---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy Resources"
description: "Energy Resources; Allows resiliency facilities in local government comprehensive plans & specified districts; requires rural electric coops & municipal electric utilities to enter into mutual aid agreement for restoring power after natural disaster; requires public utilities to provide notice to PSC of power plant retirements; authorizes PSC to approve voluntary electric vehicle charging programs; prohibits construction, operation, or expansion of certain wind energy facilities & wind turbines; requires PSC to conduct assessment of state's electric grid & natural gas facilities against physical & cyber threats; requires PSC to evaluate feasibility of using advanced nuclear power technologies; requires DOT to study hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support hydrogen-powered vehicles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1645"
citation: "Florida HB 1645 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public transportation", "railroads and other regulated utilities", "real and personal property", "reclamation", "and use"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-186"
primary_sponsors: ["Payne"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ceea2086-7ae4-4157-aef1-a899d2c1c9cb"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1645/ByCategory"
source_hash: "141eee0c04ea162f7bf880ddca81b8477138831f9c454966d97c5a1109c7bef9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1645 (2024) — Energy Resources

Energy Resources; Allows resiliency facilities in local government comprehensive plans & specified districts; requires rural electric coops & municipal electric utilities to enter into mutual aid agreement for restoring power after natural disaster; requires public utilities to provide notice to PSC of power plant retirements; authorizes PSC to approve voluntary electric vehicle charging programs; prohibits construction, operation, or expansion of certain wind energy facilities & wind turbines; requires PSC to conduct assessment of state's electric grid & natural gas facilities against physical & cyber threats; requires PSC to evaluate feasibility of using advanced nuclear power technologies; requires DOT to study hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support hydrogen-powered vehicles.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-186.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1645 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1645/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1645 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1645/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1645 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1645/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1645 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1645/BillText/e1/PDF)
5. **H 1645 e2** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1645/BillText/e2/PDF)
6. **H 1645 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1645/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **88–19** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **28–12** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **81–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
- Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Payne — primary (person)
- Altman — cosponsor (person)
- Barnaby — cosponsor (person)
- Roth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-09** Filed `filing`
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-13** Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-13** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-13** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-13** Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
- **2024-01-26** Added to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-01-30** Favorable with CS by Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** Reported out of Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
- **2024-02-01** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-01** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-01** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-02** Referred to Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Now in Appropriations Committee
- **2024-02-06** Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
- **2024-02-08** Favorable by Appropriations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Reported out of Appropriations Committee
- **2024-02-08** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2024-02-13** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2024-02-15** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-17** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2024-02-18** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-18** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-19** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-21** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2024-02-21** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
- **2024-02-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 794403 adopted
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 353313 adopted
- **2024-02-29** Amendment 522597 adopted
- **2024-02-29** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 19 `passage`
- **2024-03-01** In Messages
- **2024-03-01** Referred to Fiscal Policy `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-06** Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-06** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1624
- **2024-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06** Amendment(s) adopted (282208)
- **2024-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 12 `passage`
- **2024-03-06** In Messages
- **2024-03-07** Added to Senate Message List
- **2024-03-07** Amendment 282208 Concur
- **2024-03-07** CS passed as amended; YEAS 81, NAYS 29 `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-04-30** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-15** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-16** Chapter No. 2024-186

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ceea2086-7ae4-4157-aef1-a899d2c1c9cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).