CS/CS/SB 344: Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Regulated Industries ; Rodriguez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman
Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991; Revising the powers and duties of the Florida Public Service Commission in overseeing the administration of the telecommunications access system; revising the duties of the system’s administrator; revising the procedures required for the distribution of specialized telecommunications devices; revising the composition of the advisory committee appointed to assist the commission with implementing the act, etc.
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/27/2025 Senate • Filed
2/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
2/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/18/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2025 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/19/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/21/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
3/13/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/18/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
3/20/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
3/26/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
4/2/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/3/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 380
• Read 3rd time -SJ 380
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 380
• Immediately certified -SJ 392
4/9/2025 House • In Messages
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CS/CS/SB 344, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2025 at 4:30 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 435 (c1) Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/2/2025 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 17 Yeas - 0 Nays Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/9/2025 3:06 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 427.702 Findings, purpose, and legislative intent. Page 1 (pdf) 427.703 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 427.704 Powers and duties of the commission. Page 9 (pdf) 427.705 Administration of the telecommunications access system. Page 14 (pdf) 427.706 Advisory committee. Page 16 (pdf) -
CS/SB 344, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/19/2025 at 4:13 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 435 Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 317048 - Amendment
Delete lines 120 - 310 and insert:Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
(Rodriguez)3/14/2025
12:44 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/18/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/18/2025 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 12 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 427.702 Findings, purpose, and legislative intent. Page 2 (pdf) 427.703 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 427.704 Powers and duties of the commission. Page 8 (pdf) 427.705 Administration of the telecommunications access system. Page 13 (pdf) 427.706 Advisory committee. Page 15 (pdf) -
SB 344, Original Filed Version Posted 1/27/2025 at 8:32 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2025 (pdf)
Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 435 Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 375282 - Amendment
Delete lines 260 - 462 and insert:Regulated Industries
(Rodriguez)2/17/2025
3:04 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/18/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/18/2025 4:00 PM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 427.702 Findings, purpose, and legislative intent. Page 2 (pdf) 427.703 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 427.704 Powers and duties of the commission. Page 8 (pdf) 427.705 Administration of the telecommunications access system. Page 13 (pdf) 427.706 Advisory committee. Page 15 (pdf) 427.708 Certain public safety and health care providers required to purchase and operate TDD’s. Page 16 (pdf)