Commerce and Tourism

>>Chair Leek: COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND TOURISM WILL COME TO ORDER, CALL THE ROLL. >>Chair Leek: HERE. >>Vice Chair Arrington: HERE. >>Sen. Bracy Davis: >>Sen. Davis: EXCUSED. >>Sen. DiCeglie: >>Sen. Mayfield: >>Sen. McClain: >>Sen. Smith: >>Sen. Wright: >>Sen. Yarborough: >> A QUORUM IS PRESENT. >>Chair Leek: SENATOR DAVIS IS EXCUSED, SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ANYONE WISHING TO. >>Rep. Yarkosky: COMPLETE AN APPEARANCE FORM AND HAND IT TO A MEMBER OF THE SERGEANTS OFFICE, SHOULD YOU WAIVE YOUR TIME YOUR POSITION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING RECORDS, WE WILL FIRST TURN TO TAB FOUR BY SENATOR BURTON. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT SENATE BILL 1338. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. UNDER GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SB 1338 SEEKS TO FURTHER PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT IN FLORIDA THAT ENCOURAGES CHARITABLE GIVING. THERE ARE TWO SECTIONS OF THIS BILL TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, ONE REFERRED TO AS THE STATE GUARDIAN ENDOWMENT GIFTS ACT THAN THE OTHER AS THE CHARITIES PROTECTION ACT. WHEN A DONOR GIVES A GIFT TO A CHARITIES ENDOWMENT WITH A WRITTEN AGREEMENT OF HOW IT WILL BE USED THERE IS OFTEN NO RECOURSE FOR THE DONOR IF THE AGREEMENT IS VIOLATED. THE ACT PROVIDES A LEGAL PATHWAY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF WRITTEN ENDOWMENT AGREEMENTS WHICH ENCOURAGES GIVING AND BENEFITS DONORS CHARITIES AND MANY INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE CHARITY PROTECTION ACT ENSURES ANY FILING OR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED ON CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IS APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND I WILL TELL YOU THE PROPONENTS OF THIS PARTICULAR BILL DID NOT REALIZE WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO CARRY THIS BILL I HAVE A HISTORY OF LEADING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA SO LITTLE DID THEY KNOW IT WAS A PERFECT ISSUE TO BRING TO ME. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CONCERNS IF SOMEBODY ENDOWS A SIGNIFICANT FUND OF MONEY TO A CHARITY AND WANT TO KNOW THOSE FUNDS WILL BE EXPENDED IN A WAY THEY AGREED THEY WILL BE EXPENDED AND ADDITIONALLY WE WANT TO PROTECT CHARITIES AND THE WORK THEY ARE DOING SO THAT IS THE BILL. >>Chair Leek: MEMBERS ARE THERE QUESTIONS OF THE SPONSOR? ANY QUESTIONS OF THE SPONSOR, SEEING NO QUESTIONS THERE IS AN APPEARANCE FORM, BILL OSMOLSKI SPEAKING FOR. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED SIR. >> CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND TOURISM THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT TESTIMONY ON SENATE BILL 1338, I AM THE DIRECTOR OF POLICY RESEARCH AND PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE. THE ROUNDTABLE IS A COMMUNITY OF DONORS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING LIBERTY OPPORTUNITY AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE CHARITABLE GIVING RED DONORS CONSIST OF PRIVATE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY FOUNDATIONS NATIONWIDE INCLUDING IN FLORIDA. WE'VE OBSERVED THE GROWING TREND WITH DONORS CONTRIBUTING TO NONPROFIT ENDOWMENTS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE ONLY TO HAVE THAT AGREEMENT IGNORED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN BY THE TERM DONOR INTENT. DONORS FIND THEMSELVES WITHOUT ANY WAY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFERS NOT TO PURSUE CASES AND THE REASONS VARY BUT IT IS DUE TO BEING A LOWER PRIORITY OR BECAUSE THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 1338 CORRECTS THIS BY PROVIDING A LEGAL PATHWAY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ENDOWMENT AGREEMENTS AND GIVES DONORS LEGAL STANDING WHICH FLORIDIANS CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE TO ENSURE DISAGREEMENTS OVER INTENT ARE RESOLVED IN A PRODUCTION AND BENEFICIAL MANNER. IDEALLY THE DONOR AND RECIPIENT WILL COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT PURSUING LITIGATION AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IN 1338 DO THE FUNDS RETURNED TO THE DONOR. BECAUSE OF THIS FRAMEWORK SENATE BILL 1338 HONORS INTENT WHILE PROTECTING THE DONORS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THEY SUPPORT RICK WITH THIS ASSURANCE DONORS WILL BE FAR MORE INCLINED TO GIVE GENEROUSLY OF THE RESOURCES THAN THEY WILL BE WITHOUT THE SAFEGUARDS THIS BILL OFFERS THEREFORE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE WANTS TO GO ON THE RECORD EXPRESSING OUR SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 