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CS/CS/SB 538: Emergency Reporting

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Infrastructure and Security ; Diaz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book ; Pizzo ; Perry

Emergency Reporting; Requiring the Division of Emergency Management to create a list of reportable incidents; requiring such list to include certain events; requiring a political subdivision to report incidents contained on the list to the State Watch Office; authorizing the Division of Emergency Management to establish guidelines a political subdivision must follow to report an incident, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 6/22/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-53
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/16/2019 Senate • Filed
11/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 42
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
1/16/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/21/20, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/21/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
1/22/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/23/2020 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
1/27/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 194
2/5/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/20, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
2/10/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 269
2/11/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/12/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
• CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 272
2/14/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/19/20, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/19/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/3/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20 -SJ 461
3/5/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 420
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/6/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 483
• Amendment(s) adopted (682306) -SJ 483
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 484
3/6/2020 House • In Messages
3/9/2020 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1000
• Received -HJ 1000
3/10/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
• Read 2nd time -HJ 1042
• Amendment(s) adopted (093237) -HJ 1042, 1043
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/11/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1083
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 1084
3/11/2020 Senate • In returning messages
3/12/2020 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (093237) -SJ 842
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 843
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 843
6/11/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/20/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/22/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-53