SB 1002 — Utility Service Restrictions

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1002 By Senatorthe TruenowCommittee 13-01855A-25on 20251002__Rules; A bill to be entitled An act relating to utility service restrictions;

and Senators Truenow and Trumbull 595-03349-25 20251002c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to utility service restrictions;

including boards, agencies, commissions, and authorities of counties, municipal corporations, orand other political subdivisions of the state with the entities preempted from taking certain actions that restrict, prohibit, or have the effect of restricting or prohibiting the types or fuel sources of energy produced, used, delivered, converted, or supplied by certain entities to serve customers;

prohibiting the Florida Building Commission or the State Fire Marshal from adopting into the Florida Building Code or Florida Fire Prevention Code any provision that prohibits or requires the installation of multiple types or fuel sources of energy production which may be used for certain purposes;

defining the term “installation”;

providing an exemption;

providing applicability;

defining the term “agency”;

Subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section 366.032, Florida Statutes, are amendedamended, and subsection (6) is added to that section, to read:

a board,Page an1 agency, a commission, or an authority of a4 county,CODING: a municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state;

a, community development district created pursuant to chapter 190;, or other political subdivision of the state may not enact or enforce a resolution, ordinance, rule, code, or policy or take any action that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of restricting or prohibiting the types or fuel sources of energy production which may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by any of the following entities to serve customers Page 1 of 3 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1002 13-01855A-25595-03349-25 20251002__20251002c1 thatboard, suchan entitiesagency, area authorizedcommission, toor serve:an authority of a county, a municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state;

a, community development district created pursuant to chapter 190;, or other political subdivision of the state may not enact or enforce a resolution, ordinance, rule, code, or policy or take any action that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of restricting or prohibiting the types or fuel sources of energy production which may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by any of the following entities to serve customers that such entities are authorized to serve:

(2)(2)(a) Except to the extent necessary to enforce the Florida Building Code adopted pursuant to s.

a board, an agency, a commission, or an authority of a county, a municipal corporation, or, community development district created pursuant to chapter 190;, or other political subdivision of the state;state may not enact or enforce a resolution, an ordinance, a rule, a code, Page 2 of 4 CODING:

a, community development district created pursuant to chapter 190;, or other political subdivision of the state may not enact or enforce a resolution, an ordinance, a rule, a code, or a policy or take any action that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of restricting or prohibiting the use of an appliance, including a stove or grill, which uses the types or fuel sources of energy production which may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by the entities listed in subsection (1).

As used in this subsection, the term “appliance” means a device or apparatus manufactured and designed to use energy and for which the Florida Building Code or the Florida Fire Prevention Code Page 2 of 3 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1002 13-01855A-25595-03349-25 20251002__20251002c1 providesor specifica requirements.policy or take any action that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of restricting or prohibiting the use of an appliance, including a stove or grill, which uses the types or fuel sources of energy production which may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by the entities listed in subsection (1).

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(b) The Florida Building Commission or State Fire Marshal may not adopt into the Florida Building Code or the Florida Fire Prevention Code any provision that prohibits or requires, or has the effect of prohibiting or requiring, the installation of multiple types or fuel sources of energy production which may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by the entities listed in subsection (1) for powering appliances.

As used in this paragraph, the term “installation” includes the materials, products, appliances, and methods of construction associated with such installation.

Emergency power systems and standby power systems required by this section are exempt.

(5) Any charter, resolution, ordinance, rule, code, policy, or action of any municipality, county, special district, community development district created pursuant to chapter 190, or political subdivision, or of any board, agency, commission, or authority of such governmental entity, which charter, resolution, ordinance, rule, code, policy, or action that is preempted by this act and which that existed before or on July 1, 2021, is void.

(6) For purposes of this section, the term “agency” does Page 3 of 4 CODING:

Words stricken are deletions;

words underlined are additions.

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1002 595-03349-25 20251002c1 not apply to a separate legal entity that is created under s.

163.01, that does not provide utility services to consumers, and whose membership consists only of electric utilities.

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