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CS/SB 1280: Military Affairs

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security ; Collins

Military Affairs; Redesignating the official state flagship as the S.S. American Victory; updating a reference to federal law relating to the designation of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as the state approving agency for veterans’ education and training; renaming the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program administered by Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., as the Veterans Florida Opportunity Program; requiring Florida is for Veterans, Inc., and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to enter into a grant agreement, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,500,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
    3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    3/27/2025 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time

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  • CS/SB 1280, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 4:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (7)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1282 Public Records/Veterans Florida Opportunity Program Collins Linked Last Action: 3/26/2025 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Track This Bill
    H 1241 Veterans Redondo Similar Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 559 Designation of the Official State Flagship Gonzalez Pittman Compare Last Action: 2/25/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction Track This Bill
    H 1291 Pub. Rec./Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Redondo Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 804 Designation of the Official State Flagship Collins Compare Last Action: 4/1/2025 S Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Track This Bill
    S 1290 (c2) Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Collins Compare Last Action: 4/17/2025 S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 Track This Bill
    S 1348 (c2) Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Trumbull Compare Last Action: 4/17/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    15.0465 Official state flagship. Page 3 (pdf)
    295.124 State approving agency for veterans’ education and training. Page 3 (pdf)
    295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Page 3 (pdf)
    295.22 Veterans Employment and Training Services Program. Page 4 (pdf)
    295.25 Page 13 (pdf)
    320.084 Free motor vehicle license plate to certain disabled veterans. Page 13 (pdf)
    322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting fees. Page 15 (pdf)
    394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs. Page 16 (pdf)

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  • SB 1280, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 8:20 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1282 Public Records/Veterans Florida Opportunity Program Collins Linked Last Action: 3/26/2025 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Track This Bill
    H 1241 Veterans Redondo Identical Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1291 Pub. Rec./Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Redondo Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    316166 - Amendment
    Before line 50 insert:     		Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    (Collins)     		3/24/2025
    7:30 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    259822 - Amendment
    Delete lines 370 - 396.     		Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    (Collins)     		3/24/2025
    10:42 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 1:30 PM Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    295.124 State approving agency for veterans’ education and training. Page 2 (pdf)
    295.21 Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. Page 3 (pdf)
    295.22 Veterans Employment and Training Services Program. Page 4 (pdf)
    295.25 Page 12 (pdf)
    322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting fees. Page 13 (pdf)
    379.354 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization numbers; fees established. Page 13 (pdf)
    394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs. Page 14 (pdf)

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