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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE – REGULAR SESSION – 2003 5

STATISTICS REPORTSENATE BILLS FILED PASSED PASSED BOTH

SENATE CHAMBERSCONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS 3 0 0 RESOLUTIONS(ONE CHAMBER) 89 77 0 GENERAL BILLS 1276 402 233 LOCAL BILLS 83 16 6 JOINT RESOLUTIONS 27 1 0 MEMORIALS 14 5 1 WITHDRAWN 4 0 0

TOTALS 1496 501 240*

HOUSE BILLS FILED PASSED PASSED BOTHHOUSE CHAMBERS

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS 3 1 1 RESOLUTIONS(ONE CHAMBER) 88 84 0 GENERAL BILLS 803 168 82 LOCAL BILLS 126 100 91 JOINT RESOLUTIONS 25 1 0 MEMORIALS 12 5 3

TOTALS 1057 359 177*

SENATE AND HOUSE BILLS FILED PASSED FIRST PASSED BOTHCHAMBER CHAMBERS

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS 6 1 1 RESOLUTIONS(ONE CHAMBER) 177 161 0 GENERAL BILLS 2079 570 315 LOCAL BILLS 209 116 97 JOINT RESOLUTIONS 52 2 0 MEMORIALS 26 10 4 WITHDRAWN 4 0 0

TOTALS 2553 860 417*

*ONE CHAMBER RESOLUTIONS NOT INCLUDED

6 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE – REGULAR SESSION – 2003STATISTICS REPORT

SENATE HOUSE TOTALBILLS BILLS

BILLS TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 2 0 2

BILLS PASSED AS AMENDED 171 170 341

COMMITTEES �� COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CS) 446 0 446 �� CS/CS 123 0 123 �� CS/CS/CS 10 0 10 �� FAVORABLE SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT 410 1 411 �� FAVOR/AMENDMENT(S) SENATE COMMITTEE RPT 130 4 134 �� FAVORABLE HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT 2 318 320 �� FAVOR/AMENDMENT(S) HOUSE COMMITTEE RPT 0 231 231 �� FAVOR/CS AMENDMENT HOUSE COMMITTEE RPT 0 400 400 �� UNFAVORABLE SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT 3 0 3 �� UNFAVORABLE HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT 0 9 9

COUNCIL

GOVERNOR �� APPROVED 223 164 387 �� BECAME LAW WITHOUT SIGNATURE 0 3 3 �� VETOED 16 6 22 �� LINE-ITEM VETOED 0 0 0

FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 1 4 5 (JT. RES., CONC. RES., MEM.)

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED 77 84 161

FAILED TO PASS SENATE 1 0 1 FAILED TO PASS HOUSE 0 1 1 FAILED TO PASS HSE, FURTHER ACTION 0 1 1

LAID ON TABLE 121 160 281

WITHDRAWN 4 8 12 WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION 2 35 37 W/D FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION 47 21 68

IN SENATE COMMITTEES 16 0 16

DIED, NOT INTRODUCED 11 0 11 DIED, REFERENCE DEFERRED 0 10 10 DIED IN SENATE COMMITTEES 732 82 814 DIED IN HOUSE COMMITTEES 35 374 409 DIED IN SENATE MESSAGES 0 10 10 DIED IN SENATE RETURNING MESSAGES 15 1 16


STATISTICS REPORTSENATE HOUSE TOTAL

BILLS BILLS

DIED IN HOUSE MESSAGES 119 0 119 DIED IN HOUSE RETURNING MESSAGES 1 5 6 DIED IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 2 0 2 DIED ON SENATE CALENDAR 75 0 75 DIED ON HOUSE CALENDAR 12 77 89 DIED PENDING REVIEW OF CS UNDER RULE 6 0 6 6


SENATE BILLSCONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

S 1166, S 2714, S 2798

RESOLUTIONS (ONE CHAMBER) S 102, S 104, S 106, S 166, S 168, S 200, S 264, S 486, S 492, S 494, S 496, S 498, S 520, S 522, S 576, S 692, S 722, S 1178, S 1204, S 1290, S 1304, S 1320, S 1384, S 1390, S 1416, S 1466, S 1504, S 1562, S 1990, S 2068, S 2194, S 2374, S 2402, S 2478, S 2480, S 2506, S 2508, S 2510, S 2516, S 2530, S 2540, S 2542, S 2594, S 2604, S 2606, S 2622, S 2632, S 2662, S 2674, S 2694, S 2696, S 2702, S 2704, S 2722, S 2724, S 2732, S 2734, S 2764, S 2774, S 2788, S 2790, S 2806, S 2808, S 2810, S 2812, S 2822, S 2824, S 2838, S 2844, S 2846, S 2848, S 2950, S 2952, S 2954, S 2956, S 2962, S 2964, S 2966, S 2968, S 2970, S 2972, S 2974, S 2976, S 2978, S 2982, S 2984, S 2992, S 2994, S 2998

GENERAL BILLS S 2, S 4, S 12, S 14, S 22, S 24, S 50, S 52, S 54, S 56, S 58, S 60, S 62, S 64, S 66, S 68, S 70, S 72, S 74, S 76, S 80, S 82, S 84, S 86, S 88, S 90, S 92, S 94, S 96, S 98, S 100, S 108, S 110, S 112, S 114, S 116, S 118, S 120, S 122, S 124, S 126, S 128, S 130, S 134, S 136, S 138, S 140, S 142, S 144, S 146, S 148, S 150, S 152, S 154, S 156, S 158, S 160, S 162, S 164, S 170, S 172, S 174, S 176, S 178, S 180, S 182, S 184, S 186, S 188, S 190, S 192, S 194, S 196, S 198, S 202, S 204, S 206, S 208, S 210, S 212, S 216, S 218, S 220, S 222, S 224, S 226, S 228, S 230, S 232, S 234, S 236, S 238, S 242, S 244, S 246, S 248, S 250, S 252, S 254, S 256, S 258, S 260, S 262, S 266, S 268, S 270, S 272, S 274, S 276, S 278, S 280, S 282, S 284, S 286, S 288, S 290, S 292, S 294, S 296, S 298, S 300, S 302, S 304, S 306, S 308, S 310, S 312, S 314, S 316, S 320, S 322, S 324, S 326, S 328, S 330, S 332, S 334, S 336, S 338, S 340, S 342, S 344, S 346, S 348, S 350, S 352, S 354, S 356, S 358, S 360, S 362, S 364, S 366, S 368, S 370, S 372, S 374, S 376, S 378, S 380, S 382, S 384, S 386, S 388, S 390, S 392, S 394, S 396, S 398, S 400, S 402, S 404, S 406, S 408, S 410, S 412, S 414, S 416, S 418, S 420, S 422, S 424, S 426, S 428, S 430, S 432, S 434, S 436, S 438, S 440, S 442, S 444, S 446, S 448, S 450, S 452, S 454, S 456, S 458, S 460, S 462, S 466, S 468, S 470, S 472, S 474, S 476, S 478, S 480, S 482, S 488, S 490, S 500, S 502, S 504, S 506, S 508, S 510, S 512, S 514, S 516, S 518, S 524, S 526, S 528, S 530, S 532, S 534, S 536, S 538, S 540, S 542, S 544, S 546, S 548, S 550, S 552, S 554, S 556, S 558, S 560, S 562, S 564, S 566, S 568, S 570, S 572, S 574, S 578, S 580, S 582, S 584, S 586, S 588, S 590, S 592, S 594, S 596, S 598, S 600, S 602, S 604, S 606, S 608, S 610, S 614, S 616, S 618, S 620, S 622, S 624, S 626, S 628, S 630, S 632, S 634, S 636, S 638, S 640, S 642, S 644, S 646, S 648, S 650, S 652, S 654, S 656, S 658, S 660, S 662, S 664, S 666, S 668, S 670, S 672, S 674, S 676, S 678, S 680, S 682, S 684, S 686, S 688, S 690, S 694, S 696, S 698, S 700, S 702, S 704, S 706, S 708, S 710, S 712, S 714, S 716, S 718, S 724, S 726, S 728, S 730, S 732, S 734, S 736, S 738, S 742, S 744, S 746, S 748, S 750, S 752, S 754, S 756, S 758, S 760, S 762, S 764, S 766, S 768, S 770, S 772, S 774, S 776, S 778, S 780, S 782, S 784, S 786, S 788, S 790, S 792, S 794, S 796, S 798, S 800, S 802, S 804, S 806, S 808, S 810, S 812, S 814, S 816, S 818, S 820, S 822, S 824, S 826, S 828, S 830, S 832, S 834, S 836, S 838, S 840, S 842, S 844, S 846, S 848, S 850, S 852, S 854, S 856, S 858, S 860, S 862, S 864, S 866, S 868, S 870, S 872, S 874, S 876, S 878, S 880, S 882, S 884, S 886, S 888, S 890, S 892, S 894, S 896, S 898, S 900, S 902, S 904, S 906, S 908, S 910, S 912, S 914, S 916, S 918, S 920, S 922, S 924, S 926, S 928, S 930, S 932, S 934, S 936, S 938, S 940, S 942, S 944, S 946, S 948, S 950, S 952, S 954, S 956, S 958, S 960, S 962, S 964, S 966, S 968, S 970, S 972, S 974, S 976, S 978, S 980, S 982, S 984, S 986, S 988, S 990, S 992, S 994, S 996, S 998, S 1000, S 1002, S 1004, S 1006, S 1010, S 1012, S 1014, S 1016, S 1018, S 1020, S 1022, S 1024, S 1026, S 1028, S 1030, S 1032, S 1034, S 1036, S 1038, S 1040, S 1042, S 1044, S 1046, S 1048, S 1050, S 1052, S 1054, S 1056, S 1058, S 1060, S 1062, S 1064, S 1066, S 1068, S 1070, S 1072, S 1074, S 1076, S 1078, S 1080, S 1082, S 1084, S 1086, S 1088, S 1090, S 1092, S 1094, S 1096, S 1098, S 1100, S 1102, S 1104, S 1106, S 1108, S 1110, S 1112, S 1114, S 1116, S 1118, S 1120, S 1122, S 1124, S 1126, S 1128, S 1130, S 1132,

GENERAL BILLS (CONT.)S 1134, S 1136, S 1138, S 1140, S 1142, S 1144, S 1146, S 1148, S 1150, S 1152, S 1154, S 1156, S 1158, S 1160, S 1162, S 1164, S 1168, S 1174, S 1176, S 1182, S 1184, S 1186, S 1188, S 1190, S 1192, S 1194, S 1196, S 1198, S 1200, S 1202, S 1206, S 1208, S 1210, S 1212, S 1214, S 1216, S 1218, S 1220, S 1222, S 1224, S 1226, S 1228, S 1230, S 1232, S 1234, S 1236, S 1238, S 1240, S 1242, S 1244, S 1246, S 1248, S 1250, S 1252, S 1254, S 1256, S 1258, S 1260, S 1262, S 1266, S 1268, S 1270, S 1272, S 1274, S 1276, S 1278, S 1280, S 1282, S 1284, S 1286, S 1288, S 1292, S 1294, S 1298, S 1300, S 1302, S 1306, S 1308, S 1310, S 1312, S 1314, S 1316, S 1318, S 1322, S 1324, S 1326, S 1328, S 1330, S 1332, S 1334, S 1336, S 1338, S 1340, S 1348, S 1350, S 1356, S 1358, S 1362, S 1366, S 1368, S 1370, S 1372, S 1374, S 1376, S 1380, S 1382, S 1388, S 1392, S 1394, S 1396, S 1398, S 1402, S 1404, S 1406, S 1408, S 1410, S 1412, S 1414, S 1418, S 1422, S 1424, S 1426, S 1428, S 1430, S 1432, S 1434, S 1436, S 1438, S 1440, S 1442, S 1444, S 1446, S 1448, S 1450, S 1452, S 1454, S 1456, S 1458, S 1460, S 1462, S 1464, S 1468, S 1470, S 1474, S 1476, S 1478, S 1480, S 1482, S 1484, S 1486, S 1488, S 1490, S 1492, S 1496, S 1498, S 1500, S 1502, S 1508, S 1510, S 1512, S 1514, S 1516, S 1518, S 1520, S 1522, S 1524, S 1526, S 1528, S 1530, S 1532, S 1536, S 1538, S 1540, S 1542, S 1544, S 1546, S 1548, S 1550, S 1552, S 1554, S 1556, S 1558, S 1564, S 1566, S 1568, S 1570, S 1572, S 1574, S 1576, S 1578, S 1580, S 1582, S 1584, S 1586, S 1588, S 1590, S 1596, S 1598, S 1600, S 1604, S 1606, S 1608, S 1610, S 1612, S 1614, S 1616, S 1618, S 1620, S 1622, S 1624, S 1626, S 1628, S 1630, S 1632, S 1634, S 1636, S 1638, S 1640, S 1642, S 1644, S 1646, S 1648, S 1650, S 1652, S 1654, S 1658, S 1660, S 1662, S 1664, S 1666, S 1668, S 1670, S 1674, S 1676, S 1678, S 1680, S 1682, S 1684, S 1686, S 1690, S 1692, S 1694, S 1696, S 1698, S 1700, S 1702, S 1704, S 1706, S 1708, S 1710, S 1712, S 1714, S 1720, S 1722, S 1724, S 1726, S 1730, S 1732, S 1734, S 1736, S 1738, S 1740, S 1742, S 1746, S 1748, S 1750, S 1752, S 1754, S 1756, S 1758, S 1760, S 1762, S 1764, S 1766, S 1768, S 1770, S 1772, S 1774, S 1776, S 1778, S 1780, S 1782, S 1784, S 1786, S 1788, S 1790, S 1792, S 1794, S 1796, S 1798, S 1800, S 1802, S 1804, S 1806, S 1808, S 1810, S 1812, S 1814, S 1816, S 1820, S 1822, S 1824, S 1826, S 1828, S 1830, S 1832, S 1834, S 1836, S 1838, S 1840, S 1842, S 1844, S 1846, S 1848, S 1850, S 1852, S 1854, S 1856, S 1858, S 1860, S 1862, S 1864, S 1866, S 1868, S 1870, S 1872, S 1874, S 1876, S 1878, S 1880, S 1882, S 1884, S 1886, S 1888, S 1890, S 1892, S 1894, S 1896, S 1898, S 1900, S 1902, S 1904, S 1906, S 1908, S 1910, S 1912, S 1914, S 1916, S 1918, S 1920, S 1922, S 1924, S 1926, S 1928, S 1930, S 1932, S 1934, S 1936, S 1938, S 1940, S 1942, S 1944, S 1946, S 1948, S 1950, S 1952, S 1954, S 1956, S 1958, S 1960, S 1962, S 1964, S 1966, S 1968, S 1970, S 1972, S 1974, S 1976, S 1978, S 1980, S 1982, S 1984, S 1986, S 1988, S 1992, S 1994, S 1996, S 1998, S 2000, S 2002, S 2004, S 2006, S 2008, S 2010, S 2012, S 2014, S 2016, S 2018, S 2020, S 2022, S 2024, S 2026, S 2028, S 2030, S 2032, S 2034, S 2036, S 2038, S 2040, S 2042, S 2044, S 2046, S 2048, S 2050, S 2052, S 2054, S 2056, S 2058, S 2060, S 2062, S 2064, S 2066, S 2070, S 2072, S 2074, S 2076, S 2078, S 2080, S 2082, S 2084, S 2086, S 2088, S 2090, S 2092, S 2094, S 2096, S 2098, S 2100, S 2102, S 2104, S 2106, S 2108, S 2110, S 2112, S 2114, S 2116, S 2118, S 2120, S 2122, S 2124, S 2126, S 2128, S 2130, S 2132, S 2134, S 2136, S 2138, S 2140, S 2142, S 2144, S 2146, S 2148, S 2150, S 2152, S 2154, S 2156, S 2158, S 2160, S 2162, S 2164, S 2166, S 2168, S 2170, S 2172, S 2174, S 2178, S 2180, S 2182, S 2184, S 2186, S 2188, S 2190, S 2192, S 2196, S 2200, S 2202, S 2204, S 2206, S 2210, S 2212, S 2214, S 2216, S 2218, S 2220, S 2222, S 2224, S 2226, S 2228, S 2230, S 2232, S 2234, S 2236, S 2238, S 2240, S 2242, S 2244, S 2246, S 2248, S 2252, S 2254, S 2256, S 2258, S 2260, S 2262, S 2264, S 2266, S 2268, S 2270, S 2272, S 2274, S 2276, S 2278, S 2280, S 2282, S 2284, S 2286, S 2288, S 2290, S 2294, S 2296, S 2298, S 2300, S 2302, S 2304, S 2306, S 2308, S 2310, S 2312, S 2314, S 2316, S 2318, S 2320, S 2322, S 2324, S 2328, S 2330, S 2332, S 2334, S 2336, S 2338, S 2344, S 2346, S 2348, S 2350, S 2352, S 2354, S 2356, S 2358, S 2360, S 2362, S 2364, S 2366, S 2368, S 2370, S 2372, S 2376, S 2378, S 2380, S 2382, S 2384, S 2386, S 2388, S 2390, S 2392, S 2394, S 2396, S 2398, S 2400, S 2404, S 2406, S 2408, S 2410, S 2412, S 2414, S 2416, S 2418, S 2420, S 2422, S 2424, S 2426, S 2428, S 2430, S 2432, S 2434, S 2436, S 2438, S 2440, S 2442, S 2444, S 2446, S 2448, S 2450, S 2452, S 2454, S 2456, S 2458, S 2460, S 2462, S 2464, S 2466, S 2468, S 2470, S 2472, S 2474, S 2476, S 2482, S 2484, S 2486, S 2488, S 2490, S 2492, S 2494, S 2496, S 2498, S 2500, S 2502, S 2504, S 2514, S 2518, S 2520, S 2522, S 2524, S 2526, S 2528, S 2532, S 2534, S 2536, S 2538, S 2544, S 2546, S 2548, S 2550, S 2552, S 2554, S 2556, S 2558, S 2560, S 2562, S 2564, S 2566, S 2568, S 2570, S 2572, S 2574, S 2576, S 2578,

(BILLS UNDERLINED HAVE PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS— (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) ADOPTED ONE−CHAMBER RESOLUTIONS ALSO UNDERLINED)


STATISTICS REPORTSENATE BILLS

GENERAL BILLS (CONT.)S 2580, S 2582, S 2584, S 2586, S 2588, S 2590, S 2592, S 2596, S 2600, S 2602, S 2608, S 2610, S 2612, S 2614, S 2616, S 2618, S 2620, S 2624, S 2626, S 2628, S 2630, S 2634, S 2636, S 2638, S 2640, S 2642, S 2644, S 2646, S 2648, S 2650, S 2652, S 2654, S 2656, S 2658, S 2660, S 2664, S 2666, S 2668, S 2670, S 2672, S 2676, S 2678, S 2680, S 2682, S 2684, S 2686, S 2688, S 2690, S 2692, S 2698, S 2700, S 2706, S 2708, S 2710, S 2712, S 2716, S 2718, S 2720, S 2726, S 2728, S 2730, S 2736, S 2738, S 2740, S 2742, S 2744, S 2746, S 2748, S 2750, S 2752, S 2754, S 2756, S 2758, S 2760, S 2762, S 2766, S 2768, S 2770, S 2772, S 2778, S 2780, S 2782, S 2784, S 2786, S 2794, S 2796, S 2800, S 2802, S 2804, S 2814, S 2816, S 2818, S 2820, S 2826, S 2828, S 2830, S 2832, S 2834, S 2836, S 2842

GENERAL BILLS – PASSED FIRST CHAMBER S 52, S 54, S 56, S 58, S 62, S 88, S 90, S 108, S 118, S 140, S 144, S 146, S 160, S 162, S 172, S 174, S 192, S 194, S 198, S 204, S 222, S 228, S 242, S 250, S 258, S 260, S 262, S 266, S 270, S 274, S 276, S 278, S 296, S 308, S 310, S 312, S 320, S 326, S 330, S 340, S 350, S 354, S 366, S 372, S 376, S 388, S 390, S 406, S 418, S 424, S 428, S 438, S 460, S 470, S 472, S 478, S 480, S 482, S 488, S 524, S 530, S 554, S 560, S 562, S 564, S 566, S 570, S 572, S 574, S 580, S 582, S 584, S 586, S 588, S 590, S 592, S 594, S 606, S 614, S 626, S 634, S 638, S 640, S 642, S 654, S 662, S 664, S 668, S 676, S 680, S 684, S 686, S 698, S 712, S 726, S 728, S 730, S 732, S 738, S 744, S 746, S 748, S 750, S 752, S 754, S 756, S 758, S 760, S 762, S 764, S 766, S 768, S 770, S 772, S 774, S 776, S 778, S 780, S 782, S 784, S 786, S 788, S 790, S 792, S 794, S 796, S 798, S 800, S 802, S 804, S 806, S 808, S 810, S 812, S 814, S 816, S 818, S 820, S 822, S 824, S 826, S 828, S 830, S 832, S 834, S 836, S 838, S 842, S 844, S 848, S 850, S 852, S 854, S 856, S 858, S 860, S 862, S 864, S 866, S 868, S 870, S 872, S 874, S 876, S 878, S 880, S 882, S 886, S 888, S 890, S 892, S 894, S 896, S 898, S 900, S 902, S 904, S 906, S 908, S 910, S 912, S 914, S 916, S 918, S 920, S 922, S 924, S 926, S 928, S 930, S 932, S 934, S 936, S 938, S 940, S 942, S 944, S 948, S 950, S 952, S 954, S 956, S 958, S 1006, S 1024, S 1044, S 1046, S 1048, S 1050, S 1056, S 1072, S 1080, S 1098, S 1126, S 1138, S 1162, S 1164, S 1168, S 1176, S 1182, S 1184, S 1202, S 1210, S 1214, S 1218, S 1220, S 1224, S 1232, S 1248, S 1252, S 1254, S 1260, S 1272, S 1286, S 1298, S 1300, S 1312, S 1318, S 1334, S 1336, S 1362, S 1370, S 1374, S 1426, S 1428, S 1430, S 1434, S 1436, S 1442, S 1448, S 1454, S 1480, S 1488, S 1492, S 1500, S 1522, S 1530, S 1538, S 1542, S 1554, S 1556, S 1566, S 1568, S 1578, S 1580, S 1582, S 1584, S 1588, S 1612, S 1616, S 1632, S 1634, S 1638, S 1644, S 1648, S 1650, S 1660, S 1670, S 1694, S 1696, S 1712, S 1724, S 1732, S 1740, S 1742, S 1750, S 1754, S 1758, S 1762, S 1766, S 1768, S 1770, S 1772, S 1776, S 1782, S 1784, S 1822, S 1838, S 1842, S 1852, S 1854, S 1856, S 1862, S 1896, S 1902, S 1942, S 1944, S 1952, S 1954, S 1956, S 1958, S 1986, S 1992, S 1994, S 2002, S 2016, S 2020, S 2036, S 2042, S 2046, S 2050, S 2062, S 2070, S 2078, S 2082, S 2084, S 2114, S 2118, S 2122, S 2136, S 2142, S 2150, S 2152, S 2156, S 2162, S 2164, S 2170, S 2172, S 2178, S 2186, S 2190, S 2192, S 2210, S 2212, S 2216, S 2238, S 2242, S 2248, S 2260, S 2264, S 2266, S 2278, S 2284, S 2294, S 2312, S 2322, S 2334, S 2338, S 2348, S 2356, S 2364, S 2366, S 2368, S 2378, S 2380, S 2388, S 2390, S 2404, S 2406, S 2436, S 2446, S 2450, S 2460, S 2462, S 2464, S 2466, S 2482, S 2488, S 2492, S 2500, S 2502, S 2518, S 2520, S 2526, S 2566, S 2568, S 2586, S 2618, S 2624, S 2630, S 2654, S 2672, S 2678, S 2680, S 2700, S 2708, S 2744, S 2746, S 2754, S 2794, S 2802, S 2826

LOCAL BILLS S 6, S 8, S 10, S 16, S 18, S 20, S 26, S 28, S 30, S 32, S 34, S 36, S 38, S 40, S 42, S 44, S 46, S 48, S 214, S 740, S 1342, S 1344, S 1346, S 1364, S 1378, S 1386, S 1534, S 1594, S 1602, S 2342, S 2850, S 2852, S 2854, S 2856, S 2858, S 2860, S 2862, S 2864, S 2866, S 2868, S 2870, S 2872, S 2874, S 2876, S 2878, S 2880, S 2882, S 2884, S 2886, S 2888, S 2890, S 2892, S 2894, S 2896, S 2898, S 2900, S 2902, S 2904, S 2906, S 2908, S 2910, S 2912, S 2914, S 2916, S 2918, S 2920, S 2922, S 2926, S 2928, S 2930, S 2932, S 2934, S 2936, S 2938, S 2940, S 2942, S 2944, S 2946, S 2948, S 2958, S 2960, S 2980, S 2990

LOCAL BILLS – PASSED FIRST CHAMBER S 18, S 20, S 30, S 38, S 40, S 1534, S 2850, S 2856, S 2884, S 2890, S 2914, S 2920, S 2926, S 2936, S 2960, S 2990

JOINT RESOLUTIONS S 78, S 132, S 240, S 318, S 464, S 612, S 720, S 1172, S 1264, S 1352, S 1354, S 1400, S 1420, S 1494, S 1506, S 1592, S 1672, S 1688, S 1744, S 2176, S 2198, S 2250, S 2292, S 2326, S 2512, S 2598, S 2776

JOINT RESOLUTIONS – PASSED FIRST CHAMBER S 612

MEMORIALS S 484, S 1008, S 1170, S 1180, S 1296, S 1360, S 1472, S 1560, S 1656, S 1728, S 1818, S 2208, S 2792, S 2840

MEMORIALS – PASSED FIRST CHAMBER S 1008, S 1170, S 1180, S 1360, S 1818

WITHDRAWN S 1716, S 1718, S 2340, S 2924

BILLS TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEES S 2500, S 2502

BILLS PASSED AS AMENDED S 38, S 88, S 108, S 118, S 140, S 144, S 146, S 162, S 174, S 192, S 204, S 228, S 242, S 250, S 258, S 260, S 262, S 310, S 330, S 340, S 390, S 438, S 460, S 472, S 482, S 530, S 554, S 560, S 562, S 564, S 572, S 574, S 590, S 592, S 594, S 612, S 614, S 626, S 638, S 640, S 654, S 668, S 676, S 686, S 698, S 954, S 956, S 1008, S 1024, S 1048, S 1050, S 1056, S 1072, S 1098, S 1162, S 1164, S 1168, S 1176, S 1184, S 1202, S 1214, S 1218, S 1220, S 1224, S 1252, S 1260, S 1286, S 1300, S 1312, S 1334, S 1336, S 1374, S 1426, S 1428, S 1430, S 1442, S 1448, S 1454, S 1488, S 1492, S 1500, S 1538, S 1578, S 1580, S 1582, S 1584, S 1616, S 1632, S 1634, S 1638, S 1644, S 1660, S 1712, S 1724, S 1732, S 1750, S 1762, S 1768, S 1770, S 1772, S 1782, S 1784, S 1822, S 1838, S 1842, S 1852, S 1854, S 1856, S 1862, S 1944, S 1954, S 1956, S 1958, S 1994, S 2002, S 2016, S 2020, S 2042, S 2050, S 2062, S 2070, S 2082, S 2118, S 2122, S 2136, S 2142, S 2150, S 2152, S 2156, S 2164, S 2170, S 2186, S 2190, S 2212, S 2238, S 2260, S 2264, S 2266, S 2284, S 2312, S 2322, S 2338, S 2348, S 2356, S 2364, S 2366, S 2368, S 2388, S 2390, S 2404, S 2406, S 2436, S 2460, S 2462, S 2464, S 2466, S 2488, S 2492, S 2500, S 2502, S 2518, S 2566, S 2568, S 2586, S 2672, S 2678, S 2708, S 2744, S 2754, S 2826, S 2890

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CS) S 18, S 20, S 30, S 38, S 42, S 44, S 52, S 54, S 56, S 58, S 62, S 68, S 90, S 96, S 108, S 112, S 114, S 116, S 126, S 128, S 140, S 142, S 144, S 148, S 154, S 160, S 162, S 164, S 172, S 176, S 180, S 186, S 192, S 194, S 198, S 204, S 218, S 232, S 242, S 250, S 260, S 262, S 266, S 268, S 272, S 274, S 276, S 280, S 284, S 290, S 294, S 296, S 298, S 300, S 304, S 306, S 308, S 310, S 320, S 322, S 326, S 332, S 334, S 336, S 338, S 340, S 350, S 354, S 366, S 372, S 376, S 388, S 390, S 400, S 406, S 418, S 420, S 428, S 438, S 444, S 460, S 462, S 470, S 472, S 474, S 476, S 478, S 480, S 490, S 504, S 518, S 540, S 554, S 560, S 562, S 564, S 566, S 570, S 572, S 574, S 592, S 606, S 626, S 638, S 642, S 654, S 664, S 666, S 668, S 676, S 680, S 682, S 684, S 686, S 694, S 696, S 698, S 700, S 716, S 718, S 724, S 726, S 728, S 738, S 742, S 924, S 930, S 934, S 956, S 958, S 980, S 986, S 1000, S 1004, S 1006, S 1012, S 1020, S 1022, S 1024, S 1032, S 1036, S 1044, S 1048, S 1050, S 1056, S 1072, S 1078, S 1084, S 1086, S 1088, S 1098, S 1100, S 1112, S 1116, S 1126, S 1132, S 1138, S 1146, S 1154, S 1164, S 1168, S 1172, S 1176, S 1182, S 1184, S 1186, S 1202, S 1210, S 1212, S 1214, S 1216, S 1218, S 1220, S 1224, S 1228, S 1230, S 1232, S 1248, S 1250, S 1252, S 1254, S 1258, S 1266, S 1268, S 1286, S 1294, S 1296, S 1298, S 1300, S 1308, S 1310, S 1312, S 1318, S 1326, S 1334, S 1350, S 1360, S 1362, S 1368, S 1374, S 1382, S 1410, S 1414, S 1418, S 1426, S 1428, S 1434, S 1436, S 1438, S 1442, S 1444, S 1448, S 1450, S 1454, S 1464, S 1470, S 1472, S 1480, S 1484, S 1492, S 1494, S 1500, S 1502, S 1520, S 1522, S 1528, S 1530, S 1542, S 1554, S 1556, S 1558, S 1566, S 1578, S 1580, S 1582, S 1584, S 1588, S 1612, S 1616, S 1626, S 1630, S 1636, S 1644, S 1646, S 1650, S 1660, S 1664, S 1666, S 1680, S 1690, S 1692, S 1694, S 1706, S 1712, S 1714, S 1720,



SENATE BILLSCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CS) (CONT.)

S 1724, S 1732, S 1734, S 1738, S 1740, S 1742, S 1750, S 1752, S 1754, S 1756, S 1758, S 1762, S 1766, S 1770, S 1772, S 1774, S 1776, S 1782, S 1784, S 1788, S 1794, S 1796, S 1810, S 1822, S 1824, S 1828, S 1834, S 1838, S 1842, S 1850, S 1852, S 1854, S 1856, S 1866, S 1894, S 1896, S 1902, S 1910, S 1914, S 1920, S 1924, S 1928, S 1934, S 1942, S 1944, S 1948, S 1952, S 1954, S 1956, S 1958, S 1960, S 1974, S 1976, S 1978, S 1980, S 1986, S 1992, S 1994, S 1996, S 2006, S 2016, S 2018, S 2020, S 2030, S 2034, S 2036, S 2042, S 2046, S 2050, S 2054, S 2060, S 2062, S 2070, S 2072, S 2078, S 2080, S 2084, S 2096, S 2098, S 2100, S 2110, S 2114, S 2118, S 2122, S 2126, S 2128, S 2130, S 2132, S 2140, S 2144, S 2148, S 2150, S 2152, S 2156, S 2162, S 2170, S 2172, S 2186, S 2192, S 2210, S 2212, S 2216, S 2228, S 2234, S 2238, S 2242, S 2244, S 2248, S 2260, S 2264, S 2266, S 2278, S 2296, S 2310, S 2312, S 2316, S 2322, S 2328, S 2330, S 2332, S 2334, S 2338, S 2348, S 2350, S 2352, S 2358, S 2362, S 2364, S 2366, S 2370, S 2378, S 2380, S 2386, S 2388, S 2390, S 2404, S 2410, S 2414, S 2416, S 2428, S 2430, S 2434, S 2438, S 2440, S 2446, S 2456, S 2458, S 2460, S 2462, S 2464, S 2482, S 2492, S 2518, S 2520, S 2526, S 2534, S 2550, S 2556, S 2558, S 2560, S 2566, S 2568, S 2572, S 2578, S 2580, S 2582, S 2614, S 2618, S 2624, S 2630, S 2636, S 2652, S 2654, S 2658, S 2664, S 2672, S 2678, S 2684, S 2686, S 2688, S 2708, S 2738, S 2744, S 2746, S 2748, S 2750, S 2754, S 2758, S 2798, S 2834

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR CS S 52, S 58, S 108, S 140, S 144, S 186, S 194, S 204, S 250, S 280, S 296, S 304, S 310, S 326, S 340, S 400, S 428, S 470, S 478, S 518, S 554, S 560, S 562, S 564, S 566, S 572, S 574, S 592, S 664, S 682, S 686, S 696, S 698, S 700, S 716, S 742, S 958, S 1006, S 1020, S 1056, S 1072, S 1132, S 1138, S 1168, S 1172, S 1184, S 1202, S 1220, S 1230, S 1252, S 1258, S 1286, S 1300, S 1312, S 1318, S 1334, S 1350, S 1362, S 1382, S 1428, S 1434, S 1436, S 1448, S 1450, S 1454, S 1480, S 1492, S 1502, S 1520, S 1556, S 1580, S 1584, S 1616, S 1626, S 1660, S 1694, S 1712, S 1720, S 1724, S 1732, S 1740, S 1752, S 1756, S 1770, S 1776, S 1782, S 1788, S 1794, S 1852, S 1856, S 1914, S 1920, S 1924, S 1934, S 1944, S 2006, S 2050, S 2070, S 2144, S 2152, S 2172, S 2216, S 2238, S 2242, S 2244, S 2264, S 2266, S 2312, S 2328, S 2390, S 2410, S 2414, S 2416, S 2446, S 2464, S 2520, S 2534, S 2550, S 2578, S 2654, S 2658, S 2678, S 2738

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR CS/CS S 194, S 310, S 560, S 562, S 564, S 592, S 698, S 716, S 1794, S 2328

FAVORABLE SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT S 10, S 18, S 26, S 28, S 30, S 32, S 34, S 36, S 38, S 40, S 42, S 44, S 46, S 62, S 68, S 76, S 78, S 80, S 82, S 84, S 88, S 118, S 122, S 138, S 142, S 144, S 146, S 150, S 154, S 158, S 194, S 198, S 214, S 218, S 222, S 228, S 240, S 242, S 246, S 248, S 252, S 254, S 256, S 258, S 262, S 266, S 270, S 272, S 274, S 276, S 278, S 284, S 288, S 290, S 294, S 298, S 304, S 306, S 308, S 312, S 320, S 324, S 330, S 338, S 424, S 426, S 430, S 462, S 464, S 466, S 470, S 476, S 478, S 482, S 488, S 514, S 524, S 530, S 578, S 580, S 582, S 584, S 586, S 588, S 590, S 598, S 606, S 610, S 612, S 614, S 620, S 634, S 636, S 638, S 640, S 642, S 644, S 662, S 664, S 666, S 668, S 672, S 684, S 696, S 710, S 712, S 718, S 720, S 724, S 726, S 728, S 730, S 732, S 736, S 738, S 744, S 746, S 748, S 750, S 752, S 754, S 756, S 758, S 760, S 762, S 764, S 766, S 768, S 770, S 772, S 774, S 776, S 778, S 780, S 782, S 784, S 786, S 788, S 790, S 792, S 794, S 796, S 798, S 800, S 802, S 804, S 806, S 808, S 810, S 812, S 814, S 816, S 818, S 820, S 822, S 824, S 826, S 828, S 830, S 832, S 834, S 836, S 838, S 840, S 842, S 844, S 848, S 850, S 852, S 854, S 856, S 858, S 860, S 862, S 864, S 866, S 868, S 870, S 872, S 874, S 876, S 878, S 880, S 882, S 886, S 888, S 890, S 892, S 894, S 896, S 898, S 900, S 902, S 904, S 906, S 908, S 910, S 912, S 914, S 916, S 918, S 920, S 922, S 926, S 928, S 932, S 936, S 938, S 940, S 942, S 944, S 948, S 950, S 952, S 956, S 1002, S 1004, S 1008, S 1024, S 1026, S 1028, S 1036, S 1046, S 1048, S 1050, S 1052, S 1056, S 1066, S 1070, S 1080, S 1082, S 1098, S 1118, S 1126, S 1154, S 1162, S 1166, S 1170, S 1176, S 1180, S 1182, S 1210, S 1216, S 1222, S 1224, S 1230, S 1232, S 1248, S 1250, S 1254, S 1260, S 1262, S 1272, S 1274, S 1276, S 1298, S 1322, S 1336, S 1356, S 1370, S 1374, S 1382, S 1394, S 1402, S 1414, S 1422, S 1426, S 1434, S 1438, S 1440, S 1446, S 1454,

FAVORABLE SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT (CONT.)S 1462, S 1476, S 1478, S 1484, S 1488, S 1490, S 1502, S 1530, S 1536, S 1538, S 1558, S 1560, S 1566, S 1568, S 1588, S 1598, S 1632, S 1644, S 1648, S 1652, S 1656, S 1664, S 1666, S 1670, S 1672, S 1680, S 1690, S 1696, S 1698, S 1726, S 1728, S 1734, S 1742, S 1748, S 1752, S 1754, S 1758, S 1766, S 1768, S 1786, S 1806, S 1808, S 1810, S 1812, S 1818, S 1832, S 1840, S 1842, S 1846, S 1854, S 1860, S 1862, S 1896, S 1900, S 1908, S 1910, S 1912, S 1924, S 1928, S 1942, S 1952, S 1956, S 1962, S 1966, S 1980, S 1986, S 1992, S 1998, S 2000, S 2002, S 2004, S 2020, S 2032, S 2036, S 2038, S 2046, S 2062, S 2082, S 2096, S 2112, S 2114, S 2128, S 2136, S 2142, S 2148, S 2178, S 2180, S 2186, S 2192, S 2210, S 2214, S 2216, S 2228, S 2254, S 2256, S 2272, S 2280, S 2294, S 2306, S 2318, S 2324, S 2334, S 2336, S 2356, S 2358, S 2364, S 2376, S 2380, S 2388, S 2404, S 2412, S 2430, S 2434, S 2436, S 2450, S 2474, S 2476, S 2484, S 2486, S 2488, S 2512, S 2526, S 2556, S 2562, S 2576, S 2584, S 2586, S 2636, S 2644, S 2666, S 2670, S 2680, S 2700, S 2726, S 2794, S 2802, S 2826, S 2842

FAVOR/AMENDMENT(S) SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT S 18, S 20, S 28, S 30, S 36, S 38, S 42, S 44, S 46, S 48, S 74, S 78, S 88, S 90, S 96, S 118, S 122, S 146, S 148, S 150, S 152, S 172, S 174, S 180, S 210, S 252, S 258, S 260, S 268, S 272, S 298, S 308, S 322, S 326, S 332, S 336, S 338, S 436, S 438, S 464, S 472, S 476, S 480, S 482, S 524, S 530, S 546, S 570, S 590, S 594, S 610, S 626, S 640, S 642, S 666, S 724, S 728, S 934, S 954, S 958, S 1032, S 1036, S 1044, S 1052, S 1078, S 1138, S 1168, S 1214, S 1222, S 1260, S 1336, S 1350, S 1380, S 1394, S 1400, S 1410, S 1430, S 1438, S 1444, S 1450, S 1456, S 1464, S 1488, S 1632, S 1634, S 1638, S 1644, S 1764, S 1772, S 1806, S 1828, S 1832, S 1842, S 1860, S 1862, S 1902, S 1912, S 1944, S 1954, S 1956, S 2002, S 2120, S 2122, S 2136, S 2164, S 2174, S 2186, S 2190, S 2212, S 2222, S 2248, S 2266, S 2278, S 2284, S 2296, S 2316, S 2322, S 2338, S 2368, S 2376, S 2396, S 2406, S 2462, S 2466, S 2546, S 2556, S 2586, S 2626, S 2726, S 2796

FAVORABLE HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT S 266, S 698

UNFAVORABLE SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT S 20, S 558, S 1820

APPROVED BY GOVERNOR S 20, S 30, S 40, S 52, S 54, S 56, S 88, S 144, S 146, S 160, S 162, S 174, S 192, S 250, S 258, S 260, S 278, S 296, S 308, S 310, S 312, S 320, S 340, S 354, S 428, S 460, S 472, S 480, S 482, S 488, S 524, S 530, S 554, S 580, S 582, S 584, S 586, S 588, S 592, S 614, S 626, S 634, S 638, S 640, S 642, S 654, S 676, S 680, S 684, S 686, S 726, S 732, S 738, S 744, S 746, S 748, S 750, S 752, S 754, S 756, S 758, S 760, S 762, S 764, S 766, S 768, S 770, S 772, S 774, S 776, S 778, S 780, S 782, S 784, S 786, S 788, S 790, S 792, S 794, S 796, S 798, S 800, S 802, S 804, S 806, S 808, S 810, S 812, S 814, S 816, S 818, S 820, S 826, S 828, S 838, S 842, S 848, S 852, S 856, S 864, S 868, S 872, S 874, S 876, S 878, S 880, S 882, S 886, S 888, S 894, S 896, S 910, S 912, S 916, S 918, S 920, S 928, S 930, S 932, S 940, S 954, S 956, S 958, S 1006, S 1024, S 1044, S 1046, S 1050, S 1072, S 1080, S 1098, S 1126, S 1138, S 1162, S 1176, S 1182, S 1218, S 1220, S 1232, S 1286, S 1300, S 1318, S 1334, S 1374, S 1426, S 1428, S 1430, S 1434, S 1442, S 1448, S 1454, S 1480, S 1488, S 1522, S 1566, S 1568, S 1582, S 1584, S 1588, S 1616, S 1644, S 1648, S 1650, S 1660, S 1694, S 1712, S 1742, S 1754, S 1822, S 1842, S 1856, S 1862, S 1896, S 1944, S 1954, S 1958, S 1992, S 1994, S 2002, S 2036, S 2046, S 2050, S 2070, S 2078, S 2082, S 2084, S 2156, S 2162, S 2164, S 2172, S 2190, S 2238, S 2248, S 2260, S 2264, S 2278, S 2294, S 2312, S 2322, S 2364, S 2366, S 2378, S 2388, S 2404, S 2446, S 2450, S 2462, S 2464, S 2466, S 2488, S 2520, S 2526, S 2568, S 2586, S 2624, S 2680, S 2700, S 2708, S 2802, S 2826, S 2850, S 2884, S 2890

VETOED BY GOVERNOR S 90, S 140, S 204, S 870, S 890, S 892, S 902, S 908, S 922, S 926, S 1632, S 1838, S 2042, S 2178, S 2334, S 2348

FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE S 1180

(BILLS UNDERLINED HAVE PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS— ADOPTED ONE−CHAMBER RESOLUTIONS ALSO UNDERLINED)


STATISTICS REPORTSENATE BILLS

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED S 102, S 104, S 106, S 166, S 168, S 264, S 486, S 492, S 494, S 496, S 498, S 520, S 522, S 576, S 692, S 1178, S 1204, S 1290, S 1304, S 1320, S 1390, S 1504, S 1562, S 1990, S 2068, S 2194, S 2374, S 2402, S 2478, S 2506, S 2508, S 2510, S 2516, S 2540, S 2542, S 2594, S 2604, S 2606, S 2622, S 2632, S 2674, S 2694, S 2696, S 2702, S 2704, S 2722, S 2724, S 2732, S 2734, S 2764, S 2774, S 2788, S 2790, S 2806, S 2808, S 2822, S 2824, S 2838, S 2844, S 2846, S 2848, S 2950, S 2952, S 2954, S 2956, S 2962, S 2964, S 2966, S 2968, S 2970, S 2974, S 2976, S 2978, S 2982, S 2984, S 2992, S 2994

FAILED TO PASS SENATE S 1172

LAID ON TABLE S 26, S 34, S 36, S 42, S 44, S 46, S 48, S 82, S 110, S 126, S 148, S 158, S 180, S 214, S 218, S 246, S 252, S 254, S 256, S 280, S 284, S 288, S 290, S 294, S 298, S 306, S 332, S 338, S 360, S 430, S 462, S 534, S 578, S 714, S 724, S 742, S 998, S 1002, S 1026, S 1028, S 1036, S 1042, S 1052, S 1060, S 1078, S 1116, S 1118, S 1132, S 1216, S 1222, S 1230, S 1322, S 1382, S 1392, S 1410, S 1440, S 1444, S 1446, S 1450, S 1464, S 1472, S 1490, S 1520, S 1528, S 1558, S 1626, S 1628, S 1646, S 1656, S 1662, S 1664, S 1672, S 1698, S 1720, S 1728, S 1734, S 1748, S 1756, S 1808, S 1824, S 1832, S 1840, S 1860, S 1910, S 1912, S 1928, S 1960, S 1974, S 2030, S 2080, S 2120, S 2148, S 2180, S 2228, S 2252, S 2256, S 2296, S 2318, S 2328, S 2344, S 2350, S 2362, S 2410, S 2412, S 2414, S 2418, S 2428, S 2430, S 2456, S 2458, S 2496, S 2528, S 2550, S 2572, S 2576, S 2578, S 2620, S 2652, S 2670, S 2688, S 2726

WITHDRAWN S 1716, S 1718, S 2340, S 2924

WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION S 722, S 1746

WITHDRAWN FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION S 2, S 6, S 12, S 28, S 74, S 76, S 130, S 182, S 314, S 316, S 532, S 646, S 674, S 678, S 1208, S 1226, S 1234, S 1236, S 1238, S 1240, S 1242, S 1244, S 1246, S 1324, S 1338, S 1340, S 1398, S 1408, S 1474, S 1624, S 1668, S 1704, S 1736, S 2044, S 2102, S 2116, S 2158, S 2206, S 2240, S 2246, S 2360, S 2394, S 2408, S 2472, S 2514, S 2524, S 2642

IN SENATE COMMITTEES S 90, S 140, S 204, S 870, S 890, S 892, S 902, S 908, S 922, S 926, S 1632, S 1838, S 2042, S 2178, S 2334, S 2348

DIED, NOT INTRODUCED S 200, S 1384, S 1416, S 1466, S 2480, S 2530, S 2662, S 2810, S 2812, S 2972, S 2998

DIED IN SENATE COMMITTEES S 4, S 8, S 14, S 16, S 22, S 24, S 50, S 60, S 64, S 66, S 68, S 70, S 72, S 78, S 80, S 84, S 86, S 92, S 94, S 96, S 98, S 100, S 112, S 116, S 120, S 122, S 124, S 128, S 132, S 134, S 136, S 138, S 152, S 154, S 156, S 170, S 176, S 178, S 184, S 186, S 188, S 190, S 196, S 202, S 206, S 208, S 210, S 212, S 216, S 220, S 224, S 226, S 230, S 232, S 234, S 236, S 238, S 240, S 244, S 248, S 282, S 286, S 292, S 302, S 318, S 322, S 324, S 328, S 334, S 342, S 344, S 346, S 348, S 352, S 356, S 358, S 362, S 364, S 368, S 370, S 374, S 378, S 380, S 382, S 384, S 386, S 392, S 394, S 396, S 398, S 402, S 404, S 408, S 410, S 412, S 414, S 416, S 422, S 426, S 432, S 434, S 436, S 440, S 442, S 444, S 446, S 448, S 450, S 452, S 454, S 456, S 458, S 464, S 466, S 468, S 474, S 484, S 490, S 500, S 502, S 504, S 506, S 508, S 510, S 512, S 514, S 516, S 518, S 526, S 528, S 536, S 538, S 542, S 544, S 546, S 548, S 550, S 552, S 556, S 568, S 596, S 598, S 600, S 602, S 604, S 608, S 616, S 618, S 620, S 622, S 624, S 628, S 630, S 632, S 636, S 644, S 648, S 650, S 652, S 656, S 658, S 660, S 670, S 672, S 682, S 688, S 690, S 694, S 702, S 704, S 706, S 708, S 710, S 720, S 734, S 736, S 740, S 840, S 846, S 884, S 946, S 960, S 962, S 964, S 966, S 968, S 970, S 972, S 974, S 976, S 978, S 980, S 982, S 984, S 986, S 988, S 990, S 992, S 994, S 996, S 1000, S 1004, S 1010, S 1012, S 1014, S 1016, S 1018, S 1030, S 1032, S 1034, S 1038, S 1040, S 1054, S 1058, S 1062, S 1064,

DIED IN SENATE COMMITTEES (CONT.)S 1068, S 1074, S 1076, S 1084, S 1086, S 1088, S 1090, S 1092, S 1094, S 1096, S 1100, S 1102, S 1104, S 1106, S 1108, S 1110, S 1112, S 1114, S 1120, S 1122, S 1124, S 1128, S 1130, S 1134, S 1136, S 1140, S 1142, S 1144, S 1148, S 1150, S 1152, S 1154, S 1156, S 1158, S 1160, S 1166, S 1174, S 1186, S 1188, S 1190, S 1192, S 1194, S 1196, S 1198, S 1200, S 1206, S 1212, S 1228, S 1250, S 1256, S 1258, S 1262, S 1264, S 1266, S 1268, S 1270, S 1274, S 1276, S 1278, S 1280, S 1282, S 1284, S 1288, S 1292, S 1294, S 1302, S 1306, S 1310, S 1314, S 1316, S 1326, S 1328, S 1330, S 1332, S 1342, S 1344, S 1346, S 1348, S 1352, S 1354, S 1358, S 1364, S 1366, S 1368, S 1372, S 1376, S 1378, S 1380, S 1386, S 1388, S 1394, S 1396, S 1400, S 1402, S 1404, S 1406, S 1412, S 1418, S 1420, S 1422, S 1424, S 1432, S 1438, S 1452, S 1456, S 1458, S 1460, S 1462, S 1468, S 1470, S 1478, S 1482, S 1484, S 1486, S 1496, S 1498, S 1506, S 1508, S 1510, S 1512, S 1514, S 1516, S 1518, S 1524, S 1526, S 1532, S 1536, S 1540, S 1544, S 1546, S 1548, S 1550, S 1552, S 1564, S 1570, S 1572, S 1574, S 1576, S 1586, S 1590, S 1592, S 1594, S 1596, S 1598, S 1600, S 1602, S 1604, S 1606, S 1608, S 1610, S 1614, S 1618, S 1620, S 1622, S 1630, S 1636, S 1640, S 1642, S 1652, S 1654, S 1658, S 1674, S 1676, S 1678, S 1680, S 1682, S 1684, S 1686, S 1688, S 1700, S 1702, S 1706, S 1708, S 1710, S 1722, S 1726, S 1730, S 1738, S 1744, S 1752, S 1760, S 1764, S 1774, S 1778, S 1780, S 1786, S 1788, S 1790, S 1792, S 1794, S 1796, S 1798, S 1800, S 1802, S 1804, S 1810, S 1812, S 1814, S 1816, S 1826, S 1830, S 1834, S 1836, S 1844, S 1846, S 1848, S 1850, S 1858, S 1864, S 1868, S 1870, S 1872, S 1874, S 1876, S 1878, S 1880, S 1882, S 1884, S 1886, S 1888, S 1890, S 1892, S 1894, S 1898, S 1900, S 1904, S 1906, S 1908, S 1914, S 1916, S 1918, S 1920, S 1922, S 1926, S 1930, S 1932, S 1934, S 1936, S 1938, S 1940, S 1946, S 1948, S 1950, S 1962, S 1964, S 1966, S 1968, S 1970, S 1972, S 1976, S 1978, S 1980, S 1982, S 1984, S 1988, S 1996, S 2000, S 2004, S 2008, S 2010, S 2012, S 2014, S 2022, S 2024, S 2026, S 2028, S 2032, S 2034, S 2038, S 2040, S 2048, S 2052, S 2056, S 2058, S 2060, S 2064, S 2066, S 2072, S 2074, S 2076, S 2086, S 2088, S 2090, S 2092, S 2094, S 2096, S 2100, S 2104, S 2106, S 2108, S 2112, S 2124, S 2126, S 2134, S 2138, S 2140, S 2146, S 2154, S 2160, S 2166, S 2168, S 2174, S 2176, S 2182, S 2184, S 2188, S 2196, S 2198, S 2200, S 2202, S 2204, S 2208, S 2218, S 2220, S 2222, S 2224, S 2226, S 2230, S 2232, S 2234, S 2236, S 2250, S 2254, S 2258, S 2262, S 2268, S 2270, S 2272, S 2274, S 2276, S 2282, S 2286, S 2288, S 2290, S 2292, S 2298, S 2300, S 2302, S 2304, S 2306, S 2308, S 2314, S 2320, S 2324, S 2326, S 2332, S 2342, S 2346, S 2354, S 2370, S 2372, S 2376, S 2382, S 2384, S 2386, S 2392, S 2396, S 2398, S 2400, S 2420, S 2422, S 2424, S 2426, S 2432, S 2434, S 2438, S 2440, S 2442, S 2444, S 2448, S 2452, S 2454, S 2468, S 2470, S 2474, S 2476, S 2484, S 2490, S 2494, S 2498, S 2504, S 2512, S 2522, S 2532, S 2536, S 2538, S 2544, S 2548, S 2552, S 2554, S 2558, S 2562, S 2564, S 2570, S 2574, S 2580, S 2582, S 2584, S 2588, S 2590, S 2592, S 2596, S 2598, S 2600, S 2602, S 2608, S 2610, S 2612, S 2614, S 2616, S 2626, S 2628, S 2634, S 2638, S 2640, S 2644, S 2646, S 2648, S 2650, S 2656, S 2660, S 2664, S 2666, S 2668, S 2676, S 2682, S 2684, S 2690, S 2692, S 2698, S 2706, S 2710, S 2712, S 2714, S 2716, S 2718, S 2720, S 2728, S 2730, S 2736, S 2740, S 2742, S 2748, S 2752, S 2756, S 2760, S 2762, S 2766, S 2768, S 2770, S 2772, S 2776, S 2778, S 2780, S 2782, S 2784, S 2786, S 2792, S 2796, S 2798, S 2800, S 2804, S 2814, S 2816, S 2818, S 2820, S 2828, S 2830, S 2832, S 2834, S 2836, S 2840, S 2842, S 2852, S 2854, S 2858, S 2860, S 2862, S 2864, S 2866, S 2868, S 2870, S 2872, S 2874, S 2876, S 2878, S 2880, S 2882, S 2886, S 2888, S 2892, S 2894, S 2896, S 2898, S 2900, S 2902, S 2904, S 2906, S 2908, S 2910, S 2912, S 2916, S 2918, S 2922, S 2928, S 2930, S 2932, S 2934, S 2938, S 2940, S 2942, S 2944, S 2946, S 2948, S 2958, S 2980

DIED IN HOUSE COMMITTEES S 62, S 198, S 262, S 266, S 570, S 698, S 822, S 824, S 830, S 832, S 834, S 836, S 844, S 850, S 854, S 858, S 862, S 866, S 898, S 900, S 904, S 906, S 914, S 936, S 938, S 942, S 944, S 948, S 950, S 952, S 1272, S 1360, S 1670, S 1696, S 2672

DIED IN SENATE RETURNING MESSAGES S 350, S 366, S 376, S 388, S 390, S 406, S 934, S 1214, S 1252, S 1500, S 1762, S 1772, S 2020, S 2216, S 2242

DIED IN HOUSE MESSAGES S 18, S 38, S 58, S 108, S 118, S 172, S 194, S 222, S 228, S 270, S 326, S 330, S 372, S 418, S 438, S 470, S 478, S 560, S 562, S 564, S 566, S 572, S 574, S 590, S 594, S 606, S 612, S 662, S 664, S 668, S 712, S 728,



SENATE BILLSDIED IN HOUSE MESSAGES (CONT.)

S 730, S 860, S 924, S 1008, S 1048, S 1056, S 1168, S 1170, S 1210, S 1224, S 1248, S 1254, S 1260, S 1298, S 1312, S 1336, S 1362, S 1370, S 1492, S 1530, S 1534, S 1538, S 1542, S 1554, S 1556, S 1578, S 1580, S 1612, S 1634, S 1638, S 1724, S 1732, S 1740, S 1750, S 1758, S 1766, S 1770, S 1776, S 1782, S 1784, S 1818, S 1852, S 1854, S 1902, S 1942, S 1952, S 1956, S 1986, S 2062, S 2114, S 2118, S 2122, S 2136, S 2150, S 2152, S 2170, S 2186, S 2192, S 2210, S 2212, S 2266, S 2284, S 2356, S 2368, S 2380, S 2390, S 2406, S 2436, S 2460, S 2482, S 2492, S 2518, S 2566, S 2630, S 2654, S 2678, S 2744, S 2746, S 2754, S 2794, S 2856, S 2914, S 2920, S 2926, S 2936, S 2960, S 2990

DIED IN HOUSE RETURNING MESSAGES S 1436

DIED IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE S 2500, S 2502

DIED ON SENATE CALENDAR S 10, S 32, S 114, S 142, S 150, S 164, S 268, S 272, S 300, S 304, S 336, S 400, S 420, S 476, S 540, S 610, S 666, S 696, S 700, S 716, S 718, S 1020, S 1022, S 1066, S 1070, S 1082, S 1146, S 1296, S 1308, S 1350, S 1356, S 1414, S 1476, S 1494, S 1502, S 1560, S 1666, S 1690, S 1692, S 1714, S 1806, S 1828, S 1866, S 1924, S 1998, S 2006, S 2018, S 2054, S 2098, S 2110, S 2128, S 2130, S 2132, S 2144, S 2214, S 2244, S 2280, S 2310, S 2316, S 2330, S 2336, S 2352, S 2358, S 2416, S 2486, S 2534, S 2546, S 2556, S 2560, S 2636, S 2658, S 2686, S 2738, S 2750, S 2758

DIED ON HOUSE CALENDAR S 242, S 274, S 276, S 424, S 1164, S 1184, S 1202, S 1768, S 2016, S 2142, S 2338, S 2618



STATISTICS REPORTHOUSE BILLS

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS H 615, H 1523, H 8001

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS – PASSED FIRST CHAMBER H 8001

RESOLUTIONS (ONE CHAMBER) H 9001, H 9003, H 9005, H 9007, H 9009, H 9011, H 9013, H 9015, H 9017, H 9019, H 9021, H 9023, H 9025, H 9027, H 9029, H 9031, H 9033, H 9035, H 9037, H 9039, H 9041, H 9043, H 9045, H 9047, H 9049, H 9051, H 9053, H 9055, H 9057, H 9059, H 9061, H 9063, H 9065, H 9067, H 9069, H 9071, H 9073, H 9075, H 9077, H 9079, H 9081, H 9083, H 9085, H 9087, H 9089, H 9091, H 9093, H 9095, H 9097, H 9099, H 9101, H 9103, H 9105, H 9107, H 9109, H 9111, H 9113, H 9115, H 9117, H 9119, H 9121, H 9123, H 9125, H 9127, H 9129, H 9131, H 9133, H 9135, H 9137, H 9139, H 9141, H 9143, H 9145, H 9147, H 9149, H 9151, H 9153, H 9155, H 9157, H 9159, H 9161, H 9163, H 9165, H 9167, H 9169, H 9171, H 9173, H 9175

GENERAL BILLS H 1, H 3, H 5, H 7, H 9, H 11, H 13, H 15, H 17, H 19, H 21, H 23, H 25, H 27, H 29, H 31, H 33, H 35, H 37, H 39, H 41, H 43, H 45, H 47, H 49, H 51, H 53, H 57, H 59, H 61, H 63, H 65, H 67, H 69, H 71, H 73, H 75, H 77, H 79, H 81, H 83, H 85, H 87, H 89, H 91, H 97, H 101, H 103, H 105, H 107, H 109, H 111, H 113, H 115, H 117, H 119, H 121, H 123, H 125, H 127, H 129, H 131, H 133, H 135, H 137, H 141, H 145, H 147, H 151, H 153, H 155, H 157, H 159, H 161, H 163, H 165, H 167, H 169, H 171, H 173, H 175, H 177, H 179, H 181, H 183, H 187, H 189, H 191, H 193, H 195, H 197, H 199, H 201, H 205, H 207, H 213, H 215, H 217, H 219, H 221, H 223, H 225, H 227, H 229, H 231, H 233, H 235, H 237, H 239, H 241, H 243, H 245, H 247, H 249, H 251, H 253, H 257, H 259, H 261, H 263, H 265, H 267, H 269, H 279, H 281, H 283, H 285, H 287, H 289, H 291, H 293, H 295, H 311, H 313, H 315, H 317, H 319, H 321, H 323, H 325, H 327, H 329, H 331, H 333, H 335, H 337, H 339, H 341, H 343, H 347, H 349, H 351, H 357, H 359, H 361, H 363, H 365, H 367, H 369, H 381, H 383, H 385, H 387, H 389, H 391, H 393, H 395, H 397, H 399, H 401, H 403, H 405, H 407, H 409, H 411, H 413, H 415, H 417, H 419, H 433, H 435, H 439, H 441, H 443, H 447, H 449, H 451, H 453, H 455, H 457, H 459, H 461, H 463, H 465, H 467, H 469, H 471, H 473, H 475, H 477, H 479, H 481, H 483, H 485, H 487, H 489, H 491, H 493, H 495, H 497, H 499, H 501, H 503, H 505, H 507, H 509, H 511, H 513, H 521, H 523, H 525, H 527, H 529, H 531, H 533, H 535, H 537, H 539, H 541, H 543, H 545, H 547, H 553, H 555, H 557, H 559, H 561, H 567, H 569, H 571, H 573, H 577, H 579, H 583, H 585, H 587, H 593, H 595, H 617, H 619, H 621, H 623, H 625, H 627, H 629, H 633, H 635, H 637, H 641, H 643, H 649, H 651, H 653, H 657, H 661, H 663, H 665, H 667, H 669, H 671, H 673, H 677, H 679, H 683, H 685, H 687, H 691, H 693, H 695, H 697, H 699, H 703, H 705, H 707, H 709, H 711, H 713, H 715, H 717, H 719, H 721, H 723, H 725, H 735, H 739, H 741, H 743, H 745, H 747, H 749, H 751, H 753, H 755, H 757, H 759, H 761, H 763, H 765, H 767, H 769, H 771, H 773, H 775, H 777, H 779, H 781, H 785, H 789, H 791, H 793, H 795, H 803, H 805, H 807, H 809, H 813, H 815, H 819, H 821, H 825, H 831, H 835, H 837, H 839, H 841, H 843, H 845, H 847, H 851, H 853, H 855, H 857, H 859, H 861, H 863, H 865, H 867, H 869, H 871, H 873, H 875, H 877, H 879, H 883, H 885, H 887, H 891, H 893, H 895, H 899, H 901, H 903, H 905, H 907, H 911, H 913, H 915, H 917, H 919, H 921, H 923, H 925, H 927, H 929, H 931, H 933, H 935, H 937, H 939, H 941, H 943, H 945, H 947, H 949, H 951, H 953, H 955, H 957, H 961, H 963, H 965, H 967, H 969, H 971, H 975, H 977, H 979, H 983, H 985, H 987, H 989, H 991, H 993, H 995, H 997, H 999, H 1001, H 1005, H 1007, H 1009, H 1011, H 1013, H 1015, H 1017, H 1019, H 1021, H 1023, H 1025, H 1027, H 1029, H 1031, H 1033, H 1035, H 1037, H 1039, H 1041, H 1043, H 1045, H 1047, H 1049, H 1051, H 1053, H 1059, H 1061, H 1063, H 1065, H 1067, H 1069, H 1071, H 1073, H 1075, H 1083, H 1087, H 1089, H 1095, H 1099, H 1101, H 1103, H 1105, H 1107, H 1111, H 1115, H 1117, H 1121, H 1123, H 1125, H 1127, H 1129, H 1131, H 1133, H 1137, H 1141, H 1143, H 1145, H 1147, H 1149, H 1151, H 1153, H 1155, H 1157, H 1159, H 1161, H 1163, H 1167, H 1169, H 1171, H 1173, H 1175, H 1177, H 1179, H 1181, H 1183, H 1185, H 1187, H 1189, H 1191, H 1193, H 1195, H 1197, H 1199, H 1201, H 1203, H 1205, H 1207, H 1209, H 1211, H 1213, H 1215, H 1221, H 1227, H 1229, H 1231, H 1235, H 1237,

GENERAL BILLS (CONT.)H 1239, H 1241, H 1243, H 1245, H 1247, H 1253, H 1259, H 1261, H 1263, H 1267, H 1271, H 1273, H 1275, H 1277, H 1279, H 1281, H 1285, H 1287, H 1289, H 1291, H 1293, H 1297, H 1299, H 1301, H 1305, H 1307, H 1309, H 1311, H 1313, H 1315, H 1317, H 1319, H 1321, H 1323, H 1325, H 1327, H 1329, H 1331, H 1333, H 1335, H 1337, H 1339, H 1341, H 1345, H 1347, H 1349, H 1351, H 1353, H 1355, H 1357, H 1359, H 1361, H 1363, H 1365, H 1367, H 1369, H 1371, H 1373, H 1375, H 1377, H 1379, H 1381, H 1385, H 1389, H 1391, H 1393, H 1395, H 1397, H 1399, H 1401, H 1403, H 1405, H 1407, H 1409, H 1411, H 1413, H 1415, H 1419, H 1421, H 1423, H 1425, H 1427, H 1429, H 1431, H 1433, H 1435, H 1437, H 1439, H 1441, H 1443, H 1445, H 1451, H 1453, H 1455, H 1459, H 1461, H 1463, H 1465, H 1469, H 1471, H 1473, H 1475, H 1477, H 1479, H 1481, H 1483, H 1487, H 1493, H 1495, H 1497, H 1499, H 1501, H 1503, H 1505, H 1507, H 1509, H 1511, H 1513, H 1515, H 1517, H 1519, H 1521, H 1525, H 1527, H 1529, H 1531, H 1533, H 1535, H 1537, H 1539, H 1551, H 1553, H 1573, H 1575, H 1577, H 1579, H 1581, H 1583, H 1585, H 1589, H 1591, H 1593, H 1595, H 1597, H 1599, H 1603, H 1605, H 1607, H 1609, H 1613, H 1615, H 1617, H 1619, H 1621, H 1623, H 1625, H 1627, H 1629, H 1631, H 1633, H 1635, H 1637, H 1639, H 1641, H 1643, H 1645, H 1647, H 1649, H 1651, H 1653, H 1655, H 1657, H 1659, H 1661, H 1663, H 1665, H 1667, H 1671, H 1673, H 1675, H 1677, H 1679, H 1681, H 1683, H 1687, H 1695, H 1697, H 1699, H 1701, H 1703, H 1705, H 1707, H 1709, H 1711, H 1713, H 1715, H 1717, H 1719, H 1721, H 1723, H 1725, H 1727, H 1733, H 1737, H 1739, H 1741, H 1743, H 1745, H 1747, H 1749, H 1751, H 1753, H 1755, H 1757, H 1759, H 1761, H 1763, H 1765, H 1767, H 1769, H 1771, H 1773, H 1775, H 1777, H 1779, H 1781, H 1783, H 1785, H 1787, H 1789, H 1791, H 1793, H 1795, H 1797, H 1799, H 1801, H 1803, H 1805, H 1807, H 1809, H 1811, H 1813, H 1815, H 1817, H 1819, H 1821, H 1823, H 1825, H 1827, H 1829, H 1831, H 1833, H 1835, H 1837, H 1839, H 1841, H 1843, H 1845, H 1847, H 1849, H 1851, H 1853, H 1855, H 1859, H 1861, H 1867, H 1869, H 1871, H 1873, H 1875, H 1879, H 1881, H 1883, H 1885, H 1887, H 1889, H 1891, H 1893, H 1895, H 1897, H 1899, H 1901, H 1903, H 1905, H 1907, H 1909, H 1911, H 1913, H 1915, H 1917, H 1919, H 1921, H 1923, H 1925, H 1927, H 1929, H 1931, H 1933, H 1935

GENERAL BILLS – PASSED FIRST CHAMBER H 1, H 37, H 61, H 75, H 79, H 85, H 137, H 165, H 189, H 195, H 197, H 207, H 221, H 231, H 235, H 237, H 263, H 267, H 283, H 287, H 293, H 315, H 319, H 325, H 365, H 387, H 415, H 435, H 439, H 453, H 457, H 465, H 467, H 479, H 483, H 491, H 497, H 513, H 525, H 527, H 533, H 537, H 561, H 577, H 623, H 657, H 691, H 707, H 721, H 723, H 739, H 747, H 751, H 761, H 765, H 773, H 789, H 803, H 805, H 821, H 835, H 843, H 847, H 853, H 861, H 875, H 915, H 923, H 931, H 945, H 947, H 953, H 967, H 1017, H 1019, H 1021, H 1023, H 1025, H 1027, H 1031, H 1033, H 1035, H 1037, H 1039, H 1041, H 1051, H 1059, H 1061, H 1087, H 1099, H 1105, H 1123, H 1133, H 1149, H 1155, H 1197, H 1199, H 1203, H 1205, H 1227, H 1243, H 1277, H 1307, H 1353, H 1363, H 1367, H 1373, H 1403, H 1431, H 1453, H 1469, H 1501, H 1511, H 1517, H 1527, H 1553, H 1575, H 1579, H 1591, H 1593, H 1609, H 1623, H 1673, H 1675, H 1683, H 1687, H 1703, H 1713, H 1717, H 1719, H 1721, H 1739, H 1741, H 1743, H 1745, H 1747, H 1757, H 1763, H 1765, H 1779, H 1781, H 1785, H 1789, H 1791, H 1793, H 1807, H 1813, H 1833, H 1837, H 1839, H 1841, H 1843, H 1845, H 1847, H 1849, H 1851, H 1853, H 1855, H 1869, H 1879, H 1883, H 1895, H 1899, H 1905, H 1911, H 1917, H 1921, H 1925

LOCAL BILLS H 55, H 93, H 95, H 143, H 185, H 203, H 255, H 271, H 273, H 275, H 277, H 297, H 299, H 301, H 303, H 305, H 307, H 353, H 355, H 371, H 373, H 375, H 377, H 379, H 421, H 423, H 425, H 427, H 431, H 445, H 515, H 517, H 519, H 549, H 551, H 565, H 581, H 589, H 591, H 597, H 599, H 601, H 603, H 605, H 607, H 609, H 611, H 613, H 631, H 639, H 645, H 647, H 655, H 675, H 689, H 727, H 729, H 731, H 733, H 787, H 797, H 799, H 801, H 811, H 817, H 823, H 827, H 829, H 833, H 849, H 881, H 897, H 909, H 959, H 981, H 1055, H 1057, H 1079, H 1081, H 1113, H 1139, H 1217, H 1219, H 1223, H 1225, H 1233, H 1249, H 1251, H 1255, H 1257, H 1265, H 1283, H 1303, H 1383, H 1387, H 1447, H 1449, H 1457, H 1467, H 1485, H 1489, H 1491, H 1541, H 1543, H 1545, H 1547, H 1549, H 1555, H 1557, H 1559, H 1561, H 1563, H 1565, H 1567, H 1569, H 1587, H 1601, H 1611, H 1685, H 1689, H 1691, H 1693, H 1729, H 1731, H 1857, H 1865



HOUSE BILLSLOCAL BILLS – PASSED FIRST CHAMBER

H 95, H 185, H 203, H 255, H 271, H 273, H 275, H 277, H 297, H 299, H 301, H 303, H 305, H 307, H 353, H 355, H 371, H 373, H 377, H 421, H 423, H 425, H 427, H 431, H 445, H 517, H 519, H 549, H 551, H 565, H 581, H 589, H 591, H 597, H 599, H 601, H 603, H 605, H 631, H 645, H 647, H 655, H 731, H 733, H 797, H 799, H 801, H 811, H 823, H 827, H 829, H 833, H 849, H 881, H 897, H 909, H 959, H 981, H 1055, H 1057, H 1079, H 1113, H 1139, H 1217, H 1219, H 1223, H 1225, H 1233, H 1249, H 1251, H 1265, H 1283, H 1383, H 1387, H 1447, H 1449, H 1457, H 1485, H 1489, H 1541, H 1543, H 1545, H 1547, H 1549, H 1555, H 1559, H 1561, H 1563, H 1567, H 1569, H 1587, H 1601, H 1611, H 1685, H 1689, H 1691, H 1729, H 1731, H 1857, H 1865

JOINT RESOLUTIONS H 99, H 139, H 211, H 309, H 345, H 437, H 563, H 659, H 681, H 701, H 737, H 973, H 1003, H 1093, H 1097, H 1109, H 1119, H 1135, H 1269, H 1295, H 1343, H 1417, H 1571, H 1735, H 1877

JOINT RESOLUTIONS – PASSED FIRST CHAMBER H 659

MEMORIALS H 149, H 209, H 429, H 575, H 783, H 889, H 1077, H 1085, H 1091, H 1165, H 1669, H 1863

MEMORIALS – PASSED FIRST CHAMBER H 209, H 429, H 575, H 1669, H 1863

BILLS PASSED AS AMENDED H 1, H 37, H 61, H 75, H 79, H 85, H 137, H 165, H 189, H 195, H 197, H 203, H 209, H 231, H 235, H 237, H 267, H 273, H 275, H 283, H 287, H 293, H 297, H 299, H 303, H 305, H 315, H 319, H 325, H 353, H 365, H 371, H 377, H 387, H 415, H 421, H 423, H 427, H 435, H 439, H 445, H 453, H 457, H 465, H 467, H 483, H 491, H 497, H 513, H 519, H 525, H 527, H 533, H 537, H 549, H 551, H 565, H 575, H 577, H 581, H 589, H 591, H 597, H 599, H 601, H 603, H 623, H 631, H 655, H 657, H 691, H 707, H 721, H 723, H 739, H 747, H 751, H 773, H 789, H 801, H 805, H 811, H 821, H 823, H 829, H 835, H 843, H 847, H 853, H 861, H 875, H 881, H 897, H 915, H 923, H 931, H 945, H 953, H 1019, H 1055, H 1061, H 1087, H 1099, H 1105, H 1113, H 1123, H 1133, H 1149, H 1197, H 1199, H 1203, H 1205, H 1219, H 1223, H 1225, H 1233, H 1243, H 1249, H 1251, H 1265, H 1277, H 1307, H 1353, H 1363, H 1373, H 1431, H 1447, H 1449, H 1453, H 1457, H 1469, H 1501, H 1511, H 1517, H 1527, H 1541, H 1547, H 1553, H 1555, H 1561, H 1563, H 1567, H 1569, H 1575, H 1579, H 1601, H 1623, H 1685, H 1687, H 1691, H 1703, H 1713, H 1719, H 1721, H 1741, H 1745, H 1747, H 1779, H 1789, H 1791, H 1807, H 1813, H 1833, H 1837, H 1869, H 1879, H 1899, H 1911, H 1925, H 9033

FAVORABLE SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT H 263

FAVOR/AMENDMENT(S) SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT H 1, H 263, H 739, H 805

FAVORABLE HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT H 9, H 13, H 37, H 43, H 49, H 57, H 59, H 63, H 71, H 73, H 75, H 79, H 83, H 85, H 89, H 95, H 97, H 101, H 103, H 111, H 119, H 123, H 137, H 143, H 145, H 151, H 153, H 157, H 165, H 167, H 169, H 173, H 175, H 177, H 179, H 181, H 183, H 185, H 189, H 191, H 195, H 197, H 203, H 207, H 221, H 223, H 229, H 231, H 239, H 243, H 245, H 247, H 249, H 251, H 255, H 261, H 263, H 267, H 269, H 271, H 273, H 275, H 277, H 279, H 283, H 285, H 293, H 297, H 301, H 307, H 309, H 315, H 319, H 321, H 323, H 329, H 333, H 335, H 341, H 349, H 351, H 353, H 355, H 357, H 371, H 373, H 381, H 397, H 399, H 403, H 405, H 407, H 411, H 415, H 421, H 423, H 427, H 429, H 431, H 433, H 437, H 439, H 445, H 453, H 457, H 461, H 463, H 475, H 477, H 479, H 489, H 491, H 497, H 499, H 509, H 515, H 517, H 529, H 535, H 547, H 549, H 553, H 555, H 561, H 577, H 583, H 589, H 591, H 593, H 597, H 605, H 617, H 623, H 633, H 635, H 637, H 639, H 645, H 647, H 657, H 659, H 669, H 673, H 677, H 679, H 691, H 695, H 703, H 711, H 713, H 717, H 719, H 729, H 731, H 733, H 737, H 741, H 743, H 747, H 761, H 765, H 767, H 769, H 773, H 781, H 785, H 787, H 793,

FAVORABLE HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT (CONT.)H 797, H 799, H 801, H 803, H 807, H 811, H 819, H 821, H 825, H 827, H 829, H 831, H 833, H 849, H 865, H 871, H 873, H 881, H 889, H 903, H 907, H 909, H 929, H 939, H 943, H 947, H 959, H 961, H 963, H 967, H 973, H 981, H 985, H 987, H 989, H 995, H 1005, H 1051, H 1057, H 1059, H 1065, H 1067, H 1071, H 1077, H 1079, H 1087, H 1099, H 1101, H 1103, H 1111, H 1121, H 1123, H 1139, H 1155, H 1167, H 1197, H 1199, H 1203, H 1205, H 1217, H 1219, H 1223, H 1225, H 1227, H 1231, H 1245, H 1251, H 1253, H 1255, H 1267, H 1273, H 1283, H 1285, H 1293, H 1303, H 1349, H 1353, H 1357, H 1361, H 1367, H 1373, H 1377, H 1383, H 1387, H 1403, H 1405, H 1407, H 1411, H 1415, H 1419, H 1437, H 1441, H 1443, H 1447, H 1453, H 1455, H 1463, H 1465, H 1469, H 1475, H 1485, H 1489, H 1491, H 1493, H 1501, H 1509, H 1527, H 1529, H 1533, H 1535, H 1543, H 1545, H 1549, H 1559, H 1563, H 1571, H 1587, H 1597, H 1601, H 1605, H 1607, H 1609, H 1611, H 1613, H 1621, H 1625, H 1627, H 1639, H 1641, H 1651, H 1669, H 1671, H 1673, H 1675, H 1683, H 1689, H 1695, H 1721, H 1729, H 1731, H 1737, H 1781, H 1783, H 1787, H 1803, H 1813, H 1815, H 1821, H 1827, H 1867

FAVOR/AMENDMENT(S) HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT H 23, H 31, H 35, H 37, H 39, H 49, H 57, H 61, H 71, H 73, H 75, H 77, H 79, H 83, H 89, H 91, H 93, H 111, H 113, H 115, H 117, H 119, H 125, H 127, H 129, H 149, H 153, H 155, H 173, H 177, H 181, H 193, H 195, H 197, H 209, H 215, H 219, H 223, H 225, H 231, H 235, H 237, H 239, H 249, H 261, H 267, H 279, H 283, H 293, H 299, H 303, H 305, H 315, H 329, H 339, H 349, H 361, H 363, H 369, H 371, H 375, H 377, H 379, H 381, H 389, H 403, H 407, H 413, H 417, H 419, H 433, H 441, H 457, H 461, H 465, H 467, H 475, H 483, H 485, H 507, H 513, H 519, H 521, H 523, H 525, H 527, H 533, H 537, H 541, H 545, H 549, H 551, H 577, H 579, H 581, H 583, H 599, H 601, H 603, H 623, H 625, H 627, H 629, H 633, H 661, H 665, H 669, H 691, H 693, H 697, H 703, H 705, H 707, H 709, H 711, H 715, H 721, H 723, H 725, H 745, H 749, H 757, H 769, H 779, H 781, H 801, H 817, H 819, H 823, H 831, H 847, H 853, H 857, H 859, H 863, H 885, H 897, H 915, H 917, H 921, H 923, H 929, H 931, H 953, H 957, H 963, H 987, H 989, H 997, H 999, H 1005, H 1045, H 1049, H 1055, H 1063, H 1069, H 1075, H 1083, H 1099, H 1105, H 1117, H 1121, H 1123, H 1125, H 1141, H 1143, H 1149, H 1159, H 1161, H 1173, H 1177, H 1185, H 1197, H 1205, H 1211, H 1221, H 1235, H 1243, H 1247, H 1249, H 1273, H 1279, H 1287, H 1297, H 1307, H 1325, H 1337, H 1363, H 1371, H 1373, H 1377, H 1381, H 1391, H 1395, H 1397, H 1401, H 1405, H 1407, H 1415, H 1443, H 1447, H 1455, H 1459, H 1469, H 1473, H 1477, H 1479, H 1481, H 1511, H 1515, H 1517, H 1521, H 1531, H 1541, H 1547, H 1553, H 1555, H 1561, H 1563, H 1569, H 1581, H 1595, H 1621, H 1625, H 1629, H 1631, H 1639, H 1643, H 1691, H 1705, H 1721

FAVOR/CS AMENDMENT HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT H 13, H 23, H 31, H 37, H 57, H 59, H 61, H 63, H 71, H 73, H 75, H 77, H 79, H 83, H 85, H 89, H 91, H 93, H 101, H 111, H 113, H 117, H 119, H 123, H 125, H 127, H 129, H 133, H 137, H 141, H 149, H 151, H 153, H 155, H 165, H 173, H 175, H 177, H 181, H 189, H 193, H 195, H 197, H 203, H 209, H 215, H 219, H 223, H 225, H 229, H 231, H 235, H 237, H 239, H 247, H 251, H 261, H 267, H 269, H 273, H 275, H 279, H 283, H 287, H 289, H 293, H 297, H 299, H 303, H 305, H 309, H 315, H 317, H 319, H 323, H 325, H 329, H 335, H 339, H 349, H 353, H 357, H 361, H 363, H 365, H 371, H 375, H 377, H 379, H 381, H 387, H 397, H 399, H 401, H 403, H 405, H 407, H 411, H 413, H 415, H 417, H 419, H 421, H 423, H 433, H 435, H 437, H 439, H 441, H 445, H 451, H 453, H 457, H 461, H 463, H 465, H 467, H 475, H 477, H 481, H 483, H 489, H 491, H 495, H 497, H 499, H 509, H 513, H 519, H 523, H 525, H 527, H 529, H 533, H 537, H 545, H 547, H 549, H 551, H 555, H 565, H 575, H 577, H 579, H 581, H 583, H 589, H 593, H 597, H 599, H 601, H 603, H 617, H 623, H 625, H 627, H 631, H 633, H 635, H 637, H 655, H 657, H 661, H 665, H 667, H 669, H 673, H 677, H 679, H 691, H 693, H 695, H 697, H 703, H 705, H 707, H 711, H 715, H 717, H 719, H 721, H 723, H 725, H 737, H 739, H 743, H 745, H 749, H 751, H 757, H 769, H 773, H 779, H 781, H 789, H 801, H 805, H 809, H 811, H 817, H 819, H 821, H 823, H 829, H 831, H 835, H 837, H 845, H 847, H 853, H 855, H 859, H 861, H 863, H 865, H 871, H 875, H 881, H 897, H 901, H 915, H 917, H 923, H 929, H 931, H 935, H 939, H 945, H 949, H 951, H 953, H 957, H 983, H 985, H 987, H 989, H 997, H 999, H 1005, H 1029,



STATISTICS REPORTHOUSE BILLS

FAVOR/CS AMENDMENT HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT (CONT.)H 1045, H 1049, H 1055, H 1061, H 1063, H 1065, H 1069, H 1075, H 1085, H 1087, H 1093, H 1099, H 1101, H 1105, H 1107, H 1113, H 1117, H 1121, H 1123, H 1125, H 1133, H 1137, H 1141, H 1143, H 1149, H 1157, H 1159, H 1161, H 1169, H 1177, H 1185, H 1197, H 1199, H 1203, H 1205, H 1211, H 1215, H 1219, H 1221, H 1223, H 1225, H 1231, H 1233, H 1237, H 1241, H 1243, H 1245, H 1249, H 1251, H 1261, H 1265, H 1267, H 1273, H 1277, H 1279, H 1287, H 1297, H 1307, H 1319, H 1325, H 1333, H 1335, H 1337, H 1343, H 1345, H 1363, H 1373, H 1375, H 1377, H 1381, H 1391, H 1395, H 1397, H 1401, H 1405, H 1407, H 1415, H 1425, H 1431, H 1443, H 1447, H 1449, H 1453, H 1455, H 1457, H 1459, H 1463, H 1465, H 1467, H 1469, H 1471, H 1473, H 1475, H 1477, H 1481, H 1493, H 1501, H 1509, H 1511, H 1513, H 1515, H 1517, H 1521, H 1527, H 1529, H 1533, H 1535, H 1541, H 1547, H 1551, H 1553, H 1555, H 1561, H 1563, H 1567, H 1569, H 1571, H 1573, H 1575, H 1579, H 1581, H 1595, H 1597, H 1601, H 1605, H 1607, H 1617, H 1621, H 1623, H 1625, H 1629, H 1631, H 1633, H 1639, H 1641, H 1649, H 1659, H 1685, H 1687, H 1691, H 1695, H 1705, H 1711, H 1719, H 1721, H 1745, H 1749, H 1755, H 1761, H 1779, H 1797, H 1799, H 1807, H 1819, H 1821, H 1829, H 1835, H 1837, H 1871, H 1891

UNFAVORABLE HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT H 31, H 97, H 521, H 607, H 663, H 887, H 1135, H 1321, H 1343

APPROVED BY GOVERNOR H 75, H 79, H 95, H 185, H 195, H 203, H 207, H 221, H 235, H 255, H 267, H 271, H 273, H 275, H 277, H 283, H 287, H 297, H 299, H 301, H 303, H 305, H 307, H 315, H 353, H 355, H 365, H 371, H 373, H 377, H 423, H 425, H 427, H 431, H 439, H 445, H 453, H 457, H 465, H 479, H 513, H 517, H 519, H 533, H 549, H 551, H 561, H 581, H 591, H 597, H 599, H 603, H 605, H 623, H 645, H 647, H 655, H 691, H 721, H 731, H 733, H 747, H 761, H 789, H 797, H 799, H 801, H 803, H 811, H 821, H 823, H 827, H 829, H 833, H 835, H 847, H 849, H 861, H 897, H 915, H 945, H 947, H 953, H 959, H 981, H 1017, H 1019, H 1021, H 1023, H 1025, H 1027, H 1031, H 1033, H 1035, H 1037, H 1039, H 1041, H 1051, H 1055, H 1057, H 1061, H 1099, H 1113, H 1123, H 1139, H 1149, H 1155, H 1203, H 1217, H 1219, H 1223, H 1225, H 1227, H 1233, H 1249, H 1251, H 1265, H 1277, H 1283, H 1307, H 1383, H 1387, H 1431, H 1447, H 1449, H 1453, H 1457, H 1485, H 1489, H 1501, H 1527, H 1543, H 1545, H 1549, H 1553, H 1555, H 1579, H 1587, H 1591, H 1593, H 1601, H 1609, H 1611, H 1623, H 1675, H 1683, H 1685, H 1689, H 1691, H 1717, H 1719, H 1721, H 1729, H 1731, H 1739, H 1763, H 1785, H 1813, H 1833, H 1839, H 1857, H 1865, H 1869, H 1911

BECAME LAW WITHOUT SIGNATURE H 601, H 773, H 1059

VETOED BY GOVERNOR H 421, H 525, H 881, H 1079, H 1541, H 1567

FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE H 209, H 429, H 1669, H 8001

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED H 9003, H 9005, H 9007, H 9009, H 9011, H 9013, H 9015, H 9017, H 9019, H 9021, H 9023, H 9025, H 9027, H 9029, H 9033, H 9035, H 9037, H 9039, H 9041, H 9043, H 9045, H 9047, H 9051, H 9053, H 9055, H 9057, H 9059, H 9061, H 9063, H 9065, H 9067, H 9069, H 9071, H 9073, H 9077, H 9079, H 9081, H 9083, H 9085, H 9087, H 9089, H 9091, H 9093, H 9095, H 9097, H 9099, H 9101, H 9103, H 9105, H 9107, H 9109, H 9111, H 9113, H 9115, H 9117, H 9119, H 9121, H 9123, H 9125, H 9127, H 9129, H 9131, H 9133, H 9135, H 9137, H 9139, H 9141, H 9143, H 9145, H 9147, H 9149, H 9151, H 9153, H 9155, H 9157, H 9159, H 9161, H 9163, H 9165, H 9167, H 9169, H 9171, H 9173, H 9175

FAILED TO PASS HOUSE H 1811

FAILED TO PASS HOUSE, FURTHER ACTION TAKEN H 309

LAID ON TABLE H 23, H 43, H 49, H 57, H 59, H 73, H 77, H 89, H 111, H 113, H 117, H 127, H 143, H 167, H 173, H 175, H 177, H 181, H 193, H 215, H 249, H 251, H 269, H 279, H 289, H 321, H 329, H 333, H 335, H 339, H 357, H 363, H 381, H 399, H 401, H 403, H 405, H 407, H 413, H 433,

LAID ON TABLE (CONT.)H 441, H 461, H 463, H 475, H 477, H 481, H 495, H 509, H 515, H 523, H 545, H 553, H 579, H 593, H 617, H 627, H 633, H 673, H 679, H 695, H 697, H 705, H 711, H 713, H 715, H 717, H 725, H 741, H 757, H 767, H 769, H 779, H 781, H 785, H 817, H 819, H 825, H 863, H 865, H 873, H 917, H 935, H 939, H 943, H 949, H 963, H 983, H 999, H 1007, H 1009, H 1011, H 1013, H 1015, H 1045, H 1049, H 1063, H 1065, H 1067, H 1071, H 1077, H 1103, H 1117, H 1141, H 1157, H 1159, H 1161, H 1177, H 1231, H 1241, H 1245, H 1255, H 1273, H 1279, H 1285, H 1319, H 1361, H 1377, H 1395, H 1401, H 1405, H 1455, H 1471, H 1473, H 1475, H 1481, H 1491, H 1493, H 1509, H 1515, H 1551, H 1605, H 1627, H 1639, H 1695, H 1711, H 1749, H 1753, H 1755, H 1759, H 1775, H 1795, H 1797, H 1801, H 1803, H 1809, H 1815, H 1821, H 1825, H 1827, H 1831, H 1835, H 1861, H 1867, H 1873, H 1881, H 1893, H 1903, H 1907, H 1919, H 1927

WITHDRAWN H 139, H 141, H 559, H 643, H 1263, H 1767, H 1769, H 1777

WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION H 3, H 5, H 7, H 11, H 17, H 21, H 33, H 51, H 53, H 67, H 105, H 107, H 135, H 159, H 161, H 201, H 205, H 311, H 331, H 337, H 343, H 347, H 383, H 539, H 671, H 777, H 795, H 899, H 937, H 979, H 1109, H 1147, H 1207, H 1209, H 9001

WITHDRAWN FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION H 93, H 257, H 345, H 449, H 611, H 613, H 955, H 1187, H 1309, H 1311, H 1323, H 1389, H 1427, H 1429, H 1497, H 1595, H 1635, H 1657, H 1733, H 1823, H 9075

DIED, REFERENCE DEFERRED H 163, H 683, H 685, H 687, H 1877, H 1923, H 1929, H 1931, H 9031, H 9049

DIED IN SENATE COMMITTEES H 1, H 37, H 61, H 85, H 137, H 165, H 189, H 197, H 231, H 237, H 263, H 293, H 325, H 387, H 415, H 467, H 483, H 491, H 497, H 527, H 537, H 565, H 575, H 577, H 589, H 631, H 657, H 659, H 707, H 751, H 765, H 805, H 843, H 853, H 875, H 909, H 923, H 931, H 967, H 1105, H 1133, H 1197, H 1205, H 1243, H 1353, H 1363, H 1367, H 1373, H 1469, H 1511, H 1517, H 1547, H 1559, H 1563, H 1569, H 1575, H 1673, H 1687, H 1703, H 1713, H 1741, H 1743, H 1745, H 1765, H 1781, H 1789, H 1791, H 1807, H 1841, H 1843, H 1845, H 1847, H 1849, H 1851, H 1853, H 1855, H 1863, H 1879, H 1899, H 1905, H 1917, H 1921

DIED IN HOUSE COMMITTEES H 9, H 15, H 19, H 25, H 27, H 29, H 39, H 41, H 45, H 47, H 55, H 65, H 69, H 71, H 81, H 87, H 91, H 97, H 99, H 101, H 103, H 109, H 115, H 119, H 121, H 125, H 129, H 131, H 133, H 145, H 147, H 149, H 151, H 153, H 155, H 157, H 169, H 171, H 179, H 183, H 187, H 191, H 199, H 211, H 213, H 217, H 223, H 225, H 227, H 229, H 233, H 239, H 241, H 245, H 247, H 253, H 259, H 265, H 281, H 291, H 295, H 313, H 317, H 323, H 327, H 341, H 349, H 351, H 359, H 367, H 369, H 385, H 389, H 391, H 393, H 395, H 409, H 411, H 417, H 419, H 437, H 443, H 447, H 451, H 455, H 459, H 469, H 471, H 473, H 487, H 489, H 493, H 499, H 501, H 503, H 505, H 507, H 511, H 521, H 529, H 531, H 535, H 541, H 543, H 557, H 563, H 567, H 569, H 571, H 573, H 583, H 585, H 587, H 595, H 609, H 615, H 619, H 621, H 625, H 629, H 635, H 637, H 639, H 641, H 649, H 651, H 653, H 661, H 665, H 675, H 681, H 689, H 693, H 699, H 701, H 709, H 719, H 727, H 729, H 735, H 745, H 749, H 753, H 755, H 759, H 763, H 771, H 775, H 791, H 793, H 807, H 813, H 815, H 831, H 839, H 841, H 851, H 855, H 857, H 859, H 867, H 869, H 877, H 879, H 883, H 885, H 887, H 891, H 893, H 895, H 901, H 903, H 905, H 911, H 913, H 919, H 921, H 925, H 927, H 929, H 933, H 941, H 957, H 961, H 965, H 969, H 971, H 973, H 975, H 977, H 985, H 991, H 993, H 995, H 1001, H 1003, H 1005, H 1043, H 1047, H 1053, H 1073, H 1081, H 1083, H 1089, H 1095, H 1097, H 1101, H 1111, H 1115, H 1119, H 1121, H 1127, H 1129, H 1131, H 1137, H 1143, H 1145, H 1151, H 1153, H 1163, H 1165, H 1167, H 1171, H 1175, H 1179, H 1181, H 1183, H 1189, H 1191, H 1193, H 1195, H 1201, H 1211, H 1213, H 1215, H 1229, H 1235, H 1239, H 1247, H 1253, H 1257, H 1259, H 1261, H 1267, H 1269, H 1271, H 1275, H 1281, H 1289, H 1291, H 1293, H 1295, H 1297, H 1299, H 1301, H 1305, H 1313, H 1315, H 1317, H 1325, H 1327, H 1329, H 1331, H 1339,



HOUSE BILLSDIED IN HOUSE COMMITTEES (CONT.)

H 1341, H 1347, H 1349, H 1351, H 1355, H 1357, H 1359, H 1365, H 1369, H 1371, H 1379, H 1385, H 1391, H 1393, H 1397, H 1399, H 1409, H 1411, H 1413, H 1415, H 1417, H 1419, H 1421, H 1423, H 1433, H 1435, H 1437, H 1439, H 1441, H 1443, H 1445, H 1451, H 1461, H 1463, H 1465, H 1477, H 1479, H 1483, H 1487, H 1495, H 1499, H 1503, H 1505, H 1507, H 1513, H 1519, H 1521, H 1523, H 1525, H 1529, H 1531, H 1533, H 1535, H 1537, H 1539, H 1557, H 1565, H 1577, H 1581, H 1583, H 1585, H 1589, H 1597, H 1599, H 1603, H 1613, H 1615, H 1617, H 1619, H 1629, H 1633, H 1637, H 1643, H 1645, H 1647, H 1651, H 1653, H 1655, H 1659, H 1661, H 1663, H 1665, H 1667, H 1671, H 1677, H 1679, H 1681, H 1693, H 1697, H 1699, H 1701, H 1705, H 1707, H 1709, H 1715, H 1723, H 1725, H 1727, H 1735, H 1737, H 1751, H 1761, H 1773, H 1783, H 1805, H 1817, H 1829, H 1875, H 1889, H 1897

DIED IN SENATE MESSAGES H 723, H 1087, H 1199, H 1403, H 1561, H 1747, H 1779, H 1793, H 1895, H 1925

DIED IN SENATE RETURNING MESSAGES H 1837

DIED IN HOUSE RETURNING MESSAGES H 319, H 435, H 739, H 1757, H 1883

DIED ON HOUSE CALENDAR H 13, H 35, H 63, H 83, H 123, H 219, H 243, H 261, H 285, H 309, H 361, H 375, H 379, H 397, H 485, H 547, H 555, H 667, H 669, H 677, H 703, H 737, H 743, H 783, H 787, H 809, H 837, H 845, H 889, H 907, H 951, H 987, H 989, H 997, H 1029, H 1069, H 1075, H 1085, H 1091, H 1093, H 1107, H 1125, H 1169, H 1173, H 1185, H 1221, H 1287, H 1303, H 1337, H 1375, H 1381, H 1407, H 1425, H 1459, H 1467, H 1571, H 1573, H 1607, H 1621, H 1625, H 1631, H 1641, H 1649, H 1771, H 1787, H 1799, H 1819, H 1859, H 1885, H 1887, H 1891, H 1901, H 1909, H 1913, H 1915, H 1933, H 1935

DIED PENDING REVIEW OF CS UNDER RULE 6 H 871, H 1237, H 1333, H 1335, H 1345, H 1871


FLORIDA LEGISLATURE–COMBINED SESSIONS–2003 19

CHAPTER NUMBER/EFFECTIVE DATE REPORT

CHAPTER NUMBER ORDER

CHAP. BILL TYPE EFFECTIVE MINI−TITLENO. NO. DATE

2003–1 S 580 GR 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes 2003–2 S 582 GR 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes 2003–3 S 584 GR 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes 2003–4 S 586 GR 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes 2003–5 S 588 GR 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes 2003–6 S 1488 GB 04/01/2003 Governmental Reorganization 2003–7 H 803 GB 04/17/2003 Florida Jewish History Month 2003–8 H 1739 GB 04/24/2003 Access to Postsecondary Education 2003–9 S 2322 GBC 05/01/2003 Medically Needy Program 2003–10 S 160 GBC 05/02/2003 Controlled Substances 2003–11 H 1099 GB 01/01/2004 Domestic Violence Centers 2003–12 S 626 GBC 05/20/2003 Everglades Forever Act 2003–13 S 192 GBC 07/01/2003 Library Records/Confidentiality 2003–14 S 592 GBC 05/21/2003 Corporate Affairs 2003–15 S 1080 GB 07/01/2003 Anhydrous Ammonia 2003–16 S 1182 GPC 05/21/2003 Security System Plans/Pub. Rec. 2003–17 S 1430 GB 05/21/2003 Gross Receipts Tax/Manufactured Gas2003–18 S 1648 GB 07/01/2003 FDLE/Blood Collecting 2003–19 S 2164 GB 05/21/2003 Enterprise Zones 2003–20 S 2520 GBC 07/01/2003 Beverage Law 2003–21 S 2680 GB 05/21/2003 Unclaimed Property 2003–22 H 267 GB 05/21/2003 Unpaid Taxes/Sale of Certificates 2003–23 H 479 GB 10/01/2003 Offense of Stalking 2003–24 H 953 GB 07/01/2004 Weight–loss Pills 2003–25 H 1017 GR 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes 2003–26 H 1155 GB 07/01/2003 Challenger License Plates 2003–27 H 1553 GB 05/21/2003 Health Care Practitioners/Complaints2003–28 S 260 GBC 07/01/2003 Condominiums/Armed Services Flags 2003–29 S 312 GB 07/01/2003 Juvenile Justice Department 2003–30 S 482 GB 05/23/2003 Rental Agreements 2003–31 S 634 GB 05/23/2003 Big Bend Historic Paddling Trail 2003–32 S 654 GBC 05/23/2003 Telecommunications Companies 2003–33 S 1126 GBC 05/23/2003 Local Government/Half–cent Sales

Tax 2003–34 S 1162 GB 05/23/2003 Taxation 2003–35 S 1232 GBC 07/01/2003 Pest Control 2003–36 S 1448 GBC 10/01/2003* Unemployment Compensation 2003–37 S 1566 GBC 07/01/2003 Tourist Development Taxes 2003–38 S 1582 GBC 07/01/2003 Blood Establishments 2003–39 S 1862 GB 07/01/2003 Community Development Districts 2003–40 S 1896 GBC 05/23/2003 School Speed Zones 2003–41 S 2084 GBC 07/01/2003 Drug Prescriptions 2003–42 S 2378 GBC 05/23/2003 Veterans’ Affairs 2003–43 S 2450 GB 05/23/2003 Fla. Uniform Principal & Income Act 2003–44 S 2802 GB 05/23/2003 Military Student Education 2003–45 S 88 GB 07/01/2003 High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes 2003–46 S 530 GB 07/01/2003 Nick Oelrich Gift of Life Act 2003–47 S 680 GBC 05/27/2003 Florida Gulf Coast University 2003–48 S 1220 GBC 07/01/2003 Sale of Real Property 2003–49 S 1286 GBC 05/27/2003 Construction Defects 2003–50 S 1480 GBC 07/01/2003 Breaking or Damaging Fences 2003–51 S 1992 GBC 07/01/2003 Medal of Heroism 2003–52 S 2082 GB 05/27/2003 Saboor Grieving Parents Act 2003–53 H 439 GB 07/01/2003 Statewide Guardians Ad Litem Office 2003–54 H 947 GB 05/27/2003 Blood Alcohol Level/Drug Testing 2003–55 H 1609 GB 07/01/2003 State Planning & Budgeting 2003–56 S 2526 GPC 05/30/2003 Putative Father Registry/Pub. Rec. 2003–57 S 2568 GBC 05/30/2003 Disabled, Vulnerable, or Elderly 2003–58 H 835 GB 05/30/2003 Adoption 2003–59 S 174 GB 07/01/2003 Protection of Marine Turtles 2003–60 S 258 GB 07/01/2003 Local Govt/Expenses/Electronic Pymt.2003–61 S 320 GBC 07/01/2003 Medicaid/Wholesale Drug Prices 2003–62 S 472 GBC 06/02/2003 Mining Activities 2003–63 S 488 GB 06/02/2003 Probation or Community Control 2003–64 S 554 GBC 06/02/2003 Interdistrict Transfer & Water Use 2003–65 S 638 GBC 06/02/2003 Student Tuition Assistance 2003–66 S 640 GB 07/01/2003 Military Services License Plates 2003–67 S 642 GBC 07/01/2003* Elderly Services 2003–68 S 684 GBC 06/02/2003 Military Affairs 2003–69 S 738 GBC 07/01/2003 Worthless Checks 2003–70 S 1024 GBC 06/02/2003 Non–Ad Valorem Assessments 2003–71 S 1072 GBC 07/01/2003 Identity Theft/Internet Fraud 2003–72 S 1098 GBC 06/02/2003 Uniformed Servicemembers

Protection 2003–73 S 1954 GBC 10/01/2003* Specialty License Plates 2003–74 S 2036 GBC 06/02/2003 Uniform Commercial Code/Blood 2003–75 S 2078 GBC 06/02/2003 Medical Practice 2003–76 H 235 GB 06/02/2003 Insurance Holding Companies 2003–77 H 457 GB 06/02/2003 Indigent Care & Trauma Center Tax


2003–78 H 533 GB 06/02/2003 County Tourism Promotion Agencies 2003–79 H 861 GB 07/01/2003 Homeowners’ Associations 2003–80 H 915 GB 06/02/2003 K–20 Education Accountability 2003–81 H 1149 GB 07/01/2003 Entertainment Industry 2003–82 H 1227 GB 06/02/2003 Self–propelled Knives 2003–83 H 1593 GB 06/02/2003 Foster Parents 2003–84 H 1675 GB 07/01/2003 Facilitating or Furthering Burglary 2003–85 H 1839 GB 06/02/2003 Corporate Income Tax 2003–86 H 1813 GB 06/03/2003 Local Option Fuel Taxes/Motor Fuel 2003–87 S 54 GBC 06/04/2003 Local Government/Minimum Wage 2003–88 S 340 GBC 06/04/2003 Involuntary Commitment/Baker Act 2003–89 S 354 GBC 07/01/2003 Bright Futures Scholarship Program 2003–90 S 614 GB 07/01/2003 Bus Transportation 2003–91 S 1006 GBC 07/01/2003 State Employee Health Insurance 2003–92 S 1046 GB 06/04/2003 Operation of Motorcycles/Firefighter 2003–93 S 1334 GBC 06/04/2003 Universal Prekindergarten Education 2003–94 S 1584 GBC 06/04/2003 Administrative Procedures 2003–95 S 1588 GBC 07/01/2003 Drug Abuse Prevention & Control 2003–96 S 1616 GBC 06/04/2003 Seaport Security 2003–97 S 1754 GBC 07/01/2003 Soil & Water Conservation 2003–98 S 1842 GBC 06/04/2003 Municipal Parking Facility Surcharge2003–99 S 2190 GB 06/04/2003 Continuing Education/Public Adjuster2003–100 H 1021 GB 10/01/2003 Housing Assistance Program/Pub.

Rec. 2003–101 H 1023 GB 10/01/2003 County Employees/Pub. Rec. 2003–102 H 1025 GB 10/01/2003 Municipal Employees/Pub. Rec. 2003–103 H 1027 GB 10/01/2003 DCA/Trade Secret Info/Pub. Rec. 2003–104 H 1031 GB 06/04/2003 Fla. Kidcare Program/Pub. Rec. 2003–105 H 1033 GB 10/01/2003 Public Records & Meetings/AHCA/

DOI 2003–106 H 1035 GB 10/01/2003 Workers’ Compensation/Pub. Rec. 2003–107 H 1039 GB 10/01/2003 Investigative Information/Pub. Rec. 2003–108 H 1041 GB 10/01/2003 Public Records & Meetings/Pub. Rec. 2003–109 H 1591 GB 10/01/2003 State Employees/Pub. Rec. 2003–110 H 1785 GB 06/04/2003 Medical Information/Pub. Rec. 2003–111 S 308 GBC 07/01/2003 License Plate/Sea Turtle/Fees 2003–112 S 2050 GBC 07/01/2003 Child Custody Evaluations 2003–113 S 2248 GBC 06/05/2003 Charitable Youth Org./Service Work 2003–114 S 144 GBC 07/01/2003 Sexual Battery Victims/Services 2003–115 S 2172 GBC 07/01/2003 Dangerous Sexual Felony Offender

Act 2003–116 H 747 GB 10/01/2003 Sexual Battery Time Limitations 2003–117 H 561 GB 07/01/2003 The Victim’s Freedom Act 2003–118 S 1522 GBC 07/01/2003 Student’s Education/Parent & Family 2003–119 S 162 GBC 07/01/2003 American Sign Language 2003–120 S 296 GBC 06/10/2003 Retirement Communities 2003–121 S 310 GBC 07/01/2003 License Plate/Child Abuse Prevention 2003–122 S 480 GBC 07/01/2003 Commission on Marriage & Family 2003–123 S 732 GB 06/10/2003 Miami River Commission 2003–124 S 1044 GBC 06/10/2003 Water Use Permits 2003–125 S 1426 GBC 06/10/2003 Municipalities/Per Diem & Travel 2003–126 S 1434 GBC 07/01/2003 Public Libraries 2003–127 S 1442 GBC 06/10/2003 Child Protective Investigations 2003–128 S 2046 GBC 10/01/2003 Sentencing 2003–129 S 2156 GBC 06/10/2003 Fla. High School Activities Assoc. 2003–130 S 2366 GBC 06/10/2003 Child Abuse 2003–131 S 2446 GBC 07/01/2003 Child Care 2003–132 S 2462 GBC 06/10/2003 Agriculture & Consumer Services 2003–133 S 2826 GB 07/01/2003 Tobacco Settlement Agreement 2003–134 H 283 GB 07/01/2003 Uniform Commercial Code/

Statements 2003–135 H 365 GB 07/01/2003 Direct–support/Citizen Support Org. 2003–136 H 465 GB 06/10/2003 Unclaimed Court–ordered Payments 2003–137 H 1019 GB 10/01/2003 Minor/Videotaped Statement/Pub.

Rec. 2003–138 H 1869 GB 07/01/2003 Government Employees 2003–139 S 2264 GBC 07/01/2003 Health Insurance 2003–140 S 146 GT 07/01/2003 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund 2003–141 S 278 GB 10/01/2003 Transportation of Inmates 2003–142 S 428 GBC 07/01/2003 Community Control 2003–143 S 1050 GBC 07/01/2003 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm. 2003–144 S 1300 GBC 06/12/2003 Citrus 2003–145 S 1374 GBC 06/12/2003 Administrative Procedures 2003–146 S 1454 GBC 07/01/2003 Social Services 2003–147 S 1644 GBC 07/01/2003 Nitrate & Phosphorus Fertilizers 2003–148 S 1694 GBC 07/01/2003 Insurance Fraud 2003–149 S 1856 GBC 07/01/2003 Law Enforcement/Correctional Officer2003–150 S 2278 GBC 06/12/2003 Motor Vehicle Service Agreements 2003–151 S 2388 GBC 06/12/2003 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.

*SEE LAW FOR EXCEPTIONS TO EFFECTIVE DATE

20 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE–COMBINED SESSIONS–2003CHAPTER NUMBER/EFFECTIVE DATE REPORT


2003–152 S 2466 GB 06/12/2003 Premium Finance CompanyApplication

2003–153 S 2488 GB 06/12/2003 Law Enforcement Mutual AidAgreement

2003–154 S 2700 GB 06/12/2003 Probate & Trusts/Limitations 2003–155 S 2312 GBC 07/01/2003* Prescription Drug Protection Act 2003–156 S 2586 GB 07/01/2003 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm. 2003–157 H 453 GB 06/17/2003 Victim of Sex Offense/Pub. Rec. 2003–158 H 847 GB 10/01/2003 Citizens’ Right to Honest Government2003–159 S 686 GBC 07/01/2003 S. Fla. Regional Transportation Act 2003–160 S 818 GT 07/01/2003 Termination of Trust Funds/DOE 2003–161 S 1568 GB 07/01/2003 Acute Care Hospitals 2003–162 S 1660 GBC 07/01/2003 Community Development & Planning 2003–163 S 1742 GTC 07/01/2003 Transportation Revenue Bond TF/

DOT 2003–164 S 2238 GBC 07/01/2003 Real Estate Appraisers/Brokers 2003–165 H 75 GB 06/20/2003 Red Light/Vol. Fire or Medical Staff 2003–166 H 207 GB 07/01/2003 Pharmacies/Patient Records 2003–167 H 623 GB 06/20/2003 NW Florida Water Management

District 2003–168 H 721 GB 06/20/2003 Warranty Association Regulation 2003–169 H 821 GB 06/20/2003 Fla. Auto Joint Underwriting Assn. 2003–170 H 1037 GB 10/01/2003 Rabies Vaccination Cert./Pub. Rec. 2003–171 H 1051 GB 06/20/2003 Lieutenant Governor/Vacancy 2003–172 H 1061 GB 06/20/2003 Federal Records/Pub. Rec. 2003–173 H 1123 GB 06/20/2003 Contaminated Site Rehabilitation 2003–174 H 1203 GB 07/01/2003 DOC/Personnel 2003–175 H 1453 GB 06/20/2003 Vessels 2003–176 H 1683 GB 07/01/2003 Leaving Scene of Accident/Penalty 2003–177 H 1719 GB 10/01/2003* Construction Lien Law 2003–178 S 816 GT 07/01/2003 University Concurrency TF/DOE 2003–179 S 954 GT 07/01/2003 Trust Funds 2003–180 H 195 GB 09/11/2003 Emergency Medical Dispatch Act 2003–181 H 945 GB 07/01/2003 Nonagricultural Vehicles 2003–182 H 1307 GB 07/01/2003 Emergency Communications 2003–183 H 1501 GB 07/01/2003 Hospice License Plate 2003–184 H 1579 GB 07/01/2003 Autopsy Records 2003–185 H 1763 GB 06/23/2003 Domestic Violence Victims/Pub. Rec. 2003–186 H 79 GB 10/01/2003 Communications Services 2003–187 H 761 GB 07/01/2003 Hearing Aids/Sales/Refunds 2003–188 H 1911 GB 06/24/2003 Animal Fighting or Baiting 2003–189 S 744 GT 11/04/2004 Educ. Certification & Service TF/DOE2003–190 S 746 GT 11/04/2004 Educational Aids Trust Fund/DOE 2003–191 S 748 GT 11/04/2004 Educ. Media & Technology Trust

Fund 2003–192 S 750 GT 11/04/2004 Excellent Teaching Program TF/DOE 2003–193 S 752 GT 11/04/2004 Facility Construction Admin. TF/DOE2003–194 S 754 GT 11/04/2004 State Student Financial Assist. TF 2003–195 S 756 GT 11/04/2004 Federal Rehabilitation TF/DOE 2003–196 S 758 GT 11/04/2004 Food & Nutrition Services Trust Fund2003–197 S 760 GT 11/04/2004 Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DOE2003–198 S 762 GT 11/04/2004 Institutional Assessment TF/DOE 2003–199 S 764 GT 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Food & Agriculture TF 2003–200 S 766 GT 07/01/2003 Student Loan Operating TF/DOE 2003–201 S 768 GT 11/04/2004 Student Loan Operating TF/DOE 2003–202 S 770 GT 11/04/2004 Projects, Contracts, & Grants TF/

DOE 2003–203 S 772 GT 11/04/2004 Sophomore Level Test Trust Fund/

DOE 2003–204 S 774 GT 11/04/2004 Student Loan Guaranty Reserve TF/

DOE 2003–205 S 776 GT 11/04/2004 Teacher Certification Examination TF2003–206 S 778 GT 11/04/2004 Textbook Bid Trust Fund/DOE 2003–207 S 780 GT 11/04/2004 Knott Data Center Working Cap. TF 2003–208 S 782 GT 11/04/2004 Workers’ Comp. Administration TF 2003–209 S 784 GT 11/04/2004 Capital Facilities Matching TF/DOE 2003–210 S 786 GT 07/01/2003 Education & General Student TF/

DOE 2003–211 S 788 GT 11/04/2004 Education & General Student TF/

DOE 2003–212 S 790 GT 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Experiment Station TF 2003–213 S 792 GT 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Extension Service TF 2003–214 S 794 GT 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Health Center TF/DOE 2003–215 S 796 GT 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Food & Agriculture TF 2003–216 S 798 GT 07/01/2003 Univ. of Fla. Health Center Oper. TF 2003–217 S 800 GT 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Health Center Oper. TF 2003–218 S 802 GT 07/01/2003 State Univ. System Law Enf. TF 2003–219 S 804 GT 11/04/2004 Law Enforcement Trust Fund/DOE 2003–220 S 806 GT 11/04/2004 Trust Fund for Major Gifts/DOE 2003–221 S 808 GT 11/04/2004 Board of Regents Operations TF 2003–222 S 810 GT 11/04/2004 Phosphate Research Trust Fund/DOE2003–223 S 812 GT 11/04/2004 State Univ. System Replacement TF


2003–224 S 814 GT 11/04/2004 University Concurrency TF/DOE 2003–225 S 820 GT 11/04/2004 Administrative Trust Fund/DEP 2003–226 S 826 GT 11/04/2004 Drinking Water Revolving Loan TF/

DEP 2003–227 S 828 GT 11/04/2004 Environmental Laboratory TF/DEP 2003–228 S 838 GT 07/01/2004 Save Our Everglades Trust Fund/

DEP 2003–229 S 842 GT 11/04/2004 Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DEP 2003–230 S 848 GT 11/04/2004 Minerals Trust Fund/DEP 2003–231 S 852 GT 11/04/2004 Fla. Permit Fee Trust Fund/DOE 2003–232 S 856 GT 11/04/2004 Wastewater Management Revolving

TF 2003–233 S 864 GT 11/04/2004 Working Capital Trust Fund/DEP 2003–234 S 868 GT 11/04/2004 Florida Citrus Advertising TF 2003–235 S 872 GT 11/04/2004 Public Employees Relations Comm.

TF 2003–236 S 874 GT 11/04/2004 Administrative Trust Fund/DOR 2003–237 S 876 GT 11/04/2004 Child Support Incentive TF/DOR 2003–238 S 878 GT 11/04/2004 Certification Program Trust Fund/

DOR 2003–239 S 880 GT 11/04/2004 Child Support Enforcement Revenue

TF 2003–240 S 882 GT 11/04/2004 Clerk of Court Child Support TF/DOR2003–241 S 886 GT 11/04/2004 Firefighters’ Supplemental Comp. TF 2003–242 S 888 GT 11/04/2004 Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DOR2003–243 S 894 GT 11/04/2004 Dept. of Revenue Clerks of Court TF 2003–244 S 896 GT 11/04/2004 Administrative Trust Fund/DBPR 2003–245 S 910 GT 11/04/2004 Div. of Fla. Land Sales TF/DBPR 2003–246 S 912 GT 11/04/2004 Hotel & Restaurant Trust Fund/

DBPR 2003–247 S 916 GT 11/04/2004 Professional Regulation TF/DBPR 2003–248 S 918 GT 11/04/2004 Federal Law Enforcement TF/DBPR 2003–249 S 920 GT 11/04/2004 Fla. Mobile Home Relocation TF/

DBPR 2003–250 S 928 GT 11/04/2004 Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund2003–251 S 930 GTC 11/04/2004 Emergency Response Trust Fund 2003–252 S 932 GT 11/04/2004 Federal Law Enforcement TF/HSMV 2003–253 S 940 GT 11/04/2004 Court Education Trust Fund 2003–254 S 1176 GBC 07/01/2003* Taxation 2003–255 S 1218 GBC 07/01/2003 Food Safety & Security 2003–256 H 789 GB 07/01/2003 Stop Heart Disease License Plate 2003–257 H 1277 GB 06/25/2003 Unlicensed Contractors 2003–258 S 250 GBC 07/01/2003 Rural Hospitals 2003–259 S 524 GB 07/01/2003 Rules of Evidence 2003–260 S 958 GBC 07/01/2003* FRS/Education 2003–261 S 1712 GBC 06/26/2003 Governmental Reorganization 2003–262 S 1822 GBC 07/01/2003 Adult Protective Services 2003–263 S 1944 GBC 06/26/2003 Mobile Home Owners 2003–264 S 2002 GB 07/01/2003 Law Enforcement Officer Training 2003–265 S 2260 GBC 06/26/2003* Water Policy 2003–266 S 2294 GB 06/26/2003 Communications Equipment/

Insurance 2003–267 S 2364 GBC 06/26/2003 Insurance 2003–268 S 2624 GBC 07/01/2003 Fla. Black Business Investment

Board 2003–269 S 2708 GBC 06/26/2003 Motor Vehicle Dealers 2003–270 H 691 GB 06/26/2003 Economic Dev. Incentive Program 2003–271 H 1527 GB 07/01/2003 Florida Alzheimer’s Training Act 2003–272 H 1717 GB 06/26/2003 Executioner/ID Info./Pub. Rec. 2003–273 S 52 GBC 07/11/2003* Driver’s Licenses/Vision Tests 2003–274 S 56 GBC 07/11/2003 Cert.–of–need Exemption/Open–Heart2003–275 S 726 GBC 10/01/2003 Libraries/Rural Communities 2003–276 S 956 GBC 07/11/2003 Drycleaning Solvent Cleanup

Program 2003–277 S 1428 GBC 07/11/2003 Medicaid Audits of Pharmacies 2003–278 S 1650 GBC 07/11/2003 Criminal Justice Standards Comm. 2003–279 S 2404 GBC 07/11/2003 Substance Abuse & Mental Health 2003–280 H 287 GB 10/01/2003 Specialty License Plate/Motorcycles 2003–281 H 513 GB 07/11/2003 Insurance Claims/Premium Payments2003–282 H 1431 GB 07/11/2003 Mobile Homes 2003–283 H 1623 GB 10/01/2003 Florida Business Corporations Act 2003–284 H 1721 GB 01/01/2004 Subdivision Property 2003–285 H 773 GB 07/16/2003 Central Fla. Regional Transportation 2003–286 S 676 GBC 07/14/2003* Transportation 2003–287 H 221 GB 07/14/2003 Citrus/Hernando Waterways Council 2003–288 H 1833 GB 07/14/2003 Secure Airports for Florida Act 2003–289 S 460 GBC 07/14/2003 Certificate–of–Need/Heart Surgery 2003–290 S 1138 GBC 07/15/2003 Construction Monitoring 2003–291 S 2070 GBC 07/15/2003 Public Transit 2003–292 S 1318 GBC 07/16/2003 Rilya Wilson Act 2003–293 S 2464 GBC 07/01/2003* Engineering 2003–294 H 315 GB 07/16/2003 Inst. of Human & Machine Cognition





2003-295 H 1059 GB 07/01/2003* Pari–mutuel Wagering 2003–296 S 1958 GBC 06/10/2003 Road Designations 2003–297 S 1994 GBC 06/02/2003 Road & Bridge Designations 2003–298 S 2162 GBC 06/02/2003 Road Designations 2003–299 S 20 LCC 06/23/2003 Relief/Jacob P. Darna/Lee Co. 2003–300 S 30 LCC 06/23/2003 Relief/James T. Edwards 2003–301 S 40 LC 06/23/2003 Relief/Ebner/St. Lucie Co. 2003–302 S 2850 LB 06/26/2003 Mobile Home Owners’ Association 2003–303 S 2884 LB 06/02/2003 Key Largo Wastewater Treatment

Dist. 2003–304 S 2890 LB 06/04/2003 Fla. Keys Aqueduct Authority 2003–305 H 95 LC 07/16/2003 Relief/John W. Martz/Hernando Co. 2003–306 H 185 LB 06/26/2003 Key Largo Wastewater Treatment

Dist. 2003–307 H 203 LB 06/10/2003 Lower Fla. Keys Hospital District 2003–308 H 255 LB 07/16/2003 Collier Co./Naples Airport Authority 2003–309 H 271 LB 06/26/2003 Sarasota–Manatee Airport Authority 2003–310 H 273 LB 06/10/2003 Volusia Co./Volusia Hospital Dist. 2003–311 H 275 LB 07/16/2003 Glades Co./Sheriff/Career Service 2003–312 H 277 LB 06/23/2003 S. Trail Fire Protection & Rescue 2003–313 H 297 LB 06/10/2003 Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park 2003–314 H 299 LB 06/26/2003 City of Delray Beach/Palm Beach Co. 2003–315 H 301 LB 06/26/2003 East Co. Water Control District 2003–316 H 303 LC 06/26/2003 Relief/Jonathan & Erika Snell 2003–317 H 305 LC 06/26/2003 Relief/Tylor Griffeth/Indian River 2003–318 H 307 LB 06/23/2003 Monroe Co./N. Key Largo Beach 2003–319 H 353 LB 07/16/2003 Pinellas Co. Construction Licensing 2003–320 H 355 LB 06/10/2003 Pinellas Co./Juvenile Welfare Board 2003–321 H 371 LB 07/16/2003 City of Jacksonville/Civil Service 2003–322 H 373 LB 06/10/2003 Martin Co. Environmental Control

Bd. 2003–323 H 377 LC 06/26/2003 Relief/Rosemond/Indian River Co. 2003–324 H 423 LB 06/10/2003 City of Pensacola/Elections 2003–325 H 425 LB Contingent Escambia Co./Library District 2003–326 H 427 LB 07/16/2003 Palm Beach Co./Health Care District 2003–327 H 431 LB 06/10/2003 Monroe Co./Fla. Keys Aqueduct Auth.2003–328 H 445 LB 06/04/2003 Ft. Myers Beach Public Library Dist. 2003–329 H 517 LB 06/23/2003 Lee County Sheriff’s Office/Retirees 2003–330 H 519 LB 06/26/2003 Acme Improvement District 2003–331 H 549 LB 06/23/2003 West Palm Beach Police Pension

Fund 2003–332 H 551 LB 07/16/2003 S. Indian River Water Control Dist. 2003–333 H 581 LB 06/10/2003 Madison County Hospital District 2003–334 H 591 LB 06/25/2003 Melbourne–Tillman Water Control 2003–335 H 597 LB 06/26/2003 Canaveral Port District/Brevard Co. 2003–336 H 599 LB 01/01/2004* East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Dist. 2003–337 H 601 LB 07/18/2003 Cape Canaveral Hospital District 2003–338 H 603 LB 06/26/2003 Pensacola/Pension & Retirement

Fund 2003–339 H 605 LB 07/01/2003 Orlando Police Dept. Pension Fund 2003–340 H 645 LB 06/23/2003 Consolidated Government/

Jacksonville 2003–341 H 647 LB 07/16/2003 Jacksonville Seaport Authority 2003–342 H 655 LB 06/26/2003 Brevard Co./Clam Licenses 2003–343 H 731 LB 06/26/2003 Parkland Estates Subdivision/Tampa 2003–344 H 733 LB 06/26/2003 Lake Worth Drainage District 2003–345 H 797 LC 07/01/2003 Relief/Alan S. Hammer/Brevard Co. 2003–346 H 799 LC 07/01/2003 Relief/Howard & Donna Evarts 2003–347 H 801 LB 06/23/2003 W. Palm Beach Firefighters Pension 2003–348 H 811 LB 06/10/2003 Palm Beach County/Assessments 2003–349 H 823 LB 06/23/2003 Pinellas Co. School Board 2003–350 H 827 LB 01/02/2004 Pensacola–Escambia Govt. Center

Auth 2003–351 H 829 LB 06/26/2003 Manatee Co. Port Authority 2003–352 H 833 LB 06/26/2003 Cedar Key Water & Sewer District 2003–353 H 849 LB 06/26/2003 Collier Co. Water–Sewer District 2003–354 H 897 LB 06/26/2003 Homosassa Special Water District


2003–355 H 959 LB 07/16/2003 Alcoholic Beverage License 2003–356 H 981 LB 06/10/2003 Tallahassee Downtown Improvement 2003–357 H 1055 LB 07/16/2003 Lee Co. Trauma Services District 2003–358 H 1057 LB 10/01/2003 Lake Co./Town of Monte Vista 2003–359 H 1113 LB 06/26/2003 Sarasota County Public Hospital 2003–360 H 1139 LB 07/01/2003 Nonprofit Corporation/Hospitals 2003–361 H 1217 LB 07/16/2003 Titusville–Cocoa Airport District 2003–362 H 1219 LB 06/26/2003 North Brevard Co. Hospital District 2003–363 H 1223 LB 06/26/2003 Jackson Co. Hospital District 2003–364 H 1225 LB 07/16/2003 Midway Fire District/Santa Rosa Co. 2003–365 H 1233 LB 06/26/2003 St. Lucie Co. Mosquito Control Dist. 2003–366 H 1249 LC 06/26/2003 Relief/Clay & Tatiana Haywood 2003–367 H 1251 LB 07/16/2003 Bayshore Fire Protection/Rescue Dist 2003–368 H 1265 LB 06/26/2003 Tohopekaliga Water Authority 2003–369 H 1283 LB 06/26/2003 Consolidated Government/

Jacksonville 2003–370 H 1383 LB 07/16/2003 Hillsborough Co. Aviation Authority 2003–371 H 1387 LB 06/10/2003 Putnam Co. Development Authority 2003–372 H 1447 LB 07/16/2003 St. Lucie Co. Hospital Law 2003–373 H 1449 LB 06/26/2003 Sebastian Inlet Tax District 2003–374 H 1457 LB 06/26/2003 Halifax Hospital Medical Center 2003–375 H 1485 LB 07/16/2003 Library Dist. Governing Board 2003–376 H 1489 LB 06/26/2003 Lake Co. Water Authority 2003–377 H 1543 LB 06/10/2003 Broward Co./Coral Springs/Margate 2003–378 H 1545 LB 09/15/2003 Broward Co./City of Coral Springs 2003–379 H 1549 LB 06/10/2003 Broward Co./Coconut Creek/Parkland 2003–380 H 1555 LB 06/10/2003 West Palm Beach Downtown Develop.2003–381 H 1587 LB 07/16/2003 Baker Fire District/Okaloosa County 2003–382 H 1601 LB 06/26/2003 Indian River Co. Hospital District 2003–383 H 1611 LB 06/10/2003 Greater Seminole Area Recreation 2003–384 H 1685 LB 07/16/2003 Liberty Fire District/Walton County 2003–385 H 1689 LC 06/26/2003 Relief/Asbel Llerena/Hileah 2003–386 H 1691 LC 07/16/2003 Relief/Yahraus/Sarasota Co. 2003–387 H 1729 LB 06/23/2003 Fla. Keys Mosquito Control District 2003–388 H 1731 LB 06/10/2003 Fla. Keys Mosquito Control District 2003–389 H 1857 LB 07/16/2003 Panama City Port Authority 2003–390 H 1865 LB 06/02/2003 Manatee Co. Local Option Sales Tax 2003–391 S 30–A GB 07/01/2003* Quality Education 2003–392 H 51–A GB 07/01/2003 Board of Governors/State University 2003–393 H 55–A GB 07/01/2003 Charter Schools 2003–394 S 54–A GBC 07/01/2003* Environmental & Conservation Lands2003–395 S 18–A GBC 06/18/2003* Taxation 2003–396 H 143–A GB 06/18/2003 Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 2003–397 S 2–A GB 07/01/2003* Appropriations 2003–398 H 63–A GB 07/01/2003 Fla. Clean Indoor Air Act 2003–399 S 4–A GB 07/01/2003* Appropriations Implementer 2003–400 S 8–A GBC 07/01/2003 Trust Funds 2003–401 S 16–A GT 07/01/2003 Trust Funds 2003–402 H 113–A GB 07/01/2003* Judicial System 2003–403 S 10–A GB 07/01/2003 Criminal History Records 2003–404 S 12–A GB 07/01/2003 Public Employees Relations Comm. 2003–405 S 22–A GB 07/01/2003* Health Care 2003–406 S 28–A GT 07/01/2003 Educational Enhancement Trust

Fund 2003–407 S 40–A GB 01/01/2004 Insurance Consumer Protection 2003–408 S 42–A GPC 01/01/2004 Credit Scoring Info./Pub. Rec. 2003–409 S 24–A GB 06/27/2003 Transportation 2003–410 S 26–A GBC 10/01/2003 Driver’s Licenses 2003–411 S 32–A GBC 10/01/2003* Motor Vehicle Insurance Reform Act 2003–412 S 50–A GB 10/01/2003* Workers’ Compensation 2003–413 H 23–B GB 06/20/2003 High School Graduation 2003–414 H 85–B GB 07/01/2003 King Biomedical Research Program 2003–415 H 29–B GB 01/01/2004* Elections 2003–416 S 2–D GBC 09/15/2003* Medical Incidents 2003–417 H 3–D GB 08/14/2003 Department of Corrections


BILL NUMBER ORDER

BILL TYPE CHAP. EFFECTIVE MINI−TITLENO. NO. DATE

S 2–A GB 2003–397 07/01/2003* Appropriations S 2–D GBC 2003–416 09/15/2003* Medical Incidents S 4–A GB 2003–399 07/01/2003* Appropriations Implementer S 8–A GBC 2003–400 07/01/2003 Trust Funds S 10–A GB 2003–403 07/01/2003 Criminal History Records S 12–A GB 2003–404 07/01/2003 Public Employees Relations Comm. S 16–A GT 2003–401 07/01/2003 Trust Funds S 18–A GBC 2003–395 06/18/2003* Taxation S 20 LCC 2003–299 06/23/2003 Relief/Jacob P. Darna/Lee Co. S 22–A GB 2003–405 07/01/2003* Health Care S 24–A GB 2003–409 06/27/2003 Transportation S 26–A GBC 2003–410 10/01/2003 Driver’s Licenses S 28–A GT 2003–406 07/01/2003 Educational Enhancement Trust

Fund S 30 LCC 2003–300 06/23/2003 Relief/James T. Edwards S 30–A GB 2003–391 07/01/2003* Quality Education S 32–A GBC 2003–411 10/01/2003* Motor Vehicle Insurance Reform Act S 40 LC 2003–301 06/23/2003 Relief/Ebner/St. Lucie Co. S 40–A GB 2003–407 01/01/2004 Insurance Consumer Protection S 42–A GPC 2003–408 01/01/2004 Credit Scoring Info./Pub. Rec. S 50–A GB 2003–412 10/01/2003* Workers’ Compensation S 52 GBC 2003–273 07/11/2003* Driver’s Licenses/Vision Tests S 54 GBC 2003–87 06/04/2003 Local Government/Minimum Wage S 54–A GBC 2003–394 07/01/2003* Environmental & Conservation LandsS 56 GBC 2003–274 07/11/2003 Cert.–of–need Exemption/Open–HeartS 88 GB 2003–45 07/01/2003 High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes S 144 GBC 2003–114 07/01/2003 Sexual Battery Victims/Services S 146 GT 2003–140 07/01/2003 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund S 160 GBC 2003–10 05/02/2003 Controlled Substances S 162 GBC 2003–119 07/01/2003 American Sign Language S 174 GB 2003–59 07/01/2003 Protection of Marine Turtles S 192 GBC 2003–13 07/01/2003 Library Records/Confidentiality S 250 GBC 2003–258 07/01/2003 Rural Hospitals S 258 GB 2003–60 07/01/2003 Local Govt/Expenses/Electronic Pymt.S 260 GBC 2003–28 07/01/2003 Condominiums/Armed Services Flags S 278 GB 2003–141 10/01/2003 Transportation of Inmates S 296 GBC 2003–120 06/10/2003 Retirement Communities S 308 GBC 2003–111 07/01/2003 License Plate/Sea Turtle/Fees S 310 GBC 2003–121 07/01/2003 License Plate/Child Abuse Prevention S 312 GB 2003–29 07/01/2003 Juvenile Justice Department S 320 GBC 2003–61 07/01/2003 Medicaid/Wholesale Drug Prices S 340 GBC 2003–88 06/04/2003 Involuntary Commitment/Baker Act S 354 GBC 2003–89 07/01/2003 Bright Futures Scholarship Program S 428 GBC 2003–142 07/01/2003 Community Control S 460 GBC 2003–289 07/14/2003 Certificate–of–Need/Heart Surgery S 472 GBC 2003–62 06/02/2003 Mining Activities S 480 GBC 2003–122 07/01/2003 Commission on Marriage & Family S 482 GB 2003–30 05/23/2003 Rental Agreements S 488 GB 2003–63 06/02/2003 Probation or Community Control S 524 GB 2003–259 07/01/2003 Rules of Evidence S 530 GB 2003–46 07/01/2003 Nick Oelrich Gift of Life Act S 554 GBC 2003–64 06/02/2003 Interdistrict Transfer & Water Use S 580 GR 2003–1 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes S 582 GR 2003–2 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes S 584 GR 2003–3 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes S 586 GR 2003–4 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes S 588 GR 2003–5 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes S 592 GBC 2003–14 05/21/2003 Corporate Affairs S 614 GB 2003–90 07/01/2003 Bus Transportation S 626 GBC 2003–12 05/20/2003 Everglades Forever Act S 634 GB 2003–31 05/23/2003 Big Bend Historic Paddling Trail S 638 GBC 2003–65 06/02/2003 Student Tuition Assistance S 640 GB 2003–66 07/01/2003 Military Services License Plates S 642 GBC 2003–67 07/01/2003* Elderly Services S 654 GBC 2003–32 05/23/2003 Telecommunications Companies S 676 GBC 2003–286 07/14/2003* Transportation S 680 GBC 2003–47 05/27/2003 Florida Gulf Coast University S 684 GBC 2003–68 06/02/2003 Military Affairs S 686 GBC 2003–159 07/01/2003 S. Fla. Regional Transportation Act S 726 GBC 2003–275 10/01/2003 Libraries/Rural Communities S 732 GB 2003–123 06/10/2003 Miami River Commission S 738 GBC 2003–69 07/01/2003 Worthless Checks S 744 GT 2003–189 11/04/2004 Educ. Certification & Service TF/DOES 746 GT 2003–190 11/04/2004 Educational Aids Trust Fund/DOE S 748 GT 2003–191 11/04/2004 Educ. Media & Technology Trust

Fund S 750 GT 2003–192 11/04/2004 Excellent Teaching Program TF/DOE S 752 GT 2003–193 11/04/2004 Facility Construction Admin. TF/DOES 754 GT 2003–194 11/04/2004 State Student Financial Assist. TF


S 756 GT 2003–195 11/04/2004 Federal Rehabilitation TF/DOE S 758 GT 2003–196 11/04/2004 Food & Nutrition Services Trust FundS 760 GT 2003–197 11/04/2004 Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DOES 762 GT 2003–198 11/04/2004 Institutional Assessment TF/DOE S 764 GT 2003–199 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Food & Agriculture TF S 766 GT 2003–200 07/01/2003 Student Loan Operating TF/DOE S 768 GT 2003–201 11/04/2004 Student Loan Operating TF/DOE S 770 GT 2003–202 11/04/2004 Projects, Contracts, & Grants TF/

DOE S 772 GT 2003–203 11/04/2004 Sophomore Level Test Trust Fund/

DOE S 774 GT 2003–204 11/04/2004 Student Loan Guaranty Reserve TF/

DOE S 776 GT 2003–205 11/04/2004 Teacher Certification Examination TFS 778 GT 2003–206 11/04/2004 Textbook Bid Trust Fund/DOE S 780 GT 2003–207 11/04/2004 Knott Data Center Working Cap. TF S 782 GT 2003–208 11/04/2004 Workers’ Comp. Administration TF S 784 GT 2003–209 11/04/2004 Capital Facilities Matching TF/DOE S 786 GT 2003–210 07/01/2003 Education & General Student TF/

DOE S 788 GT 2003–211 11/04/2004 Education & General Student TF/

DOE S 790 GT 2003–212 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Experiment Station TF S 792 GT 2003–213 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Extension Service TF S 794 GT 2003–214 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Health Center TF/DOE S 796 GT 2003–215 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Food & Agriculture TF S 798 GT 2003–216 07/01/2003 Univ. of Fla. Health Center Oper. TF S 800 GT 2003–217 11/04/2004 Univ. of Fla. Health Center Oper. TF S 802 GT 2003–218 07/01/2003 State Univ. System Law Enf. TF S 804 GT 2003–219 11/04/2004 Law Enforcement Trust Fund/DOE S 806 GT 2003–220 11/04/2004 Trust Fund for Major Gifts/DOE S 808 GT 2003–221 11/04/2004 Board of Regents Operations TF S 810 GT 2003–222 11/04/2004 Phosphate Research Trust Fund/DOES 812 GT 2003–223 11/04/2004 State Univ. System Replacement TF S 814 GT 2003–224 11/04/2004 University Concurrency TF/DOE S 816 GT 2003–178 07/01/2003 University Concurrency TF/DOE S 818 GT 2003–160 07/01/2003 Termination of Trust Funds/DOE S 820 GT 2003–225 11/04/2004 Administrative Trust Fund/DEP S 826 GT 2003–226 11/04/2004 Drinking Water Revolving Loan TF/

DEP S 828 GT 2003–227 11/04/2004 Environmental Laboratory TF/DEP S 838 GT 2003–228 07/01/2004 Save Our Everglades Trust Fund/

DEP S 842 GT 2003–229 11/04/2004 Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DEP S 848 GT 2003–230 11/04/2004 Minerals Trust Fund/DEP S 852 GT 2003–231 11/04/2004 Fla. Permit Fee Trust Fund/DOE S 856 GT 2003–232 11/04/2004 Wastewater Management Revolving

TF S 864 GT 2003–233 11/04/2004 Working Capital Trust Fund/DEP S 868 GT 2003–234 11/04/2004 Florida Citrus Advertising TF S 872 GT 2003–235 11/04/2004 Public Employees Relations Comm.

TF S 874 GT 2003–236 11/04/2004 Administrative Trust Fund/DOR S 876 GT 2003–237 11/04/2004 Child Support Incentive TF/DOR S 878 GT 2003–238 11/04/2004 Certification Program Trust Fund/

DOR S 880 GT 2003–239 11/04/2004 Child Support Enforcement Revenue

TF S 882 GT 2003–240 11/04/2004 Clerk of Court Child Support TF/DORS 886 GT 2003–241 11/04/2004 Firefighters’ Supplemental Comp. TF S 888 GT 2003–242 11/04/2004 Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DORS 894 GT 2003–243 11/04/2004 Dept. of Revenue Clerks of Court TF S 896 GT 2003–244 11/04/2004 Administrative Trust Fund/DBPR S 910 GT 2003–245 11/04/2004 Div. of Fla. Land Sales TF/DBPR S 912 GT 2003–246 11/04/2004 Hotel & Restaurant Trust Fund/

DBPR S 916 GT 2003–247 11/04/2004 Professional Regulation TF/DBPR S 918 GT 2003–248 11/04/2004 Federal Law Enforcement TF/DBPR S 920 GT 2003–249 11/04/2004 Fla. Mobile Home Relocation TF/

DBPR S 928 GT 2003–250 11/04/2004 Federal Law Enforcement Trust FundS 930 GTC 2003–251 11/04/2004 Emergency Response Trust Fund S 932 GT 2003–252 11/04/2004 Federal Law Enforcement TF/HSMV S 940 GT 2003–253 11/04/2004 Court Education Trust Fund S 954 GT 2003–179 07/01/2003 Trust Funds S 956 GBC 2003–276 07/11/2003 Drycleaning Solvent Cleanup

Program S 958 GBC 2003–260 07/01/2003* FRS/Education S 1006 GBC 2003–91 07/01/2003 State Employee Health Insurance





S 1024 GBC 2003–70 06/02/2003 Non–Ad Valorem Assessments S 1044 GBC 2003–124 06/10/2003 Water Use Permits S 1046 GB 2003–92 06/04/2003 Operation of Motorcycles/Firefighter S 1050 GBC 2003–143 07/01/2003 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm. S 1072 GBC 2003–71 07/01/2003 Identity Theft/Internet Fraud S 1080 GB 2003–15 07/01/2003 Anhydrous Ammonia S 1098 GBC 2003–72 06/02/2003 Uniformed Servicemembers

Protection S 1126 GBC 2003–33 05/23/2003 Local Government/Half–cent Sales

Tax S 1138 GBC 2003–290 07/15/2003 Construction Monitoring S 1162 GB 2003–34 05/23/2003 Taxation S 1176 GBC 2003–254 07/01/2003* Taxation S 1182 GPC 2003–16 05/21/2003 Security System Plans/Pub. Rec. S 1218 GBC 2003–255 07/01/2003 Food Safety & Security S 1220 GBC 2003–48 07/01/2003 Sale of Real Property S 1232 GBC 2003–35 07/01/2003 Pest Control S 1286 GBC 2003–49 05/27/2003 Construction Defects S 1300 GBC 2003–144 06/12/2003 Citrus S 1318 GBC 2003–292 07/16/2003 Rilya Wilson Act S 1334 GBC 2003–93 06/04/2003 Universal Prekindergarten Education S 1374 GBC 2003–145 06/12/2003 Administrative Procedures S 1426 GBC 2003–125 06/10/2003 Municipalities/Per Diem & Travel S 1428 GBC 2003–277 07/11/2003 Medicaid Audits of Pharmacies S 1430 GB 2003–17 05/21/2003 Gross Receipts Tax/Manufactured GasS 1434 GBC 2003–126 07/01/2003 Public Libraries S 1442 GBC 2003–127 06/10/2003 Child Protective Investigations S 1448 GBC 2003–36 10/01/2003* Unemployment Compensation S 1454 GBC 2003–146 07/01/2003 Social Services S 1480 GBC 2003–50 07/01/2003 Breaking or Damaging Fences S 1488 GB 2003–6 04/01/2003 Governmental Reorganization S 1522 GBC 2003–118 07/01/2003 Student’s Education/Parent & Family S 1566 GBC 2003–37 07/01/2003 Tourist Development Taxes S 1568 GB 2003–161 07/01/2003 Acute Care Hospitals S 1582 GBC 2003–38 07/01/2003 Blood Establishments S 1584 GBC 2003–94 06/04/2003 Administrative Procedures S 1588 GBC 2003–95 07/01/2003 Drug Abuse Prevention & Control S 1616 GBC 2003–96 06/04/2003 Seaport Security S 1644 GBC 2003–147 07/01/2003 Nitrate & Phosphorus Fertilizers S 1648 GB 2003–18 07/01/2003 FDLE/Blood Collecting S 1650 GBC 2003–278 07/11/2003 Criminal Justice Standards Comm. S 1660 GBC 2003–162 07/01/2003 Community Development & Planning S 1694 GBC 2003–148 07/01/2003 Insurance Fraud S 1712 GBC 2003–261 06/26/2003 Governmental Reorganization S 1742 GTC 2003–163 07/01/2003 Transportation Revenue Bond TF/

DOT S 1754 GBC 2003–97 07/01/2003 Soil & Water Conservation S 1822 GBC 2003–262 07/01/2003 Adult Protective Services S 1842 GBC 2003–98 06/04/2003 Municipal Parking Facility SurchargeS 1856 GBC 2003–149 07/01/2003 Law Enforcement/Correctional OfficerS 1862 GB 2003–39 07/01/2003 Community Development Districts S 1896 GBC 2003–40 05/23/2003 School Speed Zones S 1944 GBC 2003–263 06/26/2003 Mobile Home Owners S 1954 GBC 2003–73 10/01/2003* Specialty License Plates S 1958 GBC 2003–296 06/10/2003 Road Designations S 1992 GBC 2003–51 07/01/2003 Medal of Heroism S 1994 GBC 2003–297 06/02/2003 Road & Bridge Designations S 2002 GB 2003–264 07/01/2003 Law Enforcement Officer Training S 2036 GBC 2003–74 06/02/2003 Uniform Commercial Code/Blood S 2046 GBC 2003–128 10/01/2003 Sentencing S 2050 GBC 2003–112 07/01/2003 Child Custody Evaluations S 2070 GBC 2003–291 07/15/2003 Public Transit S 2078 GBC 2003–75 06/02/2003 Medical Practice S 2082 GB 2003–52 05/27/2003 Saboor Grieving Parents Act S 2084 GBC 2003–41 07/01/2003 Drug Prescriptions S 2156 GBC 2003–129 06/10/2003 Fla. High School Activities Assoc. S 2162 GBC 2003–298 06/02/2003 Road Designations S 2164 GB 2003–19 05/21/2003 Enterprise Zones S 2172 GBC 2003–115 07/01/2003 Dangerous Sexual Felony Offender

Act S 2190 GB 2003–99 06/04/2003 Continuing Education/Public AdjusterS 2238 GBC 2003–164 07/01/2003 Real Estate Appraisers/Brokers S 2248 GBC 2003–113 06/05/2003 Charitable Youth Org./Service Work S 2260 GBC 2003–265 06/26/2003* Water Policy S 2264 GBC 2003–139 07/01/2003 Health Insurance S 2278 GBC 2003–150 06/12/2003 Motor Vehicle Service Agreements S 2294 GB 2003–266 06/26/2003 Communications Equipment/

Insurance S 2312 GBC 2003–155 07/01/2003* Prescription Drug Protection Act S 2322 GBC 2003–9 05/01/2003 Medically Needy Program S 2364 GBC 2003–267 06/26/2003 Insurance S 2366 GBC 2003–130 06/10/2003 Child Abuse


S 2378 GBC 2003–42 05/23/2003 Veterans’ Affairs S 2388 GBC 2003–151 06/12/2003 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm. S 2404 GBC 2003–279 07/11/2003 Substance Abuse & Mental Health S 2446 GBC 2003–131 07/01/2003 Child Care S 2450 GB 2003–43 05/23/2003 Fla. Uniform Principal & Income Act S 2462 GBC 2003–132 06/10/2003 Agriculture & Consumer Services S 2464 GBC 2003–293 07/01/2003* Engineering S 2466 GB 2003–152 06/12/2003 Premium Finance Company

Application S 2488 GB 2003–153 06/12/2003 Law Enforcement Mutual Aid

Agreement S 2520 GBC 2003–20 07/01/2003 Beverage Law S 2526 GPC 2003–56 05/30/2003 Putative Father Registry/Pub. Rec. S 2568 GBC 2003–57 05/30/2003 Disabled, Vulnerable, or Elderly S 2586 GB 2003–156 07/01/2003 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm. S 2624 GBC 2003–268 07/01/2003 Fla. Black Business Investment

Board S 2680 GB 2003–21 05/21/2003 Unclaimed Property S 2700 GB 2003–154 06/12/2003 Probate & Trusts/Limitations S 2708 GBC 2003–269 06/26/2003 Motor Vehicle Dealers S 2802 GB 2003–44 05/23/2003 Military Student Education S 2826 GB 2003–133 07/01/2003 Tobacco Settlement Agreement S 2850 LB 2003–302 06/26/2003 Mobile Home Owners’ Association S 2884 LB 2003–303 06/02/2003 Key Largo Wastewater Treatment

Dist. S 2890 LB 2003–304 06/04/2003 Fla. Keys Aqueduct Authority H 3–D GB 2003–417 08/14/2003 Department of Corrections H 23–B GB 2003–413 06/20/2003 High School Graduation H 29–B GB 2003–415 01/01/2004* Elections H 51–A GB 2003–392 07/01/2003 Board of Governors/State University H 55–A GB 2003–393 07/01/2003 Charter Schools H 63–A GB 2003–398 07/01/2003 Fla. Clean Indoor Air Act H 75 GB 2003–165 06/20/2003 Red Light/Vol. Fire or Medical Staff H 79 GB 2003–186 10/01/2003 Communications Services H 85–B GB 2003–414 07/01/2003 King Biomedical Research Program H 95 LC 2003–305 07/16/2003 Relief/John W. Martz/Hernando Co. H 113–A GB 2003–402 07/01/2003* Judicial System H 143–A GB 2003–396 06/18/2003 Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 H 185 LB 2003–306 06/26/2003 Key Largo Wastewater Treatment

Dist. H 195 GB 2003–180 09/11/2003 Emergency Medical Dispatch Act H 203 LB 2003–307 06/10/2003 Lower Fla. Keys Hospital District H 207 GB 2003–166 07/01/2003 Pharmacies/Patient Records H 221 GB 2003–287 07/14/2003 Citrus/Hernando Waterways Council H 235 GB 2003–76 06/02/2003 Insurance Holding Companies H 255 LB 2003–308 07/16/2003 Collier Co./Naples Airport Authority H 267 GB 2003–22 05/21/2003 Unpaid Taxes/Sale of Certificates H 271 LB 2003–309 06/26/2003 Sarasota–Manatee Airport Authority H 273 LB 2003–310 06/10/2003 Volusia Co./Volusia Hospital Dist. H 275 LB 2003–311 07/16/2003 Glades Co./Sheriff/Career Service H 277 LB 2003–312 06/23/2003 S. Trail Fire Protection & Rescue H 283 GB 2003–134 07/01/2003 Uniform Commercial Code/

Statements H 287 GB 2003–280 10/01/2003 Specialty License Plate/Motorcycles H 297 LB 2003–313 06/10/2003 Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park H 299 LB 2003–314 06/26/2003 City of Delray Beach/Palm Beach Co. H 301 LB 2003–315 06/26/2003 East Co. Water Control District H 303 LC 2003–316 06/26/2003 Relief/Jonathan & Erika Snell H 305 LC 2003–317 06/26/2003 Relief/Tylor Griffeth/Indian River H 307 LB 2003–318 06/23/2003 Monroe Co./N. Key Largo Beach H 315 GB 2003–294 07/16/2003 Inst. of Human & Machine Cognition H 353 LB 2003–319 07/16/2003 Pinellas Co. Construction Licensing H 355 LB 2003–320 06/10/2003 Pinellas Co./Juvenile Welfare Board H 365 GB 2003–135 07/01/2003 Direct–support/Citizen Support Org. H 371 LB 2003–321 07/16/2003 City of Jacksonville/Civil Service H 373 LB 2003–322 06/10/2003 Martin Co. Environmental Control

Bd. H 377 LC 2003–323 06/26/2003 Relief/Rosemond/Indian River Co. H 423 LB 2003–324 06/10/2003 City of Pensacola/Elections H 425 LB 2003–325 Contingent Escambia Co./Library District H 427 LB 2003–326 07/16/2003 Palm Beach Co./Health Care District H 431 LB 2003–327 06/10/2003 Monroe Co./Fla. Keys Aqueduct Auth.H 439 GB 2003–53 07/01/2003 Statewide Guardians Ad Litem Office H 445 LB 2003–328 06/04/2003 Ft. Myers Beach Public Library Dist. H 453 GB 2003–157 06/17/2003 Victim of Sex Offense/Pub. Rec. H 457 GB 2003–77 06/02/2003 Indigent Care & Trauma Center Tax H 465 GB 2003–136 06/10/2003 Unclaimed Court–ordered Payments H 479 GB 2003–23 10/01/2003 Offense of Stalking H 513 GB 2003–281 07/11/2003 Insurance Claims/Premium PaymentsH 517 LB 2003–329 06/23/2003 Lee County Sheriff’s Office/Retirees H 519 LB 2003–330 06/26/2003 Acme Improvement District H 533 GB 2003–78 06/02/2003 County Tourism Promotion Agencies




H 549 LB 2003-331 06/23/2003 West Palm Beach Police PensionFund

H 551 LB 2003–332 07/16/2003 S. Indian River Water Control Dist. H 561 GB 2003–117 07/01/2003 The Victim’s Freedom Act H 581 LB 2003–333 06/10/2003 Madison County Hospital District H 591 LB 2003–334 06/25/2003 Melbourne–Tillman Water Control H 597 LB 2003–335 06/26/2003 Canaveral Port District/Brevard Co. H 599 LB 2003–336 01/01/2004* East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Dist. H 601 LB 2003–337 07/18/2003 Cape Canaveral Hospital District H 603 LB 2003–338 06/26/2003 Pensacola/Pension & Retirement

Fund H 605 LB 2003–339 07/01/2003 Orlando Police Dept. Pension Fund H 623 GB 2003–167 06/20/2003 NW Florida Water Management

District H 645 LB 2003–340 06/23/2003 Consolidated Government/

Jacksonville H 647 LB 2003–341 07/16/2003 Jacksonville Seaport Authority H 655 LB 2003–342 06/26/2003 Brevard Co./Clam Licenses H 691 GB 2003–270 06/26/2003 Economic Dev. Incentive Program H 721 GB 2003–168 06/20/2003 Warranty Association Regulation H 731 LB 2003–343 06/26/2003 Parkland Estates Subdivision/Tampa H 733 LB 2003–344 06/26/2003 Lake Worth Drainage District H 747 GB 2003–116 10/01/2003 Sexual Battery Time Limitations H 761 GB 2003–187 07/01/2003 Hearing Aids/Sales/Refunds H 773 GB 2003–285 07/16/2003 Central Fla. Regional Transportation H 789 GB 2003–256 07/01/2003 Stop Heart Disease License Plate H 797 LC 2003–345 07/01/2003 Relief/Alan S. Hammer/Brevard Co. H 799 LC 2003–346 07/01/2003 Relief/Howard & Donna Evarts H 801 LB 2003–347 06/23/2003 W. Palm Beach Firefighters Pension H 803 GB 2003–7 04/17/2003 Florida Jewish History Month H 811 LB 2003–348 06/10/2003 Palm Beach County/Assessments H 821 GB 2003–169 06/20/2003 Fla. Auto Joint Underwriting Assn. H 823 LB 2003–349 06/23/2003 Pinellas Co. School Board H 827 LB 2003–350 01/02/2004 Pensacola–Escambia Govt. Center

Auth H 829 LB 2003–351 06/26/2003 Manatee Co. Port Authority H 833 LB 2003–352 06/26/2003 Cedar Key Water & Sewer District H 835 GB 2003–58 05/30/2003 Adoption H 847 GB 2003–158 10/01/2003 Citizens’ Right to Honest GovernmentH 849 LB 2003–353 06/26/2003 Collier Co. Water–Sewer District H 861 GB 2003–79 07/01/2003 Homeowners’ Associations H 897 LB 2003–354 06/26/2003 Homosassa Special Water District H 915 GB 2003–80 06/02/2003 K–20 Education Accountability H 945 GB 2003–181 07/01/2003 Nonagricultural Vehicles H 947 GB 2003–54 05/27/2003 Blood Alcohol Level/Drug Testing H 953 GB 2003–24 07/01/2004 Weight–loss Pills H 959 LB 2003–355 07/16/2003 Alcoholic Beverage License H 981 LB 2003–356 06/10/2003 Tallahassee Downtown Improvement H 1017 GR 2003–25 07/01/2003 Florida Statutes H 1019 GB 2003–137 10/01/2003 Minor/Videotaped Statement/Pub.

Rec. H 1021 GB 2003–100 10/01/2003 Housing Assistance Program/Pub.

Rec. H 1023 GB 2003–101 10/01/2003 County Employees/Pub. Rec. H 1025 GB 2003–102 10/01/2003 Municipal Employees/Pub. Rec. H 1027 GB 2003–103 10/01/2003 DCA/Trade Secret Info/Pub. Rec. H 1031 GB 2003–104 06/04/2003 Fla. Kidcare Program/Pub. Rec. H 1033 GB 2003–105 10/01/2003 Public Records & Meetings/AHCA/

DOI H 1035 GB 2003–106 10/01/2003 Workers’ Compensation/Pub. Rec. H 1037 GB 2003–170 10/01/2003 Rabies Vaccination Cert./Pub. Rec. H 1039 GB 2003–107 10/01/2003 Investigative Information/Pub. Rec. H 1041 GB 2003–108 10/01/2003 Public Records & Meetings/Pub. Rec. H 1051 GB 2003–171 06/20/2003 Lieutenant Governor/Vacancy H 1055 LB 2003–357 07/16/2003 Lee Co. Trauma Services District H 1057 LB 2003–358 10/01/2003 Lake Co./Town of Monte Vista


H 1059 GB 2003–295 07/01/2003* Pari–mutuel Wagering H 1061 GB 2003–172 06/20/2003 Federal Records/Pub. Rec. H 1099 GB 2003–11 01/01/2004 Domestic Violence Centers H 1113 LB 2003–359 06/26/2003 Sarasota County Public Hospital H 1123 GB 2003–173 06/20/2003 Contaminated Site Rehabilitation H 1139 LB 2003–360 07/01/2003 Nonprofit Corporation/Hospitals H 1149 GB 2003–81 07/01/2003 Entertainment Industry H 1155 GB 2003–26 07/01/2003 Challenger License Plates H 1203 GB 2003–174 07/01/2003 DOC/Personnel H 1217 LB 2003–361 07/16/2003 Titusville–Cocoa Airport District H 1219 LB 2003–362 06/26/2003 North Brevard Co. Hospital District H 1223 LB 2003–363 06/26/2003 Jackson Co. Hospital District H 1225 LB 2003–364 07/16/2003 Midway Fire District/Santa Rosa Co. H 1227 GB 2003–82 06/02/2003 Self–propelled Knives H 1233 LB 2003–365 06/26/2003 St. Lucie Co. Mosquito Control Dist. H 1249 LC 2003–366 06/26/2003 Relief/Clay & Tatiana Haywood H 1251 LB 2003–367 07/16/2003 Bayshore Fire Protection/Rescue Dist H 1265 LB 2003–368 06/26/2003 Tohopekaliga Water Authority H 1277 GB 2003–257 06/25/2003 Unlicensed Contractors H 1283 LB 2003–369 06/26/2003 Consolidated Government/

Jacksonville H 1307 GB 2003–182 07/01/2003 Emergency Communications H 1383 LB 2003–370 07/16/2003 Hillsborough Co. Aviation Authority H 1387 LB 2003–371 06/10/2003 Putnam Co. Development Authority H 1431 GB 2003–282 07/11/2003 Mobile Homes H 1447 LB 2003–372 07/16/2003 St. Lucie Co. Hospital Law H 1449 LB 2003–373 06/26/2003 Sebastian Inlet Tax District H 1453 GB 2003–175 06/20/2003 Vessels H 1457 LB 2003–374 06/26/2003 Halifax Hospital Medical Center H 1485 LB 2003–375 07/16/2003 Library Dist. Governing Board H 1489 LB 2003–376 06/26/2003 Lake Co. Water Authority H 1501 GB 2003–183 07/01/2003 Hospice License Plate H 1527 GB 2003–271 07/01/2003 Florida Alzheimer’s Training Act H 1543 LB 2003–377 06/10/2003 Broward Co./Coral Springs/Margate H 1545 LB 2003–378 09/15/2003 Broward Co./City of Coral Springs H 1549 LB 2003–379 06/10/2003 Broward Co./Coconut Creek/Parkland H 1553 GB 2003–27 05/21/2003 Health Care Practitioners/ComplaintsH 1555 LB 2003–380 06/10/2003 West Palm Beach Downtown Develop.H 1579 GB 2003–184 07/01/2003 Autopsy Records H 1587 LB 2003–381 07/16/2003 Baker Fire District/Okaloosa County H 1591 GB 2003–109 10/01/2003 State Employees/Pub. Rec. H 1593 GB 2003–83 06/02/2003 Foster Parents H 1601 LB 2003–382 06/26/2003 Indian River Co. Hospital District H 1609 GB 2003–55 07/01/2003 State Planning & Budgeting H 1611 LB 2003–383 06/10/2003 Greater Seminole Area Recreation H 1623 GB 2003–283 10/01/2003 Florida Business Corporations Act H 1675 GB 2003–84 07/01/2003 Facilitating or Furthering Burglary H 1683 GB 2003–176 07/01/2003 Leaving Scene of Accident/Penalty H 1685 LB 2003–384 07/16/2003 Liberty Fire District/Walton County H 1689 LC 2003–385 06/26/2003 Relief/Asbel Llerena/Hileah H 1691 LC 2003–386 07/16/2003 Relief/Yahraus/Sarasota Co. H 1717 GB 2003–272 06/26/2003 Executioner/ID Info./Pub. Rec. H 1719 GB 2003–177 10/01/2003* Construction Lien Law H 1721 GB 2003–284 01/01/2004 Subdivision Property H 1729 LB 2003–387 06/23/2003 Fla. Keys Mosquito Control District H 1731 LB 2003–388 06/10/2003 Fla. Keys Mosquito Control District H 1739 GB 2003–8 04/24/2003 Access to Postsecondary Education H 1763 GB 2003–185 06/23/2003 Domestic Violence Victims/Pub. Rec. H 1785 GB 2003–110 06/04/2003 Medical Information/Pub. Rec. H 1813 GB 2003–86 06/03/2003 Local Option Fuel Taxes/Motor Fuel H 1833 GB 2003–288 07/14/2003 Secure Airports for Florida Act H 1839 GB 2003–85 06/02/2003 Corporate Income Tax H 1857 LB 2003–389 07/16/2003 Panama City Port Authority H 1865 LB 2003–390 06/02/2003 Manatee Co. Local Option Sales Tax H 1869 GB 2003–138 07/01/2003 Government Employees H 1911 GB 2003–188 06/24/2003 Animal Fighting or Baiting



EFFECTIVE DATE ORDER

EFFEC. BILL TYPE CHAP. MINI−TITLEDATE NO. NO.

04/01/2003 S 1488 GB 2003–6 Governmental Reorganization 04/17/2003 H 803 GB 2003–7 Florida Jewish History Month 04/24/2003 H 1739 GB 2003–8 Access to Postsecondary Education 05/01/2003 S 2322 GBC 2003–9 Medically Needy Program 05/02/2003 S 160 GBC 2003–10 Controlled Substances 05/20/2003 S 626 GBC 2003–12 Everglades Forever Act 05/21/2003 S 592 GBC 2003–14 Corporate Affairs 05/21/2003 S 1182 GPC 2003–16 Security System Plans/Pub. Rec. 05/21/2003 S 1430 GB 2003–17 Gross Receipts Tax/Manufactured Gas05/21/2003 S 2164 GB 2003–19 Enterprise Zones 05/21/2003 S 2680 GB 2003–21 Unclaimed Property 05/21/2003 H 267 GB 2003–22 Unpaid Taxes/Sale of Certificates 05/21/2003 H 1553 GB 2003–27 Health Care Practitioners/Complaints05/23/2003 S 482 GB 2003–30 Rental Agreements 05/23/2003 S 634 GB 2003–31 Big Bend Historic Paddling Trail 05/23/2003 S 654 GBC 2003–32 Telecommunications Companies 05/23/2003 S 1126 GBC 2003–33 Local Government/Half–cent Sales

Tax 05/23/2003 S 1162 GB 2003–34 Taxation 05/23/2003 S 1896 GBC 2003–40 School Speed Zones 05/23/2003 S 2378 GBC 2003–42 Veterans’ Affairs 05/23/2003 S 2450 GB 2003–43 Fla. Uniform Principal & Income Act 05/23/2003 S 2802 GB 2003–44 Military Student Education 05/27/2003 S 680 GBC 2003–47 Florida Gulf Coast University 05/27/2003 S 1286 GBC 2003–49 Construction Defects 05/27/2003 S 2082 GB 2003–52 Saboor Grieving Parents Act 05/27/2003 H 947 GB 2003–54 Blood Alcohol Level/Drug Testing 05/30/2003 S 2526 GPC 2003–56 Putative Father Registry/Pub. Rec. 05/30/2003 S 2568 GBC 2003–57 Disabled, Vulnerable, or Elderly 05/30/2003 H 835 GB 2003–58 Adoption 06/02/2003 S 472 GBC 2003–62 Mining Activities 06/02/2003 S 488 GB 2003–63 Probation or Community Control 06/02/2003 S 554 GBC 2003–64 Interdistrict Transfer & Water Use 06/02/2003 S 638 GBC 2003–65 Student Tuition Assistance 06/02/2003 S 684 GBC 2003–68 Military Affairs 06/02/2003 S 1024 GBC 2003–70 Non–Ad Valorem Assessments 06/02/2003 S 1098 GBC 2003–72 Uniformed Servicemembers

Protection 06/02/2003 S 1994 GBC 2003–297 Road & Bridge Designations 06/02/2003 S 2036 GBC 2003–74 Uniform Commercial Code/Blood 06/02/2003 S 2078 GBC 2003–75 Medical Practice 06/02/2003 S 2162 GBC 2003–298 Road Designations 06/02/2003 S 2884 LB 2003–303 Key Largo Wastewater Treatment

Dist. 06/02/2003 H 235 GB 2003–76 Insurance Holding Companies 06/02/2003 H 457 GB 2003–77 Indigent Care & Trauma Center Tax 06/02/2003 H 533 GB 2003–78 County Tourism Promotion Agencies 06/02/2003 H 915 GB 2003–80 K–20 Education Accountability 06/02/2003 H 1227 GB 2003–82 Self–propelled Knives 06/02/2003 H 1593 GB 2003–83 Foster Parents 06/02/2003 H 1839 GB 2003–85 Corporate Income Tax 06/02/2003 H 1865 LB 2003–390 Manatee Co. Local Option Sales Tax 06/03/2003 H 1813 GB 2003–86 Local Option Fuel Taxes/Motor Fuel 06/04/2003 S 54 GBC 2003–87 Local Government/Minimum Wage 06/04/2003 S 340 GBC 2003–88 Involuntary Commitment/Baker Act 06/04/2003 S 1046 GB 2003–92 Operation of Motorcycles/Firefighter 06/04/2003 S 1334 GBC 2003–93 Universal Prekindergarten Education 06/04/2003 S 1584 GBC 2003–94 Administrative Procedures 06/04/2003 S 1616 GBC 2003–96 Seaport Security 06/04/2003 S 1842 GBC 2003–98 Municipal Parking Facility Surcharge06/04/2003 S 2190 GB 2003–99 Continuing Education/Public Adjuster06/04/2003 S 2890 LB 2003–304 Fla. Keys Aqueduct Authority 06/04/2003 H 445 LB 2003–328 Ft. Myers Beach Public Library Dist. 06/04/2003 H 1031 GB 2003–104 Fla. Kidcare Program/Pub. Rec. 06/04/2003 H 1785 GB 2003–110 Medical Information/Pub. Rec. 06/05/2003 S 2248 GBC 2003–113 Charitable Youth Org./Service Work 06/10/2003 S 296 GBC 2003–120 Retirement Communities 06/10/2003 S 732 GB 2003–123 Miami River Commission 06/10/2003 S 1044 GBC 2003–124 Water Use Permits 06/10/2003 S 1426 GBC 2003–125 Municipalities/Per Diem & Travel 06/10/2003 S 1442 GBC 2003–127 Child Protective Investigations 06/10/2003 S 1958 GBC 2003–296 Road Designations 06/10/2003 S 2156 GBC 2003–129 Fla. High School Activities Assoc. 06/10/2003 S 2366 GBC 2003–130 Child Abuse 06/10/2003 S 2462 GBC 2003–132 Agriculture & Consumer Services 06/10/2003 H 203 LB 2003–307 Lower Fla. Keys Hospital District 06/10/2003 H 273 LB 2003–310 Volusia Co./Volusia Hospital Dist. 06/10/2003 H 297 LB 2003–313 Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park 06/10/2003 H 355 LB 2003–320 Pinellas Co./Juvenile Welfare Board


06/10/2003 H 373 LB 2003–322 Martin Co. Environmental ControlBd.

06/10/2003 H 423 LB 2003–324 City of Pensacola/Elections 06/10/2003 H 431 LB 2003–327 Monroe Co./Fla. Keys Aqueduct Auth.06/10/2003 H 465 GB 2003–136 Unclaimed Court–ordered Payments 06/10/2003 H 581 LB 2003–333 Madison County Hospital District 06/10/2003 H 811 LB 2003–348 Palm Beach County/Assessments 06/10/2003 H 981 LB 2003–356 Tallahassee Downtown Improvement 06/10/2003 H 1387 LB 2003–371 Putnam Co. Development Authority 06/10/2003 H 1543 LB 2003–377 Broward Co./Coral Springs/Margate 06/10/2003 H 1549 LB 2003–379 Broward Co./Coconut Creek/Parkland 06/10/2003 H 1555 LB 2003–380 West Palm Beach Downtown Develop.06/10/2003 H 1611 LB 2003–383 Greater Seminole Area Recreation 06/10/2003 H 1731 LB 2003–388 Fla. Keys Mosquito Control District 06/12/2003 S 1300 GBC 2003–144 Citrus 06/12/2003 S 1374 GBC 2003–145 Administrative Procedures 06/12/2003 S 2278 GBC 2003–150 Motor Vehicle Service Agreements 06/12/2003 S 2388 GBC 2003–151 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm. 06/12/2003 S 2466 GB 2003–152 Premium Finance Company

Application 06/12/2003 S 2488 GB 2003–153 Law Enforcement Mutual Aid

Agreement 06/12/2003 S 2700 GB 2003–154 Probate & Trusts/Limitations 06/17/2003 H 453 GB 2003–157 Victim of Sex Offense/Pub. Rec. 06/18/2003* S 18–A GBC 2003–395 Taxation 06/18/2003 H 143–A GB 2003–396 Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 06/20/2003 H 23–B GB 2003–413 High School Graduation 06/20/2003 H 75 GB 2003–165 Red Light/Vol. Fire or Medical Staff 06/20/2003 H 623 GB 2003–167 NW Florida Water Management

District 06/20/2003 H 721 GB 2003–168 Warranty Association Regulation 06/20/2003 H 821 GB 2003–169 Fla. Auto Joint Underwriting Assn. 06/20/2003 H 1051 GB 2003–171 Lieutenant Governor/Vacancy 06/20/2003 H 1061 GB 2003–172 Federal Records/Pub. Rec. 06/20/2003 H 1123 GB 2003–173 Contaminated Site Rehabilitation 06/20/2003 H 1453 GB 2003–175 Vessels 06/23/2003 S 20 LCC 2003–299 Relief/Jacob P. Darna/Lee Co. 06/23/2003 S 30 LCC 2003–300 Relief/James T. Edwards 06/23/2003 S 40 LC 2003–301 Relief/Ebner/St. Lucie Co. 06/23/2003 H 277 LB 2003–312 S. Trail Fire Protection & Rescue 06/23/2003 H 307 LB 2003–318 Monroe Co./N. Key Largo Beach 06/23/2003 H 517 LB 2003–329 Lee County Sheriff’s Office/Retirees 06/23/2003 H 549 LB 2003–331 West Palm Beach Police Pension

Fund 06/23/2003 H 645 LB 2003–340 Consolidated Government/

Jacksonville 06/23/2003 H 801 LB 2003–347 W. Palm Beach Firefighters Pension 06/23/2003 H 823 LB 2003–349 Pinellas Co. School Board 06/23/2003 H 1729 LB 2003–387 Fla. Keys Mosquito Control District 06/23/2003 H 1763 GB 2003–185 Domestic Violence Victims/Pub. Rec. 06/24/2003 H 1911 GB 2003–188 Animal Fighting or Baiting 06/25/2003 H 591 LB 2003–334 Melbourne–Tillman Water Control 06/25/2003 H 1277 GB 2003–257 Unlicensed Contractors 06/26/2003 S 1712 GBC 2003–261 Governmental Reorganization 06/26/2003 S 1944 GBC 2003–263 Mobile Home Owners 06/26/2003* S 2260 GBC 2003–265 Water Policy 06/26/2003 S 2294 GB 2003–266 Communications Equipment/

Insurance 06/26/2003 S 2364 GBC 2003–267 Insurance 06/26/2003 S 2708 GBC 2003–269 Motor Vehicle Dealers 06/26/2003 S 2850 LB 2003–302 Mobile Home Owners’ Association 06/26/2003 H 185 LB 2003–306 Key Largo Wastewater Treatment

Dist. 06/26/2003 H 271 LB 2003–309 Sarasota–Manatee Airport Authority 06/26/2003 H 299 LB 2003–314 City of Delray Beach/Palm Beach Co. 06/26/2003 H 301 LB 2003–315 East Co. Water Control District 06/26/2003 H 303 LC 2003–316 Relief/Jonathan & Erika Snell 06/26/2003 H 305 LC 2003–317 Relief/Tylor Griffeth/Indian River 06/26/2003 H 377 LC 2003–323 Relief/Rosemond/Indian River Co. 06/26/2003 H 519 LB 2003–330 Acme Improvement District 06/26/2003 H 597 LB 2003–335 Canaveral Port District/Brevard Co. 06/26/2003 H 603 LB 2003–338 Pensacola/Pension & Retirement

Fund 06/26/2003 H 655 LB 2003–342 Brevard Co./Clam Licenses 06/26/2003 H 691 GB 2003–270 Economic Dev. Incentive Program 06/26/2003 H 731 LB 2003–343 Parkland Estates Subdivision/Tampa 06/26/2003 H 733 LB 2003–344 Lake Worth Drainage District 06/26/2003 H 829 LB 2003–351 Manatee Co. Port Authority 06/26/2003 H 833 LB 2003–352 Cedar Key Water & Sewer District




06/26/2003 H 849 LB 2003–353 Collier Co. Water–Sewer District 06/26/2003 H 897 LB 2003–354 Homosassa Special Water District 06/26/2003 H 1113 LB 2003–359 Sarasota County Public Hospital 06/26/2003 H 1219 LB 2003–362 North Brevard Co. Hospital District 06/26/2003 H 1223 LB 2003–363 Jackson Co. Hospital District 06/26/2003 H 1233 LB 2003–365 St. Lucie Co. Mosquito Control Dist. 06/26/2003 H 1249 LC 2003–366 Relief/Clay & Tatiana Haywood 06/26/2003 H 1265 LB 2003–368 Tohopekaliga Water Authority 06/26/2003 H 1283 LB 2003–369 Consolidated Government/

Jacksonville 06/26/2003 H 1449 LB 2003–373 Sebastian Inlet Tax District 06/26/2003 H 1457 LB 2003–374 Halifax Hospital Medical Center 06/26/2003 H 1489 LB 2003–376 Lake Co. Water Authority 06/26/2003 H 1601 LB 2003–382 Indian River Co. Hospital District 06/26/2003 H 1689 LC 2003–385 Relief/Asbel Llerena/Hileah 06/26/2003 H 1717 GB 2003–272 Executioner/ID Info./Pub. Rec. 06/27/2003 S 24–A GB 2003–409 Transportation 07/01/2003* S 2–A GB 2003–397 Appropriations 07/01/2003* S 4–A GB 2003–399 Appropriations Implementer 07/01/2003 S 8–A GBC 2003–400 Trust Funds 07/01/2003 S 10–A GB 2003–403 Criminal History Records 07/01/2003 S 12–A GB 2003–404 Public Employees Relations Comm. 07/01/2003 S 16–A GT 2003–401 Trust Funds 07/01/2003* S 22–A GB 2003–405 Health Care 07/01/2003 S 28–A GT 2003–406 Educational Enhancement Trust

Fund 07/01/2003* S 30–A GB 2003–391 Quality Education 07/01/2003* S 54–A GBC 2003–394 Environmental & Conservation Lands07/01/2003 S 88 GB 2003–45 High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes 07/01/2003 S 144 GBC 2003–114 Sexual Battery Victims/Services 07/01/2003 S 146 GT 2003–140 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund 07/01/2003 S 162 GBC 2003–119 American Sign Language 07/01/2003 S 174 GB 2003–59 Protection of Marine Turtles 07/01/2003 S 192 GBC 2003–13 Library Records/Confidentiality 07/01/2003 S 250 GBC 2003–258 Rural Hospitals 07/01/2003 S 258 GB 2003–60 Local Govt/Expenses/Electronic Pymt.07/01/2003 S 260 GBC 2003–28 Condominiums/Armed Services Flags 07/01/2003 S 308 GBC 2003–111 License Plate/Sea Turtle/Fees 07/01/2003 S 310 GBC 2003–121 License Plate/Child Abuse Prevention 07/01/2003 S 312 GB 2003–29 Juvenile Justice Department 07/01/2003 S 320 GBC 2003–61 Medicaid/Wholesale Drug Prices 07/01/2003 S 354 GBC 2003–89 Bright Futures Scholarship Program 07/01/2003 S 428 GBC 2003–142 Community Control 07/01/2003 S 480 GBC 2003–122 Commission on Marriage & Family 07/01/2003 S 524 GB 2003–259 Rules of Evidence 07/01/2003 S 530 GB 2003–46 Nick Oelrich Gift of Life Act 07/01/2003 S 580 GR 2003–1 Florida Statutes 07/01/2003 S 582 GR 2003–2 Florida Statutes 07/01/2003 S 584 GR 2003–3 Florida Statutes 07/01/2003 S 586 GR 2003–4 Florida Statutes 07/01/2003 S 588 GR 2003–5 Florida Statutes 07/01/2003 S 614 GB 2003–90 Bus Transportation 07/01/2003 S 640 GB 2003–66 Military Services License Plates 07/01/2003* S 642 GBC 2003–67 Elderly Services 07/01/2003 S 686 GBC 2003–159 S. Fla. Regional Transportation Act 07/01/2003 S 738 GBC 2003–69 Worthless Checks 07/01/2003 S 766 GT 2003–200 Student Loan Operating TF/DOE 07/01/2003 S 786 GT 2003–210 Education & General Student TF/

DOE 07/01/2003 S 798 GT 2003–216 Univ. of Fla. Health Center Oper. TF 07/01/2003 S 802 GT 2003–218 State Univ. System Law Enf. TF 07/01/2003 S 816 GT 2003–178 University Concurrency TF/DOE 07/01/2003 S 818 GT 2003–160 Termination of Trust Funds/DOE 07/01/2003 S 954 GT 2003–179 Trust Funds 07/01/2003* S 958 GBC 2003–260 FRS/Education 07/01/2003 S 1006 GBC 2003–91 State Employee Health Insurance 07/01/2003 S 1050 GBC 2003–143 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm. 07/01/2003 S 1072 GBC 2003–71 Identity Theft/Internet Fraud 07/01/2003 S 1080 GB 2003–15 Anhydrous Ammonia 07/01/2003* S 1176 GBC 2003–254 Taxation 07/01/2003 S 1218 GBC 2003–255 Food Safety & Security 07/01/2003 S 1220 GBC 2003–48 Sale of Real Property 07/01/2003 S 1232 GBC 2003–35 Pest Control 07/01/2003 S 1434 GBC 2003–126 Public Libraries 07/01/2003 S 1454 GBC 2003–146 Social Services 07/01/2003 S 1480 GBC 2003–50 Breaking or Damaging Fences 07/01/2003 S 1522 GBC 2003–118 Student’s Education/Parent & Family 07/01/2003 S 1566 GBC 2003–37 Tourist Development Taxes 07/01/2003 S 1568 GB 2003–161 Acute Care Hospitals 07/01/2003 S 1582 GBC 2003–38 Blood Establishments 07/01/2003 S 1588 GBC 2003–95 Drug Abuse Prevention & Control 07/01/2003 S 1644 GBC 2003–147 Nitrate & Phosphorus Fertilizers


07/01/2003 S 1648 GB 2003–18 FDLE/Blood Collecting 07/01/2003 S 1660 GBC 2003–162 Community Development & Planning 07/01/2003 S 1694 GBC 2003–148 Insurance Fraud 07/01/2003 S 1742 GTC 2003–163 Transportation Revenue Bond TF/

DOT 07/01/2003 S 1754 GBC 2003–97 Soil & Water Conservation 07/01/2003 S 1822 GBC 2003–262 Adult Protective Services 07/01/2003 S 1856 GBC 2003–149 Law Enforcement/Correctional Officer07/01/2003 S 1862 GB 2003–39 Community Development Districts 07/01/2003 S 1992 GBC 2003–51 Medal of Heroism 07/01/2003 S 2002 GB 2003–264 Law Enforcement Officer Training 07/01/2003 S 2050 GBC 2003–112 Child Custody Evaluations 07/01/2003 S 2084 GBC 2003–41 Drug Prescriptions 07/01/2003 S 2172 GBC 2003–115 Dangerous Sexual Felony Offender

Act 07/01/2003 S 2238 GBC 2003–164 Real Estate Appraisers/Brokers 07/01/2003 S 2264 GBC 2003–139 Health Insurance 07/01/2003* S 2312 GBC 2003–155 Prescription Drug Protection Act 07/01/2003 S 2446 GBC 2003–131 Child Care 07/01/2003* S 2464 GBC 2003–293 Engineering 07/01/2003 S 2520 GBC 2003–20 Beverage Law 07/01/2003 S 2586 GB 2003–156 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm. 07/01/2003 S 2624 GBC 2003–268 Fla. Black Business Investment

Board 07/01/2003 S 2826 GB 2003–133 Tobacco Settlement Agreement 07/01/2003 H 85–B GB 2003–414 King Biomedical Research Program 07/01/2003 H 51–A GB 2003–392 Board of Governors/State University 07/01/2003 H 55–A GB 2003–393 Charter Schools 07/01/2003 H 63–A GB 2003–398 Fla. Clean Indoor Air Act 07/01/2003* H 113–A GB 2003–402 Judicial System 07/01/2003 H 207 GB 2003–166 Pharmacies/Patient Records 07/01/2003 H 283 GB 2003–134 Uniform Commercial Code/

Statements 07/01/2003 H 365 GB 2003–135 Direct–support/Citizen Support Org. 07/01/2003 H 439 GB 2003–53 Statewide Guardians Ad Litem Office 07/01/2003 H 561 GB 2003–117 The Victim’s Freedom Act 07/01/2003 H 605 LB 2003–339 Orlando Police Dept. Pension Fund 07/01/2003 H 761 GB 2003–187 Hearing Aids/Sales/Refunds 07/01/2003 H 789 GB 2003–256 Stop Heart Disease License Plate 07/01/2003 H 797 LC 2003–345 Relief/Alan S. Hammer/Brevard Co. 07/01/2003 H 799 LC 2003–346 Relief/Howard & Donna Evarts 07/01/2003 H 861 GB 2003–79 Homeowners’ Associations 07/01/2003 H 945 GB 2003–181 Nonagricultural Vehicles 07/01/2003 H 1017 GR 2003–25 Florida Statutes 07/01/2003* H 1059 GB 2003–295 Pari–mutuel Wagering 07/01/2003 H 1139 LB 2003–360 Nonprofit Corporation/Hospitals 07/01/2003 H 1149 GB 2003–81 Entertainment Industry 07/01/2003 H 1155 GB 2003–26 Challenger License Plates 07/01/2003 H 1203 GB 2003–174 DOC/Personnel 07/01/2003 H 1307 GB 2003–182 Emergency Communications 07/01/2003 H 1501 GB 2003–183 Hospice License Plate 07/01/2003 H 1527 GB 2003–271 Florida Alzheimer’s Training Act 07/01/2003 H 1579 GB 2003–184 Autopsy Records 07/01/2003 H 1609 GB 2003–55 State Planning & Budgeting 07/01/2003 H 1675 GB 2003–84 Facilitating or Furthering Burglary 07/01/2003 H 1683 GB 2003–176 Leaving Scene of Accident/Penalty 07/01/2003 H 1869 GB 2003–138 Government Employees 07/11/2003* S 52 GBC 2003–273 Driver’s Licenses/Vision Tests 07/11/2003 S 56 GBC 2003–274 Cert.–of–need Exemption/Open–Heart07/11/2003 S 956 GBC 2003–276 Drycleaning Solvent Cleanup

Program 07/11/2003 S 1428 GBC 2003–277 Medicaid Audits of Pharmacies 07/11/2003 S 1650 GBC 2003–278 Criminal Justice Standards Comm. 07/11/2003 S 2404 GBC 2003–279 Substance Abuse & Mental Health 07/11/2003 H 513 GB 2003–281 Insurance Claims/Premium Payments07/11/2003 H 1431 GB 2003–282 Mobile Homes 07/14/2003 S 460 GBC 2003–289 Certificate–of–Need/Heart Surgery 07/14/2003* S 676 GBC 2003–286 Transportation 07/14/2003 H 221 GB 2003–287 Citrus/Hernando Waterways Council 07/14/2003 H 1833 GB 2003–288 Secure Airports for Florida Act 07/15/2003 S 1138 GBC 2003–290 Construction Monitoring 07/15/2003 S 2070 GBC 2003–291 Public Transit 07/16/2003 S 1318 GBC 2003–292 Rilya Wilson Act 07/16/2003 H 95 LC 2003–305 Relief/John W. Martz/Hernando Co. 07/16/2003 H 255 LB 2003–308 Collier Co./Naples Airport Authority 07/16/2003 H 275 LB 2003–311 Glades Co./Sheriff/Career Service 07/16/2003 H 315 GB 2003–294 Inst. of Human & Machine Cognition 07/16/2003 H 353 LB 2003–319 Pinellas Co. Construction Licensing 07/16/2003 H 371 LB 2003–321 City of Jacksonville/Civil Service 07/16/2003 H 427 LB 2003–326 Palm Beach Co./Health Care District 07/16/2003 H 551 LB 2003–332 S. Indian River Water Control Dist. 07/16/2003 H 647 LB 2003–341 Jacksonville Seaport Authority





07/16/2003 H 773 GB 2003-285 Central Fla. Regional Transportation 07/16/2003 H 959 LB 2003–355 Alcoholic Beverage License 07/16/2003 H 1055 LB 2003–357 Lee Co. Trauma Services District 07/16/2003 H 1217 LB 2003–361 Titusville–Cocoa Airport District 07/16/2003 H 1225 LB 2003–364 Midway Fire District/Santa Rosa Co. 07/16/2003 H 1251 LB 2003–367 Bayshore Fire Protection/Rescue Dist 07/16/2003 H 1383 LB 2003–370 Hillsborough Co. Aviation Authority 07/16/2003 H 1447 LB 2003–372 St. Lucie Co. Hospital Law 07/16/2003 H 1485 LB 2003–375 Library Dist. Governing Board 07/16/2003 H 1587 LB 2003–381 Baker Fire District/Okaloosa County 07/16/2003 H 1685 LB 2003–384 Liberty Fire District/Walton County 07/16/2003 H 1691 LC 2003–386 Relief/Yahraus/Sarasota Co. 07/16/2003 H 1857 LB 2003–389 Panama City Port Authority 07/18/2003 H 601 LB 2003–337 Cape Canaveral Hospital District 08/14/2003 H 3–D GB 2003–417 Department of Corrections 09/11/2003 H 195 GB 2003–180 Emergency Medical Dispatch Act 09/15/2003* S 2–D GBC 2003–416 Medical Incidents 09/15/2003 H 1545 LB 2003–378 Broward Co./City of Coral Springs 10/01/2003 S 26–A GBC 2003–410 Driver’s Licenses 10/01/2003* S 32–A GBC 2003–411 Motor Vehicle Insurance Reform Act 10/01/2003* S 50–A GB 2003–412 Workers’ Compensation 10/01/2003 S 278 GB 2003–141 Transportation of Inmates 10/01/2003 S 726 GBC 2003–275 Libraries/Rural Communities 10/01/2003* S 1448 GBC 2003–36 Unemployment Compensation 10/01/2003* S 1954 GBC 2003–73 Specialty License Plates 10/01/2003 S 2046 GBC 2003–128 Sentencing 10/01/2003 H 79 GB 2003–186 Communications Services 10/01/2003 H 287 GB 2003–280 Specialty License Plate/Motorcycles 10/01/2003 H 479 GB 2003–23 Offense of Stalking 10/01/2003 H 747 GB 2003–116 Sexual Battery Time Limitations 10/01/2003 H 847 GB 2003–158 Citizens’ Right to Honest Government10/01/2003 H 1019 GB 2003–137 Minor/Videotaped Statement/Pub.

Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1021 GB 2003–100 Housing Assistance Program/Pub.

Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1023 GB 2003–101 County Employees/Pub. Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1025 GB 2003–102 Municipal Employees/Pub. Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1027 GB 2003–103 DCA/Trade Secret Info/Pub. Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1033 GB 2003–105 Public Records & Meetings/AHCA/

DOI 10/01/2003 H 1035 GB 2003–106 Workers’ Compensation/Pub. Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1037 GB 2003–170 Rabies Vaccination Cert./Pub. Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1039 GB 2003–107 Investigative Information/Pub. Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1041 GB 2003–108 Public Records & Meetings/Pub. Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1057 LB 2003–358 Lake Co./Town of Monte Vista 10/01/2003 H 1591 GB 2003–109 State Employees/Pub. Rec. 10/01/2003 H 1623 GB 2003–283 Florida Business Corporations Act 10/01/2003* H 1719 GB 2003–177 Construction Lien Law 01/01/2004 S 40–A GB 2003–407 Insurance Consumer Protection 01/01/2004 S 42–A GPC 2003–408 Credit Scoring Info./Pub. Rec. 01/01/2004* H 29–B GB 2003–415 Elections 01/01/2004* H 599 LB 2003–336 East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Dist. 01/01/2004 H 1099 GB 2003–11 Domestic Violence Centers 01/01/2004 H 1721 GB 2003–284 Subdivision Property 01/02/2004 H 827 LB 2003–350 Pensacola–Escambia Govt. Center

Auth 07/01/2004 S 838 GT 2003–228 Save Our Everglades Trust Fund/

DEP 07/01/2004 H 953 GB 2003–24 Weight–loss Pills 11/04/2004 S 744 GT 2003–189 Educ. Certification & Service TF/DOE11/04/2004 S 746 GT 2003–190 Educational Aids Trust Fund/DOE 11/04/2004 S 748 GT 2003–191 Educ. Media & Technology Trust

Fund 11/04/2004 S 750 GT 2003–192 Excellent Teaching Program TF/DOE 11/04/2004 S 752 GT 2003–193 Facility Construction Admin. TF/DOE11/04/2004 S 754 GT 2003–194 State Student Financial Assist. TF


11/04/2004 S 756 GT 2003–195 Federal Rehabilitation TF/DOE 11/04/2004 S 758 GT 2003–196 Food & Nutrition Services Trust Fund11/04/2004 S 760 GT 2003–197 Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DOE11/04/2004 S 762 GT 2003–198 Institutional Assessment TF/DOE 11/04/2004 S 764 GT 2003–199 Univ. of Fla. Food & Agriculture TF 11/04/2004 S 768 GT 2003–201 Student Loan Operating TF/DOE 11/04/2004 S 770 GT 2003–202 Projects, Contracts, & Grants TF/

DOE 11/04/2004 S 772 GT 2003–203 Sophomore Level Test Trust Fund/

DOE 11/04/2004 S 774 GT 2003–204 Student Loan Guaranty Reserve TF/

DOE 11/04/2004 S 776 GT 2003–205 Teacher Certification Examination TF11/04/2004 S 778 GT 2003–206 Textbook Bid Trust Fund/DOE 11/04/2004 S 780 GT 2003–207 Knott Data Center Working Cap. TF 11/04/2004 S 782 GT 2003–208 Workers’ Comp. Administration TF 11/04/2004 S 784 GT 2003–209 Capital Facilities Matching TF/DOE 11/04/2004 S 788 GT 2003–211 Education & General Student TF/

DOE 11/04/2004 S 790 GT 2003–212 Univ. of Fla. Experiment Station TF 11/04/2004 S 792 GT 2003–213 Univ. of Fla. Extension Service TF 11/04/2004 S 794 GT 2003–214 Univ. of Fla. Health Center TF/DOE 11/04/2004 S 796 GT 2003–215 Univ. of Fla. Food & Agriculture TF 11/04/2004 S 800 GT 2003–217 Univ. of Fla. Health Center Oper. TF 11/04/2004 S 804 GT 2003–219 Law Enforcement Trust Fund/DOE 11/04/2004 S 806 GT 2003–220 Trust Fund for Major Gifts/DOE 11/04/2004 S 808 GT 2003–221 Board of Regents Operations TF 11/04/2004 S 810 GT 2003–222 Phosphate Research Trust Fund/DOE11/04/2004 S 812 GT 2003–223 State Univ. System Replacement TF 11/04/2004 S 814 GT 2003–224 University Concurrency TF/DOE 11/04/2004 S 820 GT 2003–225 Administrative Trust Fund/DEP 11/04/2004 S 826 GT 2003–226 Drinking Water Revolving Loan TF/

DEP 11/04/2004 S 828 GT 2003–227 Environmental Laboratory TF/DEP 11/04/2004 S 842 GT 2003–229 Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DEP 11/04/2004 S 848 GT 2003–230 Minerals Trust Fund/DEP 11/04/2004 S 852 GT 2003–231 Fla. Permit Fee Trust Fund/DOE 11/04/2004 S 856 GT 2003–232 Wastewater Management Revolving

TF 11/04/2004 S 864 GT 2003–233 Working Capital Trust Fund/DEP 11/04/2004 S 868 GT 2003–234 Florida Citrus Advertising TF 11/04/2004 S 872 GT 2003–235 Public Employees Relations Comm.

TF 11/04/2004 S 874 GT 2003–236 Administrative Trust Fund/DOR 11/04/2004 S 876 GT 2003–237 Child Support Incentive TF/DOR 11/04/2004 S 878 GT 2003–238 Certification Program Trust Fund/

DOR 11/04/2004 S 880 GT 2003–239 Child Support Enforcement Revenue

TF 11/04/2004 S 882 GT 2003–240 Clerk of Court Child Support TF/DOR11/04/2004 S 886 GT 2003–241 Firefighters’ Supplemental Comp. TF 11/04/2004 S 888 GT 2003–242 Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DOR11/04/2004 S 894 GT 2003–243 Dept. of Revenue Clerks of Court TF 11/04/2004 S 896 GT 2003–244 Administrative Trust Fund/DBPR 11/04/2004 S 910 GT 2003–245 Div. of Fla. Land Sales TF/DBPR 11/04/2004 S 912 GT 2003–246 Hotel & Restaurant Trust Fund/

DBPR 11/04/2004 S 916 GT 2003–247 Professional Regulation TF/DBPR 11/04/2004 S 918 GT 2003–248 Federal Law Enforcement TF/DBPR 11/04/2004 S 920 GT 2003–249 Fla. Mobile Home Relocation TF/

DBPR 11/04/2004 S 928 GT 2003–250 Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund11/04/2004 S 930 GTC 2003–251 Emergency Response Trust Fund 11/04/2004 S 932 GT 2003–252 Federal Law Enforcement TF/HSMV 11/04/2004 S 940 GT 2003–253 Court Education Trust Fund Contingent H 425 LB 2003–325 Escambia Co./Library District


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HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 2 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Sebesta (Similar H 1701, S 0184)

Relief/Joseph G., Jr. & Tena Donahey; compensates Joseph G. Donahey, Jr.,& Tena Donahey, his spouse, for injuries received by Joseph Donahey, Jr.,& for damages sustained by Mr. & Mrs. Donahey as result of negligence ofBoard of Regents of State of Florida. Claim with Appropriation: $1,500,000.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 07/29/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Finance andTaxation –SJ 00008; Withdrawn from The Special Mas-ter on Claim Bills; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003; Rereferred to Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00003

03/05/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00161; With-drawn from further consideration –SJ 00161

S 4 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Campbell Relief/Laura D. Strazza; compensates Laura D. Strazza for injuries she sus-tained as result of negligence of employee of Agric. & Consumer ServicesDept. Claim with Appropriation: $882,322. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 07/29/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Agricul-

ture; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Agriculture; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00008;Withdrawn from The Special Master on Claim Bills; Ag-riculture; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003; Rereferredto Rules and Calendar –SJ 00003

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 6 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Lawson Relief/Clyde Kilpatrick/Escambia Co.; provides for relief of Clyde Kilpatrick;authorizes & directs Escambia Co. to compensate Clyde Kilpatrick for inju-ries sustained as result of negligence of said county. Claim: $191,245. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 07/29/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Finance

and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00008; Withdrawnfrom The Special Master on Claim Bills; Finance andTaxation –SJ 00003; Rereferred to Rules and Calendar–SJ 00003


S 8 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Lawson (Similar H 0727) Relief/Bronwen Dodd; provides for relief of Bronwen Dodd; authorizes & di-rects District School Board of Escambia Co. to compensate Ms. Dodd for per-sonal injuries that she suffered due to negligence of employee of school board;provides for attorney’s fees & costs. Claim: $241,000. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 07/29/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Educa-

tion; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Education; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00008;Withdrawn from The Special Master on Claim Bills; Ed-ucation; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003; Rereferred toRules and Calendar –SJ 00003


S 10 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 0787)Relief/Jose & Johammes Pena/Hialeah; provides for relief of Jose Pena, asPersonal Representative of Estate of Carmen Pena, deceased, & individually,as surviving father of Katherine Pena & Richard Pena, deceased minor chil-dren of Carmen Pena & Jose Pena; provides for relief of Johammes Pena, sur-viving son of Carmen Pena; compensates them for death of Carmen Pena,Katherine Pena, & Richard Pena as result of negligence of City of Hialeah.Claim: $1,101,061. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 07/29/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Finance



S 10 (CONTINUED)04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00423; Rere-

ferred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Financeand Taxation –SJ 00423; Recommendation: Favorableby The Special Master on Claim Bills; –SJ 00424; Nowin Finance and Taxation –SJ 00424

04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S

04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0–SJ 00503

04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 12 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Pruitt Relief/Rocky Bowling/DOT; compensates Mr. Bowling for damages sustainedas result of negligence of DOT. Claim with Appropriation: $3,585,216. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 07/30/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Trans-

portation; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Transportation; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00008;Withdrawn from The Special Master on Claim Bills;Transportation; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003; Rere-ferred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 00003


S 14 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Pruitt (Identical H 1053) Relief/Laura Laporte; provides for relief of Laura Laporte for injuries shesustained as result of negligence by employee of Agric. & Consumer ServicesDept.; provides for attorney’s fees & costs. Claim with Appropriation:$5,500,648. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 07/30/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Agricul-

ture; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Agriculture; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00008;Withdrawn from The Special Master on Claim Bills; Ag-riculture; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003; Rereferredto Rules and Calendar –SJ 00003


S 16 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Clary (Similar H 0675) Relief/Brian Daiagi/SFWMD; provides for relief of Brian Daiagi; authorizes& directs South Florida Water Management District to compensate Mr.Daiagi for personal injuries that he suffered due to negligence of said district.Claim: $4,008,617. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 07/30/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Compre-

hensive Planning; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation–SJ 00008; Withdrawn from The Special Master onClaim Bills; Comprehensive Planning; Finance andTaxation –SJ 00003; Rereferred to Rules and Calendar–SJ 00003


S 18 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL/CS by Education; Pruitt (Similar H 0375,Compare S 0182) Relief/Smith/Hughes/Truitt; provides for relief of Debra Smith, PamelaHughes, Michael Truitt, & Charles Hughes; authorizes & directs Indian Riv-er Co. School Board to compensate them for death of their father, SammieLee Hughes, due to negligence of school board. Claim: $300,000. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 07/30/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Educa-

tion; Finance and Taxation 01/09/03 SENATE Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by

The Special Master on Claim Bills;; Now in Education01/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 01/23/03, 9:00 am,

412–K—Meeting canceled 01/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 02/06/03, 9:00 am,

412–K 02/06/03 SENATE CS by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 02/07/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation

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S 18 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Education; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00009; Rec-ommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by TheSpecial Master on Claim Bills; –SJ 00095; Now in Edu-cation –SJ 00095; On Committee agenda—Education,01/23/03, 9:00 am, 412–K—Meeting canceled; On Com-mittee agenda—Education, 02/06/03, 9:00 am, 412–K;CS by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; CS readfirst time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00093; Now in Finance andTaxation –SJ 00097; On Committee agenda—Financeand Taxation, 03/06/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 3 NAYS 0–SJ 00166; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00166

05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01030; Read thirdtime –SJ 01030; CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 5 –SJ 01030

05/01/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages

S 20 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation; Saunders(Identical H 1255) Relief/Jacob P. Darna/Lee Co.; provides for relief of Jacob P. Darna; compen-sates him for injuries sustained as result of negligence of Lee Co. SchoolBoard. Claim: $75,000. Effective Date: 06/23/2003. 07/30/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Educa-

tion; Finance and Taxation 01/09/03 SENATE Recommendation: Unfavorable by The Special Master

on Claim Bills;; Now in Education 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 02/20/03, 9:00 am,

412–K 02/20/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Education; YEAS 10

NAYS 0 02/21/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Education; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00009; Rec-ommendation: Unfavorable by The Special Master onClaim Bills; –SJ 00097; Now in Education –SJ 00097;On Committee agenda—Education, 02/20/03, 9:00 am,412–K; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Education;YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00095; Now in Finance and Taxa-tion –SJ 00096; On Committee agenda—Finance andTaxation, 03/06/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S

03/06/03 SENATE CS by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 –SJ00166; CS read first time on 03/11/03 –SJ 00172

03/07/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00166 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar

–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01031; Read thirdtime –SJ 01031; CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 –SJ 01031

05/01/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 01102; Placed on Spe-

cial Order Calendar –HJ 01103; Substituted for HB1255 –HJ 01104; Read second and third times –HJ01104; CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 1 –HJ 01104

05/02/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163 06/12/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/23/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–299

S 22 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar H 0183) Relief/Minouche, Jean & Flora Noel; provides for relief of Minouche Noel, aminor, & her parents & natural guardians, Jean & Flora Noel, for injuriessustained due to negligence of Children’s Medical Services of Dept. of Health& Rehabilitative Services; provides for use of such funds; provides for rever-sion to state. Claim with Appropriation: $8,500,000. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 07/30/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Finance andTaxation –SJ 00009; Withdrawn from The Special Mas-ter on Claim Bills; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003; Rereferred to Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00003


S 24 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Similar H 0813) Relief/Doretta Spurway/HSMV; provides for relief of Doretta Spurway for in-juries she sustained as result of negligence by employee of Highway Safety& Motor Vehicles Dept. Claim with Appropriation: $221,942. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled

S 24 (CONTINUED)08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Trans-

portation; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Transportation; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00009;Withdrawn from The Special Master on Claim Bills;Transportation; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003; Rere-ferred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 00003


S 26 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Posey (Similar H 0797) Relief/Alan S. Hammer/Brevard Co.; provides for relief of Alan S. Hammer;authorizes & directs Brevard Co. Board of County Commissioners to compen-sate Mr. Hammer for personal injuries suffered in automobile accidentcaused by employee of Brevard County. Claim: $75,705. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Compre-

hensive Planning; Finance and Taxation 01/09/03 SENATE Recommendation: Favorable by The Special Master on

Claim Bills;; Now in Comprehensive Planning 01/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

02/04/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 02/04/03 SENATE Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS

0 02/05/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,

02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S 02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 002/21/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation–SJ 00009; Recommendation: Favorable by The SpecialMaster on Claim Bills; –SJ 00095; Now in Comprehen-sive Planning –SJ 00095; On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 02/04/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; Fa-vorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0–SJ 00095; Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00096; OnCommittee agenda—Finance and Taxation, 02/20/03,1:00 pm, 37–S; Favorable by– Finance and Taxation;YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Placed on Calendar, on sec-ond reading –SJ 00096

05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01031; Read thirdtime –SJ 01031; Passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 4 –SJ 01031;Reconsidered –SJ 01034; Substituted HB 797 –SJ01034; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,refer to HB 797 (Ch. 2003–345)

S 28 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Villalobos (Similar H 0093) Relief/Jeffrey Akers/Miami Beach; provides for relief of Jeffrey Akers; autho-rizes & directs City of Miami Beach to compensate Mr. Akers for personal in-juries that he suffered due to negligence of City of Miami Beach; provides forattorney’s fees & court costs. Claim: $3,217,029. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Compre-


Bills; Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation–SJ 00009

03/11/03 SENATE Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) byThe Special Master on Claim Bills; –SJ 00165; Now inComprehensive Planning –SJ 00165

03/12/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,03/17/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K

03/17/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by ComprehensivePlanning; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 –SJ 00226

03/18/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00226 03/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,

03/27/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S 03/27/03 SENATE Favorable by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

–SJ 00304 03/28/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00304 04/24/03 SENATE Removed from Calendar –SJ 00539; Withdrawn from

further consideration –SJ 00539

S 30 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Crist (Similar H 0817) Relief/James T. Edwards; provides for relief of James T. Edwards for injuriessuffered as result of negligence of Hillsborough County; provides for repay-ment of Medicaid lien; provides for use of funds. Claim: $2,400,000. EffectiveDate: 06/23/2003. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled



HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 30 (CONTINUED)

08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation

01/09/03 SENATE Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) byThe Special Master on Claim Bills;; Now in Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on ClaimBills; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Finance andTaxation –SJ 00009; Recommendation: Favorable with1 amendment(s) by The Special Master on Claim Bills;–SJ 00096; Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care–SJ 00096

04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K

04/08/03 SENATE CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11NAYS 0 –SJ 00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ00391



–SJ 00425 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00425 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar

–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01031; Read thirdtime –SJ 01031; CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 6 –SJ 01031


cial Order Calendar –HJ 01103; Substituted for HB 817–HJ 01105; Read second and third times –HJ 01105; CSpassed; YEAS 102 NAYS 0 –HJ 01105


S 32 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla (Identical H 1693) Relief/Kelly & Taylor/Hillsborough; provides for relief of Alana Kelly & Rich-ard F. Taylor, Sr.; compensates them for death of their son, Richard F. Tay-lor, Jr., caused by negligence of Hillsborough County School Board employee.Claim: $101,833. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Finance



04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00423; Rere-ferred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Financeand Taxation –SJ 00423; Recommendation: Favorableby The Special Master on Claim Bills; –SJ 00424; Nowin Finance and Taxation –SJ 00424




S 34 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Posey (Similar H 0799) Relief/Howard & Donna Evarts; provides for relief of Howard S. Evarts & hiswife, Donna Evarts; authorizes & directs Brevard Co. Board of County Com-missioners to compensate Mr. & Mrs. Evarts for personal injuries sufferedby Mr. Evarts in automobile accident caused by employee of Brevard County.Claim: $75,705. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Compre-





02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S 02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 002/21/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading



05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01031; Read thirdtime –SJ 01031; Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 5 –SJ 01031;Reconsidered –SJ 01034; Substituted HB 799 –SJ01034; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,refer to HB 799 (Ch. 2003–346)

S 36 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla (Compare 1STENG/H 0303) Relief/Snell & Dorsey/Miami–Dade Co.; provides for relief of Jonathan Snell& Erika Dorsey; requires county to compensate them for injuries & damagescaused by negligence of Miami–Dade County bus driver. Claim: $337,000. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Compre-


Bills; Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation–SJ 00009

03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn from The Special Master on Claim Bills;Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation –SJ00176; Rereferred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 00176

04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00357; Rere-ferred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Compre-hensive Planning; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00357;Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) byThe Special Master on Claim Bills; –SJ 00381

04/09/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00381; On Com-mittee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 04/14/03,8:45 am, 412–K




–SJ 00503 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar

–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01031; Read thirdtime –SJ 01031; Passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 5 –SJ 01031;Reconsidered –SJ 01035; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ01035; Substituted HB 303 –SJ 01035; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 303 (Ch.2003–316)

S 38 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Education; Pruitt (SimilarH 0379, Compare S 0182) Relief/Amanda Johnson/Indian River; provides for relief of Amanda Johnson,a minor, by & through her parents & natural guardians, Virginia & CharlesJohnson, for injuries sustained due to negligence of Indian River CountySchool Board; provides for use of such funds. Claim: $287,500. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Educa-










05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01032; Amendment(s)adopted –SJ 01032; Read third time –SJ 01032; CSpassed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 –SJ 01032


S 40 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Pruitt (Similar H 0515) Relief/Ebner/St. Lucie Co.; provides for relief of Richard & Denise Ebner forinjuries sustained due to negligence of St. Lucie Co.; provides for use of suchfunds. Claim: $50,000. Effective Date: 06/23/2003. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Compre-





02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S 02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 002/21/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim


05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01032; Read thirdtime –SJ 01032; Passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 –SJ 01032


cial Order Calendar –HJ 01103; Substituted for HB 515–HJ 01105; Read second and third times –HJ 01105;Passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 –HJ 01105


S 42 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL/CS by Education; Posey (Similar 1STENG/H 0377, Compare S 0182) Relief/Rosemond/Indian River Co.; provides for relief of Taylor Rosemond, aminor, by & through her parents & natural guardians, Alvin & Shirley Rose-mond, for injuries sustained due to negligence of Indian River Co. SchoolBoard; provides for use of such funds. Claim: $60,000. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Educa-








05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01032; Amendment(s)adopted –SJ 01032; Read third time –SJ 01032; CSpassed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 –SJ 01032; Re-considered –SJ 01034; Substituted HB 377 –SJ 01034;Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toHB 377 (Ch. 2003–323)

S 44 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL/CS by Education; Posey (Similar 1STENG/H 1249, Compare S 0182) Relief/Clay & Tatiana Haywood; provides for relief of Clay Haywood & Ta-tiana Haywood, minors, by & through Michelle O’Halloran, mother & natu-ral guardian of Clay Haywood & Tatiana Haywood, for injuries sustained dueto negligence of Indian River Co. school bus driver; provides for use of suchfunds. Claim: $225,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Educa-




412–K 02/06/03 SENATE CS by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 02/07/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim



05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01032; Amendment(s)adopted –SJ 01032; Substituted HB 1249 –SJ 01032;Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toHB 1249 (Ch. 2003–366)

S 46 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Campbell (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1691) Relief/Yahraus/Sarasota Co.; provides for relief of Denise Yahraus individu-ally & as personal representative of estate of Michael Yahraus, deceased; au-thorizes & directs school board of Sarasota Co., Florida, to compensate estatefor death of Michael Yahraus, due to negligence of Sarasota Co. School Board.Claim: $1,050,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 07/31/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Criminal

Justice; Finance and Taxation 01/09/03 SENATE Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by

The Special Master on Claim Bills;; Now in CriminalJustice

02/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 02/20/03,9:00 am, 37–S

02/20/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice;YEAS 7 NAYS 0; Now in Finance and Taxation




03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on ClaimBills; Criminal Justice; Finance and Taxation –SJ00010; Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amend-ment(s) by The Special Master on Claim Bills; –SJ00095; Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00095; On Commit-tee agenda—Criminal Justice, 02/20/03, 9:00 am, 37–S;Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice;YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00095; Now in Finance and Taxa-tion –SJ 00096; On Committee agenda—Finance andTaxation, 03/06/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S


05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053; Substituted HB 1691 –SJ 01033; Laid on Ta-ble, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1691(Ch. 2003–386)

S 48 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla (Similar H 1689) Relief/Llerena & Guzman/Hialeah; provides for relief of Asbel Llerena &Wendy Guzman; authorizes & directs City of Hialeah to compensate them fordeath of Maria de Jesus Llerena, due to negligence of City of Hialeah employ-ee. Claim: $200,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 08/01/02 SENATE Prefiled 08/14/02 SENATE Referred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Finance

and Taxation 01/09/03 SENATE Recommendation: Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by

The Special Master on Claim Bills;; Now in Finance andTaxation

01/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,01/23/03, 2:00 pm, 37–S—Meeting canceled


02/06/03 SENATE Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by– Finance and Taxa-tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

02/07/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to The Special Master on Claim

Bills; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00010; Recommenda-tion: Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by The SpecialMaster on Claim Bills; –SJ 00095; Now in Finance andTaxation –SJ 00096; On Committee agenda—Financeand Taxation, 01/23/03, 2:00 pm, 37–S—Meeting can-celed; On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,02/06/03, 2:30 pm, 37–S; Favorable with 3 amend-ment(s) by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ00096; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00096

05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053

05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01086; Amendment(s)adopted –SJ 01086; Substituted HB 1689 –SJ 01086;Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toHB 1689 (Ch. 2003–385)

S 50 GENERAL BILL by Miller Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs; authorizes county sheriff or munici-pal police department to establish neighborhood crime watch programs; pro-vides for residents & business owners located within county or municipalityto participate in program; prohibits harassment of participant of said pro-gram; provides penalty; defines term “harass”. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Justice03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Crim-

inal Justice –SJ 00010 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 52 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Transportation; Wise; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Atwater (Similar H0633, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0189) Driver’s Licenses/Vision Tests; requires vision tests for certain applicants forlicense renewal; prohibits those applicants from renewing by telephone orelectronic means; requires HSMV to study effects of aging on driving ability.Amends 322.18. Effective Date: 07/11/2003 except as otherwise provided. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions

02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 02/18/03, 4:00pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed

S 52 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Health, Aging,

and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00010; On Committee agenda—Transportation, 02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 37–S—Temporarilypostponed

03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/11/03, 1:00pm, 37–S

03/11/03 SENATE CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00178; CSread first time on 03/13/03 –SJ 00178

03/13/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 0017803/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 03/25/03, 3:15 pm, 412–K 03/25/03 SENATE CS/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS

10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00282; CS read first time on 03/27/03–SJ 00288

03/27/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development –SJ 00282

04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar, on second reading

04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00490

04/24/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00552; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS0 –SJ 00552

04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/28/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00705 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB

633 –HJ 00883; Read second time –HJ 00883 05/01/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01016; CS passed; YEAS 102

NAYS 0 –HJ 01016 05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01057 06/30/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 07/11/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–273

S 54 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Constantine;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Cowin; Wise; Lynn (Similar H 0321) Local Government/Minimum Wage; provides definitions; prohibits local gov-ernments from requiring employers to pay minimum wage other than federalminimum wage; provides exceptions. Effective Date: 06/04/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning –SJ

00010 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

03/26/03, 11:15 am, 412–K—Not considered 03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K—Pending reconsideration(Favorable; YEAS 6 NAYS 0)

04/01/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,04/07/03, 11:00 am, 412–K

04/07/03 SENATE CS by– Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 –SJ00383; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00391

04/09/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00383 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00423; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00422; Amendment(s) failed –SJ 00422 04/24/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00537; Amendment(s) failed –SJ

00537; CS passed; YEAS 22 NAYS 13 –SJ 00537 04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/29/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00802 05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB

321 –HJ 00985; Read second time –HJ 00985; Amend-ment(s) failed –HJ 00985

05/02/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01075; CS passed; YEAS 84 NAYS32 –HJ 01075


S 56 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Wise(Similar H 0177) Cert.–of–need Exemption/Open–Heart; provides exemption from certifi-cate–of–need requirements for certain open–heart–surgery programs; pro-vides criteria for qualifying for exemption; requires AHCA to report to Legis-lature; provides for expiration of exemption. Amends 408.036. Effective Date:07/11/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-

ciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations



S 56 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00010

03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 04/01/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K


04/03/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00342 04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommit-

tee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ00357; Placed on Calendar, on second reading




177 –HJ 01100; Read second and third times –HJ 01100;CS passed; YEAS 97 NAYS 21 –HJ 01100


S 58 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Children and Families; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Wise (Compare H 0041) Direct–support Organizations; provides for said organizations for benefit ofCFS Dept.; provides for administration of funds; provides for incorporationof organization & appointment of board; requires funds to be used for en-hancement of department programs & projects; authorizes designation ofemployees to solicit funds; provides for said organizations for benefit of Elder-ly Affairs Dept., etc. Creates 20.193, 430.065; amends 20.19,.41. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations

01/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight andProductivity, 01/22/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S

01/22/03 SENATE CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS8 NAYS 1

01/23/03 SENATE Now in Children and Families 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,

02/19/03, 8:45 am, 37–S 02/19/03 SENATE CS/CS by Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/20/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and

Human Services 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Children and Families; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations –SJ 00010; On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 01/22/03,1:00 pm, 110–S; CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 –SJ 00096; CS read firsttime on 03/04/03 –SJ 00093; Now in Children and Fami-lies –SJ 00096; On Committee agenda—Children andFamilies, 02/19/03, 8:45 am, 37–S; CS/CS by Childrenand Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; CS read firsttime on 03/04/03 –SJ 00093; Now in AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services –SJ00096

04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00423;Placed on Calendar, on second reading




S 60 GENERAL BILL by Wise; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano (Identical H0493) Student Conduct/Truancy; authorizes school superintendent to file truancypetition for any student placed on suspension for more than specified periodduring school year; provides legislative findings re enforcing codes of studentconduct; requires that superintendent recommend procedures to schoolboard for certain suspended students; requires that student’s parent orguardian cooperate in controlling student’s behavior, etc. Amends 984.151,1003.26. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled

S 60 (CONTINUED)12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Education 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education –SJ 00011 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 62 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Wise; (CO–SPONSORS)Posey (Identical H 0529) Forfeited Property Sale/Proceeds; authorizes board of county commissionersor governing body of municipality to use proceeds from sale of forfeited prop-erty for drug court programs; provides requirements for expending suchfunds; requires that drug court programs be included in those programs thatreceive funds acquired under Fla. Contraband Forfeiture Act. Amends932.7055. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judi-ciary; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementa-tion and Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00011; On Com-mittee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 03/06/03,8:45 am, 412–K

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS0 –SJ 00165

03/07/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Im-plementation and Judiciary –SJ 00165

03/13/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Article V Implementation and Judiciary, 03/18/03,4:00 pm, 309–C

03/18/03 SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Imple-mentation and Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00245;CS read first time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00267

03/20/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00245 03/26/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00262; Placed on

Calendar, on second reading 04/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00303; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00303 04/03/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00324; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS

0 –SJ 00324 04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Appropriations –HJ 00407 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Appropriations

S 64 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Linked S 0066, CS/S 0068, S 0070, CS/S1980, Identical H 0663, Similar CS/CS/S 1920, Compare H 0683, H0685, H 0687) Video Lotteries; provides powers & duties of Lottery Dept. pertaining to videolottery games; prohibits certain persons from playing said games; excludesvideo lottery terminals from definition of “coin–operated amusement ma-chine” for purposes of sales & use tax; requires Alcohol, Drug Abuse, & Men-tal Health Program Office within CFS Dept. to establish compulsive gam-bling program, etc. Amends 24.103,.105, 212.02; creates 24.125–.134. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxa-

tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Financeand Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00011

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Regulated Industries

S 66 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Geller (Linked S 0064, CS/CS/S1920, Identical H 0683, Similar CS/S 1980, Compare H 0663) Video Lottery Administrative TF; creates Video Lottery AdministrativeTrust Fund within Lottery Dept.; provides for source of moneys & purposes;provides for annual carryforward of funds; provides for future review & ter-mination or re–creation of trust fund. Creates 24.1127. Effective Date: Con-tingent. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxa-




S 68 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries;Geller (Linked S 0064, CS/CS/S 1920, Similar H 0685, Compare H0663) Video Lottery Purse Trust Fund; creates Video Lottery Purse Trust Fundwithin DPBR; provides for source of moneys & purposes; provides for annualcarryforward of funds; provides for future review & termination or




re–creation of trust fund. Creates 550.2631. Effective Date: Contingent. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxa-



03/19/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 03/24/03,2:00 pm, 110–S

03/24/03 SENATE CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ00264; CS read first time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00267


04/15/03, 3:15 pm, 37–S 04/15/03 SENATE Favorable by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 3 NAYS 1

–SJ 00424 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-

ernment –SJ 00424 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

General Government

S 70 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Geller (Linked S 0064, CS/CS/S1920, Identical H 0687, Compare H 0663) Video Lottery Thoroughbred TF; creates Video Lottery Thoroughbred TrustFund within DPBR; provides for source of moneys & purposes; provides forannual carryforward of funds; provides for future review & termination orre–creation of trust fund. Creates 550.2632. Effective Date: Contingent. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxa-



03/19/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 03/24/03,2:00 pm, 110–S—Temporarily postponed


S 72 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Identical H 0281) Sentencing of Minors; limits age at which minor convicted of offense punish-able by death or life imprisonment may be sentenced as adult; requires thatcourt commit child of specified age or younger to Juvenile Justice Dept. or tomaximum–risk juvenile facility following child’s conviction of offense that, ifcommitted by adult, would be punishable by death or life imprisonment, etc.Amends 985.225,.233,.226,.227; creates 985.2335. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-

mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions –SJ 00011

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 74 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Linked S 0076) Ernest Belles Act; creates “Ernest Belles Act”; defines term “pharmaceuticaladverse incident” & requires that such incidents be reported to Health Dept;provides exceptions; requires dept. to review reported incidents to determinewhether incidents potentially involve conduct by health care practitionerthat is subject to disciplinary action; specifies that any disciplinary actionshall be taken by appropriate board; provides for adoption of rules & forms.Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-



01/22/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; YEAS 10 NAYS 1; Now in Judiciary

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00011;On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 01/22/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; Favorable with 1amendment(s) by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;YEAS 10 NAYS 1 –SJ 00096; Now in Judiciary –SJ00096

04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ00646; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00646

S 76 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Linked S0074) Adverse–incidents/Health/Pub. Rec.; exempts from public–records require-ments certain adverse–incident reports of Health Dept. which pertain to pa-tients, pharmacies, or related matters; provides guidelines for use of such in-formation; provides finding of public necessity. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Cal-endar


01/22/03 SENATE Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;YEAS 10 NAYS 0; Now in Governmental Oversight andProductivity

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00012; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care, 01/22/03, 9:00 am,412–K; Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Governmen-tal Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00096

03/19/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00226; Withdrawn fromfurther consideration –SJ 00226

S 78 JOINT RESOLUTION by Geller (Similar H 0099) Declaration of Rights/Aliens; constitutional amendment to delete provisionsauthorizing Legislature to regulate or prohibit ownership, inheritance, dis-position, & possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship.Amends s. 2, Art. I. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Rules and Calendar 01/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 01/21/03, 2:00 pm,

110–S 01/21/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0; Now in Home

Defense, Public Security, and Ports 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Home Defense, Public

Security, and Ports; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00012; OnCommittee agenda—Judiciary, 01/21/03, 2:00 pm,110–S; Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ00096; Now in Home Defense, Public Security, andPorts –SJ 00096

03/12/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Home Defense, Public Security,and Ports, 03/17/03, 2:00 pm, 110–S—Temporarily post-poned

03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Home Defense, Public Security,and Ports, 03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 110–S

03/31/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Home Defense, Pub-lic Security, and Ports; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00304

04/01/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00304 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 80 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 0359) Noninstructional School Personnel; requires DOE to limit number of nonin-structional personnel that may be employed by school districts; requires thatdept. classify school districts based on number of full–time–equivalent stu-dents enrolled in district; requires that dept. establish ratios within each dis-trict classification for maximum percentage of said personnel tofull–time–equivalent students; limits maximum ratios that dept. may estab-lish, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee

on Education; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00012 04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/15/03, 1:00 pm,

412–K 04/15/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 –SJ 00424 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ

00424 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

Education

S 82 GENERAL BILL by Geller; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (IdenticalH 0479) Offense of Stalking; defines term “cyberstalk” to mean communication bymeans of electronic mail or electronic communication which causes substan-tial emotional distress & does not serve legitimate purpose; includes withinoffenses of stalking & aggravated stalking willful, malicious, & repeated cy-berstalking of another person; provides penalties, etc. Amends 784.048; reen-acts 775.084(1)(d), 790.065(2)(c), 921.0022(3)(f),(g), 960.001(1)(b). EffectiveDate: 10/01/2003.



S 82 (CONTINUED)12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appro-priations –SJ 00012

03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/25/03,1:00 pm, 37–S

03/25/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ00263


tee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00340;Placed on Calendar, on second reading


04/16/03 SENATE Substituted HB 479 –SJ 00410; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 479 (Ch.2003–23)

S 84 GENERAL BILL by Geller; (CO–SPONSORS) Villalobos; Margolis(Identical H 0169) Insurance/Autism Spectrum Disorder; requires health insurer or HMO thatoffers major medical coverage to include coverage for treating autism spec-trum disorder; authorizes insurer or HMO to confirm diagnosis or review ap-propriateness of treatment plan; provides that act does not affect licensureof health care professional or impair right to reimbursement of health careprovider; makes legislative finding that act fulfills important state interest,etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00012

04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,04/22/03, 2:15 pm, 110–S

04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0–SJ 00503

04/23/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 0050305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care

S 86 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 1317) Youthful Offenders; authorizes court to sentence offenders of specified age oryounger to youthful offender facility of DOC if offender is found guilty of, orpleads nolo contendere or guilty to, first–degree felony, life felony, or capitalfelony; requires that offender be incarcerated in dept. facility until offenderattains specified age or serves specified sentence, etc. Creates 958.041;amends 958.04. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-




S 88 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Geller (Similar H 1455) High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes; allows certain energy–saving vehicles totravel in such lanes, regardless of occupancy; provides for decal & registra-tion certificate; provides for fee; defines term “hybrid vehicle”; provides rule-making authority. Amends 316.0741. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Commerce, Economic Op-

portunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations

01/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 01/22/03, 9:00am, 37–S

01/22/03 SENATE Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0; Now inCommerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Commerce, Eco-nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00012; On Commit-tee agenda—Transportation, 01/22/03, 9:00 am, 37–S;Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ00095; Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services –SJ 00095

S 88 (CONTINUED)03/05/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services, 03/10/03, 2:00 pm,412–K

03/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Commerce, Econom-ic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; YEAS 9NAYS 0 –SJ 00165



03/26/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00262; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00260; Amendment(s) failed –SJ 00260;Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00260; Ordered engrossed–SJ 00260

03/27/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00280; Passed as amended; YEAS40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00280

04/02/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00407 04/23/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily post-

poned, on Second Reading –HJ 00522 04/29/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 1455 –HJ 00735; Read second time

–HJ 00735 04/30/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00913; Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0

–HJ 00913 05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01057 05/15/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 05/27/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–45

S 90 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Geller (Similar H0935) Parent–child Privilege; creates parent–child privilege to prevent disclosureof communications that were intended to be made in confidence; defines term“parent”; provides proceedings in which privilege does not exist; provides forwaiver of privilege; requires that guardian ad litem be appointed to representminor child prior to court approving waiver of privilege. Creates 90.5045. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Children and Families 01/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 01/21/03, 2:00 pm,

110–S—Temporarily postponed 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-

lies –SJ 00012; On Committee agenda—Judiciary,01/21/03, 2:00 pm, 110–S—Temporarily postponed

03/05/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/10/03, 2:00 pm,110–S

03/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary; YEAS 6NAYS 0 –SJ 00176

03/11/03 SENATE Now in Children and Families –SJ 00176 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,

03/26/03, 9:00 am, 37–S 03/26/03 SENATE CS by– Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ

00283; CS read first time on 03/27/03 –SJ 00288 03/27/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00283 04/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00303; Read sec-


0 –SJ 00323 04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/28/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00705 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB

935 –HJ 00875; Read second time –HJ 00875 05/01/03 HOUSE Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading –HJ 01010 05/02/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01090; CS passed; YEAS 116

NAYS 0 –HJ 01091 05/02/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163 06/12/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/26/03 Vetoed by Governor 07/09/03 SENATE Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar

(2003 Special Session C) –SJ 00005; (2003 Special Ses-sion D) –SJ 00004

S 92 GENERAL BILL by Geller Sentencing of Juveniles; provides for court to sentence juvenile who has com-mitted criminal offense to combination of juvenile & adult sanctions; requiresthat juvenile complete juvenile commitment program as part of such sen-tence; authorizes court to impose adult sanctions if juvenile violates any pro-vision of such program; deletes provisions prohibiting court from imposingcombination of adult & juvenile punishments. Amends 985.233. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled




12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appro-priations –SJ 00012


S 94 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 0227, Compare H 1355, H1697, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1732, S 2262) Elections/Early Voting; provides for county commissions to provide addition-al polling locations that permit early voting. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections –SJ 0001305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections

S 96 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Campbell; (CO–SPONSORS)Fasano (Similar H 0709) Student Loans/Asst. State Attorneys; provides for financial assistance pro-gram administered by Justice Administrative Commission to provide assist-ance to qualified assistant state attorneys & assistant public defenders forrepayment of eligible student loans; defines term “eligible student loan”; pro-vides for elements of program; provides for funding. Creates 43.201. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article VImplementation and Judiciary; Appropriations


02/04/03 SENATE CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 02/06/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions –SJ 00013; On Committee agenda—Judiciary,02/04/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S; CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8NAYS 1 –SJ 00097; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ00093; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty –SJ 00097; On Committee agenda—GovernmentalOversight and Productivity, 03/05/03, 2:45 pm, 110–S

03/05/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00165


05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onArticle V Implementation and Judiciary

S 98 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Compare H 1059, 1ST ENG/S 0228, S1490) Operation of Cardrooms; prescribes licensing requirements when more thanone permitholder uses same facility; provides cardroom license fees; revisesamount of bets allowable for each round, hand, or game; authorizes facilitiesto award prizes; revises rate of gross receipts tax on admissions; revisesamount of cardroom receipts that must be used to supplement greyhound &jai alai purses. Amends 849.086. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxa-



05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Regulated Industries,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1059 (Ch.2003–295)

S 100 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Similar H 0065, S 0208, CompareH 0703, CS/S 1646) New Schools/Restrictions on Size; repeals provision which provides for re-strictions on size of new schools. Repeals 1013.43. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee


committee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00013 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 102 RESOLUTION by Saunders Lascheid, Dr. William & Nancy; recognizes Dr. William Lascheid, M.D., &Nancy Lascheid, R.N., for their selfless service to people of Collier County &State of Florida. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled

S 102 (CONTINUED)04/23/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00456; Read second time –SJ 00456;

Adopted –SJ 00456

S 104 RESOLUTION by Saunders Platt, Kyra/Junior Olympic Games; commends Kyra Platt for outstandinggymnastic performance that earned for her All–American Award, two goldmedals, & title of National Champion at 2002 AAU Junior Olympic Gamesin Knoxville, Tennessee, & wishes her continued success in achieving hergoals. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00222; Adopted –SJ 00222

S 106 RESOLUTION by Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; designates September 2003 as OvarianCancer Awareness Month in Florida & commends Ovarian Cancer Allianceof Florida–Gulf Coast for its efforts to educate people about this deadly dis-ease, thereby promoting early diagnosis of disease & helping to save lives. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00223; Adopted –SJ 00223

S 108 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Criminal Justice;Judiciary; Saunders; Campbell; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano(Similar S 0110) Soisson Protective Injunction Act; (THIS BILL COMBINES S108,110) citesact as Tonda Soisson Protective Injunction Act of 2003; deletes definition ofterm “repeat violence” for purposes of protective injunctions; provides for in-junction for protection in cases of violence rather than in cases of repeat vio-lence; provides that it is first–degree misdemeanor to violate injunction forprotection against violence, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Children and

Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations


01/21/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 110; CS by Judiciary;YEAS 7 NAYS 1; Remaining combined CS references:Criminal Justice; Children and Families; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions

01/23/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice;

Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00013; OnCommittee agenda—Judiciary, 01/21/03, 2:00 pm,110–S; CS combines this bill with SB 110; CS by Judicia-ry; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 –SJ 00096; CS read first time on03/04/03 –SJ 00093; Remaining combined CS refer-ences: Criminal Justice; Children and Families; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropri-ations; Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00096


04/03/03 SENATE CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358;CS read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00359

04/04/03 SENATE Now in Children and Families –SJ 00358 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Children and Families –SJ 00423; Now

in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on

Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00538; Placed onCalendar, on second reading

04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00679; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00680;Ordered engrossed –SJ 00680

04/29/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00717; CS passed as amended;YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00717


S 110 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0108)Protective Injunctions; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S108,110) deletesdefinition of term “repeat violence” for purposes of protective injunctions;provides for injunction for protection in cases of violence when victim reason-ably believes he or she is in danger of another act of violence rather than incases of repeat violence; provides that it is first–degree misdemeanor to vio-late injunction for protection against violence, etc. Amends FS. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Children and





S 110 (CONTINUED)01/21/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 108; CS by Judiciary;

YEAS 7 NAYS 1; Original bill laid on Table, refer tocombined CS/SB 108

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice;Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00013; OnCommittee agenda—Judiciary, 01/21/03, 2:00 pm,110–S; CS combines this bill with SB 108; CS by Judicia-ry; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 –SJ 00096; Original bill laid on Ta-ble, refer to combined CS/SB 108 (Died in House Mes-sages)

S 112 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Campbell(Similar H 0261) Dependent Children/Psychotropic Med.; defines term “child resource record”;specifies conditions under which CFS Dept. may consent to dispensing psy-chotropic medication to child in its legal custody prior to court order; providesfor prior review of child’s medical history & evidence demonstrating thattreatment is appropriate for child’s condition; provides exception to limita-tions on dispensing of said medications, etc. Amends 39.01,.0015,.302,.407;743.0645. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Judiciary; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care 01/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,

02/05/03, 9:00 am, 37–S 02/05/03 SENATE CS by Children and Families; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 02/06/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judicia-

ry; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 00013; OnCommittee agenda—Children and Families, 02/05/03,9:00 am, 37–S; CS by Children and Families; YEAS 9NAYS 0 –SJ 00097; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ00093; Now in Judiciary –SJ 00097

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 114 GENERAL BILL/CS by Ethics and Elections; Constantine;(CO–SPONSORS) Smith; Cowin; Dockery; Argenziano; Aronberg;Posey (Identical H 0869, Compare CS/2ND ENG/S 1500) Advertising Campaign Exposure Act; cites as “Florida Advertising CampaignExposure Act”; redefines term “communications media”; extends time for un-opposed candidates to purchase “thank you” advertising; extends date for un-opposed candidates to file termination report, to conform; modifies reportingrequirements for miscellaneous advertisements intended to influence publicpolicy; prescribes prohibitions, exemptions & penalties, etc. Amends106.011,.11,.141,.1437. Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections 01/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 02/05/03,

1:00 pm, 412–K 02/05/03 SENATE CS by– Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 02/07/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections –SJ 00014;

On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 02/05/03,1:00 pm, 412–K; CS by– Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10NAYS 0 –SJ 00097; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ00094; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00097

05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 116 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Wise (Similar H 0239) Community Contribution Tax Credits; increases annual limitation onamount of such credits which may be granted against sales & use tax, corpo-rate income tax, & insurance premium taxes; requires 10 percent of saidcredits to be reserved for certain museum educational programs & materials;provides that insurer claiming credit is not subject to additional retaliatorytax. Amends 212.08, 220.183,.03, 624.5105. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations –SJ 00014

03/13/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services, 03/18/03, 1:30 pm,412–K

03/18/03 SENATE CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00245; CS readfirst time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00247

03/20/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00245 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation

S 118 GENERAL BILL/2ND ENG by Wise; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano;Bullard; Crist (Similar H 0223) Disabilities/Spinal Cord Injury; makes program for personal care attendantsfor spinal cord injury victims permanent; provides criteria for participationin program. Amends 413.402,.4021. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Education; Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Finance and Taxa-

tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Ap-propriations –SJ 00014

03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/12/03, 4:00 pm,412–K

03/12/03 SENATE Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Education; YEAS 10NAYS 0 –SJ 00177


03/20/03, 10:00 am, 37–S 03/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

–SJ 00243 03/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ

00243 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee

on Education, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 412–K 04/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00427 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00423; Placed on

Calendar, on second reading 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00818; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00818;Ordered engrossed –SJ 00818

05/01/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00872; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00872; Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 –SJ 00872


S 120 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Identical H 0965) Sentencing/Capital Cases; provides for sentence rendered by jury in capitalcase to be mandatory sentence rather than advisory sentence; authorizescourt to review sentence of death by jury; amends provision re prohibition onsentencing mentally retarded defendant to death; conforms provisions tochanges made by act, etc. Amends 921.141,.137. Effective Date: 10/01/2003.12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; On Committee

agenda—Criminal Justice, 01/08/03, 11:15 am, 37–S—Temporarily Postponed

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ00014; On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice,01/08/03, 11:15 am, 37–S—Temporarily Postponed


S 122 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Smith (Similar H 1147)Child Abuse/Neglect/Pub. Rec.; amends confidentiality provisions that per-tain to reports & records in cases of child abuse or neglect, by providing thatstaff members of child advocacy center who are providing services to childmay have access to records. Amends 39.202. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar 01/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,

02/05/03, 9:00 am, 37–S 02/05/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Children and Fami-

lies; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 02/06/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00014; On Committee agenda—Children and Fami-lies, 02/05/03, 9:00 am, 37–S; Favorable with 1 amend-ment(s) by Children and Families; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ00096; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty –SJ 00096


04/01/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00304


S 124 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Drivers’ Licenses/Co. Tax Collector; defines term “county tax collector” tomean authorized agent of HSMV; defines term “exclusive agent county taxcollector”; authorizes county tax collector to issue drivers’ licenses; prohibits




said tax collector from issuing licenses to certain persons; authorizes said taxcollector to issue identification cards, instruction permits & temporary li-censes; authorizes county tax collector to perform driver’s license exams, etc.Amends Ch. 322. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Comprehensive Planning;

Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; ComprehensivePlanning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00014

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Transportation

S 126 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice;Campbell; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Argenziano (Similar 1ST ENG/H0453) Victim of Sexual Offense/Pub. Rec.; provides exemption from public–recordsrequirements for photograph, videotape, or image of any part of body of vic-tim of sexual offense; provides for future legislative review and repeal; pro-vides statement of public necessity. Amends 119.07. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00014


03/25/03 SENATE CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00264; CSread first time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00267

03/26/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00264 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00423; Now in Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-

tivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00538; Placed on Calen-dar, on second reading

04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00794 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856; Substitut-

ed HB 453 –SJ 01036; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 453 (Ch.2003–157)

S 128 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Campbell; (CO–SPONSORS)Cowin (Similar H 1107, Compare 2ND ENG/H 0835) Children & Families; provides for court–ordered visitation for grandparents& great–grandparents under certain circumstances; provides for appoint-ment of guardian ad litem & family mediation if court makes preliminaryfinding that minor is threatened with demonstrable significant mental oremotional harm without such visitation; requires court–ordered evaluationof child if mediation fails, etc. Amends Chs. 39, 63, 752, 61.13. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on

Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-committee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary;Appropriations –SJ 00014

04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/14/03, 11:00 am,110–S—Pending reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 1NAYS 7)


04/21/03 SENATE CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00504; CS readfirst time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00513


05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onArticle V Implementation and Judiciary,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 835 (Ch.2003–58)

S 130 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Cross–reporting of Violence; requires animal control officers or other agentsappointed under specified provision to report known or suspected childabuse, abandonment, or neglect; requires persons who are required to reportor investigate child abuse, abandonment, or neglect under certain provisionsto report known or suspected animal abuse, neglect, cruelty, or abandon-ment, etc. Amends 39.201, 828.073; creates 39.208; reenacts39.202(4),.205(1). Effective Date: 10/01/2003.

S 130 (CONTINUED)12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Children and Families; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Children and Fami-

lies; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appro-priations –SJ 00015

04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Agriculture; Children and Families;Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropria-tions –SJ 00646; Withdrawn from further consideration–SJ 00646

S 132 JOINT RESOLUTION by Cowin (Linked S 0134, Similar H 1295,Compare H 1299, H 1571, S 2326) Class–size Requirements; constitutional amendment to repeal class–size re-quirements that apply to public school classrooms for students in prekinder-garten through grade 12. Amends s. 1, Art. IX. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Education; Ethics and Elections; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Ethics and Elections;Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00015

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 134 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Linked S 0132, Identical H 1299,Compare H 1295) Maximum Class Size/Special Election; calls for special election for approvalor rejection by electors of joint resolution re repeal of provisions that mandatemaximum class sizes for students in prekindergarten through grade 12. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law if enacted by 3/4ths vote of membership ofeach house of Legislature. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Education; Ethics and Elections; Appropria-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Ethics and Elections;Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00015


S 136 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz Health Insurance/Coverage; prohibits individual & group health insurancepolicies from excluding coverage for benefit if determination has been madeby U.S. EEOC that exclusion of that benefit under any employer health bene-fit plan violates Title VII of Civil Rights Act, as amended; applies this re-quirement to standard & basic health benefit plans issued by small employercarriers & health maintenance contracts, etc. Amends Ch. 627, 641.31. Effec-tive Date: 10/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00015

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance

S 138 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 0933,Similar CS/2ND ENG/S 1214) Employment Practices/Discrimination; revises provisions re state employ-ment policy, career service appointments, county & municipal employment,& unlawful employment practices, to provide that discrimination on basis ofsex includes discrimination on basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related med-ical conditions; provides limitation re employer health insurance benefits,etc. Amends 110.105,.233, 112.042, 760.10; reenacts 104.31(3), 760.11(15).Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Judiciary; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services; Banking and Insurance

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Judiciary; Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance–SJ 00015



04/02/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00304 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS

- PLACEMENT IN FINAL BOUND JOURNALS MAY VARY)


S 138 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 143–A (Ch.2003–396)

S 140 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Communication andPublic Utilities; Comprehensive Planning; Argenziano; Cowin;Constantine; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Compare H 0129, H 0963, 2NDENG/H 1459, S 0998, S 1060) Utilities; (THIS BILL COMBINES S140,998,1060) provides applicability ofprovisions re ownership & operation of utilities by entities composed of mu-nicipalities & counties; prescribes powers of counties & specified municipali-ties re acquisition of water utilities & wastewater utilities by separate legalentities composed of municipalities & counties, etc. Amends 163.01, 120.52,367.021,.071. Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provid-ed. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Communication

and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-munication and Public Utilities; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services –SJ 00015


03/17/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 998 & SB 1060; CombinedCS additional reference(s): Natural Resources; Rulesand Calendar; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations;CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ00227; CS read first time on 03/19/03 –SJ 00241; Re-maining combined CS references: Communication andPublic Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; Natural Resources; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/19/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; Natural Resources; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00223; Now in Communication and Public Utilities–SJ 00227

03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and PublicUtilities, 03/25/03, 3:15 pm, 110–S—Meeting canceled

03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and PublicUtilities, 04/01/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S

04/01/03 SENATE CS/CS by Communication and Public Utilities; YEAS 7NAYS 0 –SJ 00304; CS read first time on 04/02/03 –SJ00311




04/24/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00550; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00551; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ00551

04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/28/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00705 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar 05/01/03 SENATE Requested House to return –SJ 00903 05/01/03 HOUSE Returned –HJ 00986 05/01/03 SENATE In Messages; Reconsidered –SJ 00961; Amendment(s)

adopted –SJ 00961; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37NAYS 0 –SJ 00961

05/01/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar; Placed on Special Order

Calendar; Substituted for HB 963 –HJ 01063; Read sec-ond and third times –HJ 01064, –HJ 01110; CS passed;YEAS 94 NAYS 5 –HJ 01110

05/02/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163 06/30/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 07/15/03 Vetoed by Governor 07/21/03 SENATE Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar


S 142 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Smith Criminal History Records/Expunction; prohibits expunction of criminal his-

S 142 (CONTINUED)tory record concerning defendant who was found guilty of, or who pled guiltyor nolo contendere to, offense of voyeurism, regardless of whether adjudica-tion was withheld; prohibits sealing of criminal history record concerning de-fendant who was found guilty of, or who pled guilty or nolo contendere to of-fense of voyeurism, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld.Amends 943.0585,.059. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary 02/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 02/20/03,

9:00 am, 37–S 02/20/03 SENATE CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0; Now in Judi-

ciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ

00015; On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice,02/20/03, 9:00 am, 37–S; CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00097; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ00094; Now in Judiciary –SJ 00097


03/18/03 SENATE Favorable by– Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00227 03/19/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00227 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 144 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; CriminalJustice; Cowin; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Sebesta; Argenziano; Crist(Linked 1ST ENG/S 0146, Similar H 0173, Compare H 0175) Sexual Battery Victims/Services; provides legislative intent re enhancingavailability of services to victims of sexual battery; creates “Sexual BatteryVictims” Access to Services Act; authorizes Health Dept. to contract withstatewide nonprofit association for purpose of allocating funds to rape crisiscenters; requires that funds be used to provide sexual battery recovery ser-vices to victims of sexual battery & their families, etc. Creates 938.085. Ap-propriation: $917,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Health, Aging,and Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services;Appropriations –SJ 00015



03/14/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 0018903/19/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care

–SJ 00223; Now in Finance and Taxation 03/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,


–SJ 00303 03/28/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and

Human Services –SJ 00303 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee

on Health and Human Services, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm,110–S

04/10/03 SENATE CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427; CS readfirst time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00429







NAYS 0 –HJ 01000 05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01057 05/30/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/06/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–114; See also

SB 146 (Ch. 2003–140)

S 146 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Cowin;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano; Wilson; Crist (Linked CS/CS/1ST




ENG/S 0144, Identical H 0175, Compare H 0173) Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund; creates said trust fund within HealthDept.; provides for use of funds & source of funds; requires dept. to adoptrules for distributing moneys in trust fund; provides for review & terminationor re–creation of trust fund. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/13/02 SENATE Prefiled 12/20/02 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations

01/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,02/05/03, 9:00 am, 37–S

02/05/03 SENATE Favorable by Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/06/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00015; On Committee agenda—Children and Families, 02/05/03, 9:00 am, 37–S; Fa-vorable by Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ00096; Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ00096; Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00003; Rereferred to Criminal Justice; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00003


03/12/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice;YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177


–SJ 00223; Now in Finance and Taxation 03/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,


–SJ 00303 03/28/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and



04/10/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Healthand Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427






175 –HJ 00822; Read second time –HJ 00822 05/01/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01000; Passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0

–HJ 01000 05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01057 05/30/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/12/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–140; See also

CS/CS/SB 144 (Ch. 2003–114)

S 148 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Wise; (CO–SPONSORS)Lynn; Argenziano (Similar 2ND ENG/H 0287) Specialty License Plate/Motorcycles; creates specialty license plate for motor-cycles; provides for distribution of annual use fees received from sale of suchplates. Creates 320.08068. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/16/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Finance and Taxation; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations


02/04/03 SENATE CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/06/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation

S 148 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Finance and

Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ00016; On Committee agenda—Transportation,02/04/03, 3:15 pm, 37–S; CS by Transportation; YEAS 8NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ00094; Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00097

03/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,03/20/03, 10:00 am, 37–S

03/20/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Finance and Taxa-tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243; Now in AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment –SJ 00243


04/08/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00357; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00356; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00356;Substituted HB 287 –SJ 00356; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 287 (Ch.2003–280)

S 150 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz; (CO–SPONSORS)Argenziano Developmental Disabilities; adds genetic disease familial dysautonomia tolist of disabilities defined & covered under specified provision; amends provi-sions re testimony of victims & witnesses, home health agencies, communityresidential homes, & victims & witnesses who are minors or persons withmental retardation to conform cross–references to changes made by act.Amends 393.063, 92.53, 400.464, 419.001, 914.16,.17, 918.16. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/18/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations


02/05/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Children and Fami-lies; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

02/06/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judiciary; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations –SJ 00016; On Committee agenda—Childrenand Families, 02/05/03, 9:00 am, 37–S; Favorable with2 amendment(s) by Children and Families; YEAS 9NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care –SJ 00096; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care, 03/05/03, 12:30pm, 412–K

03/05/03 SENATE Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00166

03/06/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00166 03/13/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/18/03, 1:30 pm,

110–S 03/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00226 03/19/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and

Human Services –SJ 00226 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on

Health and Human Services –SJ 00423; Now in Appro-priations

04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00502; Placed onCalendar, on second reading


S 152 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 1495) Treated Wood; prohibits use of wood products treated with chromated copperarsenate in publicly funded playground equipment; provides for enforcementon state lands by DEP; requires DOE to provide notice to & develop guide-lines for school districts re sealing of wood treated with chromated copper ar-senate; provides for grants for conversion of wood treating companies to oper-ations using preservatives that do not contain arsenic, etc. Appropriation:$500,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/18/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Natural Resources; Education;

Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Natural Resources;Education; Regulated Industries; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00016



S 152 (CONTINUED)03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 04/01/03, 3:15 pm,

301–C 04/01/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Agriculture; YEAS

6 NAYS 2 –SJ 00304 04/02/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00304 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources

S 154 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Campbell (Similar H 0187) Health Care/Providers’ Rights; creates Health Care Providers’ Bill of Rights;prohibits contract between managed care plan & health care provider fromcontaining provisions allowing managed care plan to change material termof contract; requires that said plan notify provider within specified period ofits intent to change material term; prohibits additional provisions in contractwhich require provider to accept additional patients or comply with certainprograms, etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/18/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Bank-

ing and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations


02/18/03 SENATE CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 10NAYS 0

02/20/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00016; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care, 02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 412–K; CS byHealth, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 10 NAYS 0–SJ 00096; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00094;Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00096

04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,04/15/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S—Not considered



04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services –SJ 00502

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services

S 156 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Identical H 0735) Water Resources; provides for restrictions on sale or transfer of water rights;provides for restrictions on permits for consumptive use of water; providesfor severability. Amends 373.1501; creates 373.255. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 12/18/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Agriculture; Commerce,

Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Agriculture;Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00016

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources

S 158 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos (Identical H 1675) Facilitating or Furthering Burglary; defines term “burglary”; provides thatit is third–degree felony for person to damage wire or line that transmits orconveys telephone or power to dwelling or to otherwise impair or impede suchtelephone or power transmission or conveyance for purpose of facilitating orfurthering commission or attempted commission of burglary of dwelling, etc.Creates 810.061; reenacts 810.02(1)(b); amends 921.0022. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/19/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-

mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations 01/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 01/23/03,

9:00 am, 37–S—Meeting canceled 01/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 02/06/03,

9:00 am, 37–S 02/06/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0; Now in

Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice

S 158 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions –SJ 00016; On Committee agenda—Criminal Jus-tice, 01/23/03, 9:00 am, 37–S—Meeting canceled; OnCommittee agenda—Criminal Justice, 02/06/03, 9:00am, 37–S; Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS0 –SJ 00095; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice –SJ 00095

04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 42–S

04/10/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Crimi-nal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00383; Now in Appro-priations –SJ 00383




S 160 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Wise;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Atwater (Identical H 0825) Controlled Substances; specifies that for purposes of certain industrial uses,1,4–Butanediol & gamma–butyrolactone (GBL) are excepted from scheduleof controlled substances when in possession of authorized manufacturer ordistributor or person possessing finished product; clarifies hours duringwhich it is unlawful to sell, manufacture, deliver, or possess controlled sub-stance within specified distance of child care facility or specified schools, etc.Amends Ch. 893. Effective Date: 05/02/2003. 12/20/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice 02/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 02/20/03,

9:00 am, 37–S 02/20/03 SENATE CS by– Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0; Placed on

Calendar, on second reading 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice –SJ 00016; On

Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 02/20/03, 9:00am, 37–S; CS by– Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ00097; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00094; Placedon Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00097



03/26/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 0025703/27/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 825 –HJ 00264; Read second time

–HJ 00265 04/01/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00272; CS passed; YEAS 115

NAYS 0 –HJ 00272 04/04/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 00365 04/25/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor –SJ 0064805/02/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–10 –SJ 01151

S 162 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Education; Wise;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Atwater (Similar H 0553) American Sign Language; provides legislative findings & purpose; allows for-eign–language credits for instruction in American Sign Language; requiresnotice of limitations; provides duties of Commissioner of Education & StateBoard of Education; provides for task force & prescribes its duties; requiresteachers of American Sign Language to be licensed by specified date; pro-vides plan for postsecondary institutions. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/20/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Education 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education –SJ 00016 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/25/03, 1:00 pm,

412–K 03/25/03 SENATE CS by– Education; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00283; CS read

first time on 03/27/03 –SJ 00288 03/27/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00283 04/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00303; Read sec-



553 –HJ 00618; Read second time –HJ 00618; Amend-ment(s) adopted –HJ 00618

04/29/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00793; CS passed as amended;YEAS 117 NAYS 0 –HJ 00794

04/29/03 SENATE In returning messages (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS




05/02/03 SENATE Concurred –SJ 01119; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38NAYS 0 –SJ 01119; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled–SJ 01119

05/27/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/10/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–119

S 164 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Geller; WassermanSchultz (Similar H 0957, Compare S 0714) Commercial Motor Vehicles; (THIS BILL COMBINES S164,714) providesdefinitions; requires minimum amount of insurance coverage for persons en-gaged in retrofitting, rebuilding, or modifying commercial trucks, truck trac-tors, or heavy trucks into dump trucks; provides safety standards; providespenalties. Creates 316.570. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 12/20/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Commerce, Economic Op-

portunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Education; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Commerce, Eco-nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ00017; Withdrawn from Transportation; Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions –SJ 00003; Rereferred to Transportation; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00003


03/25/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 714; Combined CS addi-tional reference(s): Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rulesand Calendar; CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0–SJ 00305; CS read first time on 04/02/03 –SJ 00311;Remaining combined CS references: Commerce, Eco-nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; CriminalJustice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar

03/28/03 SENATE Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services –SJ 00305

04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services –SJ 00423; Now in CriminalJustice

04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00672; Now in Rulesand Calendar

05/01/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 01053; Placedon Calendar, on second reading


S 166 RESOLUTION by Saunders Wring, Valdaishia/Fitness Champion; recognizes outstanding feats of Valda-ishia Wring, who took first place at 2002 Fitness Authority National Champi-onship held last August in Miami & set seven national records in process, &thereby brought honor to this state; commends her for her year–long trainingeffort & for her poise in representing Lee Co. Boys & Girls Club at WhiteHouse ceremony honoring her & two other Ft. Myers residents who placedwell in competition. 12/23/02 SENATE Prefiled 04/28/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00650; Read second time –SJ 00650;

Adopted –SJ 00650

S 168 RESOLUTION by Campbell (Similar H 9025) Intergenerational Week; recognizes first week of December as “Intergenera-tional Week.” 12/23/02 SENATE Prefiled 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00407; Adopted; See also HR 9025

(Adopted) –SJ 00407

S 170 GENERAL BILL by Geller Tribal–State Compacts/Gaming; provides for ratification by Legislature ofTribal–State compacts. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 12/23/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries –SJ 0001705/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Regulated Industries

S 172 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Geller (Similar H 1889) Practice of Law/Restrictions; increases penalty for committing unlicensedpractice of law to third–degree felony; deletes provisions prohibiting sherifffrom practicing law in this state. Amends 454.23,.18. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/23/02 SENATE Prefiled

S 172 (CONTINUED)01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Judiciary; Crimi-

nal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations


02/18/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by ComprehensivePlanning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

02/19/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Judi-

ciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00017; OnCommittee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,02/18/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; Favorable with 1 amend-ment(s) by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0–SJ 00096; Now in Judiciary –SJ 00096

04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/14/03, 11:00 am,110–S


04/16/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00426 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading

04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00819; Read third time –SJ 00819; CSpassed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00819


S 174 GENERAL BILL/2ND ENG by Geller; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist;Atwater (Similar H 0399) Protection of Marine Turtles; provides penalties for violating Marine TurtleProtection Act; provides first–degree misdemeanor & third–degree felonypenalties for knowingly possessing specified number or more of marine turtleeggs; provides additional penalty for each egg involved in such violation; pro-vides that it is third–degree felony to solicit or conspire to violate Marine Tur-tle Protection Act, etc. Amends 370.12, 777.04, 921.0022. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/23/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00017 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 03/25/03,

9:00 am, 37–S 03/25/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by– Natural Resources;

YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00264; Placed on Calendar, on sec-ond reading –SJ 00264






S 176 GENERAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation; Cowin (IdenticalH 0951) Sales Tax/Rental/Purchase/Guide Dogs; provides exemption for purchase orrental of guide dog for deaf, dog for paraplegic or quadriplegic, or dog for per-son with epilepsy or seizure disorder; provides exemption for sale of food &other items for such dogs. Amends 212.08. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/23/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations –SJ 00017 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,

04/10/03, 2:00 pm, 37–S 04/10/03 SENATE CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ

00425; CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00430 04/14/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00425 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations

S 178 GENERAL BILL by Cowin Community Residential Homes; prohibits certain community residentialhomes from being located within prescribed distance from existing sin-gle–family homes. Amends 419.001. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/23/02 SENATE Prefiled



S 178 (CONTINUED)01/10/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Children and

Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Chil-dren and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00017

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 180 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation; Hill(Similar 1ST ENG/H 0305, Compare S 0182) Relief/Tylor Griffeth/Indian River; provides for relief of Tylor Griffeth, minor,by & through Mark Griffeth & Teresa Griffeth, his parents & natural guard-ians; directs school board to compensate Tylor Griffeth for personal injuriescaused by negligence of school board; specifies uses of funds; provides for at-torney’s fees & costs. Claim: $40,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 12/23/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/21/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 00017;

Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00003; Rere-ferred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Education;Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003

03/28/03 SENATE Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) byThe Special Master on Claim Bills; –SJ 00303; Now inEducation –SJ 00303




04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S 04/22/03 SENATE CS by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ

00575; CS read first time on 04/24/03 –SJ 00576 04/24/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00576 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar

–SJ 01053; Read second time –SJ 01033; Amendment(s)adopted –SJ 01033; Substituted HB 305 –SJ 01033;Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toHB 305 (Ch. 2003–317)

S 182 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Compare 1ST ENG/H0305, H 0375, 1ST ENG/H 0377, H 0379, 1ST ENG/H 1249, CS/S 0018,CS/1ST ENG/S 0038, CS/S 0042, CS/S 0044, CS/S 0180) Relief/Indian River Co. School Board; provides for relief of Debra Smith,Pamela Hughes, Michael Truitt, & Charles Hughes; authorizes & directs In-dian River Co. School Board to compensate them for death of their father,Sammie Lee Hughes, due to negligence of school board; provides for relief ofAmanda Johnson, minor, & her parents & natural guardians, for injuriessustained due to negligence of Indian River Co. School Board, etc. Claim:$928,031. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 12/23/02 SENATE Prefiled 01/21/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 00017;

Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00003; Rere-ferred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Education;Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003

03/26/03 SENATE Withdrawn from The Special Master on Claim Bills; Ed-ucation; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00262; Withdrawnfrom further cons., Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-fer to HB 305 (Ch. 2003–317), HB 377 (Ch. 2003–323),HB 1249 (Ch. 2003–366) –SJ 00262

S 184 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Hill (Similar H 1701, S 0002) Relief/Joseph G., Jr. & Tena Donahey; compensates Joseph G. Donahey, Jr.,& Tena Donahey, his spouse, for injuries received by Joseph Donahey, Jr.,& for damages sustained by Mr. & Mrs. Donahey as result of medical treat-ment of Judge Joseph G. Donahey, Jr., by employees of State of Florida.Claim with Appropriation: $1,500,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.01/02/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/21/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0001705/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 186 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Comprehensive Planning; Geller; Webster (Similar1ST ENG/H 1687, Compare 2ND ENG/S 0594, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2152,S 2528) Governmental Reorganization; (THIS BILL COMBINES S186,2528) createsState & Community Affairs Dept.; provides that Fla. Housing Finance Corp.& Emergency Management Div. shall be placed in department for adminis-trative purposes; provides for Director of Emergency Management Div. to beappointed by Governor; prohibits abrogation of quasi–judicial developmentorder under certain circumstances, etc. Creates 20.101; amends 163.3167; re-

S 186 (CONTINUED)peals 20.10,.18. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 01/02/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/21/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-ernmental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00017


04/07/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 2528; Combined CS addi-tional reference(s): Rules and Calendar; CS by Compre-hensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00382; CS readfirst time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00392; Remaining combinedCS references: Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

04/09/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00383

04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight andProductivity, 04/22/03, 9:45 am, 110–S

04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity;YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00504; CS read first time on04/23/03 –SJ 00514


04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00672; Now in Rules and Calendar


S 188 CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Hill (Similar H 0689) Relief/Tommy Cusick/Neptune Beach; provides for relief of Tommy Cusick,minor, for injuries sustained due to negligence of City of Neptune Beach; pro-vides for attorney’s fees & costs. Claim. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.01/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0001805/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 190 GENERAL BILL by Clary Cemetery Ingress & Egress/Easement; grants easement for ingress & egressfor purposes of visiting or maintaining cemetery to members of not–for–profitorganizations whose purposes include preservation of state’s history.Amends 704.08. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance 01/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/04/03, 1:00 pm,

110–S—Temporarily postponed 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insur-

ance –SJ 00018; On Committee agenda—Judiciary,02/04/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S—Temporarily postponed


S 192 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Lynn (Similar H 0251, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0049, 1STENG/H 0325, S 1408, CS/CS/S 1434, S 1654) Library Records/Confidentiality; revises provisions re confidentiality of pub-lic library registration & circulation records to authorize disclosure of infor-mation to parent or guardian of library patron under age 16, for purpose ofcollecting fines or recovering overdue books or other materials. Amends257.261. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity –SJ 00018 03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and

Productivity, 03/11/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 03/11/03 SENATE CS by– Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00178; CS read first time on03/13/03 –SJ 00178




03/26/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/22/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00459




04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB251 –HJ 00822; Read second time –HJ 00822

05/01/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01001; CS passed; YEAS 115NAYS 1 –HJ 01001

05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01057 05/14/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 05/21/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–13; See also

CS/CS/SB 1434 (Ch. 2003–126)

S 194 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS by Appropriations; Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Children andFamilies; Lynn (Compare H 0521, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1454, CS/CS/S2446) Child Care Facilities; requires signed affidavit attesting to accuracy of cer-tain info. provided by applicant for child care facility license; requires CFSDept. to establish database of info. re violations, citations, & penalties im-posed against child care facilities regulated by state; requires said depart-ment to consult & meet requirements of State Technology Office; provides fortransfer of Child Care Program from CFS Dept. to Health Dept., etc. AmendsCh. 402. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Commerce, Econom-

ic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Governmen-tal Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00018

03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,03/19/03, 4:00 pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed


03/26/03 SENATE CS by Children and Families; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 –SJ00282; CS read first time on 03/27/03 –SJ 00289



04/07/03 SENATE CS/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00359; CS readfirst time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00360





04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services, 04/22/03, 5:45 pm,110–S

04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Healthand Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00576; CSread first time on 04/25/03 –SJ 00646




0 –SJ 00874 05/01/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer

to CS/CS/SB 1454 (Ch. 2003–146), CS/CS/SB 2446 (Ch.2003–131)

S 196 GENERAL BILL by Lynn (Compare H 0117, H 0579, CS/S 2162)Rose Bay Bridges Designation; dedicates new Rose Bay bridges between Cit-ies of New Smyrna Beach & Port Orange to honor U.S. military POW’s &MIA’s; directs DOT to erect suitable markers. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00018 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Transportation,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2162(Ch. 2003–298)

S 198 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Miller;(CO–SPONSORS) Bullard; Crist (Identical H 0653) Adult Entertainment Establishments; revises prohibition against locatingadult entertainment establishment within specified distance from school; re-quires that such establishment be approved by county or municipality & dis-trict school board. Amends 847.0134. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Education 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

02/18/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 02/18/03 SENATE CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/20/03 SENATE Now in Education 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Edu-

cation –SJ 00018; On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 02/18/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; CSby Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ00096; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00094; Nowin Education –SJ 00096


03/12/03 SENATE Favorable by– Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 0017703/13/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00177 03/26/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00262; Read sec-


0 –SJ 00280 04/02/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Local Government & Veterans’ Af-

fairs –HJ 00407 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Local Government & Veterans’

Affairs

S 200 RESOLUTION by Lawson Robinson, Sergeant Major Terry J.; commends Sergeant Major Terry J. Rob-inson upon occasion of his retirement from United States Army after 24 yearsof dedicated service to his country. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced

S 202 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Compare H 0503) Vehicle Weight; provides penalty schedule for weight violations. Amends316.545. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-

tee on Transportation and Economic Development; Ap-propriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00018


S 204 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance;Miller (Linked CS/CS/S 1770, Similar H 0987, Compare H 0233, H1895) Credit Reports & Credit Scores; specifies that act’s purpose is to regulate &limit use of credit reports & credit scores by insurers for underwriting & rat-ing purposes; specifies types of insurance to which act applies; requires thatinsurer identify items in credit report which resulted in adverse decision; re-quires insurer to provide for adjustment in premium of insured to reflect im-provement in credit history, etc. Creates 626.9741. Effective Date: Contin-gent. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce, Eco-

nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations –SJ 00018; On Committeeagenda—Banking and Insurance, 03/06/03, 10:45 am,110–S—Temporarily postponed


03/12/03 SENATE CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ00189; CS read first time on 03/18/03 –SJ 00218


03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services, 03/25/03, 9:00 am,412–K



S 204 (CONTINUED)03/25/03 SENATE CS/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-

sumer Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00304; CS readfirst time on 04/02/03 –SJ 00311

03/28/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment –SJ 00304

04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-eral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00423; Placed onCalendar, on second reading



04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/30/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00967; Read second

time –HJ 00967; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00967 05/02/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01073; CS passed as amended;

YEAS 115 NAYS 1 –HJ 01074 05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Was taken up –SJ 01148; Con-

curred –SJ 01149; CS passed as amended; YEAS 35NAYS 1 –SJ 01149; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled–SJ 01149

06/26/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Vetoed byGovernor

07/09/03 SENATE Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar(2003 Special Session C) –SJ 00005; (2003 Special Ses-sion D) –SJ 00005, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-fer to SB 40–A (Ch. 2003–407), CS/SB 42–A (Ch.2003–408)

S 206 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Identical H 0567) Sales Tax Exemption Commission; creates said commission; provides mem-bership & duties of commission; requires commission to report to Governor& to legislative leaders; prohibits creation of new sales tax exemptions forspecified period. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Finance and Taxation; Appropriations; Rules and Cal-endar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00018

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity

S 208 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Similar H 0065, S 0100,Compare H 0703, CS/CS/S 1436, CS/S 1646) Schools–within–a–school/School Size; requires district school boards to adoptpolicies to subdivide into schools–within–a–school; repeals provisions re re-strictions on size of new schools. Amends 1001.42, 1003.02; repeals 1013.43.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee



S 210 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 0841) Foreign Students/Visa Information; requires each school in this state to re-port to FDLE verified visa information concerning certain foreign studentswho attend school. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Judiciary; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ00019



04/10/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00381 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 212 GENERAL BILL by Cowin; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Webster(Similar H 0219) Women’s Health & Safety Act/Abortion; creates said act; revises require-ments for rules of AHCA re abortions performed in abortion clinics; providesfor rules re abortions performed after first trimester of pregnancy; requiresabortion clinics to develop policies to protect health, care, & treatment of pa-tients. Amends 390.012. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 212 (CONTINUED)01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00019

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare

S 214 CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Bennett (Identical H 0095) Relief/John W. Martz/Hernando Co.; compensates John W. Martz for injuries& damages sustained as result of negligence of Hernando County. Claim:$500,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 00019;

Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00003; Rere-ferred to The Special Master on Claim Bills; Transporta-tion; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00003

03/12/03 SENATE Recommendation: Favorable by The Special Master onClaim Bills; –SJ 00177; Now in Transportation –SJ00177


03/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ00243; Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00243



03/28/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00304 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar—Claim Bill Calendar

–SJ 01053; Substituted HB 95 –SJ 01033; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 95 (Ch.2003–305)

S 216 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Driver’s Licenses/Change of Address; deletes fee for changing addresses ondriver’s licenses. Amends 322.17. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Finance and Taxation; Ap-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ00019


S 218 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Campbell(Similar 1ST ENG/H 0283) Uniform Commercial Code/Statements; provides additional requirements forfiling certain amendments to financing statements; clarifies requirementsfor filing termination of financing statements. Amends 679.509,.513. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Judicia-

ry –SJ 00019 03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,

03/12/03, 4:00 pm, 110–S 03/12/03 SENATE CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ

00189; CS read first time on 03/18/03 –SJ 00219 03/14/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00189 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/14/03, 11:00 am,

110–S 04/14/03 SENATE Favorable by– Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425 04/15/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00425 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00486; Substituted HB 283 –SJ 00489;Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toHB 283 (Ch. 2003–134)

S 220 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Schools/Psychologist & Social Worker; requires each school district to employpsychologist & social worker for each elementary & secondary school in dis-trict. Appropriation. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations




03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Ed-ucation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; Appropriations –SJ 00019


S 222 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist(Similar H 0217) Florida Infant Crib Safety Act; creates said act; prohibits commercial usersfrom manufacturing, remanufacturing, retrofitting, selling, contracting tosell or resell, leasing, or subletting specified cribs determined to be unsafe foruse by infants; provides criteria for determining safety of infant cribs; createsinfant crib safety enforcement demonstration program, etc. Creates 501.144,402.3031; amends 509.221; reenacts 509.032. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations –SJ 00019


03/10/03 SENATE Favorable by Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00166

03/11/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00166 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/25/03, 10:00 am,

110–S 03/25/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263;

Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment –SJ 00263

04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government, 04/15/03, 5:45 pm, 301–C

04/15/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505



ond time –SJ 00824 05/01/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00875; Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

–SJ 00875 05/01/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages

S 224 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Linked S 0226,Identical H 1163, Compare H 0473) School Dist. Capital Outlay Revenue; provides that county in which schoolboard is receiving certain intangible tax revenues or levying local option salessurtax is prohibited from levying school impact fees; provides that schoolboards may levy local option sales surtax in lieu of levying all or part of non-voted district school capital improvement millage; provides for uses of surtaxproceeds, etc. Amends 125.01, 199.292, 212.054,.055, 1011.71, 1013.15,.64.Effective Date: Contingent. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Education; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onEducation; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Edu-cation; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00019


S 226 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (LinkedS 0224, Identical H 0473, Compare H 1163) School District Capital Outlay TF; provides for administration of trust fundby DOE; creates trust fund within Education Dept. & specifies moneys thatcomprise fund; exempts trust fund from service charges imposed by specifiedprovision; provides that balances remaining at end of fiscal year shall remainin trust fund; provides for future review & termination or re–creation of trustfund. Amends 1013.03. Effective Date: Contingent. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-

tion; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00020 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

Education

S 228 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Wasserman Schultz;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano (Compare H 1059, H 1783, S 0098, S 1490) Pari–mutuel Wagering/Greyhounds; requires dogracing permitholders toprovide greyhound–adoption booth at each dogracing facility in state; re-quires that booth be operated by certain qualified persons on weekends; re-quires that information concerning adoption of greyhound be made availableto public at facility; revises criteria for making breeders’ awards for race-horses; authorizes thoroughbred racing permitholder to operate cardroom,etc. Amends Ch. 550, 849.086. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxa-




03/12/03 SENATE Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ00177




ernment –SJ 00243 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-

eral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00501; Placed onCalendar, on second reading


04/28/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00653; Amendment(s) failed –SJ00653; Passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 5 –SJ 00653

04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer

to HB 1059 (Ch. 2003–295)

S 230 GENERAL BILL by Jones; Peaden; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano(Similar H 0777, Compare H 1733, H 1795, S 1568) Acute Care Hospitals; provides for certain acute care hospitals in highgrowth counties to add additional beds, with approval of AHCA. Amends408.043. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care –SJ 00020 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1568(Ch. 2003–161)

S 232 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Cowin;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1703) Mitigating Factors/Certain Offenses; provides that consent is not mitigatingfactor for certain sexual offenses if defendant is more than 5 years older thanvictim, unless court makes written finding supported by record that victimknowingly & intentionally deceived defendant about victim’s actual age.Amends 921.0026. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Children and


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00020; OnCommittee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/06/03, 10:45am, 37–S—Temporarily postponed

03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/19/03,1:30 pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed



03/26/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00264 04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00380; Now in Children

and Families 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Children and Families –SJ 00423; Now

in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

Criminal Justice

S 234 GENERAL BILL by Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Dockery(Similar S 1544, Compare H 1859, CS/2ND ENG/S 1500, CS/S 1542)



S 234 (CONTINUED)Second Primary Election; eliminates second primary election; repeals provi-sion re holding of special elections in conjunction with second primary elec-tion, to conform; amends & repeals specified provisions to conform. Repeals100.091,.096, 102.014(4)(c); amends Chs. 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106.Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and

Calendar –SJ 00020 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 29–B (Ch.2003–415)

S 236 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Linked S 0238, Compare S 2740)Ethics; provides that gifts are valued at fair market value for reporting pur-poses; authorizes Attorney General to collect fees & costs associated with col-lecting civil & restitution penalties imposed for ethics violations; clarifieswhen vacancy exists on Florida Commission on Ethics & provides proceduresfor filling vacancies; clarifies time limitations for complaints alleging ethicsviolation, etc. Amends 112.3148,.317,.321,.3231,.324. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Criminal

Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-tice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary;Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00020

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections

S 238 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Linked S0236) Ethics Code Violation/Pub. Rec.; provides exemption from public records &public meetings requirements for proceedings re information or referrals re-ceived by Commission on Ethics re Ethics Code violations; provides for re-lease of such information to criminal investigative agencies; provides for fu-ture legislative review & repeal; provides finding of public necessity. Amends112.324. Effective Date: Contingent. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary;



S 240 JOINT RESOLUTION by Saunders (Compare H 1093) Basic Rights; constitutional amendment to prohibit depriving person of anyright because of disability rather than because of physical disability. Amendss. 2, Art. I. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-

dar 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm,

110–S 02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/19/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules

and Calendar –SJ 00020; On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 110–S; Favorable by Ju-diciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00095; Now in Appropria-tions –SJ 00095

04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00502; Now inRules and Calendar


S 242 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Transportation; Saunders(Identical H 1625) License Revocation/HSMV; requires law enforcement agencies to notifyHSMV of any traffic fatality or when law enforcement agency initiates actionto obtain blood test for impairment in case of death or serious bodily injury;requires department to maintain certain records of convictions for personsholding foreign driver’s license. Amends 322.20,.27. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 02/18/03, 4:00

pm, 37–S 02/18/03 SENATE CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/20/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice

S 242 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Jus-

tice –SJ 00020; On Committee agenda—Transportation,02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 37–S; CS by Transportation; YEAS 8NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ00094; Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00096


03/12/03 SENATE Favorable by– Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ00177




04/02/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00407 05/02/03 HOUSE Died on Calendar

S 244 GENERAL BILL by Saunders Fire Safety/Residential Buildings; authorizes local government entities to ex-empt certain residential high–rise buildings from specified fire safety stand-ards; requires sellers of condominiums to disclose status of buildings’ compli-ance with specific provisions of Florida Fire Protection Code. Amends633.025, 689.26. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Comprehensive

Planning 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-

prehensive Planning –SJ 00020 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance

S 246 GENERAL BILL by Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Crist(Identical H 1683, Similar H 0347) Leaving Scene of Accident/Penalty; provides enhanced penalty for offense ofleaving scene of accident involving fatality under offense severity rankingchart of Criminal Punishment Code. Amends 921.0022. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-





03/13/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-tice –SJ 00176


04/10/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Crimi-nal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00383; Now in Appro-priations –SJ 00383




S 248 GENERAL BILL by Saunders Culpable Negligence/DUI; provides that it is first–degree misdemeanor forperson to commit culpable negligence by driving vehicle under influence ofalcohol or drugs while accompanied in vehicle by person younger than speci-fied age. Amends 784.05. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ

00021 03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/12/03,

4:00 pm, 37–S 03/12/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ

00177 03/13/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00177 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 250 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Peaden; (CO–SPONSORS) Jones; Klein;Saunders; Fasano; Argenziano (Similar H 0441, Compare H 0539, 1STENG/H 1925, CS/CS/S 0400, S 1746)




Rural Hospitals; revises definition of term “rural hospital”; authorizes ex-emptions from certificate–of–need review for construction of new or replace-ment facility for rural hospital; provides conditions for eligibility for exemp-tion; expands definition of term “infant delivered” for purposes of paymentof initial assessment for each infant delivered in hospital. Amends 395.602,408.07, 766.314; creates 395.6025. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-

priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations



02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00021; On Commit-tee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care,02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 412–K; CS by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; CS readfirst time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00094; Now in AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services –SJ00096







04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 0070604/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB



S 252 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by ComprehensivePlanning (Similar H 1027) Community Affairs Dept./Pub. Rec.; amends provision which provides ex-emption from public–records requirements for information that is held byCommunity Affairs Dept. as part of risk management plan or obtained aspart of investigation, inspection, or audit & that constitutes trade secret;clarifies provisions specifying information that is entitled to protection astrade secret; reenacts exemption & removes repeal thereof scheduled underOGSR Act of 1995. Amends 252.943. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natural Re-

sources; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Rules and Calendar


02/04/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by ComprehensivePlanning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

02/05/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 02/18/03,

12:45 pm, 37–S 02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0; Now

in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natu-

ral Resources; Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00021; On Committeeagenda—Comprehensive Planning, 02/04/03, 9:00 am,412–K; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Comprehen-sive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Natu-ral Resources –SJ 00096; On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 37–S; Favorableby Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Nowin Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00096


S 252 (CONTINUED)03/26/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-

ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263; Now in Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00263



S 254 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by ComprehensivePlanning (Similar H 1025) Municipal Employees/Pub. Rec.; provides for confidentiality of personal iden-tifying information contained in records re municipal employee’s participa-tion in employee assistance program; clarifies definition of term “employeeassistance program”; reenacts exemption & removes repeal thereof sched-uled under OGSR Act of 1995. Amends 166.0444. Effective Date: 10/01/2003.01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar 01/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


0 02/05/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00021; On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 02/04/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; Fa-vorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0–SJ 00096; Now in Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity –SJ 00096


03/26/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263; Now in Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00263


04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646; Substitut-ed HB 1025 –SJ 00623; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1025 (Ch.2003–102)

S 256 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by ComprehensivePlanning (Similar H 1023) County Employees/Pub. Rec.; provides for confidentiality of personal identi-fying information contained in records re county employee’s participation inemployee assistance program; clarifies definition of term “employee assist-ance program”; reenacts exemption & removes repeal thereof scheduled un-der OGSR Act of 1995. Amends 125.585. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar 01/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


0 02/05/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00021; On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 02/04/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; Fa-vorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0–SJ 00096; Now in Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity –SJ 00096





S 258 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Geller (Similar H 0381) Local Govt/Expenses/Electronic Pymt.; authorizes local governments to paycertain expenses by means of electronic funds transfer. Amends 215.85. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003.



S 258 (CONTINUED)01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Banking and In-

surance 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

02/18/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 02/18/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Comprehensive

Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/19/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Bank-

ing and Insurance –SJ 00021; On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 02/18/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; Fa-vorable with 1 amendment(s) by Comprehensive Plan-ning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00095; Now in Banking andInsurance –SJ 00095; On Committee agenda—Bankingand Insurance, 03/06/03, 10:45 am, 110–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by– Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS0 –SJ 00166; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00166






S 260 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist;Atwater (Similar H 0181) Condominiums/Armed Services Flags; allows unit owners to fly armed ser-vices flags on designated days & patriotic holidays. Amends 718.113. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Military and Vet-

erans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/19/03 SENATE Now in Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection,

and Spaceports 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Mili-

tary and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Space-ports –SJ 00021; On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 02/18/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; Fa-vorable with 1 amendment(s) by Comprehensive Plan-ning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Military andVeterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports –SJ00096; On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports, 03/06/03, 9:00am, 37–S

03/06/03 SENATE CS by– Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection,and Spaceports; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00166; CS readfirst time on 03/11/03 –SJ 00172



0 –SJ 00225 03/26/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00407 04/23/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 181 –HJ 00472; Read second time

–HJ 00472; Was taken up –HJ 00521; Amendment(s)adopted –HJ 00521


04/25/03 SENATE In returning messages 05/02/03 SENATE Concurred –SJ 01119; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39

NAYS 0 –SJ 01119; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled–SJ 01119


S 262 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Finance and Taxation; Geller(Similar H 0667, Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 2754)

S 262 (CONTINUED)Property Owned by Local Governments; provides for disposition of certainsurplus state lands; revises definition to increase monetary value of fixtures& tangible personal property that must be included in inventory of property;repeals provision re disposition of surplus property. Amends 253.034, 274.02;repeals 274.12. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Tax-

ation; Appropriations 01/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,



02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S 02/20/03 SENATE CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ 00021; OnCommittee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,02/04/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; Favorable by ComprehensivePlanning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00095; Now in Financeand Taxation –SJ 00096; On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S; CS byFinance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; CSread first time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00094; Now in Appropri-ations –SJ 00096




04/24/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/29/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Appropriations –HJ 00802 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Appropriations,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 54–A(Ch. 2003–394)

S 264 RESOLUTION by Clary (Similar H 9001, H 9023) Northwest Florida Legislative Day; recognizes April 23, 2003, as “NorthwestFlorida Legislative Day” in Tallahassee. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00455; Read second time –SJ 00456;

Adopted; See also HR 9023 (Adopted) –SJ 00456

S 266 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Pruitt;(CO–SPONSORS) Aronberg (Similar H 0807) Water Control Districts; provides for apportionment of maintenance taxes onbasis of subsequent improvements; provides for apportioning such taxesequally to equally benefitted acres; limits liability of water control districtsfor injuries resulting from third–party use of district lands, rights–of–way,works, or easements for specified activities, facilities, & purposes. Amends298.54; creates 298.675. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Judiciary; Finance and Taxation 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 02/18/03,

12:45 pm, 37–S 02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0; Now

in Comprehensive Planning 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-

sive Planning; Judiciary; Finance and Taxation –SJ00021; On Committee agenda—Natural Resources,02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 37–S; Favorable by Natural Re-sources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00095; Now in Compre-hensive Planning –SJ 00095; On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 03/06/03, 8:45 am, 412–K

03/06/03 SENATE CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ00166; CS read first time on 03/11/03 –SJ 00172


110–S 03/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00226 03/19/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00226 03/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,


–SJ 00304 03/28/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00304






04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations –HJ

00408 04/21/03 HOUSE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/22/03, 8:00 am,

Morris Hall 04/22/03 HOUSE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 14 NAYS 2 –HJ 00465;

Now in Appropriations –HJ 00465 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Appropriations

S 268 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Dawson (Similar 1ST ENG/H0293) Florida Litter Law; clarifies exception of dumping litter on private property;requires that community service imposed for certain violations be performedin specified areas. Amends 403.413. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ


1:00 pm, 37–S 03/25/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice;

YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00263 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/14/03, 11:00 am,

110–S 04/14/03 SENATE CS by– Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS read

first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00430 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00426 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 270 GENERAL BILL by Dawson (Compare H 0579, 1ST ENG/S 2436)L. E. Buie Bridge/Riviera Beach; designates Skypass Bridge in City of Rivi-era Beach as “L. E. Buie Bridge”; directs DOT to erect suitable markers. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00022 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/01/03, 1:00

pm, 37–S 04/01/03 SENATE Favorable by– Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ

00304; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00304

04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856; Read sec-


–SJ 01072 05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Died in Messages

S 272 GENERAL BILL/CS by Home Defense, Public Security, andPorts; Dawson School Safety; revises guidelines governing district school board duties reemergency management & emergency preparedness; provides requirementsfor number & type of emergency drills that each school must conduct.Amends 1006.07. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Home Defense, Pub-lic Security, and Ports; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00022



03/20/03 SENATE Now in Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports –SJ00244


03/31/03 SENATE CS by Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports; YEAS10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00304; CS read first time on 04/02/03–SJ 00311



04/15/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Crimi-nal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427

S 272 (CONTINUED)04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00427 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00539; Placed on

Calendar, on second reading 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 274 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care(Similar 1ST ENG/H 1029) Adverse Incident/AHCA/Pub. Rec.; amends provision which provides exemp-tion from public–records requirements for information contained in notifica-tion of adverse incident provided to AHCA by facility licensed under HospitalLicensing & Regulation laws; specifies information covered under exemption;authorizes use of information as part of certain disciplinary proceedings; re-enacts exemption & removes repeal thereof scheduled under OGSR Act of1995. Amends 395.0198. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Gov-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00022





04/14/03 SENATE CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ00430

04/15/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00426 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00458; Placed

on Calendar, on second reading; Placed on Special OrderCalendar –SJ 00502; Read second time –SJ 00500



poned, on Second Reading –HJ 01093; Died on Calendar

S 276 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard Florida Kidcare Program; repeals s. 57 of chapter 98–288, Laws of Florida;abrogates repeal of Florida Kidcare Act. Abrogates repeal of 409.810–.820.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/08/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-



02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;YEAS 11 NAYS 0


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00022; On Commit-tee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care,02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 412–K; Favorable by Health, Aging,and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00095;Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services –SJ 00095


04/10/03 SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427; CS read firsttime on 04/16/03 –SJ 00430




0 –SJ 00588 04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 0070605/02/03 HOUSE Died on Calendar

(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS- PLACEMENT IN FINAL BOUND JOURNALS MAY VARY)


S 278 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos (Identical H 0713) Transportation of Inmates; limits mode of transport inmate may use in trav-eling to & from place of employment, education, or training; authorizes DOCto transport inmates in state–owned vehicles under certain circumstances;prohibits inmate from driving state–owned vehicle to transport inmates inwork–release program. Amends 945.091; creates 945.0913. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 01/09/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations 02/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 02/20/03,

9:00 am, 37–S 02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0; Now in

Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appro-priations –SJ 00022; On Committee agenda—CriminalJustice, 02/20/03, 9:00 am, 37–S; Favorable by CriminalJustice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Judiciary–SJ 00096


03/10/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00176 03/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-

tice –SJ 00176 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee

on Criminal Justice, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 42–S 04/10/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Crimi-

nal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00383; Now in Appro-priations –SJ 00383



04/28/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00654; Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 3–SJ 00654




S 280 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Banking and Insurance; Banking andInsurance (Similar H 1041) Public Records & Meetings/Pub. Rec.; reenacts & amends specified provisionre exemptions from public–records requirements & public–meetings require-ments for Fla. Automobile Joint Underwriting Assn.; designates said associa-tion as joint underwriting plan for apportioning automobile liability amonginsurers; removes public–records exemption for matters encompassed inprivileged attorney–client communications, etc. Reenacts & amends 627.311;amends 440.51, 631.912. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/09/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00022; On Committee agenda—Banking and Insur-ance, 03/06/03, 10:45 am, 110–S




03/26/03 SENATE CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity;YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00264; CS read first time on03/26/03 –SJ 00267; Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ00264

04/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00794; Placedon Calendar, on second reading; Placed on Special OrderCalendar –SJ 00794


S 282 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance(Compare H 1715, S 2716)

S 282 (CONTINUED)Injured or Ill Employee/Pub. Rec.; repeals exemption from public–records re-quirements which is provided for information identifying ill or injured em-ployee & which is contained in report of injury or illness held by DOI. Repeals440.185(11). Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/09/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental


mental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00022


S 284 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Banking and Insurance (Similar H1035) Workers’ Compensation Law/Pub. Rec.; amends provision which provides ex-emption from public–records requirements for investigatory records of DOIconcerning employer’s compliance with Workers’ Compensation Law; clari-fies that record containing personal identifying information of confidentialsource remains confidential after investigation is complete; reenacts exemp-tion & removes repeal thereof scheduled under OGSR Act of 1995, etc.Amends 440.108. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/09/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental


mental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00022; On Committee agenda—Banking and Insur-ance, 03/06/03, 10:45 am, 110–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS0 –SJ 00165





on Calendar, on second reading; Placed on Special OrderCalendar –SJ 00794


S 286 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 0543) Planning for School Growth; amends procedures for coordinating efforts of lo-cal planning agencies & school districts toward planning for school growth.Amends 163.3174, 1013.33. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/09/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Education; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Edu-cation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Ap-propriations –SJ 00022


S 288 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity (Compare H 1591) State Employees/Pub. Rec.; amends provision which provides exemptionfrom public–records requirements for personal identifying information con-tained in records re state employee’s participation in employee assistanceprogram; deletes provisions authorizing routine monitoring of telephonecalls; removes repeal of exemption scheduled under OGSR Act of 1995.Amends 110.1091. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/09/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00022 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and

Productivity, 03/26/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 03/26/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-

ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263; Now in Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00263


04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS





S 290 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Governmental Oversight andProductivity (Similar H 1021) Housing Assistance Program/Pub. Rec.; amends provision which provides ex-emption from public–records requirements for info. furnished by applicantfor or participant in housing assistance program; deletes exemption providedfor bank account numbers, credit card numbers, & telephone numbers; clari-fies provisions providing exemption from public–records requirements for ap-plicant’s or participant’s medical history records or info. related to health orproperty insurance, etc. Amends 119.07. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/09/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Banking and In-

surance; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar


02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS1

02/19/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Bank-

ing and Insurance; Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00023; On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning, 02/18/03, 9:00 am, 412–K; Fa-vorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 1–SJ 00095; Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00095;On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,03/06/03, 10:45 am, 110–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS1 –SJ 00166; Now in Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare –SJ 00166







on Calendar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856; Substitut-


S 292 GENERAL BILL by Bullard (Identical H 0649) Civil Rights Restoration/Prisoners; requires that DOC notify offender, beforedischarge from supervision, of procedures by which offender may apply forrestoration of civil rights; requires that DOC assist offender in completingforms required for restoration of civil rights; requires dept. to include in itsrelease–orientation program instruction in procedures for applying for resto-ration of civil rights, etc. Amends 940.061, 944.293,.605,.705. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 01/09/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ethics and

Elections; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Eth-ics and Elections; Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00023


S 294 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Crist; (CO–SPONSORS) Hill;Argenziano; Atwater (Compare H 0561) The Victim’s Freedom Act; provides for cause of action for protective injunc-tion against sexual violence; provides for petition to be filed when sexual vio-lence is reported to law enforcement agency & victim is cooperating in anyinvestigation or when respondent who was sentenced to imprisonment forsexual violence has been or will be released; prohibits assessment of filingfees for petition for protection against repeat, sexual, or dating violence, etc.Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.

S 294 (CONTINUED)01/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Children and

Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article VImplementation and Judiciary; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice;Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions –SJ 00023



03/20/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00245 03/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/03/03,

9:00 am, 37–S 04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ

00341; Now in Children and Families –SJ 00341 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Children and Families –SJ 00423; Now

in Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Imple-mentation and Judiciary

04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Arti-cle V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations–SJ 00538; Placed on Calendar, on second reading


S 296 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn;Atwater; Crist (Similar H 0705, Compare H 1083, CS/2ND ENG/S 2150)Retirement Communities; amends provision re Gold Seal Program; amendsstandards for evidence of financial soundness & stability of certain nursinghome facilities; amends prerequisites that certain nursing homes must fulfillto qualify for sharing programming & staff with other entities that are partof retirement community; authorizes AHCA to adopt rules; provides for es-tablishment of residents’ organization, etc. Amends 400.235,.141,651.081,.085. Effective Date: 06/10/2003. 01/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Bank-




02/21/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00023; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care, 02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 412–K; CS byHealth, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0–SJ 00096; CS read first time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00094;Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00096


03/12/03 SENATE CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ00189; CS read first time on 03/18/03 –SJ 00219








S 298 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care(Similar H 1031)



S 298 (CONTINUED)Fla. Kidcare Program/Pub. Rec.; amends provision which provides exemptionfrom public–records requirements for information identifying applicants ofFla. Kidcare program; expands exemption to include records that identify ap-plicant or enrollee in program; provides for disclosure of confidential infor-mation to another governmental entity; reenacts exemption & provides forfuture repeal & legislative review under OGSR Act of 1995, etc. Amends409.821. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Chil-

dren and Families; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity; Rules and Calendar


02/18/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

02/20/03 SENATE Now in Children and Families 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Children and Families; Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00023; OnCommittee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 412–K; Favorable with 1amendment(s) by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00095; Now in Children and Fam-ilies –SJ 00095


03/11/03 SENATE Favorable by Children and Families; YEAS 9 NAYS 0–SJ 00177





on Calendar, on second reading 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00423; Substitut-


S 300 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Smith;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Compare CS/CS/S 0682) Driver’s License Requirements/Trucks; applies bumper height restrictions tovehicles weighing up to 10,000 pounds; provides exception to driver’s licenserequirements or operators of certain trucks & tractor trailers. Amends316.251, 322.54. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00023; On Committeeagenda—Transportation, 03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 37–S





S 302 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz Unemployment Comp./Births/Adoptions; prohibits denial of unemploymentcompensation benefits for certain leaves of absence re giving birth to baby oradopting minor child; provides for reductions in amount of compensation; re-quires employers to post certain notices; specifies certain payments as notchargeable against employers; requires director of Workforce InnovationAgency to report to Governor & Legislature; provides application. Creates443.225. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations

S 302 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance;Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00023

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Commerce, Economic Opportuni-ties, and Consumer Services

S 304 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Comprehensive Planning; Argenziano(Similar H 0451) Utility Customers/ID Info/Pub. Rec.; provides exemption from public–recordsrequirements for specified personal identifying information re utility custom-er held by utility owned or operated by agency; provides for retroactive appli-cation of exemption; provides for future legislative review & repeal; providesstatement of public necessity. Amends 119.07. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 01/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Communication

and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-munication and Public Utilities; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00023;On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,03/06/03, 8:45 am, 412–K


03/07/03 SENATE Now in Communication and Public Utilities –SJ 0016603/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and Public

Utilities, 03/20/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S 03/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Communication and Public Utilities;

YEAS 7 NAYS 1 –SJ 00243 03/21/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ

00244 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and

Productivity, 04/14/03, 3:45 pm, 110–S 04/14/03 SENATE CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity;



on Calendar, on second reading 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 306 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care(Similar H 1033) Provider & Subscriber Asst/Pub. Rec.; amends provision which provides thatcertain information identifying subscriber under Statewide Provider & Sub-scriber Assistance Program is exempt from public–records requirements &requirements for public meetings; deletes exemption provided for informa-tion identifying spouse, relative, or guardian of subscriber; deletes exemptionthat authorizes meetings to be closed if information constituting trade secretis revealed, etc. Amends 408.7056. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Gov-



02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;YEAS 11 NAYS 0

02/24/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00024; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care, 02/18/03, 4:00 pm,412–K; Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Governmen-tal Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00096








HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 308 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Smith;

(CO–SPONSORS) Atwater; Lynn; Pruitt (Similar H 1361) License Plate/Sea Turtle/Fees; revises use of annual use fees from sale of SeaTurtle license plates; repeals provision which provides for Fish & WildlifeConservation Commission to provide grants to conduct marine turtle re-search, conservation, & education activities. Amends 320.08058; repeals370.12(1)(h). Appropriation: $350,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Natural Resources; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Natural Re-sources; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations –SJ 00024; On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 37–S

03/05/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Transportation;YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00166

03/06/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00166 03/13/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 03/18/03,

1:30 pm, 37–S 03/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ

00226 03/19/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00226 03/27/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation –SJ 00282; Now

in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development

04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development,04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 117–K

04/10/03 SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ00427; CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00430




0 –SJ 00553 04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/30/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00937; Placed on Spe-

cial Order Calendar –HJ 00920; Read second and thirdtimes –HJ 00937, –HJ 00948; Temporarily postponed onthird reading; On Unfinished Business –HJ 00949

05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB1361 –HJ 01099; CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 –HJ01099


S 310 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Finance and Taxation;Children and Families; Transportation; Smith; (CO–SPONSORS)Lynn; Peaden (Similar H 0249) License Plate/Child Abuse Prevention; creates Child Abuse Prevention & In-tervention license plate; provides for distribution of annual use fees receivedfrom sale of such plates; places limitations on use of sale proceeds. Amends320.08056,.08058. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Children and Families; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions


02/04/03 SENATE CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/06/03 SENATE Now in Children and Families 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Children and

Families; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00024; On Committee agenda—Transportation, 02/04/03, 3:15 pm, 37–S; CS byTransportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; CS readfirst time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00095; Now in Children andFamilies –SJ 00096


03/11/03 SENATE CS/CS by Children and Families; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ00178; CS read first time on 03/13/03 –SJ 00178


03/20/03, 10:00 am, 37–S

S 310 (CONTINUED)03/20/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

–SJ 00244; CS read first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00247 03/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-

tion and Economic Development –SJ 00244 04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on

Transportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00303; Placed on Calendar, on second reading






S 312 GENERAL BILL by Smith; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Identical H0767) Juvenile Justice Department; requires department to adopt by rule proce-dures for changing policies that affect certain contracted services & pro-grams; requires procedures for notice, public comment, assessment of fiscalimpact, & response by department. Amends 985.407. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-


tions Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions –SJ 00024; On Committee agenda—Criminal Jus-tice, 03/06/03, 10:45 am, 37–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ00165; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Crimi-nal Justice –SJ 00165

04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00423; Placed onCalendar, on second reading






S 314 GENERAL BILL by Smith FRS/Medical & Emergency Personnel; provides eligibility of certain medical& emergency personnel providing services at county detention facilities formembership in Special Risk Class. Amends 121.0515. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 01/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on General Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Comprehensive Planning; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00024

04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations Sub-committee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00357; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00357

S 316 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Compare H 0269, S 0424, S 0468) Indian Reservations; provides for state to retrocede jurisdiction over capitalfelonies, life felonies, & other criminal offenses committed by enrolled mem-ber of Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, or person eligible for enroll-ment, which occur within reservation of that tribe; provides that retrocessionof jurisdiction requires consent of United States Secretary of Interior.Amends 285.16. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/13/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 316 (CONTINUED)01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Planning 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Plan-

ning –SJ 00024 04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Comprehensive Planning

–SJ 00357; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00357

S 318 JOINT RESOLUTION by Smith (Compare H 0345, H 1097, H1109, H 1119, H 1877, S 1506, S 1672) Legislation by Initiative; constitutional amendment to allow legislation to beproposed by initiative, unless it provides for number or assignment of judgesor jurisdiction of courts, is constitutionally prohibited or requires passage byextraordinary vote of Legislature, or changes boundaries of any municipality,county, or special, legislative, or congressional district, etc. Creates s. 20, Art.III; amends s. 10, Art. IV, ss. 3 & 5, Art. XI. 01/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 01/16/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules and

Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary;

Rules and Calendar –SJ 00024 03/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/02/03,

1:00 pm, 412–K—Temporarily postponed 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections

S 320 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Aronberg; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist; Atwater (Similar H 0361,Compare CS/S 2098) Medicaid/Wholesale Drug Prices; requires AHCA to publish on website aver-age wholesale prices of drugs provided through Florida Medicaid Program;requires agency to publish additional information to assist consumers; re-quires report on methods of pricing pharmaceutical products purchased bysaid program. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/15/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00024; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care, 03/05/03, 12:30pm, 412–K










cial Order Calendar –HJ 00920; Read second time –HJ00946



S 322 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Lynn (Identical H 0327) Dist. School Bd. Employee/Legislator; requires employee of district schoolboard who is member of Legislature to take unpaid leave for time away fromemployment while on legislative business. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 01/15/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00024

S 322 (CONTINUED)03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/19/03, 1:30 pm,


NAYS 0 –SJ 00243 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


Productivity, 04/01/03, 3:15 pm, 110–S 04/01/03 SENATE CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS

5 NAYS 2 –SJ 00342; CS read first time on 04/03/03 –SJ00342


S 324 GENERAL BILL by Peaden; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Lee;Bennett; Siplin Prostate Cancer Awareness Program; establishes said program withinHealth Dept.; specifies purpose, activities, administration, & funding sourcesfor program; creates prostate cancer advisory committee; provides for ap-pointment of members; provides for reimbursement of expenses. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 01/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00024; On Commit-tee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care,03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 412–K




S 326 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Judiciary; Regulated Industries;Smith; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano; Miller (Compare H 0367, H1377, CS/CS/S 2520) Alcoholic Beverage/Underage Employee; prohibits person licensed underBeverage Law, or agent, officer, or employee of such person, from providingalcoholic beverages to underage employee; prohibits licensee from permittingunderage employee from consuming alcoholic beverages on licensed prem-ises; reenacts specified provision re records of arrests of vendors or employeesfor certain violations of Beverage Law, to incorporate amendment, etc.Amends 562.11, 561.19; reenacts 561.706(3). Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Ju-

diciary 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 02/19/03,

2:45 pm, 110–S 02/19/03 SENATE CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 02/20/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal

Justice; Judiciary –SJ 00024; On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 02/19/03, 2:45 pm, 110–S; CS byRegulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; CSread first time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00095; Now in CriminalJustice –SJ 00096




110–S 04/14/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS

read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00430 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00426 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856; Read sec-


0 –SJ 01072 05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Died in Messages,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2520(Ch. 2003–20)

S 328 GENERAL BILL by Pruitt; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Dockery;Lynn (Similar H 0083, Compare H 0703, CS/CS/S 0958) FRS/Instructional Personnel/DROP; increases period of time within whichmembers of the Florida Retirement System who are employed as instruction-




al personnel in grades K–12 may participate in DROP; provides statementof proper & legitimate state purpose. Amends 121.091. Effective Date: Con-tingent. 01/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Education; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Education; Appropriations –SJ 00025 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-

ductivity, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 958 (Ch. 2003–260), SB 30–A (Ch. 2003–391)

S 330 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Pruitt; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano;Smith (Similar H 0133) Firefighter & Police Pensions; authorizes DOR to create & maintain data-base for use by insurers that report & remit excise tax on property insurancepremiums; provides for distribution of tax revenues through 2007; definesterm “extra benefits” re pension plans for firefighters; provides for meaningof term “extra benefits” re pension plans for municipal police officers, etc.Creates 175.1015, 185.085; amends 175.351,.061, 185.05,.35. Appropriation.Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 01/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Banking and In-

surance; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Bank-ing and Insurance; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Sub-committee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00025; On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Plan-ning, 03/06/03, 8:45 am, 412–K


03/07/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00165 03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,

03/19/03, 1:30 pm, 110–S 03/19/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS

1 –SJ 00243 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ



ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00381; Now in Finance and Tax-ation –SJ 00381


04/15/03 SENATE Favorable by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0–SJ 00424






S 332 GENERAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation; Saunders(Similar 2ND ENG/H 1813, S 2782, Compare H 0929, CS/1ST ENG/S1176) Local Option Fuel Taxes/Motor Fuel; includes bicycle paths & pedestrianpathways within authorized uses of proceeds of county & municipal taxes onmotor fuel; expands uses of proceeds from local option fuel taxes on motor fuel& diesel fuel; authorizes certain municipalities to expend local option fueltaxes. Amends 206.60,.605, 336.025. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Comprehensive Planning;




S 332 (CONTINUED)04/14/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Transportation;

YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00424 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00424 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503; Now in Financeand Taxation –SJ 00503; On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation, 04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S

04/22/03 SENATE CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ00575; CS read first time on 04/24/03 –SJ 00576




ond time –SJ 00818; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00818;Substituted HB 1813 –SJ 00818; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1813 (Ch.2003–86), CS/SB 1176 (Ch. 2003–254)

S 334 GENERAL BILL/CS by Communication and Public Utilities;Saunders Telecommunications Service/Elevators; prescribes rate for telecommunica-tions service provided to certain elevators; provides penalties. Creates364.108. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Com-

prehensive Planning 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities; Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00025 03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and Public

Utilities, 03/11/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S 03/11/03 SENATE CS by Communication and Public Utilities; YEAS 9

NAYS 0 –SJ 00177; CS read first time on 03/13/03 –SJ00178

03/13/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00178 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

03/26/03, 11:15 am, 412–K—Temporarily postponed 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 336 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Wise;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano (Compare H 0201) Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance; provides for 6–month vehicle registrationfor persons reinstating their driver’s license that has been suspended forDUI; requires HSMV to issue 6–month vehicle registration certificates & val-idation stickers; requires persons whose license or registration has been sus-pended or revoked due to violation of DUI to maintain, for 3 years, noncancel-able liability coverage as described in specified provision, etc. Amends320.055, 324.131, 627.7275. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Transportation; Ju-

diciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Trans-portation; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00025



03/17/03 SENATE Now in Transportation –SJ 00189 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/25/03, 3:15

pm, 37–S 03/25/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Transportation;

YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00263 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommit-

tee on Transportation and Economic Development; Ap-propriations –SJ 00501; Now in Rules and Calendar



S 338 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS)Argenziano; Peaden; Bullard (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0195, CompareCS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572) Emergency Medical Dispatch Act; provides short title; provides definitions;provides presumption of non–negligence in use of emergency medical dis-



S 338 (CONTINUED)patch protocols by emergency medical dispatcher or emergency medical dis-patch agency, its agents, or employees; authorizes grants by Health Dept. toemergency medical dispatch agencies. Creates 768.1335; amends 401.111.Effective Date: 09/11/2003. 01/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00025




Care, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 04/08/03 SENATE Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;

YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00381 04/09/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


Productivity, 04/22/03, 9:45 am, 110–S 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00502 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and


Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00672;Placed on Calendar, on second reading

04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Substitut-


S 340 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Judiciary; Lynn (Similar H 1045) Involuntary Commitment/Baker Act; provides that patient admitted for in-voluntary examination to hospital may not be released without approval ofemergency department physician & completion of involuntary examination.Amends 394.463. Effective Date: 06/04/2003. 01/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm,

110–S—Temporarily postponed 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care –SJ 00025; On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 110–S—Temporarilypostponed




Care, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 04/08/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS








S 342 GENERAL BILL by Smith Judicial Branch of Government; expresses legislative intent to revise laws rejudicial branch of state government. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article VImplementation and Judiciary; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00025


S 344 GENERAL BILL by Smith Justice Administration; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re justiceadministration. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on

Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-committee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00025


S 346 GENERAL BILL by Crist Corrections; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re corrections. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00026


S 348 GENERAL BILL by Crist Juvenile Justice; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re juvenile jus-tice. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations




S 350 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Crist (Compare S 2522)Law Enf. Agencies/Fees Collected; increases court cost imposed upon convic-tion for DUI or boating under influence; increases amount of such court costto be deposited for use by FDLE; provides for that amount to be deposited intoOperating Trust Fund of FDLE; establishes schedule of fees to be collectedby FDLE for producing criminal history information; authorizes executive di-rector of FDLE to reduce such fees for good cause. Amends 938.07, 943.053.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on

Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00026

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on Criminal Justice; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185;Now in Appropriations

03/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 03/27/03, 11:30am, 412–K

03/27/03 SENATE CS by– Appropriations; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 –SJ 00305; CSread first time on 04/02/03 –SJ 00311



0 –SJ 00352; Immediately certified –SJ 00352 04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/11/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00387 04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar 04/24/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time

–HJ 00554; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00554 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS




04/28/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00691; CS passed as amended;YEAS 113 NAYS 2 –HJ 00691; Requested Senate to con-cur, or failing to concur, appoint Conference Committee–HJ 00694

04/28/03 SENATE In returning messages 05/02/03 SENATE Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare

passed, refer to SB 10–A (Ch. 2003–403)

S 352 GENERAL BILL by Carlton Class Size Reduction; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation re classsize reduction. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee

on Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00026; Withdrawn from Education; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00003; Rereferred to Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onEducation; Appropriations –SJ 00003

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation

S 354 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Carlton;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Crist (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1745) Bright Futures Scholarship Program; abolishes Florida Bright FuturesScholarship Testing Program. Repeals 1009.539. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee


committee on Education; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00026

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Education; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185;Now in Appropriations






–HJ 00533 04/25/03 HOUSE Was taken up –HJ 00551; Temporarily postponed, on

Third Reading –HJ 00609 04/28/03 HOUSE Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading –HJ 00691 04/29/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00792; CS passed; YEAS 114


S 356 GENERAL BILL by Carlton K–12 Education Programs; expresses legislative intent to revise laws reK–12 education programs. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 358 GENERAL BILL by Carlton Education; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re education. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 360 GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1334)Prekindergarten Programs; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/CS/S1334,534,360) expresses legislative intent to revise laws re pre-

S 360 (CONTINUED)kindergarten programs. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee


committee on Education; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00026; Withdrawn from Education; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00003; Rereferred to Ed-ucation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education;Appropriations –SJ 00003

03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am,412–K

04/03/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 1334 & SB 534; CS/CSby Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00359; Original billlaid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 1334 (Ch.2003–93)

S 362 GENERAL BILL by Carlton Prepaid Tuition Scholarships; expresses legislative intent to revise laws reprepaid tuition scholarships. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Education; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00026


S 364 GENERAL BILL by Carlton School Transportation; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re schooltransportation. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Transportation; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Transportation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00026


S 366 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Carlton;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn Funding for K–12 Programs; provides district cost differential to be used for2003–2004 fiscal year. Amends 1011.62. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee



03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Education; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185;Now in Appropriations






–HJ 00549; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00550 04/25/03 HOUSE Was taken up –HJ 00551 04/28/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00691; CS passed as amended;

YEAS 116 NAYS 0 –HJ 00692; Requested Senate to con-cur, or failing to concur, appoint Conference Committee–HJ 00694

04/28/03 SENATE In returning messages 05/02/03 SENATE Died in returning Messages

S 368 GENERAL BILL by Carlton Higher Education; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re higher educa-tion. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 368 (CONTINUED)02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 370 GENERAL BILL by Carlton State Universities; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re state univer-sities. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 372 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Clary; (CO–SPONSORS)Pruitt (Compare H 1063, CS/1ST ENG/S 2388) Governmental Operations; provides legislative intent re fees state agenciescharge for providing service or regulating profession; requires state agenciesto determine whether specified services & regulatory oversight should be pro-vided by state or private sector; increases nonresident hunting & fishing li-cense fees; increases fee imposed for identification card for employee who per-forms pest control services, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00026

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185; Now in Appro-priations

03/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 03/27/03, 11:30am, 412–K—Temporarily postponed

03/25/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 03/28/03, 9:00am, 412–K—Meeting canceled

04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 04/15/03, 3:15pm, 412–K





to CS/SB 2388 (Ch. 2003–151)

S 374 GENERAL BILL by Clary Regulatory Programs; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re regulato-ry programs. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00027


S 376 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Clary Insurance Premiums/Taxation; changes distribution of surplus lines tax;changes distribution of tax on independently procured coverages. Amends626.932,.938. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Banking and Insurance; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00027

S 376 (CONTINUED)03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-

tivity; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00185; Now in Appropriations






–HJ 00554; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00554 04/28/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00692; CS passed as amended;

YEAS 111 NAYS 2 –HJ 00692; Requested Senate to con-cur, or failing to concur, appoint Conference Committee–HJ 00694


passed, refer to CS/SB 18–A (Ch. 2003–395)

S 378 GENERAL BILL by Clary Consumer Services; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re consumerservices. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00027


S 380 GENERAL BILL by Clary Agriculture; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re agriculture. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Subcommittee

on General Government; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00027

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Agriculture

S 382 GENERAL BILL by Clary Natural Resources; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re natural re-sources. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcom-

mittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00027


S 384 GENERAL BILL by Clary Environmental Regulation; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re en-vironmental regulation. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcom-




S 386 GENERAL BILL by Clary Child Support Enforcement; expresses legislative intent to revise laws rechild support enforcement. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar




03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-lies; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00027


S 388 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Clary State Revenue Programs; limits responsibility of DOR to furnish certain advalorem tax forms to specified local officials; requires certain counties to re-produce forms. Amends 195.022. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Sub-

committee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00027

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00185; Now in Appropriations





0 –SJ 00353; Immediately certified –SJ 00353 04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received –HJ 00347; Read second time

–HJ 00347; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00347; Readthird time –HJ 00351; CS passed as amended; YEAS 79NAYS 39 –HJ 00352; Requested Senate to concur, orfailing to concur, appoint Conference Committee –HJ00352; Immediately certified –HJ 00352


S 390 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Peaden;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Compare H 1901) Health Care; delays effective date of certain requirements concerning hoursof direct care per resident for nursing home facilities; revises requirementsfor hearing & visual services to limit such services to persons younger than21 years of age; provides copayment under Medicaid program for certain non-emergency hosp. visits; removes certain requirements for prior authorizationfor nursing home residents & institutionalized adults, etc. Amends Ch. 409,400.23. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-

priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00027

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185; Now in Appro-priations





04/08/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00353; CS passed as amended;YEAS 37 NAYS 3 –SJ 00354; Immediately certified –SJ00354

04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/11/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00387 04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar 04/24/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time

–HJ 00534; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00534 04/28/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00692; Amendment(s) failed –HJ

00692; CS passed as amended; YEAS 78 NAYS 39 –HJ00693; Requested Senate to concur, or failing to concur,appoint Conference Committee –HJ 00694


passed, refer to SB 22–A (Ch. 2003–405)

S 392 GENERAL BILL by Peaden Medicaid; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re Medicaid program. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-



03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185; Now in Appro-priations

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations

S 394 GENERAL BILL by Peaden Services for Veterans; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re servicesfor veterans. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Appropriations Sub-committee on Health and Human Services; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00027

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports

S 396 GENERAL BILL by Peaden Services for Elders; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re services forelders. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Chil-

dren and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00027


S 398 GENERAL BILL by Peaden Services for Children & Families; expresses legislative intent to revise lawsre services for children & families. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Health and Human Services; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00027

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Children and Families; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00185; Now in Appropriations


S 400 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Peaden; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Bullard(Compare H 0441, H 0539, H 1871, H 1891, H 1901, 1ST ENG/H 1925,CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0250, S 1746, CS/S 2330, CS/3RD ENG/S 2568,CS/CS/S 2738) Health Programs; exempts hearings in AHCA from requirement of being con-ducted by administrative law judge; revises provisions re establishment ofagency’s preferred drug list; requires additional information from applicantsfor licensure to operate health care facilities; authorizes agency to contractwith private or public entities for health care services; revises provisions recost–effective purchasing of health care, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-






S 400 (CONTINUED)04/21/03 SENATE CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11

NAYS 0 –SJ 00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ00514; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Healthand Human Services –SJ 00504; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices, 04/22/03, 5:45 pm, 110–S


04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Appropriations –SJ 00539; Now inRules and Calendar


04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Died on

Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 250 (Ch. 2003–258), CS/SB 2568 (Ch.2003–57), CS/SB 2–D (Ch. 2003–416)

S 402 GENERAL BILL by Webster Community Affairs; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re communityaffairs. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00028

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185; Now inAppropriations


S 404 GENERAL BILL by Webster Military Affairs; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re military affairs.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00028


S 406 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Webster;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1605, H 1773, CS/1STENG/S 0676, CS/CS/S 1752, CS/CS/S 2658) Transportation Department; authorizes DOT to issue revenue bonds fi-nanced by repayment of loans from state–funded infrastructure bank; pro-vides for toll rate adjustments for certain toll roads; authorizes dept. to re-quest Bond Finance Div. to issue bonds secured by toll revenues collected onBeeline–East Expressway, Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Pinellas Bayway tollfacilities to provide funding for transportation projects on State HighwaySystem, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-

tee on Transportation and Economic Development; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00028

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Transportation; Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185; Now in Appropri-ations





1 –SJ 00354; Immediately certified –SJ 00354 04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages

S 406 (CONTINUED)04/11/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00388 04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar 04/24/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time

–HJ 00555; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00555, –HJ00557

04/28/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00693; CS passed as amended;YEAS 90 NAYS 23 –HJ 00694; Requested Senate to con-cur, or failing to concur, appoint Conference Committee–HJ 00694


passed, refer to CS/SB 676 (Ch. 2003–286), SB 24–A(Ch. 2003–409)

S 408 GENERAL BILL by Webster Economic Development; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re eco-nomic development. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00028

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00185; Now in Appropriations


S 410 GENERAL BILL by Webster Workforce Development; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re work-force development. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 412 GENERAL BILL by Webster Motor Vehicles; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re motor vehicles.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-




S 414 GENERAL BILL by Webster Highway Safety; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re highway safe-ty. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-



03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Transportation; Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185; Now in Appropri-ations


S 416 GENERAL BILL by Webster Department of State; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re Depart-ment of State. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on Transportation and Economic Development; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar




03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Comprehensive Planning; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00028


S 418 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Pruitt (Compare S 2286)State Financial Matters; amends provision re Legislative Lobbyist Registra-tion Trust Fund; removes exemption from service charge; deletes provisionsauthorizing Tourism, Trade, & Economic Development Office to expend in-terest earned from specified trust funds; limits interest earnings that are de-posited in trust funds; repeals various provisions re carryforward of funds inFlorida Forever Program Trust Fund, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:07/01/2004. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Appropriations; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00028

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185; Now in Appropri-ations





0 –SJ 00593 04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages

S 420 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Pruitt (CompareCS/CS/S 0958, 1ST ENG/S 2502) State Retirement System; revises payroll contribution rates of FRS; directsstate actuary to use excess assets in certain instances; reduces assessmentfor administrative & educational expenses; provides declaration of importantstate interest. Amends 121.71,.74. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;



03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00185; Now in Appropri-ations



03/28/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00305 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-

fer to CS/CS/SB 958 (Ch. 2003–260)

S 422 GENERAL BILL by Pruitt State Employee Health Insurance; expresses legislative intent to revise lawsre state employee health insurance. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;




S 424 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Identical S 0468, Compare H 0269, S0316) Indian Reservations; specifies that state’s jurisdiction over criminal offensescommitted within Indian reservations does not apply to Indian reservationsof Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida; provides exception for such reser-vations re applicability of civil & criminal laws of state. Amends 285.16. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Planning 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm,

110–S 02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 1

S 424 (CONTINUED)02/19/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Plan-

ning –SJ 00028; On Committee agenda—Judiciary,02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 110–S; Favorable by Judiciary;YEAS 7 NAYS 1 –SJ 00095; Now in ComprehensivePlanning –SJ 00095

03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,03/12/03, 9:00 am, 412–K—Temporarily postponed


03/26/03 SENATE Favorable by– Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 5 NAYS3 –SJ 00282



–SJ 00469 04/24/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/25/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00648 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB

269 –HJ 00822; Read second time –HJ 00823 05/02/03 HOUSE Died on Calendar

S 426 GENERAL BILL by Clary (Identical H 0157) State Group Insurance Programs; expands eligibility for participation instate group health insurance program & prescription drug coverage program;provides for participation by employees of all elected district school boardsrather than only district school boards located in small counties; provides re-quirements for application & enrollment; provides certain limitations; pro-vides for applicability. Amends 110.1228. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00028; On Committeeagenda—Governmental Oversight and Productivity,03/05/03, 2:45 pm, 110–S



05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government

S 428 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Smith;(CO–SPONSORS) Crist; Villalobos; Diaz de la Portilla; Geller; Siplin;Lynn; Dockery; Fasano; Lee; Sebesta; Jones; Constantine; Miller;Bullard; Pruitt; Bennett; Dawson; Argenziano; Wilson; Alexander;Cowin; Atwater (Similar H 1273) Community Control; requires that DOC review & verify whether ineligibleoffender is placed on community control & notify sentencing judge, state at-torney, & Attorney General; requires dept. report on ineligible placements tochief judge & state attorney; requires dept. provide annual report to Gover-nor, Legislature, & Supreme Court on placement of ineligible offenders oncommunity control, etc. Amends 948.10, 921.187. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.01/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations





03/13/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00178; On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/18/03, 1:30 pm, 110–S

03/18/03 SENATE CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00244; CSread first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00247








S 428 (CONTINUED)05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB



S 430 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano(Similar H 0221) Citrus/Hernando Waterways Council; creates Citrus/Hernando WaterwaysRestoration Council; provides for membership, powers, & duties; provides forseparate county task forces; provides for report to Legislature; provides foradvisory group to council; requires Southwest Fla. Water Management Dis-trict to act as lead entity for purpose of providing staff & administrative sup-port for council; provides for Citrus/Hernando Waterways restoration pro-gram. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Governmental Over-


02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 02/18/03,12:45 pm, 37–S

02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0; Nowin Governmental Oversight and Productivity

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Governmen-tal Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00029; On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 37–S; Favorableby Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Nowin Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00096; On Committee agenda—Governmental Over-sight and Productivity, 03/05/03, 2:45 pm, 110–S



04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-eral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00538; Now inRules and Calendar



ond time –SJ 00884; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00884;Substituted HB 221 –SJ 00884; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 221 (Ch.2003–287)

S 432 GENERAL BILL by Geller Redevelopment/County & Municipality; expresses Legislature’s intent to en-act legislation re redevelopment of counties & municipalities. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations




S 434 GENERAL BILL by Geller Growth Management/Urban Services; expresses Legislature’s intent to enactlegislation re growth management & provision of urban services. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations




S 436 GENERAL BILL by Campbell; (CO–SPONSORS) Bennett(Similar H 0455) Health Care Svcs./Managed Care Org.; specifies conditions under whichhealth care provider must be permitted to participate as service provider un-

S 436 (CONTINUED)der health plan offered by managed care organization; defines term “man-aged care organization”; provides for civil penalties; provides for constructionof policies; provides for application. Amends 627.419. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judiciary; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations –SJ 00029

03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,04/03/03, 9:00 am, 110–S

04/03/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Banking and Insur-ance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358


Care, 04/21/03, 2:15 pm, 412–K 04/21/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503 04/22/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 438 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Communication and PublicUtilities; Campbell; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin; Cowin; Margolis;Miller; Posey (Similar H 1211) Commercial Electronic Messages; prohibits person from transmitting com-mercial electronic mail message that uses third party’s Internet domainname without permission or message that contains false or misleading infor-mation; provides damages & award for attorney’s fees & costs, & in lieu ofactual damages, if provider so chooses, greater of $10 for each unsolicitedcommercial electronic mail message transmitted or $25,000 per day, etc. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Judiciary

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-ities; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consum-er Services; Judiciary –SJ 00029

04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and PublicUtilities, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 110–S

04/08/03 SENATE CS by Communication and Public Utilities; YEAS 6NAYS 0 –SJ 00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ00392

04/09/03 SENATE Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services –SJ 00382; On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices, 04/14/03, 11:00 am, 412–K


04/15/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00424 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00501; Placed on Calen-

dar, on second reading 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646; Read sec-




S 440 GENERAL BILL by Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater; CowinPublic Records; provides that it is intent of Legislature to create exemptionto public–records requirements. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;


Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00029 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-

ductivity

S 442 GENERAL BILL by Wise Public Records; provides that it is intent of Legislature to create exemptionto public–records requirements. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;


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S 444 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Wise (Compare H 0265, H 1677, CS/CS/S 0958, S 1380, S2270) Retirement; includes court baliffs, deputies, & first–responding ocean life-guards in special risk retirement class of FRS; provides for repurchase of ser-vice credit by members whose current employer was former member of FRS;provides for reemployment of retired district school board employees & com-munity college & state university employees on full–time or part–time basisprior to completion of 12 months of retired service, etc. Amends Ch. 121. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;


Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00029 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and

Productivity, 04/09/03, 9:00 am, 110–S—Temporarilypostponed



04/16/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00426 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,





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S 460 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Pruitt; (CO–SPONSORS) Klein (Identical H 0865, CompareCS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572) Certificate–of–Need/Heart Surgery; provides exemption from certifi-cate–of–need requirements for certain open–heart–surgery programs; pro-vides criteria for qualifying for exemption; requires AHCA to report to Legis-lature. Amends 408.036. Effective Date: 07/14/2003. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-









04/02/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/21/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00415 04/28/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 865 –HJ 00656; Read second time

–HJ 00656 04/29/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00801 04/30/03 HOUSE Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00947 05/02/03 HOUSE Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn –HJ 01109; CS

passed; YEAS 72 NAYS 38 –HJ 01110 05/02/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163 06/30/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 07/14/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–289

S 462 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Agriculture (Similar H 1037) Rabies Vaccination Info./Pub. Rec.; reenacts exemption from public–recordsrequirements which pertains to certain exempt information contained in ra-bies vaccination certificate provided to animal control authority. Re-vives/reenacts/amends 828.30(5). Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Rules and Calendar 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 02/19/03, 9:00 am,

301–C 02/19/03 SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0; Now in Gov-

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S 462 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ00030; On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 02/19/03,9:00 am, 301–C; Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 7NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Governmental Oversightand Productivity –SJ 00096






S 464 JOINT RESOLUTION by Smith; (CO–SPONSORS) ArgenzianoConstitutional Amendments; constitutional amendment to provide for state-ments of probable financial impact of constitutional amendments proposedby Legislature or by Constitutional Revision Commission in same manner asrequired for amendments proposed by initiative. Amends s. 5, Art. XI. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Finance and Taxation;

Appropriations; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00030

03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 03/12/03,12:45 pm, 412–K

03/12/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Ethics and Elec-tions; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177



–SJ 00303 03/28/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00303 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00423; Now in

Rules and Calendar 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 466 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 0245) Florida Kidcare Program; provides that uninsured parent, guardian, or rela-tive caretaker of child enrolled in said program is eligible for coverage underprogram, subject to certain limitation; requires separate premiums orcost–sharing requirements for parent, guardian, or relative caretaker; pro-vides that nonpayment of premiums or cost–sharing requirements for adultis not grounds for disenrolling child in that family from program, etc. Creates409.8141. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00030


04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS0 –SJ 00341; Now in Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare –SJ 00341

04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 412–K—Not considered


S 468 GENERAL BILL by Garcia (Identical S 0424, Compare H 0269,S 0316) Indian Reservations; specifies that state’s jurisdiction over criminal offensescommitted within Indian reservations does not apply to Indian reservationsof Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida; provides exception for such reser-vations re applicability of civil & criminal laws of state. Amends 285.16. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Planning 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm,

110–S—Temporarily postponed

S 468 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Plan-

ning –SJ 00030; On Committee agenda—Judiciary,02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 110–S—Temporarily postponed


S 470 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; WassermanSchultz; (CO–SPONSORS) Diaz de la Portilla (Similar H 0857) Economic Recovery; provides definition & application of alternative base pe-riod; provides requirements & limitations. Creates 443.0915. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/22/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance;Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00030




04/03/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS

0 –SJ 00340; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development –SJ 00340


04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ00576; CS read first time on 04/24/03 –SJ 00576

04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Appropriations –SJ 00539; Now inRules and Calendar



ond time –SJ 01036; Read third time –SJ 01036; CSpassed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ 01036


S 472 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Banking and Insurance; Smith;(CO–SPONSORS) Pruitt; Geller; Diaz de la Portilla (Similar H 0673)Mining Activities; redefines term “construction materials mining activities”;provides that Administrative Hearings Div. has exclusive jurisdiction overcertain claims for damages re use of explosives in connection with construc-tion materials mining activities; provides for filing fees except in cases of in-digence; designates trust fund for deposit of filing fees; provides proceduresfor mediation & for formal hearings, etc. Amends 552.30; creates 552.32–.44.Effective Date: 06/02/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm,

110–S 02/18/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary; YEAS 8

NAYS 0 02/19/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insur-

ance –SJ 00031; On Committee agenda—Judiciary,02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 110–S; Favorable with 1 amend-ment(s) by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00095; Nowin Banking and Insurance –SJ 00095; On Committeeagenda—Banking and Insurance, 03/06/03, 10:45 am,110–S

03/06/03 SENATE CS by– Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ00166; CS read first time on 03/11/03 –SJ 00173




03/26/03 HOUSE In Messages (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS




04/28/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00706 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB



S 474 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Cowin; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano;Constantine; Lynn (Identical CS/S 0980, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0137)Fla. Residents’ Tax Relief Act; specifies period during which sale of schoolsupplies or certain uniform school clothing shall be exempt from such tax; de-fines term “school supplies” for purposes of exemption; provides exceptions;provides for rules. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00031

03/13/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services, 03/18/03, 1:30 pm,412–K—Temporarily postponed

04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services, 04/14/03, 11:00 am,412–K—Temporarily postponed

04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services, 04/21/03, 12:00 noon,412–K



S 476 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Constantine(Similar 1ST ENG/H 0537, Compare CS/CS/S 2738) Portable Restroom Contracting; provides for regulation of portable restroomcontracting; requires portable restroom contractor to apply for registrationwith Health Dept.; provides requirements for registration, including exami-nation; provides for renewal of registration, including requirements for con-tinuing education; provides for certification of partnerships & corporations;provides grounds for suspension or revocation of registration, etc. Creates381.0069; amends 381.0066. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Regu-

lated Industries; Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00031; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care, 03/05/03, 12:30pm, 412–K


03/06/03 SENATE Now in Regulated Industries –SJ 00166 03/19/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 03/24/03,

2:00 pm, 110–S 03/24/03 SENATE CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ

00264; CS read first time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00268 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00264 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,

04/10/03, 2:00 pm, 37–S 04/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Finance and Taxa-

tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00424 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and


Health and Human Services –SJ 00502; Now in Appro-priations



S 478 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Criminal Justice; ComprehensivePlanning; Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano; Fasano; Smith; Lynn(Similar H 0225) Law Enforcement Fair Defense Act; redefines term “law enforcement officer”for purposes of payment of costs & attorney’s fees in certain actions com-menced against said officer; revises circumstances under which employingagency of law enforcement officer has option of paying legal costs & attorney’sfees in action arising out of officer’s official duties; provides for jurisdictionre legal costs & attorney’s fees, etc. Amends 111.065. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Justice;

Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Crim-inal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00031; OnCommittee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,03/06/03, 8:45 am, 412–K



1:00 pm, 37–S 03/25/03 SENATE CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00264;

CS read first time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00268 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00264 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/01/03, 9:30 am,


Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-tice –SJ 00303

04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice –SJ 00423; Now in Appropriations





S 480 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Lynn; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (Similar H 1515) Commission on Marriage & Family; provides legislative findings & intent;creates Commission on Marriage & Family Support Initiatives within CFSDept.; provides for membership; provides scope of activity; provides for coor-dination with other organizations & entities; provides for funding of commis-sion; repeals provisions re Commission on Responsible Fatherhood & com-munity–based programs to encourage responsible fatherhood. Repeals383.0112–.0114. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations


02/19/03 SENATE Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Children and Fami-lies; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

02/20/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations –SJ 00031; On Committee agenda—Childrenand Families, 02/19/03, 8:45 am, 37–S; Favorable with4 amendment(s) by Children and Families; YEAS 8NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Governmental Oversightand Productivity –SJ 00096








S 480 (CONTINUED)04/24/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00543; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS


1515 –HJ 00880; Read second time –HJ 00880 05/01/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01011; CS passed; YEAS 93 NAYS

14 –HJ 01012 05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01057 05/27/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/10/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–122

S 482 GENERAL BILL/2ND ENG by Lynn; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano;Argenziano; Atwater (Similar H 0477, Compare H 0505, H 1475,CS/2ND ENG/S 1098) Rental Agreements; removes provisions requiring payment of liquidateddamages to landlord under certain circumstances upon termination of rentalagreement; prohibits landlord from discriminating against member of Unit-ed States Armed Forces in offering dwelling unit for rent; provides for termi-nation of tenancy having specific duration; requires tenant to give notice be-fore vacating premises, etc. Amends 83.682,.67; creates 83.575. EffectiveDate: 05/23/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Judiciary 02/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports, 02/18/03, 9:00 am,37–S

02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Pro-tection, and Spaceports; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

02/19/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports; Judiciary –SJ 00031;On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports, 02/18/03, 9:00 am,37–S; Favorable by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096;Now in Judiciary –SJ 00096


03/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by– Judiciary; YEAS 5NAYS 0 –SJ 00177


ond time –SJ 00186; Amendment(s) failed –SJ 00186;Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00186; Ordered engrossed–SJ 00187


03/26/03 SENATE Reconsidered –SJ 00262; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00262; Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 –SJ00262; Immediately certified –SJ 00262




CS/SB 1098 (Ch. 2003–72)

S 484 MEMORIAL by Fasano Prescription Drugs/Importation; urges Congress to enact legislation repeal-ing laws that prohibit importation of large quantities of prescription drugsto United States in order to open market for prescription drugs to competitionfrom foreign manufacturers & create opportunity for public to purchase suchdrugs at lower prices. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0003103/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,

3:15 pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 486 RESOLUTION by Fasano Ronald Reagan Day/February 6; recognizes & observes February 6, 2003, &all subsequent annual anniversaries of this date as “Ronald Reagan Day” inState of Florida. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/28/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00650; Adopted –SJ 00650

S 488 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Cowin(Identical H 0943) Probation or Community Control; provides requirements for measuring dis-tance from offender’s place of residence to school, day care center, park, play-ground, or other place where children congregate for purposes of complyingwith court–imposed condition prohibiting offender from living within speci-fied distance from those facilities. Amends 948.03. Effective Date:06/02/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ

00031; On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice,03/06/03, 10:45 am, 37–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ00166; Now in Judiciary –SJ 00166

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00303; Placed on Calen-dar, on second reading






S 490 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Constantine;Geller (Compare S 1042) Local Governments; (THIS BILL COMBINES S490,1042) provides for an-nexation of internal enclaves; provides process for external enclave interlocalagreements; provides for creation of boundary adjustment & service deliveryinterlocal agreements; provides for municipalities to exercise extraterritorialpowers; provides grounds for invalidating annexation, etc. Creates171.2001–.2013; amends 171.042,.044. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations





04/14/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 1042; CS by Comprehen-sive Planning; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 –SJ 00425; CS read firsttime on 04/16/03 –SJ 00430; Remaining combined CSreferences: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-tation and Economic Development; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar


04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development,04/22/03, 5:45 pm, 117–K—Temporarily postponed

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development

S 492 RESOLUTION by Saunders Cape Youth Hurricanes Football Team; recognizes & commends Cape YouthHurricanes Football Team for winning 2002 Pop Warner Midget Division IIFootball National Championship. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00257; Adopted –SJ 00257

S 494 RESOLUTION by Saunders Kobayashi Dojo Team; recognizes & commends Kobayashi Dojo Team forwinning Gold Medal in Performance Division of 2002 USA National Kara-te–do Federation Tournament. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00368; Adopted –SJ 00369

S 496 RESOLUTION by Saunders Cape Coral Babe Ruth Baseball Team; recognizes & commends Cape CoralBabe Ruth 9–Year–Old Baseball Team on winning 2002 State & National Re-gional Babe Ruth 9–Year–Old baseball tournaments.




