HB 1239 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Energy Infrastructure Investment

Summary

Energy Infrastructure Investment; Authorizes PSC to establish experimental mechanism that meets certain requirements to facilitate certain energy infrastructure investments in gas; provides requirements for gas infrastructure investments; defines "gas"; requires commission to adopt rules & propose such rules by specified date; specifies matters that such rates must address.

Issues: ✓ Energy

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 1239 Filed → H 1239 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a discretionary 'may' to a mandatory 'shall' requirement for the Public Service Commission to establish an experimental mechanism for gas infrastructure investments. The definition of 'gas' was expanded to include gas produced and collected within Florida, and the rules required must now address allocation of benefits to public utility customers and treatment of revenues from gas sales. The statutory cross-reference was also updated from sections 366.96(7) and (8) to 366.99(2)-(6).

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from allowing the commission discretion to require rule adoption, and the definition of eligible gas investments was narrowed to gas produced and collected within Florida.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the commission's authority from discretionary ('may') to mandatory ('shall') for establishing the experimental mechanism.

Added new requirements for rules to address allocation of tradeable energy credits and tax savings to public utility customers.

Added requirement for rules to address treatment of revenues from sales of gas used for transportation purposes.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'gas' to specify it must be produced and collected in Florida.

TECHNICAL

Updated statutory cross-reference from s. 366.96(7) and (8) to s. 366.99(2)-(6).

Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

25–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 27

Apr 22, 2025

D Democratic9

7 Yea 2

77% Yea

R Republican18

18 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 24, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 22, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (25-0-2)

house

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor