CS/SB 938 (2015) -  Postsecondary Education Affordability

General Bill by Higher Education and Flores (CO-SPONSORS) Soto
Postsecondary Education Affordability: Exempting textbooks required or recommended for a course offered by a public or nonpublic postsecondary educational institution from the tax imposed by ch. 212, F.S.; requiring a public postsecondary institution to post information relating to required and recommended textbooks and instructional materials and prices in its course registration system and on its website; prohibiting resident tuition at a Florida College System institution from exceeding a specified amount per credit hour, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Higher Education
    • On agenda for: 03/23/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1317 Subject: Exemption from Sales & Use Tax for College Textbooks Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 7125 Subject: Postsecondary Access and Affordability Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 7141 Subject: Taxation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 948 Subject: Education Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 104094 , Higher Education, Benacquisto Date Filed: 03/20/15, Line#: 103 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/23/2015 07:12 PM
    • AA 547964 , Higher Education, Negron Date Filed: 03/23/15, Line#: 233 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/23/2015 07:12 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 3/25/2015 4:23:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 3/25/2015 1:11:30 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Higher Education read 1st time -SJ 271 Time: 03/31/2015 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 259 Time: 03/25/2015 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/25/2015 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Higher Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 259 Time: 03/23/2015 - 7:12 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/23/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/18/2015 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 96 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 96 Time: 02/26/2015 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/16/2015 - 3:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
212.08 HB 89, SB 188, HB 249, SB 302, SB 310, HB 311, SB 316, SB 392, SB 398, CS/CS/HB 451, CS/CS/CS/SB 532*, SB 544, SB 572, HB 597, HB 613, HB 693, SB 712, CS/SB 776, SB 858, SB 864, HB 903, HB 905, SB 1044, SB 1046, CS/HB 1173, CS/SB 1214, HB 1317, SB 1556, HB 4035, CS/HB 7067, HB 7141
1001.7065 CS/CS/SB 948, CS/SB 1252, SB 2508, SB 7046, CS/HB 7125
1004.084 CS/CS/SB 948, CS/HB 7125
1004.085 CS/CS/SB 948, CS/HB 7125
1009.22 SB 884, CS/CS/SB 948, HB 4013, CS/HB 7127
1009.23 CS/CS/SB 948, CS/HB 7125
1009.24 CS/CS/SB 948, CS/HB 7125

(*) Not the latest version