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CS/SB 1256: Preemption Over Utility Service Restrictions

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Collins

Preemption Over Utility Service Restrictions; Prohibiting certain local governmental entities, subject to specified exceptions, from enacting or enforcing a resolution, an ordinance, a rule, a code, or a policy or from taking any action that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of restricting or prohibiting the use of appliances; revising an exception to preemption, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 4/28/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1281 (Ch. 2023-285) -SJ 624
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2023 Senate • Filed
3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/31/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/05/23, 8:30 am, 401 Senate Building
4/5/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
4/7/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Regulated Industries
• Remaining references corrected to Rules
• Now in Rules
4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 1
4/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/25/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 624
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1281 -SJ 624
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1281 (Ch. 2023-285) -SJ 624