Florida Legislation

Posted on February 19, 2007 - 4:01pm.

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HB529 passed House and Senate and is awaiting Gov. Crist's signature. As passed, Build-out is banned and PEG support is reduced to 0%. The bill, in effect, ends and PEG channel support and legitimizes red-lining.

Bill Number(s):
S 1984 failed Read Bill
S 0900 failed Read Bill
HB 1199 failed Read Bill
HB 529 - Active Read Bill
HB 0855 - Stalled Read Bill
SB 1772 - Senate companion to HB 529 - Active Read Bill

HB 529 / SB 1772 Status:
01/23/07 HOUSE Filed
01/31/07 HOUSE Referred to Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; Policy & Budget Council
02/15/07 HOUSE On Council agenda-- Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council,
02/22/07, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
02/22/07 HOUSE CS by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; YEAS 11 NAYS 1
02/20/07 SENATE Filed
03/07/07 SENATE Introduced, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Community Affairs; Finance and Tax -SJ 00116
03/11/07 HOUSE Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00183
03/14/07 HOUSE On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council
03/16/07 HOUSE CS/CS by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 27 NAYS 3
03/19/07 HOUSE CS read 1st time on 03/19/07 -HJ 00222; CS filed; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00224
03/21/07 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00237; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00238
03/22/07 HOUSE Read 3rd time -HJ 00253; CS passed; YEAS 104 NAYS 8 -HJ 00253
03/28/07 SENATE In Messages
04/25/07 SENATE Received, referred to Communications and Public Utilities; Community Affairs; General Government Appropriations
04/26/07 SENATE Withdrawn from Communications and Public Utilities; Community Affairs; General Government Appropriations
04/27/07 SENATE Read 3rd time; Amendment(s) reconsidered,
04/27/07 HOUSE In returning messages
04/30/07 HOUSE Concurred -HJ 00859; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 2 -HJ 00865; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 00865

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