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IntroducedJan 09, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 03, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 11, 2026
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
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.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 13, 2026: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1451
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Commerce Committeeprimary
- Economic Infrastructure Subcommitteeprimary

Votes
YES: 81
- Abbott
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Gerwig
- Plasencia
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Barnaby
- Redondo
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Black
- Blanco
- Sapp
- Booth
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Boyles
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Johnson
- Buchanan
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Kincart Jonsson
- Canady
- Koster
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Trabulsy
- Chambliss
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- McFarland
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Miller
- Mooney
- Nix
NO: 26
YES: 79
- Abbott
- Oliver
- Albert
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Partington
- Anderson
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Gerwig
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Black
- Blanco
- Booth
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Boyles
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Kincart Jonsson
- Canady
- Koster
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Chambliss
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- McFarland
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Michael
- Yeager
- Miller
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Nix
NO: 24
NOT VOTING: 14
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (451889)
- CS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 6
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- In returning messages
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Added to Senate Message List
- Amendment 451889 adopted
- Amendment 857587 Failed
- Concurred in Senate amendment 253600 as amended
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 24
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Rules
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1724
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) adopted (253600)
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Referred to Rules
- Received
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment 856341 Failed
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 26
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
- Feb 20, 2026 | House
- Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Now in Commerce Committee
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 09, 2026 | House
- Filed
Bill Texts
- H 1451 FiledPDF
- H 1451 c1PDF
- H 1451 c2PDF
- H 1451 e1PDF
- H 1451 erPDF
- Committee Amendment 547041 (Adopted without Objection 2/4/2026) -- BusattaPDF
- Committee Amendment 486173 (Adopted without Objection 2/25/2026) -- BusattaPDF
- Floor Amendment 211682 (Senate: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment 3/11/2026) -- MartinPDF
- Floor Amendment to Amendment 407138 (Senate: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment 3/11/2026) -- MartinPDF
- Floor Amendment 253600 (House: Concurred as Amended 3/12/2026) -- MartinPDF
- Floor Amendment to Amendment 451889 (Senate: Concurred 3/13/2026) -- BusattaPDF
- Floor Amendment to Amendment 857587 (House: Failed 3/12/2026) -- HinsonPDF
- Floor Amendment 856341 (House: Failed 3/3/2026) -- HinsonPDF
Documents
- House Message Summary -- Regulated Industries (3/13/2026 8:35 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/4/2026 6:27 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2026 2:23 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/25/2026 7:39 PM)
