HB 4077 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County

Summary

City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County; Provides boundaries of Punta Gorda Utility District; authorizes Charlotte County to assume responsibility for utility functions in lands outside district; authorizes City of Punta Gorda to continue to own & maintain assets outside district; requires city & county to enter into interlocal agreements for specified purposes; provides reporting requirements; requires city to continue to provide potable water & wastewater utility service to certain customers & to maintain potable water & wastewater utility service infrastructure; requires continuation of powers, duties, & obligations of district & city until transfer.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 4077 Filed → H 4077 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a filed version to a committee version, primarily correcting formatting inconsistencies in the header and making substantive changes to agency references and adding new provisions for service continuity. The most significant change is replacing 'Department of Economic Opportunity' with 'Department of Commerce' for receiving boundary maps, and adding new sections requiring the city to continue providing utility services and maintaining infrastructure until the county assumes responsibility.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Charlotte County utility district boundaries and the transfer of utility functions, but the applicability was refined by correcting the state agency responsible for receiving boundary documentation and adding explicit requirements for service continuity during the transition period.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the state agency receiving boundary maps from 'Department of Economic Opportunity' to 'Department of Commerce'

Added new provision requiring the City of Punta Gorda to continue providing potable water and wastewater utility service to existing and new customers until the county assumes responsibility

Added requirement for the city to maintain utility infrastructure for as long as necessary to provide continuity of service

ENFORCEMENT

Added provision clarifying that nothing in the act prohibits the city and county from addressing related matters as interlocal provisions

TECHNICAL

Corrected header formatting from 'F L O R I D A' to 'F L O R I D A' with proper spacing and updated bill reference from 'HB 4077' to 'CS/HB 4077'

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Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

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