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CS/CS/CS/SB 288: Utilities Regulation

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Latvala

Utilities Regulation; Requiring the Florida Public Service Commission to hold public customer service meetings in certain service territories; requiring a person who lobbies a member of the Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council to register as a lobbyist; requiring the Governor to remove from office any commissioner found to have willfully and knowingly violated the ex parte communications statute; requiring that money received by a utility for the development of demand-side renewable energy systems be used solely for that purpose, etc. APPROPRIATION: $74,170

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 4/23/2015 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) -SJ 589
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2015 Senate • Filed
    1/15/2015 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations -SJ 50
    2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 02/17/15, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/17/2015 Senate • CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 159
    2/19/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/20/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 159
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 50
    • CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 152
    4/1/2015 Senate • Original reference(s)- removed: Appropriations -SJ 315
    • Remaining references corrected to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations -SJ 315
    • Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    4/2/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 04/07/15, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    4/7/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 372
    4/8/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 373
    4/9/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 372
    4/13/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/16/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2015 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
    4/20/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
    4/21/2015 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 427
    4/23/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 589
    • Substituted CS/HB 7109 -SJ 589
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) -SJ 589

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 288, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/20/2015 at 4:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7109 (er) Florida Public Service Commission Energy and Utilities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-129
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 219 Utilities Regulation Peters Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129)
    Location: In committee/council (EUS)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    782862 - Amendment
    Delete line 90 and insert:     		Legg 4/22/2015
    10:57 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/22/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    350.01 Florida Public Service Commission; terms of commissioners; vacancies; election and duties of chair; quorum; proceedings. Page 3 (pdf)
    350.031 Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council. Page 4 (pdf)
    350.041 Commissioners; standards of conduct. Page 4 (pdf)
    350.042 Ex parte communications. Page 5 (pdf)
    350.043 Enforcement and interpretation. Page 41 (pdf)
    350.0611 Public Counsel; duties and powers. Page 8 (pdf)
    366.05 Powers. Page 9 (pdf)
    366.82 Definition; goals; plans; programs; annual reports; energy audits. Page 11 (pdf)
    366.95 Page 12 (pdf)
    403.537 Determination of need for transmission line; powers and duties. Page 40 (pdf)
    403.9422 Determination of need for natural gas transmission pipeline; powers and duties. Page 40 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 288, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/8/2015 at 6:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7109 (c1) Florida Public Service Commission Energy and Utilities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-129
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 219 Utilities Regulation Peters Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129)
    Location: In committee/council (EUS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    467536 - Amendment
    Delete lines 93 - 99 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Latvala)     		4/14/2015
    4:44 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    171144 - Amendment
    Delete line 236 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Latvala)     		4/15/2015
    9:17 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    887258 - Amendment
    Between lines 1195 and 1196 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Latvala)     		4/14/2015
    4:39 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/16/2015 9:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    350.01 Florida Public Service Commission; terms of commissioners; vacancies; election and duties of chair; quorum; proceedings. Page 3 (pdf)
    350.031 Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council. Page 4 (pdf)
    350.041 Commissioners; standards of conduct. Page 5 (pdf)
    350.042 Ex parte communications. Page 6 (pdf)
    350.043 Enforcement and interpretation. Page 41 (pdf)
    350.0611 Public Counsel; duties and powers. Page 8 (pdf)
    366.05 Powers. Page 9 (pdf)
    366.82 Definition; goals; plans; programs; annual reports; energy audits. Page 11 (pdf)
    366.95 Page 12 (pdf)
    403.537 Determination of need for transmission line; powers and duties. Page 40 (pdf)
    403.9422 Determination of need for natural gas transmission pipeline; powers and duties. Page 41 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 288, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/19/2015 at 10:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 4/7/2015 (pdf)
    Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2015 (pdf)
    Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 219 Utilities Regulation Peters Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129)
    Location: In committee/council (EUS)     		Track This Bill
    H 7109 Florida Public Service Commission Energy and Utilities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-129
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    307024 - Amendment
    Between lines 56 and 57 insert:     		Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    (Dean)     		4/6/2015
    5:08 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    291948 - Amendment
    Between lines 291 and 292 insert:     		Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    (Garcia)     		4/6/2015
    5:08 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/7/2015 4:00 PM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    350.01 Florida Public Service Commission; terms of commissioners; vacancies; election and duties of chair; quorum; proceedings. Page 2 (pdf)
    350.031 Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council. Page 3 (pdf)
    350.041 Commissioners; standards of conduct. Page 4 (pdf)
    350.042 Ex parte communications. Page 4 (pdf)
    350.043 Enforcement and interpretation. Page 12 (pdf)
    350.0611 Public Counsel; duties and powers. Page 7 (pdf)
    366.05 Powers. Page 8 (pdf)
    366.82 Definition; goals; plans; programs; annual reports; energy audits. Page 10 (pdf)
    403.537 Determination of need for transmission line; powers and duties. Page 11 (pdf)
    403.9422 Determination of need for natural gas transmission pipeline; powers and duties. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • SB 288, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2015 at 10:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Pre-Meeting) 4/6/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 219 Utilities Regulation Peters Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129)
    Location: In committee/council (EUS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    291132 - Amendment
    Delete lines 118 - 146 and insert:     		Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    (Bradley)     		2/13/2015
    10:57 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/18/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    973916 - Amendment
    Delete lines 241 - 242 and insert:     		Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    (Bradley)     		2/13/2015
    10:58 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/18/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    530344 - Amendment
    Delete lines 257 - 260 and insert:     		Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    (Bradley)     		2/13/2015
    10:58 AM     		Withdrawn
    2/18/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/17/2015 2:00 PM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    350.01 Florida Public Service Commission; terms of commissioners; vacancies; election and duties of chair; quorum; proceedings. Page 2 (pdf)
    350.031 Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council. Page 3 (pdf)
    350.041 Commissioners; standards of conduct. Page 4 (pdf)
    350.042 Ex parte communications. Page 5 (pdf)
    350.043 Enforcement and interpretation. Page 11 (pdf)
    350.0611 Public Counsel; duties and powers. Page 6 (pdf)
    366.05 Powers. Page 7 (pdf)
    366.82 Definition; goals; plans; programs; annual reports; energy audits. Page 9 (pdf)
    403.537 Determination of need for transmission line; powers and duties. Page 10 (pdf)
    403.9422 Determination of need for natural gas transmission pipeline; powers and duties. Page 10 (pdf)

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