Benefits, Training, and Employment for Veterans and their Spouses
Summary
Benefits, Training, and Employment for Veterans and their Spouses; Requiring the Economic Development Programs Evaluation to include a periodic analysis of the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program; revising the duties of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., respectively, to include the provision of certain assistance to veterans’ spouses; requiring the Department of Health to waive certain fees for veterans and their spouses under certain circumstances; establishing the Office of Veteran Licensure Services within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, etc. APPROPRIATION: $399,565
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action May 2, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vic Torres
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby Powell
DDemocratic
Co
BÁ
Bryan Ávila
RRepublican
Co
Corey Simon
RRepublican
Co
Gayle Harrell
RRepublican
Co
Geri Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Brodeur
RRepublican
Co
Jay Collins
RRepublican
Co
Lauren Book
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Stewart
DDemocratic
Co
Rosalind Osgood
DDemocratic
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