Florida House Bill 1479 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died on Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Assigns duties to Florida Council on Arts & Culture relating to promotion of poetry & recommendations for appointment of State Poet Laureate; creates honorary position of State Poet Laureate within DOS; provides for acceptance of nominations, qualifications, & recommendation of nominees, & appointment of State Poet Laureate; provides terms & process for filling vacancies; specifies that any former poet laureate becomes State Poet Laureate Emeritus; provides that State Poet Laureate & State Poet Laureate Emeritus shall serve without compensation; authorizes DOS to adopt rules.

State Poet Laureate

Rep. Bryan Nelson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-09		Died on Calendar
2012-02-22		Placed on Calendar -HJ 739
2012-02-22		Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 739
2012-02-20		On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/22/12, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2012-02-14		Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 603
2012-02-14		Favorable by Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 603
2012-02-10		On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/14/12, 11:30 am, 404 HOB
2012-01-31		Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 321
2012-01-31		Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 321
2012-01-27		On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2012-01-12		Introduced -HJ 210
2012-01-12		Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 210
2012-01-11		Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
265	285		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1479
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1479/BillText/Filed/PDF