# Florida HB 1451: Utility Services Florida HB 1451, Utility Services, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Demi Busatta (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-12 (Chapter No. 2026-135); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-13). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1451-2026 - As of: 2026-10-13 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1451 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Utility Services - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-06-12, Chapter No. 2026-135 - Sponsor: Demi Busatta (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Commerce Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (219 yes, 62 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lower caps for outside water customers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, Florida municipal water and sewer utilities face tighter limits on charges outside city boundaries. They can charge the same as inside customers, without an ordinary surcharge or a required rate hearing. Alternatively, outside charges must use the same rate-setting factors a… - Municipal utilities must disclose outside charges: benefit, low. Florida municipalities serving utility customers outside city boundaries must file reports by January 1, 2027, and yearly afterward. Reports cover each electric, water, natural gas, or sewer service: outside customer counts and percentages, sales volumes and percentages, and gross revenue. They mus… - Outside utility customers gain public meetings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, covered Florida municipal utility agreements for service outside city boundaries must be written. Before new agreements or service extensions take effect, appointed utility-city representatives and affected governing bodies must meet publicly in each affected area. Meetings… - State control limits local utility authority: cost, low. Effective upon enactment, Florida reserves control over a defined group of regional utility authorities to the state. This covers authorities created by the Legislature through a charter amendment after January 1, 2023. The rule limits local control but does not specify changes to household utility… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Demi Busatta (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Commerce Committee - Cosponsor: Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 30 | 6 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 79 | 24 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 29 | 6 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 81 | 26 | | ## Actions (57) - 2026-06-12: Chapter No. 2026-135 - 2026-06-11: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-13: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (House) - 2026-03-13: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-13: CS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 6 -SJ 893 (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (451889) -SJ 893 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: In returning messages (Senate) - 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 24 (House) - 2026-03-12: Concurred in Senate amendment 253600 as amended (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment 857587 Failed (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment 451889 adopted (House) - 2026-03-12: Added to Senate Message List (House) - 2026-03-11: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-11: CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6 -SJ 784 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 784 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Amendment(s) adopted (253600) -SJ 784 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 782 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1724 -SJ 782 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 782 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-03: CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 26 (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Amendment 856341 Failed (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) (House) - 2026-02-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-25: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-25: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-25: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-20: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-12: Now in Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-12: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-12: Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-10: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-02-06: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-04: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-04: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-09: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-06-12: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/e1/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1451-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).