Florida SB 1188: Office Surgeries

Bill Text

1188 
Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates 
2026-01-06T05:51:34Z 
Requiring a municipality to charge customers receiving its utility services in another municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as it charges consumers within its own municipal boundaries under certain circumstances, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1188 

 By Senator Grall 

 29-00515A-26 20261188__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to municipal water and sewer utility 
 3 rates; amending s. 180.191, F.S.; requiring a 
 4 municipality to charge customers receiving its utility 
 5 services in another municipality the same rates, fees, 
 6 and charges as it charges consumers within its own 
 7 municipal boundaries under certain circumstances; 
 8 making technical changes; providing an effective date. 
 9 
 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 11 
 12 Section 1. Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 
 13 180.191, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3), 
 14 (4), and (5), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to 
 15 that section, and subsection (1) of that section is amended, to 
 16 read: 
 17 180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city 
 18 limits.— 
 19 (1) Any municipality within this the state operating a 
 20 water or sewer utility outside of the boundaries of such 
 21 municipality shall charge consumers outside the municipal 
 22 boundaries rates, fees, and charges determined in one of the 
 23 following manners: 
 24 (a) It may charge the same rates, fees, and charges as 
 25 consumers inside the municipal boundaries. However, in addition 
 26 thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge of not more than 
 27 25 percent of such rates, fees, and charges to consumers outside 
 28 the municipal boundaries, except as provided in subsection (2). 
 29 Fixing of such rates, fees, and charges in this manner shall not 
 30 require a public hearing except as may be provided for service 
 31 to consumers inside the municipality. 
 32 (b) It may charge rates, fees, and charges that are just 
 33 and equitable and that which are based on the same factors used 
 34 in fixing the rates, fees, and charges for consumers inside the 
 35 municipal boundaries, except as provided in subsection (2). In 
 36 addition thereto, except as provided in subsection (2), the 
 37 municipality may add a surcharge not to exceed 25 percent of 
 38 such rates, fees, and charges for said services to consumers 
 39 outside the municipal boundaries. However, the total of all such 
 40 rates, fees, and charges for the services to consumers outside 
 41 the boundaries may shall not be more than 50 percent in excess 
 42 of the total amount the municipality charges consumers served 
 43 within the municipality for corresponding service. No Such 
 44 rates, fees, and charges may not shall be fixed until after a 
 45 public hearing at which all of the users of the water or sewer 
 46 systems; owners, tenants, or occupants of property served or to 
 47 be served thereby; and all others interested must shall have an 
 48 opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed rates, fees, and 
 49 charges. Any change or revision of such rates, fees, or charges 
 50 may be made in the same manner as such rates, fees, or charges 
 51 were originally established, but if such change or revision is 
 52 to be made substantially pro rata as to all classes of service, 
 53 both inside and outside the municipality, no hearing or notice 
 54 is shall be required. 
 55 (2) A municipality within this state which operates a water 
 56 or sewer utility providing service to customers in another 
 57 recipient municipality shall charge consumers in the recipient 
 58 municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as it does the 
 59 consumers inside its own municipal boundaries. 
 60 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.