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CS/HB 7083: Emergency Management

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Government Accountability Committee ; Raschein ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Edwards-Walpole ; Williams

Emergency Management; Extends number of days that certain state employees may be granted administrative leave to participate in federal disaster relief services; authorizes Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Funds to be used for specified purposes; provides specified requirements for state comprehensive emergency management plan & county emergency management plans; prohibits certain public entities from holding specified meetings during declared state of emergency under certain circumstances; requires DOT to conduct study & provides requirements therefor; requires DOT to submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides that act fulfills important state interest.

Effective Date: upon becoming law
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/15/2018 House • Filed
2/16/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 602
2/19/2018 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 614
2/20/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/22/18, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
2/22/2018 House • CS by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 673
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 670
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
• CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 668
2/28/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 708
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/1/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 735, 736
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 736
3/1/2018 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2018 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules -SJ 732
• Received -SJ 768
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security