S1154 GENERAL BILL/CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG by Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; King; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist (Compare CS/CS/2ND ENG/H 1241, CS/CS/H 1447, 1ST ENG/H 1533, H 7133, CS/CS/S 0868, S 1152, CS/2ND ENG/S 1380, S 2300) Energy [EPSC]; Requires that electric utilities meet or exceed specified standards for the production or purchase of clean energy. Authorizes the PSC to allow a utility to recover the costs of converting an existing fossil fuel plant to a biomass plant under certain conditions. Requires the Solar Energy Center to charge testing fees. Directs the Florida Building Commission to make all changes to the building and energy codes necessary to conform to this act, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. 02/03/09 SENATE Filed 02/12/09 SENATE Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; General Government Appropriations; Rules 03/03/09 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; General Government Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00071 03/26/09 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/31/09, 9:00 am, 301-S 03/31/09 SENATE CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 00251; CS read 1st time on 04/01/09 -SJ 00258 04/01/09 SENATE Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) 04/02/09 SENATE Remaining references corrected to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Finance and Tax; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00305; Now in Environmental Preservation and Conservation; On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 04/06/09, 9:30 am, 401-S 04/06/09 SENATE CS/CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00339; CS read 1st time on 04/14/09 -SJ 00343 04/08/09 SENATE Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) 04/09/09 SENATE Original reference(s) removed: Finance and Tax; Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00355 04/16/09 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 04/21/09, 1:30 pm, 412-K 04/21/09 SENATE CS/CS/CS by- Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; YEAS 15 NAYS 4 -SJ 00507; CS read 1st time on 04/23/09 -SJ 00509 04/22/09 SENATE Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00507 04/28/09 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar 04/29/09 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00817; Amendment(s) adopted (495702, 422350, 415164, 396986, 219984) -SJ 00817; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00818 04/30/09 SENATE Read 3rd time -SJ 00918; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 00918 04/30/09 HOUSE In Messages; Referred to Energy & Utilities Policy (GGPC); General Government Policy Council; Natural Resources Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care -HJ 01453 05/01/09 HOUSE Received -HJ 01453 05/02/09 HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Energy & Utilities Policy (GGPC) In addition to the above Bill History information, the Division of Legislative
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