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Studio 67Data Center Transparency and Utility Cost Protections
SB 484 – Sen. Bryan Avila (HB 1007 – Rep. Phillip Griffitts Jr.)
SB 484 establishes new requirements for large-scale data centers and other large electricity users. It prohibits government nondisclosure agreements that conceal data center development discussions, ensures local governments retain land-use authority over these facilities, and requires the Public Service Commission to adopt utility tariffs so large load customers bear their own infrastructure and electricity costs.
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State Creates Cybersecurity Grant Program for Counties and Other Local Governments
HB 1085 – Rep. Monique Miller (SB 576 – Sen. Gayle Harrell)
HB 1085 by Rep. Miller (SB 576 by Sen. Harrell) created a Florida Digital Service program to provide cybersecurity commodities and services to local governments, prioritized fiscally constrained counties, allowed optional contract purchases, and took effect July 1, 2026.
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State Opens Door for Publicly Funded Vertiports in Florida
HB 1093 – Rep. Leonard Spencer (SB 1362 – Sen. Gayle Harrell)
This bill authorizes FDOT to help finance public vertiport projects and adds vertiports to Florida’s public-private partnership framework. The bill creates new infrastructure funding opportunities for counties involved in airport development and advanced air mobility planning.
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Utility Bill Would Add New County Role in Municipal Service Expansion Talks
HB 1451 – Rep. Demi Busatta (SB 1724 – Sen. Jonathan Martin)
HB 1451 requires public meetings with counties before municipalities extend or modify utility service in unincorporated areas, establishes limits on certain outside-city water and sewer rates, requires municipal reporting to the Public Service Commission, and preempts the creation of certain regional utilities authorities.
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Presented by the Florida Association of Counties, this initiative helps Floridians understand what’s at stake when it comes to local decision-making, public services, and the everyday systems that keep our communities strong. It’s about protecting what works, preserving what matters, and ensuring Florida remains a place where freedom and local decision-making go hand in hand.