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CS/CS/HB 83: Venture Capital Investments [EPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Policy & Budget Council ; Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council ; Grant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Nelson ; Traviesa ; Brandenburg ; Harrell ; Ambler

Venture Capital Investments [EPCC]; cites act as "Fla. Capital Formation Act"; requires Enterprise Fla., Inc., to facilitate creation of Fla. Opportunity Fund; creates Institute for Commercialization of Public Research; provides that 21st Century Technology, Research, & Scholarship Enhancement Act includes commercialization of products & services developed from research & development conducted at state universities, etc. Creates 288.9621-.9625; amends 1004.226. APPROPRIATION: $35,000,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 6/19/2007 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-189; See also CS/CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2007-190)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/12/2006 House • Filed
1/2/2007 House • Referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council; Policy & Budget Council
1/11/2007 House • Referred to Economic Development (EEI) by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
2/1/2007 House • On Committee agenda-- Economic Development (EEI), 02/08/07, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
2/8/2007 House • Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Economic Development (EEI); YEAS 9 NAYS 0; Now in Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council
3/6/2007 House • Introduced, referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00015; Referred to Economic Development (EEI) by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council -HJ 00116; On Committee agenda-- Economic Development (EEI), 02/08/07, 9:00 am, Reed Hall; Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Economic Development (EEI); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00129; Now in Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council -HJ 00129
4/13/2007 House • On Council agenda-- Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council, 04/17/07, 9:00 am, 404-H
4/17/2007 House • CS by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 00516
4/18/2007 House • CS read 1st time on 04/18/07 -HJ 00514; CS filed
4/20/2007 House • Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00568
4/22/2007 House • On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/23/07, 9:15 am, 212-K
4/23/2007 House • CS/CS by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 00586; CS read 1st time on 04/23/07 -HJ 00574; CS filed; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00584
4/25/2007 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00696
4/26/2007 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00781; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 00781
4/26/2007 Senate • In Messages
4/30/2007 Senate • Received, referred to Commerce; Governmental Operations; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00732; Withdrawn from Commerce; Governmental Operations; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00726; Substituted for CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 2420 -SJ 00726; Read 2nd time -SJ 00726
5/1/2007 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00742; CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00742
5/1/2007 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 00945
6/11/2007 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/19/2007 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-189; See also CS/CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2007-190)