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type: "Bill"
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title: "Utility Services"
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description: "Utility Services; Requiring that certain public meetings be held as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; requiring municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Florida Public Service Commission; requiring the commission to compile such information and submit a report by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Governor and the Legislature; preempting to the state the subject of a regional utilities authority, etc."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1451"
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citation: "Florida HB 1451 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-135"
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primary_sponsors: ["Busatta"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 57
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-09"
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last_action: "2026-06-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6cff629-a24e-4fc6-8277-ecf808161786"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "566f5d1a6f6cf3c9e2298347aadf14d012e2ac6df83e956a2177f7ea15e1d16e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 1451 (2026) — Utility Services
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Utility Services; Requiring that certain public meetings be held as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; requiring municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Florida Public Service Commission; requiring the commission to compile such information and submit a report by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Governor and the Legislature; preempting to the state the subject of a regional utilities authority, etc.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-135.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 1451 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 1451 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 1451 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 1451 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/e1/PDF)
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5. **H 1451 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1451/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **29–6** (pass) · upper
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- Passage, Third Reading — **81–26** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee) — **12–3** (pass) · lower
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- CS/CS/HB 1451 — **79–24** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **21–3** (pass) · lower
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- Returning Messages — **30–6** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Busatta — primary (person)
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- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
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- Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-09** Filed `filing`
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-15** Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
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- **2026-02-02** Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-02-04** Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-04** Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
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- **2026-02-04** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-04** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-04** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-06** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-06** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-06** Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
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- **2026-02-10** Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-02-12** Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-12** Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
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- **2026-02-12** Now in Commerce Committee
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- **2026-02-20** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-24** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-25** Reported out of Commerce Committee
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- **2026-02-25** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-25** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-25** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-25** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-26** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
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- **2026-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** Amendment 856341 Failed
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- **2026-03-03** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-03-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 26 `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** In Messages
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- **2026-03-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-11** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1724
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- **2026-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-11** Amendment(s) adopted (253600)
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- **2026-03-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-11** CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6 `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** In Messages
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- **2026-03-12** Added to Senate Message List
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- **2026-03-12** Amendment 451889 adopted
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- **2026-03-12** Amendment 857587 Failed
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- **2026-03-12** Concurred in Senate amendment 253600 as amended
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- **2026-03-12** CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 24 `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** In returning messages
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- **2026-03-13** Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (451889)
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- **2026-03-13** CS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 6 `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** In Messages
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- **2026-03-13** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-06-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-11** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-12** Chapter No. 2026-135
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6cff629-a24e-4fc6-8277-ecf808161786`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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