Department of Economic Opportunity
Summary
Department of Economic Opportunity; Renaming the executive director of the Department of Economic Opportunity as the Secretary of Economic Opportunity; revising the application process and funding for development grants awarded by the department to local governments; requiring the department to implement an integrated, modular system hosted in a cloud service, rather than an integrated Internet-based system, for the reemployment assistance program; revising the timeline for employers’ responses to notices of benefits claims sent by the department, etc.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2021
Last action Apr 22, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1463 (Ch. 2021-25)
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
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