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CS/CS/SJR 170: Solar or Renewable Energy Source Device

JOINT RESOLUTION by Appropriations ; Finance and Tax ; Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hutson

Solar or Renewable Energy Source Device; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature, by general law, to exempt the assessed value of a solar or renewable energy source device from the tangible personal property tax, to authorize the Legislature, by general law, to prohibit the consideration of the installation of such device in determining the assessed value of residential and nonresidential real property for the purpose of ad valorem taxation, and to provide effective and expiration dates, etc.

Last Action: 3/9/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HJR 193 (Passed), CS/HB 195 (Ch. 2016-118) -SJ 887
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Finance and Tax (FT)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/24/2015 Senate • Filed
9/9/2015 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 15
10/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 11/03/15, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
11/3/2015 Senate • Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 125
• Now in Community Affairs -SJ 125
11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/01/15, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
12/1/2015 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 125
• Now in Finance and Tax -SJ 125
1/4/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 01/11/16, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
1/11/2016 Senate • CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 184
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 15
1/13/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 184
1/14/2016 Senate • CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time -SJ 208
3/2/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/03/16, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/3/2016 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 725
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/4/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 725
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/16
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 725
3/8/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 811
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 883
• Substituted CS/HJR 193 -SJ 887
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HJR 193 (Passed), CS/HB 195 (Ch. 2016-118) -SJ 887