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CS/CS/SB 426: Firefighters

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Community Affairs ; Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Torres ; Hooper ; Perry ; Gruters ; Broxson ; Stewart ; Taddeo ; Berman ; Powell ; Mayfield ; Rouson ; Montford ; Bracy ; Farmer ; Book ; Gibson ; Bean ; Wright ; Harrell ; Baxley ; Rodriguez ; Rader

Firefighters; Granting certain benefits to a firefighter upon receiving a diagnosis of cancer if certain conditions are met; requiring an employer to make certain disability payments to a firefighter in the event of a total and permanent disability; providing for death benefits to a firefighter’s beneficiary if a firefighter dies as a result of cancer or cancer treatments; adjusting the allocation of funds to provide line-of-duty death benefits for members in the investment plan of the Florida Retirement System, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-21
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/22/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 62
    2/12/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/19/19, 2:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    2/19/2019 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 158
    • Now in Community Affairs
    2/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/05/19, 2:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 62
    • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 186
    3/7/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 189
    4/8/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/11/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/11/2019 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 349
    4/15/2019 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/16/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 350
    4/18/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/19 -SJ 413
    4/23/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 411
    • Amendment(s) adopted (566368) -SJ 411
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 411
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 411
    4/23/2019 House • In Messages
    • Substituted for HB 7129 -HJ 786
    • Received -HJ 786
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 786
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/24/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 803
    • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 803
    4/24/2019 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 469
    4/26/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 580
    5/3/2019 • Approved by Governor -SJ 954
    • Chapter No. 2019-21

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  • CS/CS/SB 426, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2019 at 3:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7129 Firefighters State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 4/23/2019 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) -HJ 786 Track This Bill
    H 857 Firefighters Willhite, Latvala Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) Track This Bill
    S 784 (c1) Retirement Gruters Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.1816 Page 1 (pdf)
    121.735 Allocations for member line-of-duty death benefits; percentage amounts. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 426, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/23/2019 at 12:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7129 Firefighters State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 4/23/2019 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) -HJ 786 Track This Bill
    H 857 Firefighters Willhite, Latvala Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) Track This Bill
    S 784 (c1) Retirement Gruters Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2019 2:55 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.1816 Page 1 (pdf)
    121.735 Allocations for member line-of-duty death benefits; percentage amounts. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 426, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/15/2019 at 3:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7129 Firefighters State Affairs Committee Identical Last Action: 4/23/2019 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) -HJ 786 Track This Bill
    H 857 Firefighters Willhite, Latvala Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) Track This Bill
    S 784 (c1) Retirement Gruters Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    566368 - Amendment
    Delete lines 118 - 120 and insert:     		Flores 4/22/2019
    1:32 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/23/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2019 12:35 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.1816 Page 1 (pdf)
    121.735 Allocations for member line-of-duty death benefits; percentage amounts. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 426, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/7/2019 at 2:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/10/2019 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 857 Firefighters Willhite, Latvala Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    742124 - Amendment
    Between lines 119 and 120 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Flores)     		4/10/2019
    9:28 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/12/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/11/2019 9:00 AM Appropriations 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.1816 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 426, Original Filed Version Posted 1/22/2019 at 2:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2019 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2019 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/4/2019 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 857 Firefighters Willhite, Latvala Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    902036 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Flores)     		3/4/2019
    2:34 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/7/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2019 2:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 4 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/5/2019 2:30 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.1816 Page 1 (pdf)

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