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CS/SB 260: Services for Veterans and Their Families

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Harrell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wright ; Rodriguez ; Cruz ; Stewart ; Burgess ; Perry

Services for Veterans and Their Families; Authorizing the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to establish the Florida Veterans’ Care Coordination Program to provide veterans and their families with behavioral health care referral and care coordination services; authorizing the department to contract with a certain nonprofit entity to enter into agreements with Florida 211 Network participants to provide such services; providing for the statewide delivery of specified services by program teams; requiring Florida 211 Network participants to collect program implementation data and to submit such data to the department, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/21/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 231 (Ch. 2021-198) -SJ 514
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/14/2020 Senate • Filed
12/21/2020 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 56
1/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/02/21, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/2/2021 Senate • Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 176
2/3/2021 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
2/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 56
• Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 190
• Now in Appropriations
4/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2021 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
4/18/2021 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/19/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
4/20/2021 Senate • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 475
4/21/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 514
• Substituted HB 231 -SJ 514
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 231 (Ch. 2021-198) -SJ 514