Florida House Bill 461 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on October 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-23 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 416 (Ch. 2016-44)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises circumstances under which county commissioners may grant license for specified projects related to lines for transmission of certain public utilities & communication services; authorizes DOT & certain local governmental entities to prescribe & enforce regulations regarding placement & maintenance of specified structures & lines within right-of-way limits of roads or publicly owned rail corridors; specifies that owner of utility located within certain right-of-way limits must initiate & bear cost necessary to alleviate any interference to use of certain public roads or rail corridors; requires authority to bear cost of utility work necessary to eliminate unreasonable interference if utility is lawfully located within certain utility easement, subject to certain deductions; provides findings of important state interest.

Location of Utilities

Rep. Clay Ingram [R]

Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]

Sen. Bryan Avila [R]

Rep. Charles Van Zant [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 416 (Ch. 2016-44)
2016-02-23	House	Substituted CS/SB 416
2016-02-19	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2016-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-10	House	Favorable by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 1
2016-02-05	House	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/09/16, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
2016-01-12	House	Introduced
2015-12-02	House	Now in Appropriations Committee
2015-12-02	House	Favorable by Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2015-11-24	House	On Committee agenda-- Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, 12/02/15, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
2015-11-05	House	Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee
2015-10-27	House	Filed

S0416 (Same As) 2016-03-10 - Chapter No. 2016-44

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
125	42		Amended Code	See Bill Text
337	401		Amended Code	See Bill Text
337	403		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/461
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0461/BillText/Filed/PDF