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HB 481 — Temporary Underground Power Panels
Last action — Chapter No. 2022-82
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 03, 2021. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Temporary Underground Power Panels; Prohibiting counties and certain municipalities from enacting ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent certain electric utilities from installing temporary underground power panels and from requiring subsequent inspections of such panels as a condition of a Certificate of Occupancy under specified conditions, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB48,CS/HB481 Engrossed 1 2022 A bill to be entitled An act relating to temporary underground power panels;
prohibiting counties and certain municipalities from enacting ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent certain electric utilities from installing temporary underground power panels and from requiring subsequent inspections of such panels as a condition of a Certificate of Occupancy under specified conditions;
hb0481-02-e1hb0481-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB48,CS/HB481 Engrossed 1 2022 conducted an inspection of the temporary underground power panel, the county may not require a subsequent inspection of the temporary underground power panel as a condition of issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy.
hb0481-02-e1hb0481-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB48,CS/HB481 Engrossed 1 2022 panel.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a municipality that owns or operates an electric utility with 100,000 customers or less and the municipality's ordinance, regulation, or policy applies only to its operations as an electric utility.
hb0481-02-e1hb0481-01-c1
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- H 481 er View text Current pdf
- Introduced H 481 Filed pdf
Action History
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Chapter No. 2022-82
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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In Messages
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CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Read 2nd time
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Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1332
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Withdrawn from Rules
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Received
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Referred to Rules
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In Messages
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Immediately certified
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CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Added to Third Reading Calendar
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Amendment 679287 adopted
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Read 2nd time
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Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
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Added to Second Reading Calendar
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Bill released to House Calendar
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Reported out of Commerce Committee
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Favorable by Commerce Committee
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Added to Commerce Committee agenda
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Now in Commerce Committee
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Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
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Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
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Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
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Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
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Referred to Commerce Committee
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Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
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1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS Filed
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Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
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Favorable with CS by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
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1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
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Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
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Referred to Commerce Committee
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Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
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Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee Tourism · Primary
- Wyman Duggan · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee
- Duggan, Wyman Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (162)
162 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 162 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues | — | Yea |
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Not Voting |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Not Voting |
| Taddeo | — | Not Voting |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 115 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Drake | — | Yea |
| McCurdy | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Not Voting |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Grant | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Benjamin | — | Yea |
| Harding | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Hawkins | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Slosberg-King | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Learned | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Bartleman, Robin | Democrat | Yea |
| Campbell, Daryl | Democrat | Yea |
| Chambliss, Kevin D. | Democrat | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Yea |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" | Democrat | Yea |
| Hinson, Yvonne Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Hunschofsky, Christine | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Nixon, Angela "Angie" | Democrat | Yea |
| Rayner, Michele K. | Democrat | Yea |
| Robinson, Felicia Simone | Democrat | Yea |
| Skidmore, Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Tant, Allison | Democrat | Yea |
| Woodson, Marie Paule | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Barnaby, Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Borrero, David | Republican | Yea |
| Botana, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Busatta, Demi | Republican | Yea |
| Chaney, Linda | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Fabricio, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Garrison, Sam | Republican | Yea |
| Giallombardo, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Koster, Traci | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Maney, Patt | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| McFarland, Fiona | Republican | Yea |
| Melo, Lauren | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Persons-Mulicka, Jenna | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Rizo, Alex | Republican | Yea |
| Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Not Voting |
| Salzman, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Snyder, John | Republican | Yea |
| Trabulsy, Dana | Republican | Not Voting |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Tuck, Kaylee | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Valdés, Susan L. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (23)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Nixon, Angela "Angie" | Democrat | Yea |
| Barnaby, Webster | Republican | Not Voting |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Fabricio, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Not Voting |
| McFarland, Fiona | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Harding | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Bartleman, Robin | Democrat | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Robinson, Felicia Simone | Democrat | Yea |
| Woodson, Marie Paule | Democrat | Yea |
| Barnaby, Webster | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chaney, Linda | Republican | Not Voting |
| Giallombardo, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Melo, Lauren | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Persons-Mulicka, Jenna | Republican | Yea |
| Salzman, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Not Voting |
| Fine | — | Not Voting |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Slosberg-King | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Skidmore, Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Chaney, Linda | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| McFarland, Fiona | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Trabulsy, Dana | Republican | Not Voting |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 481 do?
- Temporary Underground Power Panels; Prohibiting counties and certain municipalities from enacting ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent certain electric utilities from installing temporary underground power panels and from requiring subsequent inspections of such panels as a condition of a Certificate of Occupancy under specified conditions, etc.
- Who sponsors HB 481?
- HB 481 is sponsored by Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee and Duggan, Wyman (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 481?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 03, 2021. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 481?
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