Florida House Bill 655 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on June 17 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-06-17 - Chapter No. 2013-200
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Prohibits political subdivisions from requiring employers to provide certain employment benefits; prohibits political subdivisions from requiring, or awarding preference on basis of, certain wages or employment benefits when contracting for goods or services; provides for applicability & future repeal of certain ordinances; conforms provisions to constitutional requirements relating to state minimum wage; creates Employer-Sponsored Benefits Study Task Force; directs Workforce Florida, Inc., to provide administrative & staff support services for task force; requires task force to submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides for future repeal of task force; provides that act does not prohibit federally authorized or recognized tribal government from requiring employment benefits under certain conditions, etc. APPROPRIATION:

Employment Benefits

Rep. Debbie Mayfield [R]	Rep. Ross Spano [R]	Rep. Charles Van Zant [R]	House State Affairs Committee
Rep. Stephen Precourt [R]

2013-05-02 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#434 (Y: 76 N: 41 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#66 (Y: 25 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2013-04-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#65 (Y: 23 N: 13 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2013-04-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#27 (Y: 31 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2013-04-04 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#74 (Y: 75 N: 43 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-04 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#73 (Y: 107 N: 4 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-17		Chapter No. 2013-200
2013-06-14		Approved by Governor
2013-06-10		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2013-05-02	House	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2013-05-02	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 76 NAYS 41
2013-05-02	House	Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (942696) 1162
2013-05-02	House	In returning messages
2013-05-02	Senate	Refused to recede, requests House to concur
2013-05-02	Senate	In returning messages
2013-05-02	House	Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede
2013-05-02	House	Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) failed 1087
2013-04-29	House	In returning messages
2013-04-26	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 25 NAYS 13
2013-04-26	Senate	Reconsidered
2013-04-26	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 7
2013-04-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2013-04-25	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-04-25	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (823160)
2013-04-25	Senate	Read 2nd time
2013-04-25	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 726
2013-04-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2013-04-25	Senate	Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Health Policy; Judiciary; Appropriations
2013-04-15	Senate	Received
2013-04-12	Senate	Referred to Community Affairs; Health Policy; Judiciary; Appropriations
2013-04-11	Senate	In Messages
2013-04-04	House	CS passed; YEAS 75 NAYS 43
2013-04-04	House	Read 3rd time
2013-04-02	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-04-02	House	Read 2nd time
2013-03-29	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/02/13
2013-03-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-03-11	House	CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time
2013-03-11	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-03-07	House	CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 5
2013-03-05	House	On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 03/07/13, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-02-21	House	Now in State Affairs Committee
2013-02-20	House	Favorable by Local and Federal Affairs Committee; YEAS 10 NAYS 7
2013-02-13	House	On Committee agenda-- Local and Federal Affairs Committee, 02/20/13, 4:00 pm, Webster Hall
2013-02-12	House	Referred to Local and Federal Affairs Committee; State Affairs Committee
2013-02-07	House	Filed

S0726 (Similar To) 2013-04-25 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 655 (Ch. 2013-200)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
218	077		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/655
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/Amendment/445995/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/Amendment/823160/HTML
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/Amendment/489206/HTML
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/Amendment/942696/HTML
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/Amendment/459093/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/FloorVotes/x1DPZgsz26nB9XLmZGlrxaUYnBE%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130404%2FHouseVote%5Fh0655c1073%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/FloorVotes/LR5Xe4t8h7U%3DPL%3DXvzkxHcl1dQ%3DPL%3DP%3DPL%3Do%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130404%2FHouseVote%5Fh0655c1074%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/FloorVotes/xMnamFjWiSJbGYV4VmyyGeTjo9Q%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130426%2FSenateVote%5Fh0655c1027%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/FloorVotes/YTaqZieDaYFcSeYrzOBws%3DPL%3DK58sA%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130426%2FSenateVote%5Fh0655c1065%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/FloorVotes/v28g6mlBynIhwPS%2F7xDtmPJioB8%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130426%2FSenateVote%5Fh0655c1066%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0655/FloorVotes/cwo9Bg1g78T9%2FqRK7OeFtI1E6pM%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130502%2FHouseVote%5Fh0655c1434%2EPDF