Bill Summary
HB 655 Employment Benefits (2013 Session)
Employment Benefits: Prohibits political subdivisions from requiring employers to provide certain employment benefits; prohibits political subdivisions from requiring, or awarding preference on basis of, certain wages or employment benefits when contracting for goods or services; provides for applicability & future repeal of certain ordinances; conforms provisions to constitutional requirements relating to state minimum wage; creates Employer-Sponsored Benefits Study Task Force; directs Workforce Florida, Inc., to provide administrative & staff support services for task force; requires task force to submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides for future repeal of task force; provides that act does not prohibit federally authorized or recognized tribal government from requiring employment benefits under certain conditions, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2013
02/07/13
HOUSE
Filed
02/12/13
HOUSE
Referred to Local & Federal Affairs Committee; State Affairs Committee
02/12/13
HOUSE
Now in Local & Federal Affairs Committee
02/13/13
HOUSE
On Committee agenda - Local & Federal Affairs Committee, 02/20/13, 4:00 pm, 212 K
02/20/13
HOUSE
Favorable by Local & Federal Affairs Committee; 10 Yeas, 7 Nays
02/21/13
HOUSE
Now in State Affairs Committee
03/05/13
HOUSE
On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 03/07/13, 9:00 am, 17 H
03/07/13
HOUSE
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee; 12 Yeas, 5 Nays
03/11/13
HOUSE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/12/13
HOUSE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/28/13
HOUSE
Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/02/13
04/02/13
HOUSE
Read Second Time
04/04/13
HOUSE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 75 Yeas / 43 Nays)
04/11/13
SENATE
In Messages
04/12/13
SENATE
Referred to Community Affairs; Health Policy; Judiciary; Appropriations
04/25/13
SENATE
Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Health Policy; Judiciary; Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for HB 0726; Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (489206, 823160); Ordered Engrossed
04/26/13
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 31 Yeas / 7 Nays); Reconsidered; Passed (Vote: 25 Yeas / 13 Nays)
04/29/13
HOUSE
In returning messages
05/02/13
HOUSE
Received from Messages; Amendment Failed (459093); Refused to Concur with Amendment (942696); Requested Senate to Recede
05/02/13
SENATE
In returning messages
05/02/13
SENATE
Received from Messages; Refused to Concur with Amendment (942696); Requested House to Recede
05/02/13
HOUSE
In returning messages
05/02/13
HOUSE
Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (942696); Passed (Vote: 76 Yeas / 41 Nays)
05/02/13
HOUSE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
05/02/13
HOUSE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
05/03/13
HOUSE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/10/13
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/25/13)
06/14/13
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2013-200
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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