2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1280: Military Affairs

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Filed
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/25/2025
CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Senate
3/26/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Senate
3/27/2025
CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #316166

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #259822

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
3/25/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/26/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jay Collins
Jay Collins
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/26/202532.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/26/202528.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025427.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025376.6 KB