Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

SB 1014: Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits

Third Reading · Feb. 25, 2026 · Yeas 37, nays 0

What the bill does

The bill prohibits a municipal utility from declining in certain circumstances to extend service to properties outside its corporate limits and requires it to expand service to requesting owners in certain circumstances, subject to its service requirements. The utility must make a determination within a specified timeframe and provide it to the owner in writing, among other provisions.

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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits: Prohibiting a municipal utility from declining to extend service to properties outside its corporate limits under certain circumstances; requiring a municipal utility to expand its service to an owner who makes such a request under certain circumstances, subject to the utility’s service requirements; requiring the municipal utility to make a determination within a specified timeframe and provide such determination to the owner in writing; requiring the municipal utility to provide the owner with specified information and to connect properties in a timely manner; authorizing a municipal utility to establish minimum application filing requirements, etc.

Official source ↗

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 10 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1
Republicans
Yea 27 · Nay 0
No party
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

Senate President Ben Albritton voted yea.

Bill

Bill
CS/CS/CS/SB 1014
Motion
Third Reading
Date
Feb. 25, 2026, 05:34 PM
Session
2026 Regular Session
Presiding
Brodeur
Yeas–nays
Yeas 37, nays 0; 2 didn't vote (2 excused, 0 abstained)

Official vote record (PDF) ↗
The bill on flsenate.gov ↗

The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted