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The Florida Legislature THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE Bill Galvano Jose Oliva President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives March 15, 2020 The Honorable Jose Oliva Speaker, House of Representatives The Honorable Bill Galvano President of the Senate Dear Mr. Speaker and Mr. President: Your Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on HB 5005, same being: An act relating to collective bargaining. having met, and after full and free conference, do recommend to their respective houses as follows: 1. That the Senate recede from its Amendment 251554. 2. That the Senate and House of Representatives adopt the Conference Committee Amendment attached hereto, and by reference made a part of this report. The Honorable Jose Oliva The Honorable Bill Galvano March 15, 2020 Page 2 Representative W. Travis Cummings, Chair Representative Bryan Avila Representative Ben Diamond Representative Dane Eagle Representative Heather Fitzenhagen Representative Evan Jenne Representative Mike La Rosa Representative Kionne L. McGhee Representative Ray Wesley Rodrigues Representative David Santiago Representative Chris Sprowls Representative Richard Stark Representative Charlie Stone Representative Jennifer Mae Sullivan Managers on the part of the House of Representatives HB 5005 The Honorable Jose Oliva The Honorable Bill Galvano March 15, 2020 Page 3 Senator Rob Bradley, Chair Senator Ben Albritton Senator Dennis Baxley Senator Aaron Bean Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto Senator Lori Berman Senator Lauren Book Senator Randolph Bracy Senator Rob Bradley Senator Jeff Brandes Senator Oscar Braynon II Senator Doug Broxson Senator Janet Cruz Senator Manny Diaz Senator Gary M. Farmer Senator Anitere Flores Senator George B. Gainer Senator Audrey Gibson Senator Joe Gruters Senator Gayle Harrell Senator Ed Hooper Senator Travis Hutson Senator Tom Lee Senator Debbie Mayfield Senator Bill Montford Senator Kathleen Passidomo Senator Keith Perry Senator Jason W. B. Pizzo Senator Bobby Powell Senator Kevin J. Rader Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez Senator Darryl Ervin Rouson Senator David Simmons Senator Wilton Simpson Senator Kelli Stargel Senator Linda Stewart Senator Annette Taddeo Senator Perry E. Thurston HB 5005 The Honorable Jose Oliva The Honorable Bill Galvano March 15, 2020 Page 4 Senator Victor M. Torres Senator Tom A. Wright Conferees on the part of the Senate HB 5005 SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ACTION Page 5 The Conference Committee Amendment for HB 5005, relating to collective bargaining, resolves the collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and the bargaining representatives for state employees for the 2020-2021 fiscal year that have not been resolved in the General Appropriations Act or other legislation. The amendment does not change substantive law. .
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