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CS/SB 2378: Veterans' Affairs

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports ; Fasano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Atwater

Veterans' Affairs; provides preference eligibility to veterans who served in campaign or expedition for which campaign badge has been authorized; excludes active duty for training from criteria for eligibility for veterans' appointment & retention preference; authorizes automatic adjustment in contributions to support resident whenever there is increase in benefit amounts payable under Title II of Social Security Act, etc. Amends 1.01, 295.07,.182, 296.10.

Effective Date: 05/23/2003
Last Action: 5/23/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-42
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/4/2003 Senate • Filed
3/19/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00234
3/26/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports, 03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 37-S
3/31/2003 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00304; CS read first time on 04/02/03 -SJ 00317
4/2/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00304
4/16/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/23/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00502; Read second time -SJ 00492
4/24/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00555; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00555
4/25/2003 House • In Messages
4/28/2003 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00669; Substituted for HB 1241 -HJ 00669; Read second time -HJ 00669
4/30/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 00893; CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 00893
5/1/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01057
5/14/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/23/2003 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-42