HB 1523 — Utility Services

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 1523 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to utility services;

requiring municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by a specified date to the Florida Public Service Commission on an annual basis;

requiring the commission to compile certain information and submit a report containing such information to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;

providing construction;

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180.192, F.S.;

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 Page 1 of 10 CODING:

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(5)(a) By November 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, each municipality that provides electric, natural gas, water, or sewer utility services pursuant to subsection (1) must provide a report to the Florida Public Service Commission that identifies, for each type of utility service provided by the municipality:

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The number and percentage of customers that receive utility services provided by the municipality at a location outside the boundaries of the municipality;

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The volume and percentage of sales made to such customers, and the gross revenues generated from such sales;

and 3.

Whether the rates, fees, and charges imposed on customers that receive services at a location outside the municipality's boundaries are different than the rates, fees, and charges imposed on customers within the boundaries of the municipality, and, if so, the amount and percentage of the differential.

(b) The commission shall compile the information provided pursuant to paragraph (a) and submit a report containing this information to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 31, 2026, and annually thereafter.

(c) This subsection does not modify or extend the authority of the commission otherwise provided by law with respect to any municipal utility that is required to comply with paragraph (a).

180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city limits.— (1) Any municipality within the state operating a water or Page 56 of 10 CODING:

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However, the total of all Such rates, fees, and charges for the services to consumers outside the boundaries may shall not exceed 25 be more than 25 50 percent in excess of the rates, fees, and charges total amount the municipality charges consumers served within the municipality for corresponding service.

and all others interested shall have an opportunity to be heard Page 67 of 10 CODING:

hb1523-02-c2hb1523-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 1523 2025 opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed rates, fees, and charges.

Effective July 1, 2025, section 180.192, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

180.192 Reporting requirements related to municipal utility service.— (1) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each municipality that provides electric, natural gas, water, or sewer utility services pursuant to s.

180.191(1) must provide a report to the Florida Public Service Commission that identifies, for each type of utility service provided by the municipality:

(a) The number and percentage of customers that receive Page 7 of 10 CODING:

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(b) The volume and percentage of sales made to such customers, and the gross revenues generated from such sales;