How To Track a Legislative Bill
Call Your Local Legislator's Office. Aides can provide details on the bill, at what point the bill is in the legislative pipeline and sometimes even authorities' pro and con on the bill.
Visit the Florida Legislator's Website.Visit "Online Sunshine" at www.leg.state.fl.us/ to search for House and/or Senate bills. Select the seal for one of the congressional chambers. On the House of Representatives site, a floating "Find a Bill" tab will appear on the right side of the page. On the Senate site, there is a link to register for an account to track bills.
Additional Tips:
(1) Senate bills will have even numbers; House bills have odd numbers.
(2) Each bill has a history that tells what occurred at each stop in the process of going to the full House and Senate for vote.
(3) Only one in four bills becomes law, and many bills get significantly altered throughout their lifecycle.
(4) To get the most accurate information on its present state, review the last action taken on a bill.
(5) The staff for a particular bill's sponsor can tell you what has happened to it.
(4) You can sign up for automatic notifications for the bill(s) you are following.
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