SB 944 (2016) -  Out-of-state Fee Waivers for Active Duty Service Members

General Bill by Richter (CO-SPONSORS) Gaetz
Out-of-state Fee Waivers for Active Duty Service Members: Requiring state universities, Florida College System institutions, and certain centers to waive out-of-state fees for active duty members of the United States Armed Forces residing or stationed outside of this state; prohibiting tuition and fees charged to such students from exceeding a specified amount, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: 03/03/16 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 799 (Ch. 2016-136) -SJ 616 on Thursday, March 3, 2016 12:24 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Higher Education
    • On agenda for: 02/08/16 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 02/17/16 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/25/16 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 799 Subject: Out-of-State Fee Waivers for Active Duty Servicemembers Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/26/2016 1:33:00 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/24/2016 9:32:36 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/18/2016 10:59:03 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/16/2016 10:10:02 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 2/9/2016 3:21:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 2/5/2016 4:01:39 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 799 (Ch. 2016-136) -SJ 616 Time: 03/03/2016 - 12:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted HB 799 -SJ 616 Time: 03/03/2016 - 12:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 616 Time: 03/03/2016 - 12:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/16 Time: 03/01/2016 - 3:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497 Time: 02/26/2016 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 497 Time: 02/25/2016 - 7:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/25/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/22/2016 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 425 Time: 02/17/2016 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 425 Time: 02/17/2016 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/17/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/12/2016 - 1:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 344 Time: 02/09/2016 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Higher Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 344 Time: 02/08/2016 - 5:03 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 02/08/16, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/03/2016 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 71 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 71 Time: 12/11/2015 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/23/2015 - 12:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1009.26 HB 799, CS/HB 1157, SB 1230, HB 1311, CS/SB 1638