SB 494: Linear Facilities
GENERAL BILL by Lee
Linear Facilities; Revising the definition of the term “development” to exclude work by certain utility providers on utility infrastructure on certain rights-of-way or corridors; requiring the consideration of a certain variance standard when including conditions for the certification of an electrical power plant; clarifying that the Public Service Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to require underground transmission lines, etc.
Last Action: 2/8/2018 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 405 (Ch. 2018-34) -SJ 314
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
- Community Affairs (CA)
-
Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/11/2017 Senate • Filed
10/26/2017 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Community Affairs -SJ 40
11/6/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 11/14/17, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
11/14/2017 Senate • Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 102
11/15/2017 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 102
12/5/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/05/17, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 40
1/11/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/16/18, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
1/16/2018 Senate • Favorable by- Community Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 162
1/17/2018 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 162
2/6/2018 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/08/18 -SJ 336
2/8/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 313
• Substituted HB 405 -SJ 314
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 405 (Ch. 2018-34) -SJ 314
-
SB 494, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/11/2017 at 9:46 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 405 (er) Linear Facilities Williamson, Payne Identical Last Action: 3/21/2018 Chapter No. 2018-34 
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 11/14/2017 2:00 PM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 7 Yeas - 0 Nays 1/16/2018 4:00 PM Community Affairs 4 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3221 Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act; definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 380.04 Definition of development. Page 3 (pdf) 403.511 Effect of certification. Page 4 (pdf) 403.531 Effect of certification. Page 5 (pdf)
Identical bill
Companion bills that are identical word-for-word, not including titles. However, Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions are considered identical if the only difference is the word "House" or "Senate."
Similar bill
Companion bills that are substantially similar in text or have substantial portions of text that are largely the same.
Compare bill
Bills that have selected provisions that are similar in text.
Linked bill
A bill that is contingent upon passage of another bill within the same chamber, e.g., a trust fund bill, a bill providing a public record exemption, or an implementing bill.
The page numbers, when listed, for citations are constantly under review. The journals or printed bills of the respective chambers should be consulted as the official documents of the Legislature.
The links for the page numbers are formatted to open the bill text PDF directly to the page containing the citation. However, if your browser is set to open PDFs in a new window, as is often the case with 64-bit browsers, the bill text will open to the first page.