FL S1632 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see SM 1080 (Adopted)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Designating March 25, 2013, the 40th anniversary of the end of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War, as a legal holiday; requiring the Department of Veterans' Affairs to collaborate with Florida's veterans' organizations and their local posts and chapters to administratively promote and support the efforts of counties, municipalities, and veterans' organizations that voluntarily hold special community events commemorating the 40th anniversary of the end of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War; providing for creation of a separate account within the Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund of the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the deposit of private donations to fund grants to counties, municipalities, and veterans' organizations that voluntarily hold activities in support of such commemoration; creating the Vietnam Veterans license plate, etc.

Tracking Information

Register now for our free OneVote public service or GAITS Pro trial account and you can begin tracking this and other legislation, all driven by the real-time data of the LegiScan API. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process.

Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search.

Title

40th Anniversary/End of the United States' Involvement in the Vietnam War

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-09 Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see SM 1080 (Adopted)
2012-02-07 CS by Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time -SJ 335
2012-02-03 Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
2012-02-03 Now in Budget -SJ 326
2012-02-02 Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2012-02-01 CS by Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 326
2012-01-27 On Committee agenda-- Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/01/12, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
2012-01-17 Introduced -SJ 223
2012-01-17 Referred to Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Budget -SJ 223
2012-01-06 Filed

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
32008056Amended CodeSee Bill Text
32008058Amended CodeSee Bill Text
68301Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources


Bill Comments

feedback