Bill Summary

HB 115 Keep Our Graduates Working Act (2020 Session)
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Sponsors
by Duran Co Sponsors: Brown, Casello, Daniels, Eskamani, Fernandez-Barquin, Fischer, Goff-Marcil, Good, Gottlieb, Grieco, Hart, Hattersley, Hogan Johnson, Joseph, Mercado, Plakon, Polsky, Sabatini, Silvers, Watson (C), Webb CS Sponsors: Commerce Committee, Health Quality Subcommittee, Business & Professions Subcommittee
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Summary
Keep Our Graduates Working Act: Prohibits state authority from denying license, refusing to renew license, or suspending or revoking license on basis of delinquency or default in payment of his or her student loan; provides exception to requirement that certain entities prohibit candidate from being examined for or issued, or having renewed license, certificate, or registration to practice health care profession if he or she is listed on specified federal list of excluded individuals & entities; repeals provisions relating to health care practitioners in default on student loan or scholarship obligations. Effective Date: July 1, 2020
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committees of reference
   H Business & Professions Subcommittee
   H Health Quality Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
09/04/19
HOUSE 
Filed
09/23/19
HOUSE 
Referred to Business & Professions Subcommittee; Health Quality Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
09/23/19
HOUSE 
Now in Business & Professions Subcommittee
10/30/19
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On Committee agenda - Business & Professions Subcommittee, 11/06/19, 1:00 pm, 212 K
11/06/19
HOUSE 
Favorable with CS by Business & Professions Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays
11/07/19
HOUSE 
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
11/12/19
HOUSE 
Now in Health Quality Subcommittee
12/04/19
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Health Quality Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 8:30 am, 212 K
12/11/19
HOUSE 
Favorable with CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/12/19
HOUSE 
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
12/16/19
HOUSE 
Now in Commerce Committee
01/14/20
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 01/16/20, 2:30 pm, 212 K
01/16/20
HOUSE 
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 22 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/17/20
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Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
01/21/20
HOUSE 
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
01/23/20
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/20
01/29/20
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 118 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/05/20
SENATE
In Messages
02/05/20
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to Education; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules
02/06/20
SENATE
Withdrawn from Education; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0356; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 02/12/20
02/12/20
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 35 Yeas / 1 Nay)
02/13/20
HOUSE 
Ordered enrolled
02/13/20
HOUSE 
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/17/20
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/30/20)
06/29/20
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2020-125
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bill text & filed amendments
0115
Filed on 09/04/19
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Amendment 367559 DE
Duran
Filed on 11/05/19
Adopted
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0115C1
Filed on 11/07/19
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Amendment 965169
Duran
Filed on 12/10/19
Adopted
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0115C2
Filed on 12/12/19
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Amendment 269353
Duran
Filed on 01/15/20
Adopted
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0115C3
Filed on 01/17/20
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
0115ER
Filed on 02/13/20
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
120.82
456.0635
456.072
456.0721
456.074
1009.95
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