SB 202 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates

Summary

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates; Requiring a municipality to charge customers receiving its utility services in another municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as it charges consumers within its municipal boundaries under certain circumstances, etc.

Bill status vetoed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Vetoed

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Vetoed Apr 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 202 Filed → S 202 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends Florida Statute 180.191 to clarify rate-setting rules for municipalities providing water or sewer services to customers outside their own boundaries. The main change adds a new subsection (2) that requires equal rates for customers in another municipality when the serving municipality has a physical facility there, and adds a new applicability requirement limiting this rule to municipalities located within a county as defined in state law.

Scope change

The bill adds a new applicability requirement that limits the equal-rate requirement to municipalities located within a county as defined in s. 125.011(1), and clarifies that the equal-rate rule applies specifically when the serving municipality has a facility in the recipient municipality.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new applicability requirement in subsection (2) stating the equal-rate rule applies only to municipalities located within a county as defined in s. 125.011(1).

Modified subsection (2) to clarify that the equal-rate requirement applies when the serving municipality has a facility in the recipient municipality, with updated language about how this applies.

TECHNICAL

Changed document header from 'S 202 Filed' to 'S 202 c1' indicating Committee Substitute version, and updated bill title description to include 'providing applicability' instead of 'defining terms'.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

22–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 25

Apr 16, 2025

D Democratic5

4 Yea 1

80% Yea

I Independent1

1 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 23, 2025

Vetoed

Substituted HB 11 (Vetoed by Governor)

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (22-1-2)

senate

Apr 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 2

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 1

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Committee

Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor