---
type: "Bill"
title: "Linear Facilities"
description: "Linear Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 405"
citation: "Florida HB 405 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["environmental protection", "studies", "utilities"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2018-34"
primary_sponsors: ["Williamson", "Payne"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-10-23"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6279058f-2f32-4216-97d2-bac2729c6291"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00405/ByCategory"
source_hash: "2f27a00c1950712bf323b8207d96f0c83cafa2ab430e972d6964d44910c857bd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 405 (2018) — Linear Facilities

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2018-34.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 405 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/405/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 405 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/405/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–2** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Energy & Utilities Subcommittee) — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–4** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Natural Resources & Public Lands Subcommittee) — **12–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Williamson — primary (person)
- Payne — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-10-23** Filed `filing`
- **2017-11-01** Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee; Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-08** On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 11/15/17, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
- **2017-11-15** Favorable by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-11-15** Now in Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee
- **2017-11-29** On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee, 12/06/17, 2:00 pm, 12 HOB
- **2017-12-06** Favorable by Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-12-06** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2018-01-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-09** On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 01/11/18, 10:30 am, Webster Hall
- **2018-01-11** Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-11** Placed on Calendar
- **2018-01-18** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/24/18
- **2018-01-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-24** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-01-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-25** Passed; YEAS 105 NAYS 2
- **2018-01-31** In Messages
- **2018-02-01** Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Community Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Received
- **2018-02-08** Withdrawn from Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Community Affairs `withdrawal`
- **2018-02-08** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2018-02-08** Substituted for SB 494
- **2018-02-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-08** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-02-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-02-21** Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 4
- **2018-02-27** Ordered enrolled
- **2018-03-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2018-03-19** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter No. 2018-34

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6279058f-2f32-4216-97d2-bac2729c6291`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).