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type: "Bill"
title: "Preemption Over Restriction of Utility Services"
description: "Preemption Over Restriction of Utility Services; Prohibits municipalities, counties, special districts, or other political subdivisions from restricting or prohibiting types or fuel sources of energy production used, delivered, converted, or supplied by certain entities to customers; voids existing specified documents & policies that are preempted by this act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 919"
citation: "Florida HB 919 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["railroads and other regulated utilities"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-150"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 59
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a84b7cf-e722-4823-b96f-0a9c43e5d9b8"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/919/ByCategory"
source_hash: "b96d444fafcc880a3fca587d282eddd10e6129db9f7142d6eb106a7012fc0b9a"
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 919 (2021) — Preemption Over Restriction of Utility Services
Preemption Over Restriction of Utility Services; Prohibits municipalities, counties, special districts, or other political subdivisions from restricting or prohibiting types or fuel sources of energy production used, delivered, converted, or supplied by certain entities to customers; voids existing specified documents & policies that are preempted by this act.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-150.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 919 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/919/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 919 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/919/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 919 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/919/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 919 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/919/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — **8134** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **2713** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **166** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee) — **161** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — **144** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-09** Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-11** Favorable with CS by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2021-03-12** Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
- **2021-03-12** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-12** CS Filed
- **2021-03-12** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-16** Original reference removed: Ways & Means Committee
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-03-19** Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-23** Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2021-03-23** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2021-04-12** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2021-04-14** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
- **2021-04-14** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2021-04-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-04-15** CS Filed
- **2021-04-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2021-04-16** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-18** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/21/2021)
- **2021-04-19** Amendment 528267 filed
- **2021-04-19** Amendment 875969 filed
- **2021-04-19** Amendment 033655 filed
- **2021-04-19** Amendment 048391 filed
- **2021-04-21** Amendment 033655 withdrawn
- **2021-04-21** Amendment 048391 withdrawn
- **2021-04-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment 528267 Failed
- **2021-04-21** Amendment 875969 Failed
- **2021-04-21** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-21** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 34 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** In Messages
- **2021-04-22** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-22** Received
- **2021-04-22** Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1128
- **2021-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** CS passed; YEAS 27 NAYS 13 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** In Messages
- **2021-04-26** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-18** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-23** Chapter No. 2021-150
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a84b7cf-e722-4823-b96f-0a9c43e5d9b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).