Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H193: Utilities
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes counties to adopt ordinance for decommissioning of certain solar facilities; provides for rebuttal of certain presumptions; requires DEP to develop, revise, & update best management practices for construction of solar facilities; requires solar facility operators to implement specified BMPs; revises factors that PSC must consider in reviewing such plans; requires PSC to submit proposed rule for adoption by specified date.
What the bill says
An act relating to utilities; amending s. 163.3205, F.S.; revising legislative intent; defining terms; authorizing a county to adopt an ordinance for the decommissioning of certain solar facilities that have reached the end of their useful life; providing for the rebuttal of certain presumptions; authorizing a county to require financial assurance from a solar facility owner to establish that the solar facility owner has the capability to satisfy the estimated cost of decommissioning the solar facility…
From the introduced text, October 16, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to utilities; amending s. 163.3205, F.S.; revising legislative intent; defining terms; authorizing a county to adopt an ordinance for the decommissioning of certain solar facilities that have reached the end of their useful life; providing for the rebuttal of certain presumptions; authorizing a county to require financial assurance from a solar facility owner to establish that the solar facility owner has the capability to satisfy the estimated cost of decommissioning the solar facility; authorizing a county to decommission a solar facility under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to develop best management practices (BMPs) for the construction of a solar facility; specifying requirements for the BMPs; requiring the department to review certain information to revise and update such BMPs annually; requiring a solar facility operator to implement specified BMPs; amending s. 366.96, F.S.; requiring that improvements included in certain transmission and distribution storm protection plans have forecasted customer benefits that exceed their forecasted cost; revising the factors that the Public Service Commission must consider in reviewing such plans; deleting obsolete words underlined are additions. hb193-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 193 2026 language; requiring the commission to submit a proposed rule for adoption by a specified date; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section …
Sponsors
- Boyles, Nathan (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Stark, Paula (R, HD-047)
Latest actions
- : Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1417 (Ch. 2026-2)
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H193?
- H193 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Utilities.
- What does H193 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to utilities; amending s. 163.3205, F.S.; revising legislative intent; defining terms; authorizing a county to adopt an ordinance for the decommissioning of certain solar facilities that have reached the end of their useful life; providing for the rebuttal of certain presumptions; authorizing a county to require financial assurance from a solar facility owner to establish that the solar facility owner has the capability to satisfy the estimated cost of decommissioning the solar facility…
- What is the status of H193?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1417 (Ch. 2026-2) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H193?
- Boyles, Nathan (R, HD-003), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H193?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/193
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