Bill Summary

HB 703 Utility Relocation (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Robinson, W. Co Sponsors: Barnaby CS Sponsors: Commerce Committee
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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; authorizing a service provider to apply to the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program for reimbursement of relocation expenses; creating the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program within the Department of Commerce; providing the purpose of the program; requiring the Department of Revenue to deposit certain proceeds into a specified trust fund to fund the program beginning on a certain date; providing an appropriation, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
02/18/25
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Filed
02/26/25
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Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
02/26/25
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Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
03/10/25
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On Committee agenda - Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee, 03/12/25, 10:15 am, 102 H
03/12/25
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Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/13/25
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Now in Commerce Committee
04/03/25
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 04/07/25, 3:00 pm, 212 K
04/07/25
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Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 23 Yeas, 1 Nay
04/08/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/09/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/22/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/25
04/25/25
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (499299); Passed (Vote: 106 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/25/25
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/25/25
SENATE
In Messages
04/28/25
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
04/30/25
SENATE
Withdrawn from Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SB 0818; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/30/25
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Ordered enrolled
04/30/25
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
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bill text & filed amendments
0703
Filed on 02/18/25
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Amendment 665999 DE
Robinson, W.
Filed on 04/04/25
Adopted
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0703C1
Filed on 04/08/25
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Amendment 499299 DE
Robinson, W.
Filed on 04/23/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0703E1
Filed on 04/25/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0703ER
Filed on 04/30/25
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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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