Florida 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 1656 — Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund

Last action — Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund; Requiring the Chief Financial Officer to annually certify the amount of unencumbered and undispersed endowment funds which reverts to the endowment’s principal by a specified date; allocating a portion of the reverted funds to the board of trustees of the University of South Florida; requiring that such funds be used to support the university’s Health Heart Institute, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

  2. Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

  3. Favorable by Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  4. On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  5. Introduced

  6. Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations

  7. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 3000
Unaffiliated 3001
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Broxson — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Hutson — Not Voting
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea

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Subjects

finance healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1656 do?
Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund; Requiring the Chief Financial Officer to annually certify the amount of unencumbered and undispersed endowment funds which reverts to the endowment’s principal by a specified date; allocating a portion of the reverted funds to the board of trustees of the University of South Florida; requiring that such funds be used to support the university’s Health Heart Institute, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1656?
SB 1656 is sponsored by Gruters, Joe (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1656?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SB 1656?
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