2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0818: Utility Relocation

Legislative Summary

Requiring that a specified amount of communications services tax remittances be distributed by the Department of Revenue by a nonoperating transfer to the Department of Commerce in monthly installments to the Grants and Donations Trust Fund within the Department of Commerce for the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program; revising the percentage by which a certain amount transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund must be reduced, beginning on a certain date; specifying that a county or municipal authority is not responsible for paying the expense properly attributable to such work except as otherwise provided; creating the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program within the Department of Commerce; providing the purpose of the program, etc.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Regulated Industries; Transportation; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/25/2025
Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Transportation
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
4/1/2025
CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Senate
4/1/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/2/2025
CS by Transportation read 1st time
Senate
4/3/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/11/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/16/2025
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Senate
4/17/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/17/2025
Remaining references corrected to Appropriations
Senate
4/17/2025
Now in Appropriations
Senate
4/17/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Senate
4/23/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/23/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/24/2025
CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #146208

3/31/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Appropriations
4/22/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
4/16/2025
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Transportation
4/1/2025
8
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Regulated Industries
3/25/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/18/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Stan McClain
Stan McClain
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/23/202534.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/17/202527.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/1/202512.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/18/202512.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/23/2025194.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/21/2025196.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/17/2025184.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/15/2025156.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025155.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025153.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025153.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025153.7 KB