SB 1014 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits

Summary

Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits; Prohibiting a municipal utility from declining to extend service to properties outside its corporate limits under certain circumstances; requiring a municipal utility to expand its service to an owner who makes such a request under certain circumstances, subject to the utility’s service requirements; requiring the municipal utility to make a determination within a specified timeframe and provide such determination to the owner in writing; requiring the municipal utility to provide the owner with specified information and to connect properties in a timely manner; authorizing a municipal utility to establish minimum application filing requirements, etc.

Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

S 1014 c2 → S 1014 c3 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its progression from a committee substitute to a general bill, incorporating significant policy changes that broaden the utility's obligation to serve new customers. The most critical change is the expansion of the connection radius from one-half mile to one mile, allowing utilities to serve more properties. Additionally, the definition of 'Owner' was simplified to remove specific references to developers and supporting amenities, and a new requirement was added for owners to agree to pay all connection fees before service can begin.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was expanded to include properties located up to one mile from a utility's main line, whereas the previous version limited this to one-half mile.

REQUIREMENT

The distance threshold for a utility to be required to connect a property was increased from one-half mile to one mile.

A new condition was added requiring the property owner to agree to pay all connection fees and costs before the utility must connect the property.

ELIGIBILITY

The definition of 'Owner' was changed from including developers and supporting amenities to simply being a property owner or an association of property owners.

DEFINITION

The term 'Owner' was revised to remove specific inclusions for developers and supporting amenities, narrowing the scope of who qualifies under this definition.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was updated to reflect its status as a General Bill (c3) rather than a Committee Substitute (c2), including updated metadata and formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Feb 25, 2026

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican28

28 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 92, NAYS 16

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amendment 277705 adopted

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors