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SB 1724: Utility Services

GENERAL BILL by Martin

Utility Services; Requiring certain public meetings 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; limiting the portion of certain utility revenues which a municipality may use to fund or finance general government functions; revising provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, and charges imposed by municipal water and sewer utilities on customers located outside the municipal boundaries; requiring municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Florida Public Service Commission, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026
 Last Action: 2/3/2026 Senate - CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
    1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/3/2026 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

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  • SB 1724, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 4:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1451 Utility Services Busatta Similar Last Action: 2/2/2026 H Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda Track This Bill
    H 225 Consumer Fairness in Utility Rates Robinson Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    S 940 Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges McClain Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1188 Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates Grall Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    104676 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Regulated Industries
    (Martin)     		2/3/2026
    9:41 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2026 1:00 PM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    180.19 Use by other municipalities and by individuals outside corporate limits. Page 2 (pdf)
    180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city limits. Page 4 (pdf)
    180.192 Page 5 (pdf)

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