Florida PSC Confidential Hearing Exemption Extended
Summary
Florida Governor signed S7006 into law, extending the exemption from public meeting requirements for portions of Florida Public Service Commission hearings where proprietary confidential business information is discussed. The bill deletes the scheduled repeal of this Sunshine Law exemption, ensuring utilities and telecommunications companies can continue to submit confidential information during PSC proceedings without public disclosure.
What changed
Florida enacted S7006 to extend an existing exemption from Chapter 286 public meeting requirements for Florida Public Service Commission hearings involving proprietary confidential business information. The bill specifically deletes the scheduled repeal date, preserving the ability of utilities, telecommunications providers, and other regulated entities to discuss sensitive financial, operational, or trade secret information with the PSC in confidential proceedings.
No immediate action is required by regulated entities—this change maintains the status quo by preventing the exemption from expiring. Utilities and telecommunications companies should continue to utilize existing procedures for submitting confidential information to the PSC. Legal and compliance teams should update internal tracking systems to remove any scheduled expiration date for this exemption.
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ChangeBridge / Florida / S7006 Signed by Governor S7006 S Signed by Governor 2026-04-01
OGSR/Florida Public Service Commission
Deleting the scheduled repeal of an exemption from public meeting requirements for portions of a hearing before the Florida Public Service Commission wherein certain proprietary confidential business information is discussed, etc.
Bill Details
State Florida
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7006
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2026-04-01 Approved by Governor 2026-03-31 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 2026-03-17 S Ordered enrolled 2026-03-09 H Passed; YEAS 99, NAYS 8 2026-03-09 H Read 3rd time 2026-03-09 H Added to Third Reading Calendar 2026-03-09 H Read 2nd time 2026-03-05 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) 2026-02-16 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 2026-02-10 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 2026-02-10 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026) 2026-02-10 H Bill referred to House Calendar 2026-01-29 H In Messages 2026-01-29 S Immediately certified 2026-01-29 S Passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 3 2026-01-29 S Read 3rd time 2026-01-29 S Read 2nd time 2026-01-27 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26 2026-01-27 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 2026-01-27 S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 3 2026-01-22 S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building 2026-01-13 S Introduced 2026-01-12 S Now in Rules 2026-01-12 S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 2026-01-05 S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building 2025-11-21 S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules 2025-11-20 S Filed 2025-11-18 S Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 2025-11-10 S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 11/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building 2025-11-10 S Submitted for consideration by Regulated Industries
Votes
2025-11-18 Senate Regulated Industries Yea: 7 Nay: 0 2026-01-12 Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Yea: 9 Nay: 0 2026-01-27 Senate Rules Yea: 19 Nay: 3 2026-01-29 Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 Yea: 32 Nay: 3 2026-03-09 House: Third Reading RCS#723 Yea: 99 Nay: 8
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2026-01-12 S Rules
Bill Text Versions
2025-11-10 Prefiled 2025-11-20 Introduced 2026-03-18 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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