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CS/CS/CS/SB 888: Energy

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means ; Environmental Preservation ; Communications and Public Utilities ; Constantine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Aronberg ; Dockery ; Atwater ; Baker ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Bennett ; Klein ; Campbell ; Bullard ; Wilson ; Crist ; Alexander

Energy; creates "Fla. Renewable Energy Technologies & Energy Efficiency Act"; creates Renewable Engergy Technologies Grants Program; creates Solar Energy System Incentives Program; provides tax exemptions in form of rebate for sale or use of certain equipment, machinery, & other materials for renewable energy technologies; establishes corporate tax credit for certain costs re renewable energy technologies, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $17,561,379.

Effective Date: 06/19/2006 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/19/2006 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-230; See also HB 5003 (Ch. 2006-26)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/18/2005 Senate • Filed
12/14/2005 Senate • Referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar
3/6/2006 Senate • References corrected to Communications and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
3/7/2006 Senate • Introduced, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00095
3/16/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 03/21/06, 9:00 am, 301-S --Temporarily postponed
3/23/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 03/28/06, 9:00 am, 301-S
3/28/2006 Senate • CS by Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00329; CS read first time on 03/29/06 -SJ 00334
3/29/2006 Senate • Withdrawn from- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00324; Also referred to Ways and Means -SJ 00324; Now in Environmental Preservation -SJ 00329; On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation, 04/03/06, 2:00 pm, 401-S
4/3/2006 Senate • CS/CS by Environmental Preservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00399; CS read first time on 04/06/06 -SJ 00402
4/6/2006 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00399
4/12/2006 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 04/17/06, 2:30 pm, 412-K
4/17/2006 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Ways and Means; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -SJ 00448; CS read first time on 04/19/06 -SJ 00452
4/19/2006 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00448
4/26/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00577
4/27/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar
4/28/2006 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -SJ 00682; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00684; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00685; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00686
5/1/2006 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00730; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00732; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00732
5/1/2006 House • In Messages; Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 00997
5/2/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 1473 -HJ 01091; Read second time -HJ 01089; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01091
5/3/2006 House • Read third time -HJ 01172; Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as amended -HJ 01173, -HJ 01182; Was taken up -HJ 01177; CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 1 -HJ 01182
5/3/2006 Senate • In returning messages
5/5/2006 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 01169; Concurred -SJ 01201; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01201; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01201
6/13/2006 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/19/2006 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-230; See also HB 5003 (Ch. 2006-26)