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Florida 2026

SB 484

Data Centers

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 03:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Florida
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
public business, railroads and other regulated utilities, reclamation, and use, relations, subject index
Introduced / first action
2026-01-09 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

Sponsors

  • Rules (primary), primary
  • Community Affairs (primary), primary
  • Avila (primary), primary
  • Yarborough, cosponsor
  • Gaetz, cosponsor

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chapter No. 2026-65

  2. Approved by Governor

    executive-signature

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

    enrolled

  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 31 NAYS 6

    passage

  6. Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (383957)

  7. In returning messages

  8. CS passed as amended; YEAS 92, NAYS 16

    passage

  9. Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  10. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  11. Amendment 383957 adopted

  12. Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  13. 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)

    reading-1

  14. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)

  15. Bill referred to House Calendar

  16. In Messages

  17. Immediately certified

  18. CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

    passage

  19. Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. Amendment(s) adopted (817402)

  21. Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  22. Retained on Special Order Calendar

  23. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26

  24. CS/CS by Rules read 1st time

  25. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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

  27. CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0

  28. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  29. CS by Community Affairs read 1st time

  30. Now in Rules

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

  32. CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  33. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  34. Now in Community Affairs

  35. Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  37. Introduced

    introduction

  38. Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

    referral-committee

  39. Filed

    filing

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