CS/HB 803: Visually Impaired or Blind Children
GENERAL BILL by Children & Families ; Russell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Byrd ; Murman ; Stafford ; Fuller ; Littlefield ; Kelly ; Fasano ; Greenstein ; Cantens ; Chestnut ; Bullard ; Bilirakis ; Fiorentino ; Gottlieb ; Crist
Visually Impaired or Blind Children; creates Blind Babies Program within Blind Services Div. of LES Dept.; provides for community-based early intervention education for certain children who are blind or visually impaired & for their parents, families, & caregivers; prescribes program emphasis; provides for eligibility & authorizes copayments; requires Blind Services Div. to submit recommendations to Legislature on method of privatizing business enterprise program, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000.
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 924 (Ch. 2000-359)
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/19/2000 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 2/8/2000 | House |
• Referred to Children & Families (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) |
| 3/6/2000 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Children & Families (HFC), 03/08/00, 3:30 pm, 12-H |
| 3/7/2000 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Children & Families (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00055; On Committee agenda-- Children & Families (HFC), 03/08/00, 3:30 pm, 12-H |
| 3/8/2000 | House |
• Comm. Action: CS by Children & Families (HFC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00336 |
| 3/22/2000 | House |
• CS read first time on 03/22/00 -HJ 00330 |
| 3/17/2000 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00336 |
| 3/20/2000 | House |
• Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00336 |
| 3/28/2000 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 03/30/00, 9:00 am, 12-H |
| 3/30/2000 | House |
• Comm. Action: Favorable by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00418 |
| 3/31/2000 | House |
• Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00418 |
| 4/7/2000 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC), 04/11/00, 1:00 pm, 317-C --Temporarily deferred |
| 4/14/2000 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC), 04/18/00, 1:30 pm, 317-C |
| 4/18/2000 | House |
• Comm. Action:-Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00585 |
| 4/19/2000 | House |
• Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00585 |
| 4/27/2000 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00869; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00869 |
| 5/2/2000 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 01386 |
| 5/3/2000 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 01455 |
| 5/5/2000 | House |
• Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 924 (Ch. 2000-359) |