1338, THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE. >>Chair Leek: APPRECIATE IT. SEEING NO QUESTIONS YOU ARE WELCOME TO SIT DOWN. MEMBERS IS THEIR DEBATE? ANY DEBATE, SEEING NO DEBATE SENATOR BURTON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON THE BILL. >>Sen. Burton: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. AND MEMBERS I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR FAVORABLE VOTE. >>Chair Leek: CALL THE ROLL ON SENATE BILL 1338. >>Sen. Bracy Davis: YES. >>Sen. Davis: YES. >>Sen. DiCeglie: >>Sen. Mayfield: >>Sen. McClain: >>Sen. Smith: >>Sen. Wright: >>Sen. Yarborough: >>Vice Chair Arrington: YES. >>Chair Leek: YES, BY YOUR VOTE SHOW SENATE BILL 1338 REPORTED FAVORABLY. >>Sen. Burton: THANK YOU. >>Chair Leek: I EXPECT MOST OF YOU OUT HERE ARE TO TESTIFY ON SEN. MCCLAIN'S LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES BUT AS A COURTESY I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE SENATOR HAS ASKED THAT BE TEMPORARILY POSTPONED SO SHOW 1334 TEMPORARILY POSTPONED. ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP, TAKE UP TAB 1. COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 1080 BY SENATOR DICEGLIE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE BILL. >>Sen. DiCeglie: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. AND GOOD MORNING. SENATE BILL 1080 REQUIRES THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ADOPT RULES PROVIDING CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THEY MAY MAKE RECOMMENDATION PAYMENT FOR A SUB TIER CONTRACTOR INCLUDING SPECIFIED CONDITIONS WITH AMOUNTS PAID TO THE SUBCONTRACTED DEDUCTED IN THE AMOUNT PAID TO THE SUBCONTRACTOR, THAT IS THE BILL. >>Chair Leek: ARE THERE QUESTIONS OF THE SPONSOR, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SPONSOR, SEEING NO QUESTIONS OF THE SPONSOR ARE THEIR APPEARANCE FORMS, THERE ARE, DAN HURTADO IS SPEAKING FOR. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED SIR. >> THANK YOU. AND I AM PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, AN INDUSTRY REPRESENTING ROAD AND BRIDGE CONTRACTORS AND I SPENT 20 YEARS WORKING WITH FDOT CULMINATING IN A CHIEF ENGINEER FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. CIRCUMSTANCES CONTEMPLATED IN THIS BILL ARE UNCOMMON, IN FACT THEY ARE UNCOMMON TO THE POINT OF BEING RARE BUT THEY HAPPEN OFTEN ENOUGH WE ARE IN FAVOR OF HAVING A STATUTORY REMEDY SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Chair Leek: NEXT UP WE HAVE LIEUTENANT CHIP DENMARK WAIVING IN SUPPORT. THAT CONCLUDES THE APPEARANCE FORMS, WE ARE IN DEBATE, IS THERE DEBATE? SEEING NO DEBATE SEN. DICEGLIE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE. >>Sen. DiCeglie: THANK YOU CHAIRMAN, I WAIVE CLOSE. >>Chair Leek: CALL THE ROLL ON SENATE BILL 1080. >>Sen. Bracy Davis: >>Sen. Davis: >>Sen. DiCeglie: >>Sen. Mayfield: >>Sen. McClain: >>Sen. Smith: >>Sen. Wright: >>Sen. Yarborough: >>Vice Chair Arrington: YES. >>Chair Leek: YES, BY YOUR VOTE PLEASE SHOW COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 1080 REPORTED FAVORABLY. MEMBERS THIS NEXT MOVE TO TAB FIVE BY SENATOR YARBOROUGH. >>Sen. Yarborough: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA. I DO HAVE A STRIKE ALL AMENDMENT MR. CHAIR IF WE COULD DO THAT AT YOUR PLEASURE. >>Chair Leek: PLEASE DO. >>Sen. Yarborough: THANK YOU. >>Chair Leek: A MINUTE BARCODE 713164. >>Sen. Yarborough: EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID, THANK YOU. THE AMENDMENT REQUIRES SECONDHAND METAL RECYCLERS AND PAWNBROKERS TO SUBMIT TRANSACTION DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR STATEWIDE DATA SHARING PURPOSES. UNDER CURRENT LAW THESE ENTITIES SUBMIT INJECTION DATA ONLY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LIMITING ACCESS TO INVESTIGATORS IN THE RECEIVING AGENCIES JURISDICTION AND AS A RESULT TRANSACTION DATA MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO OFFICIALS ACROSS COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES. THE NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE FUNDS AND SPONSORS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE ALSO CALLED LYNX WHICH IS ACUTE SECURE SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS CROSS JURISDICTIONAL DATA SHARING AND IS AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. SUBMISSION OF THE DATA WOULD ALLOW THE INFORMATION TO BE INTEGRATED INTO LINKS EXPANDING ACCESS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT STATEWIDE FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES, DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION WITH FDLE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHICH HAVE INDICATED SUPPORT FOR THE AMENDMENT. MR. CHAIR THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, I