Florida House Bill 813 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Designates act as "Ratepayer Representation Act"; prohibits county from providing water or sewer services in unincorporated areas covered by agreement with municipality; authorizes county to services when agreement does not provide expiration date; specifies that corporate powers of municipality do not apply to unincorporated areas of county without county's express consent; limits amount of water & sewer utility rates, fees, charges, & surcharges that municipality may impose on consumers outside of municipality's boundaries or ratepayers in unincorporated areas of county; requires PSC approval of such rates, fees, charges, & surcharges; authorizes ratepayers in unincorporated areas to petition PSC for determination whether rates, fees, & charges imposed by municipality are just & equitable; provides that PSC has regulatory authority over municipality that provides water or wastewater utility service in unincorporated areas of county; requires PSC approval before municipality purchases certain water or wastewater facilities.

Water and Wastewater Utilities

Rep. Debbie Mayfield [R]

Rep. David Santiago [R]

Rep. Charles Van Zant [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	House	Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
2014-03-20	House	On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 03/24/14, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall --Temporarily deferred
2014-03-14	House	On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall --Retained
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-02-14	House	Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
2014-02-05	House	Filed

S1248 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Community Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
153	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
180	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text
180	191		Amended Code	See Bill Text
367	022		Amended Code	See Bill Text
367	071		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/813
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0813/BillText/Filed/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0813/Amendment/033069/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0813/Amendment/914459/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0813/Amendment/511155/PDF