Bill Summary
SB 1852 Funding from the National Mortgage Settlement (2013 Session)
Funding from the National Mortgage Settlement; Providing an appropriation from the General Revenue (GR) Fund to the Florida Prepaid Tuition Scholarship Program to purchase 2-year dormitory residence advance payment contracts for certain students; providing an appropriation from the GR Fund to the state courts system to provide technology solutions to expedite foreclosure cases through the judicial process; providing an appropriation from the GR Fund to the Office of the Attorney General to provide legal aid services to low- and moderate-income homeowners facing foreclosure; providing an appropriation from the GR Fund to the Department of Economic Opportunity to provide a grant to Habitat for Humanity of Florida for certain purposes, etc. APPROPRIATION: $200,080,474Effective Date: Upon the deposit of $200,080,474 into the General Revenue Fund from the escrow account created as a result of the consent judgment entered into by the Attorney General on April 4, 2012, in the case of United States of America, et al. v. Bank of America Corp., et al., No. 12-0361-RMC, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
04/05/13
SENATE
Filed (Formerly PCB 7146)
04/08/13
SENATE
Referred to Appropriations
04/15/13
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/18/13, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/18/13
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/24/13 - If Received
04/18/13
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/19/13
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar for April 25, 2013
04/19/13
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/24/13
SENATE
Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading
04/24/13
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar for April 25, 2013
04/25/13
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Failed (290824); Amendment Adopted (754392); Ordered engrossed
04/25/13
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/26/13
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/26/13
SENATE
Immediately certified
04/26/13
HOUSE
In Messages
04/26/13
HOUSE
Referred to Calendar
04/26/13
HOUSE
Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/29/13
04/29/13
HOUSE
Substituted for HB 7111; Read Second Time
04/29/13
HOUSE
Placed on Third Reading for 04/30/13
04/30/13
HOUSE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 117 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/30/13
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
04/30/13
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/28/13
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/12/13)
06/04/13
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2013-106
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