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CS/SB 224: Electricity/Medically Essential

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Dawson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sanderson ; Crist

Electricity/Medically Essential; defines term "medically essential"; requires electric public utilities to provide medically essential service under specified circumstances; provides procedures for certification of medically essential utility service; authorizes utilities to disconnect service under certain circumstances; provides for monitoring of customers; provides for identification of sources for funding purposes, etc. Creates 366.15.

Effective Date: 05/18/2001
Last Action: 5/18/2001 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-49
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/2/2001 Senate • Prefiled
1/11/2001 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight and Productivity
3/6/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00021
3/20/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/23/01, 9:00 am, 110-S
3/23/2001 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00228; CS read first time on 03/23/01 -SJ 00229; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00228
4/4/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 04/05/01, 10:00 am, 37-S
4/5/2001 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00327
4/6/2001 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00327
4/11/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00326; Read second time -SJ 00315; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00315; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00315
4/12/2001 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00351; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00351
4/18/2001 House • In Messages
4/24/2001 House • Received, placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00648
4/26/2001 House • Substituted for CS/HB 687 -HJ 00954; Read second time -HJ 00954
4/30/2001 House • Read third time -HJ 01427; CS passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 01427
4/30/2001 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00661
5/14/2001 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/18/2001 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-49