Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 288
       
       
        
       By Senator Rodriguez
       
       
       
       
       
       40-00142A-26                                           2026288__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to rural electric cooperatives;
    3         amending s. 425.041, F.S.; prohibiting a cooperative
    4         that sells electricity at retail from adopting,
    5         enacting, or enforcing a fee meeting specified
    6         criteria; revising the applicability of such
    7         prohibition on the types or fuel sources of energy
    8         production which may be used, delivered, converted, or
    9         supplied by specified entities; providing an effective
   10         date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Section 425.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   15  read:
   16         425.041 Prohibited fees, bylaws, tariffs, and policies.—A
   17  cooperative which sells electricity at retail may not adopt,
   18  enact, or enforce any fee, including a lot fee, developer fee,
   19  or surcharge, or any bylaw, tariff, or policy, or take any other
   20  action, that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of
   21  restricting or prohibiting:
   22         (1) The types or fuel sources of energy production which
   23  may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by the entities
   24  listed in s. 366.032(1)(b)-(e) s. 366.032(1) to serve customers
   25  that such entities are authorized to serve.
   26         (2) The use of an appliance, including a stove or grill,
   27  which uses the types or fuel sources of energy production which
   28  may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by the entities
   29  listed in s. 366.032(1). As used in this subsection, the term
   30  “appliance” means a device or apparatus manufactured and
   31  designed to use energy and for which the Florida Building Code
   32  or the Florida Fire Prevention Code provides specific
   33  requirements.
   34         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.