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CS/CS/SB 1672: Welfare Transition

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Commerce and Economic Opportunities ; Lee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Miller ; Sebesta ; Crist

Welfare Transition; cites act as "Passport to Economic Progress Act"; authorizes Passport to Economic Progress demonstration program in specified areas; requires Workforce Florida, Inc., & CFS Dept. to pursue federal-government waivers as necessary; creates Digital Divide Council in State Technology Office; specifies membership; provides for terms, filling vacancies, & compensation, etc. Amends 445.004,.007. APPROPRIATION: $3,532,500.

Effective Date: 06/06/2001
Last Action: 6/6/2001 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-175
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2001 Senate • Filed
3/16/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00164
3/22/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 03/27/01, 2:00 pm, 110-S
3/27/2001 Senate • CS by Commerce and Economic Opportunities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00271; CS read first time on 03/29/01 -SJ 00276
3/29/2001 Senate • Now in Children and Families -SJ 00271
4/6/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 04/11/01, 1:15 pm, 37-S
4/11/2001 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Children and Families; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00356
4/12/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00356; On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/01, upon adjournment of full committee, 309-C
4/18/2001 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00424; CS read first time on 04/20/01 -SJ 00450
4/19/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00424; Withdrawn from Appropriations with subcommittee recommendation -SJ 00421; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/25/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00465; Read second time -SJ 00462
4/27/2001 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00550; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00550
4/30/2001 Senate • Immediately certified -SJ 00640
4/30/2001 House • In Messages
5/1/2001 House • Received, placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 01434; Read second time -HJ 01488
5/4/2001 House • Read third time -HJ 02083; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 02084; CS passed as amended; YEAS 111 NAYS 3 -HJ 02087
5/4/2001 Senate • In returning messages; Was taken up -SJ 02112; Concurred -SJ 02115; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 02115; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 02115
5/22/2001 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/6/2001 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-175