SB 288 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Rural Electric Cooperatives

Summary
Rural Electric Cooperatives; Prohibiting a cooperative that sells electricity at retail from adopting, enacting, or enforcing a fee meeting specified criteria, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 288 e1 S 288 er · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill has progressed from its first engrossed version to an enrolled version, indicating it has been signed into law. The title and summary text were slightly shortened to remove specific details about fuel sources and conversion processes, likely to streamline the description. The status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', confirming the bill is now official legislation.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on rural electric cooperatives, but the detailed description of prohibited fees was simplified in the enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

The bill status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', signifying it has been signed and is now law.

The descriptive summary was shortened by removing specific references to fuel sources and energy conversion processes.

The bill identifier was updated from '2026288e1' to '2026288er' to reflect the enrolled status.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Jan 29, 2026
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
24 Yea 4
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Apr 1, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (815655)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 1
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment 815655 adopted
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 12/09/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Nov 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ana Maria Rodriguez
Ana Maria Rodriguez
RRepublican
FL
40