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CS/SB 1256: Preemption Over Utility Service Restrictions

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Collins

Preemption Over Utility Service Restrictions; Prohibiting certain local governmental entities, subject to specified exceptions, from enacting or enforcing a resolution, an ordinance, a rule, a code, or a policy or from taking any action that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of restricting or prohibiting the use of appliances; revising an exception to preemption, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 4/28/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1281 (Ch. 2023-285) -SJ 624
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/31/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/05/23, 8:30 am, 401 Senate Building
    4/5/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    4/7/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Regulated Industries
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules
    • Now in Rules
    4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
    4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 1
    4/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/25/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
    4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 624
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1281 -SJ 624
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1281 (Ch. 2023-285) -SJ 624

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  • CS/SB 1256, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/7/2023 at 12:35 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1281 (er) Preemption Over Utility Service Restrictions Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/22/2023 Chapter No. 2023-285 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    366.032 Preemption over utility service restrictions. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1256, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2023 at 9:25 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1281 (c1) Preemption Over Utility Service Restrictions Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/22/2023 Chapter No. 2023-285 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    303542 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Collins)     		4/4/2023
    9:30 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/6/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/5/2023 8:30 AM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    366.032 Preemption over utility service restrictions. Page 1 (pdf)

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