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CS/CS/HB 535: Funeral Service Benefits for Public Safety Officers

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee ; Botana ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Barnaby ; Canady ; Garcia ; Leek ; Lopez, V. ; Plakon ; Salzman

Funeral Service Benefits for Public Safety Officers; Authorizes travel expenses for members of law enforcement agency for specified purpose; increases amount of money to be paid toward funeral & burial expenses of officers killed in line of duty; authorizes number of hours of administrative leave to be granted to members of law enforcement agency for specified purpose; authorizes head of law enforcement agency to deny such administrative leave; authorizes use of state motor vehicle to attend funeral within state of law enforcement officer who was killed in line of duty.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
Last Action: 5/26/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-145
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/26/2023 House • Filed
2/7/2023 House • Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
2/16/2023 House • Added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2/23/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
2/24/2023 House • Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/28/2023 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Appropriations Committee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/13/2023 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
3/15/2023 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
• Reported out of Appropriations Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
3/29/2023 House • PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
3/31/2023 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/3/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/10/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2023)
4/13/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
4/13/2023 Senate • In Messages
4/14/2023 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
4/17/2023 Senate • Received
4/27/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 562
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 364 -SJ 562
• Read 2nd time -SJ 562
• Read 3rd time -SJ 562
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 562
4/27/2023 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
5/22/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/25/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/26/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-145