CS/HB 81 - Civil Penalties under the Gas Safety Law of 1967

General Bill by Commerce Committee and Brackett (CO-SPONSORS) Roth

Civil Penalties under the Gas Safety Law of 1967: Increases civil penalty amount for violating the Gas Safety Law of 1967; requires PSC to annually revise maximum penalties by rule based on specified factors.

Effective Date: July 1, 2024

Last Event: Laid on Table on Monday, March 4, 2024 2:55 PM

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Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 11/15/23 10:00 AM
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- Favorable (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes
Commerce Committee
- On agenda for: 01/23/24 12:30 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 366	Subject: Civil Penalties Under the Gas Safety Law of 1967	Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 1
Original Filed Version
- D 814803 , Brackett (COM) Date Filed: 01/22/24, Line#: 0 House(c): Adopted 01/23/2024 06:53 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/6/2024 11:57:57 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Commerce Committee 1/24/2024 4:03:14 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Commerce Committee 1/19/2024 4:43:06 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee 11/15/2023 11:09:33 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee 11/13/2023 3:56:18 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table	Time: 03/04/2024 - 2:55 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 01/25/2024 - 5:39 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 01/25/2024 - 5:39 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/24/2024 - 7:17 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 01/24/2024 - 4:32 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 01/24/2024 - 4:32 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Commerce Committee	Time: 01/24/2024 - 4:03 PM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee	Time: 01/23/2024 - 6:53 PM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Commerce Committee agenda	Time: 01/19/2024 - 4:06 PM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:31 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Commerce Committee	Time: 11/15/2023 - 11:38 AM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee	Time: 11/15/2023 - 11:38 AM	Member:	Committee: Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee	Time: 11/15/2023 - 11:21 AM	Member:	Committee: Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee agenda	Time: 11/08/2023 - 3:52 PM	Member:	Committee: Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee	Time: 10/05/2023 - 2:37 PM	Member:	Committee: Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee	Time: 10/05/2023 - 2:37 PM	Member:	Committee: Commerce Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee	Time: 10/05/2023 - 2:37 PM	Member:	Committee: Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 09/27/2023 - 8:40 AM	Member: Brackett	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
368.061	CS/SB 366