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HB 221: Business Enterprise Opportunities for Wartime Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Nehr ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Patronis ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Snyder ; Williams, T. ; Young

Business Enterprise Opportunities for Wartime Veterans; Revises legislative intent with respect to business enterprise opportunities for wartime veterans; renames & revises Florida Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act to expand vendor preference in state contracting to include certain businesses owned & operated by wartime veterans or veterans of a period of war.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations (BGA)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/27/2011 House • Filed
10/17/2011 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 24
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 24
1/23/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 8:00 am, 306 HOB
1/25/2012 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 283
• Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 283
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/31/2012 House • Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 321
2/1/2012 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 321
2/6/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/08/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
2/8/2012 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 549
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 549
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 718
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 766
• Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 766
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 813
• Referred to Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 813
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)