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IntroducedJan 09, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 05, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Advanced Nuclear Reactors; Authorizes PSC to regulate advanced nuclear reactors in this state; authorizes DOH & DEP to exercise specified powers & duties; requires PSC, DOH, & DEP to jointly establish criteria for certification of laboratories that perform analysis on nuclear materials; authorizes possession of nuclear material for specified purposes; requires permits for transfer, receipt, possession, use, storage, or disposal of nuclear materials; requires certifications for significant design modifications of small modular reactors; requires PSC to make certain determinations before issuing such permits & certifications; authorizes PSC to issue reciprocal permits under certain conditions; requires commission, after consultation with DEP & DOH, to adopt rules; revises criteria PSC must consider in preliminary study of electric utility 10-year site plans & in making determinations for proposed power plants; revises requirements for development of certain standards by electric utilities; removes such requirement for rural cooperatives; revises applicability of power plant capacity & expansion thresholds.
Summary
Comments on HB 1461
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Commerce Committeeprimary
- Economic Infrastructure Subcommitteeprimary

- Gentryprimary
- Alvarez, J.cosponsor
- Banksoncosponsor
- Buchanancosponsor
- Conerlycosponsor
- Gossett-Seidmancosponsor
- LaMarcacosponsor
- Mooneycosponsor
- Salzmancosponsor
- Spencercosponsor
- Weinbergercosponsor
- Yeagercosponsor
Votes
YES: 108
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Antone
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Plasencia
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Rayner
- Barnaby
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Benarroch
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Campbell
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Trabulsy
- Chambliss
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Nix
- Nixon
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- In Messages
- Referred to Rules
- Received
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 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 17, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Budget Committee
- Now in Commerce Committee
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Budget Committee
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Added to Budget Committee agenda
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- Referred to Budget Committee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Now in Budget Committee
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Referred to Budget Committee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 09, 2026 | House
- Filed
