Florida · Senate Bill 354 · 2025 Regular Session

Florida Public Service Commission

SB 354 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Florida Public Service Commission; Revising the membership of the Florida Public Service Commission; requiring that orders issued by the commission contain adequate support for any conclusions made by the commission; requiring the commission to keep the allowable return on equity for public utilities close to the risk-free rate of return and require that upward deviations away from the risk-free rate be specifically…

Read the full title (92 words)

Florida Public Service Commission; Revising the membership of the Florida Public Service Commission; requiring that orders issued by the commission contain adequate support for any conclusions made by the commission; requiring the commission to keep the allowable return on equity for public utilities close to the risk-free rate of return and require that upward deviations away from the risk-free rate be specifically justified by the public utility seeking a tariff modification; requiring that improvements included in certain transmission and distribution storm protection plans have forecasted customer benefits exceeding their forecasted cost, etc.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Regulated Industries
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
  5. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 · Senate Regulated Industries5–2 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries read 1st time · Senate Regulated Industries
  9. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  10. CommitteeDied in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 Senate Regulated Industries CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 5 NAYS 2
Members

Yes · 5

No · 2

Not voting · 2

 5–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • RI Regulated Industries Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.