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CS/HB 1311: Office of the Blue Economy

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; LaMarca ; Skidmore

Office of the Blue Economy; Creates Office of Blue Economy; provides that office shall be housed within state university & administered by Board of Governors; provides duties of office; requires office to annually provide certain report to Governor & Legislature.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/5/2024	House	• Filed
  1/9/2024	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/13/2024	House	• Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
  2/2/2024	House	• Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
  2/6/2024	House	• Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/7/2024	House	• Original reference removed: Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee • Original reference removed: Commerce Committee • Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/9/2024	House	• Added to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  2/13/2024	House	• Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  3/8/2024	House	• Died in Education & Employment Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1285 (Ch. 2024-101)

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• CS/HB 1311, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2024 at 5:30 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1754	Office of the Blue Economy	Pizzo	Similar	Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1285 (Ch. 2024-101)
  H 1285 (er)	Education	Choice & Innovation Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 4/17/2024 Chapter No. 2024-101; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7002 (Ch. 2024-159), CS/SB 7004 (Ch. 2024-160)

  Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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• HB 1311, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2024 at 2:02 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1754	Office of the Blue Economy	Pizzo	Similar	Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1285 (Ch. 2024-101)

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  174823 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	LaMarca	2/5/2024 11:20 AM	Adopted without Objection 2/6/2024	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  20.60	Department of Commerce; creation; powers and duties.	Page 2 (pdf)
  288.102		Page 3 (pdf)

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