Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 773 — Medically Essential Electric Utility Service

Last action — Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Medically Essential Electric Utility Service; Specifies that fact that certain electric utilities must provide medically essential electric service does not require them to otherwise be regulated by PSC; provides notification requirements for electric utilities relating to certification process for obtaining medically essential electric service & service disconnection; provides certification requirements for customers; specifies duties of electric utilities; revises penalties for falsification of such certification; requires certain health care practitioners to inform certain patients of such certification process; requires such practitioners to provide patients with completed medical certifications & document certification.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Received

  4. Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations

  5. In Messages

  6. Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Placed on 3rd reading

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20

  11. Placed on Calendar

  12. Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0

  13. On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/06/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall

  14. Now in Commerce Committee

  15. Favorable by Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0

  16. On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 01/30/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall

  17. Now in Health and Human Services Committee

  18. Favorable by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0

  19. Introduced

  20. On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Webster Hall

  21. Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee; Commerce Committee

  22. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79002
Republican 27000
Democrat 11001
Total 117003
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Alexander — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Good — Yea
Polo — Yea
Altman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Renner — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Roach — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hage — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Hart — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Hill — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Bush — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Roth — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Casello — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Cortes — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Magar — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Stone — Yea
Drake — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Duran — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Newton — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Webb — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Fine — Yea
Payne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Geller — Yea
Zika — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Donalds — Not Voting
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Not Voting
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Commerce Committee)

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 16003
Total 21003
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Ausley — Yea
Casello — Yea
Donalds — Not Voting
Eagle — Yea
Fernández — Not Voting
Fischer — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Hage — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Stone — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Williamson — Not Voting
La Rosa — Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea

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Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee)

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10002
Republican 3002
Democrat 1000
Total 14004
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Cortes, J. — Yea
Duran — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Magar — Not Voting
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Roach — Not Voting
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Not Voting
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Not Voting
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Energy & Utilities Subcommittee)

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democrat 3000
Republican 2001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aloupis — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Hart — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Stone — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Not Voting
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 773 do?
Medically Essential Electric Utility Service; Specifies that fact that certain electric utilities must provide medically essential electric service does not require them to otherwise be regulated by PSC; provides notification requirements for electric utilities relating to certification process for obtaining medically essential electric service & service disconnection; provides certification requirements for customers; specifies duties of electric utilities; revises penalties for falsification of such certification; requires certain health care practitioners to inform certain patients of such certification process; requires such practitioners to provide patients with completed medical certifications & document certification.
Who sponsors HB 773?
HB 773 is sponsored by Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 773?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 773?
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