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HB 729: Citizen Soldier Grant Program

GENERAL BILL by Seiler ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cantens ; Homan ; Justice ; Stargel ; Wiles ; Zapata

Citizen Soldier Grant Program; creates Citizen Soldier Matching Grant Program within Workforce Innovation Agency; provides for matching grants to be awarded to private sector employers that provide wages to employees serving in U.S. Armed Forces Reserves or Fla. National Guard while those employees are on federal active duty; provides eligibility requirements for grant recipients; provides for grant program to be funded by legislative appropriations, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Committee on Commerce
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/29/2004 House • Prefiled
2/7/2004 House • Referred to Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV); Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; Commerce; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
3/2/2004 House • Introduced, referred to Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV); Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; Commerce; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00062; On Subcommittee agenda-- Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV), 03/03/04, 3:15 pm or 15 minutes upon adjournment of Session, Reed Hall
3/3/2004 House • Recommendation: Favorable by Veterans' & Military Affairs (LGV); YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/4/2004 House • Now in Local Government & Veterans' Affairs
3/19/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- Local Government & Veterans' Affairs, 03/23/04, 5:30 pm, Reed Hall
3/23/2004 House • Favorable by Local Government & Veterans' Affairs; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 00314
3/24/2004 House • Now in Commerce -HJ 00314
4/30/2004 House • Died in Committee on Commerce