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CS/CS/CS/SB 248: Economic Recovery/Deepwater Horizon Disaster

GENERAL BILL by Budget ; Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations ; Community Affairs ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Montford ; Evers

Economic Recovery/Deepwater Horizon Disaster; Creates a process for the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to waive any or all job or wage eligibility requirements under certain circumstances when in the best interest of the public. Waives the requirement that a facility located in a Disproportionally Affected County be in a high-impact sector in order to qualify for the capital investment tax credit, etc. APPROPRIATION: $10,000,000

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2156 (Ch. 2011-142)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations (BTA)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2010 Senate • Filed
1/4/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 28
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/11/11, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
1/11/2011 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 118
1/13/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/18/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 118
1/19/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 108
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations
1/25/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations, 01/27/11, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
1/27/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 118
1/31/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 118
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 28
• On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/11/11, 1:15 pm, 412 Knott Building
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 110
• CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 111
3/11/2011 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Budget; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 205
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 205
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/15/11
3/14/2011 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Budget read 1st time -SJ 210
3/15/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 225
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/16/2011 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 231
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 231
• 04/07/2011: Requests House concur or failing to concur appoint conference cmte -SJ 454
3/23/2011 House • In Messages
5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2156 (Ch. 2011-142)