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SB 648: Florida Climate Protection Act

GENERAL BILL by Hays ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Evers ; Fasano ; Flores ; Benacquisto ; Lynn ; Oelrich

Florida Climate Protection Act; Repealing provisions relating to a cap-and-trade regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electric utilities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/8/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 4001 (Ch. 2012-89) -SJ 975
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/24/2011 Senate • Filed
11/16/2011 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Budget -SJ 55
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 55
1/25/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 01/30/12, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
1/30/2012 Senate • Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -SJ 300
• Now in Environmental Preservation and Conservation -SJ 300
2/9/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/14/12, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/14/2012 Senate • Favorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 518
• Now in Budget -SJ 518
2/21/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations -SJ 534
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
2/23/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations, 02/28/12, 10:45 am, 401 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
3/1/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 726
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/6/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/12
3/8/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 975
• Substituted HB 4001 -SJ 975
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 4001 (Ch. 2012-89) -SJ 975