SB 1724 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Utility Services

Summary

Utility Services; Requiring that a new agreement, or an extension, renewal, or material amendment of an existing agreement, to provide certain utility services at retail be in writing; requiring that certain public meetings be held as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; revising provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, and charges imposed by municipal water and sewer utilities on consumers located outside the municipal boundaries; requiring municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Florida Public Service Commission, etc.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

S 1724 c1 → S 1724 c2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from the first committee version to the second, expanding the scope of utility services covered to include natural gas in addition to electric, water, and sewer. It also corrected a drafting error in the committee title and updated the bill number to reflect the new version.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include natural gas utilities alongside electric, water, and sewer utilities, meaning municipalities now must adhere to the new public meeting and reporting requirements for natural gas services as well.

SCOPE

Added 'natural gas' to the list of utility services requiring written agreements and public meetings, broadening the bill's applicability beyond just electric, water, and sewer.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the committee attribution in the header from 'Committee on Regulated Industries' to 'Committees on Community Affairs; and Regulated Industries' to reflect the proper legislative history.

Updated the bill identifier from 'c1' (Committee Substitute 1) to 'c2' (Committee Substitute 2) and adjusted the associated tracking numbers.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

21–3

Passed

Total votes 24

Feb 17, 2026

D Democratic5

2 Yea 3 Nay

60% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican18

18 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 17, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (21-3)

senate

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 3

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 22, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors