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CS/CS/CS/SB 818: Utility Relocation

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Rules ; Transportation ; McClain

Utility Relocation; Requiring that a specified amount of communications services tax remittances be distributed by the Department of Revenue by a nonoperating transfer to the Department of Commerce in monthly installments to the Grants and Donations Trust Fund within the Department of Commerce for the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program; revising the percentage by which a certain amount transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund must be reduced, beginning on a certain date; specifying that a county or municipal authority is not responsible for paying the expense properly attributable to such work except as otherwise provided; creating the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program within the Department of Commerce; providing the purpose of the program, etc. APPROPRIATION: $50,000,000

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
Last Action: 4/23/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Transportation (TR)
  3. Rules (RC)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2025 Senate • Filed
2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Transportation; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2025 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/26/2025 Senate • Now in Transportation
3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
4/1/2025 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/2/2025 Senate • CS by Transportation read 1st time
4/3/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
4/11/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
4/17/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations
• Now in Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
4/22/2025 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
4/23/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading