House Bill 7109 (2015) - The Florida Senate

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CS/HB 7109: Florida Public Service Commission

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Energy and Utilities Subcommittee ; La Rosa ; Peters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Diaz, J. ; Eagle ; Latvala ; Metz ; Sprowls

Florida Public Service Commission; Limits terms of office of PSC commissioners appointed after certain date; requires specified PSC meetings & workshops to be recorded or streamed live; requires specified persons to register as lobbyist if communicating with PSC Nominating Council; revises provisions regarding ex parte communications; requires PSC commissioners to take ethics training; specifies amount of money that may be charged by public utilities for deposits; revises provisions regarding notification of specified customer rates; specifies uses of certain funds received for demand-side renewable energy systems; authorizes the PSC to issue orders to grant issuance of nuclear asset-recovery bonds; creates provisions regarding financing of such bonds.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 6/11/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-129
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
3/20/2015	House	• Filed • Introduced -HJ 279
3/24/2015	House	• Referred to Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 295
3/27/2015	House	• On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/31/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/31/2015	House	• Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 354 • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 354
4/7/2015	House	• On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/09/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/9/2015	House	• CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 523
4/13/2015	House	• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • Placed on Calendar -HJ 522 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/15 • CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 519
4/15/2015	House	• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 545
4/17/2015	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/15
4/21/2015	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 627 • Amendment(s) failed (039445, 052613, 082091, 141911, 297903, 403367, 529481, 579271) -HJ 629 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/22/2015	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 673 • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 673
4/22/2015	Senate	• In Messages • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations -SJ 516 • Received -SJ 516
4/23/2015	Senate	• Withdrawn from Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations -SJ 589 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 589 • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 288 -SJ 589 • Read 2nd time -SJ 589 • Amendment(s) adopted (251712, 606844, 620188) -SJ 590 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2015	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 621 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 622
4/24/2015	House	• In returning messages
4/28/2015	House	• Was taken up -HJ 912 • Refused to concur in 3 amendment(s) (251712, 606844, 927036) -HJ 913 • Requested Senate to recede -HJ 913
4/28/2015	Senate	• In returning messages
4/29/2015	Senate	• Receded from 3 amendment(s) (251712, 606844, 927036) -SJ 761 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 761
4/29/2015	House	• Ordered enrolled
5/26/2015		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/10/2015		• Approved by Governor
6/11/2015		• Chapter No. 2015-129

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
S 288 (c3)	Utilities Regulation	Latvala	Similar	Last Action: 4/23/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) -SJ 589 Location: Laid on Table
H 81	Public Utilities	Dudley	Compare	Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) Location: In committee/council (EUS)
H 199	Florida Public Service Commission	Sprowls	Compare	Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) Location: In committee/council (EUS)
H 219	Utilities Regulation	Peters	Compare	Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) Location: In committee/council (EUS)
S 170	Florida Public Service Commission	Legg	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) Location: In committee/council (CU)
S 230	Public Utilities	Dean	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) Location: In committee/council (FP)

Version	Posted	Format
H 7109 Filed	3/20/2015 3:59 PM	PDF
H 7109 c1	4/13/2015 4:47 PM	PDF
H 7109 er	5/1/2015 11:03 AM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 7109 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
150949 - Amendment Remove line 75 and insert:	La Rosa	4/8/2015 9:11 PM	Adopted without Objection 4/9/2015	PDF
722523 - Amendment Remove lines 126-144 and insert:	La Rosa	4/8/2015 9:12 PM	Adopted without Objection 4/9/2015	PDF
063783 - Amendment Remove lines 188-189 and insert:	La Rosa	4/8/2015 9:21 PM	Adopted without Objection 4/9/2015	PDF
344055 - Amendment Remove line 220 and insert:	La Rosa	4/8/2015 9:22 PM	Adopted without Objection 4/9/2015	PDF
403357 - Amendment Between lines 238 and 239, insert:	Peters	4/8/2015 9:24 PM	Adopted without Objection 4/9/2015	PDF

Floor Amendments

H 7109 c1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
620188 - Amendment Between lines 76 and 77 insert:	Latvala	4/22/2015 3:48 PM	Senate: Replaced by Substitute Amendment 4/23/2015	Web Page PDF
606844 - Substitute Amendment (620188) Delete line 77 and insert:	Latvala	4/23/2015 2:14 PM	Senate: Receded 4/29/2015	Web Page PDF
335254 - Amendment Delete line 76 and insert:	Legg	4/22/2015 4:22 PM	Senate: Withdrawn 4/23/2015	Web Page PDF
163040 - Amendment Delete line 233 and insert:	Latvala	4/22/2015 5:16 PM	Senate: Replaced by Substitute Amendment 4/23/2015	Web Page PDF
251712 - Substitute Amendment (163040) Delete lines 214 - 233 and insert:	Latvala	4/23/2015 10:56 AM	Senate: Receded 4/29/2015	Web Page PDF
482480 - Amendment Between lines 1080 and 1081 insert:	Latvala	4/22/2015 5:17 PM	Senate: Withdrawn 4/23/2015	Web Page PDF
927036 - Amendment Between lines 1080 and 1081 insert:	Latvala	4/23/2015 3:10 PM	Senate: Receded 4/29/2015	Web Page PDF
141911 - Amendment Remove lines 65-185 and insert:	Dudley	4/14/2015 1:57 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
073633 - Amendment Remove lines 65-84 and insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 1:57 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
136805 - Amendment to Amendment (073633) Remove lines 32-37 of the amendment and insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 4:57 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
579271 - Amendment Remove line 76 and insert:	Williams	4/14/2015 1:43 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
065593 - Amendment Between lines 84 and 85, insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 1:56 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
688305 - Amendment to Amendment (065593) Remove lines 5-8 of the amendment and insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 4:57 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
039445 - Amendment Between lines 101 and 102, insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 1:56 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
160327 - Substitute Amendment (039445) Between lines 101 and 102, insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 4:57 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
012835 - Amendment Between lines 101 and 102, insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 1:57 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
433541 - Amendment to Amendment (012835) Remove lines 6-7 of the amendment and insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 4:57 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
715767 - Amendment Remove lines 214-233 and insert:	Diaz, J.	4/20/2015 1:57 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
866185 - Substitute Amendment (715767) Remove lines 214-233 and insert:	Diaz, J.	4/20/2015 4:53 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
417193 - Amendment Between lines 246 and 247, insert:	Diaz, J.	4/20/2015 1:56 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
297903 - Amendment Between lines 264 and 265, insert:	Rodriguez, J.	4/14/2015 1:54 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
128375 - Amendment to Amendment (297903) Remove lines 10-13 of the amendment and insert:	Rodriguez, J.	4/14/2015 4:57 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
052613 - Amendment Between lines 264 and 265, insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 1:55 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
142883 - Amendment to Amendment (052613) Remove line 12 of the amendment and insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 4:57 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
276159 - Amendment to Amendment (052613) Remove line 12 of the amendment and insert:	Murphy	4/20/2015 4:53 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
403367 - Amendment Between lines 264 and 265, insert:	Dudley	4/14/2015 1:56 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
237711 - Amendment to Amendment (403367) Remove line 10 of the amendment and insert:	Dudley	4/14/2015 4:57 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
529481 - Amendment Between lines 264 and 265, insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 1:58 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
324245 - Amendment to Amendment (529481) Remove lines 10-11 of the amendment and insert:	Murphy	4/20/2015 4:53 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
071057 - Amendment to Amendment (529481) Remove line 15 of the amendment and insert:	Murphy	4/14/2015 4:57 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
253699 - Amendment Between lines 264 and 265, insert:	Rehwinkel Vasilinda	4/14/2015 1:59 PM	House: Ruled Out of Order 4/21/2015	PDF
042723 - Amendment Between lines 264 and 265, insert:	Rehwinkel Vasilinda	4/20/2015 1:28 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
082091 - Amendment Between lines 1080 and 1081, insert:	Dudley	4/14/2015 1:49 PM	House: Failed 4/21/2015	PDF
940319 - Amendment to Amendment (082091) Remove lines 10-13 of the amendment and insert:	Dudley	4/14/2015 4:55 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
407915 - Amendment Between lines 1080 and 1081, insert:	Dudley	4/14/2015 1:51 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF
709933 - Amendment to Amendment (407915) Remove lines 5-12 of the amendment and insert:	Dudley	4/14/2015 4:56 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/21/2015	PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
House Message Summary	H 7109	Senate	4/28/2015 5:36 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 7109	Energy and Utilities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	6/12/2015 1:03 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 7109	Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	3/31/2015 3:01 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 7109	Regulatory Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting)	4/13/2015 4:49 PM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

No Committee Vote History Available

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
H 7109 c1 - Amendment 141911	4/21/2015 3:54 PM	House	37 Yeas - 77 Nays
H 7109 c1 - Amendment 160327	4/21/2015 4:06 PM	House	41 Yeas - 74 Nays
H 7109 c1 - Amendment 297903	4/21/2015 4:14 PM	House	42 Yeas - 76 Nays
H 7109 c1 - Amendment 142883	4/21/2015 4:16 PM	House	42 Yeas - 76 Nays
H 7109 c1 - Amendment 052613	4/21/2015 4:20 PM	House	42 Yeas - 76 Nays
H 7109 c1 - Amendment 403367	4/21/2015 4:22 PM	House	42 Yeas - 75 Nays
H 7109 c1 - Amendment 324245	4/21/2015 4:25 PM	House	40 Yeas - 75 Nays
H 7109 c1 - Amendment 529481	4/21/2015 4:28 PM	House	40 Yeas - 77 Nays
H 7109 c1 - Amendment 082091	4/21/2015 4:42 PM	House	30 Yeas - 78 Nays
H 7109 c1	4/22/2015 12:36 PM	House	116 Yeas - 0 Nays
H 7109 c1	4/24/2015 12:25 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays
H 7109 c1	4/29/2015 2:19 PM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (7)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
350.01	Florida Public Service Commission; terms of commissioners; vacancies; election and duties of chair; quorum; proceedings.	Page 3 (pdf)
350.031	Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council.	Page 4 (pdf)
350.041	Commissioners; standards of conduct.	Page 5 (pdf)
350.042	Ex parte communications.	Page 5 (pdf)
366.05	Powers.	Page 8 (pdf)
366.82	Definition; goals; plans; programs; annual reports; energy audits.	Page 10 (pdf)
366.95		Page 11 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.