Florida House Bill 197 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates Veterans Employment Small Business Grant Program within DVA; directs Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., to administer program; authorizes corporation to accept & administer moneys appropriated for grants; limits amount small business may receive; requires small business to apply to & enter into agreement with corporation to receive grants; requires corporation to notify appropriate regional small business development center of small business's participation; provides for termination of program; authorizes DVA to adopt rules; provides appropriation.

Small Business Financial Assistance

Rep. Daisy Baez [D]

Rep. John Cortes [D]

Rep. Joseph Geller [D]

Rep. Emily Slosberg-King [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-05	House	Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
2017-05-05	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-03-07	House	Introduced
2017-01-23	House	Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee
2017-01-09	House	Filed

S0152 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
295	231		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/197
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0197/BillText/Filed/PDF