FL SB 1576
deadResidential Utility Disconnections
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 1576 pass?
No. FL SB 1576 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Regulated Industries
What is FL SB 1576 about?
Residential Utility Disconnections; Prohibiting an electric utility, a public utility, or a water utility from disconnecting service to residential customers for nonpayment of bills or fees under specified circumstances; requiring such utilities to waive reconnection fees and late fees in certain circumstances; prohibiting such utilities from recovering from customers any fee or expense incurred in complying with the act; requiring that all notices of nonpayment of bills and fees provide an offer of bill payment assistance or provide certain information, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 1576?
Smith is the primary sponsor of FL SB 1576.
Description
Residential Utility Disconnections; Prohibiting an electric utility, a public utility, or a water utility from disconnecting service to residential customers for nonpayment of bills or fees under specified circumstances; requiring such utilities to waive reconnection fees and late fees in certain circumstances; prohibiting such utilities from recovering from customers any fee or expense incurred in complying with the act; requiring that all notices of nonpayment of bills and fees provide an offer of bill payment assistance or provide certain information, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Regulated Industries
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Smithprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Regulated Industries
failure
2026-01-22
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-16
Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2026-01-09
Filed
filing
Versions
- S 1576 FiledCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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