2022 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1658: Executive Appointments

Legislative Summary

Requiring that the executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement be appointed subject to a majority vote of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor on the prevailing side; requiring the appointment of the secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection be subject to the concurrence of three members of the Cabinet or confirmation by the Senate; requiring the Governor to notify the Cabinet and the President of the Senate in writing of the method of confirmation; requiring that the executive director of the Department of Veterans' Affairs be appointed subject to a majority vote of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor on the prevailing side, etc.

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Bill History

1/6/2022
Filed
Senate
1/12/2022
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Rules
Senate
1/13/2022
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/18/22, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
Senate
1/14/2022
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/20/22, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Received
Senate
1/18/2022
Introduced
Senate
1/26/2022
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
1/31/2022
CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 4 NAYS 1
Senate
2/1/2022
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/1/2022
Now in Rules
Senate
2/1/2022
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/2/2022
CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
Senate
2/3/2022
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 4
Senate
2/3/2022
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
2/7/2022
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/10/22
Senate
2/10/2022
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/10/2022
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/10/2022
CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 12
Senate
2/10/2022
Immediately certified
Senate
2/10/2022
In Messages
House of Representatives
3/7/2022
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
3/7/2022
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2022)
House of Representatives
3/7/2022
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
CS passed; YEAS 77, NAYS 34
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
Ordered enrolled
Senate
3/10/2022
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/10/2022
Approved by Governor
3/11/2022
Chapter No. 2022-14

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #731196

1/28/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#845
3/9/2022
77
Yea
34
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#4
2/10/2022
26
Yea
12
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
2/3/2022
12
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
1/31/2022
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/11/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Bean
Aaron Bean
Republican

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/10/20227.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/1/20227.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/20222.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/3/2022436.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/1/2022436.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/1/2022436.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/14/2022229.8 KB