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CS/SB 1658: Executive Appointments

GENERAL BILL by Environment and Natural Resources ; Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodrigues

Executive Appointments; Requiring that the executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement be appointed subject to a majority vote of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor on the prevailing side; requiring the appointment of the secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection be subject to the concurrence of three members of the Cabinet or confirmation by the Senate; requiring the Governor to notify the Cabinet and the President of the Senate in writing of the method of confirmation; requiring that the executive director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs be appointed subject to a majority vote of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor on the prevailing side, etc.

Effective Date: 3/10/2022
 Last Action: 3/11/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-14
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2022 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Rules -SJ 143
    1/13/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/18/22, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
    1/14/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/20/22, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Received
    1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 143
    1/26/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/31/2022 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 243
    2/1/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/2/2022 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time -SJ 249
    2/3/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 4 -SJ 337
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/7/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/10/22 -SJ 364
    2/10/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 356
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 356
    • CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 12 -SJ 356
    • Immediately certified -SJ 364
    2/10/2022 House • In Messages
    3/7/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2022)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/8/2022 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/9/2022 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 77, NAYS 34
    3/10/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 814
    3/10/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 815
    • Approved by Governor -SJ 814
    3/11/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-14

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  • CS/SB 1658, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/10/2022 at 8:10 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1295 (c2) Executive Appointments State Affairs Committee Identical Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1658 (Ch. 2022-14) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.201 Department of Law Enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    20.255 Department of Environmental Protection. Page 2 (pdf)
    20.37 Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1658, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/1/2022 at 12:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1295 (c2) Executive Appointments State Affairs Committee Identical Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1658 (Ch. 2022-14) Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2022 9:00 AM Rules 12 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/10/2022 2:24 PM Senate 26 Yeas - 12 Nays
    3/9/2022 8:24 PM House 77 Yeas - 34 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.201 Department of Law Enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    20.255 Department of Environmental Protection. Page 2 (pdf)
    20.37 Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 1658, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2022 at 3:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1295 (c1) Executive Appointments State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1658 (Ch. 2022-14) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    731196 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Environment and Natural Resources
    (Bean)     		1/28/2022
    2:34 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/31/2022     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/31/2022 3:00 PM Environment and Natural Resources 4 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.255 Department of Environmental Protection. Page 1 (pdf)

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