Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S576: Local Government Cybersecurity
Status: Chaptered, April 1, 2026
Creating the Local Government Cybersecurity Protection Program within the Florida Digital Service; requiring the grant program to be administered by the Florida Digital Service; requiring the Florida Digital Service to enter into certain data-sharing agreements with local governments for a specified purpose; requiring the Florida Digital Service to contract for information technology commodities and services and award such commodities and services to local governments, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to local government cybersecurity; creating s. 282.31855, F.S.; creating the Local Government Cybersecurity Protection Program within the Florida Digital Service; requiring the grant program to be administered by the Florida Digital Service; providing the purpose of the grant program; requiring the Florida Digital Service to enter into certain data-sharing agreements with local governments for a specified purpose…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to local government cybersecurity; creating s. 282.31855, F.S.; creating the Local Government Cybersecurity Protection Program within the Florida Digital Service; requiring the grant program to be administered by the Florida Digital Service; providing the purpose of the grant program; requiring the Florida Digital Service to enter into certain data-sharing agreements with local governments for a specified purpose; requiring the Florida Digital Service to administer the grant program based on specified criteria to provide information technology commodities and services to local governments for a specified purpose; requiring the Florida Digital Service to contract for information technology commodities and services and award such commodities and services to local governments; establishing preference for certain counties under the grant program; requiring grants to be annually awarded by a certain date; authorizing the Florida Digital Service to apply for and accept certain funds or grants; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSection 282.31855, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 282.31855âLocal Government Cybersecurity Protection Program.â (1)âThe Local Government Cybersecurity Protection Program is created within the Florida Digital Service, to be administered by the Florida Digital Service. The purpose of the grant program is to assist eligible local governments in mitigating and defending against cybersecurity threats, including, but not …