PLAN TO HEAR FROM MANY OF THE STAKEHOLDERS AND MY DOOR IS VERY MUCH OPEN TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS HERE ESPECIALLY WITH THIS BEING THE FIRST STOP SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO INPUT AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE I PUT THAT ON THE RECORD THAT WE WANT TO RECEIVE THE INPUT AND MAKE IT BETTER. >>Chair Leek: MEMBERS I'M GOING TO INVITE YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED SO QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT, NO QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT, THERE IS AN APPEARANCE FORM, JIM McGILL IS WAVING AGAINST FOUR FLORIDA RECYCLERS ASSOCIATION. IS THERE DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? ANY DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT, SEEING NO DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED CLOSE. >>Sen. Yarborough: WAIVE CLOSE. >>Chair Leek: ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING YEA. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED, BACK ON THE BILL. SO NOW MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? SEEING NO QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED OR THEIR APPEARANCE FORMS? AGAIN JIM McGILL WAIVING AGAINST. SEEING NO OTHER APPEARANCE FORMS IS THERE DEBATE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. SEEING NO DEBATE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED, SENATOR YARBOROUGH YOU ARE RECOGNIZED CLOSE. >>Sen. Yarborough: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU COMMITTEE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THIS BILL WAS BROUGHT TO ME AND MY COUNTERPART IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MICHAEL ALSO FROM JACKSONVILLE FROM OUR NEPTUNE BEACH, I WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR IT SO IT'S AN ORGANIC BILL AND AS FAR AS THAT GOES IT WAS BROUGHT TO US FROM SOMEONE AT HOME AND WE ARE TRYING TO TIGHTEN UP ON THE PROCESS OF DATA COLLECTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO MAKE SURE WE CAN PREVENT THEFT AND FRAUD AND THINGS LIKE THAT RELATED TO THESE ENTITIES SO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. >>Chair Leek: CALL THE ROLL ON COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 1582. >>Sen. Bracy Davis: >>Sen. Davis: >>Sen. DiCeglie: >>Sen. Mayfield: >>Sen. McClain: >>Sen. Smith: >>Sen. Wright: >>Sen. Yarborough: >>Vice Chair Arrington: YES. >>Chair Leek: YES, BY YOUR VOTE PLEASE SHOW COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 1582 REPORTED FAVORABLY AND WITH YOUR INDULGENCE I WILL TAKE UP A FAST BILL AND WE BELIEVE THE REST OF THE TIME FOR YOU SO IF YOU DON'T MIND TURNING TO TAB SIX AND PRESENTING SENATE BILL 1672. >> THANK YOU, SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, SENATE BILL 1670 DUKE CREATES THE HOMEBUYER WORKFORCE TAX CREDIT TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN EMPLOYERS TO CLAIM 100 BEEN SENT OF TAX CREDIT FOR MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES TO HELP WITH FIRST TIME FLORIDA HOME PURCHASE AND ALLOWS A TAXPAYER TO RECEIVE AT LEAST $1000, LIMITS THE EMPLOYEE TAX CREDIT TO 5000, WHILE THIS CREDIT WILL BE APPLIED AGAINST CORPORATE INCOME TAXES, CAPS THE CREDITS TO $5 MILLION AND ALLOWS FOR A THREE-YEAR CARRYFORWARD OF UNUSED CREDITS, THAT IS THE BILL MR. CHAIRMAN. >>Chair Leek: ARE THERE QUESTIONS OF THE SPONSOR, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SPONSOR, SEEING NO QUESTIONS THERE IS AN APPEARANCE FORM. COLTON McGILL IN SUPPORT FROM THE FLORIDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MEMBERS IS THERE DEBATE? IS THERE DEBATE, SEEING NO DEBATE SEN. MCCLAIN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON THE BILL. THANK YOU, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON SENATE BILL 1672. >>Sen. Bracy Davis: >>Sen. Davis: >>Sen. DiCeglie: >>Sen. Mayfield: >>Sen. McClain: >>Sen. Smith: >>Sen. Wright: >>Sen. Yarborough: >>Vice Chair Arrington: >>Chair Leek: YES BY YOUR VOTE SHOWED SENATE BILL 1672 REPORTED FAVORABLY AND NOW WE WILL TAKE UP TAB TWO, SENATE BILL 1112 BY SENATOR GARCIA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE BILL. >>Sen. Garcia: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SB 1112 RELATING TO THE FLORIDA LABOR POOL ACT. IN 1990 5F LPA PAST ESTABLISHING UNIFORM STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR LABOR POOLS TO ENSURE LABORERS WERE TREATED FAIRLY IN THEIR RIGHTS UPON THE WORKPLACE. THE BILL DEMANDS AMENDS THE FLPA TO MAKE IT EASIER TO ENFORCE. THE CURRENT ISSUES WITH FLPA ARE FLORIDA BUSINESSES OFTEN WANT TO HIRE HARD-WORKING DAY LABORERS PERMANENTLY AFTER TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS BUT UNDER EXISTING FLPA