Disaster Relief
Summary
Disaster Relief; Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to waive or reduce match requirements for certain local governments; authorizing the refund of ad valorem taxes for residential improvements rendered uninhabitable by certain hurricanes; providing for the extension and suspension of payments and discounts of certain taxes and assessments; requiring the Division of Emergency Management and local governments to enter into certain agreements to receive specified funds; providing for the organization and operation of the Florida Emergency Management Assistance Foundation within the division, etc. APPROPRIATION: $751,500,000
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Dec 2022
Senate Passage
Dec 2022
House Passage
Dec 2022
Signed into Law
Dec 2022
Introduced Dec 12, 2022
Signed Dec 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Dec 13, 2022 · House Dec 14, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Dec 13, 2022
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Dec 16, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Dec 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Dec 13, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Dec 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Dec 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (541526)
upper
Dec 12, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
upper
Dec 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 12/12/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Dec 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Dec 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/12/22, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Dec 9, 2022
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Travis Hutson
RRepublican
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