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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education of Dependents of Deceased or Disabled Servicemembers, Prisoners of War, and Persons Missing in Action"
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description: "Education of Dependents of Deceased or Disabled Servicemembers, Prisoners of War, and Persons Missing in Action; Revises eligibility requirements for educational benefits provided by state to spouse or dependent child of deceased or disabled servicemember; revises eligibility requirements for educational benefits provided by state to dependent child of prisoner of war, person missing in action, or deceased or disabled servicemember who participated in certain military operations."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 339"
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citation: "Florida HB 339 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["veterans"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2023-279"
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primary_sponsors: ["Yarkosky"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2023-01-23"
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last_action: "2023-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb87902b-4f75-463a-9abd-d6b750d56d4d"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/339/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "dbfdb682c1d54933e3b05b5d7f0504fb743683df9768e0939bf90eced2de0248"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 339 (2023) — Education of Dependents of Deceased or Disabled Servicemembers, Prisoners of War, and Persons Missing in Action
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Education of Dependents of Deceased or Disabled Servicemembers, Prisoners of War, and Persons Missing in Action; Revises eligibility requirements for educational benefits provided by state to spouse or dependent child of deceased or disabled servicemember; revises eligibility requirements for educational benefits provided by state to dependent child of prisoner of war, person missing in action, or deceased or disabled servicemember who participated in certain military operations.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-279.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 339 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/339/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 339 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/339/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 339 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/339/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Yarkosky — primary (person)
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- Bartleman — cosponsor (person)
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- Benjamin — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunschofsky — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph — cosponsor (person)
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- Killebrew — cosponsor (person)
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- Leek — cosponsor (person)
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- Nixon — cosponsor (person)
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- Roth — cosponsor (person)
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- Woodson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-23** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
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- **2023-02-15** Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-02-22** Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-23** Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
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- **2023-02-23** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2023-02-23** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-28** Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-13** Added to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-03-15** Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-15** Reported out of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-15** Now in State Affairs Committee
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- **2023-03-21** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
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- **2023-03-23** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** Reported out of State Affairs Committee
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- **2023-03-23** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2023-03-23** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2023-03-23** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/30/2023)
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- **2023-03-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-30** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-30** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2023-03-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-31** CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-03-31** In Messages
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- **2023-03-31** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-03** Received `enrolled`
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- **2023-04-20** On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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- **2023-04-25** Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2023-04-28** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/23
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- **2023-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-03** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-04** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-05-04** In Messages
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- **2023-05-04** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-06-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-22** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-22** Chapter No. 2023-279
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb87902b-4f75-463a-9abd-d6b750d56d4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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