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CS/CS/SB 1624: Energy Resources

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Regulated Industries ; Collins

Energy Resources; Providing that resilience facilities are a permitted use in certain land use categories in local government comprehensive plans and specified districts if certain criteria are met; prohibiting amendments after a specified date to a local government’s comprehensive plan, land use map, zoning districts, or land development regulations if such amendments would conflict with resiliency facility classification; requiring the Department of Management Services to develop a Florida Humane Preferred Energy Products List in consultation with the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; including development districts as a type of political subdivision for purposes of preemption over utility service restrictions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/6/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1645 (Ch. 2024-186) -SJ 852
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2024 Senate • Filed
1/11/2024 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
• Introduced
1/24/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Building
1/29/2024 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 4 NAYS 2
1/31/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2/1/2024 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
2/8/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/13/24, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/15/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/20/24, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2/20/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
2/22/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6
2/28/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/1/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
3/5/2024 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 733
3/6/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 851
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1645 -SJ 852
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1645 (Ch. 2024-186) -SJ 852