HB 1411 Florida House · 2022 Regular Session

Floating Solar Facilities

Summary

Floating Solar Facilities; Requires floating solar facility to be permitted use in certain land use categories; requires local governments to promote expanded uses of floating solar facilities by taking specified actions; authorizes county or municipality to specify buffer & landscaping requirements; requires Office of Energy within DACS to submit recommendations to Legislature regarding floating solar facilities.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 Signed Apr 27, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House Feb 24, 2022

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

Mar 2, 2022

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican23

23 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 27, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 2, 2022

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 24, 2022

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 17, 2022

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 17, 2022

Introduced

CS Filed

lower

Feb 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

Added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 7, 2022

Introduced

CS Filed

lower

Feb 7, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 7, 2022

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee

lower

Jan 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee

lower

Jan 16, 2022

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Jan 16, 2022

Committee

Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 16, 2022

Committee

Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors