# Florida SB 288: Rural Electric Cooperatives

Florida SB 288, Rural Electric Cooperatives, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-02 (Chapter No. 2026-21); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB288-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 288
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Rural Electric Cooperatives
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-24
- Last action: 2026-04-02, Chapter No. 2026-21
- Sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Regulated Industries, Community Affairs, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (219 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Electric cooperative customers keep covered energy choices: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida electric cooperatives selling electricity at retail cannot use fees or rules to restrict covered energy choices. Banned fees include lot fees, developer fees, and surcharges; banned rules include bylaws, tariffs, and policies that directly or indirectly restrict choi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 106 | 1 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-12-09 | Senate | Regulated Industries Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/e1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-10-24: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/288/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB288-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).