Military Affairs

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Military Affairs; Redesignating the official state flagship as the S.S. American Victory; updating a reference to federal law relating to the designation of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as the state approving agency for veterans’ education and training; renaming the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program administered by Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., as the Veterans Florida Opportunity Program; requiring Florida is for Veterans, Inc., and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to enter into a grant agreement, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,500,000

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 26, 2025SenateFiled
2. Mar 6, 2025CommitteeReferred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
3. Mar 10, 2025SenateIntroduced
4. Mar 20, 2025CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
5. Mar 25, 2025CommitteeCS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security6–0 vote
6. Mar 26, 2025SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
7. Mar 26, 2025CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
8. Mar 27, 2025CommitteeCS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
9. May 3, 2025SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
10. Jun 16, 2025CommitteeDied in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 116 (Ch. 2025-146 ), CS/CS/CS/SB 1662 (Ch. 2025-155 ) · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• Jay CollinsR Primary sponsor · District 14
• Ma Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Sponsoring committee