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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 419: Residential Utility Disconnections

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 419 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Residential Utility Disconnections. Primary sponsor: Debra Tendrich (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Residential Utility Disconnections; Provides conditions under which disconnection of residential utility services for nonpayment is prohibited & waiver of certain fees is required; authorizes utilities to voluntarily suspend disconnections to protect health & safety of customers & reliability of services; requires specified notice & alerts; provides penalties & remedies.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Debra TendrichPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Kevin ChamblissCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse117
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Mike GottliebCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Rita HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Marie WoodsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  4. Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Commerce Committee
  6. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  7. Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  8. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source