Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1338: Charitable Giving
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibiting a charitable organization that accepts a contribution pursuant to a written donor-imposed restriction from violating the terms of that restriction; requiring a charitable organization to notify a donor, or a donor's legal representative, if it cannot fulfill a term in the endowment agreement and offer the donor, or the donor's legal representative, an alternative solution that closely matches the initial term in such endowment agreement; prohibiting a state agency or a state official from imposing any annual filing or reporting requirements on certain organizations regulated or exempted from regulation under ch. 496, F.S., which are more burdensome than the requirements authorized by state law, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to charitable giving; creating s. 496.432, F.S.; providing legislative findings; defining terms; prohibiting a charitable organization that accepts a contribution pursuant to a written donor-imposed restriction from violating the terms of that restriction; authorizing a donor, or a donorâs legal representative, to file a complaint within a specified timeframe if a charitable organization violates a donor-imposed restriction contained in an endowment agreement; specifying the venue where the complaint may be filed…
From the introduced text, February 18, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to charitable giving; creating s. 496.432, F.S.; providing legislative findings; defining terms; prohibiting a charitable organization that accepts a contribution pursuant to a written donor-imposed restriction from violating the terms of that restriction; authorizing a donor, or a donorâs legal representative, to file a complaint within a specified timeframe if a charitable organization violates a donor-imposed restriction contained in an endowment agreement; specifying the venue where the complaint may be filed; providing that the complaint may be filed regardless of whether the endowment agreement expressly reserves a right to sue or enforce the agreement; providing an exception; prohibiting a donor or donor representative from seeking a judgment awarding damages; authorizing such a donor or donor representative to seek a refund of all or a portion of the donated funds under certain circumstances; requiring a charitable organization to notify a donor, or a donorâs legal representative, if it cannot fulfill a term in the endowment agreement and offer the donor, or the donorâs legal representative, an alternative solution that closely matches the initial term in such endowment agreement; providing an exception; authorizing a charitable organization to obtain a judicial declaration of the rights and duties expressed in an endowment agreement; authorizing the charitable organization to seek a judicial declaration in any suit brought …