Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1662: Prohibited Preferences
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibiting executive agencies from using racial or gender set-asides, preferences, or quotas when making certain decisions; revising factors local governments are authorized to consider in making decisions regarding local bids and contracts for public construction works; revising the criteria each agency uses to evaluate professional services; deleting a provision requiring consideration of minority and gender representation when making appointments to the statewide advisory board for the Florida Small Business Development Center Network; deleting provisions requiring that preferences be given to specified entities seeking to attract minority conventions to Florida, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to prohibited preferences; amending s. 16.71, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the Governor to consider appointees to the Florida Gaming Control Commission who reflect Floridaâs racial, ethnic, and gender diversity; amending s. 17.11, F.S.; revising the information required to be reported periodically by the Chief Financial Officer; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; repealing s. 24.113, F.S., relating to minority participation; amending s. 110.112, F.S.; revising state policy…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to prohibited preferences; amending s. 16.71, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the Governor to consider appointees to the Florida Gaming Control Commission who reflect Floridaâs racial, ethnic, and gender diversity; amending s. 17.11, F.S.; revising the information required to be reported periodically by the Chief Financial Officer; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; repealing s. 24.113, F.S., relating to minority participation; amending s. 110.112, F.S.; revising state policy; prohibiting executive agencies from using racial or gender set-asides, preferences, or quotas when making certain decisions; deleting provisions requiring state entities to develop and implement affirmative action plans; amending s. 110.211, F.S.; revising a phrase that is required to be included in all recruitment literature for state position vacancies; amending s. 110.605, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the Department of Management Services to develop a certain program of affirmative and positive actions; repealing s. 255.101, F.S., relating to utilization of minority business enterprises in contracts for public construction works; repealing s. 255.102, F.S., relating to contractor utilization of minority business enterprises; amending s. 255.20, F.S.; revising factors local governments are authorized to consider in making decisions regarding local bids and contracts for public construction works; amending s. 287.012, F.S.; deleting the definition of the term âminority business enterpriseâ; conforming provisions to changes …