Department of Economic Opportunity
Summary
Department of Economic Opportunity; Establishes Office of Secretary & Office of Economic Accountability & Transparency; revises application process & funding for Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Fund; revises application process & funding for development grants awarded by DEO to local governments; removes provision providing individuals who voluntarily leave work as result of circumstances relating to domestic violence are ineligible for benefits; requires DEO to implement integrated, modular system hosted in cloud service for reemployment assistance program; revises timeline for employers' responses to notices of benefits claims sent by DEO; authorizes employers to initiate employer-assisted claims relating to mass separations; authorizes claimants to request DEO to reconsider monetary determination.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Apr 2, 2021
Signed May 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
38–0
Passed
Total votes 38
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
57
Key actions
17
Committee
21
Amendments
4
May 7, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 759951 adopted
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 495263 filed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 813723 filed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 877777 filed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 759951 filed
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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