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Florida bills · 2026 Regular Session

Florida HB 1075

Utilities

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Florida legislature· summary

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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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 24, 2026
House
Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee)passSet your home in Florida to see
Feb 12, 2026
House
Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee)passSet your home in Florida to see
Jan 28, 2026
House
Favorable (Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee)passSet your home in Florida to see

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