01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00257; Adopted –SJ 00257

S 498 RESOLUTION by Saunders Southwest Florida Silver Hawks; recognizes and commends Southwest Flori-da Silver Hawks for becoming 2002 Amateur Athletic Union 15 & Under Di-vision II Baseball National Champions. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00223; Adopted –SJ 00223

S 500 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta Transportation; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re transportation.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-








S 504 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Sebesta (Similar H0125) Safety Belt Law Enforcement; deletes requirement for enforcement of Fla.Safety Belt Law as secondary action. Amends 316.614. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-











S 508 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta Highway Safety; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re highway safe-ty. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-




S 510 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta Highway Safety; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re highway safe-ty. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 510 (CONTINUED)02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-




S 512 GENERAL BILL by Margolis Residential Property Sale/Disclosure; requires that licensed real estate bro-ker or salesperson make certain disclosures to purchaser of residential prop-erty re assessment of ad valorem taxes; provides that noncompliance maysubject licensee to disciplinary action; requires person who receives offer forpurchase of said property to make certain disclosures to purchaser re assess-ment of ad valorem taxes; requires that purchaser be required to sign disclo-sure. Amends 475.422. Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxation03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Finance

and Taxation –SJ 00032 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Regulated Industries

S 514 GENERAL BILL by Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS) Miller; Siplin;Bullard; Lawson (Similar H 0417) HIV & AIDS/Health Department; increases number of HIV & AIDS minoritycoordinators within Health Dept.; requires department to expand itsHIV/AIDS prevention efforts in Florida’s minority communities & establishlinkage programs for HIV–positive inmates prior to their release from jail;deletes obsolete provisions. Amends 381.0046. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Crimi-

nal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Healthand Human Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ00032; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care, 03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 412–K




00263 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and

Human Services –SJ 00263 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

Health and Human Services

S 516 GENERAL BILL by Wilson (Identical H 1667) High School Voter Registration Prog.; requires certain school districts to es-tablish voter registration program that offers eligible high school students indistrict opportunity to register to vote or to update voter registration recordat least once a year; provides that participation is mandatory for public highschools & voluntary for nonpublic high schools in district; provides for use ofcounty voting equipment in certain school elections, etc. Creates 97.0584; re-enacts FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Education; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Education;

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions –SJ 00032

03/19/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 03/24/03,2:00 pm, 412–K—Temporarily postponed

04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/09/03,11:30 am, 412–K—Temporarily postponed


S 518 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning; RegulatedIndustries; Constantine (Similar H 1375, Compare H 0317, H 0397,CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 0574, S 2730, S 2836) Florida Building Code/Elevators; provides code amendment criteria & reviewrequirements; provides requirements re regional emergency elevator access;revises duties of Fla. Building Commission; provides legislative intent re in-terpretation of Fla. Building Code; exempts truss placement plans from cer-tain requirements; revises Building Code Training Program; establishes pen-alties for unauthorized use of fireworks & pyrotechnic devices, etc. AmendsFS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided. 01/23/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 518 (CONTINUED)02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Compre-hensive Planning; Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00032





04/21/03, 8:45 am, 412–K 04/21/03 SENATE CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

–SJ 00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00516 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00504 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance –SJ 00672;

Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development


S 520 RESOLUTION by Saunders Ft. Myers 80–Plus Sr. Softball Team; recognizes & commends Fort Myers80–Plus Senior Softball Team for winning 80–Plus Senior Softball World Se-ries & becoming 2002 National Champions of 80–plus senior softball compe-tition. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00276; Adopted –SJ 00276

S 522 RESOLUTION by Saunders Florida Heat/Nave Plumbing Softball; recognizes & commends FloridaHeat/Nave Plumbing Slow–Pitch Softball Team for winning three world ti-tles in 2002 amateur slow–pitch softball competition. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00276; Adopted –SJ 00276

S 524 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Identical H 0795, Similar H 1927,Compare H 1161, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1072, S 2596) Rules of Evidence; specifies circumstances in which claims of error re evi-dence admitted or excluded at trial are preserved for appeal; provides for cir-cumstances in which evidence accompanied by certification or declarationmade by records custodian or another qualified person does not require ex-trinsic evidence of authenticity as condition precedent to admissibility, etc.Amends 90.104,.803,.902. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm,

110–S 02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 02/19/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity –SJ 00033; On Committeeagenda—Judiciary, 02/18/03, 12:45 pm, 110–S; Favor-able by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now inGovernmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00096


03/11/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by– GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00166;Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00166

03/26/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00262; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00261; Amendment pending –SJ 00261;Pending amendment adopted as amended –SJ 00261;Amendment(s) reconsidered, failed –SJ 00262





CS/CS/SB 1072 (Ch. 2003–71)

S 526 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Identical H 1089) Pawnbrokers & Secondhand Dealers; requires FDLE to administer state-wide database of pawnshop transactions & acquisitions of secondhand goods;requires local law enforcement agencies to submit records of such transac-tions to department; amends provision re Florida Pawnbroking Act to specifyform of petition under which claimant may bring action to recover possessionof misappropriated property; provides rulemaking authority, etc. Creates943.0546; amends 539.001. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropri-ations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Criminal Justice; Judi-ciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-tice; Appropriations –SJ 00033


S 528 GENERAL BILL by Crist DOC Additional Personnel/Prisons; provides appropriation to DOC & autho-rizes additional positions for incarceration of prison population in excess ofestimated projections. Appropriation: $11,178,960. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-



05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 3–D (Ch.2003–417)

S 530 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Smith (Similar H 0289, CompareCS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572, CS/1ST ENG/S 2212, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390)Nick Oelrich Gift of Life Act; creates said act; amends provision re anatomi-cal gifts to prohibit modification of donor’s intent; provides that donor docu-ment is legally binding; authorizes specified persons to furnish donor’s medi-cal records upon request; revises procedures by which terms of anatomicalgift may be amended or gift may be revoked. Amends 765.512,.516. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-

ciary 02/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 412–K 02/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;

YEAS 11 NAYS 0 02/24/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary –SJ 00033; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care, 02/18/03, 4:00 pm,412–K; Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Judiciary–SJ 00096


03/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by– Judiciary; YEAS 5NAYS 0 –SJ 00177





289 –HJ 00723; Read second time –HJ 00723; Amend-ment(s) failed –HJ 00723

04/30/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00918; Passed; YEAS 91 NAYS 24–HJ 00918


S 532 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 0587) Campaign Finance Disclosure Reports; requires certain organizations to filecampaign finance disclosure reports; provides requirements for contents of,& for place & time of filing, such reports. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and Calendar




03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00033

04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00380; Withdrawn from further consideration–SJ 00380

S 534 GENERAL BILL by Constantine (Compare CS/CS/1ST ENG/S1334) Prekindergarten Education; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/CS/S1334,534,360) expresses legislative intent to implement amendmentto State Constitution requiring voluntary, universal prekindergarten educa-tion. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee


committee on Education; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00033; Withdrawn from– Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00003


04/03/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 1334 & SB 360; CS/CSby Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00359; Original billlaid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 1334 (Ch.2003–93)

S 536 GENERAL BILL by Constantine State Universities; expresses legislative intent to revise laws to implementconstitutional amendment concerning state universities. Effective Date:Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 538 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Class–size Amendment to Constitution; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws to implement amendment to State Constitution concerning maximumnumber of students assigned to classroom. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 01/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee


committee on Education; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00033; Withdrawn from– Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00003


S 540 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; ConstantineAffordable Housing; allows Florida Housing Finance Corporation to estab-lish subsidiary corporations to administer & manage programs under con-tract with U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development; provides pow-ers of such subsidiary corporations; provides that such subsidiaries are sub-ject to specified statutes. Amends 420.507. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations









S 542 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Growth Management; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re growthmanagement. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 542 (CONTINUED)02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations




S 544 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Payday Loan Transactions; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re pay-day loan transactions. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations

Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Appro-priations Subcommittee on General Government; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00034


S 546 GENERAL BILL by Jones Developments of Regional Impact; expresses legislative intent to revise lawsre developments of regional impact. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations







S 548 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Community Redevelopment Agencies; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re community redevelopment agencies. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations




S 550 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Homeless; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re homeless. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Children and

Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Chil-dren and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00034


S 552 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Economic Development; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re eco-nomic development. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 554 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Natural Resources; Constantine; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist (Similar H



S 554 (CONTINUED)0407, Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 2260) Interdistrict Transfer & Water Use; redefines term “interdistrict transfer &use”; validates & provides continued effect of agreements between watermanagement districts which were entered into before effective date of act.Amends 373.2295. Effective Date: 06/02/2003. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-sive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Gener-al Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00034

03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/01/03,9:00 am, 37–S

04/01/03 SENATE CS by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00341;CS read first time on 04/03/03 –SJ 00343



–SJ 00425; CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00431 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-


eral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00538; Now inRules and Calendar




04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Received –HJ 01102;

Substituted for HB 407 –HJ 01102; Read second andthird times –HJ 01102; CS passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0–HJ 01102


CS/SB 2260 (Ch. 2003–265)

S 556 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Tourist Development Tax Revenue; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re distribution of locally collected tourist development tax revenue. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00034


S 558 GENERAL BILL by Saunders Medical Malpractice; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re medicalmalpractice. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-

ciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00034


03/20/03 SENATE Unfavorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care,laid on Table; YEAS 1 NAYS 10 –SJ 00244

S 560 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations;Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Banking andInsurance; Saunders; Peaden (Compare H 1129, H 1271, H 1435, 1STENG/H 1713, CS/S 2080, S 2570) Medical Malpractice; (THIS BILL COMBINES CS/CS/S560,CS/2080) autho-rizes health care providers to form commercial self–insurance fund; providesthat insurer may not require arbitration of rate filing for medical malprac-tice; authorizes purchase of insurance by certain health care providers; re-

S 560 (CONTINUED)quires Insurance Regulation Office to require health care providers to annu-ally publish certain rate comparison information, etc. Amends FS. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-






110–S—Temporarily postponed 04/08/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/09/03, 4:00 pm,

110–S –SJ 00351 04/09/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 2080; Combined CS

additional reference(s): Banking and Insurance; CS/CSby Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425; CS read firsttime on 04/16/03 –SJ 00431; Remaining combined CSreferences: Banking and Insurance; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Banking and Insurance; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00381

04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00425; On Committeeagenda—Appropriations, 04/15/03, 3:15 pm, 412–K

04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by– Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 –SJ00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00516





to CS/SB 2–D (Ch. 2003–416)

S 562 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations;Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Saunders; Peaden(Linked CS/CS/S 0566, Compare H 1647, 1ST ENG/H 1713, 1ST ENG/H1925, S 1912, CS/S 2750) Medical Malpractice; (THIS BILL COMBINES CS/CS/S562,1912) allowsboard within Health Dept. to appoint administrative law judge or hearing of-ficer who has certain expertise to hear case involving standard of care;creates Fla. Center for Excellence in Health Care; requires development ofstatewide electronic infrastructure to improve patient care & delivery &quality of health care services, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation: $1,139,908.Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-







110–S –SJ 00351 04/09/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 1912; Combined CS addi-

tional reference(s): Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services;CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425; CSread first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00431; Remaining com-bined CS references: Banking and Insurance; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00381





04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by– Appropriations; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 –SJ00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00517





to CS/SB 2–D (Ch. 2003–416)

S 564 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Appropriations;Judiciary; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Saunders; Peaden(Compare H 0971, H 1329, S 2120, S 2620) Medical Malpractice; (THIS BILL COMBINES CS/CS/S564,2120,2620) re-vises requirements for set offs against damages in medical malpractice ac-tions if there is written release or covenant not to sue; revises requirementsfor presuit notice & insurer or self–insurer response to claim; requires claim-ant to execute medical release to authorize defendants in medical negligenceactions to take unsworn statements from claimant’s treating physicians, etc.Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-



03/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 03/20/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K—Pending reconsidera-tion (Unfavorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 7)





110–S –SJ 00351 04/09/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 2120 & SB 2620; CS/CS

by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425; CS read firsttime on 04/16/03 –SJ 00433; Remaining combined CSreferences: Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Rules and Calendar –SJ 00381 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00425; On Committee

agenda—Appropriations, 04/15/03, 3:15 pm, 412–K 04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by– Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 –SJ





to CS/SB 2–D (Ch. 2003–416)

S 566 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Judiciary;Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Saunders (LinkedCS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0562, S 1912, Compare H 1647) Patient Records/Pub. Rec. & Meetings; provides that patient records ob-tained by & other documents identifying patient by name & contained in pa-tient safety data held by Florida Center for Excellence in Health Care are ex-empt from public–record requirements; provides that meetings held by cen-ter at which such information is discussed are exempt from public–meetingrequirements; provides for future legislative review & repeal, etc. Creates381.04091. Effective Date: Contingent. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-





S 566 (CONTINUED)03/21/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00245 04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/07/03, 2:15 pm,


110–S –SJ 00351 04/09/03 SENATE CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS

read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00433 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00423; Now in

Rules and Calendar 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00458; Placed




S 568 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Wekiva Springs Preserve & Parkway; expresses legislative intent to enactlegislation re Wekiva Springs Preserve & Parkway. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-




S 570 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS)Cowin (Similar H 0489, Compare H 1475, 2ND ENG/S 0594, CS/2NDENG/S 1098) U.S. Armed Forces/Rights of Members; requires insurer to refund entire un-earned premium of motor vehicle insurance to any member of United StatesArmed Forces who cancels policy under certain circumstances. Amends627.7283. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Judiciary 02/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,


02/18/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Military and Veter-ans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; YEAS 6NAYS 0

02/19/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports; Judiciary –SJ 00035;On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports, 02/18/03, 9:00 am,37–S; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Military andVeterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports;YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Now in Judiciary –SJ 00096


03/10/03 SENATE CS by– Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00178; CS readfirst time on 03/13/03 –SJ 00179



0 –SJ 00280 04/02/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Insurance Regulation (IN); Insur-

ance; Veterans’ & Military Affairs (LGV); Local Govern-ment & Veterans’ Affairs –HJ 00408

05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Insurance Regulation (IN),Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1098(Ch. 2003–72)

S 572 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Fasano (Similar CS/1ST ENG/S 2212,CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0195, H 0289, 1STENG/H 0657, H 0761, H 0845, H 0865, 1ST ENG/H 0931, 1ST ENG/H1553, 1ST ENG/H 1573, H 1891, 1ST ENG/H 1925, CS/S 0338, CS/1STENG/S 0460, 1ST ENG/S 0530, CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0698, CS/S 1928,2ND ENG/S 2142, CS/CS/S 2144, S 2180, CS/3RD ENG/S 2568, CS/S2750) Health Care; provides exemption from certificate–of–need requirements forcertain open–heart–surgery programs; provides requirements for persons to



S 572 (CONTINUED)become certified geriatric specialists; creates James & Esther King Centerfor Universal Research to Eradicate Disease; creates “Nick Oelrich Gift ofLife Act”; allows certain dental students to take examination required forpracticing dentistry in this state, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation: $215,196.Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 01/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/04/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-









Calendar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 01075; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01075;Amendment pending –SJ 01085; Pending amendmentadopted –SJ 01088; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01088;Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn –SJ 01089;Read third time –SJ 01089; CS passed as amended;YEAS 37 NAYS 0 –SJ 01089

05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Died in Messages,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 195 (Ch.2003–180), HB 761 (Ch. 2003–187), HB 1553 (Ch.2003–27), CS/SB 460 (Ch. 2003–289), SB 530 (Ch.2003–46), CS/SB 2568 (Ch. 2003–57)

S 574 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Regulated Industries; Constantine; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist(Compare H 0317, H 0397, H 0703, H 1375, CS/CS/S 0518, S 2836) Fla. Building Code; provides requirements re regional emergency elevatoraccess; establishes penalties for unauthorized use of fireworks & pyrotechnicdevices; includes hospice facilities in Florida Building Code; deletes require-ments to adopt physical plant standards for hospice; requires life–cycle,cost–analysis in selection of public school facilities, etc. Amends 399.106,.13,633.171, 553.73, 400.605, 1013.45; creates 400.6055. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Compre-hensive Planning; Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00035






–SJ 00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00518 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00504

S 574 (CONTINUED)04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance –SJ 00672;

Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Withdrawn from Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00680; Placedon Calendar, on second reading




05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received; In Mes-sages

05/02/03 SENATE Requested House to return –SJ 01091 05/02/03 HOUSE Returned –HJ 01065 05/02/03 SENATE In Messages; Reconsidered –SJ 01117; Amendment(s)


05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Died in Messages

S 576 RESOLUTION by Jones; (CO–SPONSORS) Bennett; Lee;Dockery; Fasano; Sebesta; Crist; King; Alexander; Argenziano;Aronberg; Atwater; Bullard; Carlton; Clary; Constantine; Cowin;Dawson; Diaz de la Portilla; Garcia; Geller; Hill; Klein; Lynn;Margolis; Miller; Peaden; Posey; Pruitt; Saunders; Siplin; Smith;Villalobos; Wasserman Schultz; Webster; Wilson; Wise (Similar H9005, S 2542) Tampa Bay Buccaneers; commends Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their out-standing 2002 football season & tremendous victory in Super Bowl XXXVII.01/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/13/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00175; Read second time –SJ 00175;

Adopted; YEAS 37 NAYS 0; See also HR 9005 (Adopted),SR 2542 (Adopted) –SJ 00175

S 578 REVISER’S/GENERAL BILL by Lee (Identical H 1017, S 1324) Florida Statutes; adopts Florida Statutes 2003 & designates portions thereofthat are to constitute official law of state; provides that Florida Statutes 2003shall be effective immediately upon publication; provides that general lawsenacted during April 29–May 13, 2002, special session & prior thereto & notincluded in said statutes are repealed; provides that general laws enactedduring 2003 regular session are not repealed by this adoption act. AmendsFS. Effective Date: 60 days after sine die. 01/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0003503/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,

3:15 pm, 37–S 04/02/03 SENATE Favorable by– Rules and Calendar; YEAS 13 NAYS 0

–SJ 00341 04/03/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00341 04/10/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00381; Substitut-


S 580 REVISER’S/GENERAL BILL by Lee (Similar H 1007) Florida Statutes; amends, transfers & renumbers specified provisions; reen-acts & repeals specified provisions pursuant to specific provision; deletes pro-visions that have expired, have become obsolete, have had their effect, haveserved their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed or superseded; re-places incorrect cross–references & citations; corrects grammatical, typo-graphical, & like errors, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 02/19/03,

5:00 pm, 37–S 02/19/03 SENATE Favorable by– Rules and Calendar; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 02/20/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 00035;

On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 02/19/03,5:00 pm, 37–S; Favorable by– Rules and Calendar;YEAS 12 NAYS 0 –SJ 00096; Placed on Calendar, onsecond reading –SJ 00096

03/05/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00004; Read sec-ond and third times –SJ 00138; Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS0 –SJ 00138; Immediately certified –SJ 00138



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03/13/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 00182 03/27/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor –SJ 0029304/01/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–1 –SJ 00317

S 582 REVISER’S/GENERAL BILL by Lee (Similar H 1009) Florida Statutes; repeals provisions which have become inoperative by non-current repeal or expiration &, pursuant to certain provisions, may be omit-ted from Florida Statutes 2003 only through reviser’s bill duly enacted byLegislature; amends provisions to conform to repeal of specific provision; re-enacts specific provision to conform to reenactment & amendment of para-graph (b) of that subsection by s. 10, ch. 2002–218, Laws of Florida. AmendsFS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 02/19/03,






–HJ 00172 03/13/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 00182 03/27/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor –SJ 0029304/01/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–2 –SJ 00317

S 584 REVISER’S/GENERAL BILL by Lee (Similar H 1011) Florida Statutes; amends provisions to conform to directive in s. 1, Ch.93–199, Laws of Florida, to remove gender–specific references applicable tohuman beings from Florida Statutes without substantive change in legal ef-fect. Amends 411.226, 1011.31,.42, 1013.12. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 02/19/03,







S 586 REVISER’S/GENERAL BILL by Lee (Similar H 1013) Florida Statutes; deletes provisions providing for apportionment of districtsfor State Senate & House of Representatives that have been superseded. Re-peals 10.1001–.1008. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 02/19/03,




S 586 (CONTINUED)03/05/03 HOUSE In Messages 03/06/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00134 03/07/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 1013 –HJ 00159; Read second time



S 588 REVISER’S/GENERAL BILL by Lee (Similar H 1015) Florida Statutes; deletes provisions that have expired, have become obsolete,have had their effect, have served their purpose, or have been impliedly re-pealed or superseded; replaces incorrect cross–references & citations; cor-rects grammatical, typographical, & like errors; removes inconsistencies, re-dundancies, & unnecessary repetition in statutes; improves clarity of stat-utes & facilitates their correct interpretation. Amends FS. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 02/19/03,







S 590 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Geller; (CO–SPONSORS)Argenziano (Similar H 0393) Evelyn Wiesman–Price Act/Bingo; defines terms “instant bingo” & “deal”;provides rules for operation of instant bingo games; provides penalties; pro-vides requirements for manufacture & sale of instant bingo tickets; providesduties of Lottery Dept.; reenacts provisions re condominiums & homeowners’associations, to incorporate amendment to specific provision in referencesthereto. Amends 849.0931; reenacts 718.114, 723.079(8). Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/30/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Ed-

ucation; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; CriminalJustice; Education; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations –SJ 00036


03/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 0–SJ 00243


9:00 am, 37–S—Withdrawn 04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Education –SJ

00303; Now in Finance and Taxation 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,


tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-

ernment 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-






S 590 (CONTINUED)04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages

S 592 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Judiciary; RegulatedIndustries; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Geller; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Atwater (Similar H 0695,Compare 1ST ENG/H 0165, CS/S 1978) Corporate Affairs; defines term “electronic transmission” for purposes ofFlorida Not For Profit Corporation Act; authorizes forms of electronic trans-mission of notice for domestic or foreign corporations; provides for corpora-tion member to revoke consent to receiving notice by electronic transmission;revises provisions re insurance required for condominium property; revisesprovisions re official records of cooperative association, etc. Amends FS. Ef-fective Date: 05/21/2003. 01/30/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Regulated Industries; Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Regulated Industries;Judiciary –SJ 00036




2:00 pm, 110–S 03/24/03 SENATE CS/CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 –SJ


110–S 04/14/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by– Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 –SJ 00426;

CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00433 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00426 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502; Read sec-






S 594 GENERAL BILL/2ND ENG by Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Posey;Crist (Similar CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2152, Compare H 0489, H 0661, H1475, 1ST ENG/H 1687, CS/CS/S 0186, CS/S 0570, CS/2ND ENG/S 1098)Military Affairs; requires insurer to refund entire unearned premium to anymember of armed services who cancels policy under certain circumstances;provides for consideration of compatibility with military installations in de-veloping future land use element to comprehensive plan; requires suchagreements to be consistent with adopted comp. plans or amendments tosuch plans adopted within one year after agreement execution, etc. AmendsCh. 163, 627.7283. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/30/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Banking and Insurance 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports; Banking and Insur-ance –SJ 00036; On Committee agenda—Military andVeterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports,03/06/03, 9:00 am, 37–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Military and Veter-ans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; YEAS 7NAYS 0 –SJ 00165


03/25/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S 03/25/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by– Banking and Insur-

ance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263 03/26/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00264 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783

S 594 (CONTINUED)04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00823; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00823;Amendment(s) failed –SJ 00823; Ordered engrossed –SJ00823



to CS/SB 1098 (Ch. 2003–72)

S 596 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Alcoholic Beverage Licenses; prohibits issuance of license under BeverageLaw to anyone who has ever been convicted or whose employee has ever beenconvicted, or to corporation of which officer or employee has ever been con-victed, of certain enumerated offenses; provides for suspension of license dur-ing legal proceedings; provides for license revocation or reinstatement, in ac-cordance with outcome of proceedings, etc. Amends 561.15; reenacts variousFS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/30/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce, Economic

Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary;Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Sub-committee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00036


S 598 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Public Medical Assistance; removes annual assessment on hospital outpa-tient services to fund public medical assistance; repeals specified provisionwhich provides for annual assessment on certain other health care entitiesto fund public medical assistance; amends specified provision which providesfor annual appropriations to replace funds lost due to reductions made by ch.2000–256, Laws of Florida, etc. Amends 395.701, .7016; repeals 395.7015. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00036; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care, 03/05/03, 12:30pm, 412–K



S 600 GENERAL BILL by Miller Hair Braiding; redefines term “hair braiding” for purposes of CosmetologyChapter; provides that term includes weaving or interweaving of hair exten-sions or wefts. Amends 477.013. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce, Economic

Opportunities, and Consumer Services 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services–SJ 00036



S 602 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Identical H 0895) DUI/Field Sobriety Test/Blood Tests; requires law enforcement officer to ad-minister field sobriety test to driver or person in control of any motor vehicleinvolved in traffic accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury; pro-vides for administration of blood tests in certain circumstances. Amends316.1933. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Jus-

tice; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00036 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Transportation

S 604 GENERAL BILL by Miller Substance Abuse & Crime Prevention; creates “Substance Abuse & CrimePrevention Act”; provides findings & purpose; provides definitions; provides




for assignment of certain nonviolent drug offenders to rehabilitative treat-ment programs; provides conditions of such assignment; provides conditionsfor subsequent prosecution; provides for annual accountability & evaluationstudy; provides applicability to other provisions of law; provides severability.Creates 948.201. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Crimi-

nal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-committee on Health and Human Services; Appropria-tions –SJ 00036; Withdrawn from Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00003; Rereferred to CriminalJustice; Children and Families; Judiciary; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations –SJ 00003


S 606 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Miller (SimilarH 0629) Child Abuse/Religious Institutions; provides that certain persons who areemployed or supervised by religious institutions or by entities affiliated withsuch institutions must report to CFS Dept. their knowledge or reasonablesuspicion of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Amends 39.201. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Education; Criminal

Justice 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Educa-

tion; Criminal Justice –SJ 00037 03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,

03/11/03, 9:00 am, 37–S 03/11/03 SENATE CS by Children and Families; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ

00178; CS read first time on 03/13/03 –SJ 00179 03/12/03 SENATE Now in Education –SJ 00178 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/09/03, 1:45 pm,

412–K 04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00381 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/22/03,

2:15 pm, 37–S 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by– Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ

00503 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-



S 608 GENERAL BILL by Miller Limitation of Actions/Sexual Battery; provides that certain time limitationsfor prosecuting crime do not apply if alleged perpetrator of offense of sexualbattery is identified, after expiration of such applicable time period, by analy-sis of DNA collected during investigation of crime or otherwise made avail-able to law enforcement agency. Amends 775.15. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ

00037 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 610 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Identical H 0919) Private Fire Hydrants/Inspection; requires owners of private fire hydrantsto contract with licensed professionals or local fire–control authorities to in-spect & service such hydrants. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Banking and In-

surance; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Bank-

ing and Insurance; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00037; OnCommittee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,03/06/03, 8:45 am, 412–K



04/09/03, 1:45 pm, 110–S

S 610 (CONTINUED)04/09/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Banking and Insur-

ance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00381 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00423; Placed


S 612 JOINT RESOLUTION/1ST ENG by Miller (Compare H 1343) School Bd. Members/Legislators/Terms; constitutional amendment to pro-vide that person may not serve more than 12 consecutive years, beginningwith election following election at which amendment is ratified, as memberof district school board & to further provide that maximum allowable termof office for members of State Legislature shall be increased from 8 years to12 years. Amends s. 4, Art. VI, s. 4, Art. IX. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Ethics and Elections; Rules and

Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Ethics and Elections;

Rules and Calendar –SJ 00037 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/25/03, 1:00 pm,

412–K 03/25/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 –SJ 00263 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Ethics and Elections –SJ 00263 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/09/03,

11:30 am, 412–K 04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 –SJ

00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00381 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00423; Placed

on Calendar, on second reading 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502; Read sec-




S 614 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Miller (Similar H 1103) Bus Transportation; requires driving records of nonpublic sector bus driversto be checked for suspended or revoked licenses; clarifies applicablity of re-quirements that school buses purchased after specified date be equipped withsafety belts or other restraints; provides that private school students mayride on public school buses & public school students may ride on privateschools buses, subject to specified conditions. Amends 316.70,.6145. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Education; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Education; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions –SJ 00037


03/25/03 SENATE Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ00263

03/26/03 SENATE Now in Education –SJ 00263 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/09/03, 1:45 pm,


00381 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Edu-

cation; Appropriations –SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar,on second reading



04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received –HJ

00887; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00937 05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar –HJ 00975; Substi-

tuted for HB 1103 –HJ 00983; Read second and thirdtimes –HJ 00983; Passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 2 –HJ 00983


S 616 GENERAL BILL by Miller Migrant Farm Workers; provides requirements for certain rules necessary toprotect health & safety of migrant farm workers & other occupants of mi-grant labor camps or residential migrant housing; provides migrant farm



S 616 (CONTINUED)workers may provide their own living accommodations, food, & transporta-tion to & from work; prohibits forcing individual to work as said farm workeragainst his or her will; provides penalties, etc. Amends 381.0086. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary; Criminal Jus-tice

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Commerce, Eco-nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judicia-ry; Criminal Justice –SJ 00037


S 618 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Identical H 1191) Prisoner Gain–Time/Good Conduct; increases amount of gain–time thatDOC may grant to certain prisoners; provides that such increase may not begranted to prisoner convicted of committing forcible felony; amends provisionre Criminal Punishment Code; conforms provisions to changes made by act.Amends 921.002, 944.275. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-




S 620 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Identical H 0887) Unemployment Compensation Hearings; requires that notice of hearing besent to all parties by certified or registered mail. Amends 443.151. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations –SJ 00037





S 622 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Compare H 1335, CS/2ND ENG/S2672) Per Diem & Travel Expenses; increases per diem & subsistence amounts forpersons traveling for public purposes. Amends 112.061. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations –SJ 00037 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-

ductivity

S 624 GENERAL BILL by Miller; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin; Bennett;Bullard (Similar H 1581) License Plate/Live the Dream; creates Live the Dream license plate; providesfor distribution of annual use fees received from sale of such plates. Amends320.08056,.08058. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 if enacted by 3/5ths vote of eachhouse of the Legislature. 01/31/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Finance and Taxation; Ap-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ00037

03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/11/03, 1:00pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed


S 626 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Natural Resources; Lawson;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Haridopolos; Peaden; Cowin; Posey; Lee;Clary (Similar H 1893)

S 626 (CONTINUED)Everglades Forever Act; re–names Everglades Swim Plan as EvergladesLong–Term Plan; provides for review by DEP of certain projects & incremen-tal phosphorus reduction measures; requires that initial phase of Long–TermPlan achieve water quality standards re phosphorus criterion in EvergladesProtection Area; provides for use of ad valorem tax proceeds; provides sched-ule for enhancements to Everglades Construction Project, etc. Amends373.4592. Effective Date: 05/20/2003. 02/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00037 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/14/03,

11:00 am, 37–S—Temporarily postponed 04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/15/03,

11:15 am, 37–S 04/15/03 SENATE CS by– Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425;

CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00433 04/16/03 SENATE Also referred to Appropriations –SJ 00423; Now in Ap-

propriations –SJ 00425 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 04/22/03, 4:30

pm, 412–K 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by– Appropriations;

YEAS 15 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646; Read sec-


04/28/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00673; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00673; Amendment(s) failed –SJ 00673; CS passed asamended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 –SJ 00673

04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/29/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00803 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar –HJ 00887; Substi-

tuted for HB 1893 –HJ 00888; Read second and thirdtimes –HJ 00889; CS passed; YEAS 96 NAYS 18 –HJ00889


S 628 GENERAL BILL by Lawson Pollution Control; amends provision re liability for damage to natural re-sources to conform provisions to transfer of Game & Fresh Water Fish Com-mission to Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission; eliminates obsoleteprovisions that require DEP to report on preapproved advanced cleanup proj-ects. Amends 376.121,.30713. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00038 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources

S 630 GENERAL BILL by Lawson Beaches & Shores Division/DEP; removes obsolete reference to Beaches &Shores Division of DEP. Amends 403.8163. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00038 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources

S 632 GENERAL BILL by Lawson Submerged Lands/Fees & Surcharges; eliminates obsolete provisions re leasefees & surcharges for use of submerged lands. Amends 253.71. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00038 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources

S 634 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Dockery(Identical H 1285) Big Bend Historic Paddling Trail; extends Big Bend Historic Saltwater Pad-dling Trail from Suwannee River to Yankeetown. Amends 260.016. EffectiveDate: 05/23/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00038 03/05/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 03/10/03,

2:00 pm, 37–S 03/10/03 SENATE Favorable by– Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ


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S 636 GENERAL BILL by Clary (Similar S 0708, S 0734, Compare H0531, CS/S 1308, S 2570) Insurance; repeals provision re arbitration procedures in case of rate filingwith DOI; removes provision authorizing arbitration of rate filing re wind-storm insurance risk apportionment; amends provision re Florida Commis-sion on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology to clarify membership of com-mission. Repeals 627.062(6); amends 627.351,.0628. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce, Eco-

nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judicia-ry; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00038





S 638 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Clary;(CO–SPONSORS) Hill; Campbell; Bennett; Webster; Bullard;Atwater; Fasano (Similar H 0917) Student Tuition Assistance; creates Access to Better Learning & EducationGrant Program; provides legislative findings re education provided byfor–profit colleges & universities; provides for DOE to administer grant pro-gram; provides for annual appropriation; requires institutions to remit un-disbursed funds to DOE; limits period a student may receive grant; providesfor implementation only to extent funded & authorized by law, etc. EffectiveDate: 06/02/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee





on Education, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 412–K 04/10/03 SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education;









S 640 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS)Argenziano; Lynn; Atwater (Similar H 0679) Military Services License Plates; creates series of Military Services licenseplates; provides for distribution of annual use fees received from sale of suchplates. Amends 320.08056,.08058. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.

S 640 (CONTINUED)02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Military and Veterans’ Af-

fairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Military andVeterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00038; On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 37–S


03/06/03 SENATE Now in Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection,and Spaceports –SJ 00166

03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports, 03/12/03, 9:00 am,37–S

03/12/03 SENATE Favorable by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Pro-tection, and Spaceports; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177



–SJ 00243; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development –SJ 00243





cial Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 679 –HJ 00632;Read second and third times –HJ 00632; Passed; YEAS98 NAYS 0 –HJ 00632


S 642 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Fasano;(CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1711) Elderly Services; removes Director of Office of Long–Term–Care Policy fromoffice’s advisory council; authorizes direct payment to vendor or prepaymentof travel expenses for Elderly Affairs Dept. volunteers; amends provision recommunity care for elderly to provide guidelines for determining priority ofrecipients of services; repeals provision re Office of State Long–Term CareOmbudsman Program. Amends 430.041,.07,.205. Effective Date: 07/01/2003except as otherwise provided. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Chil-

dren and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00038; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care, 03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 412–K


03/06/03 SENATE Now in Children and Families –SJ 00165 03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,

03/19/03, 4:00 pm, 37–S 03/19/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Children and Fami-

lies; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and




04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Appropriations –SJ 00539; Placed onCalendar, on second reading





S 642 (CONTINUED)05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00995; Substituted for HB 1711 –HJ

00995; Read second and third times –HJ 00995; CSpassed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 –HJ 00995


S 644 GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Identical H 0903) Medicaid Copayments/Transportation; deletes copayment requirement fortransportation services used by recipients. Amends 409.9081. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Trans-

portation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00038



03/12/03 SENATE Now in Transportation –SJ 00177 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Transportation,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 22–A (Ch.2003–405)

S 646 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Purple Heart License Plates; provides for issuance of such plates withoutcharge to Purple Heart medal recipients or their unmarried survivingspouses, regardless of recipient’s degree of disability. Amends 320.089. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Military and Veterans’ Af-

fairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Military andVeterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00038

03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Transportation; Military and Veter-ans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Financeand Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations–SJ 00176; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00176

S 648 GENERAL BILL by Bennett Electric Utilities; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re electric utili-ties. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Appro-

priations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-ities; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00038

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Communication and Public Utili-ties

S 650 GENERAL BILL by Bennett Electric Utilities; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re electric utili-ties. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Appro-




S 652 GENERAL BILL by Bennett Telecommunications; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re telecom-munications. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 652 (CONTINUED)02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Appro-




S 654 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Communication and PublicUtilities; Haridopolos (Similar H 1903, Compare H 0995, S 2052) Telecommunications Companies; provides legislative finding that provisionof unregulated voice–over–internet protocol is in public interest; changesterm “alternative local exchange telecommunications company” to “competi-tive local exchange telecommunications company”; provides procedures forstaying election of local exchange telecommunications companies to be sub-ject to alternative regulations, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 05/23/2003.02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Appro-



04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and PublicUtilities, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 110–S

04/08/03 SENATE CS by Communication and Public Utilities; YEAS 8NAYS 1 –SJ 00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ00392





ond time –SJ 00722; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00722,–SJ 00783; Amendment pending –SJ 00722; Pendingamendment adopted –SJ 00783; Ordered engrossed –SJ00783


04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received; In Mes-sages

05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00984; Placed on Special Order Calendar–HJ 00975; Substituted for HB 1903 –HJ 00984; Readsecond and third times –HJ 00984; CS passed; YEAS 93NAYS 20 –HJ 00984

05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01057 05/23/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved

by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–32

S 656 GENERAL BILL by Bennett Water & Wastewater Systems; expresses legislative intent to revise laws rewater & wastewater systems. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Natu-

ral Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-ities; Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00039


S 658 GENERAL BILL by Bennett Water & Wastewater Systems; expresses legislative intent to revise laws rewater & wastewater systems. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Natu-

ral Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar




03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-ities; Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00039


S 660 GENERAL BILL by Bennett Florida Public Service Commission; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re Florida Public Service Commission. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Appro-




S 662 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Compare H 1069, 2ND ENG/H 1459,CS/S 2758) Water & Wastewater System/Rates; authorizes Fla. Public Service Commis-sion to approve rates allowing utilities to recover full costs of alternative wa-ter supply facilities; increases limitation on gross annual revenues underwhich water or wastewater utility may qualify to obtain staff assistance fromsaid commission in changing rates & charges. Amends 367.081,.0814. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities –SJ 00039 03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and Public

Utilities, 03/11/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S 03/11/03 SENATE Favorable by– Communication and Public Utilities;

YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177; Placed on Calendar, on sec-ond reading –SJ 00177




S 664 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; RegulatedIndustries; Sebesta (Similar H 1143) Bingo/Elderly or Disabled Adults; authorizes bingo games for residents or cli-ents of certain facilities for elderly or disabled & for their guests; providesconditions; provides for use of proceeds; provides exemption from local regu-lation & fees. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation –SJ00039





YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00304 04/02/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00304 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,

04/10/03, 2:00 pm, 37–S 04/10/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ




S 666 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Pruitt (Linked S 2794)

S 666 (CONTINUED)Environmental Control; replaces “Keep Florida Beautiful, Incorporated”with Clean Florida Commission; provides rulemaking authority; provides forcommission to contract for development of statewide anti–litter campaign;provides that proceeds of fees paid for Wildflower license plates must be dis-tributed to Wildflower Trust Fund in Agriculture & Consumer ServicesDept.; creates Wildflower Advisory Council, etc. Amends Ch. 403, 320.08058.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-sive Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00039


03/18/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Natural Resources;YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00226


03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K 03/31/03 SENATE Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS



Productivity, 04/09/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 04/09/03 SENATE CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS





S 668 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Transportation; Pruitt(Similar H 0635, Compare CS/3RD ENG/S 1954) Fish Florida License Plate; creates said license plate; provides for distribu-tion of annual use fees received from sale of such plates. Amends320.08056,.08058. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Agriculture; Finance and

Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Agriculture; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00039; On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 37–S


03/07/03 SENATE Now in Agriculture –SJ 00166 03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 03/19/03, 4:00 pm,

301–C 03/19/03 SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 –SJ 00243 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00243 03/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,


–SJ 00303 03/28/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-






to CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2003–73)

S 670 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Compare 1ST ENG/H 0475,CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1454, CS/S 2054) Family Foster Homes/Licensure; revises requirements for assessment thatmust be completed before additional children are placed in home; requires



S 670 (CONTINUED)that assessment be conducted by certified family counselor. Amends 409.175.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Health and Human Services; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00039

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Children and Families,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1454(Ch. 2003–146)

S 672 GENERAL BILL by Bennett; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard(Compare H 0499) District School Taxation; revises expenditures that are authorized from pro-ceeds of district school taxes; provides for rental or lease of certain buildings,certain payments for libraries, & servicing of payments for certain certifi-cates of participation. Amends 1011.71. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee





on Education, 04/15/03, 5:45 pm, 412–K—Pending re-consideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 2 NAYS 2)

04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education, 04/22/03, 5:45 pm, 412–K—Temporarilypostponed

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onEducation

S 674 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Linked S 0678) Electronics/Disposal; creates program for responsible disposal of certain elec-tronic products & components; provides definitions; provides duties of DEP& other government entities & agencies & of marketers of such products &components; prohibits certain methods of disposal of such products & compo-nents; provides for funding program; provides for fees for sales of components& for surcharge on waste disposal; creates review council, etc. Creates403.71853. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-sive Planning; Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00040

04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Natural Resources; ComprehensivePlanning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Sub-committee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00646; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00646

S 676 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Transportation; Sebesta;(CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Similar CS/CS/S 2658, Compare H 0043, H0443, 1ST ENG/H 1205, 1ST ENG/H 1373, H 1415, H 1425, 1ST ENG/H1605, H 1773, H 1805, CS/S 0406, CS/S 0986, CS/S 1084, CS/S 1088,CS/CS/S 1752, CS/2ND ENG/S 1762, CS/S 2110, S 2494, CS/CS/S 2578,S 2720) Transportation; deletes reference to obsolete federal safety standard; pro-vides for certain airports to abandon development–of–regional impact or-ders; provides for issuing citations for toll violations by first class mail; re-vises provisions for exemption from specified notification requirements forcommercial motor vehicles carrying hazardous materials; revises provisionsfor airport site approval & airport licensing, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:07/14/2003 except as otherwise provided. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00040; On Committeeagenda—Transportation, 03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 37–S


S 676 (CONTINUED)03/06/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-






05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received –HJ 01086; Substituted for HB1605 –HJ 01087; Read second and third times –HJ01087; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ 01087


S 678 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Linked S 0674) Solid Waste Management Trust Fund; creates electronics recycling accountin said trust fund; provides revenue source; provides for use of moneys in ac-count; provides for future review & termination or re–creation of account. Ef-fective Date: Contingent. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-sive Planning; Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00040

04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Natural Resources; ComprehensivePlanning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Sub-committee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00646; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00646

S 680 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS)Aronberg (Similar H 0757) Florida Gulf Coast University; authorizes bachelor of science in human per-formance degree program with concentration in athletic training at universi-ty. Effective Date: 05/27/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Ap-propriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Ed-ucation; Appropriations –SJ 00040


03/25/03 SENATE CS by Education; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00264; CS readfirst time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00268


–SJ 00303; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Ed-ucation

04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Edu-cation; Appropriations –SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar,on second reading

04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00490; Amendment pending –SJ 00490;Pending amendment withdrawn –SJ 00493





S 682 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Judiciary; Transportation; Sebesta(Similar H 1513, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0189, H 0677, H 1415, CS/S 0300,CS/S 2128) Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles; prohibits person from overtaking vehiclewhen vehicle is clearly signaling left turn or when approaching clearlymarked intersection; revises minimum age for operating golf cart on publicroads; revises provisions re exemption from federal vision standards for spec-ified commercial driver’s licenses; eliminates requirement that vessel regis-




tration renewals must occur in county of residency, etc. Amends FS. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Finance and Tax-

ation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00040




110–S 04/14/03 SENATE CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS

read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00434 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00426 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation

S 684 GENERAL BILL/CS by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports; Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Bullard(Similar H 1759) Military Affairs; specifies persons exempt from military duty; provides formilitary law of state; provides duties & authority of Governor; designates Ad-jutant General as head of Military Affairs Dept.; provides additional dutiesof Governor as commander in chief of militia of state; provides that personsdeclaring intention to become citizens may be members of Florida NationalGuard; revises provisions re activation of troops, etc. Amends Ch. 250. Effec-tive Date: 06/02/2003. 02/04/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations –SJ 00040; On Committeeagenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-tion, and Spaceports, 03/06/03, 9:00 am, 37–S—Temporarily postponed


03/12/03 SENATE CS by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection,and Spaceports; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177; CS readfirst time on 03/13/03 –SJ 00179


04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development –SJ 00303;Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment






0 –SJ 00663 04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 0070704/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB



S 686 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Transportation; Geller; (CO–SPONSORS) Klein; Villalobos; Dawson;

S 686 (CONTINUED)Margolis; Wasserman Schultz; Campbell; Bullard (Similar 1STENG/H 1835, Compare H 0121) S. Fla. Regional Transportation Act; cites act as South Florida RegionalTransportation Authority Act; redesignates Tri–County Rail Authority asSouth Florida Regional Transportation Authority; authorizes authority toexpand its service area into counties contiguous to service area of authorityunder certain circumstances; authorizes tax on motor vehicle registration;requires approval by referendum for such tax, etc. Amends Ch. 343,112.3148, 768.28. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Comprehensive Planning;






04/21/03 SENATE CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0–SJ 00505; CS read first time on 04/23/04 –SJ 00518

04/23/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00505 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00538; Placed on Calendar,on second reading

04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00698; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00698;Amendment pending –SJ 00699

04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Pendingamendment adopted –SJ 00725; Amendment(s) adopted–SJ 00725; Read third time –SJ 00725; CS passed asamended; YEAS 33 NAYS 3 –SJ 00725

04/29/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 0080304/30/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 1835 –HJ 00904; Read second and

third times –HJ 00904; CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0–HJ 00904


S 688 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Fla. Clean Indoor Air Act; expresses Legislature’s intent to enact legislationre Florida Clean Indoor Air Act. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 690 GENERAL BILL by Peaden Children/Hepatitis A Immunization; requires that children in certain coun-ties be immunized for hepatitis A & encourages their immunization in othercounties. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Edu-

cation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Education; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00041;On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 412–K—Temporarily post-poned


S 692 RESOLUTION by Jones Craniosacral Therapy Awareness Month; recognizes April 2003 as Craniosa-cral Therapy Awareness Month.



S 692 (CONTINUED)02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/08/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00350; Adopted –SJ 00350

S 694 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Saunders Medical Assistance/Trauma Centers; authorizes AHCA to make medical as-sistance available to certain persons who are hospitalized instate–designated trauma centers. Amends 409.904. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health

and Human Services; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ00041; Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ00004; Rereferred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00004





S 696 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (CompareCS/CS/S 2738) Indigent Health Care; establishes reimbursement procedures & guidelinesfor reimbursement of trauma centers by counties; provides for payment & useof certain funds. Creates 154.317. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Com-

prehensive Planning; Banking and Insurance; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Comprehensive Planning; Banking and Insur-ance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00041





0 –SJ 00282 03/27/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00282 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance –SJ 00423;

Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services





ond time –SJ 01037; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01037;Amendment pending –SJ 01046

05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Died onCalendar

S 698 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations;Education; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Saunders;(CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Compare CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572, CS/1STENG/S 2212, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390, CS/S 2750) Certified Geriatric Specialty/Nurses; requires Agency for Workforce Innova-tion to establish pilot program for delivery of certified geriatric specialtynursing education; provides for articulation of geriatric specialty nursingcoursework & practical nursing coursework; includes services provided bycertified geriatric specialist within definition of nursing service; authorizes

S 698 (CONTINUED)Nursing Board to adopt rules re practice & supervision of certified nursingassistants, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation: $157,017. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Edu-

cation; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Education; Appropriations –SJ 00042; On Com-mittee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care,03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 412–K



412–K 03/12/03 SENATE CS/CS by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00189; CS

read first time on 03/18/03 –SJ 00219 03/14/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00189 03/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 03/20/03, 10:00

am, 412–K 03/20/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by– Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 –SJ

00245; CS read first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00248; Placedon Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00245



04/02/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/11/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Health Care; Appropriations –HJ

00388 04/18/03 HOUSE On Committee agenda—Health Care, 04/21/03, 2:45 pm,

Morris Hall 04/21/03 HOUSE Favorable by Health Care; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 –HJ 0041804/22/03 HOUSE Now in Appropriations –HJ 00418 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Appropriations

S 700 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Children andFamilies; Lynn; (CO–SPONSORS) Peaden; Wise; Bullard (SimilarCS/2ND ENG/S 2404, Compare H 0433, H 1397, H 1891, H 1901, S 1114,S 1918, CS/3RD ENG/S 2568) Children & Family Services Dept.; creates Fla. Substance Abuse & MentalHealth Board, Inc., which shall be administratively housed within CFSDept.; directs other agencies to cooperate in development of evaluation & re-port; authorizes CFS Dept. to adopt by rule new payment methodologies &to eliminate unit–based methodologies for mental health & substance abuseservices; establishes data system requirements, etc. Amends Ch. 394, 20.19,409.912. Appropriation: $250,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law exceptas otherwise provided. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Health and Human Services; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00042






04/14/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00427 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00423; Now in


on Calendar, on second reading 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Died on

Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/SB 2404 (Ch. 2003–279), CS/SB 2568 (Ch. 2003–57)



HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 702 GENERAL BILL by Constantine

Community Colleges; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re perform-ance & operation of community colleges. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 704 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Charter Schools; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re performance& operation of charter schools. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 706 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Public Schools/Reading Instruction; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re reading instruction in public schools. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 708 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Similar S 0636, S 0734, Compare H0531, CS/S 1308, S 2570) Insurance Rate Standards; deletes provision that allows insurers to requirearbitration in rate–filing matters; amends provision re windstorm risk ap-portionment; conforms cross–reference. Amends 627.062. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce, Eco-

nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judicia-ry; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00042


S 710 GENERAL BILL by Wise Commemorative Certificates/Stillborn; requires DOH to issue commemora-tive certificates of stillbirth under specified circumstances; provides fees forissuance of commemorative certificates of stillbirth; provides for use of suchfees; revises designated uses for fees charged for commemorative certificatesof marriage. Amends 382.025,.0255. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00042; On Commit-tee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care,03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 412–K




S 712 GENERAL BILL by Clary; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Compare1ST ENG/H 0075, CS/S 1558) Vehicles/Emergency Lights; revises penalties for showing or displaying cer-tain lights. Amends 316.2397,.2398. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity; Criminal Justice 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Criminal Justice –SJ00042; On Committee agenda—Transportation,03/05/03, 12:30 pm, 37–S


S 712 (CONTINUED)03/06/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


Productivity, 03/19/03, 4:00 pm, 110–S 03/19/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-

ty; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00243 03/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/03/03,

9:00 am, 37–S—Withdrawn 04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice –SJ 00303; Placed on



–SJ 00370 04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer

to HB 75 (Ch. 2003–165)

S 714 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Compare CS/S 0164) Commercial Motor Vehicles; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S164,714) pro-hibits HSMV from issuing motor vehicle registration or title to commercialmotor vehicle if gross vehicle weight of vehicle has been changed; requires de-partment to reissue registration & title upon presentation of affidavit ofchange from original manufacturer or final–stage manufacturer, etc. Effec-tive Date: 10/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Jus-

tice; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00042 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/25/03, 3:15

pm, 37–S 03/25/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 164; CS by Transporta-

tion; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00305; Original bill laid onTable, refer to combined CS/SB 164 (Died on Senate Cal-endar)

S 716 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS by Appropriations; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Education; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS)Dockery (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0231) Instructional Materials/Cost Savings; authorizes DOE to conduct pilot pro-gram; authorizes pilot program within specified counties to enable selectedschool districts to realize cost savings in purchase of used instructional mate-rials; imposes requirements on vendors of such materials; absolves statefrom responsibility for certain financial losses; requires Council for Educa-tion Policy Research & Improvement to report to Legislature; provides for fu-ture repeal. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00042



03/14/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00189; On Committee agenda—Governmental Over-sight and Productivity, 03/19/03, 4:00 pm, 110–S


03/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ00244

04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education, 04/15/03, 5:45 pm, 412–K

04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505; CS read first time on04/23/03 –SJ 00518




S 718 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Wise; (CO–SPONSORS) Bennett; Campbell(Similar 1ST ENG/H 1087)



S 718 (CONTINUED)Insurance/Owner–Controlled; defines terms; limits authority of certain pub-lic agencies to purchase owner–controlled–insurance programs for publicconstruction projects; establishes purchase requirements; provides exemp-tions; requires insurers issuing commercial general liability policies to offercoverage for completed operations liability for certain contractors to extentthat coverage is not provided under owner–controlled–insurance program.Creates 255.0517, 627.441. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce, Eco-

nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Judiciary –SJ 00042


04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS0 –SJ 00341; Now in Commerce, Economic Opportuni-ties, and Consumer Services –SJ 00341





dar, on second reading 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 720 JOINT RESOLUTION by Alexander (Identical H 0659) Fla. Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; constitutional amendment to limit pur-poses for which fund’s assets may be used; requires annual $10 million appro-priation in General Appropriations Act for hurricane loss mitigation pro-grams; requires any additional appropriation from fund for such programsto be subject to extraordinary vote of Legislature in separate bill or bills, etc.Amends s. 22, Art. X. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations;

Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Appro-

priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00043; On Commit-tee agenda—Banking and Insurance, 03/06/03, 10:45am, 110–S


03/07/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00165 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations

S 722 RESOLUTION by Margolis Jewish History Month; recognizes January 2003 as Jewish History Month toacknowledge cultural significance of Jewish people & invaluable contribu-tions they have made to our nation & to our state. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduction –SJ 00176

S 724 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Margolis; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin (Similar1ST ENG/H 0533) County Tourism Promotion Agencies; provides that county may prohibit un-der certain circumstances use of certain names by business entities that arenot county tourism promotion agencies; provides names by which such agen-cies may be called. Amends 125.01,.0104. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Comprehensive Planning; Financeand Taxation

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00043





Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00424

S 724 (CONTINUED)04/15/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00424 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,


–SJ 00503 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-


S 726 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Fasano;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano (Identical H 0403) Libraries/Rural Communities; establishes Community Libraries in CaringProgram to assist libraries in certain rural communities; provides for admin-istration by Library and Information Services Division within Departmentof State; provides for rulemaking. Creates 257.193. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations

Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00043; Withdrawn from Compre-hensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00004; Rere-ferred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00004












S 728 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Dockery;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano; Smith; Atwater; Geller; Sebesta;Constantine; Alexander; Bennett; Lynn; Bullard (Linked S 0730,Similar H 1101, Compare H 1111) Rural Land Protection; provides for distribution of certain excise taxes ondocuments to Rural Lands Program Trust Fund of Agriculture & ConsumerServices Dept.; authorizes issuance of bonds for rural land protection; pro-vides for deposit of proceeds; provides that issuance of such bonds is in bestinterests of state; provides uses for funds in Conservation & RecreationLands Program TF, etc. Amends 201.15, 570.207,.70,.71; creates 215.6195.Effective Date: Contingent. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Natural Resources; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Natural Resources;Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00043

03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 03/11/03, 9:00 am,301–C

03/11/03 SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS






00226 03/19/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00226 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,



ernment –SJ 00424 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee

on General Government, 04/22/03, 5:45 pm, 301–C 04/22/03 SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-

ernment; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00576; CS read first timeon 04/24/03 –SJ 00576





S 730 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Dockery; (CO–SPONSORS)Argenziano; Smith; Atwater; Geller; Sebesta; Constantine;Alexander; Bennett; Lynn; Bullard (Linked CS/S 0728, Identical H1111, Compare H 1101) Rural Lands Program Trust Fund; creates said trust fund within Agriculture& Consumer Services Dept.; provides for sources of funds & purposes; pro-vides for annual carryforward of funds; provides for future legislative review& termination or re–creation of trust fund. Creates 570.209. Effective Date:Contingent. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Natural Resources; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Natural Resources;Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00043


03/11/03 SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177 03/12/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00177 03/13/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 03/18/03,





ernment –SJ 00424 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee

on General Government, 04/22/03, 5:45 pm, 301–C 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on General

Government; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00505 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00603; Placed on



–SJ 00800 04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages

S 732 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos (Identical H 0873) Miami River Commission; repeals s. 7 of ch. 98–402, Laws of Florida; abro-gates repeal of specified provisions re Miami River Commission. Abrogatesrepeal of 163.06,.061. Effective Date: 06/10/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Natural Resources; Trans-portation

S 732 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Natural Re-sources; Transportation –SJ 00043; On Committeeagenda—Comprehensive Planning, 03/06/03, 8:45 am,412–K





03/20/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00244; On Committeeagenda—Natural Resources, 03/25/03, 9:00 am, 37–S

03/25/03 SENATE Favorable by Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ00263; Now in Transportation –SJ 00263


04/08/03 SENATE Favorable by– Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ00358; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00358






S 734 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar S 0636, S 0708, CompareH 0531, CS/S 1308, S 2570) Insurance Rates; repeals provision re arbitration procedures in case of ratefiling with DOI; removes provision authorizing arbitration of rate filing rewindstorm insurance risk apportionment. Repeals 627.062(6); amends627.351. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce, Eco-




S 736 GENERAL BILL by Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano; Lynn(Similar 1ST ENG/H 0197) Plea Agreements/Law Enforcement; prohibits court from accepting pleaagreement that prohibits law enforcement officer from appearing at parolehearing or clemency hearing; prohibits plea agreement that prohibits law en-forcement officer who was victim in offense from appearing or providingstatement at sentencing hearing; defines term “law enforcement officer” forpurposes of act, etc. Amends 921.143. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00043 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/09/03,

1:45 pm, 37–S –SJ 00351 04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ

00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00381 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00502; Now in Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-

ductivity

S 738 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Bennett (Identical H 1509) Worthless Checks; revises provisions re notice requirements in collection ac-tions. Amends 68.065. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce, Eco-





S 738 (CONTINUED)03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,


0 –SJ 00176 03/13/03 SENATE Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-

sumer Services –SJ 00176; On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices, 03/18/03, 1:30 pm, 412–K



110–S 04/01/03 SENATE CS by– Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00342; CS read






S 740 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Similar H 1139) Nonprofit Corporation/Hospitals; (Collier Co.) provides for liens in favor ofnonprofit corporation operating charitable hospital within county; autho-rizes such liens on judgments & settlements recovered from tortfeasor caus-ing patient’s injury for reasonable charges owed to hospital for services pro-vided to injured person; provides limitations; provides for determination bycourt of amount of recovery when patient & hospital cannot agree on actualamount, etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0004305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1139 (Ch.2003–360)

S 742 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; RegulatedIndustries; Diaz de la Portilla (Compare H 1757) Fla. Clean Indoor Air Act; prohibits smoking in certain places; establishesspecific exceptions where smoking is permitted; provides for designatedsmoking rooms; provides requirements for posting of signs in rooms designat-ed as smoking rooms; provides for use of moneys collected as fines under act;provides for announcements at certain facilities; prohibits smoking nearschool property; requires Health Dept. to adopt rules, etc. Amends Ch. 386.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/05/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce, Economic

Opportunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00044; Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00003; Rereferred to Regulated Industries; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations –SJ 00003


03/12/03 SENATE CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 –SJ 00189;CS read first time on 03/18/03 –SJ 00219



04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 –SJ 00505; CS read firsttime on 04/23/03 –SJ 00519

04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Appropriations –SJ 00423

S 742 (CONTINUED)04/17/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/24/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00575 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00575 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00790; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00790;Substituted HB 1757 (Died in House Returning Mes-sages) –SJ 00790; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 63–A (Ch.2003–398)

S 744 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Educ. Certification & Service TF/DOE; re–creates Educational Certification& Service Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification; carriesforward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effec-tive Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-

tion; Appropriations 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee

on Education, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K 02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-

tion; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00044; On Committeeagenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Education,02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K; Favorable by AppropriationsSubcommittee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ00097; Now in Appropriations –SJ 00097; Withdrawnfrom Appropriations –SJ 00003; Placed on Calendar, onsecond reading


03/05/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/08/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00352 04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second and

third times –HJ 00429; Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ00429


S 746 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Educational Aids Trust Fund/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Educa-tion Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 748 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Educ. Media & Technology Trust Fund; re–creates Educational Media &Technology Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification; carriesforward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effec-tive Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled




02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; Appropriations


02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee






S 750 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Excellent Teaching Program TF/DOE; terminates & re–creates Dale HickamExcellent Teaching Program Trust Fund within Education Dept. withoutmodification; carries forward current balances & continues current sources& uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 752 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare S 0818) Facility Construction Admin. TF/DOE; re–creates Facility Construction Ad-ministrative Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification; car-ries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Ef-fective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-






ond and third times –SJ 00140; Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS0 –SJ 00140; Immediately certified –SJ 00140




SB 818 (Ch. 2003–160)

S 754 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton State Student Financial Assist. TF; re–creates State Student Financial As-sistance Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification; carriesforward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effec-tive Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 756 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Federal Rehabilitation TF/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within EducationDept. without modification; carries forward current balances & continuescurrent sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 758 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Food & Nutrition Services Trust Fund; re–creates said trust fund within Ed-ucation Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & con-tinues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 758 (CONTINUED)02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 760 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Edu-cation Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 762 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Institutional Assessment TF/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Educa-tion Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-






S 762 (CONTINUED)03/05/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/08/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00353 04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second and



S 764 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Identical S 0796) Univ. of Fla. Food & Agriculture TF; re–creates University of Florida Insti-tute of Food & Agricultural Sciences Relocation & Construction Trust Fundwithin Education Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









SB 796 (Ch. 2003–215)

S 766 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare S 0768) Student Loan Operating TF/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Educa-tion Dept. without modification & places it on standard review cycle; carriesforward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof; abro-gates provisions re termination of trust fund, to conform. Repeals 1009.86(3).Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









SB 768 (Ch. 2003–201)

S 768 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare S 0766) Student Loan Operating TF/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Educa-tion Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled




02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; Appropriations


02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; YEAS 6 NAYS 0







SB 766 (Ch. 2003–200)

S 770 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Projects, Contracts, & Grants TF/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Ed-ucation Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & con-tinues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 772 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Sophomore Level Test Trust Fund/DOE; re–creates said trust fund withinEducation Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances &continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-










S 774 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Student Loan Guaranty Reserve TF/DOE; re–creates said trust fund withinEducation Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances &continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 776 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Teacher Certification Examination TF; re–creates said trust fund within Ed-ucation Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & con-tinues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 778 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Textbook Bid Trust Fund/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within EducationDept. without modification; carries forward current balances & continuescurrent sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-

tion; Appropriations (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS



S 778 (CONTINUED)02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee








S 780 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Knott Data Center Working Cap. TF; re–creates Division of AdministrationKnott Data Center Working Capital Trust Fund within Education Dept.without modification; carries forward current balances & continues currentsources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 782 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Workers’ Comp. Administration TF; terminates & re–creates Workers’ Com-pensation Administration Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modi-fication; carries forward current balances & continues current sources & usesthereof; abrogates provisions re termination of trust fund, to conform. Re-peals 1010.87(3). Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-










S 784 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Capital Facilities Matching TF/DOE; re–creates Alec P. Courtelis Capital Fa-cilities Matching Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification;carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof.Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 786 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare S 0788) Education & General Student TF/DOE; re–creates Education & General Stu-dent & Other Fees Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification& places it on standard review cycle; carries forward current balances & con-tinues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









SB 788 (Ch. 2003–211)

S 788 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare S 0786) Education & General Student TF/DOE; re–creates Education & General Stu-dent & Other Fees Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification;




carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof.Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









SB 786 (Ch. 2003–210)

S 790 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Univ. of Fla. Experiment Station TF; re–creates University of Florida Agri-cultural Experiment Station Incidental Trust Fund within Education Dept.without modification; carries forward current balances & continues currentsources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 792 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Univ. of Fla. Extension Service TF; re–creates University of Florida Agricul-tural Extension Service Incidental Trust Fund within Education Dept. with-out modification; carries forward current balances & continues currentsources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-



tion; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations

S 792 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee






S 794 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Univ. of Fla. Health Center TF/DOE; re–creates University of Florida HealthCenter Incidental Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification;carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof.Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 796 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Identical S 0764) Univ. of Fla. Food & Agriculture TF; re–creates University of Florida Insti-tute of Food & Agricultural Sciences Relocation & Construction Trust Fundwithin Education Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-










S 796 (CONTINUED)04/22/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 00535 06/10/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/25/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–215; See also

SB 764 (Ch. 2003–199)

S 798 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare S 0800) Univ. of Fla. Health Center Oper. TF; re–creates University of FloridaHealth Center Operations & Maintenance Trust Fund within EducationDept. without modification & places it on standard review cycle; carries for-ward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









SB 800 (Ch. 2003–217)

S 800 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare S 0798) Univ. of Fla. Health Center Oper. TF; re–creates University of FloridaHealth Center Operations & Maintenance Trust Fund within EducationDept. without modification; carries forward current balances & continuescurrent sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-


on Education, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K –SJ 00032 02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-







SB 798 (Ch. 2003–216)

S 802 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton State Univ. System Law Enf. TF; re–creates State University System LawEnforcement Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification; car-ries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-

tion; Appropriations









S 804 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Law Enforcement Trust Fund/DOE; terminates & re–creates said trust fundwithin Education Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 806 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Trust Fund for Major Gifts/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within EducationDept. without modification; carries forward current balances & continuescurrent sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-










04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second andthird times –HJ 00441; Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ00441


S 808 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare S 0818) Board of Regents Operations TF; re–creates Board of Regents Operations &Maintenance Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification; car-ries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Ef-fective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









SB 818 (Ch. 2003–160)

S 810 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton Phosphate Research Trust Fund/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Ed-ucation Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & con-tinues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









S 812 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton State Univ. System Replacement TF; re–creates State University System Re-placement Trust Fund within Education Dept. without modification; carriesforward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effec-tive Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-


on Education, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K

S 812 (CONTINUED)02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-







S 814 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton University Concurrency TF/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Educa-tion Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-






03/05/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Appropriations –HJ 00408 04/24/03 HOUSE Withdrawn from Appropriations –HJ 00592; Placed on

Calendar 05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time



S 816 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton University Concurrency TF/DOE; creates said trust fund within EducationDept.; provides for sources of funds & purposes; exempts trust fund from ser-vice charges; provides for annual carryforward of funds; provides for futurelegislative review & termination or re–creation of trust fund; provides legis-lative intent re identifying trust fund & its source of revenue. Amends1013.63. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-













S 818 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Compare S 0752, S0808) Termination of Trust Funds/DOE; terminates specified trust funds withinEducation Dept.; provides for disposition of balances in & revenues of suchtrust funds; prescribes procedures for termination of such trust funds; de-clares findings of Legislature that specified trust funds within said dept. areexempt from termination requirements of certain provision of State Consti-tution; renames specified trust funds within Education Dept. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-









SB 752 (Ch. 2003–193), SB 808 (Ch. 2003–221), SB 28–A(Ch. 2003–406)

S 820 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Administrative Trust Fund/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Environ-mental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General

Government; Appropriations 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee


Government; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00047; OnCommittee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 301–C; Favor-able by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00097; Now in Appropri-ations –SJ 00097; Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ00003; Placed on Calendar, on second reading




S 820 (CONTINUED)04/22/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 00535 06/10/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/25/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–225

S 822 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Invasive Plant Control TF/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Environ-mental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General






03/05/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Appropriations –HJ 00408 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Appropriations

S 824 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Air Pollution Control TF/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Environ-mental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 826 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Drinking Water Revolving Loan TF/DEP; re–creates said trust fund withinEnvironmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward cur-rent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General










04/08/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00357 04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second and



S 828 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Environmental Laboratory TF/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Envi-ronmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 830 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Fla. Coastal Protection TF/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Environ-mental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 832 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Conservation & Recreation Lands TF; re–creates said trust fund within En-vironmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General



Government; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations





S 834 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Ecosystem Mgmt. & Restoration TF/DEP; re–creates Ecosystem Manage-ment & Restoration Trust Fund within Environmental Protection Dept.without modification; carries forward current balances & continues currentsources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 836 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Inland Protection Trust Fund/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Envi-ronmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 838 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Save Our Everglades Trust Fund/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within En-vironmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:07/01/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General



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S 838 (CONTINUED)02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee






S 840 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Forfeited Property Trust Fund/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Envi-ronmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General




on General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00048; OnCommittee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 301–C; Favor-able by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00097; Now in Appropri-ations –SJ 00097


S 842 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within En-vironmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 844 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Internal Improvement Trust Fund/DEP; re–creates said trust fund withinEnvironmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward cur-rent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 844 (CONTINUED)02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 846 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Marine Resources Conservation TF/DEP; re–creates said trust fund withinEnvironmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward cur-rent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General

Government; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00048 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

General Government

S 848 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Minerals Trust Fund/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within EnvironmentalProtection Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances &continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









Read second and third times –HJ 01095; Passed; YEAS118 NAYS 0 –HJ 01095


S 850 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Nonmandatory Land Reclamation TF/DOE; re–creates said trust fund with-in Environmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forwardcurrent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00048; OnCommittee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 301–C; Favor-able by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00097; Now in Appropri-ations –SJ 00097; Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ00003; Placed on Calendar, on second reading



S 852 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Fla. Permit Fee Trust Fund/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Environ-mental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 854 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Solid Waste Management TF/DOE; re–creates said trust fund within Envi-ronmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 856 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Wastewater Management Revolving TF; re–creates Wastewater Treatment& Stormwater Management Revolving Loan Trust Fund within Environ-mental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General

Government; Appropriations









S 858 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary State Park Trust Fund/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Environmen-tal Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances& continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 860 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Water Management Lands TF/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Envi-ronmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 862 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Water Quality Assurance TF/DEP; re–creates Water Quality AssuranceTrust Fund within Environmental Protection Dept. without modification;



S 862 (CONTINUED)carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof.Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 864 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Working Capital Trust Fund/DEP; re–creates said trust fund within Envi-ronmental Protection Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 866 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Lake Okeechobee Protection TF/DEP; re–creates Lake Okeechobee Protec-tion Trust Fund within Environmental Protection Dept. without modifica-tion; carries forward current balances & continues current sources & usesthereof; repeals provision re termination & review of trust fund, to conform.Repeals 373.45952(4). Effective Date: 07/01/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General








S 868 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Florida Citrus Advertising TF; re–creates said trust fund within Citrus Dept.without modification; carries forward current balances & continues currentsources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 870 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Motor Vehicle Operating TF/DMS; re–creates said trust fund within Man-agement Services Dept. without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General










S 872 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Public Employees Relations Comm. TF; re–creates Public Employees Rela-tions Commission Trust Fund within Management Services Dept. withoutmodification; carries forward current balances & continues current sources& uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General

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02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; YEAS 5 NAYS 0







S 874 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Administrative Trust Fund/DOR; re–creates said trust fund within RevenueDept. without modification; carries forward current balances & continuescurrent sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 876 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Child Support Incentive TF/DOR; re–creates said trust fund within RevenueDept. without modification; carries forward current balances & continuescurrent sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 876 (CONTINUED)04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second and



S 878 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Certification Program Trust Fund/DOR; re–creates said trust fund withinRevenue Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & con-tinues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 880 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Child Support Enforcement Revenue TF; re–creates Child Support Enforce-ment Application & Program Revenue Trust Fund within Revenue Dept.without modification; carries forward current balances & continues currentsources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 882 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Clerk of Court Child Support TF/DOR; re–creates Clerk of Court Child Sup-port Enforcement Collection System Trust Fund within Revenue Dept. with-out modification; carries forward current balances & continues currentsources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General


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S 882 (CONTINUED)02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 884 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Corporation Tax Admin. TF/DOR; re–creates Corporation Tax Administra-tion Trust Fund within Revenue Dept. without modification; carries forwardcurrent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General

Government; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00049 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

General Government

S 886 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Firefighters’ Supplemental Comp. TF; re–creates Firefighters’ SupplementalCompensation Trust Fund within Revenue Dept. without modification; car-ries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Ef-fective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 888 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Grants & Donations Trust Fund/DOR; re–creates said trust fund within Rev-enue Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General










S 890 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Intangible Tax Trust Fund/DOR; re–creates said trust fund within RevenueDept. without modification; carries forward current balances & continuescurrent sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General










S 892 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Working Capital Trust Fund/DOR; re–creates said trust fund within Reve-nue Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General










04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second andthird times –HJ 00450; Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ00451



S 894 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Dept. of Revenue Clerks of Court TF; terminates & re–creates Dept. of Reve-nue Clerks of Court Trust Fund within Revenue Dept. without modification;carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof;abrogates provisions re termination of trust fund, to conform. Repeals213.131(2). Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 896 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Administrative Trust Fund/DBPR; re–creates said trust fund within Busi-ness & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification; carries forwardcurrent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 898 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Alcoholic Beverage & Tobacco TF/DBPR; re–creates said trust fund withinBusiness & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification; carries for-ward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. EffectiveDate: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 898 (CONTINUED)02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 900 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Cigarette Tax Collection TF/DBPR; re–creates said trust fund within Busi-ness & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification; carries forwardcurrent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 902 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Child Labor Law Trust Fund/DBPR; re–creates said trust fund within Busi-ness & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification; carries forwardcurrent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General








04/22/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 00535 06/10/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/25/03 Vetoed by Governor



S 902 (CONTINUED)07/09/03 SENATE Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar


S 904 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary DBPR Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund; re–creates Dept. of Business & Pro-fessional Regulation Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund within that dept. with-out modification; carries forward current balances & continues currentsources & uses thereof; repeals provision re termination & review of trustfund, to conform. Repeals 569.205(3). Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 906 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary DBPR Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund; terminates & re–creates Dept. ofBusiness & Professional Regulation Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund withinthat dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 908 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Crew Chief Registration TF/DBPR; re–creates said trust fund within Busi-ness & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification; carries forwardcurrent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General











S 910 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Div. of Fla. Land Sales TF/DBPR; re–creates Div. of Fla. Land Sales, Condo-miniums, & Mobile Homes Trust Fund within Business & Professional Regu-lation Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 912 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Hotel & Restaurant Trust Fund/DBPR; re–creates said trust fund withinBusiness & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification; carries for-ward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. EffectiveDate: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 914 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Pari–mutuel Wagering Trust Fund/DBPR; re–creates said trust fund within




Business & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification; carries for-ward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. EffectiveDate: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General







S 916 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Professional Regulation TF/DBPR; re–creates said trust fund within Busi-ness & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification; carries forwardcurrent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 918 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Federal Law Enforcement TF/DBPR; terminates & re–creates said trustfund within Business & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification;carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof.Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General










S 920 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Fla. Mobile Home Relocation TF/DBPR; terminates & re–creates said trustfund within Business & Professional Regulation Dept. without modification;carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof;repeals provision re termination & review of trust fund, to conform. Repeals723.06115(3). Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General









S 922 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Clary Workers’ Comp. Administration TF; terminates & re–creates Workers’ Com-pensation Administration Trust Fund within Business & Professional Regu-lation Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof; repeals provision re termination & reviewof trust fund, to conform. Repeals 440.501(3). Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General












S 924 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Clary Trust Funds/DMS/DOR/DEP; terminates specified trust funds within Man-agement Services Dept., Revenue Dept. and Environmental Protection Dept.;provides for disposition of balances in & revenues of such trust funds; de-clares finding of Legislature that specified trust funds within EnvironmentalProtection Dept., Management Services Dept., & Revenue Dept. are exemptfrom termination requirements of certain provision of State Constitution,etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General


on General Government, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 301–C—Temporarily postponed

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00051; OnCommittee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 301–C—Temporarily postponed


04/10/03 SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427; CS read first timeon 04/25/03 –SJ 00646





S 926 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Webster Brownfield Property Clearance TF; re–creates Brownfield Property Owner-ship Clearance Assistance Revolving Loan Trust Fund within Executive Of-fice of Governor without modification; carries forward current balances &continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-

tation and Economic Development; Appropriations 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee

on Transportation and Economic Development,02/20/03, 1:30 pm, 117–K

02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; YEAS 6 NAYS 0


on Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations –SJ 00051; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development, 02/20/03, 1:30 pm, 117–K; Fa-vorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-tation and Economic Development; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ00097; Now in Appropriations –SJ 00097; Withdrawnfrom Appropriations –SJ 00003; Placed on Calendar, onsecond reading






S 928 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Webster Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund; terminates & re–creates Federal LawEnforcement Trust Fund within Military Affairs Dept. without modification;carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof.Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-

tation and Economic Development; Appropriations





on Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations –SJ 00051; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development, 02/20/03, 1:30 pm, 117–K; Fa-vorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-tation and Economic Development; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ00097; Now in Appropriations –SJ 00097; Withdrawnfrom Appropriations –SJ 00003; Placed on Calendar, onsecond reading





S 930 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; WebsterEmergency Response Trust Fund; terminates & re–creates said trust fundwithin Military Affairs Dept. without modification; carries forward currentbalances & continues current sources & uses thereof; repeals provision whichterminates trust fund on July 1, 2006. Repeals 250.601(4). Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-



02/20/03 SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; YEAS 6 NAYS 0


on Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations –SJ 00051; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development, 02/20/03, 1:30 pm, 117–K; CSby Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00097; CSread first time on 03/04/03 –SJ 00095; Now in Appropri-ations –SJ 00097; Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ00003; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00004

03/05/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00004; Read sec-ond and third times –SJ 00157; CS passed; YEAS 38NAYS 0 –SJ 00157; Immediately certified –SJ 00157




S 932 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Webster Federal Law Enforcement TF/HSMV; terminates & re–creates said trustfund within Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles Dept. without modification;carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof.Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-




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03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations –SJ 00051; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development, 02/20/03, 1:30 pm, 117–K; Fa-vorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-tation and Economic Development; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ00097; Now in Appropriations –SJ 00097; Withdrawnfrom Appropriations –SJ 00003; Placed on Calendar, onsecond reading





S 934 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Webster(Compare 1ST ENG/H 1791, H 1855) Trust Funds/Dept. of State & DOT; terminates specified trust fund withinDept. of State & DOT; provides for disposition of balances in & revenues ofthat trust fund; declares findings of Legislature that specified trust fundswithin Executive Office of Governor, DOT, & HSMV are exempt from termi-nation requirements of specified provision of State Constitution; repeals pro-visions re Corporations TF & Public Access Data Systems TF, etc. AmendsFS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-



02/20/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; YEAS 6 NAYS 0


on Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations –SJ 00051; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development, 02/20/03, 1:30 pm, 117–K; Fa-vorable with 1 amendment(s) by Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00097; Now in Appropria-tions –SJ 00097





0 –SJ 00325 04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/11/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00388 04/22/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar 04/24/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time


YEAS 62 NAYS 51 –HJ 00694; Requested Senate to con-cur, or failing to concur, appoint conference committee–HJ 00694


S 936 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Smith Capital Collateral Trust Fund; re–creates said trust fund within Justice Ad-ministrative Commission without modification; carries forward current bal-ances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V

Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee

on Article V Implementation and Judiciary, 02/20/03,1:00 pm, 309–C

S 936 (CONTINUED)02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V

Implementation and Judiciary; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions –SJ 00052; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementa-tion and Judiciary, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 309–C; Favorableby Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Imple-mentation and Judiciary; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 –SJ 00097;Now in Appropriations –SJ 00097; Withdrawn from Ap-propriations –SJ 00003; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading



S 938 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Smith Consumer Frauds TF/Justice Admin.; re–creates said trust fund within Jus-tice Administrative Commission without modification; carries forward cur-rent balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date:11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V



02/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Article VImplementation and Judiciary; YEAS 3 NAYS 0





S 940 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Smith (Identical S 1564) Court Education Trust Fund; re–creates Court Education Trust Fund withinstate courts system without modification; carrying forward current balances& continuing current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V












S 942 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Smith Family Courts TF/State Courts; re–creates said trust fund within statecourts system without modification; carries forward current balances & con-tinues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V








S 944 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Crist Administrative TF/Legal Affairs; re–creates said trust fund within Legal Af-fairs Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal

Justice; Appropriations 02/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee


nal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00052; OnCommittee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 42–S; Favorable byAppropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice;YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00097; Now in Appropriations –SJ00097; Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00003;Placed on Calendar, on second reading



S 946 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Crist Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention TF; re–creates Florida Motor Vehicle TheftPrevention Trust Fund within Legal Affairs Dept. without modification; car-ries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof. Ef-fective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal


on Criminal Justice, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 42–S—Temporarily postponed

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00052; OnCommittee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 42–S—Temporarily postponed

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice

S 948 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Crist Operating Trust Fund/DOC; re–creates said trust fund within CorrectionsDept. without modification; carries forward current balances & continues

S 948 (CONTINUED)current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal







S 950 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Crist Forfeiture & Investigative TF/FDLE; re–creates Forfeiture & InvestigativeSupport Trust Fund within Law Enforcement Dept. without modification;carries forward current balances & continues current sources & uses thereof.Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal







S 952 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Crist Operating Trust Fund/FDLE; re–creates said trust fund within Law Enforce-ment Dept. without modification; carries forward current balances & contin-ues current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal







S 954 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Crist Trust Funds; terminates specified trust funds within Legal Affairs Dept. &Corrections Dept.; provides for disposition of balances in & revenues of suchtrust funds; repeals Inmate Welfare Trust Fund in DOC; provides for reve-




nues of Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be deposited in General RevenueFund; repeals future re–creation of said trust fund; repeals Fla. Motor Vehi-cle Theft Prevention Trust Fund in Legal Affairs Dept., etc. Amends FS. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/07/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal


on Criminal Justice, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 42–S 02/20/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Appropriations Sub-

committee on Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 02/21/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00052; OnCommittee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice, 02/20/03, 1:00 pm, 42–S; Favorablewith 2 amendment(s) by Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 –SJ 00097; Nowin Appropriations –SJ 00097; Withdrawn from Appro-priations –SJ 00003; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading

03/05/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00004; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00159; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00159;Read third time –SJ 00161; Passed as amended; YEAS38 NAYS 0 –SJ 00161; Immediately certified –SJ 00161





S 956 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Natural Resources; Jones;(CO–SPONSORS) Peaden; Clary; Diaz de la Portilla; Dockery(Similar H 0741) Drycleaning Solvent Cleanup Program; defines term “nearby real propertyowner” re protection & restoration of lands & surface & ground waters; pro-vides additional legislative findings re drycleaning facility restoration; ex-empts certain real property owners & nearby real property owners from lia-bility for damages arising from contamination by drycleaning solvents in cer-tain circumstances, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/11/2003. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-sive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Gener-al Government; Appropriations –SJ 00052





0 –SJ 00282 03/27/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-



04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00482; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00482;Ordered engrossed –SJ 00485; Recalled from engrossing–SJ 00501; Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn –SJ00501




NAYS 0 –HJ 01083 05/02/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163

S 956 (CONTINUED)06/30/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 07/11/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–276

S 958 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Governmental Oversight andProductivity (Compare H 0083, H 0265, H 0703, H 1677, S 0328, CS/S0420, CS/S 0444, S 1380, CS/CS/S 1436, CS/S 1646, S 2270, 1ST ENG/S2502) FRS/Education; revises participation options for participants in CommunityCollege Optional Retirement Program; revises certain limitations on posi-tions for which district school board may employ member after specified peri-od of retirement; increases period of time in which certain members of FRSwho are employed as instructional personnel in K–12 may participate inDROP, etc. Amends Ch. 121, 1012.875. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except asotherwise provided. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations –SJ 00053; OnCommittee agenda—Education, 03/06/03, 10:45 am,412–K





04/03/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00341 04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 04/15/03, 3:15

pm, 412–K 04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 –SJ



0 –SJ 00592 04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Received –HJ 01107;

Read second and third times –HJ 01107; CS passed;YEAS 117 NAYS 0 –HJ 01107


SB 30–A (Ch. 2003–391)

S 960 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Taxation; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re taxation. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropriations;

Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00053 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation







S 966 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Taxation; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re taxation. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 966 (CONTINUED)02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropriations;



S 968 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Ad Valorem Taxation; expresses legislative intent to implement certain pro-vision of State Constitution; applies to tax years beginning on or after Janu-ary 1, 2004. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropriations;



S 970 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Communications Services Tax; expresses legislative intent to revise laws recommunications services tax. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-ities; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00053


S 972 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Intangible Personal Property Tax; expresses legislative intent to revise lawsre tax on intangible personal property. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Finance and Taxa-

tion; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00053 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 974 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Intangible Personal Property Tax; expresses legislative intent to revise lawsre tax on intangible personal property. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Finance and Taxa-

tion; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00053 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 976 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Corporate Income Tax; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re corpo-rate income tax. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00053


S 978 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Corporate Income Tax; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re corpo-rate income tax. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/06/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/13/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00053


S 980 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Garcia (Identical CS/S 0474, Compare 1STENG/H 0137) Fla. Residents’ Tax Relief Act; specifies period during which sale of schoolsupplies or certain uniform school clothing shall be exempt from such tax; de-fines term “school supplies” for purposes of exemption; provides exceptions;provides for rules. Effective Date: Contingent. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 980 (CONTINUED)02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and







S 982 GENERAL BILL by Garcia Economic Development; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re eco-nomic development. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 984 GENERAL BILL by Garcia Workforce Development; expresses intent of Legislature to enact policies en-hancing state’s workforce–development activities & labor force. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 986 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Garcia (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1605, CS/1STENG/S 0676) Commerce; increases funding for Florida Seaport Transportation & Econom-ic Development Program; provides new funding for certain seaport transpor-tation & economic development projects; eliminates role of Florida TradeData Center in development of certain trade data information products; des-ignates transportation commerce corridors of statewide significance; autho-rizes transportation commerce improvement grants, etc. Amends Chs. 311,341. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and






05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 676 (Ch.2003–286)



HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 988 GENERAL BILL by Garcia

International Trade; expresses legislative intent to revise laws to foster in-ternational trade. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 990 GENERAL BILL by Garcia Economic Development; expresses legislative intent to revise laws to promotedevelopment of high technology economy in this state. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 992 GENERAL BILL by Garcia Tourism; expresses legislative intent to revise laws promote growth of tour-ism industry. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 994 GENERAL BILL by Garcia Economic Diversification; expresses legislative intent to revise laws to diver-sify economy of state. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 996 GENERAL BILL by Garcia Consumer Services; expresses legislative intent to revise laws to protect con-sumers in marketplace. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 998 GENERAL BILL by Cowin; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano (CompareH 0129, H 0963, 2ND ENG/H 1459, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 0140) Utilities/Counties & Municipalities; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/S140,998,1060) provides applicability of provisions re ownership & opera-tion of utilities by entities composed of municipalities & counties; prescribespowers of counties & specified municipalities re acquisition of water & waste-water utilities by separate legal entities composed of municipalities & coun-ties; provides for binding arbitration process under PSC to resolve certaindisputes, etc. Amends 163.01. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.

S 998 (CONTINUED)02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Communication

and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-munication and Public Utilities; Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00054


03/17/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 140 & SB 1060; CS byComprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00227;Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB140 (Vetoed by Governor)

S 1000 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Garcia;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano; Smith; Fasano (Similar H 1885) Criminal Justice Standards Comm.; revises membership on Criminal JusticeStandards & Training Commission; revises certain qualifications for mem-bership; authorizes commission to prescribe range of disciplinary actions forcertain offenses; specifies circumstances under which probable cause panelmay take additional disciplinary action than that prescribed by rule; pro-vides for notification of officers, etc. Amends 943.11,.1395. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-



03/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/03/03,9:00 am, 37–S—Temporarily postponed





S 1002 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar H 1839) Corporate Income Tax; provides for adoption of 2003 version of Internal Rev-enue Code; provides for retroactivity. Amends 220.03. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-



–SJ 00424 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00424 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00672; Placed on

Calendar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Substitut-


S 1004 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Dawson (Similar H 1175) Equal Pay Commission Act; creates said act; provides for Workforce Innova-tion director to appoint Equal Pay Commission; provides membershipcriteria; requires commission to conduct study & submit report; specifies sub-ject of study; prohibits commission members from receiving compensation;authorizes payment of per diem & travel expenses for commission members;requires Agency for Workforce Innovation to provide staff & administrativesupport for commission, etc. Appropriation: $250,000. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Ethics and Elections; Governmen-tal Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar




nities, and Consumer Services; Ethics and Elections;Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00054



03/12/03 SENATE Now in Ethics and Elections –SJ 00178 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/09/03,

11:30 am, 412–K 04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

–SJ 00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ

00381 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-

ductivity

S 1006 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Governmental Oversight andProductivity (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1881, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0319, H1831, CS/CS/S 1520, CS/2ND ENG/S 1772) State Employee Health Insurance; revises terms of coverage & payment forofficers & employees participating in state employee group health insurance;provides eligibility for state universities in pretax benefits program; provideseligibility for universities in said program. Amends 110.123,.161, 1001.74.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;






04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-eral Government –SJ 00423; Now in Appropriations


04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS by Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 –SJ 00575;CS read first time on 04/24/03 –SJ 00577




04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00997; Substituted for HB 1881 –HJ



S 1008 MEMORIAL/1ST ENG by Dawson; (CO–SPONSORS) Miller;Wilson; Bullard; Siplin; Hill; Diaz de la Portilla (Identical H 1085) Immigration & Nationality Act; urges Congress to adopt H.R. 505, or similarlegislation, to amend Immigration & Nationality Act to provide for adjust-ment of status of alien children who arrive in United States without theirparents & to establish panel of advisors to assist unaccompanied alien chil-dren in immigration proceedings. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0005503/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,


–SJ 00341 04/03/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00341


ond time –SJ 00380; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00380;Adopted as amended –SJ 00380


S 1010 GENERAL BILL by Dawson; (CO–SPONSORS) Miller; Bullard;Siplin; Hill (Compare H 0155, S 1394) Agency for Health Care Admin.; revises standards for eligibility for certainoptional medical assistance; provides for eligibility for Medicaid services un-der buy–in program; amends provision re optional Medicaid services to re-move certain limitations on provision of home–based & community–basedservices; conforms cross–reference; eliminates certain limitations on enroll-ment levels re assistance for pharmaceutical expenses, etc. Amends409.904,.906,.815,.9065. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00055


S 1012 GENERAL BILL/CS by Natural Resources; Cowin;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano Vessel Operation Noise; requires Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commissionto prescribe by rule uniform ordinance for noise resulting from vessel opera-tion; requires report. Amends 327.65. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Judiciary

–SJ 00055 03/13/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 03/18/03,

1:30 pm, 37–S 03/18/03 SENATE CS by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00245;

CS read first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00249 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00245 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 1014 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Similar H 0047) Intangible Personal Property Taxes; repeals specified provisions which pro-vides for taxes on said property; amends provisions to conform to such repeal;repeals specified provisions re assessment of intangible personal property,intangible personal property tax roll, filing of intangible tax returns as factorin determining residency, & intangible tax liability information in corpora-tion’s annual report; corrects cross–reference. Amends & repeals various FS.Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Finance and Taxation; Banking and Insur-

ance; Natural Resources; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Banking

and Insurance; Natural Resources; Appropriations –SJ00055


S 1016 GENERAL BILL by Garcia Commerce; expresses legislative intent to enact policies promoting com-merce, economic opportunities, & consumer services. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and




S 1018 GENERAL BILL by Jones Trademarks & Service Marks; revises procedure by which Dept. of Statemust notify registrants of marks that are expiring. Amends 495.071. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

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03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services –SJ 00055; Withdrawnfrom Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consum-er Services –SJ 00003; Rereferred to Commerce, Eco-nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00003


S 1020 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Judiciary; Criminal Justice;Campbell (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1185, S 1984, Compare CS/CS/2NDENG/S 1492) Court Procedures; amends certain provisions re various court procedures &various admin. & judicial proceedings; provides that any judge setting orgranting bail shall set separate bail amount for each charge or offense; pro-vides for standard conditions of pretrial release without trial judge statingsuch conditions on record; provides that judge at first appearance may notreduce bail set by another judge issuing arrest warrant, etc. Amends FS. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations








read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00392 04/09/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-

tice –SJ 00382 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on

Criminal Justice –SJ 00423; Now in Appropriations 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00502; Placed on



04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Pending

amendment withdrawn –SJ 01074; Amendment(s)adopted –SJ 01074; Died on Calendar

S 1022 GENERAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation; WassermanSchultz Statewide Impact Fee; imposes fee on deeds & other instruments re realproperty & interests therein; provides for each school district to receive speci-fied minimum amount in proceeds from fee; provides for proceeds to be remit-ted to state; provides that county, municipality, or school board may not levycertain impact fees; provides for compensation of agents collecting surtax un-der specified provision, etc. Creates 201.032; amends 201.11. Effective Date:Contingent. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Education; Fi-

nance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Edu-

cation; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00055 03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Education;

Finance and Taxation –SJ 00176; Rereferred to Financeand Taxation; Appropriations –SJ 00176





S 1024 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Atwater (Similar H 0127)

S 1024 (CONTINUED)Non–Ad Valorem Assessments; changes time for holding public hearing atwhich non–ad valorem assessment is adopted; prescribes method of notice fornon–ad valorem assessments collected for more than 1 year. Amends197.3632. Effective Date: 06/02/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Tax-

ation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation –SJ 00055 03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

03/12/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 03/12/03 SENATE CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ


03/20/03, 10:00 am, 37–S 03/20/03 SENATE Favorable by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

–SJ 00244; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00244






S 1026 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1019) Videotaped Statement/Minor/Pub. Rec.; provides exemption from pub-lic–records requirements for information in videotaped statement held bylaw enforcement agency which reveals identity of certain minors; provides fordisclosure to another governmental entity; requires that receiving govern-mental entity maintain confidentiality of identifying information; abrogatesrepeal of specified provision scheduled under OGSR Act of 1995. Amends119.07; abrogates repeal of 119.07(3)2. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ00055; On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice,03/06/03, 10:45 am, 37–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ00165; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty –SJ 00166




on Calendar, on second reading; Placed on Special OrderCalendar –SJ 00794


S 1028 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice(Similar H 1717) Executioner/ID Info./Pub. Rec.; removes public–records exemption for infor-mation identifying executioner & certain other persons involved in execution;repeals provision re exemption provided for info. identifying person prescrib-ing, preparing, compounding, dispensing, or administering lethal injection;provides that info. held by DOC which identifies executioner & certain otherpersons is exempt from disclosure under public–records requirements.Amends Ch. 922, 945.10. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity; Rules and Calendar (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS



S 1028 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ00056; On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice,03/06/03, 10:45 am, 37–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ00165; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty –SJ 00166



04/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00794; Placedon Calendar, on second reading; Placed on Special OrderCalendar –SJ 00794


S 1030 GENERAL BILL by Bennett Commercial Real Estate Liens Act; creates “Broker’s & Appraiser’s Lien onCommercial Real Estate Act”; specifies conditions under which commissionis earned & payable; provides requirements re waiver, release, or dischargeof lien & assumption of obligation for commission; provides for extinguish-ment of lien on commercial real estate & transfer of lien to proceeds of escrowaccount upon establishment thereof, etc. Creates Ch. 714; amends 475.42. Ef-fective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Compre-

hensive Planning; Judiciary –SJ 00056 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Regulated Industries

S 1032 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Education; Lynn; Atwater(Similar H 0901, S 2418, Compare H 0265, H 0703, H 0755, S 1380,CS/CS/S 1436, CS/S 1646, CS/S 2380, S 2496) Educational Leadership; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1032,2418,2496) createsBEST Florida Teaching Act of 2003; requires cooperation & support of dis-trict school superintendents & school principals; revises provisions re teacherauthority & responsibility for control of students; renames & revises eligibili-ty criteria & loan reimbursement of Critical Teacher Shortage Student LoanForgiveness Program; creates “Fast Track” Educator Certification Program,etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee



412–K 04/09/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 2418 & SB 2496; Com-

bined CS additional reference(s): Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; CS by Ed-ucation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS read first timeon 04/16/03 –SJ 00435; Remaining combined CS refer-ences: Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onEducation; Appropriations




04/23/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation,


S 1034 GENERAL BILL by Pruitt (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1789, 1STENG/H 1791, 1ST ENG/S 2500, 1ST ENG/S 2502) Appropriations; provides moneys for annual period beginning July 1, 2003,& ends June 30, 2004, to pay salaries, & other expenses, capital outlay –buildings, & other improvements, & for other specified purposes of variousagencies of State government. Appropriation: $61,662,972,824. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003 or upon becoming law, whichever occurs later. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations –SJ 00056

S 1034 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations,


S 1036 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Dockery;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Posey; Sebesta; Jones; Argenziano;Constantine; Alexander (Identical 1ST ENG/H 0365, Compare H1603) Direct–support/Citizen Support Org.; specifies financial audit requirementsfor certain direct–support organizations & citizen support organizations; ex-cludes certain organizations from such requirements requires DEP to estab-lish financial management guidelines; requires department to conduct oper-ational & financial reviews of certain direct–support organizations or citizensupport organizations each year. Amends 215.981. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Natural Resources; Appropriations Sub-committee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00056


03/11/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00166; Nowin Natural Resources –SJ 00166


03/18/03 SENATE Favorable by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ00226







S 1038 GENERAL BILL by Wise Gov. Reorganization/Juvenile Justice; abolishes Juvenile Justice Dept. &transfers duties & responsibilities of said dept. to DOC; revises provisionsgoverning duties & responsibilities of DOC to conform to reorganization; re-peals specified provision re Juvenile Justice Dept.; requires Corrections Sec-retary to report recommendations to Governor & Legislature for implement-ing reorganization, etc. Amends 20.315; repeals 20.316. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00056


S 1040 GENERAL BILL by Wise (Identical H 1145) Child Custody Placement; revises procedures for placement of child adjudi-cated dependent to provide for child to be placed with residentialchild–caring agency or in family foster home; revises options & requirementsfor long–term custody placement of child; provides exemption from judicialreview. Amends 39.521,.623,.704. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Judiciary; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services;Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judicia-ry; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00056

03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,04/01/03, 3:15 pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Children and Families



HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 1042 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Compare CS/S 0490)

Annexation; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S490,1042) expresses legisla-tive intent to revise laws reannexation. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations




04/14/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 490; CS by Comprehen-sive Planning; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 –SJ 00425; Original billlaid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 490 (Died in Sen-ate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development)

S 1044 GENERAL BILL/CS by Natural Resources; Argenziano;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Lynn (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0279) Water Use Permits; provides for notice by electronic mail; requires that per-mits contain specified language. Amends 373.116. Effective Date:06/10/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natural Re-

sources; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natu-ral Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Gener-al Government; Appropriations –SJ 00057




11:00 am, 37–S 04/14/03 SENATE CS by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425;

CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00436 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-








S 1046 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn(Identical H 1427, Similar H 1873) Operation of Motorcycles/Firefighter; provides that certain prohibitions con-cerning operation of motorcycles do not apply to firefighters in performanceof their official duties. Amends 316.209. Effective Date: 06/04/2003. 02/07/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/19/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00057; On

Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/05/03, 12:30pm, 37–S

03/05/03 SENATE Favorable by– Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ00166






S 1048 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Children andFamilies; Smith; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Linked CS/CS/1ST ENG/S1056, Similar H 1535, Compare H 1533) Child Advocacy Trust Fund/CSF Dept.; creates said trust fund within Chil-dren & Family Services Dept.; provides for sources of funds & purposes; re-quires development of allocation methodology for distributing funds deposit-ed in trust fund; provides for funds to establish children’s advocacy centers;provides for future legislative review & termination or re–creation of trustfund. Effective Date: Contingent. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Criminal Justice;

Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; CriminalJustice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; Appropriations –SJ 00057











S 1050 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Smith;(CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (Similar H 1639) Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.; provides additional penalties for unli-censed sale or purchase of saltwater product or harvest or attempted harvestwith intent to sell of saltwater product; provides additional penalties for of-fenses involving unlawful possession of or interference with saltwater fish-eries traps; revises penalties for theft from, & provides penalties for theft of,stone crab traps, blue crab traps, etc. Amends Ch. 370, 327.30,.43. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcom-

mittee on General Government; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations –SJ 00057















S 1052 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1579) Autopsy Records; provides for survivors of deceased persons to designateagents to view or obtain autopsy records from medical examiners. Amends406.135. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice;Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions –SJ 00057





00263 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ



ty; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00424 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-

tice –SJ 00424 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee


nal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00505 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00603; Placed on



S 1054 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Similar H 1771, S 2010) Youthful Offenders; provides that court may not sentence as youthful offend-ers certain offenders who have pled nolo contendere or guilty to, or beenfound guilty of, capital felonies, life felonies, first–degree felonies, or sec-ond–degree felonies involving use or threatened use of force or violence; re-moves legislative declaration re construction of basic training program facili-ty, etc. Amends 958.04, 951.231, 958.045; reenacts various ss. of Ch. 958,985.233(4). Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-



03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/19/03,1:30 pm, 37–S—Not considered



S 1056 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Childrenand Families; Smith; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Linked CS/1ST ENG/S1048, Identical H 1533, Compare H 1535) Crimes Against Children; imposes additional court cost against persons whoplead guilty or nolo contendere to, or who are found guilty of, certain crimesagainst minors; requires clerk of court to deposit proceeds of court cost intoState Treasury for deposit into specified trust fund to be used to fund chil-dren’s advocacy centers; requires clerk of court to retain portion of court costas service charge; requires annual reports & report to Legislature. Creates938.10. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Criminal Justice;

Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Criminal

Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00057 03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,


00178; CS read first time on 03/13/03 –SJ 00180 03/12/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00178

S 1056 (CONTINUED)03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/25/03,


00262 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00262 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 04/10/03, 1:30






S 1058 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Everglades Ecosystem; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re Ever-glades ecosystem. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Finance and Taxation;


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00057


S 1060 GENERAL BILL by Constantine (Compare 2ND ENG/H 1459,CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 0140) Intergovernmental Programs; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/S140,998,1060) prohibits entity created under Interlocal Cooperation Act& consisting of municipalities & counties from owning & operating certainpublic facilities that serve populations outside territorial limits of entitymembers. Amends 163.01. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Communication

and Public Utilities; Natural Resources; Rules and Cal-endar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-munication and Public Utilities; Natural Resources;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00057


03/17/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 140 & SB 998; CS by Com-prehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00227; Origi-nal bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 140(Vetoed by Governor)

S 1062 GENERAL BILL by Crist (Identical H 0557) Assault on Specified Officials; provides enhanced penalties for offense of as-sault, battery, aggravated assault, or aggravated battery if offense is commit-ted upon certain persons officiating at interscholastic activity. Amends784.081. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations




S 1064 GENERAL BILL by Crist Government Yardstick Act/OPPAGA; provides short title; requires OPPAGAto report certain economic indicators to Legislature each year for certain pur-poses; requires OPPAGA to establish methodologies & assumptions re suchindicators; requires OPPAGA to develop such economic indicators for certainyears. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Finance and Taxation; Appropriations; Rules and Cal-endar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00058




HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 1066 GENERAL BILL by Crist; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin (Similar H

0063) Crimes Against Minors; revises elements of crimes of kidnapping minor child& false imprisonment of minor child; revises elements of crime of luring orenticing minor child for unlawful purpose; increases penalty imposed for of-fense of luring or enticing minor child for unlawful purpose; amends provi-sion re offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code, to incor-porate amendments to specified provisions, in references thereto, etc.Amends FS. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-

mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00058




04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00380; Now inRules and Calendar



S 1068 GENERAL BILL by Crist Governor’s Panel on Excellence; revises membership & terms of office of Gov-ernor’s Panel on Excellence in Long–Term Care; provides for selection of pan-el chairperson. Amends 400.235. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Judi-ciary –SJ 00058

03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 03/11/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K—Temporarily post-poned


S 1070 GENERAL BILL by Crist Imposition of Death Sentence; provides that only criminals who were 18years of age or older at time crime was committed may be sentenced to death;amends specified provision to conform. Creates 921.1415; amends 775.082.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-









S 1072 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; CriminalJustice; Crist; (CO–SPONSORS) Aronberg; Cowin; Atwater (SimilarH 1161, Compare H 0795, H 1095, H 1927, S 0524, S 2596) Identity Theft/Internet Fraud; expands definition of personal identificationinformation; revises elements of offense of criminal use of personal ID info.in which such use results in unlawful benefit, injury, or fraud; clarifies thatFlorida judges with jurisdiction over specific crimes have authority to issuesearch warrants for electronic evidence relating thereto, regardless of whereelectronic evidence is situated, etc. Amends 817.568, 934.23, 921.0022;creates 92.605. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-

mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations

S 1072 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-






04/10/03 SENATE CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427; CS read first timeon 04/16/03 –SJ 00436








SB 524 (Ch. 2003–259)

S 1074 GENERAL BILL by Crist Sexual Predators/Public Notification; requires Law Enforcement Dept. toclassify each offender designated as sexual predator for purposes of commu-nity & public notification; specifies five levels of dangerousness; providescriteria for classifying sexual predators. Amends 775.21. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice –SJ 00058 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 1076 GENERAL BILL by Bennett Renewable Energy; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re renewableenergy. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Appro-



04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and PublicUtilities, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 110–S—Not considered

04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and PublicUtilities, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 110–S—Temporarily post-poned


S 1078 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Atwater (Identical2ND ENG/H 0079) Communications Services; redefines & defines certain definitions; prohibitscertain interception, reception, decryption, disruption, transmission, retran-smission, or acquisition of access to described communications services &prohibits assisting others in these acts; prohibits advertisement of communi-cations devices for certain unlawful purposes; provides criminal & civil pen-alties; provides for actual & statutory damages; provides exceptions. Amends812.15. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Crimi-

nal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-ities; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-committee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ00058




S 1078 (CONTINUED)03/20/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Communication and

Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243 03/21/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00243 04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/15/03,

1:00 pm, 37–S 04/15/03 SENATE CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505; CS

read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00519 04/17/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00505 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommit-

tee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00538;Placed on Calendar, on second reading


S 1080 GENERAL BILL by Smith; (CO–SPONSORS) Aronberg(Identical H 0785) Anhydrous Ammonia; provides that theft of anhydrous ammonia is grandtheft & felony of third degree; adds anhydrous ammonia to list of precursorchemicals that may be used in manufacturing controlled substance in viola-tion of Drug Abuse Prevention & Control law; reenacts provision re unlawfulpossession or distribution of listed chemical. Amends 812.014, 893.033; reen-acts 893.149. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice –SJ 00058 03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/19/03,




–SJ 00281 04/02/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/22/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00460 04/25/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 785 –HJ 00643; Read second and



S 1082 GENERAL BILL by Smith Expunged or Sealed Criminal Records; expands list of offenses that cannotbe expunged or sealed from criminal history records to include offenses thatmeet statutory criteria of sexual predator, sexual offender, & career offenderdesignation. Amends 943.0585,.059. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice –SJ 00059 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/25/03,


00264 03/26/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00264 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 1084 GENERAL BILL/CS by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin(Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 0676, CS/S 1088, CS/CS/S 2658) Space–related Growth & Development; revises provisions re board of super-visors for Florida Space Authority; revises membership of board of directorsof Florida Space Research Institute; clarifies authority of Florida Space Re-search Institute; defines term “aerospace;” redesignates Florida CommercialSpace Finance Corporation as Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation; pro-vides that said corporation is not agency for certain purposes, etc. AmendsChs. 288, 331. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Commerce, Economic Opportuni-ties, and Consumer Services; Education; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Education; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00059

S 1084 (CONTINUED)03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,



03/28/03 SENATE Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00303;Now in Education

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 676 (Ch.2003–286)

S 1086 GENERAL BILL/CS by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist (SimilarH 1617) Space Industry; provides that amounts due under tax on sales, use, & othertransactions which are collected by dealers conducting business at fixed loca-tions at Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Air Station on admissions,leases, licenses, & sales of tangible personal property at such businessesshall be separately returned to DOR; provides for exemption from taxationfor any project or property owned by Fla. Commercial Space Financing Corp.,etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2004. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Commerce, Economic Opportuni-ties, and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00059




04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00303; Rereferred toFinance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00303


S 1088 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by Military andVeterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Fasano;(CO–SPONSORS) Crist (Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 0676, CS/S 1084,CS/CS/S 2658) Space–related Eco. Growth/Pub. Rec.; amends provisions re exemptions frompublic–records requirements & public–meetings requirements for FloridaCommercial Space Finance Corporation; clarifies that corporation is subjectto certain provisions which provide for confidentiality of certain information;provides that certain closed meetings of corporation’s board of directors areconfidential & exempt from public–meetings requirements, etc. Creates331.421. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-









04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00303; Rereferred toGovernmental Oversight and Productivity; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00303

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/SB 676 (Ch. 2003–286)

S 1090 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Space–related Tourism; expresses legislative intent to provide for & supportprograms, facilities, & strategies to accelerate space–related tourism. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-




S 1092 GENERAL BILL by Fasano State’s Space Industry; expresses legislative intent to provide for retention& expansion of employment opportunities in space industry. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-




S 1094 GENERAL BILL by Fasano State’s Space Industry; expresses legislative intent to provide for indus-try–driven research to leverage resources in support of state’s space industry& its expansion, diversification, & transition to commercialization. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-




S 1096 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Military Bases; express legislative intent to provide for & support programs,facilities, & strategies to enhance & expand missions of military bases & de-fense–related industries within state. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-



S 1096 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports

S 1098 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Military and Veterans’Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS)Lynn; Crist; Haridopolos; Atwater (Identical H 1475, Compare H0477, H 0489, H 0505, H 1415, 1ST ENG/H 1745, 2ND ENG/S 0482, CS/S0570, 2ND ENG/S 0594, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1168) Uniformed Servicemembers Protection; creates “Florida Uniformed Ser-vicemembers Protection Act”; provides for applicability of specified federallaws to servicemembers when serving on active duty or state active duty; pro-hibits retaliatory action by landlord for termination of rental agreement byservicemember; prohibits landlord from discriminating against servicemem-ber in offering dwelling unit for rent or in any of terms of rental agreement,etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 06/02/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Comprehensive Planning; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00059





0 –SJ 00282 03/27/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-


Transportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00303; Placed on Calen-dar, on second reading






05/01/03 SENATE In returning messages 05/02/03 SENATE Was taken up –SJ 01120; Concurred –SJ 01125; CS

passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 –SJ 01125; Or-dered engrossed, then enrolled –SJ 01125

05/22/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/02/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–72; See also

SB 482 (Ch. 2003–30)

S 1100 GENERAL BILL/CS by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Crist;Bullard (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0805, Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 2062) Military Dependents/Scholarships; establishes program for contributions tononprofit scholarship–funding organizations to be used for dependent chil-dren of veterans & military personnel; provides for tax credits that may begranted each fiscal year for such contributions; provides requirements & lim-itations. Creates 220.1875. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-





S 1100 (CONTINUED)03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,





S 1102 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Support of Military Bases; expresses legislative intent to provide for & sup-port programs, facilities, & strategies to reduce exposure of military bases lo-cated in this state to closure or realignment of mission. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-




S 1104 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Comprehensive Planning; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re devel-opment surrounding military installations to ensure compatible zoning regu-lations & community growth. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Comprehensive Planning; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00060


S 1106 GENERAL BILL by Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano Ad Valorem Taxation; expresses legislative intent to provide exemption fromad valorem taxation for property owned by certain veterans’ organizations.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Comprehensive Planning; Financeand Taxation; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00060


S 1108 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Military Affairs Dept.; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re MilitaryAffairs Dept. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00060


S 1110 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Veterans’ Affairs Dept.; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re Veter-ans’ Affairs Dept. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 1110 (CONTINUED)02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00060


S 1112 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Bennett All–inclusive Care for Elderly Act; provides short title & legislative findings;requires AHCA & Elderly Affairs Dept. to assist private, not–for–profit orga-nization within specified county in providing services under federal programknown as Program of All–inclusive Care for Elderly; specifies number of en-rollees; requires AHCA to contract with private organization providing pro-gram under specified conditions. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-







S 1114 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Compare H 0433, CS/CS/S 0700,CS/2ND ENG/S 2404) Substance Abuse & Mental Health; amends accreditation requirements forproviders of behavioral health care services; requires CFS Dept. & AHCA tofollow only properly adopted & applicable statutes & rules in monitoring con-tracted providers; requires department to file State Project Compliance Sup-plement. Amends 394.741. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Chil-

dren and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00060; Withdrawn from Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Children and Families; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations –SJ 00004; Rereferred to Children andFamilies; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00004

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Children and Families,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2404(Ch. 2003–279)

S 1116 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Crist (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1527,Compare CS/S 2750) Florida Alzheimer’s Training Act; creates said act; prescribes training stand-ards for employees of home health agencies, adult day care centers, & hos-pices, respectively, that provide care for persons who have Alzheimer’s dis-ease or related disorders; prescribes duties of Elderly Affairs Dept.; providesfor compliance with guidelines within certain time period; provides for ap-proval of Alzheimer’s training & trainers, etc. Amends 400.4785,.5571,.6045.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-












S 1118 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz; (CO–SPONSORS)Fasano; Jones; Bennett; Clary; Wilson; Peaden (Similar 1ST ENG/H1501) Hospice License Plate; creates said license plate; provides for distribution ofannual use fees received from sale of such plates. Amends 320.08056,.08058.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00060 03/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/20/03, 1:00





S 1120 GENERAL BILL by Carlton Long–term Care Civil Enforcement; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re long–term care civil enforcement. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-





S 1122 GENERAL BILL by Carlton Long–term Care Facilities; expresses legislative intent to revise laws relong–term care facilities. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-





S 1124 GENERAL BILL by Carlton Long–term Care Liability Insurance; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re long–term care liability insurance. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Bank-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00061


S 1124 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care

S 1126 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Atwater(Similar H 1231) Local Government/Half–cent Sales Tax; amends distribution formula for pro-ceeds from tax; provides for retroactivity. Amends 218.62. Effective Date:05/23/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Tax-

ation; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00061













S 1128 GENERAL BILL by Clary Highway Safety & Motor Vehicle Dept.; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re notarized signatures on automobile title transfers. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Appropriations


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00061


S 1130 GENERAL BILL by Clary Emergency Health Care; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re emer-gency health care. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-




S 1132 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Banking andInsurance; Clary (Compare H 0163, H 0927, H 1247, H 1409, H 1539,H 1655, 2ND ENG/H 1837, S 1946, S 2282) Workers’ Compensation; requires Chief Financial Officer to contract withstate attorneys of specified judicial circuits to prosecute criminal violation ofWorkers’ Comp. Law & related crimes; revises exemption requirements &compensability eligibility standards; requires all employers engaged in workin Fla. to obtain Fla. policy; clarifies exclusiveness of liability re safety ser-vices, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation: $581,846. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 1132 (CONTINUED)02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations



04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,04/09/03, 1:45 pm, 110–S—Temporarily postponed



04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government –SJ 00423



04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Rules and Calendar –SJ 00538;Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00576


ed HB 1837 (Died in Senate Returning Messages) –SJ01035; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,refer to SB 50–A (Ch. 2003–412), CS/SB 2–D (Ch.2003–416)

S 1134 GENERAL BILL by Clary Solicitation of Donations; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re solici-tation of donations. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Ethics and Elections; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Ethics and Elections;Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00061


S 1136 GENERAL BILL by Clary Specialty License Plates; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation cre-ating license plate to benefit American Cancer Society. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Health, Aging,and Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00061


S 1138 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Clary (Similar H 0357) Construction Monitoring; provides that professional firms under contractwith DOT to provide specified construction monitoring & inspection servicesare agents of state for purposes of sovereign immunity; provides that suchagents are not employees or agents of state for purposes of Workers’ Compen-sation law; provides that act does not apply to such firm or its employees ifaccident occurs while employee is operating vehicle, etc. Amends 768.28. Ef-fective Date: 07/15/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Over-




03/20/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Regulated Indus-tries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243


S 1138 (CONTINUED)03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and






04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Appropriations –SJ 00423 04/17/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00501; Placed






S 1140 GENERAL BILL by Clary Environmental Protection; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re envi-ronmental protection. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcom-




S 1142 GENERAL BILL by Clary Business & Professional Regulation; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re business & professional regulation. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Over-




S 1144 GENERAL BILL by Clary Agriculture; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re agriculture. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 1146 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Clary Education Technology Council; creates Harnessing the Power of EducationTechnology Advisory Council; provides for membership, powers, & duties; re-quires report. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee



03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am,412–K—Temporarily postponed







04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Edu-cation; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00672;Placed on Calendar, on second reading


S 1148 GENERAL BILL by Clary Education; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re education. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 1150 GENERAL BILL by Clary Military & Veterans’ Affairs; expresses legislative intent to revise laws remilitary & veterans’ affairs. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-




S 1152 GENERAL BILL by Clary Military & Veterans’ Affairs; expresses legislative intent to revise laws remilitary & veterans’ affairs. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/10/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-




S 1154 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Peaden (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1713) Healthcare Prof. Liability Insurance; creates Health Care Professional Lia-bility Insurance Facility; provides for governance by board of governors; pro-vides for facility to provide excess liability insurance for certain health careprofessionals; provides for premiums; provides for regulation by InsuranceRegulation Office of Financial Services Commission; provides applicability;provides for debt & regulation thereof; authorizes said office to adopt rules,etc. Creates 627.3575. Effective Date: upon becoming law. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Bank-

ing and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00062



03/21/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00244

S 1154 (CONTINUED)04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00303; Rereferred toBanking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ00303; On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,04/03/03, 9:00 am, 110–S

04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS0 –SJ 00341; Now in Judiciary –SJ 00341


S 1156 GENERAL BILL by Peaden Environmental Protection; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re envi-ronmental protection. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcom-




S 1158 GENERAL BILL by Peaden Children & Family Services Dept.; expresses legislative intent to revise lawsre Children & Family Services Dept. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00062


S 1160 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Veterans’ Affairs Dept.; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re Veter-ans’ Affairs Dept. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-

tion, and Spaceports; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00062


S 1162 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Pruitt (Similar H 0333) Taxation; abrogates repeal of laws re tourist development tax & Florida Tax-payer’s Bill of Rights notwithstanding repeal scheduled under specified pro-vision; expands threshold for counties eligible for optional uses of tax pro-ceeds. Revives & reenacts 125.0104(7); revives & readopts 192.0105. Effec-tive Date: 05/23/2003. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Commerce, Eco-

nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Financeand Taxation

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00062






03/26/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00263 04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation –SJ 00303;

Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/08/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00357; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00355 04/10/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00370; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ

00370; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ 00371(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS



S 1162 (CONTINUED)04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Received –HJ 01100;

Substituted for HB 333 –HJ 01100; Read second andthird times –HJ 01101; Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 –HJ01101


S 1164 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Pruitt; (CO–SPONSORS) Geller; Lynn; Peaden (Identical H 0113,Compare 2ND ENG/H 1459, CS/1ST ENG/S 1956) Private Property Rights Protection; amends “Bert J. Harris, Jr., PrivateProperty Rights Protection Act”; provides for state land planning agency toreceive notice of claims; amends procedures for determining governmentalentity’s final decision identifying allowable uses for property; provides forwaiver of sovereign immunity for liability; provides requirements for offer ofcompensation by regional water supply authority; provides severability, etc.Amends 70.001. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning –SJ

00062 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K 03/31/03 SENATE CS by– Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ




04/16/03 SENATE Reconsidered –SJ 00423; Placed on third reading –SJ00426

04/23/03 SENATE Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00458; CS passed asamended; YEAS 35 NAYS 2 –SJ 00459


113 –HJ 00819; Read second time –HJ 00819; Amend-ment(s) adopted –HJ 00819; Amendment(s) reconsid-ered, withdrawn –HJ 00888

05/02/03 HOUSE Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading –HJ 01051;Died on Calendar

S 1166 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION by Margolis; (CO–SPONSORS)Wilson; Dawson; Wasserman Schultz; Bullard; Hill; Klein; Miller;Campbell; Smith; Lawson; Aronberg; Geller; Bennett (Identical H0615) Equal Rights for Men & Women; ratifies proposed amendment to Constitu-tion of United States re equal rights for men & women. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Rules and

Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections;

Rules and Calendar –SJ 00062 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/01/03, 9:30 am,


Now in Ethics and Elections –SJ 00303 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections

S 1168 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations;Transportation; Sebesta (Similar H 1415, Compare H 1209, H 1475, H1513, CS/2ND ENG/S 1098, S 1272, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1492, CS/S 2128)Motor Vehicles; includes airbags & airbag assemblies within definition ofterm “major component part” for purposes of provisions prohibiting operationof chop shop & authorizes seizure & forfeiture of parts & vehicles; providescommon wheelchair is not motor vehicle; amends provision re expedited issu-ance of duplicate certificates of title of off–highway vehicles; provides for dis-play of license plate on wreckers, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 10/01/2003except as otherwise provided. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00062

S 1168 (CONTINUED)03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/11/03, 1:00

pm, 37–S 03/11/03 SENATE CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177; CS

read first time on 03/13/03 –SJ 00181 03/13/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-

tion and Economic Development –SJ 00177 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee


04/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427







to CS/SB 1098 (Ch. 2003–72)

S 1170 MEMORIAL by Cowin; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard; Wise;Aronberg; Lawson; Fasano; Webster; Campbell; Klein; Margolis;Wilson (Identical H 1091, Similar H 9021) Israel; expresses solidarity with Israel in its fight against terrorism. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0006303/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,


–SJ 00341 04/03/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00341 04/10/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00381; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00379; Adopted –SJ 00380 04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer

to HR 9021 (Adopted)

S 1172 JOINT RESOLUTION/CS/CS by Judiciary; Ethics andElections; Cowin; Posey (Compare S 1672) Constitutional Amendments; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1172,1672) consti-tutional amendment to prohibit placement of proposed constitutional amend-ment or revision on ballot if it does not alter, amend, or repeal existing articleor amendment to constitution, address fundamental right of citizen of state,or seek to create, implement, or otherwise change basic structure of state gov-ernment, as determined by Fla. Supreme Court. Amends s. 5, Art. XI. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Govern-



04/02/03 SENATE CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 –SJ 00342;CS read first time on 04/03/03 –SJ 00343

04/03/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00340; Rereferred to Ju-diciary; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00340


04/14/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SJR 1672; CS/CS by Judicia-ry; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS read first time on04/16/03 –SJ 00436; Remaining combined CS refer-ences: Rules and Calendar


on Calendar, on second reading 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00734 04/30/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00799; CS failed to pass; YEAS 17

NAYS 21 –SJ 00800



HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 1174 GENERAL BILL by Campbell

State Agencies; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re process by whichstate agencies establish fees. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/11/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Finance and Taxation; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ00063


S 1176 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Finance and Taxation;Campbell (Similar H 1907, Compare H 0141, H 0929, 2ND ENG/H 1813,H 1827, H 1897, CS/S 0332, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1448, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S1660, S 2666, S 2842) Taxation; amends provisions re local communications services tax; changessourcing requirements for third number & calling card calls; provides exemp-tion for homes for aged; revises period during which taxpayer may voluntari-ly disclose tax liability; authorizes governing body of county to revoke waiverof annual property classification; revises date by which property appraisermust provide notice to property owners, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ 0006303/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and Public

Utilities, 03/20/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S 03/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Communication and Public Utilities;



00425; CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00436 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00425 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 04/22/03, 4:30

pm, 412–K—Not considered 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00672; Placed on


ond time –SJ 01086; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01087;Read third time –SJ 01100; CS passed as amended;YEAS 37 NAYS 0 –SJ 01101

05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Placed on Special Order Calendar –HJ01103; Received –HJ 01111; Substituted for HB 1907–HJ 01111; Read second and third times –HJ 01111; CSpassed; YEAS 107 NAYS 0 –HJ 01111


HB 1813 (Ch. 2003–86), CS/CS/SB 1448 (Ch. 2003–36),CS/CS/SB 1660 (Ch. 2003–162)

S 1178 RESOLUTION by Peaden (Similar H 9003) Osteopathic Physicians; commends osteopathic physicians of this state fortheir contributions to health & welfare of residents of this state & recognizesApril 2, 2003, as Osteopathic Medicine Day. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00295; Adopted; See also HR 9003


S 1180 MEMORIAL by Peaden (Similar H 1077) Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit; urges Congress to enact financially sus-tainable, voluntary, universal, & privately administered out–patient pre-scription drug coverage as part of federal Medicare program. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0006303/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,



ond time –SJ 00378; Adopted –SJ 00378 04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00411


1077 –HJ 00978; Read second time –HJ 00979; Adopted–HJ 00979

05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01057 06/19/03 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State

S 1182 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Dockery; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater(Similar H 1809) Security System Plans/Pub. Rec.; amends provision re exemption from pub-lic–records requirements which applies to certain security system plans;creates exception to exemption. Amends 119.071. Effective Date: 05/21/2003.02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports;

Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,and Ports; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00063


03/17/03 SENATE Favorable by Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports;YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00226







0 –SJ 00460 04/24/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/25/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00602; Substituted

for HB 1809 –HJ 00605; Read second and third times–HJ 00605; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 –HJ 00605


S 1184 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations;Judiciary; Villalobos (Compare H 1929, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1492) Judicial Branch of Government; requires state attorney to provide discoverymaterials to defendant; provides for payment of expenses for state attorneyto assist in another circuit; deletes provisions re limitations on representa-tion by public defenders in direct appeals of death penalty cases; providescriteria for determining whether conflict of interest exists; revises definitionfor purposes of retired judges or justices assigned to temporary duty, etc.Amends FS. Appropriation: $50,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except asotherwise provided. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on






03/25/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Article V Implementation and Judiciary, 03/28/03,9:00 am, 309–C—Temporarily postponed

03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Article V Implementation and Judiciary, 04/03/03,upon recess of session, 309–C

04/03/03 SENATE CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Article VImplementation and Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ00359; CS read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00360


Calendar, on second reading (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS







poned, on Second Reading –HJ 00880 05/02/03 HOUSE Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-

fer to HB 113–A (Ch. 2003–402), CS/SB 2–D (Ch.2003–416)

S 1186 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Lynn; (CO–SPONSORS)Fasano (Similar H 1137) Drug Court Programs/Funding; provides funding for drug court programsthrough assessment of additional mandatory court cost; provides for assess-ment to be imposed by ordinance against persons convicted of criminal viola-tion, violation of municipal or county ordinance, or traffic violation resultingin payment of fine or penalty; provides for collection & deposit of assessment;provides for administration of funds. Creates 938.20. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onArticle V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Ap-propriations –SJ 00063



04/22/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00504 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 1188 GENERAL BILL by Lynn; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (SimilarH 0839) Health Insurance/Payment; provides that, in specified circumstances, pay-ment for certain health benefits shall be made directly to hospital, physician,or other health care provider even if contrary to insurance contract. Amends627.638. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging, and


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00064


S 1190 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos County Funding/Court Functions; expresses legislative intent to revise lawsre county funding of court–related functions. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on




S 1192 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Court–appointed Counsel; expresses legislative intent to revise laws recourt–appointed counsel. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on




S 1194 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Clerks of Circuit & County Courts; expresses legislative intent to revise lawsre clerks of circuit & county courts. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 1194 (CONTINUED)02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on




S 1196 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Judicial Administration; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re judicialadministration. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on




S 1198 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Judiciary; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re judiciary. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on




S 1200 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Workers’ Compensation Insurance; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re workers’ compensation insurance. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations




S 1202 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Bankingand Insurance; Alexander (Compare 2ND ENG/H 0513, 1ST ENG/H1819) Motor Vehicle Insurance Costs; cites act as Florida Motor Vehicle InsuranceAffordability Reform Act; creates Health Care Clinic Act; provides that mak-ing claim re PIP which is upcoded or which is submitted for payment of ser-vices not rendered constitutes grounds for disciplinary action; repeals provi-sions re Fla. Motor Vehicle No–Fault Law, unless reenacted by 2005 RegularSession, & specifies certain effect, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation:$2,500,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations



03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,03/19/03, 1:30 pm, 110–S—Discussed/Workshop








04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Rules and Calendar –SJ 00538;Placed on Calendar, on second reading

04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700




04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00787; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00787;Amendment(s) failed –SJ 00788; Amendment pending–SJ 00790

05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856; Pendingamendment withdrawn –SJ 00863; Amendment(s)adopted –SJ 00863; Ordered engrossed –SJ 00870; Re-called from Engrossing –SJ 00902; Amendment(s) re-considered, withdrawn –SJ 00903; Amendment(s)adopted –SJ 00903; Ordered engrossed –SJ 00903; Readthird time –SJ 01030; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40NAYS 0 –SJ 01030

05/01/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar; Died on Calendar,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 513 (Ch.2003–281), CS/SB 32–A (Ch. 2003–411)

S 1204 RESOLUTION by Alexander Florida Air Museum; recognizes Florida Air Museum, operated by Sun n’Fun, a not–for–profit corporation that is compiling extensive collection of avi-ation memorabilia & educating public on aviation history. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 05/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 01059; Read second time –SJ 01060;

Adopted –SJ 01060

S 1206 GENERAL BILL by Alexander Workers’ Compensation; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re work-ers’ compensation insurance. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/12/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations




S 1208 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Identical H 0621) Land Acquisition; provides legislative findings re need to revitalize & rede-velop certain urban areas & to value of urban greenspace; defines term “re-mediation project” for purposes of Fla. Communities Trust Act; authorizestrust to adopt rules concerning resolution of land–use conflicts; provides forfunds from Preservation 2000 Trust Fund & Fla. Forever Trust Fund to beused for projects approved under said act, etc. Amends380.502,.503,.507,.508,.510. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-sive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Gener-al Government; Appropriations –SJ 00064

04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Natural Resources; ComprehensivePlanning; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00357; Withdrawnfrom further consideration –SJ 00357

S 1210 GENERAL BILL/CS by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports; Fasano Tourism; increases membership of Fla. Commission on Tourism to includerepresentative from space tourism industry & representative from youthtravel industry; increases membership of board of directors of Fla. TourismIndustry Marketing Corporation, to conform. Amends 288.1223,.1226. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Military and Veterans’Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports –SJ 00064





S 1210 (CONTINUED)03/26/03 SENATE CS by– Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection,

and Spaceports; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00305; CS readfirst time on 04/02/03 –SJ 00313

03/28/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00305 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-



S 1212 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Aronberg (Similar H 0891, CompareCS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1580) Bankruptcy/Personal Customer Info.; prohibits sale or disclosure of personalcustomer information by persons in bankruptcy; provides for waivers of pro-hibition; provides that violation of this prohibition is unfair & deceptive tradepractice; provides for civil actions; provides exemption. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Comprehensive Planning; Judicia-ry

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Judiciary –SJ 00065



03/27/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00283 04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00303;

Now in Judiciary 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 1214 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Appropriations; Villalobos;(CO–SPONSORS) Miller; Campbell; Argenziano; Fasano; Bullard;Margolis; Aronberg; Atwater; Peaden; Lawson; Siplin; Smith; Diaz dela Portilla; Constantine; Hill (Similar H 0933, S 0138, Compare H0215) Fla. Civil Rights Act of 1992; authorizes Attorney General to commence civilaction against person or group perpetuating discriminatory practices; pro-vides for damages, injunctive relief, & civil penalties; provides for venue; pro-vides for attorney’s fees & costs; provides for deposit of civil penalties intoGeneral Revenue Fund; authorizes Attorney General to investigate viola-tions under Fla. Civil Rights Act of 1992; revises provisions re state employ-ment policy, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law except asotherwise provided. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on

Criminal Justice; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ00065




04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice –SJ 00380; Now in Appropriations; OnCommittee agenda—Appropriations, 04/15/03, 3:15 pm,412–K






tuted for HB 215 –HJ 00859; Read second time –HJ00859; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00859, –HJ 00965



S 1214 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01065; CS passed as amended;

YEAS 113 NAYS 2 –HJ 01065 05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Died in returning Messages,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 143–A (Ch.2003–396)

S 1216 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Bennett;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Atwater (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1099) Domestic Violence Centers; removes requirement that CFS Dept. approve orreject applications for funding received from domestic violence centers; re-quires statewide assoc. under contract with dept. to provide technical assist-ance to certified domestic violence centers & to administer & evaluate ser-vices provided by centers; requires assoc. to approve or reject applications forfunding, etc. Amends 39.903,.905. Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Criminal Justice;












S 1218 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Agriculture; Argenziano;(CO–SPONSORS) Bennett; Bullard (Identical H 0339) Food Safety & Security; creates Florida Food Safety & Food Security Adviso-ry Council as forum for evaluation of food safety & food security issues; pro-vides membership; requires reporting of findings & recommendations; pro-vides for review of certain data. Creates 500.033. Appropriation: $10,000. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Subcommittee

on General Government; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Appropriations

Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00065


03/26/03 SENATE CS by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00282; CS readfirst time on 03/27/03 –SJ 00290








S 1220 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Judiciary; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Argenziano (Similar 1STENG/H 1551, 1ST ENG/S 1634) Sale of Real Property; requires disclosures to prospective parcel owners incommunity. Amends 689.26. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.

S 1220 (CONTINUED)02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Planning; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consum-er Services –SJ 00065





–SJ 00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00393 04/09/03 SENATE Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-

sumer Services –SJ 00382 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,

and Consumer Services –SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar,on second reading


04/24/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00553; Amendment pending –SJ00553; Pending amendment adopted –SJ 00564; CSpassed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00564

04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/28/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00710 04/29/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 1551 –HJ 00799; Read second and



S 1222 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Bennett;Siplin; Bullard (Identical 2ND ENG/H 0945) Nonagricultural Vehicles; requires Agric. & Consumer Services Dept. to es-tablish rules authorizing such vehicles to pass agricultural inspection stationwithout stopping & submitting to inspection; prohibits person from imper-sonating inspector, agent, or other employee of dept.; provides penalty.Amends 570.15,.16. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Criminal Justice; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Criminal Justice;Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00065


03/11/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Agriculture; YEAS7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00176



00262 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-




S 1224 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Criminal Justice; Dawson;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano (Compare H 1207) Motor Vehicle/Unattended Children; revises elements of noncriminal infrac-tion to prohibit leaving child younger than specified age unattended or uns-upervised in motor vehicle for any period of time; increases penalty & pro-vides additional penalties. Amends 316.6135. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Criminal Justice;

Judiciary; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Criminal

Justice; Judiciary; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions –SJ 00065




03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,03/19/03, 4:00 pm, 37–S



9:00 am, 37–S 04/03/03 SENATE CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00359; CS

read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00361 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00359 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00423; Now in Finance

and Taxation 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation; Appropriations

–SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 01112; Read third time –SJ 01112; Amend-ment(s) adopted –SJ 01127; CS passed as amended;YEAS 38 NAYS 0 –SJ 01127


S 1226 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 0501) Elderly or Disabled/Exploitation; requires FDLE to establish Internet web-site that lists identifying information concerning offenders having two ormore convictions for exploiting elderly person or disabled adult; provides fordepartment to remove information following offender’s death or after speci-fied period. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-



04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Sub-committee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ00380; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00380

S 1228 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Crist Capital Collateral Representation; provides for middle & southern regionaloffices of capital collateral counsel to continue to be administered by regionalcounsel; provides for private counsel to be appointed to represent persons innorthern region in capital collateral post conviction proceedings; requiresCapital Cases Commission to review operation of private counsel; providesfor appointment of counsel within northern regional office, etc. Amends27.701,.702,.703,.709,.710,.711. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/13/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judi-ciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementa-tion and Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00065




S 1230 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Health, Aging,and Long–Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Bennett; Siplin; Bullard (Similar 2NDENG/H 1061) Federal Records/Pub. Rec.; provides exemption from public–records require-ments for certain federal records that are otherwise confidential under feder-al law & that are provided to Agriculture & Consumer Services Dept. for pur-poses of food safety investigations, contacts & partnership activities, & regu-latory reviews; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides find-ing of public necessity, etc. Amends 500.148. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00065


03/11/03 SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177






Care, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 412–K 04/14/03 SENATE CS/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS





S 1232 GENERAL BILL/CS by Agriculture; Argenziano;(CO–SPONSORS) Bennett; Bullard (Identical H 0405) Pest Control; provides for temporary markers for vehicles; provides certainrestrictions on issuance of employee ID cards; provides that limited certifica-tion does not authorize fumigation of structure; provides fee for late renewalof certification for commercial landscape maintenance personnel; providesfor automatic expiration of such certification following failure to obtain recer-tification, etc. Amends Ch. 482. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00065

03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 03/19/03, 4:00 pm,301–C












S 1234 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Career Offenders; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re career offend-ers. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules and Cal-

endar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Rules and Calendar –SJ 00066 04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules and

Calendar –SJ 00303; Withdrawn from further consider-ation –SJ 00303

S 1236 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Law Enforcement; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re law enforce-ment. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 1236 (CONTINUED)02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Comprehensive Planning;

Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Comprehen-sive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Crimi-nal Justice; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00066

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; ComprehensivePlanning; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00303;Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ 00303

S 1238 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Public Safety; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re public safety. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Comprehensive Planning;


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Comprehen-sive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Crimi-nal Justice; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00066

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; ComprehensivePlanning; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00303;Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ 00303

S 1240 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Capital Collateral Regional Counsels; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re capital collateral regional counsels. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judi-ciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementa-tion and Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00066

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation andJudiciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00303; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00303

S 1242 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Sexual Offenders; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re sexual offend-ers. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-

mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00066

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Sub-committee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00303; Withdrawn from further con-sideration –SJ 00303

S 1244 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Department of Corrections; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re De-partment of Corrections. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00066

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00303; Withdrawn from further consideration–SJ 00303

S 1246 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos Juvenile Justice; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re Juvenile Jus-tice. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 1246 (CONTINUED)02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Children and Families;


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Children andFamilies; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00066

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Children and Fami-lies; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00303; With-drawn from further consideration –SJ 00303

S 1248 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Wise;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Garcia; Lynn; Crist (Similar H 0547) OPPAGA/Real Property Reform; requires OPPAGA to review & evaluatechanges to laws affecting land sales, exemptions, & mandatory homeowners’associations & disclosures laws re adult & residential subdivisions; requiresOPPAGA to consult with DBPR, homeowners & homeowners’ associations,& developers & to hold hearings; requires report re its evaluation of need forchange to laws that protect interests of consumers & property owners, etc.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Commerce, Eco-

nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judicia-ry; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appro-priations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Appropriations –SJ 00066







04/08/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00358 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity –SJ 00502; Now in Appropriations 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00538; Placed on



0 –SJ 00812 04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Died in Messages

S 1250 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Wise(Similar 1ST ENG/H 0415, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0049, S 1408, CS/CS/S1434) Public Libraries/Computers/Obscenity; requires public libraries to install &maintain computer software or equivalent technology that prohibits accessto obscene materials by minors; provides that installation of software or tech-nology in library having only one public–access computer is within library’sdiscretion; provides finding of important state interest; establishes minimumstandards for receipt of operating grants. Amends 257.17. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Justice; Communi-cation and Public Utilities; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Jus-tice; Communication and Public Utilities; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00066


03/11/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00165; Now in ComprehensivePlanning –SJ 00165



04/16/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00426 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS




05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1434(Ch. 2003–126)

S 1252 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/3RD ENG by Appropriations; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Bennett; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano(Similar 1ST ENG/H 1105, Compare H 1083, H 1901, H 1931, CS/2NDENG/S 2020, CS/S 2132, CS/2ND ENG/S 2150, CS/2ND ENG/S 2322,CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2678) Health Care Facilities; allows nursing homes to convert beds to alternativeuses as specified; provides restrictions on uses of funding under assist-ed–living Medicaid waivers; revises requirements for facility’s report to agen-cy on adverse incidents; postpones effective date of changes to standards foreligibility for certain optional medical assistance, including coverage undermedically needy program, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation: $22,498,288. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 02/14/03 SENATE Prefiled 02/26/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Bank-





03/13/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00177 03/26/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance –SJ 00262;








04/29/03 SENATE Reconsidered –SJ 00721; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00727; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 –SJ00728


time –HJ 00938; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00938,–HJ 00949


05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Died in returning Messages,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2322(Ch. 2003–9)

S 1254 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Aronberg; Saunders(Similar CS/1ST ENG/S 1854, Compare H 1073, S 1662) School Employees & Contractors; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1254,1662) re-quires both instructional & noninstructional personnel of charter schools tofile fingerprints with school board of district within which charter school islocated; provides that contractors have same probationary status as employ-ees; provides duties of FDLE re retention & search of fingerprint records sub-mitted on behalf of school employees & contractors, etc. Amends 1012.32. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appro-priations –SJ 00066


S 1254 (CONTINUED)04/15/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 1662; Combined CS addi-

tional reference(s): Appropriations Subcommittee onEducation; CS by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00521; Re-maining combined CS references: Criminal Justice; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations

04/17/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00504; On Committeeagenda—Criminal Justice, 04/22/03, 2:15 pm, 37–S



04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Ed-ucation; Appropriations –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar,on second reading

04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Read sec-



S 1256 GENERAL BILL by Lynn (Similar H 0571) Governmental Reorganization; transfers school readiness services systemwithin Agency for Workforce Innovation to Executive Office of Governor;transfers responsibilities for regulating & licensing child care facilities fromCSF Dept. to DBPR; requires standards & curriculum for promoting readingreadiness; requires program of literacy assistance for parents of preschoolchildren; authorizes DOE to modify certain child care courses, etc. AmendsCh. 402, 411.01,.0105. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Children and Families; RegulatedIndustries; Education; Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Children and Families;Regulated Industries; Education; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations –SJ 00067


S 1258 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Bennett (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1575) Division of Retirement; transfers Division of Retirement & its powers, duties,functions, components, & assets from Department of Management Servicesto the State Board of Administration; provides status of division personnelunder Career Service System; amends certain provisions to conform to suchtransfer; provides duties of Financial Services Dept. re issuing benefit pay-ments under retirement plans. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;










S 1260 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS)Dawson; Wasserman Schultz; Bullard; Siplin (Similar H 1189,Compare H 0703, H 1739) High School Graduation Requirements; requires that instruction in parent-ing skills be included within one–half credit in life management skills re-quired for graduation from high school; eliminates requirement that life



S 1260 (CONTINUED)management skills course be taken in 9th or 10th grade; provides that partic-ipation in R.O.T.C. class satisfies portion of physical education requirement.Amends 1003.43. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Health, Aging, and Long–Term







YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00262 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ



tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00427 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00502; Placed on


ond time –SJ 01112; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01112;Read third time –SJ 01112; Passed as amended; YEAS39 NAYS 0 –SJ 01112

05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Died in Messages,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1739 (Ch.2003–8), SB 30–A (Ch. 2003–391)

S 1262 GENERAL BILL by Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS) Dawson;Bullard; Lawson School–based AIDS Education/Grants; requires DOE to award grants to pub-lic school districts to implement school–based AIDS educational activities;provides for grant awards to be made from funds appropriated by Legisla-ture; specifies requirements for grant proposals by school districts; requiresthat DOE consider specified factors in awarding grants; requires school dis-tricts that receive grant to file annual report with DOE. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Health, Aging, and Long–Term




04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 0035804/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 412–K—Not considered 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care

S 1264 JOINT RESOLUTION by Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin;Dawson; Klein; Geller; Campbell; Hill; Bullard; Wasserman Schultz;Miller (Identical H 1003, Similar S 2292, Compare H 1413, S 2288) Felony Offender’s Right to Vote; constitutional amendment to restore felonyoffender’s right to vote & hold office upon his or her release from incarcera-tion & postconviction supervision. Amends s. 4, Art. VI. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Ju-

diciary; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; CriminalJustice; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00067


S 1266 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Posey (Similar H0637, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2238, Compare 1ST ENG/H 1649, CS/S 2018)Real Estate Professionals/Regulation; redesignates “broker–salespersons” as“broker associates” & “salespersons” as “sales associates”; provides for licens-ing of broker associates & sales associates; revises requirements re notice of

S 1266 (CONTINUED)completion of educational requirements; allows broker to place personal orbrokerage funds in property management & sales escrow accounts; specifiestransactions that are subj. to requirements of act, etc. Amends FS. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary;Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00067

04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/09/03,11:30 am, 110–S


04/11/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00426 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary,


S 1268 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Lynn; Wasserman Schultz(Identical H 0241, S 1392) State Lottery/Unclaimed Prize Money; (THIS BILL COMBINESS1268,1392) provides that all unclaimed prize money shall be deposited inEducational Enhancement Trust Fund. Amends 24.115,.121, 1010.70. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Finance and Taxa-tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00067


04/03/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 1392; CS by Education;YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00359; CS read first time on04/08/03 –SJ 00361; Remaining combined CS refer-ences: Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations


S 1270 GENERAL BILL by Lynn Adoption; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re adoption & paternityregistry. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Healthand Human Services; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-lies; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00068


S 1272 GENERAL BILL by Webster (Similar H 1209, Compare H 1415,CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1168) Chop Shops/Airbags; includes airbags & airbag assemblies within definitionof term “major component part” for purposes of provisions prohibiting opera-tion of chop shop & authorizes seizure & forfeiture of parts & vehicles.Amends 812.16. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Transportation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Transporta-

tion –SJ 00068 03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/19/03,


00244 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Transportation –SJ 00244 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/01/03, 1:00









04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Public Safety & Crime Prevention;Appropriations –HJ 00412

05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Public Safety & Crime Prevention

S 1274 GENERAL BILL by Wise (Identical H 1349) Columbia HS/Planning Task Force; creates Planning Task Force for Colum-bia Residential Mathematics, Science, & Technology High School, which willbe located in close proximity to Kennedy Space Center; provides task forcemembership, subcommittees, & duties; provides that Technological Research& Development Authority (TRDA) Education Programs Office shall adminis-ter residential high school; provides for summer pilot program, etc. Appropri-ation: $100,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports; Appropriations Sub-committee on Education; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Military and Veter-ans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ00068


03/19/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00244 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection,

and Spaceports –SJ 00244 03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports, 03/31/03, 2:00 pm,37–S




S 1276 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Frequency of Audits/Auditor General; changes frequency of audit & report ofsuch audit by Auditor General to annual basis. Amends 195.096. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Tax-

ation; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00068







General Government

S 1278 GENERAL BILL by Clary Workers’ Compensation Insurance; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re workers’ compensation insurance. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations




S 1280 GENERAL BILL by Clary Disaster Recovery; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re disaster re-covery. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/17/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports;

Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar

S 1280 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00068

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Home Defense, Public Security,and Ports

S 1282 GENERAL BILL by Fasano State Revenue Programs; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re staterevenue programs. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Finance and Taxation; Commerce, Economic

Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00068


S 1284 GENERAL BILL by Fasano Faith–based Counseling; expresses legislative intent to revise laws refaith–based counseling. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Health, Aging, and


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Health, Aging,and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00068


S 1286 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Judiciary; RegulatedIndustries; Bennett (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1755) Construction Defects; provides legislative findings & declaration; providesfor dismissal of dwelling actions under certain circumstances; provides fornotice & opportunity to repair; provides prerequisites to bring action basedon alleged construction defects; provides evidentiary presumptions; providesfor tolling statute of limitations; provides for certain notification to purchaserat time of sale; provides severability, etc. Effective Date: 05/27/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Rules and

Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary;

Rules and Calendar –SJ 00068 03/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 03/20/03,

3:30 pm, 110–S—Temporarily postponed 03/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/02/03,

1:00 pm, 110–S 04/02/03 SENATE CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 –SJ



read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00438 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00426 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00501; Placed







S 1288 GENERAL BILL by Dawson Homeless Persons; defines terms; provides for appointment of shelter capaci-ty coordinators; requires coordinator to supply certain information to law en-forcement agencies; prohibits law enforcement officer from citing, arresting,or incarcerating individual for committing, under specified circumstances,certain life–sustaining acts that would ordinarily constitute misdemeanors;provides responsibilities of shelter capacity coordinators, etc. Effective Date:01/01/2004.



S 1288 (CONTINUED)02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Justice;

Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Crim-inal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00068



S 1290 RESOLUTION by Saunders (Similar H 9117) Goodwill Industries; recognizes Florida Goodwill Association & commendsorganization for its valued programs, which have expanded opportunities &occupational capabilities of millions of Floridians. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00367; Read second time –SJ 00368;


S 1292 GENERAL BILL by Saunders Publicly Owned Properties; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re pub-licly owned properties. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00069


S 1294 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Aronberg (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1925,CS/CS/S 2738) Public Health; authorizes electronically submitted applications for certifica-tion or recertification as emergency medical technician or paramedic; revisesrequirements for insignia identifying such person; requires screening of ap-plicants through FDLE; amends provision re emergency medical servicestraining programs; requires that students be notified of certain regulatory &screening requirements, etc. Amends 401.27,.2701. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Crimi-

nal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Healthand Human Services; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ00069



04/09/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00382 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 1296 MEMORIAL/CS by Rules and Calendar; Saunders Upgrading Firesafety Systems; urges Congress to include in its econom-ic–stimulus legislation tax incentives for building owners who upgrade theirfiresafety systems consistent with firesafety provisions of National Fire Pro-tection Association’s Life Safety Code in existing high–rise buildings. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0006903/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,

3:15 pm, 37–S 04/02/03 SENATE CS by– Rules and Calendar; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 –SJ

00359; CS read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00362 04/04/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00359 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 1298 GENERAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation; Carlton (SimilarH 0151, 1ST ENG/S 1840, Compare H 1855, CS/3RD ENG/S 1954) Protect Our Reefs License Plate; creates Protect Our Reefs license plate; re-quires that license plate use fee from Florida Arts license plate be transferreddirectly to county arts council; provides for distribution of annual use feefrom Protect Our Reef license plate received from sale of such plates; providesfor audit by Auditor General. Amends 320.08056,.08058. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 1298 (CONTINUED)03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Natural Resources; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Natural Re-sources; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00069


03/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ00244; Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00244





00425; CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00438 04/14/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-

tion and Economic Development –SJ 00425 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee


04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; YEAS 4 NAYS 0–SJ 00505






to CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2003–73)

S 1300 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations;Agriculture; Alexander (Similar H 1821) Citrus; amends permitted emissions limits; provides for DEP to develop, byspecified deadline, management practices to prevent or minimize certain pol-lutants that are not specifically named in this section; provides specific con-tents of rules adopted by department; provides for expiration of program cre-ated under this section; provides prerequisites to salary adjustments for cer-tain employees of Citrus Dept, etc. Amends 403.08725. Effective Date:06/12/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Subcommittee

















05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Received –HJ 01098;Substituted for HB 1821 –HJ 01098; Read second andthird times –HJ 01098; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0–HJ 01099


S 1302 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 0753, Compare H 0563,S 2354) Medical Malpractice; limits noneconomic damages in actions for medicalmalpractice; limits attorney’s fees in medical malpractice actions; definesterms “recovered” & “health care provider”. Creates 766.1024,.1027. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judi-

ciary; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare; Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00069


05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB2–D (Ch. 2003–416)

S 1304 RESOLUTION by Cowin (Similar H 9061) Florida Doctors’ Day/March 27, 2003; applauds our devoted medical profes-sionals & recognizes March 27, 2003, as Florida Doctors’ Day in honor of self-less service & immense talent of Florida’s physicians. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00275; Read second time –SJ 00276;


S 1306 GENERAL BILL by Alexander Protection of School Personnel; expresses legislative intent to revise laws reprotection of school personnel. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Appropria-


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00069


S 1308 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Alexander(Compare 2ND ENG/H 0513, H 0531, S 0636, S 0708, S 0734, S 2570) Insurance Ratemaking; provides that filings providing rate increases & de-creases for specified lines of property/casualty & motor vehicle insurancewithin specified range shall not be subject to determination by InsuranceRegulation Office that rate is excessive or unfairly discriminatory; providesinapplicability to rate filings for medical malpractice; deletes provisions rearbitration of certain decisions re property/casualty ins. rate filings, etc.Amends Ch 627. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations






05/01/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-eral Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar–SJ 01053; Placed on Calendar, on second reading

05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-fer to HB 513 (Ch. 2003–281)

S 1310 GENERAL BILL/CS by Natural Resources; Alexander (SimilarH 1407, Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 2754) Federal/State–owned Lands/Inventory; provides for inventory of all federallands & all lands titled in name of state, state agency, WMD, or local govern-ment; eliminates reversion of specified funds for use in acquiring lands; re-quires state agencies & water management districts to prepare & submit to

S 1310 (CONTINUED)DOR requests for certification of payment in lieu of taxes applications fromlocal governments, etc. Amends 253.034, 259.032,.041, 373.59; repeals259.0322, 373.5905. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-





04/03/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00341 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 54–A(Ch. 2003–394)

S 1312 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; NaturalResources; Alexander; (CO–SPONSORS) Dockery (Similar 1STENG/H 1363, Compare H 0867, H 1069, H 1365, 2ND ENG/H 1459, S1722, CS/S 2316) Phosphate Mining; amends tax on phosphate rock & provides for distributionof proceeds; directs DEP to amend master reclamation plan; createsnot–for–profit partnership to assist in phosphate reclamation; provides au-thority for variance for certain reclamation activities; allows variances forwater supply development; provides limited liability for entities assisting inabatement of imminent hazards; requires DEP to conduct study, etc. AmendsChs. 378, 403, 211.3103. Appropriation: $1,000,000. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-






Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment









S 1314 GENERAL BILL by Alexander Environment; expresses legislative intent to revise environmental laws. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-




S 1316 GENERAL BILL by Alexander Insurance; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re insurance. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 1316 (CONTINUED)03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations




S 1318 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Children andFamilies; Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS) Miller; Dawson; Lynn; Lawson;Campbell; Siplin; Hill; Bullard; Atwater (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1177) Rilya Wilson Act; provides legislative intent; requires CFS Dept. to notifycertain education or child care programs of enrollment of certain children; re-quires children enrolled in early education or child care program to partici-pate 5 days a week; provides attendance & reporting responsibilities ofchild’s parent or guardian & of Family Safety Program Office of said dept.;requires report to law enforcement agencies if child is missing, etc. Amends411.01. Effective Date: 07/16/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Children and Families; Criminal Justice;






1:45 pm, 37–S 04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice –SJ 00357; Now in

Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices






0 –SJ 00667 04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 01018; Substituted for HB 1177 –HJ



S 1320 RESOLUTION by Cowin (Similar H 9029) Sexual Assault Awareness Day; recognizes April 2, 2003 as “Sexual AssaultAwareness Day.” 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00295; Read second time –SJ 00295;


S 1322 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Compare H 1521, H 1883, S 2644) Constitutional Amendments; requires Attorney General to immediately peti-tion Supreme Court for review of certain fiscal impact statements; deletes du-ties of Attorney General re constitutional amendments proposed other thanby initiative; prescribes ballot language to be used if fiscal impact statementis not timely approved by Supreme Court; repeals provision re fiscal impactstatement requirements for amendments proposed other than by initiative,etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/02/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary;

Finance and Taxation; Appropriations; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00070


03/12/03 SENATE Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 –SJ00177

03/13/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00177

S 1322 (CONTINUED)04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00303; Now in Finance

and Taxation 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,


–SJ 00502 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00502 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

–SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856; Substitut-

ed HB 1883 (Died in House Returning Messages) –SJ01026; Laid on Table

S 1324 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Identical H 1017, S 0578) Florida Statutes; adopts Florida Statutes 2003 & designates portions thereofthat are to constitute official law of state; provides that Florida Statutes 2003shall be effective immediately upon publication; provides that general lawsenacted during April 29–May 13, 2002, special session & prior thereto & notincluded in said statutes are repealed; provides that general laws enactedduring 2003 regular session are not repealed by this adoption act. AmendsFS. Effective Date: 60 days after sine die. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0007004/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00357; With-

drawn from further cons., Link/Iden/Sim/Comparepassed, refer to HB 1017 (Ch. 2003–25) –SJ 00357

S 1326 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Wilson;(CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Similar H 0555, Compare H 0073, H 0579,CS/2ND ENG/S 1762, CS/1ST ENG/S 1958) Road Designations/Miami–Dade Co.; designates “Jean–Jacques DessalinesBoulevard” & “Frederick Douglass Boulevard” in Miami–Dade Co.; desig-nates Miami Gardens Drive as “Ronald A. Silver Boulevard”; designates “Al-exandre Petion Boulevard”, “Lawton Chiles Boulevard”, “George Gill Boule-vard”, “James Weldon Johnson Boulevard”, & “T. Stewart Greer Boulevard”in Miami–Dade Co.; directs DOT to erect suitable markers, etc. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00070 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/21/03, 2:15

pm, 37–S 04/21/03 SENATE CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505; CS

read first time on 04/23/04 –SJ 00521 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


ductivity, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/SB 1958 (Ch. 2003–296)

S 1328 GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Compare H 1287) Criminal Offenses Against Elderly; provides for reclassification of feloniescommitted against elderly or disabled; provides for reclassification of misde-meanors committed against persons 65 years of age or older; provides formandatory term of imprisonment for certain thefts against persons 65 yearsof age or older, etc. Creates 775.0847; amends 784.08, 812.0145, 825.103. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Ap-



S 1330 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Identical H 0009) Public Schools/Compulsory Attendance; raises age of compulsory school at-tendance from 16 years of age to 17 years of age; conforms provisions re stu-dent’s right to file formal declaration of intent to terminate school enroll-ment. Amends 1002.20, 1003.21,.51. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee




S 1332 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Identical H 0259) Contractor Bonds/Public Buildings; revises contract amount thresholds for




payment & performance bonds for contractor for public building construc-tion. Amends 255.05. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Finance andTaxation –SJ 00070




S 1334 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Education; Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Garcia;Constantine; Carlton; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Atwater (Compare H0193, S 0360, S 0534) Universal Prekindergarten Education; (THIS BILL COMBINESCS/S1334,534,360) implements specified provisions of State Constitution;creates voluntary universal prekindergarten education program; limits ap-plication of provisions re school readiness programs; requires State Board ofEducation to submit report with recommendations or options for on curricu-lum, design, & standards of said program; directs OPPAGA & Auditor Gener-al to conduct audits & submit reports, etc. Effective Date: 06/04/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00070

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education; Commerce, Economic Op-portunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00185; Rereferred to Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Education –SJ 00185



03/27/03 SENATE Now in Education –SJ 00283 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am,

412–K 04/03/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 534 & SB 360; Combined

CS additional reference(s): Commerce, Economic Oppor-tunities, and Consumer Services; Appropriations Sub-committee on Education; Appropriations; CS/CS by Ed-ucation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00359; CS read first timeon 04/08/03 –SJ 00362; Remaining combined CS refer-ences: Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; Appropriations Subcommittee on Edu-cation; Appropriations


04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education; Appropriations –SJ 00357; Placed on Cal-endar, on second reading






05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Was taken up –SJ 01147; Con-curred –SJ 01148; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40NAYS 0 –SJ 01148; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled–SJ 01148


S 1336 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Garcia;(CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Identical H 0101) Florida Keys & Key West Areas TF; creates Florida Keys & Key West Areasof Critical State Concern Wastewater & Stormwater Trust Fund to be admin-istered by DCA; provides sources of funds; provides purposes & administra-tive provisions re such purposes; provides rulemaking authority for such ad-ministrative provisions; provide for annual carryforward of funds; providesfor future review & termination or re–creation of trust fund, etc. Creates403.185. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natural Re-

sources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natu-ral Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations–SJ 00070




9:00 am, 37–S 03/25/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Natural Resources;

YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263; Now in Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment –SJ 00263








S 1338 GENERAL BILL by Garcia (Identical H 0107) Property Tax Exemptions; exempts certain portions of certain private resi-dential property used for certain purposes; requires annual application.Creates 196.2003. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Natural Resources; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Natural Re-sources; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ00071

03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity; Natural Resources;Finance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ 00176; With-drawn from further consideration –SJ 00176

S 1340 GENERAL BILL by Garcia (Identical H 0105) Wildlife Area Designation/Monroe Co.; designates Sandy Sprunt Dove CreekHammocks Wildlife & Environmental Area in Monroe Co.; directs Fish &Wildlife Conservation Commission to erect suitable markers. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Plan-

ning 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-

sive Planning –SJ 00071 03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Natural Resources; Comprehensive

Planning –SJ 00176; Withdrawn from further consider-ation –SJ 00176

S 1342 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Identical H 0277) S. Trail Fire Protection & Rescue; (Lee Co.) conforms South Trail Fire Protec-tion & Rescue District charter to Florida Statutes re annexations within dis-trict. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 00071



S 1342 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 1344 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Similar H 0909) Lee Co./Village of Captiva Charter; creates Village of Captiva; provides char-ter; provides for council–manager form of government; provides for villagecouncil & its membership, including mayor, vice mayor, & mayor pro tem,qualifications & terms of office, powers & duties, absence of compensation,expenses, & prescribed procedures re vacancies, including forfeiture of office,suspension, & recall; specifies general provisions re charter review & amend-ment & standards of conduct, etc. Effective Date: Contingent. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0007105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 1346 LOCAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 1489) Lake Co. Water Authority; provides conditions for Lake Co. Water Authori-ty’s election of officers. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/18/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0007105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 1348 GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Similar H 0171, H 1289, S 1790, S2276) Consumer Credit Reports; requires certain consumer credit reporting agen-cies to provide certain consumers with complete consumer credit report eachyear under certain circumstances. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and

Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance; Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance;Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00071



S 1350 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning; CriminalJustice; Bennett (Similar H 1331) Civil Penalties; requires use of civil penalties to fund local law enforcementautomation under certain circumstances; provides applicability. Amends318.21. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Communication and Pub-

lic Utilities; Comprehensive Planning; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Communica-tion and Public Utilities; Comprehensive Planning; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appro-priations –SJ 00071



04/04/03 SENATE Now in Communication and Public Utilities –SJ 00358;On Committee agenda—Communication and PublicUtilities, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 110–S

04/08/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Communication andPublic Utilities; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358; Now inComprehensive Planning –SJ 00358






ond time –SJ 01114; Amendment pending –SJ 01114;Died on Calendar

S 1352 JOINT RESOLUTION by Comprehensive Planning Homestead Tax Exemption/Limit; constitutional amendment, effective Jan-uary 1, 2005, to limit homestead tax exemption to $25,000 or amount equalto one–half of assessed valuation of property, whichever is less. Amends s.6, Art. VII. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Tax-

ation; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ 00071 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 1354 JOINT RESOLUTION by Comprehensive Planning Real Property/Assessment; constitutional amendment, effective January 1,2005, to authorize assessment of real property on basis of partial year datingfrom substantial completion of improvements to property. Amends s. 4, Art.VII. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Tax-

ation; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00071

03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00176; Now in Finance and Taxation

04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,04/10/03, 2:00 pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed


S 1356 GENERAL BILL by Comprehensive Planning (Compare H0929) Local Government Financing; removes definition of term “construction workin progress” & defines term “substantially completed” for purposes of provi-sions governing imposition of ad valorem taxes; removes provisions specify-ing that improvements or portions thereof not substantially completed onJanuary 1 have no value; amends provisions re homestead assessments & as-sessments for living quarters of parents or grandparents, etc. Amends Chs.192, 193, 206, 212. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Tax-

ation; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ 00071 03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00176;

Now in Finance and Taxation 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,


–SJ 00424 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00424 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00538; Placed on


S 1358 GENERAL BILL by Comprehensive Planning (CompareCS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1492) Revenue–Sharing Funds; authorizes counties & municipalities to use reve-nue–sharing moneys received in excess of certain guaranteed entitlementsas pledge for local indebtedness for infrastructure; defines term “infrastruc-ture” for purposes of act. Amends 218.25. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Tax-

ation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Imple-mentation and Judiciary; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onArticle V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions –SJ 00072


S 1360 MEMORIAL/CS by Rules and Calendar; Klein (Similar H 1165)Puerto Rico/U.S. Citizens; urges Congress to grant without further delayPuerto Rico’s pending petition for federally sanctioned plebiscite to establish& define political status & electoral rights of United States citizens of PuertoRico. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0007203/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,


00359; CS read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00362 04/04/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00359




04/10/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00381; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00378; CS adopted –SJ 00378

04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Rules (PR); Procedures –HJ 0041205/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Rules (PR)

S 1362 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Home Defense, Public Security, andPorts; Bennett (Compare H 1461) Public Records Requirement/Exemption; creates exemption from pub-lic–records requirements to include building plans, blueprints, schematicdrawings, & diagrams held by public agency & relating to specified facilities,developments, & structures; provides exceptions; provides for legislative re-view & repeal; provides definitions; provides statement of public necessity.Amends 119.07. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports;

Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Comprehen-sive Planning; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,and Ports; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00072


03/17/03 SENATE CS by Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports; YEAS8 NAYS 1 –SJ 00227; CS read first time on 03/19/03 –SJ00241




04/23/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00504 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Appropria-

tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00672; Placed on Calen-dar, on second reading




S 1364 LOCAL BILL by Bennett (Identical H 0271) Sarasota–Manatee Airport Authority; (Manatee & Sarasota Counties) pro-vides for codification of special laws re special districts pursuant to provisionsre Sarasota–Manatee Airport, a special district in Manatee & Sarasota Coun-ties; codifies, amends, & reenacts specified provisions; omits provisions thathave had their effect & other obsolete provisions & redundant provisions;provides saving clause in event any provision of act is deemed invalid, etc.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0007205/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 1366 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Similar H 0015) School District Funding; deletes determination of district cost differentialsfor purpose of allocation of funds to school districts for operation of schools;corrects cross–references; deletes use of Florida Price Level Index for purposeof allocation of funds to school districts for student transportation; conformslanguage & corrects cross references. Amends 110.1228, 213.053, 402.22,1002.38,.39, 1004.75, 1010.20, 1011.02,.62,.68,.71, 1012.44,.64. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee



S 1368 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Webster; (CO–SPONSORS)Bullard (Similar H 1443) Education; amends provision re workforce development student fees; pro-vides restrictions on tuition & out–of–state fees that district school boards &community college boards of trustees may establish; allows school boards &community college boards to establish discretionary, separate student activi-ty & service fee; establishes maximum amount for discretionary fees; pro-

S 1368 (CONTINUED)vides for uses of revenues from discretionary fees, etc. Amends 1009.22,.23.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Finance and Taxa-




03/14/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00189 03/26/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation –SJ 00262; Now

in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

Education

S 1370 GENERAL BILL by Wise; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano (Compare1ST ENG/H 0319) University Presidents/Remuneration; defines terms “public funds,” “remu-neration,” & “cash equivalent compensation”; limits annual remuneration ofstate university president to $225,000 from public funds; provides certainlimitations on benefits for said presidents under Fla. Retirement System; au-thorizes party to provide cash or cash–equivalent compensation in excess ofannual limit from nonpublic funds; provides for prospective application, etc.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education; Appropriations –SJ 00072


03/12/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177 03/13/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ



ty; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ






–SJ 00554 04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer

to HB 51–A (Ch. 2003–392)

S 1372 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Similar H 0013) Workplace Assault/Arrest; provides law enforcement officer may make arrestwithout warrant under certain circumstances when assault is made upon an-other person in that person’s workplace; provides for immunity from civil lia-bility under certain circumstances; provides definition. Amends 901.15. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice;



S 1374 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Peaden (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1157) Administrative Procedures; eliminates Internet publication pilot project; de-fines terms; provides that notices required to be published in Fla. Adminis-trative Weekly by DEP & Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement TFshall be published on Internet website; directs Dept. of State to publish state-ment in Fla. Administrative Weekly that indicates Internet website address;provides for future repeal of section, etc. Amends 120.551. Effective Date:06/12/2003.



S 1374 (CONTINUED)02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;

Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00072













S 1376 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Identical H 1275) 2020 Water Study Commission; creates said commission; provides for ap-pointment & qualification of members; provides duties of commission; pro-vides for public hearings; provides for executive director & technical advisorycommittees; requires reports; provides duties of DEP. Appropriation:$250,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Natural Resources; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Governmen-tal Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00073


S 1378 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Identical H 0301, S 1602) East Co. Water Control District; (Hendry & Lee Counties) amends specifiedprovisions to provide for apportionment of maintenance taxes equitably to allequally benefited properties. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0007305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 1380 GENERAL BILL by Clary; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Identical H0265, Compare H 0703, H 0755, H 0901, H 1239, H 1677, CS/S 0444,CS/CS/S 0958, CS/S 1032, S 1804, S 2270, S 2418, S 2496) Retirement/Public School Employees; defines term “average final compensa-tion” for public school members for purposes of FRS; revises early retirementbenefit for said members; expands authority for reemploying certain retiredpublic school personnel; revises DROP participation requirements for certainpublic school personnel; requires Retirement Div. to conduct actuarial analy-sis of reciprocal retirement benefits & report to Legislature, etc. Amends Chs.121, 1012, 1001.43. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and


S 1380 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00073




05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 958 (Ch. 2003–260), SB 30–A (Ch. 2003–391)

S 1382 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Regulated Industries; Clary(Similar 1ST ENG/H 1277) Unlicensed Contractors; clarifies that prohibition on enforcement of con-struction contracts extends only to enforcement by unlicensed contractor;clarifies specific licensure status required & timing of licensure for purposesof determining enforceability of construction contract; specifies conditionsunder which person may perform specialty contracting services without ob-taining local professional license, etc. Amends Ch. 489, 713.02. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Commerce,

Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Gov-ernmental Oversight and Productivity

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary;Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00073




110–S 04/01/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00303 04/02/03 SENATE Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-

sumer Services –SJ 00303 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services, 04/21/03, 12:00 noon,412–K



04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading



S 1384 RESOLUTION by Clary Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Day; recognizes February 27, 2003, as“Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Day” in State of Florida. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced

S 1386 LOCAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 1057) Lake Co./Town of Monte Vista; abolishes town & transfers its assets & liabili-ties to Board of County Commissioners of Lake County. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Rules and Calendar 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0007305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 1388 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 0069) Firearms/Pawnbroker; provides that exemption from public records require-ments for specified records pertaining to buyer or transferee of firearm &duty of FDLE re maintaining such records do not apply to pawnbroker trans-action forms that record transaction involving firearm. Amends 790.065. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled




03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Gov-ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Cal-endar

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00073


S 1390 RESOLUTION by Wasserman Schultz Familial Dysautonomia Awareness Day; recognizes Familial Dysautonomiaas serious genetic disease affecting certain residents of this state & recog-nizes June 10, 2003, as “Familial Dysautonomia Awareness Day” in State ofFlorida. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00499; Read second time –SJ 00499;

Adopted –SJ 00499

S 1392 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 0241, CS/S1268) State Lottery/Unclaimed Prize Money; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/S1268,1392) provides that all unclaimed prize money shall be depositedin Educational Enhancement Trust Fund. Amends 24.115,.121, 1010.70. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Finance and Taxa-tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00073


04/03/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 1268; CS by Education;YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00359; Original bill laid on Table,refer to combined CS/SB 1268 (Died in Senate Financeand Taxation Committee)

S 1394 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Compare H 0155, S1010) Medicaid Buy–in Program/Disabled; provides for Medicaid eligibility for cer-tain disabled persons under Medicaid buy–in program, subject to specific fed-eral authorization. Amends 409.904. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Bank-






04/15/03, 1:00 pm, 110–S—Not considered 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,

04/22/03, 2:15 pm, 110–S 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Banking and Insur-

ance; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00502 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and

Human Services –SJ 00502 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

Health and Human Services

S 1396 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Identical H 0199) Florida Prepaid College Program; revises provisions re eligibility for benefitsif program is terminated. Amends 1009.98. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and


03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00073


S 1398 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Identical H 0257) Southwest Florida Transportation; provides popular name of SouthwestFlorida Transportation Authority Law; creates said authority; provides for

S 1398 (CONTINUED)governing body of authority; provides for Southwest Florida TransportationSystem; provides for procurement; provides for lease–purchase agreementwith DOT; provides DOT may be appointed agent of authority for construc-tion; provides for acquisition of lands & property; provides covenant of state,etc. Amends Ch. 349. Appropriation: $2,500,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00074

04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Transportation; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00380; With-drawn from further consideration –SJ 00380

S 1400 JOINT RESOLUTION by Klein (Similar H 0309) High–speed Ground Transportation; constitutional amendment to repealprovision that requires development & operation of high–speed groundtransportation system in state. Repeals s. 19, Art. X. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-







S 1402 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Identical H 0967) Motor Vehicle Title Certificates; requires HSMV to maintain certain recordsfor 10 years. Amends 319.23. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations –SJ 00074





S 1404 GENERAL BILL by Wise Legislative Created Boards/Councils; expresses legislative intent to reviewnecessity & effectiveness of boards, councils, commissions, & other legisla-tively created bodies. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity;




S 1406 GENERAL BILL by Campbell; (CO–SPONSORS) Jones;Bennett; Smith; Lawson (Similar H 0913, Compare H 1059, S 1490) Pari–mutuel Wagering/Horseracing; deletes limitation on horsetracks re-ceiving broadcasts of races conducted out of this state; provides clarificationre simulcast horseraces; deletes limitation on beginning thoroughbred racesafter 7 p.m.; deletes limitation on accepting certain intertrack wagers; autho-rizing certain intertrack wagering. Amends 550.3551,.5251,.615,.6305. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 1406 (CONTINUED)03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce, Economic

Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Com-merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00074

04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/09/03,11:30 am, 110–S—Temporarily postponed

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Regulated Industries,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1059 (Ch.2003–295)

S 1408 GENERAL BILL by Garcia (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0049, CS/CS/S1434, Compare H 0251, 1ST ENG/H 0325, CS/1ST ENG/S 0192, CS/S1250, S 1654) Public Libraries; authorizes municipalities to receive operating grants; per-mits eligible political subdivisions to receive warrants; revises provisions reconfidentiality of public library registration & circulation records to autho-rize disclosure of information to parent or guardian of library patron underage 16, for purpose of collecting fines or recovering overdue books or othermaterials, etc. Amends 257.17,.191,.22,.23,.261; repeals 257.19. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations

03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-ernmental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00074


03/27/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00282; Withdrawn fromfurther cons., Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 1434 (Ch. 2003–126), CS/SB 192 (Ch.2003–13) –SJ 00282

S 1410 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS)Crist (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0861) Homeowners’ Associations; provides powers for associations controlled byunit owners other than developer; prohibits certain amendments to bylawsof associations; provides for board of directors of homeowners’ association topreserve covenants or restrictions through extraordinary vote; provides no-tice requirements for homeowners’ associations; provides for limitation onapplicability of certain provisions of act. Amends 720.303,.306, 712.05,.06.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/19/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/03/03 SENATE Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Commerce, Eco-

nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-











S 1412 GENERAL BILL by Wise (Identical H 0029) School Service Accountability Act; provides for school service accountability;provides popular name; requires written analyses of cost, level, & quality ofservice for certain noninstructional services; provides for request for propos-als or solicitation of bids to contract with private–sector providers for ser-vices; provides for disclosure; provides for use of cost savings; requires re-ports. Creates 1010.217. Appropriation: $600,000. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00074 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am,

412–K—Temporarily postponed 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/09/03, 1:45 pm,

412–K—Temporarily postponed 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 1414 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Clary (Linked CS/CS/S 1770, Similar 1ST ENG/H 0315,Compare 1ST ENG/H 0491, CS/1ST ENG/S 2492) Inst. of Human & Machine Cognition; establishes Florida Institute of Human& Machine Cognition at West Florida University; requires State Board of Ed-ucation to enter into agreement with not–for–profit corporation for gover-nance & operation of institute; provides that corporation shall act as instru-mentality of state; authorizes board of directors to secure liability protection;provides for assumption of responsibilities of corporation by said university,etc. Creates 1004.447. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-committee on Education; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00074






04/16/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00426 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00603; Now in Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on Education 04/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Edu-

cation; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00794;Placed on Calendar, on second reading

05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-fer to HB 315 (Ch. 2003–294)

S 1416 RESOLUTION by Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist; WassermanSchultz; Siplin; Lynn; Clary; Pruitt Columbia Space Shuttle Mission; recognizes & honors contributions & sacri-fices made by crew of Columbia on space shuttle mission STS–107. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced

S 1418 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Clary (Similar H 0071) Dist. School Boards/Operating Budget; authorizes district school boards toexpend in their operating budgets nonvoted capital improvement millage;specifies certain conditions & restrictions; provides for transfer of proceedsby budget amendment approved by district school board. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Finance and Taxa-




04/07/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00359 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation –SJ 00423; Now

in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee

on Education, 04/22/03, 5:45 pm, 412–K—Temporarilypostponed


S 1420 JOINT RESOLUTION by Campbell (Similar H 0211) Sales Tax Exemptions/Periodic Review; constitutional amendment to createjoint legislative committee to conduct 5–year review of all exemptions from




tax on sales, use, & other transactions imposed by law & exclusions of salesof services from such taxation; provides for new 5–year review every 10 yearsafter conclusion of prior review; requires committee to submit its recommen-dations in annual reports to presiding officers of Legislature, etc. Creates s.20, Art. III. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00075


S 1422 GENERAL BILL by Campbell; (CO–SPONSORS) Miller;Fasano; Dawson; Wilson (Identical H 0103) Passengers/Exterior of Vehicle; prohibits certain persons from riding on exte-rior of passenger vehicle or in areas not designed or intended for use of pas-sengers on certain vehicles; prohibits certain minors from riding within bodyof pickup truck or flatbed truck; provides exceptions; provides penalties; au-thorizes counties & municipalities to exempt themselves from such prohibi-tion. Amends 316.2015,.008. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive

Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Criminal Justice; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00075




S 1424 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Identical H 0039, Similar S 2240)Homestead Exemption; provides penalty for claiming homestead exemptionif source of funds for home came from fraudulent sources. Amends 196.131.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Comprehen-

sive Planning; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00075 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 1426 GENERAL BILL/CS/4TH ENG by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Dawson (Compare H 1335, H1493, CS/2ND ENG/S 2672) Municipalities/Per Diem & Travel; authorizes municipalities & agenciesthereof to adopt per diem & travel expense policies for travelers, notwith-standing certain provision; provides for applicability of certain provision, ifper diem & travel expense policies are or are not adopted; provides that coun-ties, county officers, district school boards, & certain special districts may in-crease specified rates, etc. Amends 166.021, 112.061. Effective Date:06/10/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00075 03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,




Productivity, 04/09/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 04/09/03 SENATE CS by– Governmental Oversight and Productivity;









05/01/03 SENATE In returning messages

S 1426 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 SENATE Concurred –SJ 01144; CS passed as amended; YEAS 33

NAYS 6 –SJ 01144; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled–SJ 01144


S 1428 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Peaden (Similar H 0413, H 1281) Medicaid Audits of Pharmacies; provides requirements for audit conductedof Medicaid–related records of pharmacy licensed under Pharmacy law; re-quires that pharmacist be provided prior notice of audit; provides that phar-macist is not subject to criminal penalties without proof of intent to commitfraud; requires that AHCA establish procedure for conducting preliminaryreview; exempts certain audits conducted by Medicaid Fraud Control Unit ofLegal Affairs Dept., etc. Effective Date: 07/11/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00075













S 1430 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Alexander (Identical H 0329,Compare CS/S 1774) Gross Receipts Tax/Manufactured Gas; excludes gross receipts from sales ofmanufactured gas to certain utilities from term “gross receipts” for certainpurposes; exempts purchase of manufactured gas for resale or for use as fuelin generation of electricity from public service tax. Amends 203.01, 166.231.Effective Date: 05/21/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Commu-

nication and Public Utilities; Commerce, Economic Op-portunities, and Consumer Services; Regulated Indus-tries –SJ 00075

03/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,03/20/03, 10:00 am, 37–S

03/20/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Finance and Taxa-tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243

03/21/03 SENATE Now in Communication and Public Utilities –SJ 0024303/27/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Communication and Public Utilities

–SJ 00282; Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services

04/03/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Regulated Industries –SJ00340; Placed on Calendar, on second reading




329 –HJ 00819; Read second and third times –HJ 00819;Passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 –HJ 00819




S 1432 GENERAL BILL by Alexander Constitutional Amendments/Initiative; expresses legislative intent to pro-pose amendment to State Constitution to revise initiative process. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary;

Rules and Calendar –SJ 00075 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections

S 1434 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Garcia; (CO–SPONSORS) Villalobos;Atwater (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0049, S 1408, Compare H 0251, 1STENG/H 0325, CS/1ST ENG/S 0192, CS/S 1250, S 1654) Public Libraries; authorizes municipalities to receive operating grants; per-mits eligible political subdivisions to receive warrants; revises provisions reconfidentiality of public library registration & circulation records to autho-rize disclosure of information to parent or guardian of library patron underage 16, for purpose of collecting fines or recovering overdue books or othermaterials, etc. Amends 257.17,.191,.22,.23,.261; repeals 257.19. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00075












0 –SJ 00804 04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 01066; Substituted for HB 49 –HJ 01066;



CS/SB 192 (Ch. 2003–13)

S 1436 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Finance andTaxation; Education; Carlton; Constantine (Compare H 0065, H 0083,H 0131, H 0703, H 0755, H 0851, H 0901, H 1739, S 0208, CS/CS/S 0958,CS/S 1032, CS/S 1646, S 2134, CS/S 2380, S 2418, S 2496, S 2576) Class Size Reduction Act; (THIS BILL COMBINES CS/S1436,CS/S1646) es-tablishes constitutional class size maximum; provides accountability forclass size reduction measures; establishes Classrooms for Kids Program; es-tablishes Class Size Reduction Lottery Revenue Bond Program; authorizesinstructional personnel who receive authorization to extend participation inDROP; creates Florida Business & Education in School Together (FloridaBEST) Program, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as other-wise provided. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ00076; On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,03/06/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S


S 1436 (CONTINUED)03/07/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ


on Education, 03/13/03, 1:30 pm, 412–K 03/13/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 1646; Combined CS

additional reference(s): Finance and Taxation; Educa-tion; CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00189; CS read first time on03/18/03 –SJ 00220; Remaining combined CS refer-ences: Appropriations; Finance and Taxation; Educa-tion

03/14/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00189 03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations; Finance and Taxation;

Education –SJ 00185; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading; Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00189;Read second time –SJ 00185


03/26/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00412 04/23/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time


YEAS 77 NAYS 38 –HJ 00607 04/25/03 SENATE In returning messages 05/01/03 SENATE Was taken up –SJ 00962; Amendment(s) to House

amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01021; Concurred in Houseamendment(s) as amended –SJ 01021; RequestedHouse to concur –SJ 01021; CS passed as amended;YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 01021

05/01/03 HOUSE In returning messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare

passed, refer to HB 1739 (Ch. 2003–8), CS/CS/SB 958(Ch. 2003–260), SB 30–A (Ch. 2003–391)

S 1438 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Clary;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano; Fasano; Siplin; Crist (Similar H 0053,1ST ENG/H 0061, H 0067) Prop. Taxes/Disabled Veteran/Spouse; entitles surviving spouse of disabledveteran to exemption from taxation of value of certain property under certaincircumstances. Amends 196.24. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Mili-

tary and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Space-ports; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00076





03/26/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Military and Veter-ans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; YEAS 7NAYS 0 –SJ 00282





General Government

S 1440 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Children and Families(Similar H 1763) Domestic Violence Victims/Pub. Rec.; provides for confidentiality of informa-tion held by Attorney General’s Office which identifies participants in Ad-dress Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence; provides forretroactive application; provides for confidentiality of information containedin voter registration records held by supervisors of elections which identifiesparticipants in said program; provides statement of public necessity, etc.Amends Ch. 741. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Ethics

and Elections; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00076




03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,03/19/03, 4:00 pm, 37–S—Not considered



03/27/03 SENATE Now in Ethics and Elections –SJ 00282 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/09/03,


00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00381 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00502;Placed on Calendar, on second reading


S 1442 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Children and Families;Children and Families (Similar H 1825, Compare H 1321) Child Protective Investigations; clarifies persons responsible for child’s wel-fare; requires personnel from abuse hotline of CFS Dept. to determine if re-port meets criteria for child abuse, neglect, or abandonment; requires CFSDept. to conduct assessment in response to certain reports involving juvenilesexual offenders; deletes reference to professionals mandated to report childabuse, neglect, or abandonment, etc. Amends Ch. 39, 414.065. Effective Date:06/10/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appro-

priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00076





04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services –SJ 00423; Now in Appro-priations







S 1444 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Children and Families (Compare H1593) Family Foster Homes/Pub. Rec.; creates exemption for certain informationheld by CFS Dept., Health Dept., & fire inspector concerning licensed familyfoster homes & applicants for such licensure; exempts names of minor chil-dren & household members, information that would identify neighbors, &medical records & medical information from public disclosure; provides forfuture legislative review & repeal; provides statement of public necessity, etc.Amends 409.175. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Govern-




03/26/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Children and Fami-lies; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00282



Productivity, 04/22/03, 9:45 am, 110–S 04/22/03 SENATE CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS





S 1446 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries(Similar H 1039) Investigative Information/Pub. Rec.; provides for confidentiality of investiga-tive information held by Florida Land Sales, Condominiums, & MobileHomes Div. of DBPR; clarifies provisions authorizing release of informationin connection with official duties of law enforcement or administrative agen-cy or regulatory organization; removes repeal of exemption scheduled underOGSR Act of 1995. Amends 498.047. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Govern-



03/12/03 SENATE Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ00177







S 1448 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services (Similar H 1827, Compare H 1907, CS/1ST ENG/S1176) Unemployment Compensation; amends provision re judicial sales & dis-bursement of funds; provides for disbursements in conformance with changesmade by act; clarifies duties of DOR re tax collection performed under con-tract with Workforce Innovation Agency; amends provisions re Unemploy-ment Compensation Law & Unemployment Appeals Commission; revisespenalties for persons who fail to report by electronic means, etc. Amends FS.Effective Date: 10/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations –SJ 00077









S 1448 (CONTINUED)04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on

Transportation and Economic Development –SJ 00423;Now in Appropriations







CS/SB 1176 (Ch. 2003–254)

S 1450 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning;Communication and Public Utilities; Bennett (Similar 1ST ENG/H1307) Emergency Communications; defines terms “active prepaid wireless tele-phone,” “mobile telephone number,” “prepaid wireless telephone service,” &“sufficient positive balance” for purposes of wireless emergency communica-tions; prescribes additional duties of board of directors of Wireless 911 Boardre 911 & E911 systems; provides schedules for government response to per-mit applications, etc. Amends 365.172,.173; creates 365.175. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities; Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00077


03/20/03 SENATE CS by Communication and Public Utilities; YEAS 8NAYS 0 –SJ 00244; CS read first time on 03/24/03 –SJ00251; Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00245

03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K—Not considered










S 1452 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar H 0205, H 0313) State Purchasing Agreements; provides popular name of “Slos-berg–Campbell Sunshine Remittance Act”; requires parties to certain statecontracts or agreements to remit specified portion of contract or agreementprice to state for specified purposes. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Comprehensive Planning; Education; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00077


S 1454 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Appropriations;Comprehensive Planning; Atwater; (CO–SPONSORS) Dawson;Bennett; Geller; Peaden; Fasano; Lee; Clary; Campbell; Saunders;Siplin; Bullard; Klein; Aronberg; Wilson; Crist (Similar 1ST ENG/H0475, H 1923, Compare H 1391, CS/CS/CS/S 0194, S 0670, CS/CS/S 1556,CS/CS/S 1740, CS/S 1996, CS/S 2054, CS/CS/S 2446)

S 1454 (CONTINUED)Social Services; creates “Local Funding Revenue Maximization Act”; pro-vides for administrative costs; removes Tallahassee Community College assole contract provider for child welfare training academies; provides for con-tinuation of privatization of foster care & related services; provides for custo-dy determination & placement of unaccompanied refugee minors, etc.Amends Chs. 402, 409, 39.202, 937.021. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations –SJ 00078





03/26/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263; Now in AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services –SJ00263







04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/29/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00804 04/30/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 475 –HJ 00899; Read second and



CS/CS/SB 2446 (Ch. 2003–131)

S 1456 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Compare 1ST ENG/H 0189) Driving Privilege; provides popular name of “Campbell, Slosberg, & SimmonsSafety Act”; provides additional charges for certain traffic violations; pro-vides for distribution of moneys collected; revises provisions re disposition ofcivil penalties by county courts; provides additional fee for reinstatement ofsuspended driving privilege. Creates 318.1225, 322.287; amends 318.21. Ef-fective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00078





S 1458 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Lawson; (CO–SPONSORS)Wilson (Linked S 1482, Similar H 0385, Compare H 0291) Clean–Money TF/Dept. of State; creates said trust fund, to be administeredby Department of State; provides for source of funds & purposes; provides forreview & termination or re–creation of trust fund. Creates 106.426. EffectiveDate: Contingent. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxa-tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00078




HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 1460 GENERAL BILL by Lawson

FRS/Terminated Vested Members; provides for indexing compensation, asused for calculating benefits for terminated vested members of FRS, by 3 per-cent a year. Amends 121.091. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00078


S 1462 GENERAL BILL by Lawson Recovered Construction/Demolition; defines term “recovered construction &demolition materials” for purposes of resource recovery & management; pro-vides for certification of facilities that handle recovered construction & de-molition materials; prohibits local governments from adopting certain ordi-nances re such facilities & materials; requires facilities at which said con-struction & materials are handled to use scales meeting certain criteria, etc.Amends 403.703,.707; creates 403.7047. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natu-

ral Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Gener-al Government; Appropriations –SJ 00078



04/22/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources

S 1464 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Bennett (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0235) Insurance Holding Companies; provides definition; revises membershipcriteria of mutual insurance holding companies; specifies basis of distribu-tive shares & corporate equity of members under certain circumstances.Amends 628.703,.709,.727,.729,.730,.733. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-






04/21/03 SENATE CS by– Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505; CS readfirst time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00522

04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00505 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646; Substitut-


S 1466 RESOLUTION by Clary Claggett, Brian/Washington HS; commends Pensacola Washington HighSchool senior Brian Claggett for his outstanding accomplishment of achiev-ing perfect score on American College Test. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced

S 1468 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 0045, Compare H 0213,S 2532) Constitutional Compliance Assistance; establishes Constitutional Compli-ance Assistance Program to enable students to receive scholarship to attendprivate school; provides for award of scholarship if constitutional mandatefor class size is not met; provides requirements for scholarship eligibility &for private school eligibility; specifies obligations of program participants;provides for calculation & payment of scholarships, etc. Creates 1002.395. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Education;

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions –SJ 00078


S 1470 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Lynn (Similar H 1933)Juvenile Justice; eliminates requirement that Juvenile Justice Dept. forwardinformation re detained juveniles to Economic & Demographic Research Of-

S 1470 (CONTINUED)fice; clarifies provisions limiting public availability of court records re chil-dren & families in need of services; expands authority of youth custody offi-cers; authorizes child’s participation in specified court hearings by telephoneor video teleconference, etc. Amends 790.22, 984.06, 287.042, Ch. 985. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions –SJ 00078




mental Oversight and Productivity 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-

ductivity

S 1472 MEMORIAL/CS by Rules and Calendar; Crist;(CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0209) POW/MIA; urges Congress to provide federal funding for full accounting ofthose missing from our nation’s wars, including any Florida resident who isclassified as United States Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA). 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0007903/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,


00359; CS read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00362 04/04/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00359 04/10/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00381; Substitut-

ed HM 209 –SJ 00377; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HM 209(Adopted)

S 1474 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos (Identical H 0005) Sexual Offenders/Convicted Minors; permits judge presiding in case in whichcertain minors are convicted of sexual battery or other sexual offenses toplace name of convicted minor on list of persons required to be registeredwith FDLE as sexual offender when minor reaches certain age; provides pen-alty. Amends 943.0435. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ

00079 03/26/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ 00262;

Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ 00262

S 1476 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1319, 1STENG/S 2586) Manatee Protection/TF Funding; provides that proceeds of Save the ManateeTrust Fund shall be used exclusively for funding law enforcement positionswithin Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission for enforcement of laws de-signed to protect manatee populations in certain counties; requires annualreport. Amends 370.12. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/20/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00079 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/21/03,

12:00 noon, 37–S 04/21/03 SENATE Favorable by– Natural Resources; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 –SJ

00503 04/22/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-

fer to SB 2586 (Ch. 2003–156)

S 1478 GENERAL BILL by Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin; Bullard(Similar H 0595) Teacher Salary Incentive Program; creates said program to provide fundingfor improved salaries for instructional personnel; provides eligibility for sala-ry increases; authorizes school districts to establish additional criteria; re-quires DOE to provide technical assistance to school districts; authorizes de-partment to adopt rules to administer program. Appropriation:$192,150,200. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



412–K 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 –SJ 00502



S 1478 (CONTINUED)04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ


Education

S 1480 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Judiciary; Criminal Justice;Alexander; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1117) Breaking or Damaging Fences; amends provision re breaking or damagingfences to provide felony penalty if animals are contained by fence at time ofoffense. Amends 810.115. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ag-

riculture –SJ 00079 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/25/03,


read first time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00269 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00264 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/01/03, 9:30 am,


read first time on 04/02/03 –SJ 00314 04/02/03 SENATE Now in Agriculture –SJ 00304 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 04/14/03, 3:45 pm,

301–C 04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Agriculture –SJ 00381; Placed on Cal-

endar, on second reading 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00423; Read sec-



for HB 1117 –HJ 00614; Read second and third times–HJ 00614; CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 –HJ 00614


S 1482 GENERAL BILL by Lawson; (CO–SPONSORS) Wilson (LinkedS 1458, Similar H 0291, Compare H 0385, S 2820) Campaign Financing; establishes “Florida Clean Elections Act”; provides eli-gibility requirements for clean–money campaign funding for candidates forstatewide or legislative office; provides transitional requirements for currentelection cycle; provides limitations on contributions & expenditures & on useof personal funds; provides revenue sources for Clean–Money Trust Fund; re-peals “Florida Election Campaign Financing Act,” to conform, etc. AmendsFS. Effective Date: Contingent. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxa-tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00079


S 1484 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Lawson (Similar H 0007, H 1399) School Board Employees/Death Benefit; revises definitions; extends specialdeath benefits to certain district school board employees; amends state fund-ing provision. Creates 112.1915. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education; Appropriations –SJ 00079








S 1486 GENERAL BILL by Lawson Fla. Retirement System; redefines terms “normal retirement date” & “nor-mal retirement age” for specified period to allow normal retirement after 25

S 1486 (CONTINUED)years of service & attainment of age 50; limits participation in Deferred Re-tirement Option Program; authorizes state to purchase annuities for certainstate personnel. Amends 121.021; creates 121.185. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and



S 1488 GENERAL BILL/2ND ENG by Banking and Insurance;(CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (Identical H 1627, Compare H 1151, S1930) Governmental Reorganization; revises various statutory provisions re Cabi-net & members of Cabinet, which provisions were affected by amendment ofArticle IV, Section 4 of State Constitution; provides that, in tie vote of Gover-nor & Cabinet, the side on which Governor voted will be considered prevail-ing side in absence of contrary statutory intent; provides for selection ofmembers of Fla. Commission on the Status of Women, etc. Amends FS. Effec-tive Date: 04/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; ComprehensivePlanning –SJ 00080; On Committee agenda—Bankingand Insurance, 03/06/03, 10:45 am, 110–S

03/06/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0–SJ 00165; Now in Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity –SJ 00166; On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 03/11/03,9:00 am, 110–S

03/11/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00165; Nowin Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00165

03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00176;Placed on Calendar, on second reading


03/27/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00278; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00279; Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ00279; Immediately certified –SJ 00279

03/27/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00265;Read second time –HJ 00265; Substituted for HB 1627–HJ 00265; Read third time –HJ 00265; Passed; YEAS116 NAYS 0 –HJ 00265; Immediately certified –HJ00266

03/27/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 00293 03/27/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor –SJ 0029304/01/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–6 –SJ 00317

S 1490 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla (Identical H 1059,Compare H 0913, S 0098, 1ST ENG/S 0228, S 1406) Pari–mutuel Wagering; revises criteria for making breeders’ awards for race-horses; provides for payment of special racing awards; authorizes thorough-bred racing permitholder to operate cardroom; redefines term “authorizedgame”; provides requirements for harness permitholder to operate cardroom;revises certain restrictions on hours that cardroom may be operated; autho-rizes cardroom operator to limit amount wagered, etc. Amends550.26165,.2625,.5251, 849.086. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00080












05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Read sec-ond time –SJ 01146; Amendment(s) failed –SJ 01146;Substituted HB 1059 –SJ 01147; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1059 (Ch.2003–295)

S 1492 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Appropriations; Financeand Taxation; Smith (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1185, H 1929, CS/CS/S1020, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1168, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1184, S 1358, S 1984)Judicial System; modifies county revenue & expenditure reporting require-ments; authorizes clerk to dispose of items of physical evidence in caseswhere no collateral attack is pending; establishes Clerk of Court OperationsConference; provides that counties may continue to fund legal aid programsas local requirement with funds approved by board of county commissioners;continues fee imposed on certain payments of alimony & child support, etc.Amends FS. Effective Date: 05/01/2004 except as otherwise provided. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00080

04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00357; Rereferred toFinance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onArticle V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions –SJ 00357; On Committee agenda—Finance andTaxation, 04/10/03, 2:00 pm, 37–S


04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Im-plementation and Judiciary –SJ 00425; On Committeeagenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Im-plementation and Judiciary, 04/15/03, 5:45 pm, 309–C

04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Article VImplementation and Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00522






to HB 113–A (Ch. 2003–402)

S 1494 JOINT RESOLUTION/CS by Judiciary; Smith (Similar H 0681,Compare S 2176) Judicial Vacancies; constitutional amendment for Senate confirmation ofGovernor’s single nominee to judicial vacancy that is subject to election forretention, including vacancy on Supreme Court & any district court of ap-peal, providing for confirmation if Senate fails to act, & providing for elimi-nating judicial nominating commissions for Supreme Court & each districtcourt of appeal. Amends s. 11, Art. V. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Rules and Calendar

–SJ 00080 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/25/03, 10:00 am,

110–S 03/25/03 SENATE CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 –SJ 00264; CS read

first time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00269 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00264 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00423; Placed


S 1496 GENERAL BILL by Smith Campaign Expenditures; expresses legislative intent to revise laws rethird–party campaign expenditures. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and

Calendar –SJ 00080 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections

S 1498 GENERAL BILL by Margolis; (CO–SPONSORS) Wilson; Siplin;Campbell; Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 0019) The Dignity for All Students Act; creates said act; provides legislative find-ings re harassment, discrimination, & violence in Fla. schools; prohibits spec-ified conduct & provides for punitive measures; defines term “harassment”;provides for technical assistance to educational institutions; requires charac-

S 1498 (CONTINUED)ter–development program curriculum to include info re harassment, discrim-ination, & violence, etc. Amends 1003.42; creates 1000.055. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Judiciary; Appropri-

ations –SJ 00080 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am,



S 1500 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Ethics and Elections; Cowin(Compare H 0869, H 1861, CS/S 0114, S 0234, CS/S 1542, S 1544) Elections; requires Secretary of State to create & maintain statewide voterregistration database & designate office within dept. which provides voter in-formation to absent & overseas voters; provides requirements for identifyingelectors at polls; suspends operation of second primary election until January1, 2006; requires creation of primary leadership depository; creates leader-ship funds as independent entity within political party, etc. Amends FS. Ef-fective Date: 01/01/2004 except as otherwise provided. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and

Calendar –SJ 00080 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/22/03,

12:00 noon, 412–K 04/22/03 SENATE CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ

00575; CS read first time on 04/24/03 –SJ 00579 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Rules and Calendar –SJ 00501 04/24/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00576 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646; Read sec-


04/28/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00652; Amendment(s) failed –SJ00652; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00653; CS passed asamended; YEAS 29 NAYS 3 –SJ 00653



05/02/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01057; Was taken up –HJ 01061;CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ 01062

05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Died in returning Messages,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 29–B (Ch.2003–415)

S 1502 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Campbell (Similar H 0179) Discriminatory Practice/Food Service; defines terms; prohibits discrimina-tion in specified public food service establishments against persons who oper-ate motorcycles or wear certain clothing; provides for filing of complaintswith Human Relations Commission or Attorney General’s office; provides forfiling civil actions under certain circumstances. Creates 760.61. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Commerce, Economic

Opportunities, and Consumer Services; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity –SJ 00080


03/25/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 –SJ 00263;Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services –SJ 00263





04/14/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Governmental Oversight and Productivity;YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS read first time on04/16/03 –SJ 00439


S 1504 RESOLUTION by Dockery; (CO–SPONSORS) Alexander; Lee(Similar H 9097)



S 1504 (CONTINUED)Polk County Legislative Day; recognizes April 10, 2003, as Polk County Leg-islative Day in Tallahassee. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00368; Read second time –SJ 00368;


S 1506 JOINT RESOLUTION by Atwater (Similar H 1119, Compare H0345, H 1097, H 1109, H 1877, S 0318, S 1672) Constitutional Amendments/Initiative; constitutional amendment thatwould reserve to electors the right to propose laws by initiative process & ap-prove it by referendum & would require approval from three–fifths of electorsvoting on issue in order for proposed law to be adopted; such laws would notbe subject to Governor’s veto power & could not be amended or repealed byLegislature in its first 2 years without extraordinary majority vote, etc.Amends Art. III, Art. IV, Art. XI. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary;

Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00081 03/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/02/03,

1:00 pm, 412–K—Temporarily postponed 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections

S 1508 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Public Records; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re public records.02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and


ductivity

S 1510 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Public Records; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re public records.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and


ductivity

S 1512 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Trust Funds; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation creating trustfund. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00081


S 1514 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Trust Funds; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation creating trustfund. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Educa-tion; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00081


S 1516 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Education; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re education. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1518 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Education; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re education. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1520 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Education; Constantine (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0319,Compare 1ST ENG/H 1745, H 1831, 1ST ENG/H 1881, CS/CS/S 1006,CS/2ND ENG/S 1772) State Universities; requires state university to maintain confidentiality ofcertain records; defines employee for purposes of deferred compensation pro-gram to include employees of state university board of trustees; revises mem-bership & terms of office of university boards of trustees; authorizes chiro-practic medicine degree program at Fla. State Univ.; requires Univ. S. Flori-

S 1520 (CONTINUED)da & Univ. of Central Florida to play college football, etc. Amends FS. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-








04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Edu-cation; Appropriations –SJ 00603; Now in Rules andCalendar



ond time –SJ 01105; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01105;Substituted HB 319 (Died in House Returning Mes-sages) –SJ 01106; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1006(Ch. 2003–91), HB 51–A (Ch. 2003–392)

S 1522 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Constantine;(CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1887, Compare S 2154)Student’s Education/Parent & Family; creates Family & School Partnershipfor Student Achievement Act; requires support for implementation by schooldistrict & school personnel; requires DOE to develop guidelines for parentguide to assist parents; provides additional notification requirements to par-ents of students with substantial reading deficiencies; amends provisions reincentives & bonuses under Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program, etc.Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Children and Fami-

lies; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00081




in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Edu-

cation; Appropriations –SJ 00502; Now in Rules andCalendar




0 –SJ 01070 05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received –HJ 01109; Read second and



S 1524 GENERAL BILL by Constantine University Presidents/Salaries; expresses legislative intent to enact legisla-tion re salaries of state university presidents. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-





HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 1526 GENERAL BILL by Constantine

Bright Futures Scholarship Program; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1528 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Wise (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1869, Compare 1ST ENG/H1133, 1ST ENG/H 1791) Government Employment; authorizes DMS to contract with vendor to pro-vide personnel information system; revises provisions re employee recogni-tion; revises payment schedules for adoption benefits for state employees; de-letes requirement that DMS consult with Executive Office of Governor &Legislature re compensation & classification program; provides that agenciesshall ensure that candidates for employment are properly licensed, etc.Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and


04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight andProductivity, 04/09/03, 9:00 am, 110–S—Temporarilypostponed





on Calendar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Substitut-


S 1530 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Villalobos; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Crist(Identical H 0323) Fraud Prevention Unit; creates said unit within Attorney General’s Office toimprove & coordinate state’s response to fraud & related crimes; requiressaid unit to establish Statewide Complaint Receipt & Referral Center to col-lect, refer, & analyze information concerning fraud; authorizes AttorneyGeneral to use volunteers; requires Fraud Prevention Unit to coordinate itsinvestigations with other law enforcement agencies & victim assistance pro-grams, etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2004. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Commerce, Economic

Opportunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ00081


04/14/03 SENATE Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00424 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-


nities, and Consumer Services, 04/21/03, 12:00 noon,412–K






S 1532 GENERAL BILL by Pruitt Constitutional Amendments; expresses legislative intent to propose amend-

S 1532 (CONTINUED)ment to State Constitution to revise provisions re ad valorem taxation. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-

ations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00082 03/13/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Rules and Calendar –SJ 00176 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation

S 1534 LOCAL BILL by Alexander; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Similar1ST ENG/H 0275) Glades Co./Sheriff/Career Service; provides for career service; specifies rightsof certain employees of Glades Co. Sheriff; provides definitions; provides pro-ceedings & provisions re dismissal; provides for transition between adminis-trations; provides for appeals procedures; provides for career appeals boards.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0008204/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calen-

dar, on second reading 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Local Calendar –SJ 01053; Read second and

third times –SJ 00905; Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ00905


to HB 275 (Ch. 2003–311)

S 1536 GENERAL BILL by Campbell School District Personnel; authorizes school districts to implement certainsalary requirements over time while demonstrating progress towards full im-plementation. Amends 1012.33. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-





ductivity

S 1538 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Miller; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard(Similar H 1195, CS/S 1810, Compare H 1171) Public Student Asst. Grant Program; amends criteria for receiving grantfrom Fla. Public Student Assistance Grant Program; amends criteria for de-termining minimum & maximum amounts that may be awarded; creates In-novation Fla. Scholarships for Developing High–Tech Jobs Program; autho-rizes need–based scholarships for students enrolled in certified degree pro-grams in targeted employment areas at Fla. postsecondary educational insti-tutions, etc. Amends 1009.50; creates 1009.892. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-






ond time –SJ 00957; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00959;Ordered engrossed

05/02/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 01069; Amendment(s) reconsid-ered, adopted as further amended –SJ 01070; Passed asamended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 –SJ 01070


S 1540 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Similar H 0447) Tax Credits & Rebates; provides tax credits or sales tax rebates to small busi-nesses that provide health insurance to their employees; provides tax creditsor sales tax rebates to small businesses that are located in enterprise zonesor rural areas of critical economic concern & that provide health insuranceto their employees; provides for retroactivity. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00082



S 1540 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Commerce, Economic Opportuni-

ties, and Consumer Services

S 1542 GENERAL BILL/CS by Ethics and Elections; Cowin;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Compare S 0234, CS/2ND ENG/S 1500, S1544) Elections; suspends operation of second primary election until January 1,2006; provides date in 2004 by which candidates for Lieutenant Governormust be designated & qualified; provides campaign finance reporting dates& contribution limits for 2004 elections. Effective Date: 01/02/2004. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and


3:30 pm, 412–K 03/20/03 SENATE CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00245;

CS read first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00251 03/21/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00245 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00672; Placed

on Calendar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Read sec-


05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Died in Messages,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 29–B (Ch.2003–415)

S 1544 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Similar S 0234, Compare H 1859,CS/2ND ENG/S 1500, CS/S 1542) Primary Elections; eliminates second primary election; repeals provision reholding of special elections in conjunction with second primary election, toconform; adjusts date to designate Lieutenant Governor running mate, toconform; grants Elections Div. rulemaking authority to develop primary bal-lot form; requires previously certified voting systems to meet new certifica-tion requirements by date certain, etc. Amends Chs. 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102,103, 105, 106. Effective Date: 01/02/2004. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Govern-


03/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 03/20/03,3:30 pm, 412–K—Discussed/Workshop

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 29–B (Ch.2003–415)

S 1546 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Identical H 0021) FRS/Average Final Compensation; redefines term “average final compensa-tion” re Florida Retirement System. Amends 121.021. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and



S 1548 GENERAL BILL by Jones Political Campaign Funds; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re useof discretionary funds in political campaigns. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and


S 1550 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Commission on Ethics; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re Commis-sion on Ethics. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00082


S 1552 GENERAL BILL by Lynn Students With Disabilities; expresses legislative intent to enact legislationre students with disabilities. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 1552 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Children and Fami-

lies; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00083


S 1554 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Lynn Child Care Homes & Facilities; authorizes CFS Dept. or local licensing agen-cy to deny, suspend, or revoke license of child care facility, licensed family daycare home, or large family child care home & to deny, suspend, or revoke reg-istration of family day care home following violation of certain laws or rules;abolishes authority of CFS Dept. or local licensing agency to impose adminis-trative fine for family day care homes, etc. Amends 402.310,.313,.3131. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Compre-

hensive Planning –SJ 00083 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,


00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00393 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00382 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00538;

Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-



S 1556 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Children and Families; Lynn (Compare 1ST ENG/H0475, H 1923, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1454) Independent Living Transition Svcs.; abolishes Independent Living ServicesTransition Workgroup; deletes report required by said workgroup; establish-es Independent Living Services Workgroup; provides for activities ofIndependent Living Services Workgroup; provides that property acquired onbehalf of client receiving independent living transition services is propertyof client; provides that rules are to balance normalcy & safety for youth, etc.Amends 409.1451. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; ComprehensivePlanning –SJ 00083







Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-



to CS/CS/SB 1454 (Ch. 2003–146)

S 1558 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Argenziano (Identical1ST ENG/H 0075, Compare S 0712) Red Light/Vol. Fire or Medical Staff; revises provisions that regulate displayor use of red lights on motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical staff.Amends 316.2398. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Criminal Justice –SJ 0008304/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/08/03, 9:00

am, 37–S 04/08/03 SENATE CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00383; CS



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04/23/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00503 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice –SJ 00539; Placed on



S 1560 MEMORIAL by Jones; (CO–SPONSORS) Saunders; Lynn;Sebesta; Cowin; Dockery; Alexander; Clary; Diaz de la Portilla;Haridopolos; Villalobos; Atwater; Crist; Garcia; Constantine;Carlton; Webster; Argenziano; Bennett; Posey; Wise; Peaden; Pruitt;Fasano; King; Lee Repeal of Death Tax; requests Congress to support, work to pass, & vote forimmediate & permanent repeal of death tax. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0008303/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,

3:15 pm, 37–S 04/02/03 SENATE Favorable by– Rules and Calendar; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 –SJ

00341 04/03/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00341 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 1562 RESOLUTION by Jones (Similar H 9019) Apprenticeship Program; acknowledges immeasurable value of state’s ap-proved apprenticeship programs to Florida’s economy & recognizes March 6,2003, as Apprenticeship Day 2003 in State of Florida. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 04/08/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00350; Adopted; See also HR 9019


S 1564 GENERAL BILL by Jones (Identical S 0940) Court Education Trust Fund; re–creates Court Education Trust Fund withinstate courts system without modification; carrying forward current balances& continuing current sources & uses thereof. Effective Date: 11/04/2004. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary;Appropriations –SJ 00083

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 940 (Ch.2003–253)

S 1566 GENERAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation; Jones (SimilarH 0593) Tourist Development Taxes; limits use of certain funds raised by tourist de-velopment taxes. Amends 125.0104. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natu-

ral Resources; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00083 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


0 –SJ 00282 03/27/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00282; On Committee

agenda—Natural Resources, 04/01/03, 9:00 am, 37–S 04/01/03 SENATE Favorable by Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ


04/10/03, 2:00 pm, 37–S 04/10/03 SENATE CS by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ






S 1568 GENERAL BILL by Jones (Identical H 1733, H 1795, CompareH 0777, S 0230) Acute Care Hospitals; provides for certain acute care hospitals in high

S 1568 (CONTINUED)growth counties to add additional beds, without approval of AHCA; providesfor notice. Amends 408.043. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care –SJ 00083 03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 03/11/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K 03/11/03 SENATE Favorable by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;



–SJ 00280 04/02/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/08/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00361 04/10/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 1795 –HJ 00374; Read second time

–HJ 00374; Amendment(s) failed –HJ 00374 04/22/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00421; Passed; YEAS 76 NAYS 37


S 1570 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Lynn (Linked S 1574)Mediation Proceeding/Pub. Rec.; provides that oral or written communica-tions or documents in presuit or voluntary mediation proceeding are confi-dential & exempt from public disclosure under public–records law; autho-rizes disclosure of communications & documents upon consent of all partici-pants to mediation; provides exception for executed settlements & certaincommunications; provides for future legislative review & repeal, etc. Creates44.1026. Effective Date: Contingent. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 0008305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 1572 GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Limitation of Actions; authorizes prosecution of specified offenses within 1year after identity of accused is established through analysis of DNA evi-dence, notwithstanding time limitations otherwise prescribed by law; pro-vides for application. Amends 775.15. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ


S 1574 GENERAL BILL by Lynn (Linked S 1570) Family Court Reform; creates Commission on Family Law & Children to de-velop family code; provides for membership & staffing commission & repealof commission; authorizes Supreme Court to create system to identify casesre individuals & families within court system; provides for modifying courtorder in subsequent civil proceeding; provides for limited admissibility of evi-dence in subsequent civil proceedings, etc. Amends Chs. 25, 39, 44, 61, 741,753, 943. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/21/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Article V Implementationand Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00083


S 1576 GENERAL BILL by Cowin School Funding; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re FEFP formulato assure equity in funding for school districts. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1578 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Ethics and Elections; Cowin;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano Commission on Ethics/Lobbying/Member; restricts lobbying activities ofmembers of said commission; provides exceptions. Amends 112.321. EffectiveDate: 10/01/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and



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S 1578 (CONTINUED)03/14/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00189 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00672; Placed





