Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1666: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revising the list of boards and programs established under the Division of Professions within the department; designating the Division of Professions of the department as the division overseeing yacht and ship brokers; deleting a requirement that the board regulating cosmetologists or cosmetology specialists review an applicant's criminal record; renaming the Certified Public Accountant Education Minority Assistance Advisory Council as the Certified Public Accountant Education Opportunity Assistance Advisory Council; revising the quorum requirements of the Construction Industry Licensing Board, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 20.165, F.S.; revising the list of boards and programs established under the Division of Professions within the department; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 326.002, F.S.; designating the Division of Professions of the department as the division overseeing yacht and ship brokers; amending s. 326.006, F.S.; designating the Professional Regulation Trust Fund as the trust fund related to the regulation of yacht and ship brokers…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 20.165, F.S.; revising the list of boards and programs established under the Division of Professions within the department; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 326.002, F.S.; designating the Division of Professions of the department as the division overseeing yacht and ship brokers; amending s. 326.006, F.S.; designating the Professional Regulation Trust Fund as the trust fund related to the regulation of yacht and ship brokers; revising that all fees related to the regulation of yacht and ship brokers be deposited in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund, rather than the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund; amending s. 399.035, F.S.; revising elevator accessibility requirements for ambulance stretchers; amending s. 455.02, F.S.; providing that members of the Armed Forces in good standing and their spouses or surviving spouses who apply to administrative boards or programs for licensure are required to submit fingerprints only for those professions that require fingerprints for initial licensure; amending s. 455.213, F.S.; deleting a requirement that the board regulating cosmetologists or cosmetology specialists review an applicantâs criminal record; requiring specified persons or entities to create and maintain an account with the departmentâs online system; requiring such persons or entities to provide specified …