Children's Initiative Projects
Summary
Children's Initiative Projects; Revises objectives for specified working groups within Florida Children's Initiatives; provides that initiatives are administratively housed in DCF; exempts initiatives from control, supervision, or direction by DCF or any state department; requires initiatives to be managed by not-for-profit corporations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Signed Jun 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023 · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
May 2, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Jun 22, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LaVon Bracy Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Nixon
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Eskamani
DDemocratic
Co
Ashley Gantt
DDemocratic
Co
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Benjamin
DDemocratic
Co
Dianne Hart-Lowman
DDemocratic
Co
Dotie Joseph
DDemocratic
Co
FB
Fabián Basabe
RRepublican
Co
Fred Hawkins
RRepublican
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
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