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CS/CS/SB 1244: Water and Wastewater Utilities

GENERAL BILL by Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Hays ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Storms ; Fasano

Water and Wastewater Utilities; Creating the Study Committee on Investor-Owned Water and Wastewater Utility Systems; providing for removal or suspension of members by the appointing authority; requiring the Public Service Commission to provide staff, information, assistance, and facilities that are deemed necessary for the committee to perform its duties; providing for funding from the Florida Public Service Regulatory Trust Fund; providing for public meetings; providing for future termination of the committee, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2012-187)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations (BGA)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2011 Senate • Filed
1/11/2012 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Budget -SJ 137
1/13/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 137
2/8/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 02/13/12, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/13/2012 Senate • CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 500
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 505
2/14/2012 Senate • Now in Environmental Preservation and Conservation -SJ 500
2/16/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/21/12, 9:15 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/21/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 671
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/22/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 671
2/23/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations -SJ 674
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations, 02/28/12, 10:45 am, 401 Senate Office Building
• CS/CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 676
2/28/2012 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 721
2/29/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 721
3/8/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 1134
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1134
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12 -SJ 1134
3/9/2012 Senate • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2012-187)