FloridaUtilities
What it does
Utilities; Requires municipalities that operate utility services to allow other municipalities & property owners outside its municipal boundaries to connect with & use its utility services under specified conditions; prohibits municipalities that operate utility services from denying such services based on specified criteria; requires municipalities to make certain determinations; provides for appeal of such determinations; provides that municipalities are not liable for such fees & costs under certain conditions; authorizes notices for rural electrical cooperative board of trustees meetings to be delivered by electronic mail; revises notice requirements for meetings during which elections will occur; requires board of trustees, beginning on specified date, to annually prepare list of cooperative members & to make list available for certain inspection; revises quorum requirements; revises requirements for rural electrical cooperative bylaws; requires appointment of election inspectors; authorizes rural electric cooperatives to conduct elections & membership votes through electronic voting; requires electronic voting to be authorized by resolution of board of trustees; provides for cooperative members to consent to & opt out of electronic voting; provides for cooperative members to petition board of trustees to adopt electronic voting.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 9Laid on TableLatest
- Mar 2Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Mar 21st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Mar 2Bill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 27CS FiledMinor
- Feb 27Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 27Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Feb 24Favorable with CS by Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Feb 161st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Feb 16Now in Commerce Committee
- Feb 16Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Feb 13CS FiledMinor
- Feb 13Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 13Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Feb 12Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 28Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Vote recorded Favorable (Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Jan 28Favorable by Economic Infrastructure SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 26Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 15Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Jan 12Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Jan 12Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Economic Infrastructure SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 6FiledIntroduced