SB 7052 (2020) -  Office of Public Counsel

General Bill by Innovation, Industry, and Technology
Office of Public Counsel: Providing term limits for the Public Counsel; providing an exception for time served before a specified date; providing for the appointment and removal of the Public Counsel; requiring the Committee on Public Counsel Oversight to receive applications, conduct interviews, and appoint a Public Counsel by a specified date every 4 years, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1095 (2020-137) on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

PCB committee actions:

  • SPB 7052 recommended by:
    Innovation, Industry, and Technology
    • On agenda for: 02/10/20   1:30 PM
    • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 3

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/02/20 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 7

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1095 Subject: Infrastructure Regulation Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/3/2020 5:10:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/24/2020 5:24:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology 2/10/2020 4:33:04 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology 2/7/2020 12:09:17 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1095 (2020-137) Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/06/2020 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 496 Time: 03/06/2020 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (197538) -SJ 496 Time: 03/06/2020 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 496 Time: 03/06/2020 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 -SJ 519 Time: 03/04/2020 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/03/2020 - 5:22 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 7 -SJ 411 Time: 03/02/2020 - 7:41 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/26/2020 - 5:42 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/21/2020 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 270 Time: 02/12/2020 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Rules -SJ 270 Time: 02/12/2020 - 10:03 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/11/2020 - 8:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 Time: 02/10/2020 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: pb
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 02/10/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/05/2020 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: pb
Event: S Submitted for consideration by Innovation, Industry, and Technology Time: 02/05/2020 - 5:45 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: pb

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
350.061 CS/CS/HB 1095