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HB 579: Tourism

GENERAL BILL by Tourism ; Starks ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farkas ; Dennis ; Argenziano ; Barreiro ; Lynn ; Bush ; Melvin ; Bloom

Tourism; specifies application of limitation on terms of certain members of Fla. Commission on Tourism; clarifies meeting & vice chair election provisions; requires Fla. Tourism Industry Marketing Corp. to provide staff support to said commission; removes Welcome Center Office from DOT; provides for transfer of welcome center tangible personal property to Fla. Commission on Tourism, etc. Amends Ch. 288, 335.166; repeals 335.165.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Commerce and Economic Opportunities, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 591 (Ch. 99-385), CS/CS/SB 1566 (Ch. 99-251)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/1999 House • Prefiled
2/12/1999 House • Referred to Transportation (EDC); Business Development & International Trade (EDC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Transportation (EDC); Business Development & International Trade (EDC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00055; On Committee agenda-- Transportation (EDC), 03/03/99, 10:00 am, 317C
3/3/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Transportation (EDC) -HJ 00251
3/5/1999 House • Now in Business Development & International Trade (EDC) -HJ 00251
3/9/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Business Development & International Trade (EDC), 03/11/99, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/11/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable by Business Development & International Trade (EDC) -HJ 00315
3/12/1999 House • Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00315
4/7/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC), 04/09/99, 9:45 am, 317C
4/9/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00580
4/12/1999 House • Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00580
4/21/1999 House • Placed on General Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00686; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00687; Read third time -HJ 00687; Passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 00687
4/21/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/26/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00891
4/30/1999 Senate • Died in Committee on Commerce and Economic Opportunities, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 591 (Ch. 99-385), CS/CS/SB 1566 (Ch. 99-251)