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SB 484: Data Centers

GENERAL BILL by Avila ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough

Data Centers; Prohibiting an agency from entering into a nondisclosure agreement or other contract that restricts the agency from disclosing certain information to the public; specifying that local governments maintain authority to exercise power and responsibility over comprehensive planning and land development regulations related to large load customers; requiring the Florida Public Service Commission to develop minimum tariff and service requirements for large load customers; prohibiting the governing board of a water management district or the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing a permit for the consumptive use of water to a large-scale data center under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/3/2026 Senate - CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/20/2026 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    1/21/2026 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/3/2026 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

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  • SB 484, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 5:17 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/15/2026 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1118 Public Records/Data Centers Avila Linked Last Action: 2/3/2026 S CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 Track This Bill
    H 1517 Approval of Data Center Facilities Joseph Compare Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    781774 - Amendment
    Delete lines 153 - 201 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Avila)     		2/2/2026
    1:02 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/20/2026 9:30 AM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/3/2026 3:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.231 Page 3 (pdf)
    163.326 Page 4 (pdf)
    366.043 Page 4 (pdf)
    373.203 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.239 Modification and renewal of permit terms. Page 10 (pdf)
    373.262 Page 8 (pdf)

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