The Florida Senate

SB 1156: Space Exploration

GENERAL BILL by Altman

Space Exploration; Creating part XIII of ch. 288, F.S., entitled “Space Exploration Research Laboratory”; requiring the Florida Institute of Technology to submit a plan to the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) in order to qualify for grant funding of a space exploration research laboratory; directing the Department of Revenue, after notice by the DEO that certain contingencies have been met, to annually distribute for a certain number of years a specified amount of funds generated by visitor activity at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the purpose of establishing and operating a space exploration research institute at the Florida Institute of Technology, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/25/2013	Senate	• Filed
  3/1/2013	Senate	• Referred to Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 86
  3/5/2013	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 86
  3/11/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/14/13, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
  3/14/2013	Senate	• Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Commerce and Tourism -SJ 208
  4/3/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 04/08/13, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
  5/3/2013	Senate	• Died in Commerce and Tourism

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• SB 1156, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2013 at 9:33 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2013 (pdf) Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2013 (pdf) Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2013 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 1029	Space Exploration	Workman	Similar	Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee Location: In committee/council (EDTS)

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  3/14/2013 8:00 AM	Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security	8 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  212.20	Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected.	Page 4 (pdf)
  288.9933		Page 2 (pdf)

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