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H1451Introduced in the House

Utility Services

Passed

Introduced by Commerce Committee

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Requiring that certain public meetings be held as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; requiring municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Florida Public Service Commission; requiring the commission to compile such information and submit a report by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Governor and the Legislature; preempting to the state the subject of a regional utilities authority, etc.

Where it stands

Chapter No. 2026-135

June 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 · March 13, 2026

30

Yes

6

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Debbie Mayfield32Yes
LaVon Bracy Davis40No
Don Gaetz1Yes
Jay Trumbull2Yes
Corey Simon3Yes
Clay Yarborough4Yes
Tracie Davis5Not Voting
Jennifer Bradley6Yes
Tom Leek7Yes
Tommy Wright8Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  5. Referred to Commerce Committee

  6. Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  7. Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda

  8. Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  9. Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

  10. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  11. CS Filed

  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  13. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  14. Referred to Commerce Committee

  15. Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  16. Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

  17. Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  18. Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  19. Now in Commerce Committee

  20. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  21. Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

  22. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  23. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  24. CS Filed

  25. Bill referred to House Calendar

  26. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  27. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  28. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)

  29. Read 2nd time

  30. Amendment 856341 Failed

  31. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  32. Read 3rd time

  33. CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 26

  34. In Messages

  35. Referred to Rules

  36. Received

  37. Withdrawn from Rules

  38. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  39. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1724

  40. Read 2nd time

  41. Amendment(s) adopted (253600)

  42. Read 3rd time

  43. CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6

  44. In Messages

  45. Added to Senate Message List

  46. Amendment 451889 adopted

  47. Amendment 857587 Failed

  48. Concurred in Senate amendment 253600 as amended

  49. CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 24

  50. In returning messages

  51. Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (451889)

  52. CS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 6

  53. In Messages

  54. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

  55. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  56. Approved by Governor

  57. Chapter No. 2026-135

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