LABOR POOLS ARE ALLOWED TO COLLECT A REASONABLE PLACEMENT FEE FROM THIRD-PARTY EMPLOYERS, SOMETIMES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN AN EMPLOYER HIRES A WORKER PERMANENTLY. THIS DISCOURAGES PERMANENT HIRING AND LIMITS JOB STABILITY AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR POOLS TO REGISTER, MANY LABOR POOLS OPERATE WITHOUT STRINGENT OVERSIGHT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. UNREGISTERED LABOR POOLS CAN EXPLOIT WORKERS AND DISAPPEAR LEAVING WORKERS UNPAID AND BUSINESSES EXPOSED. THE BILL ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES BY FIRST THE BILL PROHIBITS LABOR POOLS FROM CHARGING FEES WHEN A THIRD-PARTY EMPLOYEE HIRES A WORKER PERMANENTLY REMOVING BARRIERS TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND PROMOTING FREE MARKET HIRING. GOOD WORKERS GET HIRED BUSINESSES STAY STABLE AND FULL-TIME JOBS SUPPORT REENTRY AND PUBLIC SAFETY. IN PARTICULAR I LIKE THIS BILL BECAUSE IT WORKS WITH PEOPLE LEAVING CORRECTIONS INSTITUTIONS AND WANTING TO REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. SECONDLY THE BILL REQUIRES ALL LABOR POOLS OPERATING IN FLORIDA TO REGISTER ANNUALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ENSURING EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC KNOW WHERE THE LABOR POOLS ARE AND HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM. THIS ENCOURAGES ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLPA SO RESPECTFULLY AND HOPEFULLY THESE CHANGES PROMOTE SAFER JOBS, STABLE WORKPLACE AND A STABLE WORK MARKET FOR FLORIDA AND THAT IS THE BILL. >>Chair Leek: MEMBERS, QUESTIONS ON THE BILL. SEEING NO QUESTIONS ON THE BILL THERE ARE APPEARANCE FORMS. FIRST WE HAVE JEAN TUFFETT. MR. TUFFETT, SPEAKING FOR. MR. TUFFETT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >>Chair Leek: THANK YOU CHAIRMAN LEEK AND SENATORS, I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE STAFF OF BEYOND THE BARS, A HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE SYSTEM. WE ARE TRYING TO REENTER SOCIETY AND WE'VE HAD VARIOUS EXPERIENCES WORKING IN THE TEMP INDUSTRY AND WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN THE FLORIDA LABOR POOL ACT TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET JOBS WITH DIGNITY AND REENTER SOCIETY. THE AMENDMENTS ARE STRENGTHENING THE FLORIDA LABOR POOL ACT AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING BOTH THE ORGANIZATION AND THEIR FAMILIES AND MEMBERS WHO STAND TO BENEFIT FROM THE FLORIDA LABOR POOL ACT. >>Chair Leek: THANK YOU MR. TUFFETT. I SEE THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS HERE FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SAY YOUR PIECE BUT I WOULD ASK YOU IF SOMEBODY HAS MADE THE POINTS YOU HAVE MADE YOU CAN ECHO THOSE POINTS QUICKLY BUT APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND YOU WILL HAVE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO HELP US IF YOU CAN I NOT JUST GETTING THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. NEXT WE HAVE JAN CASTRO SPEAKING FOR. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU SENATORS. OKAY. MY NAME IS JAN AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AS WELL AS ALL THE LABORERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WHO PUT IN THE WORK ON MORNINGS NOTICE DAY IN AND DAY OUT WITH LITTLE TO NO PAY AND EVEN LESS PROTECTIONS OFTEN. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SANFORD FLORIDA AND AFTER GRADUATING FROM SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL WITH HONORS I WENT ON TO STUDY NEOLIBERAL ECONOMICS AT THE HIGHEST STANDARD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND I UNDERSTAND DEEPLY THE FINANCIAL ECONOMIC INCENTIVES AND PARADIGMS WHICH HAVE DOMINATED BUSINESS AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING IN AMERICA OVER THE LAST CENTURY. SO IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT THAT I WANT TO SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE FLORIDA LABOR POOL ACT AS IT STANDS NOW. THE FLORIDA LABOR POOL ACT AS IT STANDS NOW DOES NOT FACILITATE PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS, DOES NOT PROMOTE HONEST AND TRANSPARENT BUSINESS PRACTICES AND DOES NOT INCENTIVIZE EMPLOYEES FROM SEEKING RETRIBUTION IN THE CASE THEY WOULD HAVE AN ABUSIVE EMPLOYER OR SUBCONTRACTED CLIENTS AND I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I MYSELF AM A TEMP WORKER AND I WORK IN CONSTRUCTION AND WAREHOUSING AND DEPENDING ON THE CLIENT OR HOST EMPLOYER THE QUALITY OF WORK CAN VARY DRASTICALLY. STANDARDS IN TEMP WORK ARE INSTITUTED ONLY THROUGH GOODWILL WHICH I CAN PERSONALLY TESTIFY IS NOT ENOUGH. THIS IS WHY I AM HERE TODAY TO IMPLORE ALL OF YOU REPRESENTATIVES, ALL YOU SENATORS TO