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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: 4/30/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 703 -SJ 862
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Transportation (TR)
  3. Rules (RC)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • 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
    4/24/2025 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
    4/28/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
    4/30/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 862
    • Substituted CS/HB 703 -SJ 862
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 703 -SJ 862

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 818, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/23/2025 at 4:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 703 (er) Utility Relocation Commerce Committee Identical Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.42 Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways. Page 15 (pdf)
    202.18 Allocation and disposition of tax proceeds. Page 15 (pdf)
    212.181 Determination of business address situs, distributions, and adjustments. Page 15 (pdf)
    212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected. Page 2 (pdf)
    218.65 Emergency distribution. Page 16 (pdf)
    337.403 Interference caused by utility; expenses. Page 7 (pdf)
    337.4031 Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 818, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/17/2025 at 10:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/30/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/30/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 703 (c1) Utility Relocation Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    742582 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations
    (McClain)     		4/21/2025
    10:59 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/22/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/22/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.42 Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways. Page 12 (pdf)
    202.18 Allocation and disposition of tax proceeds. Page 2 (pdf)
    337.403 Interference caused by utility; expenses. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 818, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/1/2025 at 6:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 703 (c1) Utility Relocation Commerce Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    868666 - Amendment
    Delete lines 17 - 155 and insert:     		Rules
    (McClain)     		4/15/2025
    8:06 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.42 Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways. Page 6 (pdf)
    337.403 Interference caused by utility; expenses. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 818, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2025 at 1:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
    Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 703 Utility Relocation Commerce Committee Identical Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    146208 - Amendment
    Between lines 164 and 165 insert:     		Transportation
    (McClain)     		3/31/2025
    8:51 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 4:00 PM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/1/2025 4:00 PM Transportation 8 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.42 Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways. Page 6 (pdf)
    337.403 Interference caused by utility; expenses. Page 1 (pdf)

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