Bill Summary

HB 1451 Utility Services (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Busatta  CS Sponsors: Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee, Commerce Committee
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Summary
Utility Services: 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. Effective Date: July 1, 2027
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committees of reference
   H Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
   H Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
01/09/26
HOUSE 
Filed
01/15/26
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Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
01/15/26
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Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
02/02/26
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On Committee agenda - Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee, 02/04/26, 1:30 pm, 102 H
02/04/26
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Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/04/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/06/26
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Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
02/10/26
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On Committee agenda - Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, 02/12/26, 9:15 am, 17 H
02/12/26
HOUSE 
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 3 Nays
02/12/26
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Now in Commerce Committee
02/20/26
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 02/24/26, 3:00 pm, 404 H
02/25/26
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Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee on 02/24/26; 21 Yeas, 3 Nays
02/25/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/25/26
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Referred to House Calendar
02/26/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/26/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/26
03/03/26
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Read Second Time; Amendment Failed (856341); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 81 Yeas / 26 Nays)
03/03/26
SENATE
In Messages
03/03/26
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
03/11/26
SENATE
Withdrawn from Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 1724; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (253600); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 29 Yeas / 6 Nays)
03/11/26
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In returning messages
03/12/26
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Placed on Senate Returning Message List 6
03/12/26
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Received from Messages; Amendment Adopted (451889); Amendment Failed (857587); Concurred with Amendment as Amended (253600); Passed (Vote: 79 Yeas / 24 Nays)
03/12/26
SENATE
In returning messages
03/13/26
SENATE
Placed on House Returning Message List 1
03/13/26
SENATE
Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (451889); Passed (Vote: 30 Yeas / 6 Nays)
03/13/26
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
03/16/26
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/16/26
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
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bill text & filed amendments
1451
Filed on 01/09/26
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Amendment 547041
Busatta
Filed on 02/03/26
Adopted
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1451C1
Filed on 02/04/26
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Amendment 486173
Busatta
Filed on 02/23/26
Adopted
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1451C2
Filed on 02/25/26
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Amendment 856341
Hinson
Filed on 02/27/26
Failed on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 211682 DE
Martin
Filed on 03/11/26
Replaced by Engrossed
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Amendment 407138 AA
Martin
Filed on 03/11/26
Replaced by Engrossed
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Amendment 253600 EA
Martin
Filed on 03/11/26
Concurred as Amended
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Amendment 857587 AA
Hinson
Filed on 03/12/26
Failed
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Amendment 451889 AA
Busatta
Filed on 03/12/26
Concurred
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1451E1
Filed on 03/16/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
1451ER
Filed on 03/16/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
180.19
180.191
180.192
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