Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H4077: City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides boundaries of Punta Gorda Utility District; authorizes Charlotte County to assume responsibility for utility functions in lands outside district; authorizes City of Punta Gorda to continue to own & maintain assets outside district; requires city & county to enter into interlocal agreements for specified purposes; provides reporting requirements; requires city to continue to provide potable water & wastewater utility service to certain customers & to maintain potable water & wastewater utility service infrastructure; requires continuation of powers, duties, & obligations of district & city until transfer.
What the bill says
An act relating to the City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County; providing a short title; providing legislative intent; providing boundaries of the Punta Gorda Utility District; authorizing Charlotte County to assume responsibility for utility functions in lands outside the district; authorizing the City of Punta Gorda to continue to own and maintain assets outside the district; requiring the city and the county to enter into interlocal agreements for specified purposes; providing reporting requirements…
From the introduced text, February 18, 2026:
An act relating to the City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County; providing a short title; providing legislative intent; providing boundaries of the Punta Gorda Utility District; authorizing Charlotte County to assume responsibility for utility functions in lands outside the district; authorizing the City of Punta Gorda to continue to own and maintain assets outside the district; requiring the city and the county to enter into interlocal agreements for specified purposes; providing reporting requirements; requiring the city to continue to provide potable water and wastewater utility service to certain customers and to maintain the potable water and wastewater utility service infrastructure under certain circumstances; providing construction; requiring continuation of powers, duties, and obligations of the district and city until the transfer; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Short title.—This act may be cited as the "Punta Gorda Utility District Boundary Codification and Utility Transfer Act." Section 2. Legislative intent.—The Legislature finds that: CS/HB 4077 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb4077-01-c1 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES (1) The boundaries of the Punta Gorda Utility District must be established. (2) The district is wholly located within the corporate boundaries of Charlotte County, which provides potable water and wastewater utility services. (3) The public interest is best served by …
Sponsors
- Oliver, Vanessa (R, HD-076) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in State Affairs Committee
- : Now in State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Votes
- House: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (February 18, 2026): 13 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (February 18, 2026): 13 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4077?
- H4077 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County.
- What does H4077 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County; providing a short title; providing legislative intent; providing boundaries of the Punta Gorda Utility District; authorizing Charlotte County to assume responsibility for utility functions in lands outside the district; authorizing the City of Punta Gorda to continue to own and maintain assets outside the district; requiring the city and the county to enter into interlocal agreements for specified purposes; providing reporting requirements…
- What is the status of H4077?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in State Affairs Committee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4077?
- Oliver, Vanessa (R, HD-076).
- Where is the official record for H4077?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4077
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