Florida 2026 Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 200 — Utilities

Last action — Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1417 (Ch. 2026-2)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced October 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Utilities; Authorizing a county to adopt an ordinance for the decommissioning of certain solar facilities that have reached the end of their useful life; authorizing a county to require financial assurance from a solar facility owner to establish that the solar facility owner has the capability to satisfy the estimated cost of decommissioning the solar facility; requiring that improvements included in certain transmission and distribution storm protection plans have forecasted customer benefits that exceed their forecasted cost, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1417 (Ch. 2026-2)

  2. Introduced

  3. Now in Community Affairs

  4. Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  5. On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 12/09/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  6. Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy

  7. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

public-safety environment energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 200 do?
Utilities; Authorizing a county to adopt an ordinance for the decommissioning of certain solar facilities that have reached the end of their useful life; authorizing a county to require financial assurance from a solar facility owner to establish that the solar facility owner has the capability to satisfy the estimated cost of decommissioning the solar facility; requiring that improvements included in certain transmission and distribution storm protection plans have forecasted customer benefits that exceed their forecasted cost, etc.
Who sponsors SB 200?
SB 200 is sponsored by Gaetz, Don (Republican) and Bradley, Jennifer (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 200?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced October 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 200?
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