HB 231: Services for Veterans and Their Families
GENERAL BILL by Zika ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Brown ; Buchanan ; Bush ; Chambliss ; Daley ; Davis ; Drake ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Fischer ; Gregory ; Grieco ; Hunschofsky ; Killebrew ; Learned ; Leek ; McFarland ; Melo ; Morales ; Roach ; Slosberg ; Tant ; Valdés ; Woodson
Services for Veterans and Their Families; Authorizes DVA to establish Florida Veterans' Care Coordination Program to provide behavioral health care referral & care coordination services for veterans & their families; authorizes DVA to contract with certain nonprofit entity to enter into agreements with Florida 211 Network participants to provide such services; provides for statewide delivery of specified services by program teams; requires Florida 211 Network participants to collect program implementation data & submit such data to DVA; requires DVA to submit report to Governor & Legislature.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/13/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/22/2021 | House |
• Referred to Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee |
| 2/9/2021 | House |
• Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/16/2021 | House |
• Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee • Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee |
| 3/2/2021 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/4/2021 | House |
• Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/8/2021 | House |
• Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee |
| 3/15/2021 | House |
• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda |
| 3/17/2021 | House |
• Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 4/8/2021 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021) |
| 4/15/2021 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 • Immediately certified • Message sent to senate |
| 4/15/2021 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/19/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 492 |
| 4/20/2021 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 492 |
| 4/21/2021 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 514 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 260 -SJ 514 • Read 2nd time -SJ 514 • Read 3rd time -SJ 514 • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 514 |
| 4/21/2021 | House |
• In Messages • Ordered enrolled |
| 6/28/2021 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/29/2021 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 7/6/2021 |
• Chapter No. 2021-198 |
