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CS/CS/SB 2524: WAGES Program

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means ; Commerce and Economic Opportunities ; Harris ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Turner ; Kirkpatrick

WAGES Program; requires that WAGES Program State Board of Directors approve any WAGES-related proposed administrative rules; allows Governor to designate said Board of Directors as nonprofit corporation; authorizes school districts to provide transportation for WAGES participants; expands enterprise zone sales tax credit to JTPA or WAGES Program participants not residing in enterprise zone, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $32,000,000.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed refer to CS/SB 1114 (Ch. 98-57), HB 3225 (Ch. 98-220), CS/CS/SB 484 (Ch. 98-191)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/1998 Senate • Filed
3/25/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Ways and Means -SJ 00312; On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 03/30/98, 2:00 pm, Room-EL
3/30/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00375; CS read first time on 04/02/98 -SJ 00383
4/2/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00375
4/3/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 04/08/98, 3:00 pm, Room-EL
4/8/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Ways and Means -SJ 00455; CS read first time on 04/13/98 -SJ 00458
4/10/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00455
4/17/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00528; Read second time -SJ 00507; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00508; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00508; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00514
4/22/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00759; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00759; CS passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 -SJ 00761; Immediately certified -SJ 00761
4/22/1998 House • In Messages; Received, referred to Business Development & International Trade (EIC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations -HJ 00994; On Committee agenda-- Business Development & International Trade (EIC), 04/22/98, 9:00 am, Morris Hall --Meeting cancelled; On Committee agenda-- Business Development & International Trade (EIC), 04/23/98, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/23/1998 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Business Development & International Trade (EIC) -HJ 01091; Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations -HJ 01091; On Committee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations, 04/23/98, 4:30 pm, 413C; Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 9 amendment(s) by Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations -HJ 01368
4/24/1998 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 01368
4/29/1998 House • Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading -HJ 01653
5/1/1998 House • Read second time -HJ 02221; Amendment pending -HJ 02222, -HJ 02247; Was taken up -HJ 02251; Pending amendment adopted as amended -HJ 02286; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 02286; Read third time -HJ 02287; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 1 -HJ 02287
5/1/1998 Senate • In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed refer to CS/SB 1114 (Ch. 98-57), HB 3225 (Ch. 98-220), CS/CS/SB 484 (Ch. 98-191)