HB 1687 (2003) -  Governmental Reorganization

General Bill by Zapata (CO-SPONSORS) Bullard; Carassas; Davis, M.; Llorente; Planas; Rivera; Robaina; Sorensen
Governmental Reorganization: Provides for the creation of the Department of State and Community Affairs; provides the mission of the department; provides that the department shall be headed by a secretary known as the Secretary of State to be appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Governor; establishes divisions within the department; provides that the Florida Housing Finance Corporation and the Division of Emergency Management shall be placed in the department for administrative purposes; requires appointment of division directors; provides for the appointment of deputy and assistant secretaries; provides for the establishment of bureaus, sections, and subsections deemed necessary by the secretary for certain purposes; provides for the appointment of directors or executive directors of any commission or council; repeals s. 20.10, F.S., relating to the Department of State; repeals s. 20.18, F.S., relating to the Department of Community Affairs; provides for the transfer of programs, functions, activities, powers, duties, rules, records, personnel, property, and unexpended balances among certain state agencies; deletes responsibilities regarding the records and information management program; transfers records storage responsibilities to the DMS.
Effective Date: This act shall take effect July 1, 2003
Last Event: 05/02/03 S Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, May 02, 2003 5:00 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Comprehensive Planning
  • Governmental Oversight and Productivity
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development
  • Appropriations
  • Rules and Calendar

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 186 Subject: Governmental Reorganization Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 594 Subject: Military Affairs Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2152 Subject: Military Readiness Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2528 Subject: Governmental Reorganization Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: State Administration 4/25/2003 12:01:46 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Administration 4/22/2003 5:50:10 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs 4/16/2003 3:38:24 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs 4/8/2003 8:51:39 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce 4/4/2003 4:07:50 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce 3/31/2003 10:38:26 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 05/02/2003 01:51 PM   Yeas: 111 Nays: 3 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 431] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning Time: 05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Received, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 01159 Time: 05/02/2003 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S In Messages Time: 05/02/2003 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/02/2003 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 05/02/2003 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 3 Time: 05/02/2003 - 1:51 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 05/02/2003 - 1:50 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 603379 filed timely Time: 05/01/2003 - 12:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment(s) adopted Time: 04/30/2003 - 11:31 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Was taken up Time: 04/30/2003 - 11:28 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/30/2003 - 7:34 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 149259 abandoned Time: 04/30/2003 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 149259 temporarily postponed Time: 04/30/2003 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 16329 adopted Time: 04/30/2003 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 251041 adopted Time: 04/30/2003 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 929613 adopted Time: 04/30/2003 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/30/2003 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 277559 withdrawn Time: 04/30/2003 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 464165 withdrawn Time: 04/30/2003 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 464165 filed timely Time: 04/30/2003 - 11:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 251041 filed timely Time: 04/30/2003 - 10:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 16329 filed timely Time: 04/30/2003 - 10:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 929613 filed timely Time: 04/30/2003 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 149259 filed timely Time: 04/30/2003 - 9:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (04/30/2003) Time: 04/29/2003 - 1:40 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/25/2003 - 9:52 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/25/2003 - 9:52 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill withdrawn from Appropriations Time: 04/25/2003 - 9:52 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill withdrawn from Finance & Tax Time: 04/25/2003 - 9:52 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Version:
Event: H Bill now in Finance & Tax Time: 04/25/2003 - 3:17 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by State Administration ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/25/2003 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/25/2003 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/25/2003 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill added to Appropriations agenda Time: 04/23/2003 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill added to State Administration agenda Time: 04/23/2003 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill added to State Administration agenda Time: 04/22/2003 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill now in State Administration Time: 04/18/2003 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 04/18/2003 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Finance & Tax Time: 04/18/2003 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Version:
Event: H Bill referred to State Administration Time: 04/18/2003 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Local Government & Veterans' Affairs ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/16/2003 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 04/16/2003 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/16/2003 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/16/2003 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Bill added to Local Government & Veterans' Affairs agenda Time: 04/08/2003 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 04/04/2003 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Commerce ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/04/2003 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/04/2003 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/04/2003 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill added to Commerce agenda Time: 03/27/2003 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 03/17/2003 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Finance & Tax Time: 03/17/2003 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Version:
Event: H Bill referred to State Administration Time: 03/17/2003 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Time: 03/17/2003 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Commerce Time: 03/17/2003 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/13/2003 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 03/11/2003 - 5:32 PM Member: Zapata Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

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11.011
11.021
11.03
11.07
15.01
15.02
15.03
15.07
15.155
20.10
20.101
20.18 HB 443
257.36 HB 1807
257.361