Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1138: Qualified Contractors
Status: Chaptered, April 22, 2026
Requiring each county and municipality, respectively, of a specified size to create and implement a program for the purpose of making development preapplication consultation services available at an applicant's request; authorizing a county or municipality to use a qualified contractor or qualified contractor firm to fulfill specified preapplication services requirements; requiring a local government to establish a registry of a specified number of qualified contractors or qualified contractor firms to conduct certain preapplication services; requiring the governing body of certain local governments and counties to include certain developments in a program that expedites the process for issuing building permits for planned unit developments or phases of a community or subdivision, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to qualified contractors; amending ss. 125.022 and 166.033, F.S.; requiring each county and municipality, respectively, of a specified size to create and implement a program for the purpose of making development preapplication consultation services available at an applicant's request…
From the introduced text, February 26, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to qualified contractors; amending ss. 125.022 and 166.033, F.S.; requiring each county and municipality, respectively, of a specified size to create and implement a program for the purpose of making development preapplication consultation services available at an applicant's request; providing that specified provisions may not be construed to affect or require the modification of certain county or municipality programs that make available the same or substantially similar development preapplication consulting services if such county or municipality's program existed before a specified date; limiting such preapplication consultation services to applications for certain permits; authorizing a county or municipality to use a qualified contractor or qualified contractor firm to fulfill specified preapplication services requirements; specifying minimum requirements for a development preapplication consultation services program; requiring a county or municipality to take certain actions if an applicant chooses to use the development preapplication consultation services program; requiring a county or municipality to approve, approve with conditions, or deny an applicant's completed application within a specified timeframe; requiring that an application be deemed approved by operation of law without conditions and proceed in a specified manner if a county or municipality fails to make a certain determination within a specified timeframe; providing construction; specifying that certain requirements apply if an applicant for a development permit or …
Sponsors
- Rules (I) · primary sponsor
- Rules · primary sponsor
- Judiciary (I) · primary sponsor
- Judiciary · primary sponsor
- Massullo, Ralph (R, SD-011) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 927 (Ch. 2026-64) -SJ 620
- : Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 927 -SJ 620
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 620
- : Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 565
- : Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
- : CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- : Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- : CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Votes
- Senate: S 1138 c1 (February 24, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1138 Filed (February 10, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1138 Filed (January 20, 2026): 6 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Community Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Education Pre-K - 12, Rules, Health Policy, Judiciary
Common questions
- What is S1138?
- S1138 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Qualified Contractors.
- What does S1138 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to qualified contractors; amending ss. 125.022 and 166.033, F.S.; requiring each county and municipality, respectively, of a specified size to create and implement a program for the purpose of making development preapplication consultation services available at an applicant's request…
- What is the status of S1138?
- Chaptered as of April 22, 2026. Latest action: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 927 (Ch. 2026-64) -SJ 620 (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1138?
- Rules (I), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1138?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138
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