PROTECT US WORKERS, PROTECT THOSE WHO MAINTAIN THE BASE OF OUR ECONOMY AND SOCIETY AT LARGE, PROVIDE THEM WITH PROTECTION IN THE COURT AND PROTECTION IN THE WORKPLACE. NO MATTER WHERE YOU WORK WHO YOU WORK FOR OR WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST WE STRIVE FOR A SENSE OF STABILITY. SO WITHOUT THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THE MOST VULNERABLE OF WORKERS ARE LEFT SHORT TO THE WHIMS AND GOODWILL OF OUR EMPLOYERS. WITHOUT ADOPTING THESE AMENDMENTS WORKERS ARE SUBJECTED TO AN ALREADY VOLATILE LABOR MARKET SO I IMPLORE YOU ALL TO NOT LEAVE US WORKERS WHO RUN THE LOGISTICS OF THIS STATE, WHO BUILD THE SKYSCRAPERS, HOTELS AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR CITIES AND TOWNS, DO NOT LEAVE US HANGING IN THE PRECARIOUSLY OF TEMP WORK AND HELP US DEVELOP SKILLS, SELL OUR SERVICES IN A FREE AND FAIR MARKET AND IMPROVE THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR THE BETTER. SUPPORT THIS BILL AND AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA LABOR POOL ACT. >>Chair Leek: NEXT WE HAVE CLAYTON LEE BLACKFORD. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I'M HERE TO SUPPORT PART OF THIS GROUP, I HEAR EVERYTHING GOING ON HERE AND I HAVE THIS TO SAY TO YOU. WITH THIS WHEN THESE INMATES GET OUT OF PRISON, THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG ARE DEPENDENT ON THE LOVED ONES THAT WERE INCARCERATED TO SUPPORT THEM. TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THEM. TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THEM A FUTURE. HOW CAN THIS BE DONE WHEN WE ARE HELD BACK BY THIS LABOR POOL ACT, WHEN THEY WANT THESE JOBS AND WE DO GOOD FOR A COMPANY AND SHOW THEM WE ARE TRYING TO DO GOOD AND THEY WANT THIS FEE? AND WITH THAT, WE CAN'T GET A GOOD JOB. WE CAN'T GET GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE. THE FAMILIES THAT DEPEND ON US HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG, THEY ARE LIKE YOU AND HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THEM WITH THIS? WE PAID OUR PRICE. WE ARE INCARCERATED FOR MANY YEARS, I WAS. HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN AND MY SONS WHO ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW WHEN I CAN'T DO PROPER THINGS FOR THEM BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION? I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TODAY IF YOU COULD PLEASE HELP US IN ANY WAY YOU CAN. GOD BLESS. >>Chair Leek: THANK YOU SIR, NEXT UP WE HAVE ALFREDO PITINO. MR. PATINO YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU CHAIR AND SENATORS, I WANT TO REITERATE A LITTLE BIT WHAT HAS BEEN SAID BUT BEFORE I SAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO A LOT OF YOUR COLLEAGUES AND SOME OF THEM HAVE ADMITTED THEY HAVE HIRED SOME PERMANENT WORKERS FROM TEMP AGENCIES SO WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF TEMP AGENCIES AND THEIR BENEFICIAL VALUE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME OUT OF THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER I WANT TO SAY THERE ARE ALWAYS BAD ACTORS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO WRANGLE THOSE BAD ACTORS LIKE THERE ARE SOME AIRLINE COMPANIES THAT CHARGE $50 FOR A WINDOW SEAT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION, A LOT OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR SOCIETY, VETERANS DISABLED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE FORMERLY INCARCERATED BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS IT'S NOT JUST $50 THEY ARE CHARGING FOR A WINDOW SEAT, IT'S A PERMANENT JOB AND IN TODAY'S MARKET WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT NEED PERMANENT EMPLOYERS ARE LACKING GOOD TALENT, I THINK WE NEED TO REMOVE THOSE BARRIERS SO WE CAN CREATE A GOOD FUNNEL OF HARD-WORKING PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK AND BUSINESSES WHO NEED THAT. >>Chair Leek: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NEXT WE HAVE FREDDIE PIERRE. MR. PIERRE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY THAT'S IN HERE, APPRECIATE YOU FOR HEARING ME. I AM A TEMP WORKER AND I FEEL LIKE I PAID MY DEBT TO SOCIETY. I AM A FATHER, I AM A HUSBAND AND EVERY MORNING I GO TO WORK NOT KNOWING IF I'M GOING TO GET PICKED OR NOT BUT THE TICKETS I GET AND IT IS REPEAT ALL THE TIME, I FEEL LIKE I WORK HARD. AND I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND MY MOM AND MY DAUGHTER AND MY WIFE, THEY LOOK UP TO ME AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M ALL RIGHT BUT IN MY MIND AS A MAN I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY SO BY ME IN HERE TALKING TO EVERYBODY IN HERE WHEN YOU'RE IN HERE AND YOU COME IN YOU WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND