Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H5403: Correctional Facilities Financing and Capital Improvements
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides appropriation to DOC; requires appropriated funds to be used in certain manner; requires department to begin planning & design phase for construction of certain facilities; requires department to make certain recommendations to Legislature; requires department to contract with construction management entity in certain circumstances; authorizes Division of Bond Finance of SBA to issue bonds for certain purposes; creates financing oversight committee; provides membership & duties of committee.
What the bill says
An act relating to correctional facilities financing and capital improvements; creating s. 944.751, F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing an appropriation to the Department of Corrections; requiring appropriated funds to be used in a certain manner; requiring the department to begin the planning and design phase for the construction of certain facilities; requiring the department to make certain recommendations to the Legislature; requiring the department to contract with a construction management entity in certain circumstances…
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
An act relating to correctional facilities financing and capital improvements; creating s. 944.751, F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing an appropriation to the Department of Corrections; requiring appropriated funds to be used in a certain manner; requiring the department to begin the planning and design phase for the construction of certain facilities; requiring the department to make certain recommendations to the Legislature; requiring the department to contract with a construction management entity in certain circumstances; authorizing the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration to issue bonds for certain purposes; creating a financing oversight committee; providing membership and duties of the committee; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, the State of Florida is facing a looming crisis related to its correctional facility infrastructure, and WHEREAS, many correctional facilities are more than 40 years old, lack air conditioning, and have become too costly to maintain or modernize, and WHEREAS, the age and design of the correctional facilities have become a safety concern for correctional officers and staff HB 5403 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb5403-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES who work at such facilities, and WHEREAS, the State of Florida lacks state-of-the-art medical and mental health facilities to adequately care for inmates, causing the Department of Corrections to serve inmates in more costly private facilities, …