Florida House Bill 837 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Passed on March 28 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-28 - Chapter No. 2016-137, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Exempting a foster child from specified eligibility provisions; providing that a student enrolled in a transition-to-work program is eligible for a John M. McKay Scholarship; creating a transition-to-work program for specific students enrolled in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; exempting a John M. McKay Scholarship award from a specified funding calculation, etc.

Education Programs for Individuals with Disabilities

House Education Committee	Rep. Michael Bileca [R]	Rep. Robert Cortes [R]	Sen. Frank Artiles [R]
Rep. Brad Drake [R]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]	Rep. Debbie Mayfield [R]	Sen. Ray Rodrigues [R]
Rep. Patrick Rooney [R]

2016-03-09 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#846 (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-09 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#14 (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#564 (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-28		Chapter No. 2016-137, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
2016-03-25		Approved by Governor
2016-03-11		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2016-03-09	House	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2016-03-09	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0
2016-03-09	House	Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (495394)
2016-03-09	House	Was taken up
2016-03-09	House	In returning messages
2016-03-09	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
2016-03-09	Senate	Read 3rd time
2016-03-08	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2016-03-08	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (495394)
2016-03-08	Senate	Read 2nd time
2016-03-08	Senate	Substituted for CS/SB 1088
2016-03-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2016-03-08	Senate	Withdrawn from Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
2016-02-23	Senate	Received
2016-02-23	Senate	Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
2016-02-23	Senate	In Messages
2016-02-18	House	CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0
2016-02-18	House	Read 3rd time
2016-02-17	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2016-02-17	House	Read 2nd time
2016-02-15	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/16
2016-02-08	House	CS by Education Committee read 1st time
2016-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-05	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2016-02-04	House	CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2016-02-02	House	On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
2016-01-28	House	Now in Education Committee
2016-01-28	House	Favorable by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
2016-01-26	House	On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/16, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall
2016-01-12	House	Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee
2016-01-12	House	Favorable by Choice and Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2016-01-12	House	Introduced
2016-01-08	House	On Committee agenda-- Choice and Innovation Subcommittee, 01/12/16, 1:30 pm, 306 HOB
2015-12-10	House	Referred to Choice and Innovation Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
2015-12-01	House	Filed

S1088 (Same As) 2016-03-08 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137), HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
H5003 (Similar To) 2016-03-18 - Chapter No. 2016-62, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 499 (Ch. 2016-128), CS/CS/CS/HB 589 (Ch. 2016-130), CS/CS/HB 719 (Ch. 2016-58), CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137), CS/CS/HB 1083 (Ch. 2016-140), CS/HB 1335 (Ch. 2016-147), HB 5001 (Ch. 2016-66), HB 5101 (Ch. 2016-65), CS/HB 7003 (Ch. 2016-3), HB 7027 (Ch. 2016-181), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), CS/CS/HB 7061 (Ch. 2016-239), CS/SB 1322 (Ch. 2016-152)
H0835 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137)
S0824 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137)
S1166 (Similar To) 2016-03-04 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137), HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
S1522 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137)
S2502 (Similar To) 2016-02-11 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 719 (Ch. 2016-58), CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137), HB 5001 (Ch. 2016-66), HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237), CS/CS/HB 7061 (Ch. 2016-239)
H7029 (Similar To) 2016-04-14 - Chapter No. 2016-237, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2016-137), HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1002	39		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	41		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1004	935		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1007	271		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1011	61		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/837
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0837/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0837/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0837/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0837/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0837/Amendment/819355/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0837/Amendment/495394/HTML
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0837/Vote/HouseVote_h0837c1564.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0837/Vote/SenateVote_h0837c1014.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0837/Vote/HouseVote_h0837c1846.PDF