257
4/1/1998 House • Read second time -HJ 00400; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00402
4/13/1998 House • Read third time -HJ 00529; CS passed as amended; YEAS 108 NAYS 0 -HJ 00529
4/14/1998 Senate • In Messages
4/16/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00504
4/23/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00847; Substituted for CS/SB 2086 -SJ 00847; Read second time -SJ 00847
4/24/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00884; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00884; Immediately certified -SJ 00884
4/24/1998 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01366
5/12/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/28/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-258; See also SB 200 (Ch. 98-84)