SB 1048 (2017) -  Linear Facilities

General Bill by Lee
Linear Facilities: Revising the definition of the term “development” to exclude work by certain utility providers on utility infrastructure on certain rights-of-way or corridors; requiring the consideration of a certain variance standard when including conditions for the certification of an electrical power plant; requiring the consideration of a certain variance standard when including conditions for the certification of a proposed transmission line corridor, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    • On agenda for: 03/14/17 2:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/22/17 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 1

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1055 Subject: Linear Facilities Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • A 518252 , Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/03/17, Line#: 116 Senate: Withdrawn 4/3/2017 4:32:23 PM
    • A 711880 , Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/03/17, Line#: 116 Senate: Failed 4/4/2017 2:47:53 PM
    • A 157870 , Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/03/17, Line#: 141 Senate: Failed 4/4/2017 2:52:15 PM
    • A 293986 , Rodriguez Date Filed: 04/03/17, Line#: 141 Senate: Failed 4/4/2017 2:55:15 PM
    • A 820426 , Lee Date Filed: 04/04/17, Line#: 141 Senate: Withdrawn 4/4/2017 2:56:24 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/22/2017 5:20:43 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/21/2017 1:42:27 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 3/14/2017 3:54:48 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 3/13/2017 12:53:22 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/06/2017 03:13 PM   Yeas: 34 Nays: 3 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 9] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/12/2017 - 8:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 318 Time: 04/06/2017 - 3:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 318 Time: 04/06/2017 - 2:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/04/2017 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) failed (157870, 293986, 711880) -SJ 290 Time: 04/04/2017 - 2:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 290 Time: 04/04/2017 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17 Time: 03/30/2017 - 9:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 243 Time: 03/23/2017 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 243 Time: 03/22/2017 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/22/17, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 03/17/2017 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Now in Community Affairs -SJ 181 Time: 03/14/2017 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 181 Time: 03/14/2017 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/14/17, 2:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 03/09/2017 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 115 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Community Affairs -SJ 115 Time: 03/06/2017 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/20/2017 - 9:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
163.3221 HB 1055
380.04 HB 1055
403.511 HB 1055
403.531 HB 1055