FL SB 484
enactedData Centers
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 484 pass?
Yes. FL SB 484 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-08): Chapter No. 2026-65
What is FL SB 484 about?
Data Centers; Specifying that local governments maintain authority to exercise power and responsibility over comprehensive planning and land development regulations relating to large load customers; requiring public utilities to provide certain minimum tariff and service requirements for large load customers; prohibiting the governing board of a water management district or the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing a permit for the consumptive use of water to a large-scale data center under certain circumstances; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to contract for a study relating to the construction and operation of large-scale data centers, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 484?
Avila, Community Affairs, Rules are the primary sponsors of FL SB 484, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Data Centers; Specifying that local governments maintain authority to exercise power and responsibility over comprehensive planning and land development regulations relating to large load customers; requiring public utilities to provide certain minimum tariff and service requirements for large load customers; prohibiting the governing board of a water management district or the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing a permit for the consumptive use of water to a large-scale data center under certain circumstances; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to contract for a study relating to the construction and operation of large-scale data centers, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-05-08 — Chapter No. 2026-65
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Avilaprimary
- Community Affairsprimary
- Rulesprimary
- Gaetzcosponsor
- Yarboroughcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-08
Chapter No. 2026-65
2026-05-07
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-06
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-13
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-13
CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 6
passage
2026-03-13
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (383957)
2026-03-11
In returning messages
2026-03-11
CS passed as amended; YEAS 92, NAYS 16
passage
2026-03-11
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-11
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-11
Amendment 383957 adopted
2026-03-11
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-10
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
reading-1
2026-03-10
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
2026-03-10
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-26
In Messages
2026-02-26
Immediately certified
2026-02-26
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-26
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-26
Amendment(s) adopted (817402)
2026-02-26
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-25
Retained on Special Order Calendar
2026-02-23
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
2026-02-19
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-02-19
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-18
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-17
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
2026-02-12
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-10
CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
2026-02-04
Now in Rules
2026-02-04
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-03
CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2026-01-29
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-21
Now in Community Affairs
2026-01-20
Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-15
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
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2026-01-12
Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
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2026-01-09
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Votes
Favorable
2026-01-20 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burgess: other
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-03 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-17 · pass · 24-0
Member-level votes (24)
- Avila: yes
- Berman: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Burton: yes
- Davis: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
Third Reading
2026-02-26 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: excused
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-11 · pass · 92-16
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: no
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: no
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: no
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: no
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: no
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: no
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: no
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: no
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: no
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: no
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: no
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: no
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: no
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: no
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: no
- Woodson: no
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Antone: not voting
- Aristide: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Barnaby: not voting
- Spencer: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- Chambliss: not voting
- Dunkley: not voting
Returning Messages
2026-03-13 · pass · 31-6
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: excused
- Polsky: no
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: no
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: no
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: no
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: no
- Osgood: no
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: not voting
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