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CS/CS/HB 337: Public-Private Partnerships

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee ; Williams, T. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Moraitis ; Van Zant

Public-Private Partnerships; Provides legislative findings & intent relating to construction or upgrade of facilities by private entities which are used predominately for public purpose; requires public entities to develop & adopt guidelines governing procedures & criteria for selection of projects & public-private agreements; provides procurement procedures; provides project-approval requirements; provides project qualifications & process; provides for notice to affected local jurisdictions; provides for interim & comprehensive agreements between public & private entities; provides for use fees; provides for private financing requirements; provides powers & duties for private entities; provides for expiration or termination of agreements; provides for applicability of sovereign immunity for public entities with respect to qualified projects; provides construction.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations (BGA)
  4. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/11/2011 House • Filed
10/28/2011 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 35
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 35
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
1/31/2012 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 455
2/2/2012 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 455
2/17/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/21/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
2/21/2012 House • CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 3 -HJ 738
2/22/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 735
2/23/2012 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 812
• On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/24/12, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
2/24/2012 House • CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 3 -HJ 855
2/27/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 847
2/28/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 907
3/1/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/12
3/2/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1025
• Amendment(s) adopted (210363) -HJ 1025
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1079
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 95 NAYS 20 -HJ 1079
3/5/2012 Senate • In Messages
• Received -SJ 841
• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 841
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability