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CS/SB 1144: State and Local Government Relations with Cuba or Syria

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Garcia

State and Local Government Relations with Cuba or Syria; Prohibiting the State Board of Administration from being a fiduciary with respect to voting on any proxy resolution advocating expanded United States trade with Cuba or Syria; prohibiting a state agency or local governmental entity from contracting for goods and services of more than a certain amount with a company that has business operations in Cuba or Syria; requiring certification upon submission of a bid or proposal for a contract, or before a company enters into or renews a contract, with an agency or governmental entity that the company is not engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 959 (Ch. 2012-196) -SJ 1156
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/5/2011 Senate • Filed
1/10/2012 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 93
• Introduced -SJ 93
1/17/2012 Senate • Original reference(s)- removed: Banking and Insurance -SJ 213
• References corrected to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 213
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
1/27/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/01/12, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/17/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/22/12, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/22/2012 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 671
2/23/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 676
2/24/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 671
3/6/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 902
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 902
3/7/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1156
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 959 -SJ 1156
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 959 (Ch. 2012-196) -SJ 1156