Florida House Bill 687 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on June 26 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-06-26 - Chapter No. 2017-136, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 865 (Ch. 2017-42)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes DOT & certain local governmental entities to prescribe & enforce rules re: placing & maintaining communications services lines/wireless facilities; prohibits authority regulation of facility collocation; authorizes authority to require registration process & permit fees; requires authority to process applications; prohibits authority from requiring approval/fees for maintenance/placement of facilities; provides requirements for collocation on authority utility poles; requires authority to waive certain application & placement requirements; prohibits authority from adopting/enforcing certain regulations & imposing certain fees; authorizes wireless infrastructure provider to apply to place utility poles; authorizes authority to enforce certain local codes/rules/regulations under certain circumstances.

Utilities

House Commerce Committee	House Energy and Utilities Subcommittee	Rep. Mike LaRosa [R]	Sen. Bryan Avila [R]
Rep. Brad Drake [R]	Sen. Joe Gruters [R]

2017-04-28 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#18 (Y: 33 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-04-28 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#334 (Y: 110 N: 3 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-26		Chapter No. 2017-136, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 865 (Ch. 2017-42)
2017-06-23		Approved by Governor
2017-06-14		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2017-04-28	House	Ordered enrolled
2017-04-28	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 1
2017-04-28	Senate	Read 3rd time
2017-04-28	Senate	Read 2nd time
2017-04-28	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 596
2017-04-28	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2017-04-28	Senate	Withdrawn from Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
2017-04-28	Senate	Received
2017-04-28	Senate	Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
2017-04-28	Senate	In Messages
2017-04-28	House	CS passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 3
2017-04-28	House	Read 3rd time
2017-04-27	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2017-04-27	House	Read 2nd time
2017-04-24	House	CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time
2017-04-24	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17
2017-04-24	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-04-24	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2017-04-24	House	CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 25 NAYS 2
2017-04-22	House	On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 04/24/17, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2017-03-20	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2017-03-16	House	CS by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee read 1st time
2017-03-16	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2017-03-15	House	CS by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 2
2017-03-13	House	On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 03/15/17, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2017-03-07	House	Introduced
2017-02-15	House	Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
2017-02-07	House	Filed

S0596 (Same As) 2017-04-28 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 687 (Ch. 2017-136), CS/CS/CS/HB 865 (Ch. 2017-42)
H865 (Similar To) 2017-05-31 - Chapter No. 2017-42, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 687 (Ch. 2017-136), CS/CS/CS/HB 695 (Ch. 2017-138), SB 2502 (Ch. 2017-71)
S1118 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 221 (Ch. 2017-12), CS/CS/HB 687 (Ch. 2017-136), CS/CS/CS/HB 695 (Ch. 2017-138), CS/CS/CS/HB 865 (Ch. 2017-42), HB 1153 (Ch. 2017-211), SB 2502 (Ch. 2017-71)

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

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/687
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0687/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/687/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/687/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/687/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/687/Amendment/987301/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/687/Amendment/961769/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/687/Vote/HouseVote_h00687c2334.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/687/Vote/SenateVote_h00687c2018.PDF