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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AS OF APRIL 1, 2005
Bill to raise the health insurance benefit
to $7
Bill to raise the retirement multiplier
from 1.6% to 2%
Bill to Extend the DROP for all Administrators
Bill to raise the
health insurance benefit to $7
Senate Bill
2266 (raises the health supplement from $5 to $7) filed by Al Lawson
from Tallahassee 850 487-5086
lawson.alfred.web@flsenate.gov has been assigned to two
committees. The Government Oversight Committee has already passed the
Bill with a 5 – 0 vote.
SB 2266 has been
co-sponsored by Victor Crist of Tampa 850 487-5068
crist.victor.web@flsenate.gov, Paula Dockery from Lakeland 850
487-5040
dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov, and Nancy Argenziano from Crystal
River 850 487-5017
argenziano.nancy.web@flsenate.gov.
Now SB 2266 goes to
the Ways and Means Committee chaired by Lisa Carlton from Tamiami
Trail, Osprey. Other committee members are: JD Alexander from Lake
Wales 850 487-5044
alexander.jd.web@flsenate.gov; Jeffrey Atwater from North Palm
Beach 850 487-5100
atwater.jeff.web@flsenate.gov; Charlie Clary from Panama City 850
487-5009
clary.charlie.web@flsenate.gov; Victor Crist from Tampa 850
487-5068
crist.victor.web@flsenate.gov; Mike Fasano from New Port Richey
850 487-5062
fasanao.mike.web@flsenate.gov; James King from Jacksonville 850
487-5030
king.james.web@flsenate.gov; Ken Pruitt from Port St. Lucie 850
487-5088
pruitt.ken.web@flsenate.gov; Burt Saunders from Cape Coral 850
487-5124
saunders.burt.web@flsenate.gov; Alex Villalobos from Miami 850
487-5130
villalobos.alex.web@flsenate.gov.
SB 2266 is
assigned only to the above two committees.
House Bill
781 (Companion to Senate Bill 2266) filed by Bob Allen from Orlando
850 488-4669
bob.allen@myfloridahouse.gov has been assigned to four
committees. The Governmental Operations (SAC) committee has already
passed the bill with a 6 – 0 vote.
HB 781 has been
co-sponsored by Loranne Ausley from Tallahassee 850 488-0965
loranne.ausley@myfloridahouse.gov, Mary Brandenburg from West Palm
Beach 850 488-0260
mary.brandenburg@myfloridahouse.gov, Kenneth Gottlieb from Miramar
850 488-0145
ken.gottlieb@myfloridahouse.gov , Will Kendrick from Carrabelle
850 488-7870
will.kendrick@myfloridahouse.gov, Ray Sansom from Fort Walton
Beach 850 488-1170
ray.sansom@myfloridahouse.gov, Arthenia Joyner from Tampa 850
488-5432
arthenia.joyner@myfloridahouse.gov.
Now HB 781 will go
next to Local Government Council chaired by Ken Sorensen from Marathon
850 488-9965
ken.sorensen@myfloridahouse.gov. Other committee members are
Julio Robaina from Miami 850 488-6506
julio.robaina@myfloridahouse.gov; Tom Anderson from Holiday
850488-8528
tom.anderson@myfloridahouse.gov; Mike Davis from Naples 850
488-1028
mike.davis@myfloridahouse.gov; Terry Field from Jacksonville 850
488-6893
terry.field@myfloridahouse.gov; Matthew Meadows from Lauderhill
850 388-8234 ; Yolly Roberson from Miami 850 488-7088
yolly.roberson@myfloridahouse.gov.
HB 781 is also
assigned to two additional committees: State Administrative Council
and Fiscal Council.
Bill to raise the retirement
multiplier from 1.6% to 2%
Senate Bill
1266 was filed by Dennis Jones from Seminole
850 487-5065
jones.dennis.web@flsenate.gov. As of today, this bill has
been co-sponsored only by Victor Crist from Tampa 850 487-5068
crist.victor@myfloridahouse.gov.
This Bill has been
assigned to three committees: Education Committee, chaired by Evelyn
Lynn of Ormond Beach 850 487-5033
lynn.evelyn.web@flsenate.gov, Government Diversity and
Productivities Committee chaired by Nancy Argenziano from Crystal
River 850 487-5017
argenziano.nancy.web@flsenate.gov, and Ways and Means Committee
chaired by Lisa Carlton from Tamiami Trail, Osprey 850 487-5081
carlton.lisa.web@flsenate.gov
As of today
SB 1265 has not been scheduled or heard from any of the above three
committees.
House Bill
563 (Companion to
Senate Bill 1266) filed by Joe Pickens from Palatka
850 488-0665
joe.pickens@myfloridahouse.gov has been assigned to four
committees:
Governmental
Operations (SAC) chaired by Jeff Kottkamp from Cape Coral 850 488-7433
jeff.kottkamp@myfloridahouse.gov, Pre K-12 (EDC) chaired by Ralph
Arza from Hialeah 850 488-1683
ralph.arza@myfloridahouse.gov, Fiscal Council chaired by Joe
Negron from Stuart 850 488-8832
joe.negron@myfloridahouse.gov, and State Administrative Council
chaired by Don Brown from Okaloosa 850 4884726
donald.brown@myfloridahouse.gov.
HB 563 has been
co-sponsored by: Bob Allen from Merritt Island, Thad Altman from
Melbourne, Mary Brandenburg from West Palm Beach, Mike Davis from
Naples, Frank Farkas from St Petersburg, Ken Gottlieb from Miramar,
Sheri Mclnvale from Orlando, Mitch Needelman from Palm Bay, Pat
Patterson from DeLand, Trey Traviesa from Brandon, Ari Abraham Port
from Coral Springs, and Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff from Fort Lauderdale.
As of today
HB 563 has not been scheduled or heard from any of the above four
committees.
Bill to
Extend the DROP for all Administrators
Senate Bill
788 was filed by Charlie Clary of Destin 850
487-5009
clary.charlie.web@flsenate.gov. As of today this bill has been
co-sponsored by Victor Crist from Tampa 850 487-5068
crist.victor.web@flsenate.gov, and Paula Dockery of Lakeland 850
487-5040
dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov.
This Bill has been
assigned to four committees: Education (see SB 1266 above), Ways and
Means (see SB 2266 above), Governmental Oversight and Productivity
Committee chaired by Nancy Argenziano from Crystal River 850 487-5017
argenziano.nancy.web@flsenate.gov, and the Rules Calendar chaired
by Ken Pruitt from Port St. Lucie 850 487-5080
pruitt.ken.web@flsenate.gov.
As of today SB 788
has not been scheduled or heard from any of the above committees.
House Bill
1097 (Companion to SB 788) filed by Ralph Arza from Hialeah
850 488-1683
ralph.arza@myfloridahouse.gov has been assigned to three
Committees: Government Operations (SAC), Fiscal Council, and
Administrative Council (see HB 563 above).
As of today
HB 1097 has not been scheduled or hear from any of the above three
committees.
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