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CS/SB 1574: Business Enterprise Opportunities/Wartime Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security ; Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman

Business Enterprise Opportunities/Wartime Veterans; Revises legislative intent. Renames and revises the Florida Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act to expand the vendor preference in state contracting to include certain businesses owned and operated by wartime veterans or veterans of a period of war.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2011 Senate • Filed
3/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 176
• Introduced -SJ 176
3/31/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 04/05/11, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/5/2011 Senate • CS by Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 408
4/6/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time -SJ 412
4/7/2011 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 408
4/11/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/14/11, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/14/2011 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 468
4/15/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 468
4/20/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/25/11, 1:15 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 469
4/26/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 469
5/2/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 05/03/11
5/3/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 755
• Read 3rd time -SJ 755
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 755
5/3/2011 House • In Messages
5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages