Florida House Bill 703
Session 2025
Utility Relocation
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 5, 2025
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Commerce Committee
First Action
Feb 18, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 6, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
703
State
Florida
Session
2025
Commerce Committee
grade
Primary
checkPassed on April 25, 2025
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
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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.
APPROPRIATION:
$50,000,000
Bill Analysis -- Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (6/12/2025 10:57 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/9/2025 11:27 AM)
665999 - Strike All Amendment to H 703 Filed
499299 - Strike All Amendment to H 703 c1
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06/06/2025
Florida Legislature
Chapter No. 2025-122
06/05/2025
Florida Legislature
Approved by Governor
06/04/2025
Florida Legislature
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
04/30/2025
House
Ordered enrolled
04/30/2025
House
In Messages
04/30/2025
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
04/30/2025
Senate
Read 3rd time
04/30/2025
Senate
Read 2nd time
04/30/2025
Senate
Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 818
04/30/2025
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/30/2025
Senate
Withdrawn from Rules
04/28/2025
Senate
Received
04/28/2025
Senate
Referred to Rules
04/25/2025
Senate
In Messages
04/25/2025
House
CS passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 0
04/25/2025
House
Read 3rd time
04/25/2025
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
04/25/2025
House
Placed on 3rd reading
04/25/2025
House
Amendment 499299 adopted
04/25/2025
House
Read 2nd time
04/22/2025
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
04/09/2025
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
04/09/2025
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
04/08/2025
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
04/08/2025
House
CS Filed
04/08/2025
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
04/08/2025
House
Reported out of Commerce Committee
04/07/2025
House
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
04/03/2025
House
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
03/13/2025
House
Now in Commerce Committee
03/13/2025
House
Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
03/12/2025
House
Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
03/10/2025
House
Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
03/04/2025
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
02/26/2025
House
Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
02/26/2025
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
02/26/2025
House
Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
02/18/2025
House
Filed
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Record Created
Feb 20, 2025 3:25:47 AM
Record Updated
Jul 6, 2025 11:33:50 AM