Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/SB 598: Higher Educational Facilities Financing

GENERAL BILL by Education Postsecondary ; Martin

Higher Educational Facilities Financing; Specifying when the term for a new appointee to the Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority begins; authorizing the authority to conduct meetings and workshops by means of communications media technology; authorizing the authority to contract with an entity to assist with administrative matters; prohibiting the authority from entering into a financing agreement with a participating institution for a project if at the time the agreement is executed certain conditions exist, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/18/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-92
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/8/2023 Senate • Filed
2/16/2023 Senate • Referred to Education Postsecondary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
3/2/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
3/8/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
• CS by Education Postsecondary read 1st time -SJ 140
3/17/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/22/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
3/22/2023 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
4/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/11/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/13/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/23
4/18/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 414
• Read 3rd time -SJ 414
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 414
4/19/2023 House • In Messages
4/20/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/25/2023 House • Substituted for HB 257
• Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
4/26/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
5/16/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/17/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/18/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-92