FL H1075 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1014
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1014
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
Requires municipalities that operate utility services to allow other municipalities & property owners outside its municipal boundaries to connect with & use its utility services under specified conditions; prohibits municipalities that operate utility services from denying such services based on specified criteria; requires municipalities to make certain determinations; provides for appeal of such determinations; provides that municipalities are not liable for such fees & costs under certain conditions; authorizes notices for rural electrical cooperative board of trustees meetings to be delivered by electronic mail; revises notice requirements for meetings during which elections will occur; requires board of trustees, beginning on specified date, to annually prepare list of cooperative members & to make list available for certain inspection; revises quorum requirements; revises requirements for rural electrical cooperative bylaws; requires appointment of election inspectors; authorizes rural electric cooperatives to conduct elections & membership votes through electronic voting; requires electronic voting to be authorized by resolution of board of trustees; provides for cooperative members to consent to & opt out of electronic voting; provides for cooperative members to petition board of trustees to adopt electronic voting.
Title
Utilities
Sponsors
| House Commerce Committee | House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee | Rep. Tyler Sirois [R] | Rep. Vanessa Oliver [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-02-24 - House - House Commerce Committee (Y: 17 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | House | Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1014 |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2026-03-02 | House | 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Bill referred to House Calendar |
| 2026-02-27 | House | CS Filed |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Reported out of Commerce Committee |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 2026-02-16 | House | 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Now in Commerce Committee |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Referred to Commerce Committee |
| 2026-02-13 | House | CS Filed |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
| 2026-02-10 | House | PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-26 | House | Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda |
| 2026-01-13 | House | 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Referred to Commerce Committee |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-06 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S1014 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in returning Messages
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 0487 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 180 | 19 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 425 | 09 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 425 | 10 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 425 | 31 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