S 1580 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Criminal Justice;Banking and Insurance; Aronberg; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano;Lawson; Bullard; Crist (Compare H 0891, CS/S 1212) Consumer Protection; prohibits use of deception to obtain certain personalinformation for commercial solicitation purposes; prohibits sale or disclosureof personal customer information by persons in bankruptcy; provides excep-tion to civil penalty; prohibits falsely representing oneself as being affiliatedwith law enforcement or firefighting agency or public utility; changes obso-lete dates, etc. Creates 501.165,.166,.2076; amends 501.2075,.23,.24. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Crimi-

nal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00084





CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00440 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-


Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00502; Now inRules and Calendar






S 1582 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Saunders (Similar H 1401) Blood Establishments; defines term “blood establishment”; provides stand-ards for operation of blood establishment; declares blood establishment thatdoes not meet those standards to be nuisance; authorizes AHCA or any stateattorney to bring action for injunction to cease operations or enjoin future op-erations of any blood establishment that does not meet standards & that en-dangers donors or recipients. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term









04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages

S 1582 (CONTINUED)04/30/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00811; Placed on Spe-

cial Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 1401 –HJ00873; Read second time –HJ 00873



S 1584 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Judiciary; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Aronberg; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard(Similar H 0023, Compare 1ST ENG/H 1157) Administrative Procedures; revises definition of invalid exercise of delegatedlegislative authority; provides conditions under which changes to certainrules adopted by DEP or water management district that are incorporatedby reference in rules of other agency rule will take effect as to incorporatingrule; revises provisions re decisions that affect substantial interest, etc.Amends Ch. 120, 57.105,.111. Effective Date: 06/04/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Judiciary –SJ 00084 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and




110–S 04/14/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS

read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00440 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00426 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-






S 1586 GENERAL BILL by Cowin Education Financial Assistance; expresses legislative intent to revise laws reeducation financial assistance. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1588 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Aronberg;(CO–SPONSORS) Wilson; Atwater; Crist; Fasano; Bullard (Similar H0051, 1ST ENG/H 0057, H 1309) Drug Abuse Prevention & Control; prohibits sale, manufacture, or deliveryof controlled substances, or possession of such substances with intent to sell,manufacture, or deliver, within 1,000 feet of certain educational institutions,described housing facilities, & any state, county, or municipal park or public-ly owned recreational facility or community center, etc. Amends 893.13,921.0022. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-








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S 1590 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Linked S 1592) Lieutenant Governor/Special Election; calls special election for approval orrejection by electors of joint resolution re filling vacancy in office of Lieuten-ant Governor. Effective Date: Upon becoming law if enacted by 3/4ths voteof each house of Legislature. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and


S 1592 JOINT RESOLUTION by Cowin (Linked S 1590, Compare H1051, S 2318) Lieutenant Governor Vacancy; constitutional amendment directing Gover-nor to fill vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor for remainder of unexpiredterm of office. Amends s. 2, Art. IV. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and

Calendar –SJ 00085 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections,


S 1594 LOCAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 1303) Lake Co./Lake Harris Boundary; establishes boundary between Lake Harris& Little Lake Harris. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0008504/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calen-

dar, on second reading 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Local Calendar –SJ 01053; Removed from

Calendar; Rereferred to Rules and Calendar 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 1596 GENERAL BILL by Dockery Food Safety; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re food safety. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Home Defense,

Public Security, and Ports; Rules and Calendar –SJ00085


S 1598 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 1671) Driver Training Schools; requires persons or entities operating driver train-ing schools to obtain authorization to do so, instead of license; revises powersof HSMV re rules & contractual agreements for enforcing provisions re saidschools; provides for biennial renewal of authorization to conduct school; pre-scribes prerequisites for ownership of school; provides for certification of in-structors; prescribes fees; provides certification period, etc. Amends Ch. 488.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Education; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00085



04/22/03 SENATE Now in Education –SJ 00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 1600 GENERAL BILL by Dockery Security of Public Utilities; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re se-curity of public utilities. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Communication and Public Utilities; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00085


S 1602 LOCAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 0301, S 1378) East Co. Water Control District; (Hendry & Lee Counties) amends specifiedprovisions to provide for apportionment of maintenance taxes equitably to allequally benefited properties. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0008505/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 1604 GENERAL BILL by Dockery Training for School Resource Officer; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re training for school resource officers. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1606 GENERAL BILL by Dockery Security/Univ. & College Facilities; expresses legislative intent to revise lawsre security of university & college facilities. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Education; Appropriations Subcommittee onEducation; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00085


S 1608 GENERAL BILL by Dockery Health Department; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re Health De-partment. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00085


S 1610 GENERAL BILL by Dockery Bioterrorism; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re bioterrorism. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00085


S 1612 GENERAL BILL/CS by Home Defense, Public Security, andPorts; Dockery (Similar H 1829) Chief/Domestic Security Initiatives; provides for security assessments of allbuildings, facilities, & structures owned or occupied by state agencies, stateuniversities, & community colleges, by employees & within existing re-sources of such state agencies, state universities, or community colleges; pro-vides that costs of security assessments of local government buildings & facil-ities shall be borne by local government, etc. Amends 943.0311. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Comprehensive Planning; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00086

04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Home Defense, Public Security,and Ports, 04/21/03, 10:45 am, 110–S









S 1614 GENERAL BILL by Dockery Seaports; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re seaports. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-tation and Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ00086


S 1616 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Appropriations; HomeDefense, Public Security, and Ports; Dockery; (CO–SPONSORS)Atwater (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1801) Seaport Security; authorizes FDLE to exempt inactive seaport from certainrequirements; establishes Uniform Port Access Credential System, to be ad-ministered by HSMV; requires seaports that are subject to statewide mini-mum security standards to comply with system’s requirements by specifieddate; requires initial fingerprint–based criminal history check of card appli-cants, etc. Amends 311.12; creates 311.125. Effective Date: 06/04/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transpor-tation and Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ00086









04/29/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00714; CS passed as amended;YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00714; Reconsidered –SJ 00728;Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00728; CS passed asamended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 –SJ 00728

04/29/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00799;Substituted for HB 1801 –HJ 00800; Read second andthird times –HJ 00800; CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 3–HJ 00800


S 1618 GENERAL BILL by Dockery Transportation Security; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re trans-portation security. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Transportation; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on Transportation and Economic Development; Ap-propriations –SJ 00086


S 1620 GENERAL BILL by Dockery Emergency Response; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re emergen-cy response. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Comprehensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on Transportation and Economic Development; Ap-propriations –SJ 00086


S 1622 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 0961) Juvenile Drug Courts; provides for creation of county juvenile drug courts;provides for assessments for court costs by circuit & county courts to be usedfor operation, administration, & programming of teen & juvenile drug courts

S 1622 (CONTINUED)& provides for distribution of such assessments. Amends 938.19. EffectiveDate: 10/01/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Imple-mentation and Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00086


S 1624 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 0763) Health Information/Confidentiality; provides definitions; provides for confi-dentiality of certain health information; requires certain notice & consentprior to disclosure of certain health information. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity –SJ 00086

04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00380; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00380

S 1626 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Criminal Justice; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Margolis; (CO–SPONSORS) Dawson;Bullard; Posey; Fasano; Miller; Garcia; Campbell; Peaden; Hill;Klein; Atwater (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0953) Weight–loss Pills; defines term “weight–loss pill”; prohibits sale, or othertransfer of weight–loss pills to minors; provides defense; requires establish-ments selling such pills at retail to post notice that such sale is unlawful; pro-vides penalties; authorizes Agriculture Department to adopt rules. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2004. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Criminal Justice; Regulated Industries –SJ 0008604/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 04/08/03 SENATE CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11




CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00524 04/17/03 SENATE Now in Regulated Industries 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Regulated Industries –SJ 00502;

Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-



S 1628 GENERAL BILL by Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS) Dawson;Margolis; Hill (Identical H 0027, Compare H 0119, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S1852, S 2344) Postsecondary Tuition/Alien Students; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/S1852,1628,2344) classifies certain nonresident aliens as residents for tu-ition purposes. Amends 1009.21. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


412–K 04/15/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 1852 & SB 2344; CS by

Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00504; Original bill laidon Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 1852 (Died inHouse Messages)

S 1630 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Fasano;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano (Compare H 1643) Securities Transactions; authorizes Attorney General to enforce certain pro-visions, initiate certain actions, & bring civil actions to recover civil penalties,costs, & attorney’s fees; increases administrative penalties for certain viola-tions; increases criminal penalty for violations of specified sections of Securi-ties Transactions law. Amends 517.191,.221,.302. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled




03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations –SJ 00086



04/04/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00359 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00672; Now in Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Commerce, Economic Opportuni-

ties, and Consumer Services

S 1632 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Fasano (Identical H 0939) County Governments; provides additional powers for county governing bod-ies re taxing & benefit units within county. Amends 125.01. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-



Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 –SJ 00282 03/27/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00282 04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,




04/23/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00467; Amendment pending –SJ00467; Pending amendment withdrawn –SJ 00469;Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ 00469



–HJ 01006 05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01057 06/12/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/26/03 Vetoed by Governor 07/09/03 SENATE Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar


S 1634 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Fasano (Similar CS/CS/2NDENG/S 1220, Compare 1ST ENG/H 1551) Real Property Sales/Disclosures; revises certain requirements for disclosuresthat must be provided to prospective purchasers. Amends 689.26. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-






03/25/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by– Commerce, Eco-nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; YEAS 11NAYS 0 –SJ 00263


ond time –SJ 00414; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00414;Amendment pending –SJ 00415; Pending amendmentwithdrawn –SJ 00421; Ordered engrossed –SJ 00422



to CS/CS/SB 1220 (Ch. 2003–48)

S 1636 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Campbell Property Tax Administration; requires notification to purchasers of propertysubject to assessment limitation about ad valorem taxes; authorizes RevenueDept. to amend manual of instructions for property appraisers; provides thatdepartment’s appraiser, or his or her representative, has right of entry & ac-cess for purposes of making inspections; requires reasonable notification &presentation of credentials, etc. Amends 193.155, 194.034, Ch. 195. EffectiveDate: 01/01/2004. 02/24/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00086




04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services –SJ 00539; Now in Finance andTaxation


S 1638 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Lynn; (CO–SPONSORS) Margolis(Similar H 1761) Child Support; redefines term “support order” for purposes of specified provi-sions, to include order of administrative agency; deletes requirement thatchild support order include minor’s social security number; requires clerk ofcourt to establish account for interstate cases; provides for location of admin-istrative hearing; permits voluntary acknowledgments of paternity whichare witnessed, etc. Amends Chs. 61, 120, 382, 409, 742. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law except as otherwise provided. 02/25/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judicia-

ry; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00087


03/19/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Children and Fami-lies; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 –SJ 00244


ations Subcommittee on General Government 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-






S 1640 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Agriculture; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re agriculture. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/25/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Appropriations

Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00087


S 1642 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Agriculture; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re agriculture. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/25/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Appropriations

Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00087


S 1644 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Natural Resources;Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin; Bullard (Similar H 0509) Nitrate & Phosphorus Fertilizers; provides legislative findings & intent reprotecting state’s water resources; requires that persons licensed to distrib-ute fertilizer pay fee on fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus; revisespurposes for which Agriculture & Consumer Services Dept. may use proceedsof fees levied against persons licensed to distribute fertilizer; revises require-ments for dept. re adopting rules; revises dates for expiration, etc. Amends



S 1644 (CONTINUED)576.045. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/25/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Natural Resources;

Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations Subcommittee onEducation; Appropriations –SJ 00087


03/11/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Agriculture; YEAS7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177


1:30 pm, 37–S 03/18/03 SENATE CS by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00245;

CS read first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00251 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00245 03/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,




eral Government; Appropriations Subcommittee on Ed-ucation; Appropriations –SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar,on second reading






S 1646 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Constantine (Compare H0065, H 0083, H 0131, H 0703, H 0755, H 0851, H 0901, S 0100, S 0208,CS/CS/S 0958, CS/S 1032, CS/CS/S 1436, S 2134, CS/S 2380, S 2418, S2496) Implementation of Amendment 9; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/CS/S1436,CS/1646) authorizes instructional personnel who receive au-thorization to extend participation in DROP; provides for dept. to calculateaverages based upon student membership surveys; removes requirementthat life mgmt. course be offered during 9th & 10th grade years; creates Fla.Business & Education in School Together (Fla. BEST) Program, etc. AmendsFS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/25/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00087; OnCommittee agenda—Education, 03/06/03, 10:45 am,412–K




03/13/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 1436; CS/CS by Appro-priations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0–SJ 00189; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combinedCS/CS/1436 (Died in House Returning Messages);Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 958(Ch. 2003–260), SB 30–A (Ch. 2003–391)

S 1648 GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice (Similar H 0725) FDLE/Blood Collecting; requires that each sex offender placed on probationor community control submit approved biological specimen to be registeredwith DNA data bank; requires that, in addition to blood specimen, approvedbiological specimen be collected from person convicted of specified offenseswho is incarcerated or in custody of Juvenile Justice Dept.; provides for col-lection of specimens, etc. Amends 943.325, 948.03. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ

00088



00177 03/13/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00177 04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00303; Placed on Calen-






S 1650 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Smith (Similar H0335) Criminal Justice Standards Comm.; authorizes Criminal Justice Standards& Training Commission to grant & revoke certification of agency in–servicetraining instructors; adds time limitation for service in another jurisdictionto qualify for exemption from recruit training program; clarifies provisionsre reemployment of certified officers & provisions re disciplining individualsemployed under temporary employment authorization, etc. Amends943.12,.13,.131,.1395,.17. Effective Date: 07/11/2003. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice –SJ 00088 03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/19/03,

1:30 pm, 37–S—Not considered 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 03/25/03,

1:00 pm, 37–S 03/25/03 SENATE CS by– Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00264;






S 1652 GENERAL BILL by Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano;Clary; Cowin; Lynn; Bennett (Similar H 1357) Bargaining Agent’s Dues/Assessments; eliminates right of certain bargain-ing agents to have certain dues & assessments deducted & collected by em-ployer from certain employees; provides legislative findings & intent; pro-vides that deduction & collection of certain dues & assessments is proper sub-ject of collective bargaining; provides requirements & limitations; providesfor accounting of funds; provides for enforcement. Amends 447.303. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Education; Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-committee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00088


03/11/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 –SJ 00165; Now in Education –SJ00165


S 1654 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0325, Compare1ST ENG/H 0049, H 0251, CS/1ST ENG/S 0192, S 1408, CS/CS/S 1434)Public Libraries; revises provisions re public library construction grants; pro-vides for waiver of local matching requirement under certain circumstances;authorizes Library & Information Services Div. to administer certain funds;revises provisions re confidentiality of public library registration & circula-tion records to authorize disclosure of information to parent or guardian oflibrary patron under age 16, etc. Amends 257.191,.261. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled




03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-ernmental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00088

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 192 (Ch.2003–13), CS/CS/SB 1434 (Ch. 2003–126)

S 1656 MEMORIAL by Smith; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Similar H 1669)National Forest Lands/Palatka; urges Congress to provide for conveyance ofNational Forest lands underlying George Kirkpatrick Dam on OcklawahaRiver near Palatka, Florida, & related lands to State of Florida. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0008803/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,


–SJ 00341 04/03/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00341 04/10/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00381 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00423; Substitut-


S 1658 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Agriculture; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re agriculture. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00088


S 1660 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Agriculture; Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Alexander; Dockery;Peaden; Lynn; Webster; Bennett; Fasano; Posey; Smith; Bullard; Lee;Siplin (Compare H 1075, CS/1ST ENG/S 1176) Community Development & Planning; provides legislative findings & pur-pose re agricultural activities & duplicative regulation; prohibits county fromadopting any ordinance, resolution, regulation, rule, or policy to prohibit orotherwise limit bona fide farm operation on land that is classified as agricul-tural land under certain provision; provides for effect of waiver of annual ap-plication requirements, etc. Amends 193.461; creates 163.3162. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Comprehensive

Planning –SJ 00088 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 03/26/03, 9:00 am,

301–C 03/26/03 SENATE CS by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00282; CS read

first time on 03/27/03 –SJ 00290 03/27/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00283 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

04/21/03, 8:45 am, 412–K 04/21/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

–SJ 00505; CS read first time on 04/23/04 –SJ 00524 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00505 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-


05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received 04/30/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00812; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ

00812; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ00813

04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00982; Read second time –HJ 00982;

Amendment(s) failed –HJ 00982; Amendment(s) laid onTable –HJ 00982



CS/SB 1176 (Ch. 2003–254)

S 1662 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Compare H 1073, CS/S 1254) School District Employees/Contractor; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/S1254,1662) requires background screening, initially & periodically, ofcharter school employees & members of governing board & of persons certi-fied under Personnel chapter; requires background screening, initially & pe-

S 1662 (CONTINUED)riodically, of adjunct educators; provides that noninstructional personnelmay perform certain services before results of screening have been reported,with limitations, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Ap-



04/15/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 1254; CS by Education;YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00504; Original bill laid on Table,refer to combined CS/SB 1254 (Died in House Messages)

S 1664 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Wise (Similar H 0937, H 1785) Medical Information/Pub. Rec.; provides exemptions from public–records re-quirements for medical information re individual’s health held by local gov-ernmental entities or their service providers for purposes of determining eli-gibility for paratransit services under Title II of Americans with DisabilitiesAct or Transportation Disadvantaged Program as provided in specified provi-sions; provides for retroactive application of exemption, etc. Amends 119.07.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Transportation;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00089






04/03/03 SENATE Now in Transportation –SJ 00342 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/14/03, 1:15

pm, 37–S 04/14/03 SENATE Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ

00425 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar –SJ 00425 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar –SJ 00501; Placed



S 1666 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice;Posey (Similar H 0123) Personal Info./Exemption/Pub. Rec.; provides exemption from public recordsrequirements for cellular telephone numbers, electronic pager numbers,specified I.D. numbers & access codes, & billing records of such numbers &codes for certain electronic communications devices, & billing records of suchnumbers & codes of active or former law enforcement officers; requires Audi-tor General to report misuse of cell phone or electronic pager by active or for-mer law officer, etc. Amends 119.07. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ00089








S 1668 GENERAL BILL by Posey (Similar H 1193, S 2104) Title Insurance; revises definition of term “title insurance;” conforms provi-sions; authorizes title insurers to issue certain casualty policies to lending in-stitutions. Amends 624.608, 627.784,.786. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled



S 1668 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-


04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services –SJ00303; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00303

S 1670 GENERAL BILL by Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Lynn;Crist Tax Exemption/Ostrich Feed; repeals tax exemption on sales, use, & othertransactions re ostrich feed. Amends 212.08. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Finance and Taxa-

tion –SJ 00089 03/06/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 03/11/03, 9:00 am,

301–C 03/11/03 SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00177 03/12/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00177 03/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,




–SJ 00372 04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Finance & Tax; Appropriations

–HJ 00412 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Finance & Tax

S 1672 JOINT RESOLUTION by Posey (Compare H 0345, H 1097, H1109, H 1119, H 1877, S 0318, CS/CS/S 1172, S 1506) Approval/Constitutional Amendments; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/CS/S1172,1672) constitutional amendment to require approval bytwo–thirds, rather than simple majority, of electors voting on proposed con-stitutional amendment. Amends s. 5, Art. XI. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary;



04/02/03 SENATE Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 –SJ00341

04/03/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00341; Withdrawn from– Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00340


04/14/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SJR 1172; CS/CS by Judi-ciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; Original bill laid onTable, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 1172 (Failed to PassSenate)

S 1674 GENERAL BILL by Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano Workers’ Compensation Insurance; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re workers’ compensation insurance. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00089



S 1676 GENERAL BILL by Posey Health Insurance; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re health insur-ance. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations –SJ 0008905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance

S 1678 GENERAL BILL by Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano Anti–fraud Activities; expresses legislative intent to revise laws reanti–fraud activities. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled

S 1678 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judiciary; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00089


S 1680 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Posey;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano (Compare 1ST ENG/H 0627, CS/CS/S 1694)Pete Orr Insurance Anti–Fraud Act; provides short title; provides civil reme-dy for consumers against unauthorized insurers for unpaid claims; providescriminal penalties for entity transacting insurance without certificate of au-thority. Amends 624.155,.401. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judiciary; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00089





YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00424 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00424 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary,


S 1682 GENERAL BILL by Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano Corporate Securities Fraud; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re cor-porate securities fraud. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Criminal Justice; Judi-ciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00089


S 1684 GENERAL BILL by Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano Workers’ Compensation Insurance; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re workers’ compensation insurance. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-



S 1686 GENERAL BILL by Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano Corporate Securities Fraud; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re cor-porate securities fraud. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Criminal Justice; Judi-ciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00090


S 1688 JOINT RESOLUTION by Haridopolos; (CO–SPONSORS) Posey(Similar H 0139) Limitation/Legislative Power/Taxes; constitutional amendment to requirethat any law that after January 1, 2005, imposes tax, fee, penalty, or fine, ex-pands tax base, or increases tax rate, fee, penalty, or fine for amount of signif-icant fiscal impact be enacted in separate bill by two–thirds vote of member-ship of each house of Legislature, etc. Amends s. 1, Art. VII; creates s. 26, Art.XII. 02/26/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-



S 1690 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Cowin;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Compare H 1313) Dual Enrollment Programs; authorizes Education Commissioner to encour-




age use of accelerated education mechanisms; requires audits to determineschool district’s compliance with requirements pertaining to student access& notification; requires students enrolled in community college or universitydual enrollment instruction to be included in calculations of full–time equiva-lent student memberships for certain programs, etc. Amends 1007.271,1011.62. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


03/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/12/03, 4:00 pm,412–K—Pending reconsideration (Favorable; YEAS 10NAYS 0)

03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/19/03, 1:30 pm,412–K—Pending motion to reconsider abandoned

03/19/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ


on Education, 04/15/03, 5:45 pm, 412–K 04/15/03 SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education;





S 1692 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Margolis(Similar H 0665) Beverage Law; amends provision re transfer of certain licenses to sell alco-holic beverages; provides exception to waiver of certain transfer fees whentransfer is within specified period; amends provisions re vehicles used inmaking deliveries of alcoholic beverages; allows Florida Farm Winery tolease its premises to vendor; allows sales to occur only on premises of winery,etc. Amends 561.32,.221,.57, 599.004. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries –SJ 0009003/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/02/03,

1:00 pm, 110–S—Temporarily postponed 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/22/03,

12:00 noon, 110–S 04/22/03 SENATE CS by– Regulated Industries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ


S 1694 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Banking and Insurance; Posey; (CO–SPONSORS)Fasano; Atwater (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0627, Compare 1ST ENG/H1819, CS/S 1680) Insurance Fraud; cites act as “Pete Orr Insurance Anti–Fraud Act”; providescivil remedy for consumers against unauthorized insurers for unpaid claims;prohibits certain persons under disciplinary sanctions from participating ininsurance business; provides criminal penalties for entity transacting insur-ance without certificate of authority, etc. Amends 624.155,.310,.401, 629.989,860.15, 921.0022; creates 817.413. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Criminal Justice;Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00090






04/16/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00426 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading






S 1696 GENERAL BILL by Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Crist Sales Tax/Box Seat/Skybox/Luxury Box; repeals exemption from tax on rent-al or license fees for use of real property which applies to charges for rental,lease, sublease, or license for use of skybox, luxury box, or other box seatsduring high school or college football game. Repeals 212.031(9). EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation –SJ 0009003/24/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,




–SJ 00373 04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/18/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Finance & Tax; Appropriations

–HJ 00413 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Finance & Tax

S 1698 GENERAL BILL by Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Webster;Lynn; Haridopolos (Identical H 1155) Challenger License Plates; renames Challenger license plate as Challeng-er/Columbia license plate. Amends 320.08056,.08058. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Military and

Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Fi-nance and Taxation –SJ 00090










S 1700 GENERAL BILL by Posey Adoption Reform Act; cites act as “Thomas C. Kenaston, Jr., Adoption ReformAct”; provides for payment of certain fees to adoptive parents when familymember of child is awarded custody of child from adoptive parents; providesthat portion of such fee shall be awarded to CFS Dept.; provides for paymentof certain fees to department. Creates 63.0725. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-

lies; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ00090


S 1702 GENERAL BILL by Posey (Similar H 0625) Limited Insurance Licenses; revises provision re limited licenses for sale ofpersonal accident insurance & baggage & motor vehicle excess liability insur-ance; provides for licensure of business entities that rent motor vehicles; ex-tends rental period that may be covered by insurance sold by such entities.Amends 626.321. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.



S 1702 (CONTINUED)02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-



S 1704 GENERAL BILL by Posey (Similar H 1577) Preinsurance Inspections/Motor Veh.; deletes exception to inspection re-quirement; deletes requirement to take imprint of vehicle identification num-ber; requires that certain digital images of vehicle be made. Amends 627.744.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Transportation; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00090

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services;Transportation; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00303; With-drawn from further consideration –SJ 00303

S 1706 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Posey Entertainment Industry; creates “Barry Plans Florida Entertainment Indus-try Act”; prohibits certain employment practices by employers in entertain-ment industry & by labor organizations; voids certain agreements betweenemployers & labor organizations; requires state, political subdivisions, & oth-ers to give preference in procurement of entertainment production servicesto qualified production companies, etc. Creates 447.095; reenacts 447.14;amends 447.17. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity –SJ 00091





S 1708 GENERAL BILL by Posey Taxes on Mobile Homes; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re taxeson mobile homes. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Compre-

hensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00091


S 1710 GENERAL BILL by Posey Paternity Fraud; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re paternity. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00091


S 1712 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Banking and Insurance; Banking and Insurance(Similar H 1803, Compare H 1337) Governmental Reorganization; conforms Florida Statutes to amendment ofArticle IV, Section 4 of State Constitution, in which functions of former posi-tions of Comptroller & Treasurer were combined into Office of Chief Finan-cial Officer, & specified provisions which reorganized certain execu-tive–branch duties & functions to implement such constitutional amend-ment, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 06/26/2003. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00091



03/24/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00245; On Committee agenda—Governmental Over-sight and Productivity, 03/26/03, 9:00 am, 110–S

S 1712 (CONTINUED)03/26/03 SENATE CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity;









S 1714 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Jones (Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 2212, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390) Optometry; requires Medical Quality Assurance Div. of Dept. of Health toconduct study of clinical & academic training requirements of certified opto-metric practitioners; provides for appointment of members; requires reportto be submitted to Governor & Legislature. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 02/27/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term


Care, 03/25/03, 3:15 pm, 412–K—Temporarily post-poned



04/21/03 SENATE CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 7NAYS 4 –SJ 00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ00524


S 171603/03/03 SENATE Withdrawn –SJ 00167


S 1720 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning;Transportation; Webster; Constantine (Identical CS/S 2572, Similar1ST ENG/H 0773, Compare H 0331) Central Fla. Regional Transportation; (THIS BILL COMBINESCS/S1720,CS/2572) revises membership of governing board of Central Flori-da Regional Transportation Authority. Amends 343.63. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive

Planning –SJ 00167 04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/08/03, 9:00

am, 37–S 04/08/03 SENATE CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00382; CS

read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00394 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00382 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

04/21/03, 8:45 am, 412–K 04/21/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 2572; Combined CS

additional reference(s): Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations;CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0–SJ 00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00524;Remaining combined CS references: GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations





04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00672;Placed on Calendar, on second reading


S 1722 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Identical H 0867, Compare 1STENG/H 1363, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1312) Phosphate Mining; authorizes DEP to amend master reclamation plan fornonmandatory reclamation lands; provides additional criteria to be consid-ered when identifying lands mined or disturbed by severance of phosphaterock; revises legislative intent to provide economic incentives for nonmanda-tory land reclamation to include reclaimed lands that provide benefits to cer-tain surface water bodies, etc. Amends 378.021,.031,.033,.207. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Governmen-

tal Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00167


S 1724 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Comprehensive Planning; Bennett (Similar H1169, Compare H 1235, 1ST ENG/S 2284) Construction Services; provides conditions, limitations, & exceptions for con-struction contracts that limit indemnification; cites act as “Local Govern-ment Prompt Payment Act”; redefines terms used in certain provisions; re-vises provisions re timely payment for purchases of construction services; re-vises deadlines for payment of subcontractors, sub–subcontractors, material-men, & suppliers on construction contracts for public projects, etc. AmendsChs. 725, 218, 255. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary; Regu-lated Industries –SJ 00167








04/24/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00575 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Regulated Industries –SJ

00603; Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-




S 1726 GENERAL BILL by Webster; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano(Similar 1ST ENG/H 0285) Human Cloning Prohibition Act; creates “Human Cloning Prohibition & Re-sponsibility Act of 2003”; provides that it is unlawful to perform or attemptto perform human cloning, to participate or assist in attempt to perform hu-man cloning, or to ship or receive in commerce for any purpose embryo pro-duced by human cloning or any product derived from such embryo; providesconstruction re scientific research, etc. Creates 877.27; amends 95.11,775.15. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Children and Fami-lies; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice;Appropriations –SJ 00167


S 1726 (CONTINUED)04/14/03 SENATE Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;

YEAS 8 NAYS 2 –SJ 00424 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00424 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 1728 MEMORIAL by Wise; (CO–SPONSORS) King; Alexander;Argenziano; Aronberg; Atwater; Bennett; Bullard; Campbell;Carlton; Clary; Constantine; Cowin; Crist; Dawson; Diaz de laPortilla; Dockery; Fasano; Haridopolos; Garcia; Geller; Hill; Jones;Klein; Lawson; Lee; Lynn; Margolis; Miller; Peaden; Posey; Pruitt;Saunders; Sebesta; Siplin; Smith; Villalobos; Wasserman Schultz;Webster; Wilson (Identical H 0429) Captain M. Scott Speicher; urges Congress to take all actions necessary toresolve fate of Captain M. Scott Speicher, United States Navy,MIA–Captured. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0016703/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,




S 1730 GENERAL BILL by Carlton Class Size Reduction; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation re classsize reduction. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1732 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Ethics and Elections; Cowin; (CO–SPONSORS)Margolis (Similar H 1355, Compare H 0227, H 1697, H 1859, S 0094, S2262) Early Voting; requires supervisors of elections to allow electors to vote early;provides requirements for location & number of early voting facilities; speci-fies period & hours of operation; requires supervisors of elections to providenotice of early voting; modifies timeframe for testing voting equipment; pro-vides for periodic examination of equipment during early voting, etc. Amends101.5612,.5613,.657,.62; creates 101.659. Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00167 03/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 03/20/03,


CS read first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00253 03/21/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


Productivity, 04/01/03, 3:15 pm, 110–S 04/01/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Governmental Oversight and Productivity;






S 1734 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Webster; (CO–SPONSORS)Fasano; Lynn; Atwater (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0747) Sexual Battery Time Limitations; revises provisions re time limitations forprosecution of first–degree felony offense of sexual battery against victim un-der age of 18. Amends 775.15. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-




03/26/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00263 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS



S 1734 (CONTINUED)03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/01/03, 9:30 am,


first time on 04/03/03 –SJ 00345 04/03/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-





S 1736 GENERAL BILL by Margolis; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard(Similar H 0341) Adv. Registered Nurse Practitioners; provides for registration of advancedregistered nurse practitioners to prescribe drugs; provides prerequisites toprescribing noncontrolled legend drugs; provides prerequisites to prescribingcontrolled substances; provides restriction on such prescribing; provides forlimiting, suspending, or revoking advanced registered nurse practitioner’sregistration to prescribe under section, etc. Creates 464.0125; amends893.02. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Criminal Justice; Children and Families; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-tice; Appropriations –SJ 00168


04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Criminal Justice; Children and Families; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appro-priations –SJ 00423; Withdrawn from further consider-ation –SJ 00423

S 1738 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Fasano (Compare 1ST ENG/H 0923) Prescriptions for Medicinal Drugs; requires certain practitioners to includespecified information on prescriptions; provides that certain prescriptionsshall be presumed valid. Creates 456.0392. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Criminal Justice –SJ 00168 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 412–K—Not considered 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 04/21/03, 2:15 pm, 412–K 04/21/03 SENATE CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11



S 1740 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Criminal Justice; Children andFamilies; Lynn (Similar H 1391, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0475, H 1923,CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1454) Dependent Children; clarifies right of access to records for certain attorneys& provides right to access for certain school employees & certain employees& volunteers of certified domestic violence center; requires certain screeningof prospective adoptive parents; provides for background screening for sum-mer camp personnel; provides for filing of police reports for missing childrenin county or municipality where child was last seen, etc. Amends FS. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Criminal

Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00168





CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00441 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00426

S 1740 (CONTINUED)04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Appropriations Subcommittee on

Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 0053904/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00603; Placed on Calen-

dar, on second reading 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-



to CS/CS/SB 1454 (Ch. 2003–146)

S 1742 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation;Sebesta (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1775, Compare H 1773) Transportation Revenue Bond TF/DOT; creates said trust fund within Trans-portation Department; provides for sources of funds & purposes; provides foruse of end–of–year balance of trust fund. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Finance and

Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ00168


03/20/03 SENATE Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ00243; Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00243




04/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00794; Placed on Calendar, on second reading;Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00794; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00821; Read third time –SJ 00821; CSpassed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ 00821




S 1744 JOINT RESOLUTION by Webster Apportionment/House; provides for apportionment of House of Representa-tives. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0016805/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 1746 GENERAL BILL by Webster (Identical H 0539, Compare H0441, 1ST ENG/H 1925, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0250, CS/CS/S 0400) Birth–Related Neurological Injury; provides that assessments for FloridaBirth–Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan shall not be requiredfor children born in family practice teaching hospital; updates terminology;provides for retroactive application. Amends 766.314. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/05/03 SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduc-

tion,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB250 (Ch. 2003–258), CS/SB 2–D (Ch. 2003–416) –SJ00161

S 1748 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0623) NW Florida Water Management District; provides for extension of time forscheduled repeal of certain provisions pertaining to Northwest Florida WaterManagement District; deletes certain obsolete provisions. Amends 373.4145.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Appropria-











S 1750 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Transportation; Lawson(Compare H 0117, H 0579, CS/2ND ENG/S 1994, 1ST ENG/S 2436) Road Designation/Gadsden County; designates portion of State Road 63 inGadsden County as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Highway”; desig-nates portion of State Road 50 in Orange County as Martin L. King, Jr.,Drive; directs DOT to erect suitable markers. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00168 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/01/03, 1:00

pm, 37–S 04/01/03 SENATE CS by– Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00305; CS





to CS/SB 1994 (Ch. 2003–297)

S 1752 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation;Transportation; Sebesta (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1605, H 1773, CS/S0406, CS/1ST ENG/S 0676, S 2494, CS/S 2580, CS/CS/S 2658) Transportation Department; authorizes DOT to issue revenue bonds fi-nanced by repayment of loans from state–funded infrastructure bank; pro-vides for public–private partnership agreements for transportation facilitieswithout prior legislative approval; authorizes DOT to request Bond FinanceDiv. to issue bonds secured by toll revenues collected on Beeline–East Ex-pressway, Sunshine Skyway Bridge, & Pinellas Bayway toll facilities, etc.Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00168





04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00381; Now in Finance and Tax-ation –SJ 00381


04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00524


05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 676 (Ch.2003–286), SB 24–A (Ch. 2003–409)

S 1754 GENERAL BILL/CS by Agriculture; Argenziano (Identical H0711) Soil & Water Conservation; increases membership of Soil & Water Conserva-tion Council; specifies qualifications for members; revises provisions re cre-ation & discontinuance of soil & water conservation districts; authorizes Ag-riculture Commissioner to dissolve or discontinue district. Amends582.06,.10,.30. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 02/28/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Comprehensive

Planning; Natural Resources; Governmental Oversightand Productivity –SJ 00169


S 1754 (CONTINUED)03/19/03 SENATE CS by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00244; CS read

first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00254 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00245 03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K—Not considered 04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


0 –SJ 00358 04/08/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00358 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/14/03,

11:00 am, 37–S 04/14/03 SENATE Favorable by Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ


00424 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-

tivity –SJ 00539; Placed on Calendar, on second reading04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-


0 –SJ 00796 04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00887;

Substituted for HB 711 –HJ 00887; Read second time–HJ 00887



S 1756 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Saunders;(CO–SPONSORS) Bullard; Crist; Wilson (Linked CS/S 1758, Identical1ST ENG/H 1149, Compare H 1167) Entertainment Industry; expands applicability of definition of term “enter-tainment industry”; creates program under which certain persons producing,or providing services for production of, filmed entertainment are eligible forstate financial incentives for activities in or relocated to this state; prescribespowers & duties of Tourism, Trade, & Economic Development Office & Film& Entertainment Office re program, etc. Amends 288.125; creates 288.1254.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00169




ations Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment





ond time –SJ 00753 05/01/03 SENATE Substituted HB 1149 –SJ 00862; Laid on Table,


S 1758 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS)Bullard (Linked CS/CS/S 1756, Similar H 1167, Compare 1ST ENG/H1149) Entertainment Industry Incentive TF; creates Entertainment Industry Fi-nancial Incentive Trust Fund; provides for sources of funds & purposes; pro-vides for future review & termination or re–creation of fund. Effective Date:Contingent. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled




nities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00169




ations Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment







to HB 1149 (Ch. 2003–81)

S 1760 GENERAL BILL by Wise (Similar H 0031) Student Financial Assistance; prohibits state funds from being used to pro-vide financial assistance to certain postsecondary education students whoare citizens of specified countries; requires amount of funds used for suchpurpose in fiscal year 2001–2002 to be allocated annually to Florida BrightFutures Scholarship Program. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Home Defense, Pub-

lic Security, and Ports; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education; Appropriations –SJ 00169

04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/15/03, 1:00 pm,412–K—Temporarily postponed


S 1762 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Transportation; Alexander;(CO–SPONSORS) Cowin; Wilson (Compare H 0043, H 0117, H 0555,CS/1ST ENG/S 0676, CS/S 1326, CS/S 2630) Road & Bridge Designations; designates portion of U.S. Highway 17 as “Je-rome A. Williams Memorial Highway”; designates Mamie Langdale Memori-al Bridge in Glades Co. & George Crady Bridge in Nassau & Duval Counties;designates J.C. Penney Memorial Boulevard in town of Penney Farms; desig-nates C. Fred & Marvin Arrington Bridge; designates Private Robert M.McTureous, Jr., U.S.M.C., Medal of Honor Memorial Highway in Lake Coun-ty; directs DOT to erect suitable markers, etc. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00169 03/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/20/03, 1:00




04/03/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00321; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00321, –SJ 00322; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40NAYS 0 –SJ 00322; Reconsidered –SJ 00322; Amend-ment(s) adopted –SJ 00322; CS passed as amended;YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00322

04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/30/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00811; Substituted

for HB 43 –HJ 00816; Read second time –HJ 00816;Amendment pending –HJ 00817; Pending amendmentwithdrawn –HJ 00843; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ00843, –HJ 00966


05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Died in returning Messages,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 676 (Ch.2003–286)

S 1764 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Alexander Potable Water Security/Pub. Rec.; provides exemption from public–recordsrequirements for security plans for sources of potable water & potable watertreatment facilities owned or operated by or under contract to regional watersupply authority, county, special district, or municipality; provides for futurelegislative review & repeal; provides statement of public necessity. EffectiveDate: 10/01/2003. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00169


03/31/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Home Defense, Pub-lic Security, and Ports; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00304



S 1766 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Alexander(Identical H 0693, Compare CS/2ND ENG/S 2364) Fla. Workers’ Comp. Insurance Assn.; limits corporation’s obligation for cov-ered claim for return of unearned premium; revises requirements for report-ing premium for assessment calculations; includes insolvent insurers underprovisions for stay of proceedings. Amends 631.913,.914,.924. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-











to CS/SB 2364 (Ch. 2003–267)

S 1768 GENERAL BILL/2ND ENG by Haridopolos (Similar H 0559,Compare H 1913) Publication Information; prohibits government agencies from mailing gener-al unsolicited reports to any person in state; provides exceptions. Creates283.551. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00169 03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and


ty; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00243 03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K—Not considered 04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

04/07/03, 11:00 am, 412–K 04/07/03 SENATE Favorable by– Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS

0 –SJ 00358 04/08/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00358 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00423; Read sec-


04/23/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00461; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00461; Amendment(s) reconsidered, substitute amend-ment adopted –SJ 00467; Passed as amended; YEAS 40NAYS 0 –SJ 00467





04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily post-poned, on Second Reading –HJ 00880

05/02/03 HOUSE Died on Calendar

S 1770 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Education; Clary (Linked CS/CS/2NDENG/S 0204, CS/S 1414, CS/1ST ENG/S 2492, Compare 1ST ENG/H0315, 1ST ENG/H 0491, H 0987, H 1895) Public Records Exemptions; creates exemption from public records & meet-ings requirements for certain information held by Fla. Institute of Human &Machine Cognition; creates exemption from said requirements for specifiedmaterials, actual & potential trade secrets, information identifying donors tothe institute; creates exemption for credit scoring methodologies & relateddata & info. that are trade secrets filed with Insurance Regulation Office, etc.Amends 627.9742. Effective Date: Contingent. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-committee on Education; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00169







tee on Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00922; Placed on Calendar, on second reading;Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00922

05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Read sec-ond time –SJ 01074; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01074;Read third time –SJ 01075; CS passed as amended;YEAS 37 NAYS 0 –SJ 01075

05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 SENATE Requested House to return –SJ 01132 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer

to HB 315 (Ch. 2003–294)

S 1772 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Education; Education(Similar H 1831, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0319, CS/CS/S 1006, CS/CS/S1520, CS/CS/S 2738) Education; eliminates references to Fla. Frugal Schools Program, & obsoleteboard; revises provisions re rulemaking re school bus operation; revises pro-visions re rules re child care facilities; eliminates age as criterion of compen-sation for district school superintendents; redesignates developmental re-search school as “lab” school; requires DMS to continue to administer pre–taxbenefit program for state university employees, etc. Amends FS. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00169; OnCommittee agenda—Education, 03/12/03, 4:00 pm,412–K




04/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Appropriations Sub-committee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427



ond time –SJ 00481; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00481;Amendment pending –SJ 00482; Pending amendmentwithdrawn –SJ 00486; Ordered engrossed –SJ 00487






05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Died in returning Messages,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1006(Ch. 2003–91)

S 1774 GENERAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation; Campbell(Compare H 0329, 1ST ENG/S 1430) Tax/Gross Receipts/Utilities; provides for tax on utility services delivered toretail consumer in this state; provides for tax on gross receipts of distributioncompany providing delivery of electricity to retail consumer, based on indexprice; provides tax on gross receipts of distribution company providing trans-portation of natural gas or manufactured gas to retail consumer, based on in-dex price; redefines term “utility service”, etc. Amends 203.01,.012. EffectiveDate: 01/01/2004 except as otherwise provided. 03/03/03 SENATE Prefiled 03/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,

03/06/03, 1:00 pm, 37–S—Discussed/Workshop 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Commu-

nication and Public Utilities; Appropriations –SJ 0017003/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,

03/20/03, 10:00 am, 37–S 03/20/03 SENATE CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ

00244; CS read first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00254 03/21/03 SENATE Now in Communication and Public Utilities –SJ 0024404/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and Public

Utilities, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 110–S—Temporarily post-poned

04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Communication and Public Utilities–SJ 00672; Now in Appropriations

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1430 (Ch.2003–17)

S 1776 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Finance andTaxation; Finance and Taxation; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn Streamlined Sales & Use Tax; redefines various terms for purposes of sales& use taxes; deletes provisions re rental or lease of motor vehicles; providesfor determination of location of sale or recharge of prepaid calling arrange-ments; provides that purchaser seeking refund or credit under specified pro-visions must submit written request for refund or credit; provides for noticeof state sales or use tax rate changes, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Compre-

hensive Planning; Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00170




Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services

04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government –SJ 00357; Now in Appropria-tions; On Committee agenda—Appropriations,04/10/03, 1:30 pm, 412–K

04/10/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 –SJ00426; CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00441




S 1778 GENERAL BILL by Dockery (Identical H 0885) Community Development Districts; increases size of community develop-ment districts established by county commissions; authorizes district to en-force deed restrictions & architectural review for residential properties with-in its boundaries; revises & clarifies requirements re disclosure to purchasersof real estate within district. Amends 190.005,.011,.048. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed



S 1778 (CONTINUED)03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natu-

ral Resources –SJ 00171 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 1780 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Government Productivity; expresses legislative intent to enact Good Govern-ment Productivity & Efficiency Act of 2003. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and



S 1782 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Finance and Taxation;Judiciary; Saunders (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1621, H 1891, CS/2NDENG/S 1822, CS/3RD ENG/S 2568, S 2766) Guardianship; redefines term “professional guardian”; revises procedures forregistration of professional & public guardians; provides for Elderly AffairsDept. to contract with not–for–profit entity; provides for voluntary registra-tion as public guardian of state college or university or independent collegeor university; allows court to require nonprofessional guardians to undergocredit checks & background screening, etc. Amends Ch. 744. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00171

03/18/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Comprehensive Planning;Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00185; Rereferredto Judiciary; Comprehensive Planning; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article VImplementation and Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ00185

04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/14/03, 11:00 am,110–S –SJ 00380


04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00423;Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00426


04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ00575; CS read first time on 04/24/03 –SJ 00580


04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Arti-cle V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations–SJ 00603; Placed on Calendar, on second reading




to CS/SB 1822 (Ch. 2003–262), CS/SB 2568 (Ch.2003–57)

S 1784 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Fasano (Linked CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390,Similar H 0997, Compare H 0989) Health Care Records/Pub. Rec.; exempts from public records requirementsinformation & records reported to Health Dept. under electronic monitoringsystem for prescription of controlled substances listed in Schedules II–IV; au-thorizes certain persons & entities access to patient–identifying information;provides guidelines for use of such information & penalties for violations;provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides finding of public ne-cessity. Effective Date: Contingent. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Children and Families; Criminal Justice; Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00171



S 1784 (CONTINUED)04/08/03 SENATE CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11



in Criminal Justice 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00539;Placed on Calendar, on second reading




04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/30/03 SENATE Requested House to return –SJ 00818 05/01/03 HOUSE Returned –HJ 00986 05/01/03 SENATE In Messages; Reconsidered –SJ 00961; Amendment(s)



S 1786 GENERAL BILL by Hill Prevention of Communicable Diseases; requires Health Dept. to adopt cer-tain standards applicable to all public–sector employers; requires compila-tion & maintenance of certain information by dept. for use by employers.Amends 381.003. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Com-prehensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00171





S 1788 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Criminal Justice; Education; Hill(Similar H 0389) Student Athletes; prohibits giving or offering of inducements to certain stu-dent athletes for purpose of encouraging such athlete to attend or not attendcertain academic institutions, to become professional athlete, or to endorseproducts or commercial establishments; provides exceptions; provides penal-ties. Creates 877.135. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Ju-

diciary –SJ 00171 03/14/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/19/03, 1:30 pm,

412–K 03/19/03 SENATE CS by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00245; CS read

first time on 03/24/03 –SJ 00254 03/20/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00245 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/22/03,


CS read first time on 04/23/04 –SJ 00525 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00505 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 1790 GENERAL BILL by Hill (Similar H 0171, H 1289, S 1348, S 2276)Credit Reports; requires consumer reporting agencies to provide copy of con-sumer report to person in his or her birth month under certain circum-stances; requires report explanations. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Banking and Insurance; Appro-priations Subcommittee on General Government; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00171



S 1792 GENERAL BILL by Hill Children & Family Services Dept.; expresses legislative intent to transfer




Mental Health Div. within dept. to Health Dept. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00171


S 1794 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation;Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services;Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; HillBaker Military Relief Act; cites act as “First Sergeant Carey Baker MilitaryRelief Act”; authorizes Agency for Workforce Innovation to provide grants toprivate–sector employers for wages paid to Florida residents of U.S. ArmedForces Reserves or Florida National Guard while on federal active duty; pro-vides for calculation of grant amounts; identifies period for which grants canbe provided; requires agency to develop plan to implement grant process, etc.Appropriation. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports; Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00171

03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports, 03/31/03, 2:00 pm,37–S






04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S 04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

–SJ 00575; CS read first time on 04/24/03 –SJ 00580 04/24/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-


General Government

S 1796 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Campbell(Compare 2ND ENG/H 0723, 1ST ENG/H 0999, 1ST ENG/H 1573,CS/2ND ENG/S 2020, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2264, CS/2ND ENG/S 2364) Health Insurance; requires certain licensed facilities to make certain infopublic electronically; revises definition of term “health flex plan”; provides forreinsurance under workers’ comp insurance policy; specifies nonapplicationof certain health maintenance contract filing requirements to certain grouphealth insurance policies, with exceptions; requires that specific reasons fordenial of coverage be provided, etc. Amends Chs. 395, 408, 624, 627, 641. Ef-fective Date: 07/1/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judiciary; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00172





Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 2264 (Ch. 2003–139), CS/SB 2364 (Ch.2003–267)

S 1798 GENERAL BILL by Smith; (CO–SPONSORS) Bennett(Compare 1ST ENG/H 1745) Postsecondary Education; provides that university board of trustees shall es-tablish fees for university, including instate undergraduate matriculation,instate graduate & professional tuition, & out–of–state undergraduate, grad-uate, & professional matriculation; requires plan for setting fees, which al-

S 1798 (CONTINUED)lows base tuition or matriculation to be reset initially & increased annually,subject to specified guidelines, etc. Amends 1001.74, 1009.24. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1800 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Compare H 1385) Public Contracts; specifies certain unlawful activities in certain public proj-ect bid solicitations; provides penalty. Creates 287.0576. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Criminal Justice –SJ 00172 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-

ductivity

S 1802 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 0877) Title Insurer/Ins. Agency/Surcharge; deletes title insurer & title insuranceagency administrative surcharge. Amends 624.501. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/11/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Finance



S 1804 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar H 1239, Compare H0265, S 1380) FRS/Public School Member; defines term “public school member” for pur-poses of system; provides retirement benefits payable to public school mem-bers; provides retroactive applicability; provides for funding of revision ofFRS by this act; provides finding of important state interest. Amends121.021,.091. Effective Date: 07/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-



S 1806 GENERAL BILL by Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn (Similar1ST ENG/H 0037) Sexual Offenders; prohibits certain sexual offenders subject to conditional re-lease supervision from living within specified distance of certain placeswhere children congregate; prohibits persons convicted of certain sex crimesfrom residing within 1,000 feet of school, day care center, park, or play-ground; requires district school boards to notify DOC re school bus stop loca-tions, etc. Amends 947.1405, 1006.22; creates 794.065. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-









S 1808 GENERAL BILL by Posey (Similar H 1609) State Planning & Budgeting; requires summary of each state agency & judi-cial branch of state government’s preceding year’s financial data to be sub-mitted annually to Legislature; provides content requirements of summary.Amends 216.023. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00190


03/26/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263; Now in Judiciary –SJ00263



S 1808 (CONTINUED)04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00423; Now in Appropri-




S 1810 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Aronberg (Similar H 1195, 1ST ENG/S 1538)Student Financial Assistance; creates Innovation Florida Scholarships forDeveloping High–Tech Jobs Program; authorizes need–based scholarshipsfor students enrolled in certified degree programs in targeted employmentareas at Florida postsecondary educational institutions; provides for admin-istration & funding of program; provides student eligibility requirements forinitial & renewal awards; provides for adoption of rules. Creates 1009.892.Appropriation: $30,000,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Commerce, Economic

Opportunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00190


04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00357 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-


nities, and Consumer Services, 04/14/03, 11:00 am,412–K




S 1812 GENERAL BILL by Clary (Identical H 0765) Emergency Planning/Right–to–Know; provides fee for all, rather than justcertain, reports or filings required by section 313 of Emergency Planning &Community Right–to–Know Act. Amends 252.85. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Comprehensive Planning; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ00190


04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00381; Now in ComprehensivePlanning –SJ 00381

04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00502;Now in Finance and Taxation


S 1814 GENERAL BILL by Clary Credit Card Transactions; permits imposition of surcharge or fee for creditcard transaction that occurs over phone or Internet. Amends 501.0117. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00190

04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services, 04/07/03, 2:15 pm,412–K—Temporarily postponed



S 1816 GENERAL BILL by Lynn (Identical H 0883) Environmental Property; requires DCA to develop pilot project with watermanagement district & feasibility study to develop pilot project in certaincounties for certain rural land stewardship or alternatives to fee simple landacquisition purposes; authorizes local government taxing authorities to con-test certain property assessor actions re property assessments of tax–exemptnongovernmental entities, etc. Amends Ch. 259, 163.3177, 195.092, 373.59.Effective Date: Upon becoming law.

S 1816 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Agri-

culture; Natural Resources; Finance and Taxation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00190


S 1818 MEMORIAL by Lynn (Identical H 0889) Payment In Lieu Of Taxes Program; encourages Congress to fully fund Pay-ment In Lieu of Taxes Program established under Payment in Lieu of TaxesAct of 1976. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0019003/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,



ond time –SJ 00378; Adopted –SJ 00379 04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages

S 1820 GENERAL BILL by Margolis (Similar H 1583) Practice of Psychology; redefines term “practice of psychology” to include pre-scription & administration of drugs, including, but not limited to, controlledsubstances, under certain circumstances; provides requirements for & condi-tions to prescription & administration of drugs, including controlled sub-stances, by psychologists; provides requirements for application for & renew-al of prescriptive authority, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ00190

03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 04/01/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K—Pending reconsidera-tion (Unfavorable; YEAS 5 NAYS 5)

04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K—Pending motion to re-consider abandoned

04/08/03 SENATE Unfavorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care,laid on Table; YEAS 5 NAYS 5 –SJ 00381

S 1822 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Children and Families;Margolis (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1621, H 1891, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1782,S 2092, CS/3RD ENG/S 2568) Adult Protective Services; requires CFS Dept. to enter into certain workingagreements with local law enforcement agencies; requires OPPAGA to re-view & report to Legislature; defines term “multidisciplinary adult protec-tion team”; creates Guardianship Task Force within Elderly Affairs Dept.;provides that executive director of Statewide Public Guardianship Officeshall be appointed by Elderly Affairs Secretary, rather than by Governor, etc.Amends 415.1045,.1102, 744.7021. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appro-





04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services –SJ 00423; Now in Appro-priations




05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received 04/30/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00796; CS passed as amended;

YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00797 04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00949;

Read second time –HJ 00950; Amendment(s) adopted–HJ 00950







CS/SB 2568 (Ch. 2003–57)

S 1824 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Sebesta; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist; Fasano (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1721) Subdivision Property; increases fee for tax deed applications; provides notifi-cation to legal titleholders of contiguous property which is included in tax cer-tificate for unpaid taxes; requires county to notify legal titleholder of propertycontiguous to land available for taxes prior to sale under certain circum-stances; excludes certain persons as beneficiaries of certain undistributed re-mainder funds, etc. Amends Ch. 197. Effective Date: 07/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Judi-

ciary; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00190 04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


00383; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00394 04/09/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00383 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Finance and Taxation –SJ

00603; Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-



S 1826 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano (Similar H 0391) Mentally Ill/Housing Services; expresses legislative intent to support stablehousing for persons who have mental illness; provides that such housingmust be available in diverse settings; provides for rulemaking by CFS Dept.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appro-


04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,04/09/03, 9:00 am, 37–S—Temporarily postponed


S 1828 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Fasano(Compare H 0775) Community Contribution Tax Credit; requires that no more than 50 percentof available annual tax credits may be granted for very–low–income house-holds, under certain conditions, in order to be eligible for community contri-bution tax credit. Amends 220.183. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00191





tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00502 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-




Calendar

S 1830 GENERAL BILL by Bullard Children & Families; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re children& families. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed

S 1830 (CONTINUED)03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00191


S 1832 GENERAL BILL by Bennett; (CO–SPONSORS) Posey;Aronberg (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0525) Chamber of Commerce; provides definitions; prohibits certain business enti-ties from using term “chamber of commerce” under certain circumstances;provides exceptions; provides penalty; specifies nonimposition of certain re-quirements; authorizes chambers of commerce to sue certain business enti-ties to enjoin use of certain terms. Creates 501.972. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Criminal Justice; Judi-ciary; Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00191





00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00381 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Governmental Oversight

and Productivity –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on sec-ond reading


ed HB 525 (Vetoed by Governor) –SJ 01021; Laid on Ta-ble

S 1834 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Bennett(Compare H 1321) Child & Vulnerable Adults Abuse; revises language re statute of limitationsin certain actions; provides time period for suits re intentional torts based onabuse of vulnerable adult, for intentional torts based upon abuse of child, &for intentional torts based upon childhood sexual abuse; provides for sever-ability. Amends 95.11. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judicia-

ry; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice –SJ 00191




S 1836 GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Similar H 1043) Corporate Income Tax; redefines term “qualified student” to include certainpostsecondary students; defines term “qualified postsecondary scholarshipprogram”; allows credit to be taken against tax for contributions to districtschool board direct–support organizations that provide scholarships for post-secondary students who qualify for free & reduced lunch under NationalSchool Lunch Act, etc. Amends 220.187. Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Finance and Taxa-

tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00191


S 1838 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Education; Aronberg (SimilarH 0819) Instructional Materials/K–12; changes date by which school superintendentsmust notify DOE re certain instructional materials; requires publishers toprovide & price adopted instructional materials on individual basis for pur-chase by school districts; provides limitations on purchasing authority; re-vises provisions re issuance of purchase orders; provides for application ofcertain provisions, etc. Amends 1006.28,.29,.33,.34,.36,.37,.40. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education –SJ 00191 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/25/03, 1:00 pm,

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S 1838 (CONTINUED)03/25/03 SENATE CS by– Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00283; CS read





00983; Read second time –HJ 00983 05/02/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01085; CS passed; YEAS 119

NAYS 0 –HJ 01085 05/02/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163 05/27/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/11/03 Vetoed by Governor 06/16/03 SENATE Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar

(2003 Special Session B) –SJ 00005; (2003 Special Ses-sion C) –SJ 00006; (2003 Special Session D) –SJ 00006

S 1840 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Diaz de la Portilla (Similar H0151, CS/S 1298, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0789, H 1855, CS/3RD ENG/S1954) Specialty License Plates; creates Stop Heart Disease license plate & ProtectOur Reefs license plate; provides for distribution of annual use fees receivedfrom sale of such plates. Amends 320.08056,.08058. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Health, Aging,

and Long–Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00191




Care, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 04/08/03 SENATE Favorable by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;



–SJ 00424 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-




04/28/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00659; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00659; Substituted HB 789 –SJ 00660; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 789 (Ch.2003–256), CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2003–73)

S 1842 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Diaz de la Portilla (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0237) Municipal Parking Facility Surcharge; authorizes certain municipalities toimpose & collect surcharge on certain parking facility space sale, lease, orrental charges; requires referendum approval; provides for maximum sur-charge rate; provides exception; provides limitation; specifies uses & limitsof surcharge proceeds; provides for local administration of surcharge.Creates 166.271. Effective Date: 06/04/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Finance andTaxation –SJ 00191





S 1842 (CONTINUED)04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivi-

ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503; Now in Finance and Tax-ation –SJ 00503; On Committee agenda—Finance andTaxation, 04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S; Favorable with 3amendment(s) by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5NAYS 0 –SJ 00503




04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00987; Read second and third times –HJ

00987; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 –HJ 00987 05/01/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163 05/20/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/04/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–98

S 1844 GENERAL BILL by Margolis (Identical H 0025) Prescription/Gender Discrimination; requires certain employers to ensurethat prescription plans include certain coverage, are comprehensive, & do notdiscriminate on basis of gender; provides for penalties. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Judiciary–SJ 00192


S 1846 GENERAL BILL by Margolis (Compare H 1315, S 2588) Administrative Review/Property Taxes; increases time periods within whichcertain evidentiary materials must be provided by & to petitioner re adminis-trative & judicial review of property taxes; revises time period for clerk toprovide petitioner with appearance schedule. Amends 194.011,.032. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Judi-

ciary; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00192 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

03/26/03, 11:15 am, 412–K—Temporarily postponed 03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K 03/31/03 SENATE Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS

0 –SJ 00304 04/01/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00304 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 1848 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta (Identical H 0471) Health Insurance; redefines term “local governmental unit” re certain groupinsurance for public officers, employees, & certain volunteers; revises mini-mum & maximum health insurance subsidies; revises contribution paid byemployers of state–administered retirement plans; authorizes DMS to con-tract for actuarial study on providing for statewide retiree health insuranceprogram, etc. Amends 112.08,.363. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as oth-erwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00192


S 1850 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Diaz de la Portilla (Similar H 1705) Motorsports Entertainment Complex; provides for distribution of portion ofrevenues from tax on sales, use, & other transactions to motorsports enter-tainment complex; provides limit on such distributions; provides for certifica-tion of such facility by Tourism, Trade, & Economic Development Office ofExecutive Office of Governor; provides requirements for certification; re-quires specified notice, etc. Amends 212.20; creates 288.1170. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations –SJ 00192







S 1852 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations;Education; Diaz de la Portilla; Wilson; Villalobos; (CO–SPONSORS)Margolis; Hill; Dawson (Similar H 0119, Compare H 0027, S 1628, S2344) Students/Tuition/Resident Status; (THIS BILL COMBINESS1852,1628,2344) classifies specified students as residents for tuition pur-poses. Amends 1009.21. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00504; CS read firsttime on 04/23/03 –SJ 00525; Remaining combined CSreferences: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education;Appropriations

04/17/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ00504; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Sub-committee on Education, 04/22/03, 5:45 pm, 412–K

04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education;YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00576; CS read first time on04/24/03 –SJ 00581

04/24/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00576; Withdrawn from Ap-propriations –SJ 00539; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading

04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00697; Amendment pending –SJ 00697

04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Pendingamendment adopted –SJ 00732; Amendment(s) adopted–SJ 00732; Ordered engrossed –SJ 00732



S 1854 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Education; Diaz de la Portilla;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Aronberg (Similar CS/S 1254, Compare H0035) School Personnel/Fingerprinting; requires certain personnel in alternativeschool that operates under contract with district school system to file set offingerprints; requires both instructional & noninstructional personnel ofcharter schools to file fingerprints with school board of district within whichcharter school is located; provides duties of FDLE re retention & search offingerprint records submitted on behalf of school employees & contractors,etc. Amends Ch. 1012. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Ap-






00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ






S 1856 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Judiciary; CriminalJustice; Diaz de la Portilla; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano (Similar H0401) Law Enforcement/Correctional Officer; revises provisions re disciplinary ac-tions against officers; provides for production of investigative report & sup-

S 1856 (CONTINUED)porting documents in disciplinary case against law enforcement or correc-tional officer to that officer prior to imposition of certain disciplinary actions;provides for legal counsel or representative of officer’s choice to review com-plaint & all statements made by complainant & witnesses, etc. Amends112.532,.533. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ



read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00363 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00359 04/14/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS

read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00442 04/16/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00426 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502 04/24/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00575 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646; Read sec-



YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00714 04/29/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 0080504/30/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 401 –HJ 00846; Read second time



S 1858 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla (Identical H 0097) Federal Tax Credits/Fla. Residents; provides for annual payment to Fla. resi-dent equal to percentage of federal earned income tax credit allowed to thatperson; provides for transfers from federal Temporary Assistance to NeedyFamilies program or General Revenue Fund to cover costs of such payments;provides duties of DOR. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Children

and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00192


S 1860 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Diaz de la Portilla (Similar 1STENG/H 0267) Unpaid Taxes/Sale of Certificates; authorizes county tax collectors to conductsales of tax certificates for unpaid taxes by electronic means; provides forcompliance with certain provisions, governing tax collections, sales, & liens;provides requirement for public access; provides authority to tax collector toreceive electronic deposits & payments; redefines term “non–ad valorem as-sessment”. Amends 197.432,.3632. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-




04/10/03, 2:00 pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed 04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,




04/24/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00543; Substituted HB 267 –SJ00544; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,refer to HB 267 (Ch. 2003–22)

S 1862 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Diaz de la Portilla (Similar H1767, H 1797) Community Development Districts; provides for such districts to collectground rent from owners of long–term ground leases with governmental enti-ties; authorizes contracts between district & county tax collector for collec-tion of such ground rent. Amends 190.011. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed



S 1862 (CONTINUED)03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-











S 1864 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla Casino Gaming Rooms; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation re ca-sino gaming rooms. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00192


S 1866 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Diaz de la Portilla(Compare 1ST ENG/H 0527, H 1153) Educational Facilities; prescribes that educational facilities benefit districts& community development districts may apply to convert group of publicschools to charter schools; prescribes additional purposes of educational facil-ities benefit districts; provides for appeal of certain school board decisions;provides for creation of such districts by general–purpose governments; ex-pands purpose & funding for districts, etc. Amends 1002.33, 1013.355,.356.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00193




04/29/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00783; Placed on Calendar, on second reading


Calendar

S 1868 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla State Vehicles; requires insurance on vehicles used by employees performinglaw–enforcement duties; prescribes uses for which coverage must be provid-ed; provides for reimbursement for certain off–duty use; provides for rules.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Banking and Insurance; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00193


S 1870 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla (Identical H 1369) Nicholas Isaac Cordero Act; creates said act; requires person who knows thatcrime is being committed to report crime to law enforcement officer, underspecified circumstances, if crime exposes victim to serious bodily injury likely

S 1870 (CONTINUED)to cause death; provides penalties; provides exceptions. Creates 877.31. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Rules and Calendar –SJ 00193 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 1872 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla Board of Accountancy; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re audit pro-cedures of Board of Accountancy. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Appropri-



S 1874 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla Pari–mutuel Facilities; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation repari–mutuel facilities. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxa-tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00193


S 1876 GENERAL BILL by Siplin High–quality Teachers; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re recruit-ing & retaining high–quality teachers. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1878 GENERAL BILL by Siplin Health Insurance; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re health insur-ance. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00193


S 1880 GENERAL BILL by Klein Insurance; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re insurance. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-



S 1882 GENERAL BILL by Miller Economic Development; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re eco-nomic development. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00193


S 1884 GENERAL BILL by Hill Safe Schools; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re safe schools. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Home Defense, Pub-

lic Security, and Ports; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Education; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00193


S 1886 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz Job Creation; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re job creation. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed




03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00193


S 1888 GENERAL BILL by Crist Reinstatement of Driving Privilege; provides that person whose driving priv-ilege has been permanently revoked due to specified number of convictionsof driving under influence may petition HSMV for reinstatement of his or herdriving privilege; provides opportunity for hearing; requires department todetermine petitioner’s qualifications; provides certain qualifications of rein-statement. Amends 322.271. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Jus-

tice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations–SJ 00193


S 1890 GENERAL BILL by Wise Governmental Reorganization; abolishes AHCA & transfers duties & respon-sibilities of AHCA to Health Dept.; repeals provision re AHCA; redesignatesAgency for Health Care Administration Tobacco Settlement TF as Dept. ofHealth Tobacco Settlement TF; revises provisions governing duties & respon-sibilities of Health Dept. to conform to reorganization; requires Health Secre-tary to report recommendations to Governor & Legislature for implementingreorganization, etc. Amends Ch. 20. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations –SJ 00194


S 1892 GENERAL BILL by Atwater Motor Vehicle Insurance; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re motorvehicle insurance. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Appro-

priations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00194


S 1894 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Atwater (Similar 2ND ENG/H 1879, Compare CS/S2798) Government Accountability; combines office of Auditor General & Office ofProgram Policy Analysis & Government Accountability into Office of Govern-ment Accountability; deletes provisions re qualifications of employees of Au-ditor General; designates Auditor General as head of office; requires appoint-ment of qualified person as deputy auditor general to head Division of PolicyAnalysis & Agency Review, subject to confirmation, etc. Amends FS. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and






04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-eral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00501; Now inRules and Calendar


S 1896 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Atwater (Similar 1STENG/H 0717) School Speed Zones; provides for use of described flashing beacons to desig-nate school zone speed restrictions; revises requirements for DOT to estab-lish certain standards. Amends 316.1895. Effective Date: 05/23/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed

S 1896 (CONTINUED)03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Education; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00194





first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00395 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-





04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar; Substituted for HB 717

–HJ 01089; Read second and third times –HJ 01089; CSpassed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 –HJ 01089


S 1898 GENERAL BILL by Atwater Workers’ Compensation Insurance; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re workers’ compensation insurance. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00194


S 1900 GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1741) Juvenile Sentencing; authorizes trial judge to sentence delinquent child tospecific commitment program or facility within Juvenile Justice Dept.Amends 985.231. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-





S 1902 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Bennett (SimilarH 1131) Home Inspection Services; provides requirements re such services; provideslegislative intent & definitions; provides certain inspector qualifications &practice standards; requires, before inspection, provision of inspector creden-tials, a caveat, a disclosure of conflicts of interest & certain relationships, &statement or agreement of scope, limitations, terms, & conditions; requiresreport to client on results of inspection, etc. Creates 501.935. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Regulated Industries;Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00194




11:30 am, 110–S 04/09/03 SENATE CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ

00426; CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00442 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00426



S 1902 (CONTINUED)04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ 00502;





S 1904 GENERAL BILL by Atwater; (CO–SPONSORS) Campbell(Identical H 0487) Viatical Settlements; conforms various provisions to certain governmentalreorganization; provides for nonapplication of exemption to viatical settle-ment investments; provides additional requirements re licensure; revisesprovisions re viatical settlement provider license continuation; requires an-nual statements to include audited financial statements & other information;deletes alternative deposit requirement, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Judicia-



S 1906 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Similar H 0941, Compare H 1341)FRS/Special Risk Membership; provides eligibility of certain treatment & re-habilitation personnel at correctional or forensic facilities for membership inSpecial Risk Class. Amends 121.0515. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations Sub-committee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ00195


S 1908 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Similar H 0409) Sales Tax Exemption/Govt. Entity; provides exemption for tangible personalproperty sold to contractor employed directly by or as agent of United StatesGovernment or state or local government when such property will becomepart of public K–12 school owned by governmental entity, if specified condi-tions are met; provides duties of such governmental entities, contractors, &sellers re documentation & recordkeeping; provides for application of penal-ties. Amends 212.08. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Edu-

cation; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00195





412–K—Temporarily postponed 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education –SJ 00502; Now in Finance

and Taxation 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation

S 1910 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Fasano;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Crist (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0465) Unclaimed Court–ordered Payments; authorizes DOC to deposit or transferinto General Revenue Fund certain overpayments & other payments; repealsprovision re allocation of certain funds from restitution or othercourt–ordered payments. Amends 945.31; repeals 960.0025. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00195




S 1910 (CONTINUED)04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and


ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00381; Now in AppropriationsSubcommittee on Criminal Justice –SJ 00381






S 1912 GENERAL BILL by Peaden (Linked CS/CS/S 0566, Similar H1647, Compare 1ST ENG/H 1713, 1ST ENG/H 1925, CS/CS/CS/1STENG/S 0562, CS/S 2750) Health Care; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/CS/S562,1912) provides fordiscounted medical liability insurance based on certification of programs thatreduce adverse incidents; requires licensed facility to notify AHCA of actionsfiled against facility or health care practitioners for whom it assumes liabili-ty; requires facilities to establish nurse–to–patient ratio based upon specifiedmethodology, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations –SJ 00195; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care, 03/20/03, 1:00 pm,412–K

03/20/03 SENATE Favorable with 10 amendment(s) by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00243


04/03/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS

0 –SJ 00358 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00358; On Committee agenda—

Judiciary, 04/07/03, 2:15 pm, 110–S—Temporarily post-poned

04/08/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/09/03, 4:00 pm,110–S –SJ 00351

04/09/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 562; CS/CS by Judicia-ry; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425; Original bill laid on Ta-ble, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 562 (Died in HouseMessages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/SB 2–D (Ch. 2003–416)

S 1914 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Education; Bennett (Similar H 0191, Compare S 2106)Career & Technical Education; provides legislative intent; requires career &technical education programs within comprehensive high school program ofstudy to be industry certified; provides for career & technical education en-dorsement on high school diploma & incentive funding to school districts forstudents receiving endorsement; allows charter technical career sponsors tosubmit full–time–enrollment membership data as defined in charter agree-ment, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provid-ed. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-









S 1916 GENERAL BILL by Bullard; (CO–SPONSORS) Cowin(Identical H 0243)




Education/Invocation or Benediction; authorizes individual district schoolboards by resolution to allow invocation or benediction at specified secondaryschool–related events; provides legislative intent; provides severability. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Judiciary; Compre-

hensive Planning; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00196 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 1918 GENERAL BILL by Peaden (Compare H 0433, H 1901, CS/CS/S0700, CS/2ND ENG/S 2404) Mental Health & Substance Abuse; provides legislative intent re provisionof mental health & substance abuse services through creation of MentalHealth & Substance Abuse Services Agency within CFS Dept.; provides themission of agency; requires agency to develop strategic plan & collaborativeagreements with state agencies; provides for Division Director for MentalHealth & Division Director for Substance Abuse, etc. Creates 394.95; amends394.741, 409.912; reenacts various FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming lawexcept as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00196


S 1920 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; RegulatedIndustries; Diaz de la Portilla; (CO–SPONSORS) Geller (Linked S0066, CS/S 0068, S 0070, CS/S 1980, Similar H 0663, S 0064, CompareH 0683, H 0685, H 0687) Video Lotteries; provides powers & duties of Lottery Dept. pertaining to videolottery games; provides for annual fee & for disposition of fee; prohibits cer-tain persons from playing said games; provides requirements for operationof video lottery games; excludes video lottery terminals from definition of“coin–operated amusement machine” for purposes of sales & use tax; estab-lishes programs for compulsive gambling within CFS Dept., etc. Amends Ch.24, 212.02. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Finance

and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ00197




04/15/03, 3:15 pm, 37–S 04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 3 NAYS 1 –SJ

00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00525 04/17/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-


General Government

S 1922 GENERAL BILL by Peaden State Contracts for Pharmaceuticals; expresses legislative intent to enactlegislation re state contracts for pharmaceuticals. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00197


S 1924 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Regulated Industries; Banking andInsurance; Clary (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0577) Financial Services; revises provisions re mortgage brokerage & mortgagelending; provides requirements for changes in certain ownerships or control-ling interests; clarifies types of financial institutions eligible for exemptionsfrom application of certain provisions; authorizes Financial Services Comm.to require information from applicants for licensure; provides for electronicfiling of certain license renewal forms, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed

S 1924 (CONTINUED)03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Regu-

lated Industries; Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00197




1:00 pm, 110–S 04/02/03 SENATE CS/CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 –SJ





eral Government –SJ 00502; Now in Appropriations 05/01/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 01053; Placed on


S 1926 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Identical H 0815) FRS/Elected Officers Class; revises definition of term “normal retirementdate” re members of Elected Officers Class. Amends 121.021. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and



S 1928 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Geller;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1553, CompareCS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572, CS/1ST ENG/S 2212, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390)Health Care Practitioners/Complaints; provides that state prisoner must ex-haust all available administrative remedies before filing complaint withHealth Department against health care practitioner who is providing healthcare services within DOC, unless practitioner poses serious threat to healthor safety of person who is not state prisoner; requires Health Dept. to be noti-fied if health care practitioner is disciplined, etc. Amends 456.073. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 00197 03/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/03/03,


read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00363 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary 04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00357; Now in Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term





S 1930 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 1151, Compare H 1627,2ND ENG/S 1488) Acquisition of Public Lands; decreases vote required for approval of acquisi-tion of certain lands from five members to three members of Board of Trust-ees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund; reenacts specified provisions forpurpose of incorporating reference. Amends 259.041; reenacts 253.025(7)(e),259.02,.032(8), 260.016(3)(b). Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and


ductivity, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB1488 (Ch. 2003–6)



S 1932 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Identical H 0253) Public Schools/Assessment Program; revises provisions re design & imple-mentation of FCAT; requires universal design principles that will preventunintended obstacles for students with disabilities; provides for student ac-commodations when taking FCAT or alternate assessments; provides thatcommissioner shall require school districts to be accountable for all students& to provide certain remediation; provides requirements re assessmentscores, etc. Amends 1008.22. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 1934 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Atwater (Similar H 0153) State Risk Management Trust Fund; provides construction; requires fund toinsure property of certain hospital districts under certain circumstances; pro-vides for application. Amends 284.01. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Judi-ciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations –SJ 00198







ations Subcommittee on General Government 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

General Government

S 1936 GENERAL BILL by Bullard (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0497) Interstate 95 Lane Designation; creates Interstate 95 Lane Designation PilotProject in Palm Beach Co.; provides legislative purpose; requires heavytrucks to use two outermost lanes; provides penalties for violation; directsDOT to erect signs; requires posting of signs prior to citation for violation;provides for repeal. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00198 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Transportation

S 1938 GENERAL BILL by Bullard Paternity; requires DNA testing at birth & maintenance of such records byHealth Department; provides for analysis by court order; requires that deter-mination of paternity proceedings be electronically recorded; authorizes newtrial re determination of paternity under certain circumstances; providesconditions for granting of relief re motion for new trial; provides for genetictesting; provides for payment of fees, etc. Creates 382.0136, 742.125; amends742.011. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Children and Families; Judiciary; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations –SJ 00198


S 1940 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 0395) Absentee Ballots/Voting in Person; authorizes use of certain buildings asbranch offices for purposes of voting absentee ballots in person; provides forearly voting by absentee ballot in person in main office or branch offices ofsupervisor of elections; provides rulemaking authority. Amends 101.657. Ef-fective Date: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections –SJ 0019805/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 29–B (Ch.2003–415)

S 1942 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Peaden Physician/Adverse Incident/Pub. Rec.; provides exemptions from pub-lic–records requirements for information contained in reports made by physi-cians of adverse incidents occurring in office practice settings; provides for

S 1942 (CONTINUED)future review & repeal; provides findings of public necessity. Creates458.353, 459.028. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00198










S 1944 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Financeand Taxation; Dockery; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Similar H 1065) Mobile Home Owners; provides for service of process in action for possessionof residential premises; provides for license tax surcharge for deposit in Fla.Mobile Home Relocation Trust Fund; provides surcharge under Fla. MobileHome Act on certain mobile home lots for deposit in Fla. Mobile Home Reloca-tion TF; provides for placement of any size used or new mobile home on mo-bile home lot under certain circumstances, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation:$500,000. Effective Date: 06/26/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning;

Transportation; Judiciary; Finance and Taxation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00198; Withdrawn from– Transpor-tation; Judiciary –SJ 00185

03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K—Temporarily postponed






ernment –SJ 00504; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government,04/22/03, 5:45 pm, 301–C






cial Order Calendar –HJ 01103; Substituted for HB1065 –HJ 01105; Read second and third times –HJ01106; CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 3 –HJ 01106


by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–263

S 1946 GENERAL BILL by Clary; (CO–SPONSORS) Miller; Peaden;Jones; Cowin (Similar H 1655, Compare H 0163, H 1247, H 1409, H1539, 2ND ENG/H 1837, CS/CS/S 1132) Workers’ Compensation; provides for startup funding for Fla. Employers Mu-tual Insurance Co., as created by act; requires workers’ compensation insur-ers to report cost data to Financial Services Dept.; creates Fla. EmployersMutual Insurance Company Act; creates Fla. Employers Mutual Insurance




Company to provide workers’ compensation insurance & employer’s liabilitycoverage, etc. Amends Chs. 440, 627. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Appro-

priations Subcommittee on General Government; Ap-propriations –SJ 00198

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 50–A (Ch.2003–412)

S 1948 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Wise (Similar H 0791, Compare 1ST ENG/H1623, CS/1ST ENG/S 2362) Dissolution of Corporations; provides procedures & requirements for admin-istration of unknown claims against dissolved corporations; provides condi-tions under which certain claims are barred. Creates 607.1407. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-eral Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar–SJ 00199



04/23/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00504 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning,


S 1950 GENERAL BILL by Bennett; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano(Similar H 1341, Compare S 2206) Fla. Retirement System/Special Risk; includes state & local government pi-lots who provide mosquito control services in special risk class; provides ex-ceptions. Amends 121.021,.0515. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00199


S 1952 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Bennett (SimilarH 0745) Electrical/Alarm System Contracting; requires certificateholders & regis-trants to have continuing education on false alarm prevention; revises quali-fications for burglar alarm system agents; requires additional criminal back-ground check; removes exemption from training requirements for personswho only perform sales; provides format, validity period, & renewal require-ments for burglar alarm system agent identification cards, etc. Amends489.517,.518,.5185,.529. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal

Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations –SJ 00199





00424 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-






S 1954 GENERAL BILL/CS/3RD ENG by Military and Veterans’Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Bennett (Compare H 0111,

S 1954 (CONTINUED)H 0151, H 0635, H 1855, CS/1ST ENG/S 0668, CS/S 1298, 1ST ENG/S1840) Specialty License Plates; creates U.S. Paratroopers license plate; createsProtect Our Reefs license plate; requires that license plate use fee from Flori-da Arts license plate be transferred directly to the county arts council; createsFish Florida license plate; provides for distribution of annual use fees re-ceived from sale of such plates, etc. Amends 320.08056,.08058; creates320.0891. Effective Date: 10/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Military and

Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00199



04/02/03 SENATE Now in Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection,and Spaceports –SJ 00304; On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, andSpaceports, 04/07/03, 12:00 noon, 37–S










S 1956 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Constantine;(CO–SPONSORS) Webster (Compare H 0113, H 1333, CS/2ND ENG/S1164) Growth Management; changes title to “Wekiva River Basin & Springs Pro-tection & Planning Act”; creates integrated planning area for Wekiva RiverBasin; provides for rulemaking authority for St. Johns River Water Manage-ment District re springshed protection as it relates to implementing provi-sions of this act; provides legislative findings re loss of property values dueto proximity of regional water reservoir, etc. Amends Chs. 369, 373, 163, 381.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natu-

ral Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations–SJ 00199



03/27/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00282; On Committeeagenda—Natural Resources, 04/01/03, 9:00 am, 37–S—Temporarily postponed






04/24/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00576 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS



S 1956 (CONTINUED)04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00603; Placed on





S 1958 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Transportation; Bullard(Similar H 0073, Compare H 0555, H 0579, CS/S 1326, CS/2ND ENG/S1994) Road Designations; designates Steven Cranman Boulevard, Ethel BeckfordBoulevard, Phicol Williams Boulevard, Arthur Mays Boulevard, & JudgeSteve Levine Boulevard in Miami–Dade Co.; directs DOT to erect suitablemarkers; designates “Toussaint L’Ouverture Boulevard” in Miami–Dade Co.;designates Darce Taylor Crist Highway in New Port Richey. Effective Date:06/10/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00199 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/01/03, 1:00








CS/SB 1994 (Ch. 2003–297)

S 1960 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Margolis(Similar 1ST ENG/H 0821) Fla. Auto Joint Underwriting Assn.; specifies that Florida Automobile JointUnderwriting Association appoints its general manager as agent for serviceof process purposes; provides limitation re method of service of process.Amends 627.311. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Judicia-









S 1962 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz Child Care Facilities; requires child care facilities & private & nonpublicschools within 10 miles of nuclear power plant to develop & maintain emer-gency evacuation plans. Amends 402.305. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Home

Defense, Public Security, and Ports –SJ 00200 04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,




0 –SJ 00503

S 1962 (CONTINUED)04/22/03 SENATE Now in Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports –SJ

00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports

S 1964 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano (Linked S 2204) Automobile Dealers/Licenses; increases initial & renewal licensing fees formanufacturers, distributors, & importers of motor vehicles. Amends 320.62.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Finance and



S 1966 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Corrections Department; authorizes department to contract with federal,state, or local governments to provide security services for detention or com-mitment facilities. Amends 944.10. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-





04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommitteeon Criminal Justice, 04/22/03, 5:45 pm, 42–S—Temporarily postponed


S 1968 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Long–term Care; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re long–termcare. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00200


S 1970 GENERAL BILL by Bullard Public Schools; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re performance &operation of public schools. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



S 1972 GENERAL BILL by Lynn Public Records; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation exempting in-formation contained in putative father registry from public disclosure. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-

lies; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00200


S 1974 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Campbell; (CO–SPONSORS)Bullard; Cowin (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0439) Guardian Ad Litem Services; creates Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Officewithin Justice Administrative Commission; provides for appointment of ex-ecutive director; provides for continuation of attorney ad litem program; re-quires office to submit to Governor, legislative leaders, & Chief Justice ofFlorida Supreme Court annual report & plan for meeting guardian ad litemneeds of state; transfers pilot program for attorneys ad litem for dependentchildren to office, etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-

lies; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Article V Implementationand Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00200



04/16/03 SENATE Now in Children and Families –SJ 00425 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS




04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Children and Families; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Ap-propriations –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading



S 1976 GENERAL BILL/CS by Natural Resources; Aronberg (SimilarH 0295) Independent Water Control Districts; requires certain independent watercontrol districts within certain large–population counties to havefive–member governing boards who are elected in conjunction with generalelection on nonpartisan basis by registered voters who are residents of dis-trict; provides for staggered terms; provides applicability to current boardmembers; adds Nassau Co. to Fla. Inland Navigation District. Amends189.4051, 374.982. Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-

sive Planning –SJ 00200 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/01/03,

9:00 am, 37–S 04/01/03 SENATE CS by Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00341;

CS read first time on 04/03/03 –SJ 00346 04/03/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00341 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 1978 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Lynn(Similar 1ST ENG/H 0165, Compare H 0695, CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S0592) Homeowners’ Associations; redefines term “mortgage” to include liens creat-ed pursuant to homeowner’s association as defined in certain provision; re-vises provisions re insurance required for condominium property; prohibitsresidents of high–rise buildings from voting to forego retrofitting for en-hanced fire protection systems in common areas; provides that certain ac-tions re obligation of condominium owners shall not be deemed actions forspecific performance, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Bank-

ing and Insurance; Judiciary –SJ 00200 03/26/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,

03/31/03, 2:00 pm, 412–K—Temporarily postponed 04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00395 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00382; On Commit-

tee agenda—Banking and Insurance, 04/15/03, 1:00 pm,110–S—Not considered


05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB592 (Ch. 2003–14)

S 1980 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Diaz de laPortilla; (CO–SPONSORS) Geller (Linked S 0064, CS/CS/S 1920,Similar H 0683, S 0066, Compare H 0663) Video Lottery Administrative TF; creates Video Lottery AdministrativeTrust Fund within Lottery Dept.; provides for source of moneys & purposes;provides for annual carryforward of funds; provides for future review & ter-mination or re–creation of trust fund. Creates 24.1127. Effective Date: Con-tingent. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appro-priations Subcommittee on General Government; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00201

03/19/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education; Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00223; Rereferred to RegulatedIndustries; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Sub-committee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00223; On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries,03/24/03, 2:00 pm, 110–S


03/26/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00264

S 1980 (CONTINUED)04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,




General Government

S 1982 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla Lottery Department; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation re Lot-tery Department. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appro-priations Subcommittee on General Government; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00201


S 1984 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1185,CS/CS/S 1020, Compare CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1492) Magistrates & Masters; amends certain provisions re various court proce-dures; redesignates “magistrates” as “trial court judges”; amends certain pro-visions re various administrative & judicial proceedings; redesignates “mas-ters” & “general or special masters” as “general or special magistrates”.Amends FS. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions –SJ 00201


S 1986 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Sebesta (Similar H 0485) Public Construction Bonds; provides for mandatory form for public construc-tion bonds. Amends 255.05. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity –SJ 00201 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/25/03, 10:00 am,


Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00263


04/01/03 SENATE CS by– Governmental Oversight and Productivity;YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00305; CS read first time on04/02/03 –SJ 00316



0 –SJ 00370 04/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar –HJ 00920 05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Died in Messages

S 1988 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 0081) School Dist./Formula–funded Programs; authorizes school districts to opt outof restrictions applied to allocations for formula–funded categorical pro-grams & to use such funds at their discretion; provides requirements to ob-tain such discretionary spending authority; requires school districts to meetcertain performance standards; requires public notice in local newspapers;requires reporting. Creates 1011.63. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 1990 RESOLUTION by Carlton (Similar H 9083) New College of Florida; commends New College of Florida for its prominenceas national leader in undergraduate liberal arts education. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/08/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00350; Read second time –SJ 00350;


S 1992 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist; Miller; Fasano;Atwater (Similar H 0059, S 2564) Medal of Heroism; provides that designated persons are eligible to receiveMedal of Heroism; provides for application to Governor. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed



S 1992 (CONTINUED)03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Pro-tection, and Spaceports –SJ 00201


03/26/03 SENATE CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00264; CS read first time on 03/26/03 –SJ00270; Now in Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Pro-tection, and Spaceports –SJ 00264

04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports, 04/07/03, 12:00 noon,37–S

04/07/03 SENATE Favorable by– Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Pro-tection, and Spaceports; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358






S 1994 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Transportation; Argenziano(Compare H 0073, H 0579, CS/1ST ENG/S 1750, CS/1ST ENG/S 1958,CS/S 2162, 1ST ENG/S 2436) Road & Bridge Designations; designates portion of Interstate 75 as PurpleHeart Memorial Highway; designates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., MemorialHighway in Hamilton County; designates Nott Circle Roundabout in Suwan-nee County; designates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Highway inGadsden County; designates Jim Deaton Memorial Bridge in Duval County;designates portion of St. Rd. 50 in Orange Co. as Martin L. King, Jr., Drive,etc. Effective Date: 06/02/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00201 04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/08/03, 9:00

am, 37–S 04/08/03 SENATE CS by– Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00383; CS


ond time –SJ 00413; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00413;Ordered engrossed –SJ 00413; Recalled from engrossing–SJ 00422; Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn –SJ00422; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00422; Ordered en-grossed –SJ 00422





CS/SB 1958 (Ch. 2003–296), CS/SB 2162 (Ch. 2003–298)

S 1996 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Lynn (Compare1ST ENG/H 0475, H 1923, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1454) Child Welfare Training Academies; requires CFS Department to establishcurriculum of core competencies for training curriculum; requires collabora-tion with experts & providers; requires each person who delivers child wel-fare services to master particular components of training curriculum; deletesrequirement that department contract with Tallahassee Community Collegefor operation of one or more training academies, etc. Amends 402.40. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Govern-



S 1996 (CONTINUED)04/09/03 SENATE CS by Children and Families; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 –SJ

00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00395 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


ductivity, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 1454 (Ch. 2003–146)

S 1998 GENERAL BILL by Constantine (Compare CS/1ST ENG/S2492) Brownfield Loan Guarantees; revises certain restrictions on investing fundsmaintained in Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund; provides forschedule for legislative review of Brownfield Areas Loan Guarantee Pro-gram. Amends 376.86. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Appropria-



03/25/03 SENATE Favorable by Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ00263; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Gener-al Government –SJ 00263





S 2000 GENERAL BILL by Crist; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano(Similar H 1743) Juvenile/Adjudicatory Hearing; provides time period within which juvenilemust be brought for adjudicatory hearing; repeals Rule 8.090, Florida Rulesof Juvenile Procedure, re speedy trial, to extent that it is inconsistent withact. Amends 985.219. Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwiseprovided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementa-tion and Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00201




S 2002 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Crist; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn(Similar H 1753) Law Enforcement Officer Training; requires trainees attending approved ba-sic recruit training programs to reimburse employing agency for tuition, oth-er course expenses, wages, & benefits paid by agency if employee terminateshis or her employment or appointment within specified time period aftergraduation; authorizes employing agency to institute civil action under cer-tain circumstances; authorizes employing agency to waive reimbursement,etc. Amends 943.16. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00202 04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/09/03,




Productivity, 04/22/03, 9:45 am, 110–S 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by– Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 0050304/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00729; Amendment(s) failed –SJ 00729;Amendment pending –SJ 00729

04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Pendingamendment withdrawn –SJ 00816; Amendment(s)adopted –SJ 00816; Ordered engrossed –SJ 00817





05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received; In Mes-sages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 01020; Substi-tuted for HB 1753 –HJ 01020; Read second and thirdtimes –HJ 01020; Passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 –HJ 01020


S 2004 GENERAL BILL by Dawson Funeral Vehicle Lights; authorizes vehicles used by funeral homes or clergyto display flashing purple lights while in funeral procession. Amends316.2397. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive

Planning; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00202 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/14/03, 1:15


00424 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00424 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 2006 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Education; Clary(Similar H 1777, 1ST ENG/H 1899) Educator Certification & Discipline; prescribes affidavit for educator certifi-cation eligibility requirements; requires certain certified educators & appli-cants for certification as educator to notify employing school district of anychange of address; requires school district to notify Bureau of Educator Certi-fication of change of address; allows certain employers of educators to haveaccess to expunged records & sealed records, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-










S 2008 GENERAL BILL by Crist (Identical H 0369) Stolen Property/Proof of Possession; provides that proof of possession of cer-tain misappropriated property gives rise to inference that person buying orselling property knew or should have known that it had been stolen; providesdefense to such inference. Amends 812.022. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ


S 2010 GENERAL BILL by Crist (Similar H 1771, S 1054) Youthful Offenders; provides that court may not sentence as youthful offend-ers certain offenders who have pled nolo contendere or guilty to, or beenfound guilty of, capital felonies, life felonies, first–degree felonies, or sec-ond–degree felonies involving use or threatened use of force or violence; re-vises sanctions for youthful offender in basic training program who becomesunmanageable, etc. Amends 958.04,.045; reenacts various FS. EffectiveDate: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-



S 2012 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0483) Home–invasion Robbery; provides additional offense classifications & re-vises penalties for home–invasion robbery; provides that it is life felony tocommit said robbery in course of which firearm or other deadly weapon is car-ried; provides that it is first–degree felony punishable by term of imprison-ment not exceeding life imprisonment to commit said robbery in course of

S 2012 (CONTINUED)which weapon is carried, etc. Amends 812.135, 921.0022; reenacts943.325(1). Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-



S 2014 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar H 1615) Practice of Naturopathic Medicine; provides legislative findings & purpose;creates Board of Naturopathic Medicine; provides guidelines for probablecause panels & disciplinary decisions; revises maximum amount of bienniallicense fee; provides requirements for license applications; authorizes de-partment to file petition for enforcement, as specified; provides requirementsfor licensure as naturopathic physician, etc. Amends Ch. 462. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Education; Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00202

03/19/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Education; Governmental Oversightand Productivity –SJ 00223


S 2016 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Regulated Industries; Pruitt;(CO–SPONSORS) Jones; Atwater (Similar H 0495, Compare H 0907,H 1641) Funeral & Cemetery Services; establishes Funeral, Cemetery, & ConsumerServices Div. & Board of Funeral, Cemetery, & Consumer Services within Fi-nancial Services Dept; creates Board of Funeral, Cemetery, & Consumer Ser-vices; revises requirements to be funeral establishment; revises cremationrequirements for cinerator facilities re simultaneous cremations, body parts,cremation containers, & cremation chamber, provides for optional recorda-tion of burial rights, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except asotherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations –SJ 00203



04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment





495 –HJ 01099; Read second time –HJ 01099; Readthird time –HJ 01103; Temporarily postponed on thirdreading; On Unfinished Business –HJ 01103; Died onCalendar

S 2018 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Diaz de la Portilla (Similar1ST ENG/H 1649, Compare CS/S 1266) Sales Disclosures; specifies transactions that are subject to requirements ofact; requires that certain disclosures be made by transferor or his or heragent re real property located within flood hazard area, area with severe con-straints for development, area having sinkhole activity, wellhead protectionarea, priority wetland zone, habitat conservation area, airport influencearea, environmental site, or radon gas zone, etc. Creates 475.423. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insur-

ance; Regulated Industries –SJ 00203 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/25/03, 10:00 am,


first time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00270 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00264



S 2018 (CONTINUED)04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Regulated In-

dustries –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on second read-ing


S 2020 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Peaden; (CO–SPONSORS) Haridopolos (Compare2ND ENG/H 0723, 1ST ENG/H 1573, H 1901, CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 1252,CS/S 1796, CS/2ND ENG/S 2322, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390, CS/CS/1STENG/S 2678) Health Flex Plans; revises definition of term “health flex plans”; authorizesplans to limit term of coverage; extends required period without coverage be-fore one is eligible to participate; extends expiration date for program; post-pones effective date of changes to standards for eligibility for certain optionalmedical assistance, including coverage under medically needy program; pro-vides for retroactive application. Amends 408.909, 409.904. Appropriation:$22,498,288. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 00203 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,


0 –SJ 00263 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 0026304/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 04/08/03 SENATE CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11




00655; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 –SJ00656; Reconsidered –SJ 00673; Amendment(s) adopted–SJ 00673; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0–SJ 00673

04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 SENATE Requested House to return –SJ 01053 05/02/03 HOUSE Returned –HJ 01066 05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Died in returning Messages,


S 2022 GENERAL BILL by Clary (Similar H 1311) Physician Assistants; revises continuing medical education requirements represcribing of controlled substances by physician assistants; deletes prohibi-tions against prescribing of controlled substances by physician assistants; re-vises definition of term “practitioner” for purposes of Florida ComprehensiveDrug Abuse Prevention & Control Act to include physician assistant.Amends 458.347, 459.022, 893.02. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services –SJ 00203

03/26/03 SENATE Also referred to Appropriations –SJ 00262 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care

S 2024 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Similar H 0905) Video Games; prohibits sale or rental of adult video game to person youngerthan specified age; provides that person buying or renting adult video gamebe required to present proof of age; defines term “adult video game”; providespenalty. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Children and

Families; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services –SJ 00203



S 2026 GENERAL BILL by Posey Specialty Contractors; provides for regulation of certain specialty contractorswho do not work statewide. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Compre-

hensive Planning; Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services –SJ 00203


S 2028 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano (Similar H 1379) Community Redevelopment; requires governing body of county with home

S 2028 (CONTINUED)rule charter to exercise certain authority re finding of necessity for communi-ty redevelopment, creation, approval, modification, or amendment of commu-nity redevelopment agency, area, or plan, & use of moneys in redevelopmenttrust fund; provides for applicability. Amends163.355,.358,.360,.361,.387,.410. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning –SJ

00203 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 2030 GENERAL BILL/CS by Ethics and Elections; Sebesta;(CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (Similar H 0003, 2ND ENG/H 0847) Citizens’ Right to Honest Govt.; creates “Paul Mendelson Citizens’ Right toHonest Government Act”; increases penalty for unlawful compensation forofficial behavior; provides criminal penalties for official misconduct, criminalmisuse of official position, disclosure or use of confidential criminal justice in-formation, & bid tampering; provides criminal penalty for perjury in officialproceeding by public servant, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Criminal Justice;Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; Appropriations –SJ 00204

04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/15/02,9:00 am, 412–K

04/15/03 SENATE CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00504;CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00525

04/17/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-

tivity –SJ 00502; Now in Criminal Justice 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropria-tions –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading



S 2032 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta (Compare H 1595) Public Food Establishments; creates recognition program for public food ser-vice establishments; provides operational guidelines; requires Hotels & Res-taurants Division of DBPR to adopt rules. Creates 509.085. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Com-



04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0–SJ 00381; Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services –SJ 00381

04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services, 04/21/03, 12:00 noon,412–K—Temporarily postponed


S 2034 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Sebesta High–speed Rail System; deletes term “associated development” from defini-tion of “high–speed rail system”; provides that Florida High–Speed Rail Au-thority, its agent, or owner of high–speed rail system is not required to paytaxes or assessments re operation of high–speed rail system; provides excep-tions. Amends 341.8203,.840. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Finance and





S 2036 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Smith (Similar H 0461) Uniform Commercial Code/Blood; revises provisions re implied warranties ofmerchantability & fitness in procurement, processing, storage, distribution,




or use of blood, plasma, blood products, & blood derivatives. Amends 672.316.Effective Date: 06/02/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00204













S 2038 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Identical H 0147) Officer Malcolm Thompson Act; revises provisions re benefits payable for to-tal & permanent disability for certain Special Risk Class members of FRSwho are injured in line of duty; provides for reemployment of retired deputysheriffs; provides minimum retirement benefits payable to certain SpecialRisk Class members who are injured in line of duty & who are totally & per-manently disabled due to such injury, etc. Amends 121.091, 175.191, 185.18.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00204





S 2040 GENERAL BILL by Smith State Attorneys; authorizes state attorneys to employ process servers; pro-vides for power of such process servers; provides for special criminal taskforce investigators employed by state attorneys. Amends 27.25,.251. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Article V Implementationand Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00204


S 2042 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Natural Resources; Smith;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Cowin (Similar H 0697) George Kirkpatrick State Reserve; establishes said reserve; directs Green-ways & Trails Office of DEP to develop multipurpose recreational opportuni-ties & provide supervision of area; allows public hunting; authorizes StateLands Div. to acquire adjacent or contiguous property. Creates 258.166. Ef-fective Date: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00204 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 03/25/03,

9:00 am, 37–S—Temporarily postponed

S 2042 (CONTINUED)04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/07/03,

2:15 pm, 37–S 04/07/03 SENATE CS by– Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 –SJ 00359;





697 –HJ 00978; Read second time –HJ 00978 05/02/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01079; CS passed; YEAS 92 NAYS

26 –HJ 01079 05/02/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163 06/30/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 07/14/03 Vetoed by Governor 07/21/03 SENATE Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar


S 2044 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Identical H 0449) Mobile Homes/Ad Val Taxation; provides for taxing mobile homes as realproperty under all circumstances; deletes provisions re imposing license tax-es upon mobile homes; amends specified provisions to conform; repeals speci-fied provision re taxation of mobile homes. Amends Ch. 320, 193.075,212.0601; repeals 320.015. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00204

04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00357; Withdrawn from further con-sideration –SJ 00357

S 2046 GENERAL BILL/CS by Appropriations; Smith;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano (Similar H 0617) Sentencing; prohibits court from directing that sentence be served cotermi-nously with sentence imposed by another court or court of another state; re-moves provisions providing for notification to another jurisdiction in eventof coterminous sentence. Amends 921.16. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-



04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ00340; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Crimi-nal Justice –SJ 00340


04/15/03 SENATE CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-tice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505; CS read first time on04/23/03 –SJ 00526







S 2048 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Similar H 0879) Electric Utility Easements; provides for creation of such easements by con-tinuous use; provides exceptions, limitations, & rights of use. Creates 704.09.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed



S 2048 (CONTINUED)03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities; Judiciary; Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Comprehensive Planning –SJ00205


S 2050 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/2ND ENG by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Judiciary; Aronberg (Similar H 0715) Child Custody Evaluations; provides presumption of good faith for actions ofcourt–appointed psychologist who conducts child custody evaluation; prohib-its anonymous complaints; provides prerequisites to parent’s bringing legalaction against psychologist; provides for court to award attorney’s fees & rea-sonable court costs. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care –SJ 00205 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/01/03, 9:30 am,


first time on 04/02/03 –SJ 00316 04/02/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 0030504/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 412–K 04/14/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS








S 2052 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Similar H 0995, Compare H 1903,CS/1ST ENG/S 0654) Telecommunications Services; extends transition period for implementationof interim mechanism for maintaining certain service objectives. Amends364.025. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consum-er Services –SJ 00205

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Communication and Public Utili-ties, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 654(Ch. 2003–32)

S 2054 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Lynn;(CO–SPONSORS) Bennett; Bullard (Compare 1ST ENG/H 0475, H1923, S 0670, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1454) Community–based Care; deletes requirement for contracts for legal servicesin certain counties; deletes requirement for plan; requires Governor’s approv-al of dept.’s methodology for transferring funds; modifies schedule by whichcommunity–based care will be implemented; changes eligibility require-ments for participation in community partnership matching grant program,etc. Amends 409.1671,.16745,.175. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary; Chil-dren and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00205

03/26/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary; Childrenand Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Healthand Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00262; Rere-ferred to Children and Families; Judiciary; Banking andInsurance; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices; Appropriations –SJ 00262



S 2054 (CONTINUED)04/03/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00342 04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00357; Now in Banking

and Insurance 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Governmen-

tal Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00502; Now in Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Ser-vices


04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Died on

Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 1454 (Ch. 2003–146)

S 2056 GENERAL BILL by Alexander (Identical H 1483) Driving & Boating/Influence of Drugs; provides that persons driving withspecified amounts of certain substances in their blood or urine are guilty ofoffense of driving under influence & guilty of offense of boating under influ-ence; reenacts various provisions incorporating amendment to certain provi-sions in references thereto. Amends 316.193, 327.35; reenacts various FS. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00205


S 2058 GENERAL BILL by Dockery; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Siplin(Identical H 0921) Governmental Reorganization; creates Dept. of Fla. Highway Patrol; pro-vides for organization of that dept.; transfers powers, duties, functions, rec-ords, personnel, property, & funds of Fla. Highway Patrol Div. within HSMVto Dept. of Fla. Highway Patrol; transfers legal authorities & actions of thatdivision; transfers authority & responsibility of division for enforcement oflaws to Dept. of Fla. Highway Patrol, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Jus-

tice; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00205


S 2060 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Dockery;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Siplin (Similar H 0859) Law Enforcement Officers; revises delinquent fee for described late renewalor extension of certain driver’s licenses; provides for deposit of funds intoState Law Enforcement Officer Recruitment & Retention Trust Fund for cer-tain purposes. Amends 322.21. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Jus-

tice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportationand Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00206




S 2062 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Lee;(CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Haridopolos (Compare H 0419, 1ST ENG/H0805, CS/S 1100) Scholarship Funding Tax Credits; increases total amount of tax credit whichmay be granted each state fiscal year; provides for scholarship amountsawarded to be annually adjusted based on percentage change in ConsumerPrice Index; establishes program for contributions to nonprofit scholar-ship–funding organizations to be used for dependent children of military per-sonnel; provides add–back to adjusted federal income, etc. Amends220.187,.02,.13; creates 220.1875. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-



–SJ 00303 03/28/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00303




04/07/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 04/10/03, 1:30pm, 412–K—Temporarily postponed







S 2064 GENERAL BILL by Lee Phosphate Mining; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re phosphatemining. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Governmen-

tal Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00206


S 2066 GENERAL BILL by Jones (Similar H 0507) Health Care; provides that practitioner’s failure to disclose training consti-tutes grounds for disciplinary action; provides exception; establishes criteriaapplicable to boards that certify practitioners; provides requirements for ad-vertising by physicians licensed under Medical Practice law; provides prereq-uisites for claiming to be board–certified specialist. Amends 456.72,458.309,..331,.3312. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Regulated Industries; Commerce, Economic Op-portunities, and Consumer Services –SJ 00206



S 2068 RESOLUTION by Carlton (Similar H 9031, H 9039) Stetson University; commends Stetson University & its national leadership& recognizes March 18, 2003, as “Stetson University Day.” 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00184; Read second time –SJ 00185;


S 2070 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations;Transportation; Sebesta (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1473) Public Transit; defines new terms for purposes of Florida Public Transit Act;includes intercity bus service as part of transit responsibilities of DOT; au-thorizes dept. to receive federal & state funding for intercity bus service; in-cludes intercity bus lines within state’s intermodal freight network; providesthat intercity bus service is one projects eligible for funding under Intermo-dal Development Program, etc. Amends 341.031,.041,.051,.053, 339.135. Ef-fective Date: 07/15/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00206










S 2070 (CONTINUED)05/01/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 01020;



S 2072 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Cowin (Similar 1STENG/H 0707) Unborn Quick Child/Homicide; includes death of unborn quick child underDUI manslaughter; makes killing of said child rather than killing of viablefetus “vehicular homicide”; provides that killing said child by injury to moth-er which would be murder in any degree if it resulted in death of mother ismurder in same degree; provides that death of mother does not bar prosecu-tion, etc. Amends 316.193, 782.071,.09, 921.0022. Effective Date: 10/01/2003.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-


03/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/03/03,9:00 am, 37–S—Temporarily postponed




S 2074 GENERAL BILL by Dawson (Identical H 0109) Health Care for Floridians Act; cites act as “Health Care that Works for AllFloridians Act”; establishes Citizens’ Health Care Working Group; providesfor membership & criteria therefor; provides for term of membership; re-quires public hearings; provides for community health care meetings & fordissemination of recommendations; provides for staff of working group; re-quires report to Legislature; provides for termination of working group, etc.Appropriation: $200,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term



S 2076 GENERAL BILL by Dawson (Identical H 1181) Sports Official/Assault; defines “sports official”; provides additional penaltyfor assault upon sports official under certain circumstances. Creates784.0815. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ


S 2078 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Villalobos (Identical H 0545) Medical Practice; authorizes issuance of temporary certificates for visitingphysicians to obtain medical privileges for instructional purposes in conjunc-tion with certain plastic surgery training programs & plastic surgery educa-tional symposiums; limits number of certificates that may be issued per cal-endar year; provides financial responsibility requirements; provides practicelimitations & conditions, etc. Creates 458.3137. Effective Date: 06/02/2003.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term


Care, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 04/08/03 SENATE CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11










S 2080 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Peaden(Compare H 1129, H 1271, CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0560) Health Care Insurance; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/CS/CS/S560,CS/S2080) deletes exclusion from application of deceptive &unfair trade practices provisions to DOI; provides that certain consumer pro-tection laws apply to business of insurance; authorizes health care providersto form commercial self–insurance fund; revises certain authorized actionsmultiple insurers may engage in together, etc. Amends Chs. 501, 624, 627.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations –SJ 0020703/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,


00283; CS read first time on 03/27/03 –SJ 00291 03/27/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 00283;

On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 04/01/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K—Not considered

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Appropriations –SJ 00303; Rereferred to Judiciary; Ap-propriations –SJ 00303; On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/07/03, 2:15 pm, 110–S—Temporarily post-poned


04/09/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 560; CS/CS by Judicia-ry; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425; Original bill laid on Ta-ble, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 560 (Died in HouseMessages)

