Bill Summary

SB 426 Firefighters (2019 Session)
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Sponsors
by Flores Co Sponsors: Baxley, Bean, Berman, Book, Bracy, Broxson, Farmer, Jr., Gibson, Gruters, Harrell, Hooper, Mayfield, Montford, Perry, Powell, Rader, Rodriguez (J), Rouson, Stewart, Taddeo, Torres, Jr., Wright CS Sponsors: Appropriations, Community Affairs
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Summary
Firefighters; Granting certain benefits to a firefighter upon receiving a diagnosis of cancer if certain conditions are met; requiring an employer to make certain disability payments to a firefighter in the event of a total and permanent disability; providing for death benefits to a firefighter’s beneficiary if a firefighter dies as a result of cancer or cancer treatments; adjusting the allocation of funds to provide line-of-duty death benefits for members in the investment plan of the Florida Retirement System, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2019
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committees of reference
   S Governmental Oversight and Accountability
   S Community Affairs
   S Appropriations
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Actions
01/22/19
SENATE
Filed
02/01/19
SENATE
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Appropriations
02/12/19
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/19/19, 2:30 pm, 301 S
02/19/19
SENATE
Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 4 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/19/19
SENATE
Now in Community Affairs
02/28/19
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 03/05/19, 2:30 pm, 301 S
03/05/19
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Community Affairs; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/07/19
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/07/19
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
04/08/19
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/11/19, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/11/19
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/15/19
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/15/19
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/18/19
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/19
04/23/19
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (566368); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/23/19
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/23/19
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In Messages
04/23/19
HOUSE 
Received; Substituted for HB 7129; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/24/19
04/24/19
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 116 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/24/19
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
04/24/19
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
04/26/19
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/11/19)
05/02/19
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor on 04/26/19 (Governor must act on this bill by 05/03/19) - Revised due to Legislature NOT Adjourning Sine Die on 05/03/19
05/03/19
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2019-21
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bill text & filed amendments
0426
Filed on 01/22/19
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Amendment 902036 DE
Flores
Filed on 03/04/19
Replaced by CS
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0426C1
Filed on 03/07/19
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Amendment 742124
Flores
Filed on 04/10/19
Replaced by CS
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0426C2
Filed on 04/15/19
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Amendment 566368
Flores
Filed on 04/22/19
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0426E1
Filed on 04/23/19
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0426ER
Filed on 04/24/19
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
112.1816
121.735
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