HB 1725 (2004) -  Military Families

General Bill by Local Government & Veterans' Affairs (CO-SPONSORS) Sorensen; Allen; Altman; Ambler; Anderson; Brandenburg; Bullard; Carroll; Clarke; Culp; Davis, D.; Davis, M.; Detert; Evers; Greenstein; Harrington; Hasner; Holloway; Homan; Jordan; Kallinger; Murzin; Needelman; Patterson; Robaina; Sansom; Seiler; Sobel; Spratt; Stargel; Troutman; Zapata
Military Families: Revises certain requirements relating to scholarships for children of deceased veterans; provides for the appointment of a military representative to certain regional workforce boards; provides for licensure by endorsement of certain nurses licensed in another state that is a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact; provides that certain nurses relocating to this state may perform nursing services for a period of 120 days after submitting application for licensure; revises eligibility requirements for military dependents applying for a John M. McKay Scholarship; directs the Department of Education to assist in the development of memoranda of agreement between school districts and military installations; provides for alternate assessments for the grade 10 FCAT for certain military dependents; classifies dependents of active duty members of the armed services and certain liaison officers and their spouses and dependent children as residents for tuition purposes; directs Workforce Florida, Inc., to establish an employment advocacy and assistance program targeting military spouses and dependents; directs the Florida Housing Finance Corporation to assess the housing needs of Florida's military families; requires a report; provides an appropriation to fund the employment advocacy and assistance program.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: 04/30/04 S Died in Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1604 (Ch. 2004-230) on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:36 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 1:07 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB LGV 04-01 recommended by:
    Local Government & Veterans' Affairs

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports
  • Education
  • Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services
  • Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care
  • Comprehensive Planning
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1339 Subject: Military Families Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 1622 Subject: Military Families Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 119 CS Subject: Postsecondary Student Fees Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 412 Subject: Resident Status/Tuition Purposes Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1228 Subject: Tuition/Resident Status Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1454 Subject: Health Care Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1604 Subject: Military Affairs Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2080 Subject: Tuition/Resident Status Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations 3/11/2004 3:17:01 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations 3/8/2004 8:21:37 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs 3/5/2004 4:43:16 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/22/2004 11:11 AM   Yeas: 106 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 859] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1604 (Ch. 2004-230) Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:36 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Received, referred to Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports; Education; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Health, Aging... (more text) Time: 04/22/2004 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/22/2004 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/22/2004 - 11:38 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/22/2004 - 11:12 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 0 Time: 04/22/2004 - 11:11 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/22/2004 - 11:10 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/29/2004 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 686637 superseded by substitute Time: 03/29/2004 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 439507 adopted Time: 03/29/2004 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 014193 adopted Time: 03/29/2004 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/29/2004 - 12:57 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/29/2004 7:29:06 PM) Time: 03/29/2004 - 12:56 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/30/2004 12:16:20 PM) Time: 03/26/2004 - 12:16 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/26/2004 - 12:16 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/29/2004 7:29:06 PM) Time: 03/25/2004 - 7:29 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/25/2004 - 7:15 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 14193 filed timely Time: 03/24/2004 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 439507 filed timely Time: 03/22/2004 - 8:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 686637 filed timely Time: 03/22/2004 - 8:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/22/2004 - 8:07 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Appropriations ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 03/14/2004 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 03/14/2004 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 03/14/2004 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill added to Appropriations agenda Time: 03/05/2004 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Now in Appropriations Time: 03/05/2004 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/05/2004 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2004 - 9:28 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 03/02/2004 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Local Government & Veterans' Affairs Version: