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CS/HB 749: Adoption Benefits

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Combee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Cortes, B. ; Plakon

Adoption Benefits; Revises definition of term "qualifying adoptive employee" to include employees of charter schools & Florida Virtual School for purpose of extending state employee adoption benefits to such employees; provides for retroactive application; requires such employees to apply to their school directors to obtain monetary benefits; requires CFO to transfer funds for such purpose.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/26/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-140
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/2017 House • Filed
2/15/2017 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 86
3/6/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/08/17, 12:00 pm, 12 HOB
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 86
3/8/2017 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 354
3/10/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 348
3/14/2017 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 360
3/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/21/2017 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 423
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 423
3/28/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/30/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/30/2017 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 521
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 521
4/13/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
4/18/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
4/19/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 728
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/20/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 750, 751
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 751
4/25/2017 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 457
• Received -SJ 457
5/1/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 598
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 598
• Substituted for CS/SB 780 -SJ 598
• Read 2nd time -SJ 598
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/2/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 661
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 661
5/2/2017 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1099
6/14/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2017 • Approved by Governor
6/26/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-140