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CS/CS/CS/SB 1544: Energy Conservation [RPCC]

GENERAL BILL by General Government Appropriations ; Communications and Public Utilities ; Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Saunders ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Constantine ; Bennett ; Lynn ; Baker

Energy Conservation [RPCC]; Requires a court to conduct a hearing and issue a final judgment on a petition for a taking within specified times after a utility's request for such hearing. Revises requirements for the future land use element of a local comprehensive plan. Requires that the traffic-circulation element incorporate transportation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Creates the "Florida Energy Conservation and Sustainable Buildings Act," etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/2008 Senate - Read 3rd time -SJ 00981; Amendment(s) adopted (903066, 856316, 849498, 832500, 746532, 705786, 687322, 663556, 538002, 469850, 464752, 394682, 306282, 251802, 250992, 212736, 177142, 152886) -SJ 00984; Was taken up -SJ 00993; Substituted HB 7135 -SJ 00995; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 697 (Ch. 2008-191), HB 7135 (Ch. 2008-227) -SJ 00995
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/5/2008 Senate • Filed
2/21/2008 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Communications and Public Utilities; Governmental Operations; General Government Appropriations
3/3/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/06/08, 3:15 pm, 401-S --Workshop
3/4/2008 Senate • Introduced, referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Communications and Public Utilities; Governmental Operations; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00095; On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/06/08, 3:15 pm, 401-S --Workshop-Discussed
3/10/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/13/08, 10:15 am, 401-S --Temporarily postponed
3/14/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/19/08, 1:00 pm, 401-S
3/19/2008 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00345; CS read 1st time on 03/26/08 -SJ 00350
3/24/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
3/25/2008 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Communications and Public Utilities; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00357; Now in Communications and Public Utilities -SJ 00357, -SJ 00345; On Committee agenda-- Communications and Public Utilities, 03/27/08, 1:15 pm, 301-S
3/27/2008 Senate • CS/CS by Communications and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 00391; CS read 1st time on 04/02/08 -SJ 00399
3/31/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
4/1/2008 Senate • Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00391
4/9/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/10/08, 2:30 pm, 401-S
4/10/2008 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00619; CS read 1st time on 04/16/08 -SJ 00626
4/14/2008 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2); Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00619
4/16/2008 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00611; Amendment(s) adopted (583242, 446144, 389250, 166848, 146394) -SJ 00613; Amendment pending -SJ 00616
4/17/2008 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 00652; Amendment(s) adopted (856282, 835148, 820960, 675048, 553502, 533368, 526482, 488630, 473718, 460762, 396144, 293438, 182018, 140528, 113594) -SJ 00654; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00678
4/30/2008 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00981; Amendment(s) adopted (903066, 856316, 849498, 832500, 746532, 705786, 687322, 663556, 538002, 469850, 464752, 394682, 306282, 251802, 250992, 212736, 177142, 152886) -SJ 00984; Was taken up -SJ 00993; Substituted HB 7135 -SJ 00995; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 697 (Ch. 2008-191), HB 7135 (Ch. 2008-227) -SJ 00995