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SB 230: Public Utilities

GENERAL BILL by Dean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz

Public Utilities; Requiring that any proposed change in a public utility’s billing cycle be approved by the Florida Public Service Commission by a specified period before the effective date of the change; requiring the commission to consider the public impact of a proposed change; prohibiting the extension of a billing cycle by more than a specified period; prohibiting a public utility from charging a consumer or user a higher rate in certain circumstances; providing an exception, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2015 Senate • Filed
1/13/2015 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 47
2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 02/17/15, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2/17/2015 Senate • Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 158
2/18/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 158
2/27/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 03/04/15, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 47
3/4/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 194
• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 194
5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129)