THE BILL ITSELF
SB 1188
Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1188 By Senator Grall 29-00515A-26 20261188__
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to municipal water and sewer utility
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rates; amending s. 180.191, F.S.; requiring a
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municipality to charge customers receiving its utility
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services in another municipality the same rates, fees,
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and charges as it charges consumers within its own
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municipal boundaries under certain circumstances;
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making technical changes; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
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180.191, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3),
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(4), and (5), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to
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that section, and subsection (1) of that section is amended, to
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read:
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180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city
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limits.—
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(1) Any municipality within this the state operating a
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water or sewer utility outside of the boundaries of such
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municipality shall charge consumers outside the municipal
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boundaries rates, fees, and charges determined in one of the
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following manners:
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(a) It may charge the same rates, fees, and charges as
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consumers inside the municipal boundaries. However, in addition
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thereto , the municipality may add a surcharge of not more than
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25 percent of such rates, fees, and charges to consumers outside
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the municipal boundaries , except as provided in subsection (2) .
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Fixing of such rates, fees, and charges in this manner shall not
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require a public hearing except as may be provided for service
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to consumers inside the municipality.
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(b) It may charge rates, fees, and charges that are just
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and equitable and that which are based on the same factors used
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in fixing the rates, fees, and charges for consumers inside the
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municipal boundaries , except as provided in subsection (2) . In
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addition thereto , except as provided in subsection (2), the
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municipality may add a surcharge not to exceed 25 percent of
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such rates, fees, and charges for said services to consumers
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outside the municipal boundaries. However, the total of all such
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rates, fees, and charges for the services to consumers outside
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the boundaries may shall not be more than 50 percent in excess
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of the total amount the municipality charges consumers served
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within the municipality for corresponding service. No Such
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rates, fees, and charges may not shall be fixed until after a
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public hearing at which all of the users of the water or sewer
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systems; owners, tenants, or occupants of property served or to
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be served thereby; and all others interested must shall have an
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opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed rates, fees, and
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charges. Any change or revision of such rates, fees, or charges
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may be made in the same manner as such rates, fees, or charges
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were originally established, but if such change or revision is
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to be made substantially pro rata as to all classes of service,
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both inside and outside the municipality, no hearing or notice
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is shall be required.
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(2) A municipality within this state which operates a water
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or sewer utility providing service to customers in another
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recipient municipality shall charge consumers in the recipient
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municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as it does the
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consumers inside its own municipal boundaries.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.