YOU DO YOUR WORK AND YOU ALL HAVE TAKEN CARE OF YOUR FAMILY, THE BIGGEST THING OUT OF EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO LEAVE A LEGACY AND THAT'S THE WAY I'M FEELING RIGHT NOW. I'M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF BUT I COME HERE WITH ALL THE FAMILY I HAVE RIGHT HERE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM ABLE TO GET MY DAUGHTER SOMETHING FOR A LONG TIME EVEN THOUGH I PAID MY DEBT TO SOCIETY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE SO PLEASE, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORKERS THAT WORK HARD. THEY'VE PAID THEIR DEBT AND THEY ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY. IT SHOULDN'T BE LIKE WE ARE CURSED FOREVER EVEN IF WE WAKE UP EVERY MORNING, CATCH THE BUS AND DO THE WORK. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT. >>Chair Leek: JASMINE WILLIAMS. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HEARING ME AND MEMBERS, BARS OUT THIS MORNING. I WANT TO SHARE A STORY WITH YOU TODAY. AFTER BEING INCARCERATED I WORKED HARD TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REENTER THE WORKFORCE. JOBS WERE SACRED AND I TURNED TO TEMP AGENCY BELIEVING THEY WOULD GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY. INSTEAD I FACED DISCRIMINATION, UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND LARGE DEDUCTIONS TIED TO PLACEMENT COSTS, COSTS THAT ULTIMATELY WORK HURT WORKERS TRYING TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. I AM HERE NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR THE MANY WORKERS WHO DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO STAND HERE TODAY. PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK, WANT TO PROVIDE BUT ARE BEING PUSHED FURTHER BEHIND BY UNFAIR PRACTICES THEY DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO CHALLENGE. ADDRESSING PLACEMENT FEES IS ABOUT FAIRNESS AND RESPONSIBILITY. THESE FEES ARE NOT NECESSARILY COMING OUT OF WORKERS POCKETS AT FIRST, THEY ARE OFTEN CHARGED TO BUSINESSES BUT THE BURDEN ALWAYS FALLS BACK ON THE WORKER THROUGH LOW WAGES AND UNSTABLE EMPLOYMENT. AND THESE PRACTICES PROTECTS WORKERS WITHOUT HARMING EMPLOYERS. REQUIRING TEMP AGENCIES TO REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO ATTORNEYS FEES INSURERS WORKERS CAN ENFORCE THE LAWS WITHOUT FEAR OF LOSING EVERYTHING. THESE CHANGES REWARD HONEST BUSINESSES AND STRENGTHEN FLORIDA'S ECONOMY. THIS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE, IT'S ABOUT DOING WHAT'S RIGHT AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO STAND WITH US AND PASS THESE AMENDMENTS. >>Chair Leek: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UP NEXT WE HAVE LIVE TREES CLARK. OKAY, WAIVING IN SUPPORT, APPRECIATE THAT, CHRISTOPHER JACKSON. WE ARE WAITING FOR MR. JACKSON, WE HAVE BRIAN SIMMONS WAIVING IN SUPPORT, OSCAR ALVAREZ WAIVING IN SUPPORT. MR. JACKSON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I MAY LABOR FOREMAN AND UNDERSTAND I'M INSIDE LOOKING OUT WITH YOU GUYS HERE. AND WHAT HE'S SAYING IS TRUE BECAUSE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, FIP, ASTON MARTIN, I DO A LOT IN LIBERTY CITY RIGHT NOW AND YOU GUYS HERE DON'T GET REALLY HIRED LIKE THAT. SO I'M JUST HERE HELPING YOU ALL PASS THE BILL AND TALK UP FOR THEM, ALL RIGHT. >>Chair Leek: APPRECIATE IT SIR. I MIGHT STRUGGLE WITH THIS ONE. NEXT UP WE HAVE CLAUDE, IT LOOKS LIKE CLAUDE PARFAIT. WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON MR. PARFAIT TO GET UP HERE WE HAVE JAMIE DEAN WAVING IN SUPPORT. ANGELA BELTRAN IN SUPPORT. MR. PARFAIT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> GOOD MORNING YOU GUYS. GOOD MORNING. I WAS A LABOR WORKER. I AM A LABOR WORKER AND I REPRESENT BEYOND THE BARS. THE PROTECTION OF THE WORKERS AND HONEST BUSINESSES AT THE SAME TIME. AND FOR WORKERS LIKE ME, THESE CHANGES MEAN SAFETY WITHOUT FEAR. THEY MEAN DIGNITY ON THE JOB. THEY MEAN LAW WORKS THE WAY IT WAS MADE TOO. I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THESE AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >>Chair Leek: APPRECIATE IT SIR. THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT SIR. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE SIERRA PINDAR. WHO WAVES IN SUPPORT, THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE WILLIAM SUAREZ. IN SUPPORT, THANK YOU SIR. NEXT UP WE HAVE CATHERINE PASLEY. WHILE WE ARE WAITING, WE HAVE LUGER FILEPE IN SUPPORT. HOLD ON A SECOND. WE HAVE MARK IN SUPPORT SO WE WILL GET YOU UP TO SPEAK IN A SECOND. >> GOOD MORNING SENATORS, MY NAME IS CATHERINE PASLEY A CHAPLAIN AT CDF CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN MIAMI OLDER PRISON MINISTRY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS, DOCTORAL CANDIDATE AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY AND A WORKERS RIGHTS ADVOCATE WHO HAS STUDIED THE INTERSECTION OF INCARCERATION AND REENTRY IN THE LABOR MARKETS. I ALSO SPEAK FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE HAVING WORKED THROUGH LABOR AGENCIES MYSELF THROUGH BOTH RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT I HAVE EXAMINED THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO CYCLES OF INCARCERATION AND ONE CONCLUSION IS CONSISTENT AND WELL DOCUMENTED. WHEN PEOPLE ARE DENIED ACCESS TO STABLE DIGNIFIED EMPLOYMENT THE RISK OF CONTINUED SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT INCREASES. TEMPORARY LABOR BECOMES PART OF THAT CYCLE WENT AND OFFERS WORK WITHOUT PERMANENT PATHWAYS TO PROTECTION. I WANT TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING THE LABOR POOL ACT WAS PRESERVED THE END OF THAT ACTION MATTERED. IT MAINTAINED STANDARDS FOR WORKFORCE THAT INCLUDES MANY PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT BUT HOWEVER BASELINE PRODUCTIONS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT IN A LABOR MARKET THAT IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING RED FLORIDA ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW, TOURISM LOGISTICS CONSTRUCTION AND LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT HAVE INCREASED. STATES RELIANCE ON TEMPORARY LABOR AS DEMAND RISES BUT SO DOES THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE WORKERS MEETING THAT DEMAND ARE NOT LOCKED INTO PROLONGED INSTABILITY. ONE ISSUE THAT WARRANTS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS THE USE OF PLACEMENT FEES THAT PREVENT WORKERS FROM BEING HIRED BY CLIENT EMPLOYEES. MANY EMPLOYERS RECOGNIZE THE SKILLED RELIABILITY AND POTENTIAL OF TEMP WORKERS AND WANT TO BRING THEM ON PERMANENTLY. PLACEMENT FEES CREATE AN UNNECESSARY FINANCIAL BARRIER THAT IT DISCOURAGES DIRECT HIRING AND KEEPS WORKERS IN TEMPORARY STATUS LONGER THAN NECESSARY, PENDING OR LIMITING THIS PRACTICE WOULD ALLOW TALENT TO MOVE FREELY INTO EMPLOYMENT WHERE IT IS EARNED. EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT IS ACCESS TO ENFORCEMENT. WORKERS WHO PREVAIL IN LABOR CLAIMS MUST BE ABLE TO RECOVER ATTORNEYS FEES. WITHOUT THIS MECHANISM LOW WAGE WORKERS ARE UNABLE TO ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS. LEGAL PROTECTIONS THAT CANNOT BE ENFORCED IN PRACTICE DO NOT FUNCTION AS REAL PROTECTIONS. THE RECOVERY PROMOTES COMPLIANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND FAIRNESS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY AND FINALLY LABOR POOLS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO BASIC TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY INCLUDING REGISTRATION WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THIS IS NOT AN UNDUE BURDEN, IT IS THE COMMON BUSINESS PRACTICE THAT SUPPORTS OVERSIGHT ESTABLISHES COMPLIANT OPERATORS AND PROTECTS WORKERS FROM FLY-BY-NIGHT ENTITIES THAT UNDERMINE BOTH WORKERS AND RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYERS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT AN ATTACK ON TEMPORARY WORK. FOR MANY FLORIDIANS TEMP WORK IS THE ONLY ENTRY POINT INTO THE WORKFORCE. THE ISSUE IS NOT THE EXISTENCE OF TEMPORARY LABOR BUT WHETHER IT SERVES AS A BRIDGE TO STATE ABILITY OR DEPENDS ON IT. STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS SUPPORTS ECONOMIC MOBILITY REDUCES RECIDIVISM AND CONTRIBUTES TO A HEALTHY LABOR MARKET OVERALL. I RESPECTFULLY URGE AND PRAY THAT YOU ALL CONSIDER THESE TARGETED REFORMS AS THE STATE CONTINUES TO RELY ON TEMPORARY LABOR TO SUSTAIN ITS ECONOMY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >>Chair Leek: NEXT UP WE HAVE LUGER FELIPE. WAIVING IN SUPPORT, THANK YOU. NEXT UP DOCTOR RICH TEMPLIN SPEAKING FOR. SOMEBODY WRITE THAT DOWN. ANYONE? NEXT UP WE HAVE MIKE PHILLIPS WAIVING IN SUPPORT. WE HAVE, LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE FRED ORTIZ. WAIVES IN SUPPORT, THANK YOU. JOAQUIN WAIVING IN SUPPORT, THANK YOU, MARK SHARKEY WAIVING IN SUPPORT, JUSTIN WAIVING IN SUPPORT. KAREN WOODALL WAIVING IN SUPPORT. LET ME SAY I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE BOTH RICH TEMPLIN AND KAREN WOODALL WAIVED IN SUPPORT. WOW. THAT IS -- YOU CAN'T KEEP TALKING OR IT'S NOT WAIVING IN SUPPORT. LISA ELLINGTON WAIVING IN SUPPORT. VERONICA KEVALE WAIVING IN SUPPORT. CHEYENNE ZIELINSKI WAIVING IN SUPPORT. BRANDON SANTIAGO, WAIVING IN SUPPORT. I'M GOING TO SAY JUAN SATYR WAIVING IN SUPPORT, THANK YOU. MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ WAIVING IN SUPPORT. EMILY LORENTZ WAIVING IN SUPPORT. I'M GOING TO READ A COUPLE HERE. WE HAVE THREE CARDS WAIVING AGAINST. BARB TEMPKE. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE HAVE TWO CARDS WAIVING AGAINST. THOMAS WOODS. YEAH. ONE MORE CARD WAIVING AGAINST, STEPHANIE MOODY. WELL, GOOD. BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO INVITE ANYONE OF YOU COME UP AND TELL US HOW YOU COULD BE AGAINST THE BILL. MEMBERS, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE APPEARANCE FORMS AND WE ARE NOW IN DEBATE, IS THERE ANY DEBATE, SENATOR SMITH YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T HEAR ME. I SAID IS THERE DEBATE. SEN. BRACY DAVIS. >>Sen. Bracy Davis: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR AGENDAING THIS BILL AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING GRACE TODAY FOR ALL THE SPEAKERS. I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT WITH ISSUES LIKE THIS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HUMANIZE AND HEAR AND SEE THE PEOPLE THAT A BILL LIKE THIS WOULD AFFECT. THANK YOU SENATOR FOR BRINGING FORTH THIS GREAT BILL. I WANTED TO HEAR FROM RICH TEMPLIN BUT NO, I'M JUST REALLY APPRECIATIVE. AS SOME OF YOU ALL SAID SOME POWERFUL THINGS AND I UNDERSTAND BILLS LIKE THIS DO HELP WITH RECIDIVISM. BILLS LIKE THIS, YOU ARE NOT A PRODUCT OF YOUR WORST DAY AND SOMEBODY MENTIONED AFTER THEY'VE DONE THEIR DEBT TO SOCIETY THEY JUST WANT TO WORK AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND DO THAT UNENCUMBERED SO I AM GRATEFUL YOU THOUGHT ENOUGH OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO COME TO TALLAHASSEE AND SPEAK YOUR PIECE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE GENTLEMAN THAT TESTIFIED THAT SAID HE NOW HAS A STABLE JOB BUT HE'S STANDING IN THE GAP FOR OTHERS WHO DO NOT. THAT WAS VERY POWERFUL BUT NOTE THAT WE HEAR YOU, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU, I AM GRATEFUL YOU ARE BRINGING THIS BILL AND I WILL EMPHATICALLY SUPPORT IT. >>Chair Leek: SENATOR YARBOROUGH IN DEBATE. >>Sen. Yarborough: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. SENATOR GARCIA THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY WHEN SENATORS HAVE BILLS AGENDA DID TO COME BEFORE COMMITTEES WE TEND TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AHEAD OF TIME, WANT TO KNOW WHERE OUR COLLEAGUES ARE, SENATOR GARCIA MENTIONED THIS TO ME AND WAS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT AND I TOLD HER IT WOULD HAVE MY SUPPORT AND TO ECHO WHAT SEN. BRACY DAVIS SAID VERY WELL WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE AT OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS ABOUT OUR BILLS AND ABOUT DIFFERENT ISSUES. I CAN VERY EASILY SEE AND HEAR THE HEARTFELT SINCERITY BY ALL OF YOU TODAY AND IT MAKES IT EASY TO SUPPORT THIS BILL AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. I THINK WE SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME TODAY, TELL US YOUR EXPERIENCE, TELL US HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT AND I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU. >>Chair Leek: ANY FURTHER DEBATE, SENATOR SMITH. IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD RICH TEMPLIN AND KAREN WOODALL AND SENATOR SMITH ALL WAVE DEBATE. THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN. >>Sen. Smith: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. AT THE DIRECTION OF CHAIR LEEK I WAIVE IN SUPPORT. >>Chair Leek: SEEING NO FURTHER DEBATE I WANT TO CONCLUDE WITH THIS, I CAN'T SAY IT BETTER THAN SEN. BRACY DAVIS AND SENATOR YARBOROUGH BUT WHEN YOU GO TO BED TONIGHT LAY YOUR HEAD ON YOUR PILLOW KNOW THAT YOU WOKE UP TONIGHT HAVING MADE A DIFFERENCE. SENATOR GARCIA YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON YOUR BILL. >>Sen. Garcia: I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TODAY, YOU ALL KNOW I AM UP FOR A GOOD FIGHT AND THEY ARE WORTH IT. UPWARD MOBILITY, SECOND CHANCES, SAFER WORKPLACE AND A FAIR LABOR MARKET FOR FLORIDA AND WITH THAT I CLOSE. >>Chair Leek: PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON SENATE BILL 1112. >>Sen. Bracy Davis: YES. >>Sen. Davis: >>Sen. DiCeglie: >>Sen. Mayfield: YES. >>Sen. McClain: >>Sen. Smith: YES. >>Sen. Wright: YES. >>Sen. Yarborough: YES. >>Vice Chair Arrington: YES. >>Chair Leek: YES, BY YOUR VOTE SHOW SENATE BILL 1112 REPORTED FAVORABLY, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SIR. MEMBERS WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BUSINESS TO CONCLUDE HERE. THANK YOU SIR. DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO BE RECORDED AS VOTING ON BILLS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY? SEN. WRIGHT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE, SEEING NO OBJECTION SHOW THE MOTION ADOPTED. ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE? SENATOR SMITH MOVES WE ADJOURN. WE ARE ADJOURNED.