Florida SB 288: Victims of Reform School Abuse

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Rural Electric Cooperatives 
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Prohibiting a cooperative that sells electricity at retail from adopting, enacting, or enforcing a fee meeting specified criteria, etc. 
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 2026 Legislature SB 288, 1st Engrossed 

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 2 An act relating to rural electric cooperatives; 
 3 amending s. 425.041, F.S.; prohibiting a cooperative 
 4 that sells electricity at retail from adopting, 
 5 enacting, or enforcing a fee meeting specified 
 6 criteria; providing an effective date. 
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 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 10 Section 1. Section 425.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
 11 read: 
 12 425.041 Prohibited fees, bylaws, tariffs, and policies.—A 
 13 cooperative which sells electricity at retail may not adopt, 
 14 enact, or enforce any fee, including a lot fee, developer fee, 
 15 or surcharge, or any bylaw, tariff, or policy, or take any other 
 16 action, that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of 
 17 restricting or prohibiting: 
 18 (1) The types or fuel sources of energy production which 
 19 may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by the entities 
 20 listed in s. 366.032(1) to serve customers that such entities 
 21 are authorized to serve. 
 22 (2) The use of an appliance, including a stove or grill, 
 23 which uses the types or fuel sources of energy production which 
 24 may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by the entities 
 25 listed in s. 366.032(1). As used in this subsection, the term 
 26 “appliance” means a device or apparatus manufactured and 
 27 designed to use energy and for which the Florida Building Code 
 28 or the Florida Fire Prevention Code provides specific 
 29 requirements. 
 30 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.