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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)

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  • 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

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  • CS/SB 260, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/18/2021 at 1:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 (er) Services for Veterans and Their Families Zika Identical Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-198

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.9087 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 260, Original Filed Version Posted 12/14/2020 at 8:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2021 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2021 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2021 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 Services for Veterans and Their Families Zika Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-198

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    491526 - Amendment
    Delete lines 25 - 118 and insert:
    Appropriations
    (Harrell)
    4/12/2021
    5:01 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2021 12:30 PM Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/2/2021 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/15/2021 9:00 AM Appropriations View Vote Record

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.9087 Page 1 (pdf)

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