Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H773: Municipal Utilities
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes municipality to transfer portion of its public utility earnings to its general fund; requires that such percentages be established or reestablished by local referendum, subject to majority vote; provides exception to percentage restrictions in event of disaster or emergency; authorizes such percentages to be established by passage of resolution, by four-fifths vote; requires such percentages to be repaid to general fund within specified time period; prohibits municipality from transferring portion of its public utility earnings in certain instances; prohibits ability of municipality to receive certain state funds if such prohibited transfer is effected; requires specified disclosure in budget & financial report of municipality.
What the bill says
An act relating to municipal utilities; creating s. 366.16, F.S.; authorizing a municipality to transfer a portion of its public utility earnings to its general fund for specified purposes; setting forth the percentages of such transfers based on whether the public utilities are supplied to customers located within or outside the municipality; requiring that such percentages be established or reestablished by local referendum, subject to majority vote; providing an exception to percentage restrictions in the event of a disaster or emergency…
From the introduced text, December 15, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to municipal utilities; creating s. 366.16, F.S.; authorizing a municipality to transfer a portion of its public utility earnings to its general fund for specified purposes; setting forth the percentages of such transfers based on whether the public utilities are supplied to customers located within or outside the municipality; requiring that such percentages be established or reestablished by local referendum, subject to majority vote; providing an exception to percentage restrictions in the event of a disaster or emergency; authorizing such percentages to be established by passage of a resolution, by four-fifths vote; requiring such percentages to be repaid to the general fund within a specified time period; prohibiting a municipality from transferring a portion of its public utility earnings in certain instances; prohibiting a municipality from receiving certain state funds if such a prohibited transfer is effected; requiring specified disclosure in the budget and financial report of a municipality; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: words underlined are additions. hb773-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 773 2026 Section 1. Section 366.16, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 366.16 Public utility earnings transfers by a municipality; percentage of transfers; prohibition; disclosure requirement.- (1) A municipality or an agency thereof that is regulated by this chapter pursuant to …
Sponsors
- Brackett, Robbie (R, HD-034) · primary sponsor
- Brackett (R, 34) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H773?
- H773 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Municipal Utilities.
- What does H773 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to municipal utilities; creating s. 366.16, F.S.; authorizing a municipality to transfer a portion of its public utility earnings to its general fund for specified purposes; setting forth the percentages of such transfers based on whether the public utilities are supplied to customers located within or outside the municipality; requiring that such percentages be established or reestablished by local referendum, subject to majority vote; providing an exception to percentage restrictions in the event of a disaster or emergency…
- What is the status of H773?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H773?
- Brackett, Robbie (R, HD-034), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H773?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/773
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