General Bill
Public Service Commission:
Conforms commissioner's term as chair with terms of commissioners; renames Committee on Public Service Commission Oversight, standing joint committee of Legislature, as Committee on Public Counsel Oversight; deletes committee's authority to recommend to Governor nominees to fill vacancies on Public Service Commission; deletes committee's authority to file ethics complaint against member, former member, or former employee of commission, or member of Public Service Commission Nominating Council; clarifies power of Governor to remove & fill commission vacancies; revises membership of Public Service Commission Nominating Council; requires President of Senate & Speaker of House of Representatives to appoint chair & vice chair to council in alternating years; removes spending authority for council to advertise vacancies; requires council to submit recommendations for filling vacancies on commission to Governor; requires council to nominate minimum of three persons for each vacancy; revises date that recommendations for vacancies must be submitted; specifies provisions under which successor Governor may remove an appointee; provides for council to fill vacancy on commission if Governor fails to do so.
Effective Date:
upon becoming a law
Last Event:
Died on Second Reading Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 7135 (Ch. 2008-227) on Friday, May 2, 2008 6:02 PM
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Bill #:
HB 7135
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Subject:
Energy
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Compare
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Bill #:
CS/CS/SB 2212
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Subject:
Public Service Commission [RPCC]
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Relationship:
Compare
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H Died on Second Reading Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 7135 (Ch. 2008-227)
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05/02/2008 - 6:02 PM
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H Added to Second Reading Calendar
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04/07/2008 - 3:59 PM
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H Bill referred to House Calendar
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04/07/2008 - 3:59 PM
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H 1st Reading
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04/04/2008 - 6:53 PM
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H Filed
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04/04/2008 - 8:52 AM
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Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council
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