State Park Fee Waivers and Discounts
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HB 853 — State Park Fee Waivers and Discounts
Last action — Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
State Park Fee Waivers and Discounts; Requires Division of Recreation & Parks within DEP to provide specified state park fee waiver & discount to persons, corporations, or agencies that operate group homes & to certain out-of-home caregivers.
Bill Text
- Introduced H 853 Filed Current pdf
Action History
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Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Received
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Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
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In Messages
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Passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20
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Placed on Calendar
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Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
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Now in State Affairs Committee
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Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/20, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
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Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
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Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, 12 HOB
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Introduced
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Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
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Filed
Sponsors
- James Buchanan · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Buchanan, James Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 74 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 110 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Polo | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Cortes | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Valdes | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Not Voting |
| Jacobs | — | Not Voting |
| Cummings | — | Not Voting |
| Duran | — | Not Voting |
| Omphroy | — | Not Voting |
| Williams | — | Not Voting |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Not Voting |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Chad | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 0% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (23)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clemons | — | Not Voting |
| Drake | — | Not Voting |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Not Voting |
| Latvala | — | Not Voting |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Not Voting |
| Jacobs | — | Not Voting |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 0% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Not Voting |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Chad | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Not Voting |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 853 do?
- State Park Fee Waivers and Discounts; Requires Division of Recreation & Parks within DEP to provide specified state park fee waiver & discount to persons, corporations, or agencies that operate group homes & to certain out-of-home caregivers.
- Who sponsors HB 853?
- HB 853 is sponsored by Buchanan, James (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 853?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 853?
- Track HB 853 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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