Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

HB 23 — Water and Wastewater Facility Operators

Last action — Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 162 (Ch. 2023-204)

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Water and Wastewater Facility Operators; Requires DEP to issue water treatment plant operator licenses, water distribution system operator licenses, & domestic wastewater treatment plant operator licenses by reciprocity to certain applicants; authorizes DEP to issue temporary operator licenses during declared state of emergency; requires DEP to waive application fee for temporary operator licenses.

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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/CS/HB23 2023 A bill to be entitled An act relating to water and wastewater facility operators;
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/HB23 2023 A bill to be entitled An act relating to water and wastewater facility operators;
hb0023-02-c2 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/CS/HB23 2023 (a) Water and wastewater services are essential to the health and well-being of all citizens.
hb0023-01-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/HB23 2023 (a) Water and wastewater services are essential to the health and well-being of all citizens.
As used in this section, the term "water and wastewater facility personnel" means any employee of a governmental authority as defined in s.
As used in this section, drinking water and wastewater personnel are defined as any employee of a governmental authority as defined in s.
hb0023-02-c2 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/CS/HB23 2023 s.
hb0023-01-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/HB23 2023 s.
hb0023-02-c2 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/CS/HB23 2023 to any applicant who:
hb0023-01-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/HB23 2023 to any applicant who:
hb0023-02-c2 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/CS/HB23 2023 subsection (2).
hb0023-01-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/HB23 2023 subsection (2).
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 162 (Ch. 2023-204)

  2. Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 162

  3. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)

  4. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  5. Bill referred to House Calendar

  6. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  7. CS Filed

  8. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  9. Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  10. Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  11. Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda

  12. Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  13. Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

  14. Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

  15. Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

  16. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  17. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  18. Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

  19. Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  20. Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

  21. CS Filed

  22. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  23. Reported out of Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

  24. Favorable with CS by Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

  25. Added to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee agenda

  26. Now in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

  27. Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  28. Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

  29. Referred to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

  30. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

  • Bell
  • Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee
  • Infrastructure Strategies Committee

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (158)

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Votes

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Infrastructure Strategies Committee)

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13001
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 3001
Total 22002
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Killebrew — Yea
Payne — Yea
Stevenson — Not Voting
Tomkow — Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Not Voting
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea

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Favorable (Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee)

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7001
Unaffiliated 3000
Democrat 4000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Bell — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Not Voting
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 9001
Democrat 3000
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Bell — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Temple — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Not Voting
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 23 do?
Water and Wastewater Facility Operators; Requires DEP to issue water treatment plant operator licenses, water distribution system operator licenses, & domestic wastewater treatment plant operator licenses by reciprocity to certain applicants; authorizes DEP to issue temporary operator licenses during declared state of emergency; requires DEP to waive application fee for temporary operator licenses.
Who sponsors HB 23?
HB 23 is sponsored by Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" (Republican), Basabe, Fabián (Republican), Barnaby, Webster (Republican), Bell, Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee, and Infrastructure Strategies Committee.
What is the current status of HB 23?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 23?
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