Bill Summary

SB 922 Veterans’ Preference in Employment (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by Burgess
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Summary
Veterans’ Preference in Employment; Authorizing the state and its political subdivisions to waive certain postsecondary educational requirements for employment for servicemembers and veterans who meet specified criteria; revising the list of positions that are exempt from veterans’ preference requirements; requiring, rather than authorizing, each political subdivision to develop and implement a veterans’ recruitment plan for specified purposes; modifying point preferences given to veterans and their family members when a numerically based selection process is used for hiring, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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committees of reference
   S Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
   S Rules
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Actions
01/28/21
SENATE
Filed
02/04/21
SENATE
Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules
03/04/21
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/09/21, 9:00 am, 37 S
03/09/21
SENATE
Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/10/21
SENATE
Now in Rules
03/22/21
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 K
03/25/21
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/25/21
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/29/21
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/21
04/01/21
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/01/21
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/08/21
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to Calendar
04/08/21
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/13/21
04/13/21
HOUSE 
Substituted for HB 0541; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/14/21
04/14/21
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 118 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/15/21
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
04/15/21
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/03/21
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/18/21)
06/04/21
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2021-57
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bill text & filed amendments
0922
Filed on 01/28/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0922ER
Filed on 04/15/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
295.065
295.07
295.08
295.085
295.09
1002.36
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