Bill Summary

SB 818 Utility Relocation (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by McClain  CS Sponsors: Transportation, Rules, Appropriations
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Summary
Utility Relocation; 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. APPROPRIATION: $50,000,000 Effective Date: 10/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Regulated Industries
   S Transportation
   S Rules
   S Appropriations
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Actions
02/18/25
SENATE
Filed
02/28/25
SENATE
Referred to Regulated Industries; Transportation; Rules
03/20/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Regulated Industries, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 412 K
03/25/25
SENATE
Favorable by Regulated Industries; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/26/25
SENATE
Now in Transportation
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Transportation, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 37 S
04/01/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Transportation; 8 Yeas, 1 Nay
04/01/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/03/25
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Now in Rules
04/11/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 K
04/16/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Rules; 23 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/17/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/17/25
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Reference to Appropriations added; Remaining reference: Appropriations
04/17/25
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Now in Appropriations
04/17/25
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 S
04/22/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/23/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
04/23/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/28/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
04/30/25
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Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0703; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0703
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bill text & filed amendments
0818
Filed on 02/18/25
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Amendment 146208
McClain
Filed on 03/31/25
Replaced by CS
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0818C1
Filed on 04/01/25
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Amendment 868666
McClain
Filed on 04/15/25
Replaced by CS
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0818C2
Filed on 04/17/25
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Amendment 742582 DE
Mcclain
Filed on 04/21/25
Replaced by CS
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0818C3
Filed on 04/23/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
125.42
202.18
212.181
212.2
218.65
337.403
337.4031
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