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HB 853: State Park Fee Waivers and Discounts

GENERAL BILL by Buchanan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hogan Johnson ; Zika

State Park Fee Waivers and Discounts; Requires Division of Recreation & Parks within DEP to provide specified state park fee waiver & discount to persons, corporations, or agencies that operate group homes & to certain out-of-home caregivers.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/3/2019 House • Filed
12/16/2019 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 72
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 72
1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, 12 HOB
2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 504
• Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 504
2/7/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/20, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
2/11/2020 House • Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 549
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 549
2/18/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
2/20/2020 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 629
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 629
2/27/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20
3/3/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 698
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/4/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 726
• Passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 0 -HJ 727
3/4/2020 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 472
• Received -SJ 472
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs