CS/CS/HB 1081: Essential Electric Utility Service
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Energy and Utilities Subcommittee ; Perez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Slosberg
Essential Electric Utility Service; Establishes required element for each emergency management plan developed by county or counties to identify certain facilities deemed critical for restoration of electric services; specifies that certain utilities are not exempt from providing medically essential electric service; provides notification requirements; provides certification requirements for customers; revises penalties for falsification of such certification; requires certain health care practitioners to inform certain patients of certification process; requires such practitioners to complete certain medical certifications & document such certification.
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations (AP)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/27/2017 House • Filed
1/7/2018 House • Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 95
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 95
1/11/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 01/16/18, 11:30 am, 216 Capitol
1/16/2018 House • CS by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 362
1/17/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
1/18/2018 House • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 362
• CS by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 360
2/6/2018 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/08/18, 10:00 am, Webster Hall
2/8/2018 House • CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 4 -HJ 559
2/9/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2/12/2018 House • CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 556
2/13/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 562
2/15/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/18
2/20/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 620
• Amendment(s) adopted (601493, 971157) -HJ 620, 623
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/21/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 649
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 2 -HJ 649, 650
2/28/2018 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2018 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 728
• Received -SJ 764
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Policy
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CS/CS/HB 1081, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2018 at 5:37 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1630 Medically Essential Electric Utility Service Hutson Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Health Policy 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/21/2018 2:11 PM House 110 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 252.373 Allocation of funds; rules. Page 4 (pdf) 252.38 Emergency management powers of political subdivisions. Page 2 (pdf) 366.11 Certain exemptions. Page 4 (pdf) 366.15 Medically essential electric public utility service. Page 5 (pdf) 456.45 Page 12 (pdf) -
CS/CS/HB 1081, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/9/2018 at 2:19 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1630 Medically Essential Electric Utility Service Hutson Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Health Policy
Floor Amendments (3)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 971157 - Amendment
Remove line 60 and insert:Perez 2/16/2018
3:41 PMHouse: Adopted
2/20/2018PDF 253173 - Amendment
Remove lines 93-288 and insert:Perez 2/16/2018
3:41 PMHouse: Superseded by Substitute
2/20/2018PDF 
601493 - Substitute Amendment (253173)
Remove lines 93-310 and insert:Perez 2/16/2018
6:19 PMHouse: Adopted
2/20/2018PDF Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 252.373 Allocation of funds; rules. Page 4 (pdf) 252.38 Emergency management powers of political subdivisions. Page 2 (pdf) 366.11 Certain exemptions. Page 4 (pdf) 366.15 Medically essential electric public utility service. Page 5 (pdf) 456.45 Page 12 (pdf) -
CS/HB 1081, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/17/2018 at 5:29 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2018 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1630 Medically Essential Electric Utility Service Hutson Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Health Policy
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 366.15 Medically essential electric public utility service. Page 1 (pdf) 456.45 Page 7 (pdf) -
HB 1081, Original Filed Version Posted 12/27/2017 at 11:22 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Energy and Utilities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2018 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1630 Medically Essential Electric Utility Service Hutson Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Health Policy
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 892805 - Amendment
Remove lines 44-182 and insert:Perez 1/12/2018
7:11 PMAdopted without Objection
1/16/2018PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 366.15 Medically essential electric public utility service. Page 1 (pdf) 456.45 Page 7 (pdf)