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CS/HB 717: Hospitality Education Program

GENERAL BILL by Government Operations Appropriations Committee ; Abruzzo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burgin ; Chestnut ; Long ; Soto ; Troutman ; Williams ; Workman ; Zapata

Hospitality Education Program; Revises purpose of Hospitality Education Program to focus on certain training & transition programs; defines "hospitality industry"; requires statewide nonprofit organization that receives grant funding to represent a hospitality industry in the state; requires DBPR's Division of Hotels & Restaurants to use portion of certain annual licenses fees for programs directed to careers in restaurant industry, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 425 (Ch. 2009-195)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/3/2009 House • Filed
2/25/2009 House • Referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); General Government Policy Council; Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
3/3/2009 House • Introduced, referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); General Government Policy Council; Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care -HJ 00062
3/10/2009 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC), 03/12/09, 5:15 pm, 404-H
3/12/2009 House • Favorable by Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy (GGPC); YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 00216
3/13/2009 House • Now in General Government Policy Council -HJ 00216; On Council agenda-- General Government Policy Council, 03/17/09, 10:15 am, Morris Hall --Not considered
3/20/2009 House • On Council agenda-- General Government Policy Council, 03/24/09, 11:15 am, Morris Hall
3/24/2009 House • Favorable by General Government Policy Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00260; Now in Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC) -HJ 00260
3/27/2009 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC), 03/31/09, 1:30 pm, 116-K
3/31/2009 House • CS by Government Operations Appropriations (CGHC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00357
4/6/2009 House • CS read 1st time on 04/06/09 -HJ 00354; CS filed
4/13/2009 House • Now in Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care -HJ 00390
4/20/2009 House • On Council agenda-- Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care, 04/20/09, 10:45 am, Webster Hall; Favorable by- Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -HJ 00590; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00590
4/22/2009 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00668
4/23/2009 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00748; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 00748
4/23/2009 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 425 (Ch. 2009-195)