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CS/CS/CS/SB 272: Water Utilities

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Community Affairs ; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Simpson

Water Utilities; Authorizing the Florida Public Service Commission to revoke a certificate of authorization upon receipt of a petition; requiring the commission to consider the quality of water service when fixing rates; requiring the utility to meet with its customers to discuss the costs and benefits of plausible solutions if the commission finds that the utility has failed to meet certain quality of water standards; prohibiting a customer from petitioning the commission to revoke the certificate of authorization of a utility under certain circumstances; authorizing the commission to prescribe penalties for certain failures of the utility, etc. APPROPRIATION: $224,533

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 6/13/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-68
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/15/2013 Senate • Filed
11/4/2013 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Community Affairs -SJ 30
1/6/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 01/14/14, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
1/14/2014 Senate • CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 138
1/15/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/21/2014 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 138
1/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/04/14, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2/4/2014 Senate • CS/CS by- Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 139
2/6/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/11/2014 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 133
• Now in Appropriations
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 30
• CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 120
• CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 120
3/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/13/14, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/13/2014 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 262
3/17/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/18/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 262
• CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 264
4/22/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14
4/25/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 686
• Amendment(s) adopted (839890) -SJ 686
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 686
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 721
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 721
4/28/2014 House • In Messages
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 825
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14
• Received -HJ 825
4/29/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 850
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 888
• CS passed; YEAS 99 NAYS 15 -HJ 888
4/30/2014 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 880
6/5/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/13/2014 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2014-68