SB 230 (2015) -  Public Utilities

General Bill by Dean (CO-SPONSORS) 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: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    • On agenda for: 02/17/15 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
    • On agenda for: 03/04/15 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 81 Subject: Public Utilities Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 7109 Subject: Florida Public Service Commission Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government 3/4/2015 4:26:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government 3/3/2015 8:34:54 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 2/17/2015 3:51:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 2/13/2015 10:55:58 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129) Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 194 Time: 03/04/2015 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 194 Time: 03/04/2015 - 12:11 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 47 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 03/04/15, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/27/2015 - 1:58 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 158 Time: 02/18/2015 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 158 Time: 02/17/2015 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 02/17/15, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 02/09/2015 - 11:24 AM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 47 Time: 01/13/2015 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2015 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
366.05 HB 81, HB 219, CS/CS/CS/SB 288, CS/HB 7109