S 2082 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Webster; (CO–SPONSORS)Cowin; Campbell (Similar H 0089) Saboor Grieving Parents Act; provides that where health practitioner hascustody of fetal remains following spontaneous fetal demise, health practi-tioner must notify mother of her option of burial or cremation of fetal re-mains; provides that where facility has custody of fetal remains followingspontaneous fetal demise, facility must notify mother of her option of burialor cremation of fetal remains, as well as procedures pertaining thereto, etc.creates 383.33625. Effective Date: 05/27/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term





00371; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ 0037104/16/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/22/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00460 04/29/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB



S 2084 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Wasserman Schultz; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (Identical 1STENG/H 0363, Compare H 0989, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390) Drug Prescriptions; requires written drug prescriptions to be legibly printedor typed, to contain certain information, & to be dated & signed by prescrib-ing practitioner on day issued. Creates 456.42. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term


Care, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 412–K 04/14/03 SENATE CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 8




S 2084 (CONTINUED)04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00988; Substituted for HB 363 –HJ



S 2086 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla Business & Prof. Regulation Dept.; expresses legislative intent to enact legis-lation re Business & Professional Regulation Department. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Govern-



S 2088 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla Alcoholic Beverages; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation re alco-holic beverages. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Govern-



S 2090 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Compare H 0125) Safety Belt Law Enforcement; provides exception to safety belt law enforce-ment as secondary action. Amends 316.614. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Criminal Jus-

tice; Judiciary; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00207 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Transportation

S 2092 GENERAL BILL by Margolis (Compare CS/2ND ENG/S 1822) Adult Protection Teams; requires CFS Dept. to develop, maintain, & coordi-nate services of multidisciplinary adult protection teams in each district; de-fines term “multidisciplinary adult protection team”. Amends 415.1102. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00207

04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,04/09/03, 9:00 am, 37–S—Temporarily postponed


S 2094 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Identical H 0087,Compare H 0247, S 2246) Public School Personnel/Sick Leave; authorizes annual payment for accumu-lated sick leave to any full–time employee of district school board; revisesprovisions re terminal pay for accumulated sick leave to certain full–time em-ployees of said board. Amends 1012.61. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-



S 2096 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Wasserman Schultz; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin; Wilson; Margolis;Argenziano; Dawson; Hill; Diaz de la Portilla (Similar H 1529) Nursing Homes; requires increase in wages & benefits of specified nursinghome staff; provides for use of wage or benefit funds; requires AHCA to moni-tor compliance with act; provides exception. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term


04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K—Not considered









04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00505 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations

S 2098 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Wasserman Schultz (Similar H 0161, Compare H 0361, H 0977, CS/S0320, S 2188) The LifeSaver Rx Program; creates said program; provides that Secretary ofAHCA shall operate said program as state pharmaceutical assistance pro-gram to provide discounts to participants for prescription drugs covered byrebate agreement; requires AHCA to publish on website average wholesaleprices of drugs provided through program; requires AHCA to publish addi-tional information to assist consumers, etc. Creates 409.960–.982; amends409.9066. Appropriation. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term






05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-fer to CS/SB 320 (Ch. 2003–61), SB 22–A (Ch. 2003–405)

S 2100 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Wasserman Schultz(Similar H 1213) Student Financial Assistance; requires Fla. Teacher Scholarship & Forgiv-able Loan Program to provide scholarship assistance to education para-professionals & substitute teachers seeking qualification to teach in criticalteacher shortage areas; establishes scholarship loan program to providescholarship loans to students who teach in poor or underperforming areas instate; increases amount of loan principal repayments, etc. Amends1009.57,.58,.59, 1003.52. Appropriation: $12,000,000. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00444 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ


Education

S 2102 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz Birth Defects; requires DOH to maintain & expand Fla. Birth Defects Regis-try; provides confidentiality of certain information held by department; pro-vides legislative intent re funding; provides requirements for program of pilotprojects for active birth defects reporting & prevention system; requires sum-mary of outcomes. Creates 381.00323. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term


04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K—Temporarily post-poned

04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00423; With-drawn from further consideration –SJ 00423

S 2104 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla (Similar H 1193, S 1668)Title Insurance; excludes certain casualty insurance from definition of titleinsurance; deletes reference to guarantee of title in prohibition against issu-ing title insurance under certain circumstances; authorizes title insurers to

S 2104 (CONTINUED)issue certain policies or certificates insuring lien securing certain loans ormortgages under certain circumstances. Amends 624.608, 627.784,.786. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-



S 2106 GENERAL BILL by Lynn (Compare CS/CS/S 1914) Charter Technical Career Centers; allows charter technical career sponsorsto submit full–time–enrollment membership data as defined in charteragreement. Amends 1002.34. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 2108 GENERAL BILL by Cowin Water & Wastewater Utilities; expresses legislative intent to revise laws rewater & wastewater utilities. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Communica-

tion and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00208


S 2110 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Sebesta;(CO–SPONSORS) Siplin (Similar H 1425, Compare CS/1ST ENG/S0676) Metropolitan Planning Organizations; redefines term “agency” for purposesof Administrative Procedure Act; provides authority for said organizations &political subdivisions to form separate legal or administrative entities forpurpose of coordinating regional transportation planning & developmentgoals & purposes; specifies how entity shall be created & operated; exemptsentity from Administrative Procedure Act. Amends 120.52, 339.175. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive

Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity–SJ 00208




Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-

tivity –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Died on

Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/SB 676 (Ch. 2003–286)

S 2112 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Identical H 1437) Public Employers; provides successor public employers to Florida Board ofEducation; provides specific obligations for successor public employers.Amends 447.203,.309. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-





ductivity

S 2114 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Sebesta; (CO–SPONSORS)Wilson (Similar H 1297) Voter Education; requires district school boards & county supervisors of elec-tions jointly to provide program of voter education for high–school seniors;provides guidelines for content of educational program; requires that pro-gram of voter education be conducted during school hours; provides for useof county voting equipment in certain school elections. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed



S 2114 (CONTINUED)03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Ethics and Elections

–SJ 00209 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/25/03, 1:00 pm,


first time on 03/26/03 –SJ 00270 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Ethics and Elections –SJ 00264 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/09/03,

11:30 am, 412–K 04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by– Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 2




S 2116 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Similar H 0017) Public K–12 Education; provides definition of term “school property”; re-quires reports to law enforcement agencies or agents of forcible felonies, orthreats of forcible felonies, on school property; provides penalties for noncom-pliance; provides that person reporting in good faith shall be immune fromliability; prohibits immunity to suspected persons; provides for civil cause ofaction under certain circumstances. Creates 1003.09. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Ju-

diciary –SJ 00209 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/25/03, 1:00 pm,

412–K—Temporarily postponed 04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education; Criminal Justice; Judiciary

–SJ 00357; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00357

S 2118 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Dockery; (CO–SPONSORS) Alexander (Similar H 0719) Public Nuisances; clarifies uses of property that constitute public nuisance;provides for closure of property if occupancy of property materially contrib-utes to nuisance; provides exceptions; provides that closure of property con-stituting unabated nuisance is not a taking; provides that property may bereopened under certain circumstances. Amends 893.138. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Judi-

ciary –SJ 00209 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


00505; CS read first time on 04/23/04 –SJ 00526 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00505 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00672; Placed on Calen-

dar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Read sec-



S 2120 GENERAL BILL by Peaden (Compare H 0971, 1ST ENG/H 1713,CS/CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 0564) Medical Malpractice; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/CS/CS/S564,2120,2620) revises required criteria for expert witness togive expert testimony concerning prevailing professional standard of care; re-vises required criteria for expert witness to give testimony concerning gener-al practitioner; increases period for extending statute of limitations in medi-cal negligence case, etc. Amends Ch. 766. Effective Date: Upon becoming lawexcept as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary –SJ 00209; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care, 03/20/03, 1:00 pm,412–K




110–S –SJ 00351

S 2120 (CONTINUED)04/09/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 564 & SB 2620; CS/CS

by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425; Original billlaid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Diedin House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,refer to CS/SB 2–D (Ch. 2003–416)

S 2122 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Education; Peaden (Similar H0091) University Bldg. & Roads/Designation; designates renovated transplanthousing unit at University of Florida’s Shands Hospital as “Gerold L. Schie-bler/Shands Transplant Housing Complex“; designates proposed entrancepavilion at John & Mabel Ringling Museum of Art at FSU Ringling Centerfor Cultural Arts in Sarasota as “John M. McKay Visitors’ Pavilion”; desig-nates FAMU Graduate School of Business & Industry as Sybil C. MobleyGraduate School of Business & Industry, etc. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity –SJ 00209 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/09/03, 1:45 pm,


first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00444 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


Productivity, 04/22/03, 9:45 am, 110–S 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by– Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 0050304/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 00733; Amendment pending –SJ 00734;Pending amendment adopted –SJ 00734; Amend-ment(s) adopted –SJ 00734; Ordered engrossed –SJ00734



S 2124 GENERAL BILL by Peaden (Identical H 0569, Similar H 1201)Dependent Children; requires each circuit court in state to establish systemof representation for children in state custody; authorizes judicial circuits tocontract with public or private entity to provide representation; requires cir-cuit courts of state to establish system to provide representation to childrenin child abuse, abandonment, or neglect proceedings through appointment ofguardian ad litem, etc. Amends 39.4086; creates 39.8225. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-

lies; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Imple-mentation and Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00210


S 2126 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Wise (Similar H 1215, H1345, S 2226) Blind Services; creates Fla. Commission for Blind in DOE; provides that com-mission is agency head of Blind Services Div.; provides that division is desig-nated state unit under federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973; requires divisionto develop & implement state plan for vocational rehabilitation services & forindependent living services; creates children’s program; authorizes commis-sion to create blind services direct–support organization, etc. Amends FS. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00210






S 2128 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Crist;(CO–SPONSORS) Bennett (Similar H 0677, Compare H 1415, H 1513,CS/CS/S 0682, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1168)




Wrecker Services; exempts hearings of Fla. Highway Patrol Div. concerningwrecker allocation system from requirements of Administrative ProcedureAct; prohibits county or municipality from issuing or renewing license forwrecker company that is not in compliance with requirements of act; providesrequirements for licensing wreckers & other vehicles; prohibits unauthorizedwrecker co. from monitoring police radio, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation:$555,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive

Planning; Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Agriculture; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00210





0 –SJ 00503 04/22/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00503 05/01/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Agricul-

ture; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations –SJ 01053; Placed on Calendar,on second reading


S 2130 GENERAL BILL/CS by Ethics and Elections; Sebesta Political Advertisements; changes requirements for sponsorship disclaimerson candidate advertisements. Amends 106.143. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections –SJ 0021103/19/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 03/24/03,

2:00 pm, 412–K 03/24/03 SENATE CS by– Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ


S 2132 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1105, H1931, CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 1252) Certificates of Need; redefines “tertiary health service,” as used in Health Fa-cility & Services Development Act, to include open–heart surgery; providesfor level of finding for local health councils; amends provisions specifyingwhich health–care–related projects are subject to review; amends reviewprocess; provides that court must require losing party to pay attorney’s fees& costs of prevailing party in certain circumstances, etc. Amends Ch. 408. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00211





mental Oversight and Productivity 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-

tivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00672; Placed on Cal-endar, on second reading


Calendar

S 2134 GENERAL BILL by Pruitt (Identical H 0131, Compare H 0703,CS/CS/S 1436, CS/S 1646) School Districts/Categorical Funds; deletes restriction to fiscal year2002–2003 on transfer of categorical funds to school board specified academicclassroom instruction. Amends 1011.62. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00211

S 2134 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education,


S 2136 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Wasserman Schultz (Similar H0619, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0319) Admissions Deposit/Degree Program; provides that each university board oftrustees is authorized to establish nonrefundable admissions deposit for de-gree programs. Amends 1009.24. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education –SJ 00211 03/26/03 SENATE Also referred to Appropriations –SJ 00262 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am,


NAYS 0 –SJ 00357 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ








to HB 51–A (Ch. 2003–392)

S 2138 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta High–Speed Rail Program; expresses legislative intent to propose amend-ment to State Constitution re high–speed rail program. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00211


S 2140 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Dockery;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano; Jones; Alexander; Margolis; Bullard;Siplin; Miller; Dawson; Hill; Lee (Similar H 0855, Compare H 1347) Fla. High–Speed Rail Authority; provides definitions; provides that generalpublic shall have full & unrestricted access to high–speed rail stations; pro-vides that tax exemption granted authority shall not apply to any associateddevelopment or to income, sales, or other taxable transactions re associateddevelopment; requires specified contractors to provide surety bonds; providesrequirements re such bonds, etc. Amends Ch. 341. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00211




04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity –SJ 00603; Now in Finance and Taxation

04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation –SJ 00672; Nowin Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development


S 2142 GENERAL BILL/2ND ENG by Webster; (CO–SPONSORS)Klein; Fasano; Bullard (Identical H 0845, Compare CS/CS/1ST ENG/S0572, CS/1ST ENG/S 2212, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390) King Center for Universal Research; creates James & Esther King Center forUniversal Research to Eradicate Disease; provides intent & duties; createsadvisory council; expands long–term goals & funding of Florida BiomedicalResearch Program to include cure of specified diseases; creates Fla. Cancer



S 2142 (CONTINUED)Research Cooperative, etc. Amends 215.5602. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Education –SJ 00211 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term


YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00263 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Education –SJ 00263 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am,

412–K 04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by– Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358 04/04/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00358 04/10/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00381; Read sec-



04/23/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/28/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00716 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar –HJ 00814; Tempo-

rarily postponed, on Second Reading –HJ 00875 05/02/03 HOUSE Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-

fer to HB 85–B (Ch. 2003–414)

S 2144 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Clary (Similar1ST ENG/H 0931, Compare CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572) Board of Dentistry Empowerment Act; creates said act; provides for appoint-ment of executive director; provides for duties, & board oversight; requiresdirector to oversee staff; requires department to contract for dental intake of-ficer & provides qualifications; requires certain responsibilities of officer; re-quires board to establish certain performance parameters for departmentalhandling of disciplinary cases, & consequences, etc. Creates 466.055. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term








05/01/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 01053; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading


S 2146 GENERAL BILL by Lynn Speedy Trial; creates time limits within which person charged with crime byinformation or indictment must be brought to trial; permits state attorneysto file demand for speedy trial; requires that trial judge schedule calendarcall upon filing of demand for speedy trial in order to schedule trial. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-

propriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementa-tion and Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00212


S 2148 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Sebesta; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (Identical 1ST ENG/H 0457) Indigent Care & Trauma Center Tax; revives, reenacts, & amends indigentcare & trauma center discretionary sales surtax; requires clerk of circuitcourt to conduct biennial audit; provides for delivery of audit to specified gov-ernmental entities; deletes future expiration provision. Amends 212.055. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation–SJ 00212

S 2148 (CONTINUED)03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term





0 –SJ 00424 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00424 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,




S 2150 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Atwater; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Klein (Similar H1083, Compare H 0705, H 1891, CS/CS/S 0296, CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 1252,CS/3RD ENG/S 2568) Nursing Homes; amends definition of term “resident care plan” as used inspecified provision; requires AHCA to give notice, as specified, of necessityto renew license; amends prerequisites to shared staffing; amends provisionsthat specify deficiencies in staffing which trigger admissions moratorium;provides exceptions for state of emergency declared by Governor or his desig-nee, etc. Amends Ch. 400. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term









to CS/CS/SB 296 (Ch. 2003–120), CS/SB 2568 (Ch.2003–57)

S 2152 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports;Clary; (CO–SPONSORS) Peaden; Fasano (Similar 2ND ENG/S 0594,Compare H 0661, 1ST ENG/H 1687, CS/CS/S 0186) Military Readiness; provides legislative findings re compatibility of develop-ment with military installations; provides for consideration of compatibilitywith military installations in developing future land use element to compre-hensive plan; provides for state land planning agency to coordinate with De-fense Dept. on use compatibility issues re military installations, etc. Creates163.3175,.31779; amends 163.3164,.3177,.3187,.3191,.3167. Effective Date:07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports; Comprehensive Plan-ning –SJ 00212




04/07/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0–SJ 00383; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00397








S 2154 GENERAL BILL by Constantine (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1887,CS/S 1522) Care to Learn Program; creates said program; provides purpose; requirespublic schools to provide to parents, within specified time after parent’s childenrolls in school, certain information about child’s educational program. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education –SJ 00212 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education,


S 2156 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Education; Diaz de la Portilla(Similar H 0463, Compare H 1831) Fla. High School Activities Assoc.; provides technical revisions; renames as-sociation as Fla. High School Athletic Association; revises procedures for stu-dents’ physical examinations; revises membership of board of directors; de-letes obsolete provisions. Amends 1006.18,.20. Effective Date: 06/10/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education –SJ 00212 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/09/03, 1:45 pm,








S 2158 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla Orthotics, Prosthetics, & Pedorthics; postpones expiration of grandfatheringprovisions that allow for licensure of certain practitioners of orthotics, pros-thetics, & pedorthics until July 1, 2005. Amends 468.805. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity –SJ 00212

04/29/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices; Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00783; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00783

S 2160 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla Claims Bill Reform; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation re claimsbill reform. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00212


S 2162 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Sebesta (Compare H0117, H 0579, S 0196, CS/2ND ENG/S 1994) Road Designations; designates portion of I–275 in Pinellas County as “St. Pe-tersburg Parkway”; dedicates new Rose Bay bridges between Cities of NewSmyrna Bch. & Port Orange to honor U.S. military POW’s & MIA’s; desig-nates bridge number 550122 in Tallahassee as “Veterans Memorial Bridge”;designates portion of Interstate 75 as “Purple Heart Memorial Highway”;designates “Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway” in Seminole County,etc. Effective Date: 06/02/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed

S 2162 (CONTINUED)03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00212 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 03/25/03, 3:15





for HB 117 –HJ 00880; Read second time –HJ 00880 05/01/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01013; CS passed; YEAS 114


CS/SB 1994 (Ch. 2003–297)

S 2164 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Sebesta; (CO–SPONSORS)Bullard; Siplin (Similar H 0779, Compare S 2608) Enterprise Zones; authorizes Tourism, Trade, & Economic Development Of-fice to amend boundaries of specified communities & increases populationlimit thereof; extends deadline for requests to amend rural enterprise zoneboundaries; authorizes amendment of boundaries of certain rural enterprisezones after recommendation of Enterprise Florida, Inc., & upon recommen-dation of local development agency, etc. Amends Ch. 290. Effective Date:05/21/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00213






04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by– Finance and Taxa-

tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646; Read sec-



04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 01108; Placed on Special Order Calendar

–HJ 01107; Substituted for HB 779 –HJ 01108; Readsecond and third times –HJ 01108; Passed; YEAS 117NAYS 0 –HJ 01108


S 2166 GENERAL BILL by Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS) Hill; Lawson;Bullard; Siplin; Miller; Dawson (Similar H 1681) Education; requires school districts to ensure that students in certain gradeswho receive Opportunity Scholarships take statewide assessment; establish-es requirements for 10th grade students to take Fla. Comprehensive Assess-ment Test; provides for forfeiture of scholarship under certain conditions;provides additional eligibility criteria for private schools to participate in Op-portunity Scholarship Program, etc. Amends 1002.38, 1008.22. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 2168 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 1653) Social Security Numbers/Privacy; prohibits private businesses from requir-ing disclosure of all or part of such number except as required by federal law.Effective Date: 07/01/2003.



S 2168 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Judiciary –SJ 00213


S 2170 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Education; Posey;(CO–SPONSORS) Pruitt; Haridopolos (Similar H 1507, Compare H0703) Charter School Districts; provides additional criteria for establishment ofcharter school district; provides for renewal of charter. Amends 1003.62. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education –SJ 00213 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am,







to SB 30–A (Ch. 2003–391)

S 2172 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Criminal Justice;Cowin (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0077) Dangerous Sexual Felony Offender Act; provides short title; defines danger-ous sexual felony offender; provides mandatory sentencing for such offend-ers. Amends 794.0115. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-




04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Jus-tice –SJ 00425; On Committee agenda—AppropriationsSubcommittee on Criminal Justice, 04/15/03, 5:45 pm,42–S

04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on CriminalJustice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505; CS read first timeon 04/23/03 –SJ 00527




0 –SJ 00796 04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00999; Substituted for HB 77 –HJ 00999;



S 2174 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos (Identical H 0115) Infant Eye Care/Examinations; requires certain eye examinations for all in-fants born in hospitals in state; reenacts provision re penalty; provides thatcoverage for children under health insurance policies & health maintenanceorganization contracts include certain eye examinations for infants & chil-dren. Amends 383.04, 627.6416, 641.31; reenacts 383.07. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00213



S 2174 (CONTINUED)04/22/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance

S 2176 JOINT RESOLUTION by Cowin (Compare H 0681, CS/S 1494)Justices and Judges; constitutional amendment to abolish retention electionsfor offices of Supreme Court justice & judge of district court of appeal & tomake offices appointive by Governor, subject to confirmation by Senate, withno one able to serve more than three consecutive full terms. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Rules and Calendar

–SJ 00213 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 2178 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Crist; (CO–SPONSORS)Klein (Identical H 0167) Digital Divide Trust Fund; creates said trust fund in State Technology Office;provides for sources of moneys & purposes; provides for administration offund; provides for future review & termination or re–creation of trust fund.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appro-priations Subcommittee on General Government; Ap-propriations –SJ 00213


04/01/03 SENATE Favorable by Communication and Public Utilities;YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00304






04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00822; Read third time –SJ 00822; Passed;YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ 00822


01013; Read second and third times –HJ 01013; Passed;YEAS 114 NAYS 0 –HJ 01014



S 2180 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz; (CO–SPONSORS)Crist; Atwater (Identical H 0761, Compare CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572,CS/1ST ENG/S 2212, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390) Hearing Aids/Sales/Refunds; provides criminal penalty for failure of seller torefund within specified time moneys required to be refunded to purchaser forreturn or attempted return of hearing aid; provides definition. Amends484.0512. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Criminal Justice; Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services –SJ 00213



04/22/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00503 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Commerce, Econom-

ic Opportunities, and Consumer Services –SJ 00603;Placed on Calendar, on second reading


S 2182 GENERAL BILL by Wilson (Identical H 1445) Sentencing Fees; imposes sentencing fee & provides for its use; renames Cap-ital Collateral Trust Fund as Capital Collateral Litigation Trust Fund;amends specified provisions to conform. Amends 27.702. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed




03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onArticle V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropria-tions –SJ 00214


S 2184 GENERAL BILL by Wilson Consensus Estimating Conferences; requires each consensus estimating con-ference to meet at least once a year before formation of Governor’s recom-mended budget. Amends 216.137. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ00214


S 2186 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Lawson; Bullard(Identical H 0583) Indigent Care Surtax/Small Counties; allows small counties having specifiedpopulation to levy indigent care surtax; provides procedures; provides usesof surtax; provides maximum tax rate. Amends 212.055. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations –SJ 00214





Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 –SJ 00503; Now in Financeand Taxation –SJ 00503; On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation, 04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S

04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0–SJ 00502



ond time –SJ 00953; Amendment(s) failed –SJ 00953 05/02/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 01068; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ



S 2188 GENERAL BILL by Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin (IdenticalH 0977, Compare H 0161, CS/S 2098) Fla. Fair Market Drug Pricing Act; provides program for fair market drugpricing in Florida, to be administered by AHCA; provides findings & purpose;provides for negotiated drug discounts & rebates; requires establishment ofRx Card program as state pharmaceutical assistance program for drugs cov-ered by rebate agreement; provides beginning date for RX Card program dis-counts; provides for resolution of discrepancies in rebate amounts, etc. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term



S 2190 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Margolis (Identical H 0523,Compare CS/2ND ENG/S 2364) Continuing Education/Public Adjuster; requires continuing education forpublic adjusters; provides requirements; requires Financial Services Com-mission to adopt rules. Amends 626.869. Effective Date: 06/04/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance –SJ

00214 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,

04/03/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 04/03/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by– Banking and Insur-

ance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358 04/04/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00358





tuted for HB 523 –HJ 00983; Read second time –HJ00983



CS/SB 2364 (Ch. 2003–267)

S 2192 GENERAL BILL/CS by Finance and Taxation; Dockery;(CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Jones (Similar H 1465, Compare H 1359) Cigarette Stamps/Interstate Commerce; requires wholesale dealer or distrib-uting agent who transports or causes to be transported from this state ciga-rettes for sale in another state to affix to cigarettes stamps required by otherstate or to pay certain excise taxes; requires report to Alcoholic Beverages &Tobacco Division of DBPR; provides for rulemaking. Amends 210.06. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00214











S 2194 RESOLUTION by Wise (Identical H 9027) St. Johns County Day; recognizes March 13, 2003, as “St. Johns County Day”in Tallahassee. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/24/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00536; Adopted; See also HR 9027


S 2196 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Identical H 1339) Law Enforcement/Fingerprint Examiner; requires FDLE to conduct study reestablishment of minimum standards for latent fingerprint examiners; pro-vides purposes of study; requires report. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice –SJ 00214 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 2198 JOINT RESOLUTION by Klein (Identical H 1269) Budget Stabilization Fund; constitutional amendment to require that por-tion of increase in net general revenue funds collected each year be depositedinto Budget Stabilization Fund until said fund is at its maximum level, to re-quire that annual five–year forecast be prepared by Legislature, & to placeconditions on approval by Legislature of issuance of state tax–supporteddebt. Amends s. 19, Art. III; creates s. 19, Art. VII. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00214


S 2200 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Water Resources; provides that amendments to water resource implementa-



S 2200 (CONTINUED)tion rule take effect only upon approval by Legislature; provides for waterreservations to be adopted by rule under Comprehensive Everglades Resto-ration Plan Regulation Act; exempts consumption or use of domestic waste-water effluent from certain permit requirements; repeals provision re waterreservations for purposes of protecting fish & wildlife or public health & safe-ty. Amends Ch. 373. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Rules and

Calendar –SJ 00214 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources

S 2202 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Economic Development/Rural Counties; expresses legislative intent to reviselaws re economic development for rural counties. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00214


S 2204 TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Argenziano (Linked S 1964)Florida Dealership Fraud TF/HSMV; creates said trust fund within HighwaySafety & Motor Vehicles Dept.; provides for sources of funds & purpose; pro-vides for future review & termination or re–creation of trust fund. EffectiveDate: Contingent. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Commerce, Eco-

nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00214


S 2206 GENERAL BILL by Peaden (Similar H 1341, Compare S 1950)Florida Retirement System; includes mosquito control officers of counties &mosquito control districts in special risk class; restores special risk classifica-tion to certain law enforcement officer employees of DEP & Insurance De-partment or their predecessor agencies; provides for payment of increasedbenefits to such officers who have retired or entered the DROP or to benefi-ciaries of deceased employees; provides for funding such increased benefits,etc. Amends Ch. 121. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00215

03/19/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00226; Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ00226

S 2208 MEMORIAL by Miller (Compare H 0149) Social Security Act; urges Congress to enact legislation to revise Social Secur-ity Act to provide for collection of retroactive child support payments & reim-bursement for attorney’s fees for parents or government agencies attemptingto collect such child support payments. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0021503/28/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Rules and Calendar, 04/02/03,

3:15 pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2210 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Lynn (SimilarH 0669) Substance Abuse Treatment; provides additional legislative findings & pur-poses re substance abuse treatment; specifies that treatment may be re-quired following adjudication; authorizes court to order specified persons tosubmit to substance abuse assessment upon showing of good cause in connec-tion with shelter hearing or petition for dependency; authorizes court to ex-tend time for completing case plan during judicial review, etc. Amends FS.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Criminal

Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Ar-ticle V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations–SJ 00215



S 2210 (CONTINUED)03/28/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00305 04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/09/03,


00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00381 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommit-

tee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appro-priations –SJ 00603; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading




S 2212 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Education; Miller (SimilarCS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390, Compare H 0289, 1STENG/H 0657, 1ST ENG/H 0751, H 0761, H 0845, 1ST ENG/H 0931, 1STENG/H 1553, 1ST ENG/H 1573, H 1891, 1ST ENG/S 0530, CS/CS/CS/1STENG/S 0698, CS/S 1714, CS/S 1928, 2ND ENG/S 2142, S 2180, CS/3RDENG/S 2568, CS/S 2750) Health Care; requires Workforce Innovation Agency to establish pilot pro-gram for delivery of certified geriatric specialty nursing education; createsJames & Esther King Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease;creates “Nick Oelrich Gift of Life Act”; authorizes establishment of for–profitsubsidiaries of governing corporation of H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center & Re-search Institute, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation: $157,017. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Banking and Insur-

ance; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations–SJ 00215



03/26/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00264 04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Governmental Oversight and Produc-

tivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ00357








to HB 761 (Ch. 2003–187), HB 1553 (Ch. 2003–27), SB530 (Ch. 2003–46), CS/SB 2568 (Ch. 2003–57)

S 2214 GENERAL BILL by Jones Intestate Succession; extends intestate succession to paternal & maternalgreat–grandparents, great–great–grandparents & other descendants.Amends 732.103. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary –SJ 00215 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/25/03, 10:00 am,

110–S 03/25/03 SENATE Favorable by– Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00264;

Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00264 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 2216 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Health, Aging,and Long–Term Care; Education; Miller (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0387) Moffitt Cancer Center/Pub. Rec.; expands public–records exemption for pro-prietary confidential business information owned or controlled by H. LeeMoffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute to include specified materials,potential trade secrets, potentially patentable material, or proprietary infor-mation received, generated, ascertained, or discovered during course of re-search; provides for future review & repeal of exemption, etc. Amends1004.43. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.




03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Con-sumer Services; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00215



03/27/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 00283;On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, 04/01/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K—Not considered


04/08/03 SENATE CS/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03–SJ 00397





04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00672;Placed on Calendar, on second reading


04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00950;Read second time –HJ 00950; Amendment(s) adopted–HJ 00951


05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Died in returning Messages

S 2218 GENERAL BILL by Constantine Home Mortgage Lending; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re homemortgage lending. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Commerce, Eco-nomic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Appropri-ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00215


S 2220 GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Similar H 0759) John M. McKay Scholarships; amends eligibility standards re John M. McK-ay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; amends provisionsre level of funding for scholarship recipient. Amends 1002.39. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 2222 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 1351) Genetic Counseling Practice Act; creates said act; requires licensure to prac-tice genetic counseling; creates Board of Genetic Counselors & provides forappointment & staggering of terms of its members; provides rulemaking au-thority; provides licensure requirements; provides for biennial renewal of li-censure; provides for continuing education; prohibits certain acts; providespenalties; provides grounds for disciplinary action, etc. Creates468.901–.913. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00216






S 2222 (CONTINUED)04/23/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation

S 2224 GENERAL BILL by Cowin Education; declares intent of Legislature to enact legislation re Bright Fu-tures Scholarship Program. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-



S 2226 GENERAL BILL by Wise (Similar H 1215, CS/S 2126, CompareH 1345) Blind Services; transfers powers, duties, records, personnel, property, &funds of Division of Blind Services within Department of Education to Flori-da Corporation for Blind, which is created by this act; names corporation asdesignated state unit & DMS as designated state agency under federal Reha-bilitation Act of 1973; provides for corporate personnel, including executivedirector; creates children’s program, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-



S 2228 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Cowin (Similar 1STENG/H 1203) Career Service Exemptions; deletes positions re Correctional EducationalProgram within Corrections Department; deletes superintendent & assis-tant superintendent positions & adds positions of colonel & major within Cor-rections Department. Amends 110.205. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental











S 2230 GENERAL BILL by Dawson Developmental Disabilities; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re de-velopmental disabilities. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Govern-



S 2232 GENERAL BILL by Miller; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano (IdenticalH 0145) Real Estate Taxation/Disabled Person; revises provisions for exemption fortotally & permanently disabled persons. Amends 196.101. Effective Date:01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ 00216 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 2234 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Dawson (Similar H 1479) Uninsured Health Care Task Force; provides legislative findings; createsFlorida Uninsured Health Care Task Force; provides for membership, pur-poses & duties, & meetings of task force; provides duties of Health Dept.;



S 2234 (CONTINUED)specifies location of task force meetings; requires report to legislative leaders.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00216



04/09/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00382 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance

S 2236 GENERAL BILL by Dawson (Identical H 1389) Public School Performance; provides funding to school designated as per-formance grade category “F”; provides for use of such funds. Amends 1008.34.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 2238 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations;Regulated Industries; Constantine (Similar CS/S 1266, Compare H0637, H 1395) Real Estate Appraisers/Brokers; provides that licenses for category of li-censed appraiser shall not be issued after specified date; clarifies experiencerequirements for certification of residential & general appraisers; providesfor licensing of broker associates & sales associates; provides additionalground for disciplinary action re false or misleading information on real es-tate located in state; increases maximum amount that may be in Real EstateRecovery Fund, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on General Government; Appro-priations –SJ 00217









04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00887;Substituted for HB 1395 –HJ 00888; Read second time–HJ 00888



S 2240 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Similar H 0039, S 1424) Homestead Exemption; provides penalty for claiming homestead exemptionif source of funds for home came from fraudulent sources. Amends 196.131.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Comprehen-

sive Planning; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00217 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Comprehensive

Planning; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00501; Withdrawnfrom further consideration –SJ 00501

S 2242 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Education; Webster(Similar H 1279) Charter Schools; requires emphasis on reading; authorizes state universityor community college to sponsor charter school; eliminates limitations onnumber of charter schools per school district; revises administrative fee spon-sor is authorized to withhold; revises conditions for charter schools to receivefunding; revises purposes for which charter school capital outlay funds may

S 2242 (CONTINUED)be used, etc. Amends 1002.33,.32, 1013.62. Effective Date: 09/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-




00358; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Sub-committee on Education, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 412–K








05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Died in returning Messages,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 55–A (Ch.2003–393)

S 2244 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Sebesta;Lawson; Bennett; Wise (Compare H 1345) Council on Deafness; creates Fla. Council on Deafness; provides membership& organization of council; provides role, purpose, powers, duties, & responsi-bilities of council. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations–SJ 00217








S 2246 GENERAL BILL by Crist (Similar H 0247, Compare H 0087, S2094) Public School Personnel; deletes restriction that permits annual payment foraccumulated sick leave only to instructional staff & educational support em-ployees; deletes restrictions regarding terminal pay for accumulated sickleave to employees other than instructional staff or educational support em-ployees. Amends 1012.61. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-


04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education; Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Ed-ucation; Appropriations –SJ 00646; Withdrawn fromfurther consideration –SJ 00646

S 2248 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Wasserman Schultz; (CO–SPONSORS) Bennett;Lawson; Miller; Diaz de la Portilla; Jones; Posey (Similar H 0481) Charitable Youth Org./Service Work; authorizes state & its political subdivi-sions to contract with charitable youth organizations for certain public ser-vice work; provides for contracts & award limit; provides limitations. Creates255.60. Effective Date: 06/05/2003.




03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00217 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00282 03/27/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


Productivity, 04/09/03, 9:00 am, 110–S—Temporarilypostponed


04/14/03 SENATE CS by– Governmental Oversight and Productivity;YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CS read first time on04/16/03 –SJ 00446




481 –HJ 01091; Read second and third times –HJ 01092;CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 –HJ 01092


S 2250 JOINT RESOLUTION by Wise; (CO–SPONSORS) Cowin(Identical H 1135) Judicial Nominating Commissions; constitutional amendment to requirethat deliberations & records re thereto of judicial nominating commissionsbe open to public. Amends s. 11, Art. V. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 0021705/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 2252 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Similar H 0809, CompareCS/CS/CS/S 2328, CS/1ST ENG/S 2492) Economic Stimulus; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S2328,2252) exemptsmachinery & equipment used predominantly for research & development; re-vises sales price criteria for characterizing business property; revises provi-sions providing for urban job tax credit program to apply to designated urbanjob tax credit areas rather than high crime areas; revises & clarifies powersof Enterprise Florida, Inc., to develop authorized technology developmentprograms, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-



04/01/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 2328; CS by Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; YEAS11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00341; Original bill laid on Table, referto combined CS/CS/CS/SB 2328 (Laid on Table in Sen-ate)

S 2254 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Prisoners Convicted in Fed. Courts; authorizes DOC to contract with FederalGovernment to house prisoners convicted in federal courts in this state; spec-ifies conditions to be included in, & to be excluded from, such contracts.Amends 944.091. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental






S 2256 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Identical H 1227, Similar H 0979)Self–propelled Knives; clarifies definition of self–propelled knife, unlawfulmanufacture, display, sale, ownership, possession, or use of which is prohib-ited; provides nonapplicability; provides penalty. Amends 790.225. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ


9:00 am, 37–S 04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ

00341; Now in Judiciary –SJ 00341 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/14/03, 11:00 am,

110–S 04/14/03 SENATE Favorable by– Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 –SJ 00425 04/15/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00425 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502; Substitut-


S 2258 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Identical H 0991) Nurses; increases period of time which members of FRS who are employedas registered nurses may participate in DROP; provides statement of proper& legitimate state purpose; provides for grants to hospitals for nurse recruit-ment & retention; provides for rules & eligibility criteria; requires applicantsfor nursing licensure by endorsement to demonstrate ability to communicatein English language, etc. Amends 121.091, 464.009, 1009.66. Appropriation:$1,000,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term



S 2260 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Natural Resources; Dockery(Similar 1ST ENG/H 1405, Compare H 0407, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0554,CS/S 2316) Water Policy; deletes provision requiring legislative approval to abolish orcombine basins existing within SWFWMD; redefines term “interdistricttransfer & use”; revises legislative intent re Surface Water Improvement &Management Act; revises criteria to be applied in determining priority of wa-ter bodies under surface water improvement & management plans & pro-grams; revises boundaries of St. Johns River & SWFWMD, etc. Amends Chs.373, 403, 259.101. Effective Date: 06/26/2003 except as otherwise provided.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Governmen-

tal Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00218




04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity –SJ 00539; Now in Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government







by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–265; See also CS/CS/SB554 (Ch. 2003–64)

S 2262 GENERAL BILL by Margolis (Identical H 1697, Compare H0227, H 1355, S 0094, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1732) Elections; requires certain number of polling places to open at least 1 weekbefore each election for early absentee voting. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw.



S 2262 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections –SJ 0021805/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections

S 2264 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Atwater (Similar 1STENG/H 0999, Compare 2ND ENG/H 0723, 1ST ENG/H 1573, CS/S 1796)Health Insurance; revises grounds for disapproval of health insurance policyforms; requires health under certain circumstances; amends specified provi-sion re unfair discrimination; authorizes Insurance Regulation Office toadopt rules; specifies nonapplication of certain group health maintenancecontract filing requirements to certain group health insurance policies; pro-vides exceptions, etc. Amends 627.411,.6515, 626.9541, 641.31. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 00218 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,

04/03/03, 9:00 am, 110–S—Temporarily postponed 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,


00426; CS read first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00446 04/14/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 0042604/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 04/21/03, 2:15 pm, 412–K 04/21/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS





05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received –HJ 01080; Substituted for HB999 –HJ 01081; Read second and third times –HJ 01082;CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 –HJ 01082


S 2266 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services;Siplin; (CO–SPONSORS) Wilson; Dockery; Campbell; Margolis(Similar H 0349) Sales Tax/Convention Centers; provides for distribution of portion of reve-nues from tax on sales, use, & other transactions to specified units of localgovernment owning eligible convention centers; provides for certification ofunits of local government owning eligible convention centers by Tourism,Trade, & Economic Development Office; provides for use of proceeds distrib-uted to units of local government under act; provides for audits by DOR, etc.Amends 212.20; creates 288.1171. Effective Date: Contingent. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-








tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00502 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-



04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783





S 2268 GENERAL BILL by Siplin; (CO–SPONSORS) Dockery; Wilson;Campbell (Identical H 1679, Compare H 0859) Law Enforcement Officers/Salaries; provides for annual salary adjustmentfor certified law enforcement officers. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Comprehen-

sive Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice;Appropriations –SJ 00227



S 2270 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Identical H 1677, Compare H0265, CS/S 0444, CS/CS/S 0958, S 1380) Public School Reemployment; revises provisions to allow retired teachers &educational administrators from state to be reemployed by district schoolboards; provides guidelines & terms of employment. Amends 121.091. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-


05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 958(Ch. 2003–260)

S 2272 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 1367) Public School Student Progression; requires comprehensive program for stu-dent progression to include assessment of performance in social studies; con-forms provisions re subject area grade level proficiency of students in Juve-nile Justice Dept. education programs. Amends 1008.25, 1003.51,.52. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Ap-



04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00358 04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/15/03,


00424 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ


Education

S 2274 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Similar H 1221) District School Boards; provides procedure for election of district school boardchair by countywide vote in school district with appointed district school su-perintendent; provides requirements for submission of proposition to electorsof school district; provides for election of district school board vice chair bysaid board; provides powers & duties, office terms, & salary of said boardchair elected by countywide vote. Creates 1001.3715,.3717. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Ethics and Elections

–SJ 00227 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 2276 GENERAL BILL by Siplin; (CO–SPONSORS) Wilson (Similar H0171, H 1289, S 1348, S 1790) Credit Reports; provides that each resident of this state shall receive freecredit report once a year. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance;Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00228






S 2278 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Atwater (Similar H 0769) Motor Vehicle Service Agreements; revises criteria within definition of motorvehicle service agreement re preestablished flat amounts; provides limita-tion; provides requirements of service agreement company to offer serviceagreements for vehicle protection; provides for disapproval of certain serviceagreement forms for not indicating preestablished flat amount payable underagreement. Amends 634.011,.041,.121. Effective Date: 06/12/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-












S 2280 GENERAL BILL by Wilson (Identical H 1403) Employment Equity Accountability; revises provisions re goals & objectivesfor diversity in community college employment equity accountability pro-gram. Amends 1012.86. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-






S 2282 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 0927, Compare H0163, 2ND ENG/H 1837, CS/CS/S 1132) Workers’ Compensation; revises basis upon which to compute average week-ly wages for purposes of compensation. Amends 440.14. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Appro-

priations Subcommittee on General Government; Ap-propriations –SJ 00228

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 50–A (Ch.2003–412)

S 2284 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Bennett (Compare H 1235,CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1724) Insurance; redefines term “employer”; provides that certain businesses mayform group for purposes of workers’ compensation; prohibits contractor orsubcontractor from withholding payment to certain subcontractors,sub–subcontractors, or materialmen under certain insurance policies undercertain circumstances; provides conditions, etc. Amends 440.02, 725.06. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Judicia-

ry –SJ 00228

S 2284 (CONTINUED)04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,


04/22/03, 2:15 pm, 110–S 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Banking and Insur-

ance; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 –SJ 00575 04/24/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00575 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00672; Placed on Calen-





S 2286 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Similar H 0929, Compare CS/S 0418)Transportation Funding; eliminates deduction of administrative costs fromproceeds of fuel sales taxes & of State Comprehensive Enhanced Transporta-tion System Taxes on motor fuel & diesel fuel deposited in Fuel Tax Collec-tion Trust Fund; provides that 7 percent service charge for cost of generalgovernment & additional 0.3 percent service charge shall not be deductedfrom various trust funds or taxes on motor fuels other than gasoline, etc.Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive

Planning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Sub-committee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00228


S 2288 GENERAL BILL by Siplin; (CO–SPONSORS) Wilson (Linked S2292, Similar H 1413, Compare H 1003, S 1264) Elections/Former Felons’ Vote; cites as “Citizens’ Empowerment Act”; pro-vides for automatic restoration of former felons’ right to vote following com-pletion & satisfaction of sentence of incarceration & community supervision;provides conditions for such automatic restoration; amends certain provi-sions to conform. Amends 97.041,.052,.053, 98.0977. Effective Date: Contin-gent. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal

Justice; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity –SJ 00228


S 2290 GENERAL BILL by Siplin Managed Care Patients Bill of Rights; cites act as “Managed Care Patient’sBill of Rights Act”; provides requirements & limitations for group healthplans & health insurance issuers that provide health insurance coverage reutilization review, internal & external appeals, grievances, consumer choiceoptions, choice of health care professionals, emergency care, specialty care,obstetrical & gynecological care, pediatric care, continuity of care, & prescrip-tion drugs, etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00228


S 2292 JOINT RESOLUTION by Siplin; (CO–SPONSORS) Wilson(Linked S 2288, Similar H 1003, S 1264, Compare H 1413) Felon’s Right to Vote; constitutional amendment to provide conditions underwhich convicted felon’s right to register or vote may be restored by statute.Amends s. 4, Art. VI. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal

Justice; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Pro-ductivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00228


S 2294 GENERAL BILL by Alexander (Identical H 1067) Communications Equipment/Insurance; includes certificates under groupmaster policy in authorization to sell under license; exempts certain commu-nications equipment property insurance licensees from certain fingerprint-ing requirements. Amends 626.321. Effective Date: 06/26/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance –SJ


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S 2294 (CONTINUED)04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by– Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS

0 –SJ 00341; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00341







S 2296 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Carlton; (CO–SPONSORS)Wilson; Atwater (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0915) K–20 Education Accountability; expands legislative intent for K–20 educa-tion performance accountability system; provides requirements & implemen-tation schedule for performance–based funding; provides mission, goals, &measures; requires State Board of Education to conduct study of equivalencyscores for certain examinations of certain students; authorizes said board toadopt certain scores as meeting graduation requirements in lieu of FCATpassing scores, etc. Amends 1008.31. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-




00358; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Sub-committee on Education, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 412–K

04/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Appropriations Sub-committee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –SJ 00427


Calendar, on second reading 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-


S 2298 GENERAL BILL by Wilson (Similar H 1619) FRS/Special Risk/Acute Care Hospital; redefines term “special risk member”for purposes of FRS to include certain members employed by certain publicacute care hospitals; revises criteria for membership in special risk class toinclude certain members employed by certain public acute care hospitals;provides statement of important state interest. Amends 121.021,.0515. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Healthand Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00229


S 2300 GENERAL BILL by Clary Condominiums/Disclosure; requires prelitigation disclosure to & approval byowners; provides for effect of actions taken by members of board of adminis-tration of association; provides requirements for developer disclosure in cer-tain contracts for sale or lease of residential unit; abrogates right to cause ofaction against developer for oral representation or information that is not incertain required developer’s promotional materials, etc. Amends Ch. 718. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Regu-

lated Industries; Judiciary; Commerce, Economic Op-portunities, and Consumer Services; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00229


S 2302 GENERAL BILL by Dawson; (CO–SPONSORS) Wilson; Bullard(Similar H 1751) Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act; provides short title & legislative findings;

S 2302 (CONTINUED)defines terms; prescribes facility staffing standards re nurse–to–patient ra-tios, staffing plans, & minimum skill mix; allows implementation of higherstaffing levels; provides recordkeeping requirements; prohibits mandatoryovertime & excessive duty hours; allows voluntary overtime work; providesstatement of employee rights; provides for AHCA to ensure compliance withact & to adopt rules, etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term



S 2304 GENERAL BILL by Dawson (Identical H 1589) Reclaimed Water; requires DOH to submit annual report re quality of re-claimed water to Legislature; revises legislative findings. Amends 373.250,403.064. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 00229 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources

S 2306 GENERAL BILL by Crist (Compare H 0871) Dist. School Boards/Powers & Duties; authorizes district school board pro-grams & policies to provide for random drug testing of high school studentathletes. Amends 1001.43. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Judiciary; Criminal

Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education;Appropriations –SJ 00229


03/25/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 –SJ 00263 03/26/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00263 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00423; Now in Criminal

Justice 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 2308 GENERAL BILL by Crist (Identical H 1499) Public Participation/Lawsuits; expands application of strategic lawsuitsagainst public participation provisions to any person or entity; provides pen-alties; provides for revoking or rescinding certain licenses or permits undercertain circumstances. Amends 768.295. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Comprehensive Plan-

ning; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00229 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 2310 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Crist (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1517) On–Line Pharmacy; requires on–line pharmacy to have written prescriptionfrom practitioner licensed by this state before selling or dispensing controlledsubstance to person residing in this state; provides for facsimile transmission& verification of such prescription; requires on–line pharmacies to obtainpermit to operate under certain part of Florida Drug & Cosmetic Act, etc.Creates 465.0158; amends 499.01,.081. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term


Care, 03/25/03, 3:15 pm, 412–K 03/25/03 SENATE CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11



S 2312 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Peaden; (CO–SPONSORS) Campbell;Atwater (Similar H 1481, S 2780, Compare 1ST ENG/H 1925, S 2698,CS/CS/S 2738) Prescription Drug Protection Act; provides legislative findings & intent re re-port by Seventeenth Statewide Grand Jury; prohibits purchase or sale of Rxdrugs in wholesale distribution in exchange for currency; requires that Rxdrug repackagers, nonresident Rx drug manufacturers, & freight forwardersobtain permit from Health Dept. in order to do business; requires HealthDept. to establish website listing all permitholders & pending enforcementactions, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise pro-vided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term









04/10/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services –SJ 00382; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices, 04/15/03, 5:45 pm, 110–S







Calendar –HJ 01103; Substituted for HB 1481 –HJ01103; Read second and third times –HJ 01104; CSpassed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ 01104


S 2314 GENERAL BILL by Wilson Tax on Intangible Personal Property; revises tax rate; provides for disburse-ment of portions of collected taxes from Intangible Tax Trust Fund for vari-ous purposes. Amends 199.032,.292. Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-



S 2316 GENERAL BILL/CS by Communication and Public Utilities;Atwater; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin (Compare H 1005, H 1069, 1STENG/H 1363, 1ST ENG/H 1405, 2ND ENG/H 1459, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S1312, CS/1ST ENG/S 2260, CS/S 2758) Water Supplies; provides for development of water conservation guidancemanual by DEP; provides for purpose & contents of manual & requirementswith respect thereto; requires DEP to adopt manual by rule by specified date;requires public water supply utilities to develop water conservation pro-grams based upon options contained in manual; authorizes DEP to grantvariances from mining reclamation activities, etc. Amends Chs. 373, 403,378.212,.404. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Communica-

tion and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00230



04/08/03 SENATE Now in Communication and Public Utilities –SJ 0035804/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and Public

Utilities, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 110–S 04/14/03 SENATE CS by Communication and Public Utilities; YEAS 9




04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Died on


S 2318 GENERAL BILL by Lee (Similar H 1051, Compare 1ST ENG/H0739, S 1592) Lieutenant Governor/Successor; provides for Governor to appoint successorin case of vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor; conforms order of succes-sion to Governor’s office to change in Cabinet membership. Amends 14.055.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and



00425 04/16/03 SENATE Now in Rules and Calendar; Withdrawn from Rules and

Calendar –SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading

04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646; Substitut-ed HB 739 (Died in House Returning Messagaes) & HB1051 –SJ 00615; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Comparepassed, refer to HB 1051 (Ch. 2003–171)

S 2320 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Similar H 1393) Firefighters; provides that death or disability due to cancer suffered by fire-fighter employed by state or its political subdivisions is presumed accidental& suffered in line of duty under certain conditions; authorizes purchase of in-surance by local governments; provides criteria for physical exams for fire-fighters; requires employing agency to keep records, etc. Creates 112.183. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00230


S 2322 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Appropriations; Peaden;(CO–SPONSORS) King; Alexander; Argenziano; Aronberg; Atwater;Bennett; Bullard; Campbell; Carlton; Clary; Constantine; Cowin;Crist; Dawson; Diaz de la Portilla; Dockery; Fasano; Garcia; Geller;Haridopolos; Hill; Jones; Klein; Lawson; Lee; Lynn; Margolis; Miller;Posey; Pruitt; Saunders; Sebesta; Siplin; Smith; Villalobos;Wasserman Schultz; Webster; Wilson; Wise (Compare H 1901,CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 1252, CS/2ND ENG/S 2020, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390,CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2678) Medically Needy Program; postpones effective date of changes to standardsfor eligibility for certain optional medical assistance, including coverage un-der medically needy program; provides for retroactive application. Amends409.904. Appropriation: $22,498,288. Effective Date: 05/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term








pm, 412–K—Not considered 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00501; Placed on

Special Order Calendar –SJ 00501; Read second time–SJ 00501; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00501; Readthird time –SJ 00501; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39NAYS 0 –SJ 00501; Immediately certified –SJ 00501


time –HJ 00592; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00592;Read third time –HJ 00594; CS passed as amended;YEAS 117 NAYS 0 –HJ 00594

04/24/03 SENATE In returning messages 04/30/03 SENATE Was taken up –SJ 00804, –SJ 00818; Amendment(s) to

House amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00819; Concurred inHouse amendment(s) as amended –SJ 00819; Request-ed House to concur –SJ 00819; CS passed as amended;YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00819



S 2322 (CONTINUED)04/30/03 HOUSE In returning messages; Concurred –HJ 00946; CS

passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ 00947 05/01/03 SENATE Ordered engrossed, then enrolled –SJ 01057 05/01/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor –SJ

01057; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–9; Seealso SB 22–A (Ch. 2003–405) –SJ 01057

S 2324 GENERAL BILL by Clary (Similar H 0911, Compare H 1831) Fla. Academic Achievement Trust Fund; provides for use of Florida AcademicAchievement Improvement Trust Fund Matching Grants for classroom sup-port; revises means of allocating such funds. Amends 1011.765. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-




Education

S 2326 JOINT RESOLUTION by Cowin (Compare H 1295, H 1571, S0132) Class Size/Grades K–3/Salaries; constitutional amendment to postpone im-plementation of maximum class sizes in kindergarten through grade 3, to de-lete requirements for maximum class sizes in grades 4–12, to require thatpublic school teachers in kindergarten through grade 12 who meet perform-ance standards receive salaries equal to national average salaries for compa-rable teachers, to require counties to levy local–option sales tax to pay thosesalaries, etc. Amends s. 1, Art. IX. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Ethics and Elections;

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropria-tions; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00230


S 2328 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation;Comprehensive Planning; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services; Saunders; Miller; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin(Compare 1ST ENG/H 0691, H 0809, S 2252, CS/CS/S 2410, CS/1STENG/S 2492) Economic Stimulus; (THIS BILL COMBINES S2328,2252) revises provisionsproviding for urban job tax credit program to apply to designated urban jobtax credit areas rather than high crime areas; provides for special consider-ation to be given to defense & homeland security under tax refund programfor qualified target industry businesses; continues & expands Passport toEconomic Progress demonstration program, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation:$2,909,200. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-



04/01/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 2252; CS by Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; YEAS11 NAYS 0 –SJ 00341; CS read first time on 04/03/03–SJ 00346; Remaining combined CS references: Com-prehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations




04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S 04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

–SJ 00575; CS read first time on 04/24/03 –SJ 00582 04/24/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-





ond time –SJ 01126; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01126;Substituted HB 315 –SJ 01126; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 315 (Ch.2003–294), HB 691 (Ch. 2003–270)

S 2330 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Saunders (CompareCS/CS/S 0400) Employment Background Screening; provides that certain prior offensesshall be considered in conducting employment screening, notwithstandingprovisions of specified provisions; provides that provisions governing back-ground screening of persons involved with health care services pools shall notstand repealed; provides additional criminal offenses & deletes offense thatwould disqualify person subject to level 1 screening standards from employ-ment, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Health, Aging,

and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice; Appropriations –SJ 00231




–SJ 00603; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee onCriminal Justice



Calendar

S 2332 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Wasserman Schultz; (CO–SPONSORS) Peaden (Similar 1ST ENG/H1381) Anesthesiologist Assistants; requires anesthesiologist assistants to maintainmedical malpractice insurance or provide proof of financial responsibility ascondition of licensure or licensure renewal; revises grounds for which physi-cian may be disciplined for failing to provide adequate supervision; providesperformance standards for assistants & supervising anesthesiologists, etc.Amends 456.048, 458.331, 459.015; creates 458.3475, 459.023. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00231

03/26/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Finance and Taxation –SJ 00262 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term




04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00423;Rereferred to Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations –SJ 00423

04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S—Not considered


S 2334 GENERAL BILL/CS by Comprehensive Planning; Lynn(Similar 1ST ENG/H 1245) Municipal Police/Firefighter Pension; authorizes certain municipalities toprovide extra benefits to firefighter pension plans prior to receipt of addition-al premium tax revenues; provides procedure; authorizes certain municipali-ties to provide extra benefits in police officer pension plans under certain cir-cumstances; provides procedure. Amends 175.351, 185.35. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Finance andTaxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transporta-tion and Economic Development; Appropriations –SJ00231









04/23/03 SENATE Now in Finance and Taxation –SJ 00503 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00538; Placed on Calendar,on second reading



0 –SJ 00798 04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 01019; Substituted for HB 1245 –HJ




S 2336 GENERAL BILL by Lynn; (CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano Cargo Theft/Criminal Punishment Code; reclassifies offenses of cargo theftof first degree & cargo theft of second degree under offense severity rankingchart of Criminal Punishment Code to increase penalties imposed for anysuch offense. Reenacts 812.014(1) & (2); amends 921.0022. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-









S 2338 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Communication and PublicUtilities; Peaden (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1123, H 1607) Environmental Protection; adds hazardous waste, corrective action permitsto list of approvals; expands materials defined as construction & demolitiondebris; provides additional definitions, etc. Amends 403.087,.703,.722. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Communica-

tion and Public Utilities –SJ 00231 04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/07/03,

2:15 pm, 37–S 04/07/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Natural Resources;

YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00357 04/08/03 SENATE Now in Communication and Public Utilities –SJ 0035804/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and Public

Utilities, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 110–S 04/14/03 SENATE CS by– Communication and Public Utilities; YEAS 7





04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 0071704/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar

S 2338 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 HOUSE Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-

fer to HB 1123 (Ch. 2003–173)


S 2342 LOCAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 0517, Similar S 2878) Lee County Sheriff’s Office/Retirees; revises health insurance coverage of re-tirees to include partial payment for dependents. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0023105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2344 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos (Similar H 0119, Compare H0027, S 1628, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1852) Students/Resident Status/Tuition; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/S1852,1628,2344) classifies specified students as residents for tuitionpurposes. Amends 1009.21. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00504; Original bill laidon Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 1852 (Died inHouse Messages)

S 2346 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz (Compare H 0469) John M. McKay Student Scholarships; requires private schools that desireeligibility to participate in John M. McKay Scholarship for Students withDisabilities Program to demonstrate previous experience in providing educa-tional services to students with disabilities; to provide legal business namefor each business involved in private school; to provide certain informationabout private school, its directors, officers, owners, & general partners, etc.Amends 1002.39. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education –SJ 00231 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 2348 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Pruitt; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater (Similar 1STENG/H 0949) Advisory Council for Fit Florida; provides for creation & placement of council;provides for powers & duties, membership & terms thereof; provides for reim-bursement for per diem & travel expenses for members of council. Amends288.1229. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00232




04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00603; Placed on Calen-dar, on second reading







S 2350 GENERAL BILL/CS by Agriculture; Klein; (CO–SPONSORS)Posey; Atwater (Similar H 1429, 1ST ENG/H 1911) Animal Fighting Act; defines term “animal fighting”; revises elements ofcrime of animal fighting or baiting; prohibits certain acts associated with ani-mal fighting or baiting; provides for seizure, impoundment, & euthanasia of



S 2350 (CONTINUED)animals under certain conditions; amends provisions re search warrants, etc.Amends 828.122, 933.02,.18. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Criminal Justice

–SJ 00232 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 04/22/03, 9:45 am,

301–C 04/22/03 SENATE CS by Agriculture; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00504; CS read

first time on 04/23/04 –SJ 00528 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00504 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice –SJ 00672; Placed on


ond time –SJ 01149; Amendment(s) failed –SJ 01149;Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01149; Substituted HB1911 –SJ 01149; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Comparepassed, refer to HB 1911 (Ch. 2003–188)

S 2352 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Wasserman Schultz Public Swimming Pools; requires such pools to be enclosed by barrier; estab-lishes additional safety requirements; requires inspections; provides admin-istrative penalty for violations; provides for application; authorizes licensureof portable pool used for certain purposes re scuba diving. Creates 514.0305;amends 514.031. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary –SJ 00232 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term




dar, on second reading 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 2354 GENERAL BILL by Wise (Compare H 0563, H 0753, S 1302) Limits Noneconomic Damages/Torts; limits noneconomic damages in tortcases to $250,000; provides for annual adjustment; provides construction; re-quires court supervision of damages paid to claimants; authorizes courts torestrict payment of contingent attorney’s fees based upon amount of damagesawarded; specifies limits for such contingent attorney’s fees in health carelawsuits; provides applicability; authorizes courts to further limit fees in cer-tain cases. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00232

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2–D(Ch. 2003–416)

S 2356 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Villalobos; (CO–SPONSORS)Lynn (Similar H 0541) Proceedings Relating to Children; revises definition of term “other person re-sponsible for child’s welfare” to include employees of, & volunteers at, speci-fied institutions; includes public schools & religious organizations amongspecified institutions; increases penalties re reporting of sexual abuse ofchild; permits municipalities to require certain municipal employees to bedrug tested. Amends 39.01,.205; creates 39.00145. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Criminal

Justice –SJ 00232 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,

04/09/03, 9:00 am, 37–S 04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by Children and Families; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

–SJ 00381; Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00381 04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/15/03,





S 2356 (CONTINUED)04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Messages

S 2358 GENERAL BILL/CS by Natural Resources; Pruitt (Similar H1463) Lake Okeechobee Phosphorus Control; provides legislative findings & intent;authorizes Agriculture & Consumer Services Dept. to provide financial as-sistance to certain projects that benefit Lake Okeechobee Watershed Phos-phorus Control Program’s intent; provides for adoption of rules; requiresdept. to submit annual report to Governor & Legislature. Creates 373.45951.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Agriculture;

Comprehensive Planning; Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00232



04/03/03 SENATE Now in Agriculture –SJ 00341 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Agriculture, 04/14/03, 3:45 pm,

301–C 04/14/03 SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00424 04/15/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00424 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00502;

Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-

tivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations –SJ 00672; Placed on Calen-dar, on second reading


S 2360 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Similar H 1291) Mitigation Banks; provides that already established mitigation bank serviceareas are not subject to cumulative impact analysis on release of credits tocertain persons; provides that proposed mitigation that offsets adverse im-pact in mitigation bank service area shall be considered to meet certain cu-mulative impact requirements. Amends 373.4136,.414. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00232 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Natural Resources –SJ 00501; With-

drawn from further consideration –SJ 00501

S 2362 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Klein; (CO–SPONSORS)Lynn (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1623, Compare H 0791, CS/S 1948) Florida Business Corporations Act; clarifies document execution provision refiling requirement, agent statement of resignation fee provision, & effectivetime & date of document provision; clarifies shareholder’s preemptive rightsprovisions re certain securities; provides for shareholders’ rights to apprais-als, & limiting or eliminating appraisal rights under certain circumstances;prohibits certain corporate action challenges under certain circumstances,etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00232



04/09/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00383 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Rules and Calendar –SJ

00672; Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856; Read sec-



S 2364 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Banking and Insurance; Diazde la Portilla (Similar 2ND ENG/H 0513, H 0863, Compare H 0523, 1STENG/H 0577, H 0693, CS/S 1766, CS/S 1796, 1ST ENG/S 2190, CS/S 2428)Insurance; provides for payment of insurance premiums by debit or creditcard, automatic electronic funds transfer, or payroll deduction plan; defines“claim” for purposes of alternative procedures for resolution of disputed prop-erty insurance claims; provides for reinsurance under workers’ compensation




insurance policy; revises licensure eligibility criteria to specify United Statescitizenship or certain legal alien status, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:06/26/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Finance











05/01/03 SENATE Reconsidered –SJ 00903; Amendment(s) reconsidered,withdrawn –SJ 00904; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ00904; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ00904


Calendar –HJ 01103; Substituted for HB 863 –HJ01106; Read second and third times –HJ 01107; CSpassed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 –HJ 01107


HB 513 (Ch. 2003–281), SB 2190 (Ch. 2003–99), CS/SB32–A (Ch. 2003–411), SB 40–A (Ch. 2003–407)

S 2366 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Criminal Justice; Fasano;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano; Atwater (Identical H 1915) Child Abuse; provides definition for term “maliciously” for purposes of aggra-vated child abuse. Amends 827.03. Effective Date: 06/10/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ



read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00363 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00359 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00539; Placed on Calen-


ond time –SJ 00746; Amendment pending –SJ 00746;Pending amendment withdrawn –SJ 00754




05/02/03 SENATE In returning messages; Concurred –SJ 01125; CSpassed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 6 –SJ 01126; Or-dered engrossed, then enrolled –SJ 01126


S 2368 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS)Argenziano (Compare H 1597) Monopoly Water Utilities; provides legislative findings re monopoly waterutilities; provides for pilot project for Pasco Co. to facilitate county responseto certain consumer complaints; allows county commission to adopt addition-al technological standards to address issues re black water; provides for mo-nopoly water utility to recover certain costs of compliance with county re-quirements; provides for future repeal, etc. Creates 367.172. Effective Date:07/01/2003.

S 2368 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natu-

ral Resources; Communication and Public Utilities –SJ00233



04/08/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00358 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Natural Resources; Communication

and Public Utilities –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, onsecond reading


ond time –SJ 01115; Amendment(s) failed –SJ 01115;Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01115; Read third time –SJ01116; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ 01116


S 2370 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Bullard (Similar H 1727) Public Education Capital Outlay TF; provides that funds from Public Educa-tion Capital Outlay & Debt Services Trust Fund may be used for purposesof constructing & insuring educational facilities, including new construction;requires districts to compare certain life–cycle costs of materials used in con-structing or expanding educational facilities; provides for retroactive applica-tion. Amends 1013.64. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-





Education

S 2372 GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Identical H 1725) School Districts; requires DOE to implement mandate reduction program;provides for school districts that meet certain goals established by depart-ment to be granted exemption from state–mandated requirements identifiedby department & approved by Legislature; requires department to adoptrules. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 2374 RESOLUTION by Diaz de la Portilla Infant Hearing Awareness Day; honors Hearing Research Institute & recog-nizes March 13, 2003, as Infant Hearing Awareness Day. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/13/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00176; Adopted –SJ 00176

S 2376 GENERAL BILL by Pruitt Fla. Marine Biotechnology Consortium; creates said consortium; provides fororganization, purpose, & duties of consortium; provides for appointment ofboard of trustees; provides for establishment of facility to house offices & ac-tivities of consortium; provides for consortium to submit operating plan &strategic plan; provides for interim staffing by Statewide Board of Governors.Appropriation: $750,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Education;

Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ00234




412–K 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


ductivity

S 2378 GENERAL BILL/CS by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Atwater(Identical H 1241)



S 2378 (CONTINUED)Veterans’ Affairs; provides preference eligibility to veterans who served incampaign or expedition for which campaign badge has been authorized; ex-cludes active duty for training from criteria for eligibility for veterans’ ap-pointment & retention preference; authorizes automatic adjustment in con-tributions to support resident whenever there is increase in benefit amountspayable under Title II of Social Security Act, etc. Amends 1.01, 295.07,.182,296.10. Effective Date: 05/23/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports; Appropriations Sub-committee on Health and Human Services; Appropria-tions –SJ 00234







04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/28/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00669; Substituted

for HB 1241 –HJ 00669; Read second time –HJ 00669 04/30/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00893; CS passed; YEAS 112


S 2380 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education; Bullard (Compare H 0703,H 0755, H 0901, CS/S 1032, CS/CS/S 1436, CS/S 1646, S 2418, S 2496) Educational Personnel/Certification; revises requirements for mastery ofgeneral knowledge, mastery of subject area knowledge, & mastery of profes-sional preparation & education competence for valid standard teaching cer-tificate issued by another state. Amends 1012.56. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity –SJ 00234 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 03/25/03, 1:00 pm,

412–K—Temporarily postponed 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am,


first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00364 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ


Productivity, 04/22/03, 9:45 am, 110–S 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable by– Governmental Oversight and Productivi-

ty; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 04/28/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00700; Read sec-



to SB 30–A (Ch. 2003–391)

S 2382 GENERAL BILL by Siplin; (CO–SPONSORS) Wilson (IdenticalH 1173) Work Opportunity Tax Credit; provides for corporate income tax credit forbusinesses hiring certain persons under certain circumstances; provides lim-itation; provides for continuation of credit absent federal authorization.Creates 220.1893. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-



S 2384 GENERAL BILL by Bullard Educational Personnel/Reemployment; provides that certain restrictions re

S 2384 (CONTINUED)reemployment immediately following retirement do not apply to educationalpersonnel. Amends 121.091. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-



S 2386 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Saunders (Similar H 1477) Impaired Practitioners/Health Care; amends provision re treatment pro-grams for impaired practitioners; requires consultant to provide notice topractitioners re investigative process; provides rulemaking authority forHealth Dept.; provides that failure to provide notice is harmless error; pro-vides requirements for voluntary examinations. Amends 456.076. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Children and Families; Criminal Justice; Judicia-ry; Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00234



04/22/03 SENATE Now in Children and Families –SJ 00504 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Children and Families

S 2388 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Dockery (Similar H 1063, Compare CS/S 0372) Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.; authorizes commission to purchasecertain promotional items; increases license fee for private game preserves& farms; increases nonresident hunting license fee; increases fees for nonres-ident turkey permits; increases private hunting preserve license fee & reptilelicense fee; revises provisions re license requirements for sale & exhibitionof wildlife; increases permit fee for personal possession of certain wildlife, etc.Amends Ch. 372. Effective Date: 06/12/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Governmen-

tal Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00234











04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00739; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00739,–SJ 00745; Amendment pending –SJ 00740; Pendingamendment adopted –SJ 00745; Ordered engrossed –SJ00746


YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00803 04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00978; Substituted for HB 1063 –HJ



S 2390 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Appropriations; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care; Fasano; (CO–SPONSORS) Aronberg




(Linked CS/2ND ENG/S 1784, Similar CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572, CS/1STENG/S 2212, Compare H 0289, 1ST ENG/H 0363, 1ST ENG/H 0657, H0761, H 0845, 1ST ENG/H 0931, H 0989, H 0997, 1ST ENG/H 1553, 1STENG/H 1573, H 1891, H 1901, 1ST ENG/S 0530, CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S0698, CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 1252, CS/S 1714, CS/S 1928, CS/2ND ENG/S2020, CS/S 2084, 2ND ENG/S 2142, S 2180, CS/2ND ENG/S 2322,CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2678, CS/S 2750) Health Care; creates James & Esther King Center for Universal Research toEradicate Disease; provides requirements for filing of prescriptions by phar-macies that are under common ownership or that have contractual relation-ship with one another; prohibits modification of anatomical gift donor’s in-tent; provides requirements for persons to become certified geriatric special-ists & that said specialists shall be considered licensed nursing staff, etc.Amends FS. Appropriation: $24,851,657. Effective Date: Contingent. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term





04/10/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services –SJ 00382; On Committee agenda—Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices, 04/15/03, 5:45 pm, 110–S







to HB 761 (Ch. 2003–187), HB 1553 (Ch. 2003–27), SB530 (Ch. 2003–46), CS/SB 2084 (Ch. 2003–41), CS/SB2322 (Ch. 2003–9), HB 85–B (Ch. 2003–414)

S 2392 GENERAL BILL by Siplin Credit Reports; prohibits use of such reports for specified purposes. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary; Regulated In-dustries; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00235


S 2394 GENERAL BILL by Carlton (Identical H 1323) Advocacy Councils; provides said councils access to certain records; deletesrequirement that patient or patient representative be given opportunity toobject to provision of such records; provides that representatives of advocacycouncils, rather than of long–term care ombudsman councils, shall partici-pate in quality–of–care assessment visits at nursing homes; revises legisla-tive intent & definitions re Fla. Statewide Advocacy Council, etc. Amends FS.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00235

04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services; Appropriations –SJ 00380; With-drawn from further consideration –SJ 00380

S 2396 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Similar H1787) Alternative Investments/Pub. Rec.; creates public–records exemption for cer-tain records re alternative investments program of State Board of Adminis-tration; provides exception to exemption; provides for future review & repeal;provides statement of public necessity. Amends 215.44. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed


Productivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00235





S 2398 GENERAL BILL by Dockery (Identical H 0651) Public Resource Protection Act; provides popular name; provides for re-mediation of contaminated sites in counties & municipalities; authorizesDEP to adopt rules & issue orders; provides for enforcement; provides for con-trol in event of conflict of provisions. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-

sive Planning –SJ 00235 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources

S 2400 GENERAL BILL by Margolis (Identical H 1651) Court Costs/Delinquency Prevention; revises language re mandatory courtcosts for county delinquency prevention; increases court cost assessments forcounty delinquency prevention. Amends 938.17. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Finance and Taxa-

tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Imple-mentation and Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00235


S 2402 RESOLUTION by Wilson Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; recognizes commitment of members of AlphaKappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., to community service & expresses special appre-ciation for their service in State of Florida. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00276; Adopted –SJ 00277

S 2404 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Children and Families; Lynn(Similar CS/CS/S 0700, Compare H 0433, H 1397, H 1891, H 1901, S1114, S 1918, CS/3RD ENG/S 2568) Substance Abuse & Mental Health; authorizes CFS Dept. to adopt by rulenew payment methodologies & to eliminate unit–based methodologies formental health & substance abuse services; creates Florida Substance Abuse& Mental Health Corporation, Inc.; provides for establishment of single man-aging entity for delivery of substance abuse services to child protective ser-vices recipients in specified districts of department, etc. Amends Chs. 20,394, 409.912. Effective Date: 07/11/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appro-









ond time –SJ 00475; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00475;Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn –SJ 00480








S 2404 (CONTINUED)06/30/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 07/11/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–279; See also

CS/SB 2568 (Ch. 2003–57)

S 2406 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Bennett (Similar H 0985) Recreational Trails System; encourages state, regional, & local agencies togive additional priority points for acquisition in purchasing land that in-cludes Florida National Scenic Trail; deletes limitation on service on FloridaGreenways & Trails Council. Amends 260.012,.0142. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-

sive Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivi-ty –SJ 00236



04/08/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00358 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00502; Placedon Calendar, on second reading




S 2408 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Similar H 1613) Boating Safety Self–study Manual; provides for self–study manual by Fish& Wildlife Conservation Commission for counties that do not have access toboating safety instruction course instituted by commission. Amends 327.395.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources –SJ 00236 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Natural Resources –SJ 00501; With-

drawn from further consideration –SJ 00501

S 2410 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; Commerce,Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Garcia (Similar1ST ENG/H 0691, Compare H 0809, CS/CS/CS/S 2328, CS/1ST ENG/S2492) Economic Dev. Incentive Programs; redefines term “qualifying project” forpurposes of capital investment tax credits; revises definition of “Departmentof Defense contract” under tax refund program for qualified defense contrac-tors; provides for special consideration to be given to defense & homeland se-curity under tax refund program for qualified target industry businesses, etc.Amends Chs. 220, 288, 445. Appropriation: $2,859,200. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-










S 2412 GENERAL BILL by Margolis; (CO–SPONSORS) Klein; Geller;Wasserman Schultz; Fasano (Identical H 0803) Florida Jewish History Month; designates month of January of each year as“Florida Jewish History Month”; provides for proclamation by Governor tothat effect. Creates 683.195. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.

S 2412 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity –SJ 00236 03/21/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Governmental Oversight and

Productivity, 03/26/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 03/26/03 SENATE Favorable by– Governmental Oversight and Productivi-

ty; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00264; Placed on Calendar, onsecond reading –SJ 00264



04/08/03 SENATE Reconsidered –SJ 00351; Substituted HB 803 –SJ00351; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,refer to HB 803 (Ch. 2003–7)

S 2414 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation; Banking andInsurance; Diaz de la Portilla (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0721) Warranty Association Regulation; exempts affiliates of insurers from provi-sions regulating certain warranty associations, under certain circumstances;provides for nonapplication of exemptions under certain circumstances.Amends 634.031,.303,.403. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Finance

and Taxation –SJ 00236 03/31/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,

04/03/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 04/03/03 SENATE CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 –SJ


04/15/03, 3:15 pm, 37–S 04/15/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 –SJ

00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00528 04/17/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00505 04/24/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00575 04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00575; Read sec-



S 2416 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Judiciary;Transportation; Sebesta Motor Vehicle Records/Pub. Rec.; revises exemption from public records re-quirements for personal info. contained in motor vehicle record; removes re-quirement that exemption be conditioned on request for exemption by personwho is subject of record; restricts release of social security numbers & medi-cal & disability information; revises conditions for release of information forbulk distribution use, etc. Amends 119.07. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Gov-

ernmental Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00236







tivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00783; Placed on Calen-dar, on second reading


S 2418 GENERAL BILL by Lynn (Similar H 0901, CS/S 1032, CompareH 0265, H 0703, H 0755, S 1380, CS/CS/S 1436, CS/S 1646, CS/S 2380, S2496) Educational Leadership; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S1032,2418,2496)creates BEST Florida Teaching Act of 2003; requires employment of certainpersons to perform tasks not related to classroom instruction; revises provi-sions re teacher authority & responsibility for control of students; createsTeaching Fellows Program to encourage certain graduate students to enterteaching profession; creates categorical fund to provide BEST Florida Teach-ing bonuses, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed




03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appro-priations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations–SJ 00236


04/09/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 1032 & SB 2496; CS byEducation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; Original bill laidon Table, refer to combined CS/SB 1032 (Died in SenateFinance and Taxation Committee);Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 30–A (Ch.2003–391)

S 2420 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta (Identical H 1229) Motor Vehicles/Unsafe Condition; revises procedures for disposition of cita-tion for operation of motor vehicle in unsafe condition or without requiredequipment; provides for enforcement officer of Fla. Highway Patrol to verifycorrection & execute affidavit–of–compliance form; authorizes HSMV to des-ignate areas within current facilities for inspection & collection of fee underspecified procedures. Amends 316.6105. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Finance and

Taxation –SJ 00237 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/01/03, 1:00

pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Transportation

S 2422 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Similar H 1531) Environmental Control; amends grounds upon which DEP may revoke per-mit; provides that department may deny operation or construction permitsto certain violators who have not satisfied adjudicated final judgment or finalorder of department. Amends 403.087,.121. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Governmen-

tal Oversight and Productivity; Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Rules and Cal-endar –SJ 00237


S 2424 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta Notaries Public; requires notaries to provide services without charge for cer-tain persons; requires notaries to maintain journal & record notarial acts;provides journal requirements. Amends 117.05; creates 117.055. EffectiveDate: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Commerce, Economic Opportu-nities, and Consumer Services –SJ 00237


S 2426 GENERAL BILL by Dawson (Similar H 1327) Farm Labor; provides that persons who use services of farm labor contractorsmust guarantee payment of applicable wages due to certain farm workers;provides legal remedies for farm workers whose wages were not paid as due;provides for recovery of unpaid wages & of liquidated damages in specifiedcircumstances. Creates 450.39,.395. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Judiciary; Com-



S 2428 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Atwater;(CO–SPONSORS) Siplin (Compare 2ND ENG/H 0513, CS/2ND ENG/S2364) Insurance Claims/Premium Payments; provides for payment of insurancepremiums by debit or credit card, automatic electronic funds transfer, or pay-roll deduction plan; defines “claim” for purposes of alternative procedures forresolution of disputed property insurance claims; revises limits on premiumfinancing service charges. Amends 627.4035,.7015,.901. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance –SJ



04/22/03, 2:15 pm, 110–S 04/22/03 SENATE CS by– Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ

00505; CS read first time on 04/23/04 –SJ 00528 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00505



S 2430 GENERAL BILL/CS by Criminal Justice; Saunders (Similar H0947) Blood Alcohol Content/Tests; revises provisions that provide for tests to de-termine blood alcohol content or presence of chemical or controlled sub-stances. Amends 316.1932, 327.352. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Transporta-

tion; Judiciary –SJ 00237 04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Criminal Justice, 04/09/03,


read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00399 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Transportation –SJ 00383 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/21/03, 2:15


00503 04/22/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00503 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00603; Placed on Calen-

dar, on second reading 04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Substitut-


S 2432 GENERAL BILL by Klein (Similar H 1115) Small Employers/Health Insurance; authorizes small business employers tocontract with DMS to purchase coverage in state group health insurance planfor their employees; provides procedures; requires recordkeeping by dept. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00237


S 2434 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Garcia (Similar 1ST ENG/H0875) Noncriminal Traffic Infractions; provides for mandatory hearing under cer-tain provision in specified circumstances; imposes penalties for certain non-criminal traffic infractions requiring mandatory hearing; provides civil pen-alty for violation of specified provision; provides for distribution of proceedsfrom penalty; provides for mandatory hearing for certain noncriminal trafficinfractions, etc. Amends 316.075, 318.14,.18,.19, 322.0261, 322.27. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Finance and Taxa-

tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Imple-mentation and Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00237





–SJ 00424 04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Im-

plementation and Judiciary –SJ 00424 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on

Article V Implementation and Judiciary

S 2436 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Siplin (Compare H 0117, H 0579,S 0270, CS/1ST ENG/S 1750, CS/2ND ENG/S 1994) Road Designations; designates portion of State Road 50 in Orange County asMartin L. King, Jr., Drive; designates portion of Dunn Avenue in Jackson-ville as Dan Jones Avenue; designates Skypass Bridge in City of RivieraBeach as “L. E. Buie Bridge”; directs DOT to erect suitable markers. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00237 03/27/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/01/03, 1:00

pm, 37–S (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS



S 2436 (CONTINUED)04/01/03 SENATE Favorable by– Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ





to CS/SB 1994 (Ch. 2003–297)

S 2438 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Cowin (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1469) Public Lodging/Food Service; defines term “handbill”; prohibits distributionof handbills on premises of public lodging establishments; provides penalties.Amends 509.013; creates 509.144. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Criminal Justice; Regu-lated Industries –SJ 00237




04/09/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00382 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice –SJ 00672; Now in

Regulated Industries 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Regulated Industries

S 2440 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking andInsurance; Campbell (Compare H 1637) Financial Services Dept./Pub. Rec.; repeals provision re public–records ex-emption for social security numbers & financial account numbers containedin reports of unclaimed property held by Financial Services Dept.; providesexemption from public–records requirements for social security numbers,dollar amounts of unclaimed property accounts, number of reported sharesof stock, & financial account numbers held by dept., etc. Repeals 717.117(8);creates 717.1171. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Rulesand Calendar –SJ 00238






S 2442 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Driving Under the Influence; requires arresting law enforcement agency toimpound vehicle used in committing offense of driving under influence forspecified period. Amends 316.193. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Comprehen-

sive Planning; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00238 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 2444 GENERAL BILL by Siplin Peat Mining; provides requirements for wetlands reclamation activities forpeat mining to be considered appropriate mitigation; provides legislativefindings re excavation of peat from wetlands & reclamation of those lands;requires notice to Environmental Protection Secretary of new peat mine be-ginning operations after specified date; requires DEP to adopt specific recla-mation standards by rule, etc. Amends 373.414, 378.403; creates 378.705. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Appropria-


04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/07/03,2:15 pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed


S 2446 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Education; Children and Families;Wasserman Schultz (Similar H 1141, Compare CS/CS/CS/S 0194,CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1454) Child Care; revises inservice training requirements for child care personnel;requires training in early literacy & language development; provides groundsfor injunctive relief against family day care homes or large family child carehomes; requires annual training & annual health & safety home inspectionself–evaluation by family day care home operators; requires CFS Dept. toadopt rules, etc. Amends 402.305,.312,.313,.3131. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Educa-

tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00238




412–K 04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00575; CS

read first time on 04/24/03 –SJ 00583 04/24/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and








CS/CS/SB 1454 (Ch. 2003–146)

S 2448 GENERAL BILL by Miller Employment of Former Offenders; provides for issuing tax credit vouchers tobusinesses in this state that employ former offenders; provides amount of taxcredit; requires that business document employment; requires DOC to coop-erate with employers in identifying former offenders who have job skills &who are employable; requires DOR to develop forms & procedures for apply-ing for tax credit. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Criminal Justice; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00238


S 2450 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Similar H 1071) Fla. Uniform Principal & Income Act; revises provisions re trustee’s powerto adjust; authorizes trustee to release certain powers; restricts power to ad-just under certain circumstances; provides for service of notice on legal repre-sentative or natural guardian of beneficiary without filing of any proceedingor approval of any court; redefines term “interested trustee” for purpose ofprovision governing total return unitrust, etc. Amends Ch. 738. EffectiveDate: 05/23/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insur-

ance –SJ 00238 03/20/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/25/03, 10:00 am,


Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00263 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,

04/09/03, 1:45 pm, 110–S 04/09/03 SENATE Favorable by– Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS

0 –SJ 00381; Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ00381







04/25/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00602; Placed on Spe-cial Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 1071 –HJ00633; Read second and third times –HJ 00633; Passed;YEAS 112 NAYS 0 –HJ 00633


S 2452 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Similar H 1645) Boating Citations; provides that violation re vessel being within 500 feet ofpier, established by local government is noncriminal infraction; provides forliability of owner of vessel for payment of citation for boating violation unlessowner furnishes affidavit showing that vessel was in care, control, or custodyof another person, etc. Amends 327.73. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-

sive Planning; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Finance andTaxation –SJ 00238


S 2454 GENERAL BILL by Miller (Similar H 1451) Lead Poisoning Prevention Act; provides for Director of Lead Poisoning Pre-vention; provides requirements for “lead–free” & “lead–safe” property status;provides time period for compliance; provides for inspection of affected prop-erties & for expedited & emergency inspections; provides for accreditation ofpersons performing lead hazard reduction activities & of persons performinginspections; provides for duration of certification, etc. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Com-prehensive Planning; Regulated Industries; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00239


S 2456 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Judiciary; Lynn; Campbell;(CO–SPONSORS) Bennett (Linked CS/S 2526, Identical 2ND ENG/H0835, Compare H 0011, H 0983) Adoption; provides legislative findings & intent re rights & responsibilitiesof adoptive children, biological parents, & adoptive parents; provides foraward of certain fees & costs in event of fraud or duress at discretion of court;authorizes child–placing agency to remove abandoned infant from placementunder certain circumstances; provides requirements for unmarried biologicalfather to establish parental rights, etc. Amends Ch. 63. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-

lies; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00239



04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Children and Families –SJ 00423;Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health andHuman Services –SJ 00425


04/25/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00646; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00613; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00614;Ordered engrossed –SJ 00614; Recalled from Engross-ing –SJ 00615; Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn–SJ 00616; Ordered engrossed –SJ 00616

04/28/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00656; CS passed as amended;YEAS 38 NAYS 0 –SJ 00657; Reconsidered –SJ 00657;Substituted HB 835 –SJ 00659; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2526(Ch. 2003–56), HB 835 (Ch. 2003–58)

S 2458 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Argenziano(Similar 1ST ENG/H 1719) Construction Lien Law; provides mandatory contract provisions for residen-tial construction contracts; provides additional warning statement on Noticeto Owner; provides form for contractor’s final payment; requires lien lawsummary to contain explanation of owners’ rights; requires lenders to givecertain notices regarding direct loan disbursements to borrowers; requiresprosecuting entity to provide copy of charging document to DBPR, etc.Amends Ch. 713. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed

S 2458 (CONTINUED)03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary;

Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and ConsumerServices –SJ 00240



04/11/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00426 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00502; Now in Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,

and Consumer Services –SJ 00539; Placed on Calendar,on second reading


S 2460 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Children and Families;Campbell (Similar H 1325) Independent Living Transition Svcs.; requires each district of CFS Dept. toidentify adolescent foster children with developmental disabilities or specialmental health needs; revises eligibility requirements for participation inRoad–to–Independence Scholarship Program & transitional support ser-vices; provides for young adults to continue in foster care in lieu ofRoad–to–Independence Scholarship. Amends 409.1451. Effective Date:10/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appro-







ond time –SJ 00952; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00952,–SJ 00953; Amendment pending –SJ 00952; Pendingamendment adopted –SJ 00953; Ordered engrossed –SJ00953



S 2462 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Agriculture; Garcia (SimilarH 1471) Agriculture & Consumer Services; redefines term “qualifier” for purposes ofSale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas law re sale of said gas; provides for licensureof category V liquefied petroleum gases dealers for industrial uses only; pro-vides additional prerequisite for certification as master qualifier; revises pro-visions re applications, renewal applications, registration, & registrationfees re motor vehicle repair shops, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:06/10/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Finance and Taxa-

tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00240












S 2462 (CONTINUED)05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received 04/30/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00797; CS passed as amended;

YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00797 04/30/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00979; Substituted for HB 1471 –HJ



S 2464 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Regulated Industries; Clary (Similar 1ST ENG/H1049) Engineering; revises examination requirements; revises terminology re legalentities involved in offering engineering services; revises terminology re legalentities involved in offering engineering services; provides for imposition ofrestitution as penalty for disciplinary violations; deletes certain manage-ment powers & duties of DBPR over Florida Engineers Management Corpo-ration, etc. Amends 471.013,.015,.023,.033,.038. Effective Date: 07/01/2003;see 374 So.2d 959 (Fla. 1979). 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Govern-














S 2466 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Diaz de la Portilla (Identical H0781) Premium Finance Company Application; revises definition to expand exemp-tion from application for certain entities to include persons who purchase oracquire premium finance agreements from licensees subject to certain limita-tions. Amends 627.826. Effective Date: 06/12/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance –SJ


04/09/03, 1:45 pm, 110–S 04/09/03 SENATE Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by– Banking and Insur-

ance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00381; Placed on Calendar,on second reading –SJ 00381





S 2466 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 01087; Passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0


S 2468 GENERAL BILL by Atwater Emergency Angioplasty; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation reemergency angioplasty. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term



S 2470 GENERAL BILL by Wise Fair Housing Act; defines term “source of income”; prohibits discriminationin sale or rental of housing because of person’s source of income. Amends760.22,.23. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/19/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Judi-

ciary –SJ 00241 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 2472 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz Postsecondary Feedback of Info./HS; requires each postsecondary education-al institution periodically to electronically transmit to each district schoolboard a report of academic performance of each student enrolled in that insti-tution who graduated from high school in that district; provides for rulemak-ing. Amends 1008.37. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00245 04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcom-

mittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00423; With-drawn from further consideration –SJ 00423

S 2474 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn(Similar H 1921) Frivolous Court Filings/Prisoner; provides that disciplinary procedures forfrivolous filings by prisoner is applicable to criminal proceeding or collateralcriminal proceeding filed on or after specified date. Amends 944.279. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ




S 2476 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn(Similar H 1921) Inmate Transition Course; revises requirements for transition course re-quired for inmates who are released from DOC & reenter community.Amends 944.7065. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ




S 2478 RESOLUTION by Bullard (Similar H 9043) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; acknowledges invaluable contributionsDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has made to people of Florida, & recognizesMarch 16–18, 2003, as “The 9th Annual Delta Days at Florida Capitol.” 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/18/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00185; Adopted; See also HR 9043


S 2480 RESOLUTION by Bullard (Identical H 9041) Williams, Isabell Queen; remembers & honors life, work, & outstanding ac-complishments of Isabell Queen Williams in education profession, in serviceto Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in support of her church, & in social ac-tion & public service to her community, State of Florida, & Bahamas. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed




05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,refer to HR 9041 (Adopted)

S 2482 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Dockery (Similar H 1875) Name Change Petitions; requires petition to contain certain criminal back-ground information; requires report to be sent to FDLE & HSMV. Amends68.07. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Ap-




04/22/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00504 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice –SJ 00539; Now in

Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on





S 2484 GENERAL BILL by Alexander (Identical H 0793) Retaliatory Ins. Financial Exactions; specifies complete nonapplication ofcertain credit provisions for certain purposes. Amends 624.5091. EffectiveDate: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Finance





S 2486 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin(Compare H 1513) Basic Driver Improvement Course; authorizes HSMV to offeronce–in–a–lifetime opportunity to attend said course for drivers who meetcertain criteria; provides that department shall deduct points from a driver’srecord upon proof of completion of such course; provides that departmentshall annotate driver’s record that improvement course had been accepted &used; conforms provisions to changes made by act. Amends 318.1451,322.025. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Appropriations

Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00246






Calendar

S 2488 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Dockery; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn(Similar 1ST ENG/H 1919, CS/S 2636) Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Agreement; provides clarification re agenciesthat may participate in such agreements; provides for FDLE & DCA, Emer-gency Management Div., to work in conjunction with State Technology Officeto establish certain policies, procedures, & standards; authorizes office tomake certain mutual aid channels in state radio communications systemavailable to other agencies; provides for creation of interoperability network,etc. Amends 23.1225, 282.1095. Effective Date: 06/12/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary –SJ 00246





tivity –SJ 00502; Now in Judiciary 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00539; Placed on Calen-



00718; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ00720; Reconsidered –SJ 00728; Amendment(s) adopted–SJ 00728; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ00728




S 2490 GENERAL BILL by Peaden Nursing Homes; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re nursing homes.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00246


S 2492 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Garcia (Linked CS/CS/S1770, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0315, 1ST ENG/H 0491, 1ST ENG/H 0691,H 0809, CS/S 1414, S 1998, S 2252, CS/CS/CS/S 2328, CS/CS/S 2410) Economic Development; revises & clarifies powers of Enterprise Fla., Inc., todevelop authorized technology development programs; establishes FloridaInstitute for Human & Machine Cognition, Inc., at University of West Fla.as not–for–profit corporation; provides that certain persons are exempt fromprohibitions of section, re engineering law, under specified circumstances,etc. Amends Chs. 220, 288, 376, 445, 471, 1004. Appropriation: $2,909,200.Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Military and Veterans’Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations –SJ 00246





04/10/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports –SJ 00381; Now in Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity





05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Died in Messages,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 315 (Ch.2003–294), HB 691 (Ch. 2003–270)



S 2494 GENERAL BILL by Wise (Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 0676,CS/CS/S 1752) State Transportation Facilities; defines term “jurisdiction & control”; pro-vides that local governmental ordinance or rule is not applicable to transpor-tation facility designated as part of State Highway System to extent thatsuch ordinance or rule conflicts with rules of DOT or imposes burden on de-partment re designated facility. Amends 335.02. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning;

Transportation –SJ 00246 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 676 (Ch.2003–286)

S 2496 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Identical H 0755, Compare H0265, H 0703, H 0901, CS/S 1032, S 1380, CS/CS/S 1436, CS/S 1646, CS/S2380, S 2418) Teachers; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S1032,2418,2496) revises re-quirements for demonstrating mastery of general knowledge, subject areaknowledge, & professional preparation & education competence for purposesof certification; revises requirements for temporary certification; expandsprogram to assist dislocated professionals & other baccalaureate degree hold-ers to become teachers, etc. Amends 1012.56,.58. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; Original bill laidon Table, refer to combined CS/SB 1032 (Died in SenateFinance and Taxation Committee);Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 30–A (Ch.2003–391)

S 2498 GENERAL BILL by Siplin Alimony/Live–in Relationship; requires that alimony terminate if recipiententers into live–in relationship with another person. Amends 61.08. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-

lies; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00246 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 2500 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Appropriations (Similar 1STENG/H 1789, Compare 1ST ENG/H 1791, S 1034, 1ST ENG/S 2502) Appropriations; provides moneys for annual period beginning July 1, 2003,& ending June 30, 2004, to pay salaries, & other expenses, capital outlay –buildings, & other improvements, & for other specified purposes of variousagencies of State government. Appropriation: $53,754,584,878. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003 or upon becoming law, whichever occurs later, except asotherwise provided. 03/27/03 SENATE Filed; Introduced, referred to Appropriations –SJ 0028304/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00303; Placed on


ond time –SJ 00325; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00325;Amendment(s) failed –SJ 00338; Reconsidered failedamendment, withdrawn –SJ 00338; Ordered engrossed–SJ 00338

04/08/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00351; Passed as amended; YEAS40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00351; Immediately certified –SJ 00351

04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received –HJ 00346; Read second time–HJ 00346; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00346; Readthird time –HJ 00346; Passed as amended; YEAS 82NAYS 34 –HJ 00346; Requested Senate to concur, orfailing to concur, appoint Conference Committee –HJ00346; Immediately certified –HJ 00352

04/09/03 SENATE In returning messages 04/15/03 HOUSE Conference Committee appointed: Reps Kyle, Chair; At

Lrg: Harrington, Murman, Greenstein, Berfield; Judi-cial: Negron, Chair; Benson, Kottkamp, Gelber, Mahon,Ross, Seiler; Alt: Adams; Hlth & Human Serv: Green,Chair; Brown, Murman, Garcia, Fiorentino, Slosberg,Farkas, Gottlieb; Alt: Domino; Educ: Simmons, Chair;Kilmer, Baxley, Pickens, Mayfield, Stansel, Mealor,Arza; Alt: Sansom; Gen Govt (Com & Local Aff and Agric& Env): Brummer, Chair; Paul, Bowen, Spratt, Mack,Machek; Alt: Reagan; Trans & Ec Dev: Waters, Chair;Russell, Gardiner, Kendrick, Evers, Clarke; Alt: Rivera;Pub Safety: Bilirakis, Chair; Barreiro, Bean, Needel-man, Holloway, Carassas, Alt: Dean –HJ 00396

S 2500 (CONTINUED)04/23/03 SENATE Refused to concur and acceded to the request for a con-

ference committee –SJ 00469; Conference Committeeappointed: Senators Pruitt, Chair, Wasserman Shultz,Vice Chair, At Large: Diaz de la Portilla, Jones, Klein,Lee; Sub. Article V Implementation & Judiciary: Smith,Chair, Aronberg, Haridopolos, Villalobos, Wise; Sub.Criminal Justice: Crist, Chair, Argenziano, Constan-tine, Dawson, Fasano; Sub. Education: Carlton, Chair,Bennett, Cowin, Miller; Sub. General Government:Clary, Chair, Bullard, Dockery, Lawson, Lynn; Sub.Health & Human Services: Peaden, Chair, Garcia, Wil-son; Sub. Transportation & Economic Development:Webster, Chair, Atwater, Hill, Sebesta, Siplin –SJ00470

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Conference Committee, Link/Iden/Sim/Comparepassed, refer to SB 2–A (Ch. 2003–397), HB 3–D (Ch.2003–417)

S 2502 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Appropriations (Compare H0857, 1ST ENG/H 1789, 1ST ENG/H 1791, CS/S 0420, CS/CS/S 0958, S1034, 1ST ENG/S 2500) Appropriations Implementing Bill; provides accounting requirements forstate universities for 2003–2004 fiscal year; requires Elderly Affairs Dept. tofund certain community care services & core services for elderly; authorizesCFS Dept. to transfer funds within family safety program; authorizes DMSto contract with vendor to provide personnel information system; provides co-payment requirements for state employees’ prescription drug program, etc.Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/27/03 SENATE Filed; Introduced, referred to Appropriations –SJ 0028304/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations –SJ 00303; Placed on



04/08/03 SENATE Read third time –SJ 00351; Passed as amended; YEAS40 NAYS 0 –SJ 00352; Immediately certified –SJ 00352

04/08/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received –HJ 00346; Read second time–HJ 00347; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00347; Readthird time –HJ 00347; Passed as amended; YEAS 82NAYS 36 –HJ 00347; Requested Senate to concur, orfailing to concur, appoint Conference Committee –HJ00352; Immediately certified –HJ 00352

04/09/03 SENATE In returning messages 04/15/03 HOUSE Conference Committee appointed: Reps Kyle, Chair; At

Lrg: Harrington, Murman, Greenstein, Berfield; Judi-cial: Negron, Chair; Benson, Kottkamp, Gelber, Mahon,Ross, Seiler; Alt: Adams; Hlth & Human Serv: Green,Chair; Brown, Murman, Garcia, Fiorentino, Slosberg,Farkas, Gottlieb; Alt: Domino; Educ: Simmons, Chair;Kilmer, Baxley, Pickens, Mayfield, Stansel, Mealor,Arza; Alt: Sansom; Gen Govt (Com & Local Aff and Agric& Env): Brummer, Chair; Paul, Bowen, Spratt, Mack,Machek; Alt: Reagan; Trans & Ec Dev: Waters, Chair;Russell, Gardiner, Kendrick, Evers, Clarke; Alt: Rivera;Pub Safety: Bilirakis, Chair; Barreiro, Bean, Needel-man, Holloway, Carassas, Alt: Dean –HJ 00396

04/23/03 SENATE Refused to concur and acceded to the request for a con-ference committee –SJ 00469; Conference Committeeappointed: Senators Pruitt, Chair, Wasserman Shultz,Vice Chair, At Large: Diaz de la Portilla, Jones, Klein,Lee; Sub. Article V Implementation & Judiciary: Smith,Chair, Aronberg, Haridopolos, Villalobos, Wise; Sub.Criminal Justice: Crist, Chair, Argenziano, Constan-tine, Dawson, Fasano; Sub. Education: Carlton, Chair,Bennett, Cowin, Miller; Sub. General Government:Clary, Chair, Bullard, Dockery, Lawson, Lynn; Sub.Health & Human Services: Peaden, Chair, Garcia, Wil-son; Sub. Transportation & Economic Development:Webster, Chair, Atwater, Hill, Sebesta, Siplin –SJ00470

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Conference Committee, Link/Iden/Sim/Comparepassed, refer to CS/CS/SB 958 (Ch. 2003–260), SB 4–A(Ch. 2003–399)

S 2504 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Identical H 1707) Personal Property & Services; defines “privatization”; requires head of stateagency, prior to purchase, lease, or acquisition of commodities or contractualservices by privatization, to conduct an evaluation of proposed privatization;requires head of state agency, subsequent to purchase, lease, or acquisitionof commodities or contractual services by privatization, to conduct evaluationof privatization, etc. Creates 287.019. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed




03/24/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00247


S 2506 RESOLUTION by Bullard (Similar H 9009) Mothers; expresses gratitude & affection to all mothers. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00277; Adopted; See also HR 9009


S 2508 RESOLUTION by Bullard (Identical H 9011) Fathers; expresses affection for & gratitude to all fathers. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00277; Adopted; See also HR 9011


S 2510 RESOLUTION by Miller (Similar H 9059) Lennard, Earl J., Ph.D.; recognizes Earl J. Lennard, Ph.D., for his contribu-tions to Hillsborough County & State of Florida as distinguished educator &for being named “State School Superintendent of Year” by Fla. Associationof School Superintendents. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00256; Read second time –SJ 00257;


S 2512 JOINT RESOLUTION by Cowin (Similar H 1735) Public School Teachers/Salaries; constitutional amendment to allow publicschool teachers in kindergarten through grade 12 to choose to accept salaryset statewide by Legislature or to join union that will seek to set teachers’ sal-aries through collective bargaining. Creates s. 8, Art. IX. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-






ductivity

S 2514 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Similar H 1663) Fla. Free Gift Advertising Law; requires persons who offer free merchandiseto charge consumer who accepts such offer no more for shipping & handlingthan actual cost incurred by shipper. Amends 817.415. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services –SJ 00265 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,

and Consumer Services –SJ 00501; Withdrawn fromfurther consideration –SJ 00501

S 2516 RESOLUTION by Peaden (Similar H 9037) National Kidney Month/March 2003; commends National Kidney Founda-tion for its many contributions & recognizes March 2003 as “National KidneyMonth” in State of Florida. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00257; Read second time –SJ 00257;


S 2518 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Banking and Insurance;Webster (Similar H 0831) Insurance; revises definitions; conforms provisions to revised definition & tocertain governmental reorganization; prohibits affiliated parties from cer-tain activities constituting conflict of interest; specifies certain restrictionsgoverning affiliated party conduct; provides for calculating certain surplusfor certain insurers; revises requirements for securities of trust fund for sin-gle assuming insurer, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00265


S 2518 (CONTINUED)04/03/03 SENATE CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 –SJ

00359; CS read first time on 04/08/03 –SJ 00364 04/07/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 0035904/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care

–SJ 00423; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government






S 2520 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Commerce, EconomicOpportunities, and Consumer Services; Regulated Industries; Diazde la Portilla (Similar H 1377, Compare H 0367, CS/CS/S 0326) Beverage Law; provides procedures for issuance of license that becomesavailable because of revocation; revises requirements for issuance of tempo-rary permit to certain civic organizations; requires presentation of building& zoning permit; provides procedures for enforcement of perfected securityinterest in quota license prior to reissuance of quota license; prohibits serviceof alcoholic beverages to any minor employed by licensed vendor, etc. AmendsCh. 561, 562. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Com-














S 2522 GENERAL BILL by Crist (Compare CS/S 0350) Criminal Justice Information; revises entities responsible for paying crimi-nal history information fees. Amends 943.053. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Appropria-


05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 10–A (Ch.2003–403)

S 2524 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Similar H 1497) Florida Trail Program; provides for planning, acquisition, lease, construc-tion, & maintenance of trail by DOT; limits liability of landowners for injuriesresulting from third–party use of trail land for specified activities & pur-poses; provides for landowner to be indemnified for injury or damage; pro-vides for funding. Amends 334.044; creates 334.352. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed



S 2524 (CONTINUED)03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Com-

prehensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00265

04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Transportation; Judiciary; Compre-hensive Planning; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00357; Withdrawn from further consideration–SJ 00357

S 2526 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary;Campbell (Linked CS/1ST ENG/S 2456, Similar H 0011, H 0983,Compare 2ND ENG/H 0835) Putative Father Registry/Pub. Rec.; creates exemption from public–recordsrequirements for information contained in Florida Putative Father Registrymaintained by Vital Statistics Office within Health Dept.; provides for excep-tions to exemption; provides that database is confidential & exempt frompublic disclosure; provides for future legislative review & repeal; providesfindings of public necessity. Creates 63.541. Effective Date: 05/30/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-

lies; Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Governmen-tal Oversight and Productivity; Rules and Calendar –SJ00266



04/16/03 SENATE Withdrawn from– Children and Families; Health,Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 00423; Now in Govern-mental Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00426






0 –SJ 00659 04/28/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 0071704/29/03 HOUSE Substituted for HB 983 –HJ 00722; Read second time



HB 835 (Ch. 2003–58)

S 2528 GENERAL BILL by Webster (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1687,CS/CS/S 0186) Governmental Reorganization; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S186,2528)provides exception to departmental structure requirements; creates Dept. ofState & Community Partnerships; provides that department shall be headedby secretary appointed by, & serving at pleasure of, Governor; repeals provi-sions re Dept. of State & Community Affairs Dept.; provides that Secretaryof State shall become Secretary of State & Community Partnerships, etc.Amends Ch. 20. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-



04/07/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with SB 186; CS by Comprehen-sive Planning; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00382; Original billlaid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 186 (Died inSenate Rules and Calendar Committee)

S 2530 RESOLUTION by Miller Tampa Catholic High School; recognizes & commends Tampa Catholic HighSchool & its Senior Class of 2003 for their outstanding community service ac-complishments. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced

S 2532 GENERAL BILL by Wise (Compare H 0045, H 0213, S 1468) Reduce Class Size Scholarship Prog.; creates Reduce Class Size ScholarshipOpportunity Program; provides for scholarship funding & payment; amends

S 2532 (CONTINUED)provision re corporate tax credits for contributions to nonprofit scholar-ship–funding organizations; amends purposes to include children eligible toparticipate in said program; redefines term “qualified student”; revises maxi-mum allowable amount of total scholarship funding tax credits, etc. Creates1002.395; amends 220.187. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Finance and Taxa-



S 2534 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning;Regulated Industries; Webster (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1243) Timeshare Plans; revises provisions re legislative purpose under Fla. Vaca-tion Plan & Timesharing Act; revises provisions re scope of act to include ref-erence to personal property timeshare plans; revises provisions re escrow ac-counts; revises provisions re assessments for common expenses; exempts ac-commodations & facilities of personal property timeshare plans from provi-sion of law governing firesafety, etc. Amends Ch. 721. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Compre-

hensive Planning; Judiciary; Finance and Taxation; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00266





–SJ 00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00529 04/22/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00505 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary –SJ 00603; Now in Finance

and Taxation 05/01/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Finance and Taxation; Appropriations

Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 01053; Placed on Calendar, on second reading


S 2536 GENERAL BILL by Margolis (Similar H 1599) Pharmacy Benefit Managers; establishes standards & criteria for regulation& licensing of pharmacy benefit managers; provides popular name of “FloridaPharmacy Benefit Management Regulation Act”; requires biennial certifi-cate of authority to Board of Pharmacy & Insurance Regulation Office; pro-vides for financial examinations; provides for pharmacy benefit manager con-tracts; provides for medication reimbursement costs, etc. Creates 465.189.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Finance and Taxation;Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices; Appropriations –SJ 00266


S 2538 GENERAL BILL by Siplin (Similar H 1259) State Employees/Salaries; requires legislative approval for state employeecompensation in excess of $200,000 annually; provides exceptions for certainmedical professionals. Creates 110.1085. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Education; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government; Appropriations; Rules andCalendar –SJ 00266


S 2540 RESOLUTION by Peaden Association for Retarded Citizens; recognizes ARC/Florida & its affiliatesthroughout state for their exemplary contribution & encourages their contin-ued assistance in helping persons with disabilities. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00258; Adopted –SJ 00258

S 2542 RESOLUTION by Miller (Similar H 9005, S 0576) Tampa Bay Buccaneers; recognizes, commends, & honors players, coaches,& managers & owners of Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their great victory in Su-per Bowl 2003 & for all other benefits they have brought us. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00258; Adopted; See also HR 9005

(Adopted), SR 576 (Adopted) –SJ 00258



HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 2544 GENERAL BILL by Dockery

Leg. Historic Preservation Comm.; creates said commission within legisla-tive branch of government; provides for membership of commission & termsof office; provides powers & duties of commission. Creates 11.801. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Education; Appropriations –SJ 00267 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-

ductivity

S 2546 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla; (CO–SPONSORS)Wilson (Compare 1ST ENG/H 0467) Public Schools/FCAT/Native Language; authorizes certain students to takegrade 10 FCAT in their native language under certain circumstances.Amends 1008.22. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-





04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Ap-propriations –SJ 00672; Placed on Calendar, on secondreading


ond time –SJ 01114; Amendment pending –SJ 01114;Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-fer to HB 23–B (Ch. 2003–413)

