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CS/CS/SB 1272: Professional Regulation

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Regulated Industries ; Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stargel

Professional Regulation; Citing this act as the "Occupational Opportunity Act"; revising the length of time that an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States may remain in good standing with an administrative board or program under certain circumstances; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to issue a professional license, rather than a temporary license, to specified applicants, etc. APPROPRIATION: $31,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 4/26/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 615 (Ch. 2017-135) -SJ 470
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2017 Senate • Filed
3/6/2017 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules -SJ 132
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 132
3/23/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/28/17, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
3/28/2017 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 258
3/29/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Rules
• Remaining references corrected to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations -SJ 271
• Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security -SJ 258
• On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 04/03/17, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 267
4/3/2017 Senate • Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 291
4/4/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 291
4/10/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/13/17, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/13/2017 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 412
4/17/2017 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 415
4/18/2017 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 412
4/24/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/17 -SJ 477
4/26/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 469
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 615 -SJ 470
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 615 (Ch. 2017-135) -SJ 470