Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1148: My Safe Florida Home Program
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring the Department of Financial Services to notify applicants in specified circumstances; authorizing applicants to submit subsequent applications in certain circumstances; prohibiting an application from being deemed withdrawn if an applicant responds to notice and makes certain demonstrations and corrections, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to My Safe Florida Home Program; amending s. 215.5586, F.S.; requiring the Department of Financial Services to notify applicants in specified circumstances; authorizing applicants to submit subsequent applications in certain circumstances; prohibiting an application from being deemed withdrawn if an applicant responds to notice and makes certain demonstrations and corrections; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to My Safe Florida Home Program; amending s. 215.5586, F.S.; requiring the Department of Financial Services to notify applicants in specified circumstances; authorizing applicants to submit subsequent applications in certain circumstances; prohibiting an application from being deemed withdrawn if an applicant responds to notice and makes certain demonstrations and corrections; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subsection (2) and subsection (3) of section 215.5586, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 215.5586 My Safe Florida Home Program.--There is established within the Department of Financial Services the My Safe Florida Home Program. The department shall provide fiscal accountability, contract management, and strategic leadership for the program, consistent with this section. This section does not create an entitlement for property owners or obligate the state in any way to fund the inspection or retrofitting of residential property in this state. Implementation of this program is subject to annual legislative appropriations. It is the intent of the Legislature that, subject to the availability of funds, the My Safe Florida Home Program provide licensed inspectors to perform hurricane mitigation inspections of eligible homes and grants to fund hurricane mitigation projects on those homes. The department shall implement the program in such a manner …
Sponsors
- Bracy Davis, LaVon (D, SD-015) · primary sponsor
- Davis, Bracy (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174)
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
- : Filed
Subjects: Appropriations, Banking and Insurance, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Common questions
- What is S1148?
- S1148 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): My Safe Florida Home Program.
- What does S1148 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to My Safe Florida Home Program; amending s. 215.5586, F.S.; requiring the Department of Financial Services to notify applicants in specified circumstances; authorizing applicants to submit subsequent applications in certain circumstances; prohibiting an application from being deemed withdrawn if an applicant responds to notice and makes certain demonstrations and corrections; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S1148?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 (Ch. 2026-174) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1148?
- Bracy Davis, LaVon (D, SD-015), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S1148?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1148
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