S 2548 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla School Performance Grade Category; revises provisions re student assess-ment data used in determining school performance grade category designa-tions. Amends 1008.34. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 2550 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Transportation; ComprehensivePlanning; Sebesta (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1431) Mobile Homes; provides process to retire title to mobile home; defines “realproperty owned by that same person”; requires clerk of court to record certaindocuments & provide copies to owner; requires clerk of court to provide copyof recorded title or manufacturers’ certificate of origin to owner; provides forowner or lienholder of mobile home to file application with HSMV; prohibitsfalsifying or omitting material or violating section, etc. Creates 319.261. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning;

Transportation –SJ 00267 04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Comprehensive Planning,


00383; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ 00399 04/09/03 SENATE Now in Transportation –SJ 00383 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/21/03, 2:15

pm, 37–S 04/21/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505;



S 2552 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Unsupported Claims/Defenses at Trial; provides certain exceptions to re-quirement that motion seeking sanctions against another party for raisingunsupported claim or defense be served but not immediately filed with court.Amends 57.105. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary –SJ 00267 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 2554 GENERAL BILL by Campbell Sexual Battery on Minor/Offense; revises statute of limitations applicable to

S 2554 (CONTINUED)such offense if offense is third–degree felony; provides for statute of limita-tion for offense of sexual battery on minor to be tolled during period of vic-tim’s minority; specifies additional circumstances under which statute of lim-itations for civil or criminal action involving such offense is tolled. Amends775.15. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/26/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ


S 2556 GENERAL BILL/CS by Banking and Insurance; Posey (Similar1ST ENG/H 1353) Fla. Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; conforms provisions to creation of CitizensProperty Insurance Corporation; authorizes State Board of Administrationto adopt rules to specify interest on past due remittances; authorizes Insur-ance Regulation Office, rather than DOI, to take certain actions relative tofund; provides that emergency assessments are to be levied against insuredsprocuring certain types of insurance from surplus lines insurers, etc. Amends215.555. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxa-tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00284










eral Government; Appropriations –SJ 01144; Placed onSpecial Order Calendar –SJ 01144; Died on Calendar

S 2558 GENERAL BILL/CS by Agriculture; Hill; (CO–SPONSORS)Bullard; Siplin (Similar H 1253) Fla. Agricultural Worker Safety Act; creates said act; provides for enforce-ment of federal worker protection regulations; requires agricultural employ-ers to make agricultural pesticide information available to workers, desig-nated representatives & medical personnel; prohibits agricultural employersfrom failing to provide required information & from taking retaliatory actionagainst workers for exercising their rights, etc. Creates 487.2011–.2071. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Health, Aging, and

Long–Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00284




Care

S 2560 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Diaz de laPortilla (Compare H 1811) Professions/Occupations/Regulation; repeals specified provisions re regula-tion of talent agencies; provides for DBPR to continue outstanding legal pro-ceedings. Repeals 468.401–.415. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Govern-







S 2560 (CONTINUED)04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-

tivity –SJ 00502; Now in Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government


04/29/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Read sec-

ond time –SJ 01090; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 01090;Amendment pending –SJ 01091; Pending amendmentadopted –SJ 01127; Amendment(s) reconsidered, with-drawn –SJ 01127; Amendment pending –SJ 01127; Diedon Calendar

S 2562 GENERAL BILL by Crist Official State Flagship; designates official state flagship. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports; Governmental Over-sight and Productivity –SJ 00284

04/02/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,Base Protection, and Spaceports, 04/07/03, 12:00 noon,37–S




S 2564 GENERAL BILL by Crist (Similar H 0059, CS/S 1992) Medal of Heroism; provides that designated persons are eligible to receiveMedal of Heroism. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Pro-tection, and Spaceports –SJ 00284


S 2566 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Atwater (Similar H 1603) Local Government Accountability; revises duties of Legislative AuditingCommittee & reporting requirements of Auditor General; provides for addi-tional information to be provided to DMS in actuarial reports re retirementsystems & plans & provides procedures therefor; exempts candidate fromcampaign requirements under specified conditions; revises provisions re au-thorization to issue refund bonds; provides that school districts must sellbonds, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Gov-











S 2568 GENERAL BILL/CS/3RD ENG by Children and Families; Lynn(Similar H 1891, Compare H 1397, 1ST ENG/H 1621, H 1871, CS/CS/S0400, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572, CS/CS/S 0700, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1782,CS/2ND ENG/S 1822, CS/2ND ENG/S 2150, CS/1ST ENG/S 2212,

S 2568 (CONTINUED)CS/2ND ENG/S 2404, S 2766, S 2804) Disabled, Vulnerable, or Elderly; allows administration of medication by cer-tain unlicensed staff for persons with developmental disabilities; allows ad-ministration of medication by certain unlicensed staff in nursing homes & re-lated health care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities; pro-vides training requirements for parents appointed as guardians of propertyof their minor children; creates Guardianship Task Force, etc. Amends FS.Effective Date: 05/30/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judicia-

ry; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00285



04/10/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00383 04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Judiciary; Criminal Justice –SJ 00502;









CS/SB 1822 (Ch. 2003–262), CS/SB 2404 (Ch. 2003–279)

S 2570 GENERAL BILL by Geller (Compare H 0531, H 1271, 1STENG/H 1713, CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0560, S 0636, S 0708, S 0734, CS/S1308) Insurance Rate Standards; conforms provisions re regulation by InsuranceRegulation Office; provides for director of that office to establish rates priorto their taking effect; provides procedures for such filings; prohibits certainjudgments or settlements involving bad faith actions or punitive damagesfrom being included in insurer’s rate base or used to justify rate change; re-quires certain underwriting rules to be filed, etc. Amends 627.062. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary –SJ00285


S 2572 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Constantine (IdenticalCS/CS/S 1720, Similar 1ST ENG/H 0773, Compare H 0331) Central Fla. Regional Transportation; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/CS/S1720,CS/2572) revises membership of governing board of CentralFlorida Regional Transportation Authority. Amends 343.63. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive

Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00285




04/21/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 1720; CS/CS by Com-prehensive Planning; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00505; Origi-nal bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 1720(Laid on Table in Senate); Link/Iden/Sim/Comparepassed, refer to HB 773 (Ch. 2003–285)



HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 2574 GENERAL BILL by Cowin

Educational Assessments; excludes examination & assessment instrumentsfrom definition of student records & reports; provides that parents or stu-dents do not have right of access to examination & assessment instruments;requires DOE to conduct study & report to Legislature. Amends 1002.22,1008.23. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Judiciary; Appropri-

ations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ00285



S 2576 GENERAL BILL by Wise; (CO–SPONSORS) Lynn; Atwater(Identical H 1739, Compare H 0703, H 0851, H 1831, CS/CS/S 1436) Access to Postsecondary Education; creates provision re access to postsecond-ary education & meaningful careers for students with disabilities; amendsprovision re high school graduation requirements; requires State EducationBoard to adopt rules providing for test accommodations & modifications ofprocedures for students with disabilities; amends provision re admissions ofstudents to community colleges, etc. Amends Ch. 1007, 1002.21, 1003.43,1008.22. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


412–K 04/03/03 SENATE Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358 04/04/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Edu-


04/10/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00381; Substitut-ed HB 1739 –SJ 00377; Laid on Table,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1739 (Ch.2003–8), SB 30–A (Ch. 2003–391)

S 2578 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Home Defense, Public Security, andPorts; Transportation; Sebesta; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Similar1ST ENG/H 1833, Compare 1ST ENG/H 1605, CS/1ST ENG/S 0676) Secure Airports for Florida Act; creates Secure Airports for Florida’s Econo-my (SAFE) Act; creates SAFE Council; directs council to produce 5–year Mas-ter Plan of eligible projects; directs DOT, FDLE, Community Affairs Dept.,& Office of Tourism, Trade, & Economic Development to serve on council &to evaluate project proposals on specific criteria; authorizes airports to ex-pend certain funds for security purposes through specified date, etc. Creates332.14; amends 332.007. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Home Defense,

Public Security, and Ports; Comprehensive Planning;Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00286



04/10/03 SENATE Now in Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports –SJ00383

04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Home Defense, Public Security,and Ports, 04/21/03, 10:45 am, 110–S

04/21/03 SENATE CS/CS by Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports;YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00504; CS read first time on04/23/03 –SJ 00529

04/23/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00504 04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Appropria-

tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00672; Placed on Cal-endar, on second reading



S 2580 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Sebesta (Compare H1773, CS/CS/S 1752) Public–private Transportation; provides for public–private partnershipagreements for transportation facilities without prior legislative approval;provides requirements for projects advanced by public–private partnershipor private entity; authorizes DOT to create certain corporations; authorizessuch corporations to issue bonds; provides for “Expressway Authority Public

S 2580 (CONTINUED)Private Partnership Agreement Law”, etc. Amends 334.30, Ch. 348. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Finance and





S 2582 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Bullard (Similar H 1487, Compare H 0779)Enterprise Zones; authorizes certain counties to apply to Tourism, Trade, &Economic Development Office to amend existing enterprise zone boundariesunder specified conditions & in accordance with certain criteria. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-





S 2584 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Compare H 0779, H 1505) Enterprise Zones/Gadsden County; authorizes governing body of GadsdenCounty to apply to amend boundaries of specified enterprise zone. Amends290.00693. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-





Now in Finance and Taxation 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation

S 2586 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Dockery; (CO–SPONSORS)Argenziano; Atwater (Similar H 1305, 1ST ENG/H 1319, Compare S1476) Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.; deletes requirement that Fish & Wild-life Commission solicit advisory recommendations from Save the ManateeCommittee: creates Boating & Waterways Office within commission & pro-vides powers & duties of office; provides for transfer of moneys from Fuel TaxCollection Trust Fund to Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; pro-vides for uses of funds transferred from Fuel Tax Collection TF, etc. Amends20.331, 206.606, 370.0603,.12; creates 327.47. Appropriation: $2,500,000. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Finance and

Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00286






ernment –SJ 00502 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS



S 2586 (CONTINUED)04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-





05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received –HJ 01064; Substituted for HB1319 –HJ 01064; Read second and third times –HJ01064; Passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 3 –HJ 01064


S 2588 GENERAL BILL by Constantine (Identical H 1315, Compare S1846) Prop. Tax Hearings/Value Adjustments; revises procedures & requirementsfor presentation of evidence to value adjustment board property tax hearings;revises notice time period; permits rather than requires appointment of spe-cial master in certain counties for certain hearings; specifies alternativequalifications for certain special masters. Amends 194.011,.032,.035. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Judi-

ciary; Finance and Taxation –SJ 00286 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 2590 GENERAL BILL by Posey (Similar H 0771) Interception of Communications; limits provisions that allow certain officersto intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications. Amends 934.03. Effec-tive Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Rules and Calendar –SJ 00287 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 2592 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Compare 1ST ENG/H 0931) Dentistry Board; revises membership of Dental Hygiene Council; revises pro-visions re meetings; requires board to adopt rules & policies developed bycouncil, except as specified; provides for Health Dept. to resolve disagree-ments concerning recommendations by council. Amends 466.004. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00287



S 2594 RESOLUTION by Bennett Dental Hygiene Association Smile Day; recognizes March 20, 2003, as Flori-da Dental Hygiene Association Day. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00277; Adopted –SJ 00277

S 2596 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg; (CO–SPONSORS) Sebesta;Dawson; Lawson; Argenziano; Bennett; Siplin (Compare H 0795, H1095, H 1161, H 1927, S 0524, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1072) Identity Theft/Internet Fraud; provides for penalty provisions for commis-sion of first degree & second degree felony concerning identity theft undercertain circumstances; provides for higher offense severity levels in identitytheft cases under certain circumstances; provides that every Fla. consumermay be provided two free credit reports a year; provides forself–authentication for out–of–state business records, etc. Amends 817.568,934.23; creates 92.605. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Ap-

propriations –SJ 00287 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary,

Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 524 (Ch.2003–259), CS/CS/SB 1072 (Ch. 2003–71)

S 2598 JOINT RESOLUTION by Haridopolos (Similar H 0737) Homestead Exemption/Elderly; constitutional amendment to allow anycounty to enact ordinance which will freeze assessed value of homesteadproperty in that county owned by person who is 65 years of age or older & whohas a household income of $20,000 per year, as adjusted for inflation, subjectto enactment of general law by Legislature permitting such action by county.Amends s. 4, Art. VII. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed

S 2598 (CONTINUED)03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calen-dar –SJ 00287


S 2600 GENERAL BILL by Wilson (Identical H 1519) Pharmacy Practice; revises definition of term “practice of profession of phar-macy” to include administering of immunizations by pharmacist withinframework of established protocol under supervisory practitioner who is li-censed physician or by written agreement with county health department;requires professional liability insurance, training in immunization, & em-ployer approval prior to entering into protocol. Amends 465.003. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Regulated Industries;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00287


S 2602 GENERAL BILL by Alexander IFAS State 4–H Program/Univ. of Fla.; provides for implementation of youthdevelopment program; provides for new positions. Appropriation: $950,000.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Agriculture; Appro-

priations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations–SJ 00287



S 2604 RESOLUTION by Lawson (Similar H 9073) F.S.U. Day/April 2, 2003; celebrates April 2, 2003, as “F.S.U. Day” in Talla-hassee, in honor of Florida State University’s contribution as outstanding in-stitution of higher education. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00294; Read second time –SJ 00295;


S 2606 RESOLUTION by Wilson; (CO–SPONSORS) Margolis; Bullard;Wasserman Schultz; Garcia; Diaz de la Portilla; Villalobos (SimilarH 9091) Miami–Dade County Days; recognizes extraordinary importance & value ofMiami–Dade County to State of Florida; commends its diverse growth & eco-nomic prosperity; celebrates April 2–3, 2003, as “Miami–Dade County Days”in State of Florida. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00296; Adopted; See also HR 9091


S 2608 GENERAL BILL by Lawson (Compare H 0779, 1ST ENG/S 2164)Rural Enterprise Zones; authorizes amendment of boundaries of certain ru-ral enterprise zones after recommendation of Enterprise Florida, Inc., &upon recommendation of local development agency. Creates 290.00679. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-


05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Commerce, Economic Opportuni-ties, and Consumer Services, Link/Iden/Sim/Comparepassed, refer to SB 2164 (Ch. 2003–19)

S 2610 GENERAL BILL by Argenziano Retail Tobacco Sales; authorizes & provides guidelines for operation of cer-tain merchandising, advertising, display, or consumer discount or promo-tional programs by cigarette manufacturers & retailers; prohibits certain re-strictions by such manufacturers; provides cause of action for injury or threatof injury to business. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-eral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00287

04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/15/03,9:00 am, 110–S—Temporarily postponed


S 2612 GENERAL BILL by Campbell DUI/Interlock Devices; decreases minimum blood–alcohol level for certain of-fenses; requires minimum periods of suspension of driving privileges for cer-




tain offenses; authorizes HSMV to contract for certain commodities & ser-vices; requires installation of ignition interlock devices as condition to certainlicensure; requires notification by offender to probation officer when installa-tion is required as condition of probation, etc. Amends Ch. 316, 322.271;creates 322.2715. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;

Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00287


S 2614 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Crist (Similar H 1237) State Technology Office; provides for State Technology Office to operateShared Resource Center; revises powers & duties of said office; provides forservice level agreements, enterprise technology services desk, centralized en-terprise portal, & enterprise info. technology systems & tools & services;amends provision re use of SUNCOM Network by libraries; requires libraryto pay certain costs at specified rates, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, andConsumer Services; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00288




04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services –SJ 00603; Now in Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government

S 2616 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 0351) Telecommunications Companies/Rates; changes timeframe for notice of ratechanges of local exchange telecommunications companies. Amends 364.051.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities –SJ 00288 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Communication and Public Utili-

ties

S 2618 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Saunders (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1925, CS/S 2750) Respiratory Therapy Regulation; revises & provides definitions applicable toregulation of respiratory therapy; revises provisions re respiratory therapylicensure & testing requirements; revises exemptions from respiratory thera-py licensure requirements; repeals provisions re approval of educational pro-grams & licensure by examination. Amends 468.352,.355,.368; repeals468.356,.357. Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provid-ed. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care –SJ 00288; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging,and Long–Term Care, 04/01/03, 1:00 pm, 412–K—Notconsidered


04/08/03 SENATE CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 9NAYS 0 –SJ 00383; CS read first time on 04/10/03 –SJ00400



0 –SJ 00464 04/24/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/29/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00807 05/02/03 HOUSE Died on Calendar

S 2620 GENERAL BILL by Saunders (Compare H 1329, CS/CS/CS/2NDENG/S 0564) Emergency Health Care Providers; (THIS BILL COMBINED INCS/CS/CS/S564,2120,2620) provides penalties for failure of receiving facili-ties to indemnify state & for failure of hospitals to indemnify state; providesgrounds for which licensed life support service or certified emergency medical

S 2620 (CONTINUED)technician or paramedic may be subject to discipline; provides grounds forwhich health care practitioner may be subject to discipline for failure to in-demnify state, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on General Government; Appropri-ations –SJ 00288

04/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommitteeon General Government –SJ 00303; Now in Judiciary;On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/07/03, 2:15 pm,110–S—Temporarily postponed


04/09/03 SENATE CS combines this bill with CS/SB 564 & SB 2120; CS/CSby Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425; Original billlaid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Diedin House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,refer to CS/SB 2–D (Ch. 2003–416)

S 2622 RESOLUTION by Wasserman Schultz Stroke Awareness Month; recognizes May 2003 as “Stroke AwarenessMonth” in State of Florida. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00457; Adopted –SJ 00457

S 2624 GENERAL BILL/CS by Commerce, Economic Opportunities,and Consumer Services; Miller (Similar H 1695) Fla. Black Business Investment Board; authorizes Florida Black BusinessBoard, Inc., & black business investment corporations to participate in Flori-da Minority Business Loan Mobilization Program; deletes requirement re ap-proval of board by–laws; requires board to certify black business investmentcorporations; provides for adoption of policies rather than rules; revises re-porting date. Amends 288.706,.709,.7091,.71,.714. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services –SJ 00305 04/09/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services, 04/14/03, 11:00 am,412–K




0 –SJ 00556 04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/30/03 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 00811 05/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar –HJ 00887; Substi-




S 2626 GENERAL BILL by Villalobos (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1511) Colleges/Chipola & Miami–Dade; changes name of Chipola Junior College toChipola College & Miami–Dade Community College to Miami–Dade College;conforms provisions. Amends 1000.21, 288.8175, 1002.35, 1004.76. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-



NAYS 0 –SJ 00381 04/10/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education –SJ


Education

S 2628 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Identical H 1371) Cargo Chassis; requires inspection, tagging, quarantine, & repair of cargochassis that fail to pass described roadability inspections; provides for inspec-tion of chassis in lieu of inspections required for motor carriers or motor vehi-cles; prohibits ocean marine terminal operators to tender to or interchange



S 2628 (CONTINUED)with motor carrier intermodal chassis that fails to pass inspection; prohibitsretaliation against inspector, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Home Defense,

Public Security, and Ports; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on Transportation and Economic Development; Ap-propriations –SJ 00306


S 2630 GENERAL BILL/CS by Transportation; Crist (CompareCS/2ND ENG/S 1762) Howard E. Futch Memorial Highway; designates portion of U.S. Highway192 as “Howard E. Futch Memorial Highway”; provides for erection of mark-ers. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00306 04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/08/03, 9:00

am, 37–S 04/08/03 SENATE CS by– Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00383; CS



0 –SJ 00464 04/24/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Died in Messages

S 2632 RESOLUTION by Smith; (CO–SPONSORS) King; Alexander;Argenziano; Aronberg; Atwater; Bennett; Bullard; Campbell;Carlton; Clary; Constantine; Cowin; Crist; Dawson; Diaz de laPortilla; Dockery; Fasano; Garcia; Geller; Haridopolos; Hill; Jones;Klein; Lawson; Lee; Lynn; Margolis; Miller; Peaden; Posey; Pruitt;Saunders; Sebesta; Siplin; Villalobos; Wasserman Schultz; Webster;Wilson; Wise Kirkpatrick, Sen. George G., Jr.; honors memory of Senator George G. Kirk-patrick, Jr. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00368; Read second time –SJ 00368;

Adopted –SJ 00368

S 2634 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Identical H 1525) Environmental Permitting System; provides compliance incentives for cer-tain environmental permitting activities; requires DEP to adopt certainrules; provides for consequences for certain noncompliance with certain per-mitting decisions; provides for agency consideration of applicant’s compli-ance history for certain purposes; provides for permit application denials un-der certain circumstances, etc. Amends Ch. 403, 373.413, 161.041. EffectiveDate: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Governmen-

tal Oversight and Productivity; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00306


S 2636 GENERAL BILL/CS by Home Defense, Public Security, andPorts; Dockery (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1919, 1ST ENG/S 2488) Radio System/Interoperability; authorizes member of Joint Task Force onState Agency Law Enforcement Communications to appoint alternate; pro-vides for FDLE & DCA’s Emergency Management Division, to work in con-junction with State Technology Office to establish certain policies, proce-dures, & standards re state agency law enforcement radio system & interop-erability network; provides for creation of interoperability network, etc.Amends 282.1095. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Home Defense, Public Security,

and Ports; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government;Appropriations –SJ 00306; On Committee agenda—Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports, 04/07/03,12:45 pm, 110–S






S 2636 (CONTINUED)04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-


05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, re-fer to SB 2488 (Ch. 2003–153)

S 2638 GENERAL BILL by Bullard; (CO–SPONSORS) Pruitt;Campbell; Siplin; Dawson; Posey; Klein (Compare H 1631) DOT SunPass Program; provides for purchase of SunPass transponder & en-rollment in SunPass program at time of registration or renewal thereof; pro-vides conditions of sale; requires that application form for motor vehicle reg-istration & renewal of registration must include language permitting pur-chase; requires that such purchase be available in every county with tollroad; provides for specified fee to be paid by state to motor vehicle reg. agencyfor sale. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive

Planning; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation and Economic Develop-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00306


S 2640 GENERAL BILL by Bullard; (CO–SPONSORS) Campbell;Siplin; Wilson (Identical H 1699) Crisis Intervention Team Program; directs Louis de la Parte Florida MentalHealth Institute at University of South Florida to conduct study of crisis in-tervention team program being used by City of Miami; provides purpose ofstudy; provides for report. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Children and Fami-

lies; Judiciary –SJ 00306 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Education, 04/22/03, 2:15 pm,


S 2642 GENERAL BILL by Aronberg (Similar H 0585) Schools/Career & Technical Education; provides for pilot projects designedto blend into middle school curriculum elements of career & technical educa-tion; provides goals of pilot projects; requires evaluation component; requiresEducation Policy Research & Improvement Council to review pilot projects& provide recommendations. Creates 1003.492. Effective Date: 07/01/2003.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Commerce, Economic

Opportunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00307

04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education; Commerce, Economic Op-portunities, and Consumer Services; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Education; Appropriations –SJ 00501;Withdrawn from further consideration –SJ 00501

S 2644 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Compare H 1521, S 1322) Constitutional Amend./Initiative; encourages submission of signed petitionsby September 1 of year preceding next general election; requires AttorneyGeneral to attach to each petition motion requesting that Supreme Courtcomplete its review prior to first Tuesday in March of year that next generalelection is held, if feasible; prohibits giving or offering to give any pecuniarybenefit in exchange for petition signatures, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary;

Finance and Taxation –SJ 00307 04/04/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Ethics and Elections, 04/09/03,



S 2646 GENERAL BILL by Hill Acute Care Hospital Employees/Unions; prohibits such employees from en-gaging in certain activities re union organizing while on duty; prohibits inclu-sion for reporting purposes of certain expenses re such activities by these em-ployees; provides exceptions. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term



S 2648 GENERAL BILL by Hill Assisted Living Trainer Program; requires Secretaries of Elderly Affairs &Health Care Administration to enter interdepartmental transfer agreementto transfer Assisted Living Facilities Trainer Program from Elderly Affairs




Department to AHCA; expands scope of program & renames it; providestimetable & for advisory workgroup; requires report. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee onHealth and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ 00307

04/08/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Children and Families –SJ 00357; Nowin Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care


S 2650 GENERAL BILL by Bullard (Identical H 1419) Elder Dental Care/Medicaid; authorizes AHCA to provide certain elder per-sons with Medicaid coverage for dentures & basic preventive dental care.Amends 409.906. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term


05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 22–A(Ch. 2003–405)

S 2652 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Aronberg (Similar 1STENG/H 1453) Vessels; revises provisions re nonjudicial sale of vessels. Amends 328.17. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Transportation –SJ

00307 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/21/03, 1:00 pm,


first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00529 04/22/03 SENATE Now in Transportation –SJ 00505 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Transportation –SJ 00539; Placed on




S 2654 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Finance and Taxation;Transportation; Hill; (CO–SPONSORS) Wise; Bullard (Compare 1STENG/H 1779) Family First License Plate; creates Family First license plate; provides fordistribution of annual use fees received from sale of such plates. Amends320.08056,.08058. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Finance and











1 –SJ 01068 05/02/03 HOUSE In Messages; Died in Messages

S 2656 GENERAL BILL by Hill (Identical H 1503) Aquifer Storage & Recovery Wells; requires semiannual reports by DEP reaquifer storage & recovery wells & other underground injection control pro-grams; provides requirements for report. Creates 403.0879. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed

S 2656 (CONTINUED)04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ00307


S 2658 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Transportation; Sebesta; (CO–SPONSORS) Siplin;Bullard (Similar CS/1ST ENG/S 0676, Compare H 0443, 1ST ENG/H1205, 1ST ENG/H 1373, H 1415, 1ST ENG/H 1605, H 1773, H 1805, CS/S0406, CS/S 1084, CS/S 1088, CS/CS/S 1752, S 2720) Transportation Dept./Reorganization; provides for reorganization of Trans-portation Dept.; provides for issuing citations for toll violations by first classmail; revises provisions for exemption from specified notification require-ments for commercial motor vehicles carrying hazardous materials; reviseslength limitations for certain commercial vehicles; revises provisions for air-port site approval & licensing; provides for Strategic Intermodal SystemPlan, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as other-wise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations –SJ 00307










S 2660 GENERAL BILL by Miller Home Rule Charter Counties/Utilities; limits utility rates that may becharged to consumers outside municipal limits in certain home rule chartercounties. Amends 180.191. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities; Comprehensive Planning; Finance and Taxation–SJ 00308


S 2662 RESOLUTION by Fasano (Similar H 9063, S 2694) Florida Space Industry Day; recognizes March 27, 2003, as “Florida Space In-dustry Day.” 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,

refer to HR 9063 (Adopted), SR 2694 (Adopted)

S 2664 GENERAL BILL/CS by Children and Families; Constantine(Similar H 0749) Care for Persons with Disabilities; creates Fla. Lifespan Respite Care Pro-gram; authorizes CFS Dept. to contract for Lifespan Respite Care Program;provides contingent appropriation; creates Relative Caregiver Program; pro-vides for training & education; provides for certification of relative care-givers; limits compensation of said caregivers; provides for revocation of cer-tification of relative caregivers; requires rules; provides for certification byCFS Dept., etc. Creates 393.0662. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Health,

Aging, and Long–Term Care; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00308



04/16/03 SENATE Now in Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care –SJ 00426(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)(PAGE NUMBERS REFLECT DAILY SENATE AND HOUSE JOURNALS




Care

S 2666 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Identical H 0141, Similar H 1897,Compare H 1907, CS/1ST ENG/S 1176) Taxable Price of Bundled Transaction; revises & provides definition; specifiestaxable price of certain bundled transactions. Amends 202.11; creates202.165. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Util-

ities; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations –SJ 0030804/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Communication and Public

Utilities, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 110–S 04/08/03 SENATE Favorable by Communication and Public Utilities;

YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00358; Now in Finance and Taxa-tion –SJ 00358

04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Finance and Taxation,04/22/03, 4:30 pm, 37–S—Not considered

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Finance and Taxation,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1176(Ch. 2003–254)

S 2668 GENERAL BILL by Smith (Similar H 1125) Voter Information Guide; requires Dept. of State to prepare voter informa-tion guide for elections in which constitutional amendment or candidate forretention as justice is on ballot; specifies information guide is to contain; pro-vides requirements for submission, review, & adoption of such information;provides for publication & dissemination of guide; provides for assessmentof fees to cover certain costs of publication & dissemination, etc. Creates100.391. Effective Date: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Transportation and Economic Devel-opment; Appropriations –SJ 00308


S 2670 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar H 0207) Pharmacies/Patient Records; requires Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules es-tablishing guidelines for pharmacies to dispose of patient records. Amends465.017. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term



YEAS 10 NAYS 0 –SJ 00425 04/15/03 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00425 04/23/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00502; Substitut-


S 2672 GENERAL BILL/CS/2ND ENG by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Lawson; (CO–SPONSORS) Miller (Similar H 1335,Compare H 1493, S 0622, CS/4TH ENG/S 1426) Per Diem & Travel Expenses; establishes per diem & subsistence ranges fortravel expenses of public employees; conforms provisions & deletes obsoleteprovisions; specifies agency head responsibilities to establish state travelerrates; provides for future adjustments of such rates; provides that counties,county officers, & district school boards may increase specified rates. Amends112.061. Effective Date: 06/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00308



04/10/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommit-tee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00381;Placed on Calendar, on second reading



S 2672 (CONTINUED)04/24/03 SENATE Reconsidered –SJ 00565; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ


04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages 04/27/03 HOUSE Received, referred to Appropriations –HJ 00654 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Appropriations,


S 2674 RESOLUTION by Lee; (CO–SPONSORS) King; Alexander;Argenziano; Aronberg; Atwater; Bennett; Bullard; Campbell;Carlton; Clary; Constantine; Cowin; Crist; Dawson; Diaz de laPortilla; Dockery; Fasano; Garcia; Geller; Haridopolos; Hill; Jones;Klein; Lawson; Lynn; Margolis; Miller; Peaden; Posey; Pruitt;Saunders; Sebesta; Siplin; Smith; Villalobos; Wasserman Schultz;Webster; Wilson; Wise Operation Iraqi Freedom; supports American & coalition forces in “OperationIraqi Freedom.” 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00275; Read second time –SJ 00275;

Adopted –SJ 00275

S 2676 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Similar H 0975) Exceptional Student Instruction; provides that hearings re identification,evaluation, & placement of exceptional students shall not be exempt fromprovisions re decisions affecting substantial interests & additional proce-dures applicable to hearings. Amends 1003.57. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity –SJ 00308 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 2678 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Banking and Insurance;Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; Saunders (Similar H 0743,Compare H 1901, CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 1252, CS/2ND ENG/S 2020,CS/2ND ENG/S 2322, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390) Health Care Practice Parameters; repeals provisions re practice parameters;provides for practice parameters & protocols; amends provisions re worker’scompensation managed care plans & health insurance policy coverage formammograms; postpones effective date of changes to standards for eligibilityfor certain optional medical assistance, including coverage under medicallyneedy program, etc. Amends 409.904, 440.13,.134, 627.6418,.6613; repeals408.02. Appropriation: $22,498,288. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as oth-erwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance –SJ 00309 04/03/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 412–K 04/08/03 SENATE CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 11


04/10/03 SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance –SJ 00382; On Commit-tee agenda—Banking and Insurance, 04/15/03, 1:00 pm,110–S—Not considered


04/22/03 SENATE CS/CS by– Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0–SJ 00505; CS read first time on 04/23/04 –SJ 00530





to CS/SB 2322 (Ch. 2003–9)

S 2680 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0853,Compare 2ND ENG/H 0513) Unclaimed Property; revises definition; provides for determining when cer-tain property of demutualized insurance company is unclaimed; revises pro-visions for determining when certain equity & debt of business associationis unclaimed; provides for reversing such determination; deletes applicationprovision; provides for disposition of certain unclaimed firearms or ammuni-tion; provides duties of Financial Services Dept., etc. Amends Ch. 717. Effec-tive Date: 05/21/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Crimi-

nal Justice –SJ 00309 04/10/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Banking and Insurance,

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04/23/03 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice –SJ 00503 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice –SJ 00539; Placed on



–SJ 00720 04/29/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar –HJ 0080705/01/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time



HB 513 (Ch. 2003–281)

S 2682 GENERAL BILL by Atwater; (CO–SPONSORS) Aronberg(Identical H 0641) FRS/Purchase of Credit; provides for purchase of retirement credit for non-qualified service; authorizes purchase of such credit; provides limitations &conditions; provides for costs. Creates 121.11225. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Appropriations –SJ 00309 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Pro-

ductivity

S 2684 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL/CS by GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Wise (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1807,Compare H 1765) Public Records; removes photographic film reproductions of specified vouch-ers or checks paid by State Treasurer & preserved as records of Treasurer’sOffice from classification as permanent records; provides requirements forgovernmental agencies in maintaining & preserving public records; revisesprovisions governing inspection & copying of public records, etc. Amends FS.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and






S 2686 GENERAL BILL/CS by Governmental Oversight andProductivity; Lawson; Bullard (Identical H 0837) Faith–based Initiatives; creates Fla. Families Faith–Based Initiative & pro-vides for administration by FAMU; provides duties; prohibits imposition offees for certain purposes; requires report; provides for open records & meet-ings. Appropriation: $700,000. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Children and Families; AppropriationsSubcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appro-priations –SJ 00310




in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and HumanServices



S 2688 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Comprehensive Planning;Jones (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0435)

S 2688 (CONTINUED)Coastal Redevelopmental Project; defines term “local hazard mitigationstrategy”; provides additional requirement in comprehensive plan concern-ing hazard mitigation; provides presumptions re whether extension of dateof buildout or phase in areawide development plan constitutes substantialdeviation; provides local planning authority for certain municipalities in cer-tain charter counties, etc. Amends Ch. 163, 186.515, 288.975, 369.303,380.06. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Natu-

ral Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Trans-portation and Economic Development; Appropriations–SJ 00310



04/23/03 SENATE Now in Natural Resources –SJ 00505 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Natural Resources –SJ 00603; Now in

Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation andEconomic Development




05/02/03 SENATE Substituted HB 435 (Died in House Returning Mes-sages) –SJ 01064; Laid on Table

S 2690 GENERAL BILL by Bennett Valor License Plate; creates Valor license plate; provides for distribution ofannual use fees received from sale of such plates. Amends 320.08056,.089. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Military and

Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00310


S 2692 GENERAL BILL by Margolis (Compare H 1761) Unpaid Support/Insurance Payments; requires DOR to furnish to insurancecompanies periodically list of persons with unpaid support obligations; pro-vides for insurers to determine from such list support obligations of personswho have filed claims of certain size; creates lien in favor of DOR in certaincircumstances & provides for withholding of insurance payments to personshaving unpaid obligations; provides liability of insurer for failure to complywith this act, etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Banking

and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropriations –SJ 00310 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Children and Families

S 2694 RESOLUTION by Fasano (Similar H 9063, S 2662) Florida Space Industry Day; recognizes March 27, 2003, as “Florida Space In-dustry Day.” 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 03/27/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00275; Read second time –SJ 00275;


S 2696 RESOLUTION by Carlton (Similar H 9103) Fla. Ocean Education Week & Day; recognizes March 31 – April 4, 2003 as“Florida Ocean Education Week” & April 3, 2003 as “Ocean Education Day”to promote public awareness of importance of Florida’s ocean resources. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00295; Read second time –SJ 00295;


S 2698 GENERAL BILL by Peaden (Compare H 1481, 1ST ENG/H 1925,CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2312, CS/CS/S 2738, S 2780) Florida Drug & Cosmetic Act; prohibits removal of dispensing label from leg-end drug; prohibits distribution of previously dispensed legend drug withoutauthorization; prohibits certain transactions for cash; provides that legenddrug is adulterated if certain documentation cannot be verified; authorizesDOH to issue certain permits to applicant at same address as licensed nucle-ar pharmacy & community pharmacy, etc. Amends Ch. 499. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations–SJ 00310




Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 2312 (Ch. 2003–155)

S 2700 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar H 1749, Compare H1917) Probate & Trusts/Limitations; provides that fact that missing person wassubject to specific peril of death is evidence for finding of presumptive death;provides that military testamentary instruments executed pursuant to feder-al law are valid in this state; revises provisions re notice of administration& re general power of personal representative & re notice to creditors; revisesprovisions re costs & attorney’s fees, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:06/12/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Military and Veter-

ans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports –SJ 0031004/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/21/03, 1:00 pm,


Now in Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection,and Spaceports

04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports –SJ 00502; Placed on Calen-dar, on second reading




1749 –HJ 00861; Read second and third times –HJ00861; Passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 –HJ 00861


S 2702 RESOLUTION by Bullard Homestead’s 90th Anniv. Celebration; recognizes January 27, 2003, as“Homestead’s 90th Anniversary Celebration Day.” 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/03/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00319; Adopted –SJ 00320

S 2704 RESOLUTION by Bullard Homestead “Heritage Day”; recognizes January 27, 2063, as “Heritage Day”in Homestead, Florida. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/03/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00320; Adopted –SJ 00320

S 2706 GENERAL BILL by Bullard; (CO–SPONSORS) Campbell Child Support Enforcement; provides that certain child enforcement demon-stration projects are no longer demonstration projects, but local solutions toproviding such enforcement; provides duties & responsibilities of DOR refunding such child support enforcement services. Amends 409.2557. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judicia-



S 2708 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Transportation; Sebesta(Similar H 1159) Motor Vehicle Dealers; prohibits certain acts by licensee or applicant; pro-vides criteria & procedures for protest of proposed addition or relocation ofservice–only dealership; prohibits certain acts by licensee; revises criteria &procedures for change of executive management of motor vehicle dealership& acceptance or rejection by licensee of such change; revises restriction uponownership of dealership by licensee, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date:06/26/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation –SJ 00383; On

Committee agenda—Transportation, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm,37–S

04/14/03 SENATE CS by– Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00426; CSread first time on 04/16/03 –SJ 00450


ond time –SJ 00473; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00473;Ordered engrossed –SJ 00474; Recalled from engrossing–SJ 00489; Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn –SJ00489; Ordered engrossed –SJ 00489


04/25/03 HOUSE In Messages

S 2708 (CONTINUED)05/01/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 00982; Substituted for HB 1159 –HJ



S 2710 GENERAL BILL by Peaden (Compare H 0779) Enterprise Zone/Okaloosa County; authorizes Tourism, Trade, & EconomicDevelopment Office to approve request to amend boundaries of enterprisezone designated for Okaloosa County; provides limitations. Amends290.00698. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning –SJ

00384 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 2712 GENERAL BILL by Siplin Information & Indictments; repeals provision re form of indictment & infor-mation. Repeals 923.903. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00384 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

S 2714 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION by Hill (Identical H 1523) Joint Rule 8; renumbers current Joint Rule 8 & creates new Joint Rule 8 ofJoint Rules of Legislature re review of exemptions from sales & use tax & ex-clusions of sales of services from such taxation. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00384


S 2716 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Hill (Compare H 1715,S 0282) Injury or Illness Report/Pub. Rec.; reenacts provision exempting from pub-lic–records requirements information in certain reports of injury or illnesswhich would identify ill or injured employee; removes repeal of that provisionwhich was scheduled under Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995.Amends 440.185. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Govern-



S 2718 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0085) Law Enforcement Agency Consolidation; creates Law Enforcement AgencyConsolidation Task Force; provides for appointment of members; provides forduties; provides for report addressing effects of consolidation of all sworn lawenforcement positions in state; provides freeze on manage-ment/administration positions; provides for future repeal. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Home Defense,

Public Security, and Ports; Governmental Oversightand Productivity –SJ 00384


S 2720 GENERAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 0443, Compare 1STENG/H 1605, CS/1ST ENG/S 0676, CS/CS/S 2658) Public Employees/Incentive Plan; cites act as The Vertical Incentive Plan; re-peals provision re use of telephone voice mail & menu options systems; re-quires state agencies to provide program to assist employees with specifiedproblems; removes prohibition against contribution of state funds towardsupplemental benefit plan premiums; increases age limit for provisions thatprovide relief for employees terminated solely because of age, etc. AmendsFS. Appropriation: $400,000. Effective Date: Upon becoming law except asotherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and

Productivity; Comprehensive Planning; Rules and Cal-endar; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations –SJ 00384


S 2722 RESOLUTION by Hill (Similar H 9109) Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; recognizes & commends Omega Psi Phi Fra-ternity, Inc., for its invaluable community services to people of State of Flori-da.




03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/03/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00320; Adopted; See also HR 9109


S 2724 RESOLUTION by Lynn; (CO–SPONSORS) King; Alexander;Argenziano; Aronberg; Atwater; Bennett; Bullard; Campbell;Carlton; Clary; Constantine; Cowin; Crist; Diaz de la Portilla;Dockery; Fasano; Garcia; Geller; Hill; Jones; Klein; Lawson; Lee;Peaden; Posey; Pruitt; Saunders; Sebesta; Siplin; Smith; Villalobos;Wasserman Schultz; Webster; Wilson; Wise Ocala/Marion County/Horse Capital; recognizes Ocala/Marion County, Flori-da, as “The Horse Capital of the World.” 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00406; Read second time –SJ 00407;

Adopted –SJ 00407

S 2726 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Argenziano (Similar 1ST ENG/H1123, S 2784) Contaminated Site Rehabilitation; extends application of risk–based correc-tive action principles to all contaminated sites resulting from discharge ofpollutants or hazardous substances; provides conditions under which furtherrehabilitation may be required; clarifies who may apply for tax credits; allowstaxpayers to claim credit on consolidated return up to amount of consolidatedgroup’s tax liability, etc. Creates 376.30701; amends Chs. 199, 220, 376, 403.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Finance and

Taxation –SJ 00385; On Committee agenda—NaturalResources, 04/14/03, 11:00 am, 37–S







S 2728 GENERAL BILL by Hill Consumer Credit; requires credit card issuers to provide notice in billingstatements re pay–off of card balances. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Banking and Insurance;Finance and Taxation –SJ 00385


S 2730 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Compare H 1375, CS/CS/S 0518) Florida Building Code; exempts truss placement plans from certain require-ments; authorizes local governments to impose certain fees for code enforce-ment; deletes Fla. Building Commission authority to adopt certain rules &enter into certain contracts to administer product evaluation & approval sys-tem; deletes provisions re local or statewide approval of products or methodsor systems of construction, etc. Amends 553.73,.77,.79,.80,.842. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-


04/21/03, 8:45 am, 412–K—Temporarily postponed 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 2732 RESOLUTION by Fasano (Similar H 9145) Osteoporosis–Prevention Month; recognizes May 2003 as “Florida Osteo-porosis–Prevention Month.” 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/28/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00649; Read second time –SJ 00650;


S 2734 RESOLUTION by Jones (Similar H 9153) Sexton, Dennis/Children’s Hospital; recognizes J. Dennis Sexton for his 31years of exemplary service & leadership at All Children’s Hospital & congrat-ulates him on his retirement. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00296; Adopted; See also HR 9153


S 2736 GENERAL BILL by Saunders Land Development Regulation; prescribes duties of counties re platted landsdevelopment & to community & environmental welfare; redefines term “landdevelopment regulations” & defines term “land assembly or adjustment” forpurposes of Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act; provides thatland development regulations regulate land assembly or adjustment; pre-scribes duties of local governments re assembly or adjustment of certain sub-divided lands, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Judi-

ciary; Governmental Oversight and Productivity –SJ00385


S 2738 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS by Appropriations; Health, Aging, andLong–Term Care; Saunders; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Compare1ST ENG/H 0537, H 1481, H 1831, H 1901, 1ST ENG/H 1925, CS/CS/S0400, CS/S 0476, CS/CS/S 0696, CS/S 1294, CS/2ND ENG/S 1772,CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2312, S 2698, CS/S 2750, S 2780) Public Health; establishes Div. of Disability Determinations within HealthDept. & renames Div. of Emergency Medical Services & Community HealthResources & Div. of Health Awareness & Tobacco; provides for environmen-tal health services to include investigations of elevated blood lead levels; au-thorizes agencies to establish employee health & wellness programs; autho-rizes agency to contract with private or public entities for health care ser-vices, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Hu-man Services; Appropriations –SJ 00385; On Commit-tee agenda—Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care,04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 412–K






Calendar, on second reading 04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856 05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Died on

Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 2312 (Ch. 2003–155)

S 2740 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta (Compare S 0236) Public Officers & Employees; prohibits current or former public officer or em-ployee from disclosing or using certain information for personal benefit orgain; prohibits elected officer from representing another person or entity forcompensation before agency of which individual was officer or member forspecified period following vacation of office; increases fine for late filing ofstatement of financial interests, etc. Amends Ch. 112, 914.21. Effective Date:07/01/2003 except ss. 3 & 12 shall take effect upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Ethics and

Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity;Comprehensive Planning; Rules and Calendar –SJ00386


S 2742 GENERAL BILL by Sebesta (Similar H 1261) Transportation Disadvantaged; defines & redefines terms; revises member-ship of Commission for Transportation Disadvantaged; provides for develop-ment of innovative approaches for delivery of services to transportation dis-advantaged; revises duties of metropolitan planning organizations & plan-ning agencies re services for said disadvantaged; revises information thatmust be maintained re school buses used in transporting said disadvantaged,etc. Amends Ch. 427. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Governmental

Oversight and Productivity –SJ 00386; On Committeeagenda—Transportation, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 37–S—Temporarily postponed


S 2744 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Children and Families;Atwater (Similar H 1121)



S 2744 (CONTINUED)Abused/Neglected/Abandoned Children; requires agreement between CFSDept. & DOE; requires CFS Dept. to enter into agreements with public or pri-vate entities for delivery of services to children in custody or under supervi-sion of dept.; requires agreement between CFS Dept. & district school boards;specifies provisions of such agreements; requires access to certain informa-tion; requires training components. Creates 39.0016. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Educa-

tion –SJ 00387 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Children and Families,


00504; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00530 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Education –SJ 00504 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education –SJ 00539; Placed on Calen-





S 2746 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Bennett;(CO–SPONSORS) Argenziano (Similar H 1659) Mold Remediation Registration Act; provides legislative purpose; providesregistration requirements for mold assessment companies, mold assessmentconsultants, mold remediation companies, mold remediation contractors, &mold training providers; requires training; provides qualifications for regis-tration; provides for rules & orders of Construction Industry LicensingBoard; provides for DBPR to issue reprimands & to modify, suspend, or re-voke registration, etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries –SJ 00387;

On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/15/03,9:00 am, 110–S

04/15/03 SENATE CS by– Regulated Industries; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 –SJ00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 –SJ 00530




S 2748 GENERAL BILL/CS by Judiciary; Peaden (Similar 1ST ENG/H1197) Mental Health; defines & redefines terms used in “The Baker Act”; amendsprovisions re guardian advocates, confidentiality of clinical records, & invol-untary examination; provides for involuntary outpatient placement; providescriteria & procedures; provides for voluntary examination for outpatientplacement; creates Involuntary Outpatient Placement Implementation TaskForce, etc. Amends 394.455,.4598,.4615,.463,.467; creates 394.4655. Effec-tive Date: 10/01/2004 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Fami-

lies –SJ 00387 04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/21/03, 1:00 pm,


first time on 04/23/04 –SJ 00530 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Children and Families –SJ 00504 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Children and Families

S 2750 GENERAL BILL/CS by Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care;Peaden; (CO–SPONSORS) Bullard (Compare 1ST ENG/H 1527, H1647, 1ST ENG/H 1713, 1ST ENG/H 1925, CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0562,CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0572, CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0698, CS/S 1116, S 1912,CS/1ST ENG/S 2212, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2390, CS/S 2618, CS/CS/S 2738)Health Care; provides for Health Dept. rather than CFS Dept. to manageRaymond C. Philips Research & Education Unit; revises standard underwhich patient’s access to his or her own clinical records may be restricted;provides for release of certain nursing home resident records to Health Dept.pursuant to subpoena; provides requirements for persons to become certifiedgeriatric specialists, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation: $157,017. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care –SJ 00387; On Committee agenda—Health, Aging,and Long–Term Care, 04/14/03, 1:15 pm, 412–K

S 2750 (CONTINUED)04/14/03 SENATE CS by– Health, Aging, and Long–Term Care; YEAS 10


04/16/03 SENATE Also referred to Appropriations –SJ 00423; Now in Ap-propriations –SJ 00425

04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 04/22/03, 4:30pm, 412–K—Not considered




05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00856; Was takenup –SJ 00877; Pending amendment adopted –SJ 00878;Amendment pending –SJ 00878

05/02/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 01053; Died onCalendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB1527 (Ch. 2003–271)

S 2752 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Identical H 1709) The Brenton Butler Act; provides popular name; provides intent; provides forapplicability; provides definitions; provides that statements made duringcustodial interrogations are presumed inadmissible; provides exceptions. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Ap-



S 2754 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Natural Resources; Dockery(Compare H 0667, H 1407, CS/2ND ENG/S 0262, CS/S 1310) State Lands; revises requirements for appraisals when acquiring state lands;provides conditions under which state–owned lands may be considered non-conservation lands; revises requirements for land management plans for con-servation lands be submitted to State Lands Div.; provides conditions underwhich certain lands may be made available for purchase under State’s landsurplusing process, etc. Amends Chs. 253, 259, 260, 373. Effective Date:07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Governmen-

tal Oversight and Productivity; Comprehensive Plan-ning; Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection,and Spaceports; Appropriations Subcommittee on Gen-eral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00388

04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/21/03,12:00 noon, 37–S



04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Produc-tivity; Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00603; Now in Mili-tary and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protection, and Space-ports

04/28/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Military and Veterans’ Affairs, BaseProtection, and Spaceports; Appropriations Subcommit-tee on General Government; Appropriations –SJ 00672;Placed on Calendar, on second reading




05/02/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar—If received; In Mes-sages; Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Comparepassed, refer to CS/SB 54–A (Ch. 2003–394)

S 2756 GENERAL BILL by Posey (Similar H 1359) Cigarettes; revises authority of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco Div. to pre-scribe certain stamps to certain persons; regulates delivery sales of ciga-rettes; prohibits delivery of cigarettes to certain persons under certain cir-cumstances; revises procedures, requirements, restrictions, & limitations forapplication of stamps; authorizes inspection of certain vehicles for contra-band cigarettes, etc. Amends Ch. 210. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Com-





HISTORY OF SENATE BILLSS 2758 GENERAL BILL/CS by Natural Resources; Dockery;

(CO–SPONSORS) Siplin (Similar H 1069, Compare H 1005, 2NDENG/H 1459, S 0662, CS/S 2316) Water Resources; requires local governments to include projected water usein comprehensive plans; provides for recovery of costs of alternative watersupply facilities; revises limit on amount of revenue received by utility toqualify for staff assistance in changing rates or charges; provides for publicworkshop in development of regional water supply plans; includes consider-ation of population projections, etc. Amends Chs. 163, 367, 373, 403. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-

sive Planning; Communication and Public Utilities; Ap-propriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Eco-nomic Development; Appropriations –SJ 00389

04/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Natural Resources, 04/21/03,12:00 noon, 37–S


04/24/03 SENATE Now in Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00575 04/25/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning; Communi-

cation and Public Utilities –SJ 00603; Now in Appropri-ations Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment



ond time –SJ 00922 05/02/03 SENATE Died on Calendar

S 2760 GENERAL BILL by Lynn Children & Family Services Dept.; expresses legislative intent to enact legis-lation revising structure of & procedures within that department. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Govern-



S 2762 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla (Identical H 0925) Health Care Services Clinics; requires each health care services clinic re-quired to be registered with Health Dept. to employ or designate clinic ad-ministrator; requires level 1 background screening; requires clinic to pay forscreening; provides responsibility & duties to clinic administrator. Amends456.0375. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Commerce, Economic Op-portunities, and Consumer Services –SJ 00389


S 2764 RESOLUTION by Lynn; (CO–SPONSORS) King; Alexander;Argenziano; Aronberg; Atwater; Bennett; Bullard; Campbell;Carlton; Clary; Constantine; Cowin; Crist; Diaz de la Portilla;Dockery; Fasano; Garcia; Geller; Haridopolos; Hill; Jones; Klein; Lee;Margolis; Peaden; Posey; Pruitt; Saunders; Sebesta; Siplin; Smith;Villalobos; Wasserman Schultz; Webster; Wilson; Wise (Similar H9095) Take Your Dad to School Month/Sept.; encourages fathers & caring men whosubstitute for fathers to be meaningfully involved in their children’s lives, &recognizes September 2003 as “Take Your Dad to School Month” in State ofFlorida. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00407; Read second time –SJ 00407;


S 2766 GENERAL BILL by Bennett (Compare H 1891, CS/CS/1STENG/S 1782, CS/3RD ENG/S 2568) Statewide Public Guardianship Office; revises provisions re registration ofprofessional guardians; allows said office to charge fee for instructionalcourses; requires persons appointed to act as guardians to register & to re-new that registration; allows Statewide Public Guardianship Office to con-tract with clerk of court to perform specified services; provides for escheat ofinterest & income attributable to unclaimed funds, etc. Amends Ch. 744. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Sub-

committee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary;Appropriations –SJ 00389

S 2766 (CONTINUED)05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary,


S 2768 GENERAL BILL by Geller Medical Malpractice; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re medicalmalpractice insurance reform. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Ap-propriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00389


S 2770 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos (Similar H 1263) Performance–based FCAT Funding; provides funding to school districtsbased on performance or improvement as measured by FCAT; provides forcalculation of awards; provides for use of funds. Appropriation: $50,000,000.Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 04/04/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 2772 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos (Similar H 0643, H 1817) Ad Val Tax Millage Determinations; includes real & tangible personal prop-erty assessed for first time as substantially complete & no longer construc-tion work in progress within exclusion of certain properties from method ofcomputing millage rate; specifies that charter counties are not prohibitedfrom limiting, by referendum, amount of revenue raised from ad valorem tax-es under certain circumstances; provides limitations. Amends 200.065,.071.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/04/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onGeneral Government; Appropriations –SJ 00389


S 2774 RESOLUTION by Atwater (Similar H 9069) Chamber of Commerce Week; recognizes week of June 2–6, 2003, as “Cham-ber of Commerce Week” in Florida. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 01060; Adopted; See also HR 9069


S 2776 JOINT RESOLUTION by Haridopolos Limitation on State Appropriations; constitutional amendment to replacestate revenue limitation with appropriations limitation that limits state ap-propriations for any fiscal year to state appropriations for prior fiscal yearplus growth adjustment; suspends limitation in fiscal years of major finan-cial emergency declared by Governor & approved by Legislature by extraor-dinary vote in separate bill containing no other subject, etc. Amends s. 1, Art.VII, s. 21, Art. XII. 04/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Finance and Taxation; Appropri-



S 2778 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano;Webster (Identical H 1411) Schools/Relief from Overcrowding; establishes the S.C.R.I.P.T. grants pro-gram for school overcrowding relief; provides popular name; provides find-ings, intent, & purposes; provided definition; provides school district, parent,& DOE obligations; provides private school eligibility requirements; providesfor initial award, renewal, & disbursement of S.C.R.I.P.T. grants; limits lia-bility of state re award or use of said grant. Creates 1013.215. Effective Date:Upon becoming law. 04/04/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Appropriations Sub-


S 2780 GENERAL BILL by Campbell (Similar H 1481, CS/CS/1STENG/S 2312, Compare 1ST ENG/H 1925, S 2698, CS/CS/S 2738) Prescription Drug Protection Act; provides legislative findings & intent re re-port by Seventeenth Statewide Grand Jury; prohibits purchase or sale of Rxdrugs in wholesale distribution in exchange for currency; requires that Rxdrug repackagers, nonresident Rx drug manufacturers, & freight forwardersobtain permit from Health Dept in order to do business; requires HealthDept. to establish website listing all permitholders & pending enforcementactions, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise pro-vided. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed



S 2780 (CONTINUED)04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommitteeon Health and Human Services; Appropriations –SJ00390

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–TermCare, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer toCS/CS/SB 2312 (Ch. 2003–155)

S 2782 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos (Similar 2ND ENG/H 1813,CS/S 0332) Motor Fuel Taxes/Pathways; includes bicycle paths & pedestrian pathwayswithin authorized uses of proceeds of county & municipal taxes on motor fuel.Amends 206.60,.605. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/04/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Fi-

nance and Taxation –SJ 00390 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning,


S 2784 GENERAL BILL by Alexander (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1123, 1STENG/S 2726) Contaminated Site Rehabilitation; extends application of risk–based correc-tive action principles to all contaminated sites resulting from discharge ofpollutants or hazardous substances; provides conditions under which furtherrehab may be required; clarifies who may apply for tax credits; allows taxcredit applicants to claim credit on consolidated return up to amount of con-solidated group’s tax liability, etc. Creates 376.30701; amends 199.1055,220.1845, 376.30781. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehen-

sive Planning; Finance and Taxation; AppropriationsSubcommittee on General Government; Appropriations–SJ 00390

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Natural Resources,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1123 (Ch.2003–173)

S 2786 GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla (Similar H 1629) Urban Revitalization; provides popular name of “Tax–Free Urban Revital-ization Pilot Project Act”; provides criteria & procedures for urban revitaliza-tion tax–free zone; creates Urban Revitalization Task Force; provides for ex-ecutive director, technical experts, & other employees; specifies criteria to beeligible for tax exemptions; requires review of said project by OPPAGA; pro-vides for future repeal of act, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Fi-nance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee onTransportation and Economic Development; Appropria-tions –SJ 00391


S 2788 RESOLUTION by Hill; (CO–SPONSORS) Lawson (Similar H9077) Jackson, Dexter Lamar/Superbowl MVP; recognizes & honors SuperbowlXXXVII MVP Dexter Lamar Jackson for his extraordinary achievements. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00369; Adopted; See also HR 9077


S 2790 RESOLUTION by Diaz de la Portilla; (CO–SPONSORS)Wasserman Schultz; Argenziano (Similar H 9113) Taiwan People/UN & World Health Org.; supports right of people of Taiwanto participate in United Nations & World Health Organization affairs & todecide their own future. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/08/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00350; Read second time –SJ 00350;


S 2792 MEMORIAL by Argenziano (Similar H 1863) Orange Juice/International Trade; urges President of United States & Con-gress of United States, in negotiating any new international trade agree-ment, to retain existing tariff on orange juice imported to North America inorder to promote fair trade in North America & ensure that orange juice pro-ducers in North America will not be subjected to any additional adverse eco-nomic impact resulting from importation of orange juice produced outsideNorth America. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0039105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2794 GENERAL BILL by Pruitt (Linked CS/S 0666) Wildflower Trust Fund; creates Wildflower Trust Fund; provides for sources

S 2794 (CONTINUED)of funds & purposes; provides for annual carryforward of funds; provides forfuture review & termination or re–creation of trust fund. Effective Date: Con-tingent. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee

on Transportation and Economic Development; Appro-priations –SJ 00391





ond and third times –SJ 01086; Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS0 –SJ 01086


S 2796 GENERAL BILL by Crist (Similar H 1673) Service of Process; deletes requirement to use certified mail in service of sub-poena on witness in specified types of cases; allows posting of criminal wit-ness subpoena under specified conditions; allows party who had distress writissued to deliver writ to sheriff in another county. Amends 48.031, 83.13. Ef-fective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ


2:15 pm, 37–S 04/22/03 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice;

YEAS 8 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503 04/23/03 SENATE Now in Judiciary –SJ 00503 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Judiciary

S 2798 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION/CS by Governmental Oversightand Productivity; Atwater (Compare 2ND ENG/H 1879, CS/S 1894) Joint Rules 4, 5 & 6; amends Joint Rules 4 & 5 & repeals Joint Rule 6 of JointRules of Legislature. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and






S 2800 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos Gambling/Vessels; prohibits certain gambling activity from being conductedon vessels that embark & disembark within state; provides penalty. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Gov-ernment; Appropriations –SJ 00391

04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/22/03,12:00 noon, 110–S—Temporarily postponed


S 2802 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos; (CO–SPONSORS) Crist;Atwater (Similar H 1815) Military Student Education; directs DOE to assist in transition of depen-dents of military personnel into public school system; requires report. Effec-tive Date: 05/23/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Military and Veterans’ Affairs,

Base Protection, and Spaceports; Education –SJ 0039104/16/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Military and Veterans’ Affairs,





04/21/03 SENATE Favorable by Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Pro-tection, and Spaceports; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503;Now in Education

04/23/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Education –SJ 00502; Placed on Calen-dar, on second reading

04/30/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00783; Read sec-ond time –SJ 00823; Read third time –SJ 00823; Passed;YEAS 39 NAYS 0 –SJ 00823




S 2804 GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Compare H 1891, CS/3RD ENG/S2568) Prescription Medication; allows certain personnel of developmental trainingfacilities or rehabilitation workshop facilities to administer or assist consum-ers in administration of prescription medication under certain conditions; re-places term “developmental training facility” with term “adult day trainingprogram”. Amends 393.063. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care; Children and Families; Judiciary –SJ 00391 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long–Term

Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB2568 (Ch. 2003–57)

S 2806 RESOLUTION by Posey; (CO–SPONSORS) King; Alexander;Argenziano; Aronberg; Atwater; Bennett; Bullard; Campbell;Carlton; Clary; Constantine; Cowin; Crist; Dawson; Diaz de laPortilla; Dockery; Fasano; Garcia; Geller; Haridopolos; Hill; Jones;Klein; Lawson; Lee; Lynn; Margolis; Miller; Peaden; Pruitt;Saunders; Sebesta; Siplin; Smith; Villalobos; Wasserman Schultz;Webster; Wilson; Wise NASCAR; recognizes NASCAR & its contribution to history, economy, &pride of great State of Florida. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/08/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00349; Read second time –SJ 00350;

Adopted –SJ 00350

S 2808 RESOLUTION by Siplin McCleese, Ray D.; recognizes & honors extraordinary life, remarkable career,& invaluable civic service of Ray D. McCleese, & expresses heartfelt condo-lences to his family on occasion of his recent passing. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/10/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00369; Adopted –SJ 00369

S 2810 RESOLUTION by Miller (Similar H 9129, S 2968) Saunders, Robert William, Sr.; recognizes & honors Robert WilliamSaunders, Sr., for his leadership in Civil Rights Movement & his contribu-tions in designing & implementing affirmative action programs. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,

refer to HR 9129 (Adopted), SR 2968 (Adopted)

S 2812 RESOLUTION by Constantine (Similar S 2974) Kids With Character Day; commends members of Girl Scout Troop 2039, &recognizes March 25, 2003, as “Kids With Character Day” in State of Florida.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,

refer to SR 2974 (Adopted)

S 2814 GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz School Employees/DROP; authorizes DROP membership for specified em-ployees of school districts, charter schools, community colleges, & state uni-versities. Amends 121.091. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Over-

sight and Productivity; Appropriations –SJ 00428 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 2816 GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Linked S 2818) Inspectors General; allows Chief Inspector General to reallocate staff & otherresources among agency inspectors general to accomplish stated purposes;grants to agency inspectors general authority to subpoena documents;amends selected provisions of “Whistle–blower’s Act”; amends description ofinformation the disclosure of which is subject to act & for which confidentiali-ty is to be provided under act, etc. Amends Ch. 112, 14.32, 20.055. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed


Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on GeneralGovernment; Appropriations –SJ 00428


S 2818 PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Atwater (Linked S2816) Inspectors General/Pub. Rec.; provides exemption from public–records lawfor documents & reports connected with audit or investigation by Chief In-spector General or agency inspectors general until investigation is no longeractive; provides for future review & repeal; provides statement of public ne-cessity. Amends 20.055. Effective Date: Contingent. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and


ductivity

S 2820 GENERAL BILL by Fasano (Similar H 1909, Compare H 0291,S 1482) Elections; provides additional purpose for statewide voter registration appli-cations; revises method of qualification by candidates with no party affilia-tion & by minor party candidates; provides that electors in line to vote at clos-ing of polls must be allowed to vote; revises provisions re responsibility forfurnishing instructions for electors; provides for copies of constitutionalamendments to be provided in booklet or poster form, etc. Amends FS. Effec-tive Date: 01/01/2004. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations;Rules and Calendar –SJ 00428

05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 29–B (Ch.2003–415)

S 2822 RESOLUTION by Bullard Women of the Armed Forces; supports safe return of America’s Women Pris-oners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) held in “Operation Iraqi Free-dom”; honors & supports women of our Armed Forces for their valor, unself-ish sacrifices, & dedication to duty, & calls upon this state & people of Floridato remember these women in their thoughts & prayers as we await their saferescue & return to United States soil. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00408; Adopted –SJ 00408

S 2824 RESOLUTION by Wilson Stop Day/April 21, 2003; recognizes April 21, 2003, as “Stop Day” in State ofFlorida & raises awareness of importance of stopping violence in schools. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00457; Adopted –SJ 00457

S 2826 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Haridopolos; (CO–SPONSORS)Campbell; Lynn (Similar H 1867) Tobacco Settlement Agreement; limits amount of appeal bond that may beordered; provides exception. Creates 569.23. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 04/09/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Judiciary –SJ 00429 04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 04/21/03, 1:00 pm,

110–S 04/21/03 SENATE Favorable by– Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 –SJ 00503;

Placed on Calendar, on second reading –SJ 00503 04/24/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar –SJ 00575; Read sec-






S 2828 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos Florida Airport Authority Act; creates said act; provides that certain countiesshall form airport authority; provides that certain former military facilitiesredeveloped & operated as airport shall be redeveloped & operated by author-ity under act; provides covenant of state re bond issuance & agreements withfederal agencies; provides exemption from taxation; provides for applicabili-ty, etc. Creates 332.201–.211. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 04/09/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303



S 2828 (CONTINUED)04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive

Planning; Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Base Protec-tion, and Spaceports; Finance and Taxation; Appropria-tions Subcommittee on Transportation and EconomicDevelopment; Appropriations –SJ 00429


S 2830 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos Pari–mutuel Wagering; reduces rate of tax on handle for certain jai alai per-mitholders who conduct intertrack wagering; revises provisions re intertrackwagering; removes limitation on receiving broadcasts of certain races orgames. Amends 550.09511,.615. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/09/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Finance


04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/22/03,12:00 noon, 110–S—Temporarily postponed


S 2832 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos Economic Development; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation redefense & space economic development. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.04/09/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Commerce, Economic Opportu-

nities, and Consumer Services; Military and Veterans’Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; GovernmentalOversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Transportation and Economic Development;Appropriations; Rules and Calendar –SJ 00429


S 2834 GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Haridopolos(Compare H 1781) Pari–mutuel Wagering/Thoroughbreds; repeals provisions that require thor-oughbred horse permit to be voided & to escheat to state for failure of permit-holder to operate performances; revises provisions governing application &issuance of certain thoroughbred horse permits; provides for penalties forfailure to operate full schedule of performances by permitholders; providesprocedures for electing not to operate live performances, etc. Repeals550.09515(3); amends 550.5251. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/09/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Finance


04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/22/03,12:00 noon, 110–S



S 2836 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos (Compare H 1375, CS/CS/S0518, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 0574) Pyrotechnic Devices; provides that operation of pyrotechnic devices or fire-works in indoor facility under certain conditions is third–degree felony.Amends 633.171. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 04/09/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Com-

merce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Ser-vices; Criminal Justice; Judiciary –SJ 00429


S 2838 RESOLUTION by Bullard; (CO–SPONSORS) King; Alexander;Argenziano; Aronberg; Atwater; Campbell; Carlton; Constantine;Cowin; Crist; Dawson; Diaz de la Portilla; Dockery; Fasano; Garcia;Geller; Haridopolos; Jones; Klein; Lynn; Margolis; Miller; Peaden;Posey; Pruitt; Saunders; Sebesta; Smith; Villalobos; WassermanSchultz; Webster; Wilson; Wise (Similar H 9035) Parents’ Day; recognizes vital place that parenting holds in life of child & inwhole of society & recognizes Sunday, July 27, 2003, as “Parents’ Day” inFlorida. 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/28/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00650; Read second time –SJ 00650;


S 2840 MEMORIAL by Lawson (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0575) Apalachicola River; urges Congress to enact legislation to halt dredging onApalachicola River, to continue authority of United States Army Corps of En-gineers to perform maintenance of river’s navigation channel markings &lock system for recreational boating, & to provide for restoration & mainte-nance of fish & wildlife resources & habitats of Apalachicola River & Apa-lachicola Bay.

S 2840 (CONTINUED)03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0042905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2842 GENERAL BILL by Haridopolos (Compare H 1907, CS/1STENG/S 1176) State Revenue Laws; amends provision re confidentiality & informationsharing; deletes scheduled repeal; amends provision re informal conferenceprocedures; deletes scheduled repeal; amends provision re certified audits;deletes scheduled repeal. Amends 213.053,.21,.285. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 04/09/03 SENATE Filed –SJ 00303 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Govern-

mental Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxa-tion; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Govern-ment; Appropriations –SJ 00429

04/17/03 SENATE On Committee agenda—Regulated Industries, 04/22/03,12:00 noon, 110–S




S 2844 RESOLUTION by Argenziano Year of the Blues; recognizes 2003 as “Year of the Blues” in State of Florida.03/04/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 01060; Read second time –SJ 01060;

Adopted –SJ 01060

S 2846 RESOLUTION by Smith (Similar H 9121) University of Florida Day; celebrates April 15, 2003, as “University of FloridaDay.” 03/04/03 SENATE Filed 04/16/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00407; Adopted; See also HR 9121


S 2848 RESOLUTION by Atwater; (CO–SPONSORS) Fasano; Cowin(Similar H 9151) Shreve, Jack; honors Mr. Jack Shreve for his 25 years of service as Florida’sPublic Counsel & commends him for his many achievements & for his faithfulcommitment, dedication, & service to people of Florida & for his unwaveringadvocacy on their behalf. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/25/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00585; Adopted; See also HR 9151


S 2850 LOCAL BILL by Cowin (Identical H 1491) Mobile Home Owners’ Association; (Lake Co.) provides procedures by whichmobile home owners’ association of residential mobile home cooperative lo-cated within county may alter, convert, lease, or modify common areas of mo-bile home cooperative; provides requirements for voting & notice; providesrequirements for absentee ballots. Effective Date: 06/26/2003. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050704/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calen-




–HJ 01073; Read second and third times –HJ 01073;Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ 01073


S 2852 LOCAL BILL by Jones (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0353) Pinellas Co. Construction Licensing; revises composition of Pinellas Co. Con-struction Licensing Board; provides for severability. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050805/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2854 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1251) Bayshore Fire Protection/Rescue Dist; (Lee Co.) provides for codification ofspecial laws re Bayshore Fire Protection & Rescue Service District, Lee Co.;amends, codifies, reenacts, & repeals all prior special acts; provides for cre-ation, status, charter amendments, & boundaries; provides for board of com-




missioners & board’s powers, duties, & responsibilities; provides authorityto levy ad valorem taxes & non–ad valorem assessments; provides severabili-ty, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050805/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2856 LOCAL BILL by Crist (Identical H 0729) Hillsborough Co./Law Library; provides definitions; provides statement ofpublic purpose; provides for establishment & collection of filing fees for main-taining & operating law library & for ancillary payments for collection & ad-ministration of revenues collected & any legal expenses incurred on behalfof law library; provides exception from payment under certain circum-stances; provides for duties of clerk; provides severability, etc. Effective Date:10/01/2003. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050804/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calen-




S 2858 LOCAL BILL by Fasano (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0897) Homosassa Special Water District; (Citrus Co.) codifies, reenacts, amends,& repeals special acts re District; creates District charter; creates independ-ent special district; provides District boundary; provides for amendment ofcharter; provides for financial disclosure, meeting notices, reporting, publicrecords maintenance, & per diem expenses; provides for District governingboard; provides for general obligation bonds & revenue bonds, etc. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050805/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2860 LOCAL BILL by Sebesta; (CO–SPONSORS) Lee; Miller; Crist(Identical H 1383) Hillsborough Co. Aviation Authority; codifies, reenacts, & amends Authori-ty’s special acts; provides for compliance with federal law in expenditure offederal moneys; provides for rights of employees; provides act is additional,alternative, & complete method for exercise of powers by Authority; providespurpose of Authority; provides for alcoholic beverage licenses owned by Au-thority & for others operating on Authority property; provides for bonds, etc.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050805/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2862 LOCAL BILL by Jones (Identical H 1611) Greater Seminole Area Recreation; (Pinellas Co.) provides for codification ofspecial laws re Greater Seminole Area Special Recreation District, PinellasCo.; provides legislative intent; codifies, reenacts, & amends certain specialacts; describes district boundaries; provides for district commissioners, theirappointment & powers; repeals specified provisions; provides for liberal con-struction; provides for severability. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050805/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2864 LOCAL BILL by Crist (Identical H 0959) Alcoholic Beverage License; (Hillsborough Co.) authorizes Alcoholic Bever-ages & Tobacco Div. of DBPR to issue alcoholic beverage license to UniversityArea Community Development Corp. for use within University Area Com-munity Center Complex & its adjoining patio deck; provides license may beused for special events only; provides for pmt. of license fee; provides for saleof beverages for consumption within complex & its adjoining patio deck, etc.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Rules and

Calendar –SJ 00508 04/24/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Regulated Industries –SJ 00538; Now

in Rules and Calendar



S 2866 LOCAL BILL by Sebesta; (CO–SPONSORS) Lee; Crist; Miller(Identical H 0731) Parkland Estates Subdivision/Tampa; (Hillsborough Co.) amends preambleto reflect that enforcement of zoning regulations requires collaborative effortbetween said Subdivision & City of Tampa & incorporates preamble as sec-tion of law; deletes references to garages, servant houses, & out houses; pro-vides that side setbacks may not extend beyond 7.5 feet; directs City of Tam-pa to initiate area rezoning & requires certain public hearings & notices, etc.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2868 LOCAL BILL by Lynn (Identical 1ST ENG/H 0273) Volusia Co./Volusia Hospital Dist.; provides for codification of district’s char-ter; codifies, amends, & reenacts specified provisions; provides declaration oflegislative intent; repeals special acts re district. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2870 LOCAL BILL by Fasano (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0599) East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Dist.; (Pinellas Co.) provides authority of EastLake Tarpon Special Fire Control District re land that is annexed by munici-pality or other fire control district; provides for collection & payment of fireservices taxes or assessments by such municipality or other district; providesfor future repeal of amendments made by act. Effective Date: 01/01/2004 ex-cept as otherwise provided. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2872 LOCAL BILL by Miller (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0823) Pinellas Co. School District; provides procedures for conversion from district-wide elections of all school board members to system that combines sin-gle–member districts & districtwide representation; provides for schoolboard to draw single–member district lines. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2874 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0421) Lee Co./City of Cape Coral; provides for annexation of various Coun-ty–administered enclaves by interlocal agreement between city & county,subject to approval by referendum; provides for procedures for adoption ofagreement & for referendum; provides for authority for assumption of munic-ipal service duties & transfer of infrastructure. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2876 LOCAL BILL by Posey (Identical H 1217) Titusville–Cocoa Airport District; (Brevard Co.) codifies District’s charter &provides for codification of special laws re said district pursuant to certainprovision; provides legislative intent; amends, codifies, repeals, & reenactsall prior special acts; declares status of District. Effective Date: Upon becom-ing law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2878 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Similar H 0517, S 2342) Lee County Sheriff’s Office/Retirees; provides for retiree having less than 20years of service to pay health insurance benefits of his or her dependents. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 00509





S 2880 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0445) Ft. Myers Beach Public Library Dist.; codifies, amends, & reenacts specialacts re district; provides membership, powers, & duties of governing boardof district; provides for levying of non–ad valorem assessments & issuanceof bonds; provides for collection of taxes & assessments; provides construc-tion; provides severability; repeals certain special acts. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2882 LOCAL BILL by Bullard (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0203) Lower Fla. Keys Hospital District; (Monroe Co.) provides legislative intent;codifies, amends, repeals, & reenacts all special acts re district. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0050905/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2884 LOCAL BILL by Bullard (Identical H 0185) Key Largo Wastewater Treatment Dist.; (Monroe Co.) removes district fromrequirements of Administrative Procedure Act. Effective Date: 06/02/2003.04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051004/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calen-



05/01/03 HOUSE In Messages 05/02/03 HOUSE Received –HJ 01043; Read second and third times –HJ

01043; Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ 01043 05/02/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163 05/20/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 06/02/03 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003–303; See also

HB 185 (Ch. 2003–306)

S 2886 LOCAL BILL by Bullard (Similar H 0431) Monroe Co./Fla. Keys Aqueduct Auth.; extends period within which any per-son who is 60 years of age or older or totally & permanently disabled Ameri-can veteran meeting low income standards may apply for special lower rate,fee, rental, or other charge. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051005/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2888 LOCAL BILL by Bullard (Identical H 0307) Monroe Co./N. Key Largo Beach; abolishes City of North Key Largo Beach,Monroe County; provides for transfer of assets & liabilities to Board of Coun-ty Commissioners of said county. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051005/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2890 LOCAL BILL/1ST ENG by Bullard (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0143) Fla. Keys Aqueduct Authority; (Monroe Co.) provides for exemption of Fla.Keys Aqueduct Authority from provisions of Administrative Procedure Act;deletes reference to said provisions from law re Authority; provides for publichearings under certain circumstances. Effective Date: 06/04/2003. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051004/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calen-

dar, on second reading 05/01/03 SENATE Placed on Local Calendar –SJ 01053; Read second time

–SJ 00906; Amendment(s) adopted –SJ 00906; Readthird time –SJ 00906; Passed as amended; YEAS 40NAYS 0 –SJ 00906


–HJ 01077; Read second and third times –HJ 01077;Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 –HJ 01077

05/02/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled –SJ 01163


S 2892 LOCAL BILL by Posey (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0601) Cape Canaveral Hospital District; (Brevard Co.) provides legislative intent;codifies, amends, & reenacts special acts re district; provides minimum char-ter requirements in accordance with specified provision; provides severabili-ty; provides applicability; provides for liberal construction; repeals specifiedprovisions. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Rules

and Calendar –SJ 00510 04/29/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning –SJ 00783;

Now in Rules and Calendar 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2894 LOCAL BILL by Posey (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1219) North Brevard Co. Hospital District; codifies, reenacts, & amends district’scharter; establishes North Broward Co. Hospital District Board; provides fortraining school for nurses; designates Parrish Medical Center; provides forpurchase of equipment; provides for discharge of employees or agents; pro-vides for employee retirement program; provides for use of moneys received;provides for sale of hospital facilities under certain circumstances, etc. Effec-tive Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Rules




S 2896 LOCAL BILL by Posey (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0597) Canaveral Port District/Brevard Co.; provides legislative intent; codifies,amends & reenacts special acts re district; provides severability; providespurpose & construction; provides applicability; repeals certain special acts.Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Rules




S 2898 LOCAL BILL by Bullard (Identical H 1731) Fla. Keys Mosquito Control District; (Monroe Co.) authorizes district to makepurchases up to limit in specified provision, without formal bids. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051005/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2900 LOCAL BILL by Bullard (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0589) Lee Co./School Board Members; requires Lee Co. School Bd. to submit to elec-tors of county school district question of whether district school bd. shall con-sist of five members, each to be elected from single–member residence areaby electors residing in that residence area only; requires district school bd.to provide for orderly transition to such election of members, if approved; pro-vides for staggering of district member terms; provides for referendum, etc.Effective Date: Contingent. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Education; Rules and Calendar

–SJ 00510 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Education

S 2902 LOCAL BILL by Bullard (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0565) Lee Co./Election of Commissioners; amends Lee Co. Home Rule Charter toprovide for election of commissioners from single districts; provides for cre-ation of districts; provides exception; provides for referendum; provides ballotstatement; provides for staggering of commissioner terms. Effective Date:Contingent. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2904 LOCAL BILL by Carlton (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0881) Englewood Water District; (Charlotte & Sarasota Counties) establishesboundaries; provides for election of Board of Supervisors to govern said Dis-




trict; establishes powers, authority, & duties of Board; grants to said govern-ing board authority in territory defined to construct, acquire, extend, enlarge,reconstruct, improve, maintain, equip, repair, & operate water system,wastewater system, or wastewater reuse system, or any combination thereof,etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2906 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 1545) Broward Co./City of Coral Springs; extends & enlarges corporate limits ofCity of Coral Springs to include specified unincorporated lands within saidcorporate limits. Effective Date: 09/15/2003. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2908 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 1549) Broward Co./Coconut Creek/Parkland; clarifies & delineates common bound-aries between Cities of Coconut Creek & Parkland municipalities. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2910 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 1557) Broward County; provides for disposition to general purpose local govern-ment of certain lands & interest in lands owned or controlled by State of Flor-ida & which are located in Section 16, Township 51 South, Range 41 East,& Section 21, Township 51 South, Range 41 East, in Broward County; pro-vides for severability; provides for effect of conflict. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Rules

and Calendar –SJ 00511 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning

S 2912 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 1559) Broward Co./City of Weston; extends & enlarges corporate limits of City ofWeston to include specific unincorporated lands within said corporate limits.Effective Date: 09/15/2003. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2914 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Identical H 1565) Broward Co./Hollywood/Pembroke Park; extends corporate limits of City ofHollywood or Town of Pembroke Park; provides for annexation of specifiedunincorporated lands; provides for election; provides for effective date of an-nexation; provides for continuation of certain Broward Co. regulations; pro-vides for transfer of public roads & rights–of–way. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051105/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Local

Calendar –SJ 01149; Read second and third times –SJ01101; Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 01101


S 2916 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Identical 1ST ENG/H 1563) Broward Co./Local Governments; authorizes local governments in county togrant exemption from impact fees for transportation facilities for certain de-velopments. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2918 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Identical 1ST ENG/H 1547) Cooper City/Town of SW Ranches; (Broward Co.) provides for deannexationof certain lands from City of Cooper City; provides for annexation of certainlands into Town of Southwest Ranches. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051105/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2920 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1561) N. Lauderdale Water Control Dist.; (Broward Co.) codifies, amends, reenacts,& repeals district’s special acts; provides that district may borrow money atrate not exceeding that which is provided by law; provides for members ofboard of supervisors to be known as city commission of City of N. Lauderdale;provides that interest rates on tax anticipation notes issued by board shall

S 2920 (CONTINUED)not exceed maximum rate allowed by law, etc. Effective Date: Upon becominglaw. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051105/02/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Local

Calendar –SJ 01149; Read second and third times –SJ01102; Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 01102


S 2922 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1567) Children’s Services Council; (Broward Co.) amends special act re Children’sServices Council of Broward Co.; increases membership of council; revises re-quirements concerning delivery of written budget to Broward Co.; revisesprocedures concerning levying of ad valorem taxes; exempts council frompayment of fees, taxes, or incremental tax revenues to community redevelop-ment agencies; provides expenditure authority & procedures for budgetedfunds up to $5,000, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051205/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar


S 2926 LOCAL BILL by Dockery (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1265) Tohopekaliga Water Authority; (Osceola Co.) creates said independent spe-cial district; provides legislative findings & intent; provides definitions; de-scribes district boundaries; provides for service areas subject to approval ofaffected general purpose local governments; provides that purpose of districtshall be for planning, acquisition, development, operation, & maintenance ofwater & wastewater management systems within district & its service area,etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051204/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calen-




to HB 1265 (Ch. 2003–368)

S 2928 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1569) Woodlands Independent District; (Broward Co.) creates WoodlandsIndependent Dist. within City of Tamarac; provides for purpose & authorityof district; provides for powers, functions, & duties of district re taxation,bonds, revenue raising capabilities, budget, liens, special assessments,non–ad valorem assessments, & contractual agreements; provides for powers& duties as granted to neighborhood improvement districts, etc. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051205/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2930 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Identical 1ST ENG/H 1541) Cypress Creek Center Transportation; (Broward Co.) creates Cypress CreekCenter Transportation Management District; provides for geographic bound-aries of District; provides for purpose of District; provides for creation of gov-erning board of District to be known as Cypress Creek Center TransportationManagement Association; provides for membership, organization, compensa-tion, & administrative duties of governing board of District, etc. EffectiveDate: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051205/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2932 LOCAL BILL by Posey (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0655) Brevard Co./Clam Licenses; revises provisions re license term; revises provi-sions re fees; revises provisions re limitation on issuance of licenses; revisesprovisions re use of proceeds from collection of licensing fees; provides expira-tion date. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051205/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2934 LOCAL BILL by Posey (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1449) Sebastian Inlet Tax District; (Indian River & Brevard Counties) codifies,amends, & reenacts special acts re Sebastian Inlet Tax District; provides forgoverning body; provides powers & duties; provides for construction & main-tenance of inlet between Indian River & Atlantic Ocean; authorizes levy oftaxes; provides severability & applicability; repeals certain special acts. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law.



S 2934 (CONTINUED)04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051205/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2936 LOCAL BILL by Posey (Similar 1ST ENG/H 0591) Melbourne–Tillman Water Control; (Brevard Co.) amends Mel-bourne–Tillman Water Control District boundaries; amends powers & dutiesof district, a dependent special district in Brevard Co., to authorize districtto sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of real property; provides procedure forsuch sale, lease, or other disposition. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051204/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calen-




to HB 591 (Ch. 2003–334)

S 2938 LOCAL BILL by Carlton (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1113) Sarasota County Public Hospital; amends, codifies, & reenacts all specialacts re Sarasota County Public Hospital District; provides District bounda-ries; provides for governing board; provides powers, functions, & duties ofDistrict & its governing board, including express power to sell & exchangereal estate; repeals certain special acts, except for provisions approved in ref-erendum on Jan. 10, 1950, conferring ad valorem taxing authority; providesseverability, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2940 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Identical H 0255) Collier Co./Naples Airport Authority; increases borrowing power of City ofNaples Airport Authority. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2942 LOCAL BILL by Bullard (Identical H 1079) Central County Water Control Dist.; (Hendry Co.) requires that supervisorsof district be elected by vote of qualified electors residing in district; estab-lishes procedures & extends certain supervisor terms for implementation ofact. Effective Date: Contingent. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar

S 2944 LOCAL BILL by Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) Smith(Identical H 0833) Cedar Key Water & Sewer District; (Levy Co.) repeals provision re bids forcontracts. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2946 LOCAL BILL by Lynn (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1457) Halifax Hospital Medical Center; (Volusia Co.) codifies, reenacts, & amendscharter of said special tax district; provides for boundaries of district; estab-lishes Board of Commissioners; authorizes district to establish, construct, op-erate, & maintain hospitals, medical facilities, & services; requires districtto provide care & services for medically indigent; exempts property of dist.from taxation; provides for employee benefits & competitive bidding, etc. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2948 LOCAL BILL by Bullard (Identical H 1729) Fla. Keys Mosquito Control District; (Monroe Co.) increases amount of mon-ey which may be borrowed re Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, from$150,000 for period of time not to exceed 2 years to $1 million for period oftime not to exceed 5 years. Effective Date: Upon becoming law.

S 2948 (CONTINUED)04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2950 RESOLUTION by Carlton (Similar H 9105) Warren S. Henderson Day; recognizes April 16, 2003, as “Warren S. Hender-son Day” in State of Florida. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00457; Adopted; See also HR 9105


S 2952 RESOLUTION by Wilson Minority Cancer Awareness Week; recognizes week of April 20–26, 2003, as“Minority Cancer Awareness Week” in State of Florida. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00457; Adopted –SJ 00458

S 2954 RESOLUTION by Cowin Breast Cancer Awareness Month; recognizes October 2003 as Breast CancerAwareness Month in Florida. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 01060; Adopted –SJ 01061

S 2956 RESOLUTION by Fasano (Similar H 9131) Florida Dialogue on Cancer; recognizes creation of Florida Dialogue on Can-cer, sponsored by Florida Division of American Cancer Society, & commendsstatewide initiative to lead Florida to win fight against cancer. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/28/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00651; Adopted; See also HR 9131


S 2958 LOCAL BILL by Geller (Similar H 1543) Broward Co./Coral Springs/Margate; delineates corporate limits of Cities ofCoral Springs & Margate to include specified lands within said corporate lim-its. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 04/15/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051305/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2960 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Similar 1ST ENG/H 1055) Lee Co. Trauma Services District; provides for establishment of said districtfor purpose of financially supporting trauma services in Lee Co.; providesthat such trauma services shall be provided through designated Level IITrauma Center; provides for governing board, officers, & audit of books; pro-vides for quarterly meetings; prescribes powers & duties of board; states pub-lic purpose; provides for budget; provides severability. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 04/17/03 SENATE Filed 04/23/03 SENATE Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ 0051304/30/03 SENATE Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed on Calen-




to HB 1055 (Ch. 2003–357)

S 2962 RESOLUTION by Jones Leg. Massage Therapy Awareness Days; recognizes April 22 & 23, 2003, asLegislative Massage Therapy Awareness Days. 04/21/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 01061; Adopted –SJ 01061

S 2964 RESOLUTION by Hill Feed the Children; recognizes the invaluable humanitarian aid provided by“Feed the Children” to people all over the world, & commends organizationfor vital role it is playing in supporting families of thousands of men & womenwho are deployed overseas in war against terrorism. 04/21/03 SENATE Filed 05/01/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00860; Adopted –SJ 00860

S 2966 RESOLUTION by Geller Clean Marina Day; recognizes April 24, 2003, as “Clean Marina Day” in Stateof Florida. 04/21/03 SENATE Filed 04/24/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00537; Adopted –SJ 00537

S 2968 RESOLUTION by Miller (Similar H 9129, S 2810) Saunders, Robert William, Sr.; recognizes & mourns the passing of RobertWilliam Saunders, Sr., & expresses admiration for his many accomplish-ments as Civil Rights leader. 04/22/03 SENATE Filed




04/28/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00651; Adopted; See also HR 9129(Adopted) –SJ 00651

S 2970 RESOLUTION by Argenziano; (CO–SPONSORS) King;Alexander; Aronberg; Atwater; Bennett; Bullard; Campbell; Carlton;Clary; Constantine; Cowin; Crist; Dawson; Diaz de la Portilla;Dockery; Fasano; Garcia; Geller; Haridopolos; Hill; Jones; Klein;Lawson; Lee; Lynn; Margolis; Miller; Peaden; Posey; Pruitt;Saunders; Sebesta; Siplin; Smith; Villalobos; Wasserman Schultz;Webster; Wilson; Wise Buesing, Lance Corporal Brian Rory; recognizes & honors United States Ma-rine Corps Lance Corporal Brian Rory Buesing for his patriotic spirit, hisselfless commitment to free an oppressed people from tyrannical rule, hiscourageous actions when in harm’s way, & his legacy of giving his all to se-cure freedoms on which our nation was founded. 04/24/03 SENATE Filed 05/01/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00859; Read second time –SJ 00860;

Adopted –SJ 00860

S 2972 RESOLUTION by Smith (Similar H 9155) Cancer Control Awareness Month; recognizes April 2003 as “Cancer ControlAwareness Month” in State of Florida. 04/24/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Died, not introduced, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed,

refer to HR 9155 (Adopted)

S 2974 RESOLUTION by Constantine (Similar S 2812) Kids With Character Day; commends members of Girl Scout Troop 2039, &recognizes April 11, 2003, as “Kids With Character Day” in State of Florida.04/24/03 SENATE Filed 04/30/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00786; Adopted –SJ 00787

S 2976 RESOLUTION by Aronberg Gresham, Senator Travis A., Jr.; recognizes & honors former Senator TravisA. Gresham, Jr., for his outstanding public service to people of Lee, Collier,Hendry, & Monroe Counties, & to State of Florida, & for his special leader-ship in supporting creation, establishment, growth, & development of EdisonCommunity College. 04/25/03 SENATE Filed 05/02/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 01061; Adopted –SJ 01061

S 2978 RESOLUTION by Smith Earnhardt, Dale; honors life & memory of Dale Earnhardt, legendary stockcare racer. 04/28/03 SENATE Filed 04/29/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00713; Adopted –SJ 00714

S 2980 LOCAL BILL by Saunders (Identical H 0849) Collier Co. Water–Sewer District; codifies, amends, reenacts, & repeals Dis-trict’s special acts; provides legislative intent, jurisdiction, & restrictions reCity of Naples, Everglades City, Immokalee Water & Sewer District, City ofMarco Island, geographic area called Golden Gate, & other specified unincor-porated areas of Collier Co.; continues provisions for District bonds as securi-

S 2980 (CONTINUED)ties for public bodies; provides for impact fees, etc. Effective Date: Upon be-coming law. 04/29/03 SENATE Filed; Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ

00783 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar,


S 2982 RESOLUTION by Hill Gary, Willie E. & MBC Network; recognizes & commends Willie E. Gary foroutstanding entrepreneurial genius & invaluable community service in de-signing & implementing 24–hour cable channel to broadcast wholesome fam-ily programming, presenting African–American perspectives & highlightingpositive aspects of urban culture, & recognizes & commends MBC Networkon its premier of “MBC Network News.” 04/29/03 SENATE Filed 05/01/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00860; Adopted –SJ 00860

S 2984 RESOLUTION by Hill FAMU’s 2003 Honda Campus Team; recognizes & commends Florida A & MUniversity’s 2003 Honda Campus All–Star Challenge Academic Team. 04/29/03 SENATE Filed 05/01/03 SENATE Introduced –SJ 00860; Adopted –SJ 00860

S 2990 LOCAL BILL by Bennett (Compare H 1467) Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue Dist.; (Manatee Co.) conforms district’scharter to specified provision re impact fees; revises district’s impact feeschedule; incorporates district’s authority granted by referendum to levy advalorem taxes; limits annual increases in millage rate. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 05/02/03 SENATE Filed; Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar –SJ

01151; Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar; Placed onLocal Calendar –SJ 01149; Read second and third times–SJ 01102; Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –SJ 01102


S 2992 RESOLUTION by Clary Gulf Coast CC Lady Commodores; commends Gulf Coast Community CollegeLady Commodores Basketball Team for its extraordinary accomplishmentsas both State & National Champions. 05/02/03 SENATE Filed; Introduced –SJ 01061; Adopted –SJ 01061

S 2994 RESOLUTION by Clary Okaloosa Walton College Basketball; commends Okaloosa Walton Communi-ty College Men’s Basketball Team for its extraordinary accomplishments asState Champions. 05/02/03 SENATE Filed; Introduced –SJ 01061; Adopted –SJ 01062

S 2998 RESOLUTION by Dockery Fla. State Parks...The Real Florida; celebrates “Florida State Parks...TheReal Florida” & recognizes May 2003 as Florida State Parks Month. 05/02/03 SENATE Filed; Died, not introduced



HISTORY OF HOUSE BILLSH 1 GENERAL BILL/1ST ENG by Appropriations; (CO–SPONSORS)

Adams; Allen; Ambler; Anderson; Antone; Arza; Attkisson; Ausley;Barreiro; Baxley; Bean; Bendross–Mindingall; Bense; Benson;Berfield; Bilirakis; Bowen; Brandenburg; Brown; Brummer; Brutus;Bucher; Bullard; Byrd; Cantens; Carassas; Clarke; Cretul; Culp;Cusack; D. Davis; M. Davis; Dean; Detert; Domino; Evers; Farkas;Fields; Fiorentino; Galvano; Gannon; Garcia; Gardiner; Gelber; A.Gibson; H. Gibson; Goodlette; Gottlieb; Green; Greenstein;Haridopolos; Harper; Harrell; Harrington; Hasner; Henriquez;Hogan; Holloway; Homan; Jennings; Johnson; Jordan; Joyner;Justice; Kallinger; Kendrick; Kilmer; Kosmas; Kottkamp; Kravitz;Kyle; Littlefield; Llorente; Machek; Mack; Mahon; Mayfield;McInvale; Meadows; Mealor; Murman; Murzin; Needelman; Negron;Patterson; Paul; Peterman; Pickens; Planas; Poppell; Prieguez;Quinones; Reagan; Rich; Richardson; Ritter; Rivera; Robaina;Roberson; Ross; Rubio; Russell; Ryan; Sansom; Seiler; Simmons;Slosberg; Smith; Sobel; Sorensen; Spratt; Stansel; Stargel;Troutman; Vana; Waters; Wiles; Wishner; Zapata Sunshine for Seniors Act; provides popular name; provides definitions; pro-vides legislative findings & intent; creates Sunshine for Seniors Program toassist low–income seniors with obtaining prescription drugs from manufac-turers’ pharmaceutical assistance programs; provides implementation &oversight duties of Elderly Affairs Dept.; provides for community partner-ships; provides for contracts; requires annual evaluation reports on program,etc. Creates 430.83. Effective Date: Upon becoming law. 02/26/03 HOUSE Prefiled 02/27/03 HOUSE Placed on Calendar 03/04/03 HOUSE Introduced, placed on Calendar –HJ 00025 03/07/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time

–HJ 00158; Amendment(s) adopted –HJ 00158; Orderedengrossed –HJ 00158

03/11/03 HOUSE Read third time –HJ 00171; Passed as amended; YEAS117 NAYS 0 –HJ 00171

03/13/03 SENATE In Messages 03/19/03 SENATE Received, referred to Health, Aging, and Long–Term






04/10/03 SENATE Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Appropriations Sub-committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5NAYS 0 –SJ 00427

04/11/03 SENATE Now in Appropriations –SJ 00427 05/02/03 SENATE Died in Committee on Appropriations,


H 3 GENERAL BILL by Gelber; (CO–SPONSORS) Cantens; Roberson(Similar 2ND ENG/H 0847, CS/S 2030) Citizens’ Right to Honest Government; creates “Citizens’ Right to HonestGovernment Act”; provides criminal penalties for official misconduct, crimi-nal misuse of official position, disclosure or use of confidential criminal jus-tice information, & bid tampering; provides status of confidential informants& confidential sources; provides criminal penalty for perjury in official pro-ceeding by public servant, etc. Amends FS. Effective Date: 10/01/2003. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice (PS); Public Safety &

Crime Prevention; Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures;Public Safety Appropriations (AP); Appropriations

02/28/03 HOUSE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice (PS); Public Safety &Crime Prevention; Ethics & Elections (PR); Procedures;Public Safety Appropriations (AP); Appropriations;Withdrawn prior to introduc-tion,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 847(Ch. 2003–158) –HJ 00025

H 5 GENERAL BILL by Ritter (Identical S 1474) Sexual Offenders/Convicted Minors; permits judge presiding in case in whichcertain minors are convicted of sexual battery or other sexual offenses toplace name of convicted minor on list of persons required to be registeredwith FDLE as sexual offender when minor reaches certain age; provides pen-alty. Amends 943.0435. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Juvenile Justice (PS); Public Safety & Crime

Prevention; Judiciary; Public Safety Appropriations(AP); Appropriations

H 5 (CONTINUED)02/07/03 HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda—Juvenile Justice (PS),

02/20/03, 8:30 am, 28–H 02/20/03 HOUSE Withdrawn from Juvenile Justice (PS); Public Safety &

Crime Prevention; Judiciary; Public Safety Appropria-tions (AP); Appropriations; Withdrawn prior to intro-duction –HJ 00025

H 7 GENERAL BILL by Richardson (Identical H 1399, Similar CS/S1484) School Board Employees/Death Benefit; extends special death benefits to cer-tain district school board employees who provide indirect services to stu-dents. Creates 112.1916. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to State Administration; General Education

(EDK); Education K–20; Education Appropriations(AP); Appropriations

01/23/03 HOUSE Withdrawn from State Administration; General Educa-tion (EDK); Education K–20; Education Appropriations(AP); Appropriations; Withdrawn prior to introduction–HJ 00025

H 9 GENERAL BILL by Negron; (CO–SPONSORS) Baxley; Harrell;Kottkamp; Machek (Identical S 1330) Public Schools/Compulsory Attendance; raises age of compulsory school at-tendance from 16 years of age to 17 years of age; conforms provisions re stu-dent’s right to file formal declaration of intent to terminate school enroll-ment. Amends 1002.20, 1003.21,.51. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Pre–K through 12 (EDK); Education K–20;

Education Appropriations (AP); Appropriations 03/04/03 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Pre–K through 12 (EDK); Educa-

tion K–20; Education Appropriations (AP); Appropria-tions –HJ 00025

03/20/03 HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda—Pre–K through 12 (EDK),03/24/03, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall

03/24/03 HOUSE Recommendation: Favorable by Pre–K through 12(EDK); YEAS 5 NAYS 0

03/27/03 HOUSE Now in Education K–20 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education K–20

H 11 GENERAL BILL by Mahon (Similar CS/S 2526, Compare 2NDENG/H 0835, H 0983, CS/1ST ENG/S 2456) Paternity Registry/CFS/Pub. Rec.; provides exemption from public recordsrequirements for information contained in paternity registry maintained byCFS Dept.; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; pro-vides finding of public necessity. Effective Date: Contingent. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/31/03 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduc-

tion,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB2526 (Ch. 2003–56), HB 835 (Ch. 2003–58) –HJ 00025

H 13 GENERAL BILL by Mahon; (CO–SPONSORS) Cantens;Littlefield; Reagan (CS by Judiciary) (Similar S 1372) Workplace Assault/Arrest; authorizes law enforcement officer to make arrestwithout warrant under certain circumstances when assault is made upon an-other person in that person’s workplace; provides for immunity from civil lia-bility under certain circumstances; provides definition. Amends 901.15. Ef-fective Date: Upon becoming law. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice (PS); Public Safety &

Crime Prevention; Judiciary; Public Safety Appropria-tions (AP); Appropriations

03/04/03 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice (PS); PublicSafety & Crime Prevention; Judiciary; Public Safety Ap-propriations (AP); Appropriations –HJ 00025; On Sub-committee agenda—Criminal Justice (PS), 03/06/03,1:00 pm, Morris Hall

03/06/03 HOUSE Recommendation: Favorable by Criminal Justice (PS);YEAS 6 NAYS 0; Now in Public Safety & Crime Preven-tion

03/11/03 HOUSE On Committee agenda—Public Safety & Crime Preven-tion, 03/13/03, 2:15 pm, Morris Hall

03/13/03 HOUSE Favorable by Public Safety & Crime Prevention; YEAS16 NAYS 1 –HJ 00196; Now in Judiciary –HJ 00196

03/24/03 HOUSE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 03/26/03, 10:00 am,Morris Hall

03/26/03 HOUSE Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary; YEAS 17NAYS 0 –HJ 00259; Pending review of CS under Rule6.3(b)

04/01/03 HOUSE Now in Public Safety Appropriations (AP) –HJ 00259 04/25/03 HOUSE Withdrawn from Public Safety Appropriations (AP); Ap-

propriations –HJ 00648; Placed on Calendar 05/02/03 HOUSE Died on Calendar


246 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE–REGULAR SESSION–2003HISTORY OF HOUSE BILLS

H 15 GENERAL BILL by Mahon; (CO–SPONSORS) D. Davis;Fiorentino; A. Gibson; Hogan; Jordan; Kravitz; Littlefield; Paul;Reagan; Russell; Sansom; Stargel (Similar S 1366) School District Funding; deletes determination of district cost differentialsfor purpose of allocation of funds to school districts for operation of schools;corrects cross references; deletes use of Florida Price Level Index for purposeof allocation of funds to school districts for student transportation; conformslanguage & corrects cross references. Amends 110.1228, 213.053, 402.22,1002.38,.39, 1004.75, 1010.20, 1011.02,.62,.68,.71, 1012.44,.64. EffectiveDate: 07/01/2003. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Education Appropriations (AP); Appropria-

tions 03/04/03 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Education Appropriations (AP);

Appropriations –HJ 00025 05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Appropriations (AP)

H 17 GENERAL BILL by Kilmer; (CO–SPONSORS) Baxley; Kravitz(Similar S 2116) Public K–12 Education; provides definition of term “school property”; re-quires reports to law enforcement agencies or agents of forcible felonies, orthreats of forcible felonies, on school property; provides penalties for noncom-pliance; provides that person reporting in good faith shall be immune fromliability; prohibits immunity to suspected persons; prohibits reprisal or dis-charge due to reporting, etc. Creates 1003.09. Effective Date: 07/01/2003. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Education K–20; Public Safety & Crime Pre-

vention; Judiciary 02/06/03 HOUSE Withdrawn from Education K–20; Public Safety &

Crime Prevention; Judiciary; Withdrawn prior to intro-duction –HJ 00025

H 19 GENERAL BILL by Gottlieb; (CO–SPONSORS) Barreiro;Brandenburg; Brutus; Bucher; Gannon; Gelber; Greenstein; Joyner;Justice; McInvale; Rich; Ritter; Roberson; Sobel; Vana; Zapata(Identical S 1498) The Dignity for All Students Act; creates said act; provides legislative find-ings re harassment, discrimination, & violence in Fla. schools; prohibits spec-ified conduct & provides for punitive measures; defines term “harassment”;provides for technical assistance to educational institutions; requires charac-ter–development program curriculum to include info re harassment, discrim-ination, & violence, etc. Amends 1003.42; creates 1000.055. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to State Administration; Education Innovation

(EDK); Education K–20; Judiciary; Education Appropri-ations (AP); Appropriations

03/04/03 HOUSE Introduced, referred to State Administration; EducationInnovation (EDK); Education K–20; Judiciary; Educa-tion Appropriations (AP); Appropriations –HJ 00026

05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on State Administration

H 21 GENERAL BILL by Detert (Identical S 1546) FRS/Average Final Compensation; redefines term “average final compensa-tion” re Florida Retirement System. Amends 121.021. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to State Administration; Appropriations 03/03/03 HOUSE Withdrawn from State Administration; Appropriations;

Withdrawn prior to introduction –HJ 00026

H 23 GENERAL BILL by Spratt; (CO–SPONSORS) Allen; Brummer;Mayfield (CS by Appropriations) (Similar CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1584) Administrative Procedures; revises definition of “invalid exercise of delegat-ed legislative authority”; revises provisions re uniform rules; provides re-quirements re application of alleged facts to specific rules or statutes; reviseslanguage re additional procedures applicable to hearings involving disputedissues of material fact; provides administrative law judges authority toaward attorney’s fees & damages, etc. Amends120.52,.54,.56,.569,.57,.595,.60,.68, 57.105,.111. Effective Date: 06/20/2003.12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Judiciary; State Administration 02/07/03 HOUSE On Committee agenda—Judiciary, 02/20/03, 3:00 pm,

Morris Hall 02/20/03 HOUSE Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary; YEAS 15

NAYS 0—Preliminary 03/04/03 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Judiciary; State Administration

–HJ 00026; On Committee agenda—Judiciary,02/20/03, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable with CSamendment by Judiciary; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 –HJ 00101

03/11/03 HOUSE Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) 03/12/03 HOUSE CS referred to State Administration; Commerce & Local

Affairs Appropriations (AP); Appropriations –HJ 00193

H 23 (CONTINUED)03/27/03 HOUSE On Committee agenda—State Administration,

03/31/03, 3:00 pm, Reed Hall 03/31/03 HOUSE Favorable with CS amendment by State Administra-

tion; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 –HJ 00292 04/03/03 HOUSE Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Com-

merce & Local Affairs Appropriations (AP) –HJ 0029204/09/03 HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda—Commerce & Local Affairs

Appropriations (AP), 04/11/03, 10:00 am, 404–H 04/11/03 HOUSE Recommendation: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by

Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations (AP); YEAS11 NAYS 0; Now in Appropriations

04/18/03 HOUSE On Committee agenda—Appropriations, 04/21/03, 4:00pm, 212–K

04/21/03 HOUSE Favorable with CS amendment by– Appropriations;YEAS 40 NAYS 0 –HJ 00464

04/23/03 HOUSE Pending review of CS –under Rule 6.3(b) 04/24/03 HOUSE Placed on Calendar –HJ 00464 04/30/03 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted

CS/CS/SB 1584; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Comparepassed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1584 (Ch. 2003–94) –HJ00814

H 25 GENERAL BILL by Rich; (CO–SPONSORS) Gannon; Gottlieb;Robaina; Wishner; Zapata (Identical S 1844) Prescription/Gender Discrimination; requires certain employers to ensurethat prescription plans include certain coverage, are comprehensive, & do notdiscriminate on basis of gender; provides for penalties. Effective Date: Uponbecoming law. 12/17/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Health Access & Financing (IN); Insurance;

Workforce & Economic Development (COM); Com-merce; Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations (AP);Appropriations

03/04/03 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Health Access & Financing (IN);Insurance; Workforce & Economic Development (COM);Commerce; Commerce & Local Affairs Appropriations(AP); Appropriations –HJ 00026

05/02/03 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Access & Financing (IN)

H 27 GENERAL BILL by Roberson; (CO–SPONSORS) Bucher;Bullard; Cantens; Harper; Richardson; Zapata (Identical S 1628,Compare H 0119, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 1852, S 2344) Postsecondary Tuition/Alien Students; classifies certain nonresident aliensas residents for tuition purposes. Amends 1009.21. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/19/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Education Appropriations (AP); Appropria-



H 29 GENERAL BILL by Mack; (CO–SPONSORS) Baxley; Rivera;Stargel (Identical S 1412) School Service Accountability Act; provides for school service accountability;provides popular name; requires written analyses of cost, level, & quality ofservice for certain noninstructional services; provides for request for propos-als or solicitation of bids to contract with private–sector providers for ser-vices; provides for disclosure; provides for use of cost savings; requires re-ports. Creates 1010.217. Appropriation: $600,000. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/19/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Education Appropriations (AP); Appropria-



H 31 GENERAL BILL by Kravitz; (CO–SPONSORS) Baxley; D. Davis;Machek (CS by Education K–20) (Similar S 1760) Student Financial Assistance; prohibits certain funds from being used to pro-vide financial assistance to certain postsecondary education students whoare citizens of specified countries; requires reallocation of funds to certainstudents; provides nonapplicability to certain persons. Effective Date:07/01/2003. 12/31/02 HOUSE Prefiled 01/09/03 HOUSE Referred to Higher Education (EDK); Education K–20;

Judiciary; Education Appropriations (AP); Appropria-tions

03/04/03 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Higher Education (EDK); Educa-tion K–20; Judiciary; Education Appropriations (AP);Appropriations –HJ 00026


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