CS/HB 703: Utility Relocation
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Robinson, W. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby
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; authorizing a service provider to apply to the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program for reimbursement of relocation expenses; creating the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program within the Department of Commerce; providing the purpose of the program; requiring the Department of Revenue to deposit certain proceeds into a specified trust fund to fund the program beginning on a certain date; providing an appropriation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $50,000,000
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/18/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/26/2025 | House |
• Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee |
| 3/4/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/10/2025 | House |
• Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/12/2025 | House |
• Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee |
| 3/13/2025 | House |
• Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 4/3/2025 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 4/7/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 4/8/2025 | House |
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 4/9/2025 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 4/22/2025 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025) |
| 4/25/2025 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 499299 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 0 |
| 4/25/2025 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/28/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Rules • Received |
| 4/30/2025 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 862 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 818 -SJ 862 • Read 2nd time -SJ 862 • Read 3rd time -SJ 862 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 863 |
| 4/30/2025 | House |
• In Messages • Ordered enrolled |
