Florida 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 5)

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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1020

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Defining the term "chickee"; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from enacting ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent construction of chickees under certain circumstances or that are more restrictive than federal floodplain management regulations; providing that later incorporation of certain features into an existing chickee requires a permit; providing criminal penalties for persons who are not members of specific tribes and who construct chickees in an attempt to circumvent the Florida Building Code, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0923

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Specifies level of background screening DCF must require of certain persons; prohibits department from requiring certain existing licensed service providers that are seeking to add licensed services or one or more additional levels of care at existing licensed location or at one or more new locations to admit individuals for services during probationary period, if certain requirements are met within specified timeframe; removes provisions prohibiting certified recovery residences from denying individual access to housing on or after specified date.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0915

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Provides definition of term "department"; creates Working People with Disabilities program within AHCA; provides for purpose of program; provides eligibility requirements; provides income & assets requirements for eligibility in program; requires department to provide written notice to eligible adults within specified timeframe; provides requirements for such notice; requires agency to share specified information with department.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0911

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Requires Florida Building Commission to require, beginning with next edition of Florida Building Code, that certain buildings or structures be constructed with specified materials & meet certain impact resistance requirements.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1012

Introduced
12/29/25  
Requiring that maintenance and repair deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional facilities be deposited in the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requiring that funds from the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund be used for specified purposes, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0921

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Provides that failure to report suspected animal cruelty is grounds for certain disciplinary actions; clarifies that authorization to furnish medical records related to veterinary medical services to certain parties includes, but is not limited to, instances where veterinarian suspects animal cruelty; defines; requires certain individuals to report incidents of animal cruelty to certain officials; requires that veterinarian, veterinary technician, or other animal treatment provider employee who makes good faith report of animal cruelty to certain officials be held harmless from certain liability, disciplinary action, & retaliation; provides penalties for certain veterinarians, veterinary technicians, or animal treatment provider employees or volunteers who knowingly alter or destroy medical record for purpose of concealing animal cruelty.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0909

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Revises eligibility for coverage of residential structures in certain counties by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; requires corporation to implement certain rate increases annually in such counties for single policies issued by corporation; provides additional policies issued by corporation which do not require policyholders to purchase flood insurance as condition for maintaining policies.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0913

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Requires maintenance & repair deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional facilities to be deposited in Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requires funds from Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0917

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Defines "treat," "treated," & "treatment"; authorizes individual to refuse examination, testing, or treatment for specified reasons; prohibits discrimination against patient based on patient's vaccination status; requires licensed health care practitioners to inform parent or legal guardian of minor child of risks, benefits, safety, & efficacy of specified vaccines, obtain signature from parent or legal guardian before administration of vaccine, & provide parent or legal guardian with option of alternative vaccination schedule; authorizes pharmacist to provide ivermectin without prescription; requires pharmacist to provide specified information to patient; provides pharmacists with immunity from civil & criminal liability & disciplinary action; authorizes Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules; authorizes parent to exempt their child from health examination or from administration of immunizing agents based on conscience grounds; requires DOH to make publicly available, by posting on its Internet website, exemption form for parents & legal guardians.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1018

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Citing this act as the "Deferred Compensation Automatic Enrollment Act"; authorizing the inclusion of an automatic enrollment arrangement in a government employee's deferred compensation plan; requiring that the automatic enrollment arrangement provide employees the ability to make certain elections regarding contributions; requiring that the plan provide for a default investment into which contributions must be placed under a specified circumstance; authorizing counties, municipalities, political subdivisions, and constitutional county officers to adopt automatic enrollment arrangements for specified deferred compensation programs, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0929

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Engrossed
3/12/26  
Enrolled
3/12/26  
Passed
4/29/26  
Prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from enacting ordinance, regulation, or policy that prevents chickee from being constructed by certain persons in specified locations; prohibits counties & municipalities from enacting ordinance, regulation, or policy concerning chickees that is more restrictive than certain federal regulations; provides penalty for certain persons who construct chickees in attempt to assert exemption from Florida Building Code; exempts certain chickees from Florida Fire Prevention Code.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H4045

Introduced
12/23/25  
Refer
1/5/26  
Refer
1/5/26  
Refer
1/5/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Refer
2/12/26  
Engrossed
3/11/26  
Provides that Jacksonville Aviation Authority is responsible for economic development of Cecil Airport as regional, state, & national aerospace & related-industry hub; requires annual presentation of economic development plan for Cecil Airport to council of City of Jacksonville for review; revises threshold amounts for certain purchases by authority.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0907

Introduced
12/23/25  
Refer
1/5/26  
Refer
1/5/26  
Refer
1/5/26  
Authorizes award of incentive gain-time for attaining vocational certificates & completing educational or rehabilitation programs; authorizes award of incentive gain-time for participation in vocational or workforce preparedness programs; authorizes award of incentive gain-time for using time constructively & diligent commitment to rehabilitation; requires that inmates serve minimum of 65 percent of their sentence for non-violent felony & 85 percent for offense other than non-violent felony.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0919

Introduced
12/29/25  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Engrossed
2/17/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Enrolled
2/19/26  
Passed
3/30/26  
Preempts naming of major commercial service airports to state; provides names for major commercial service airports; provides that renaming specified airport is subject to approval of FAA & execution of certain agreement; provides that such airport names continue to be valid under certain circumstances; requires DOT to annually review provisions naming major commercial service airports for certain purpose; requires DOT to provide certain notice to Legislature; provides requirements for such notice; requires that certain government records created on or after certain date use such airport names; specifies that airport names are branding designations; provides that political subdivision is in compliance with certain provisions under specified circumstances.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0139

Introduced
10/9/25  
Refer
10/21/25  
Refer
10/21/25  
Refer
10/21/25  
Prohibits agencies & independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees for disclosing certain information to Commission on Ethics; requires that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; requires disclosure of specified information to commission; provides that specified provisions protect employees who submit written complaints to commission or provide information to investigator during investigation of complaint or referral; authorizes certain employees to file complaints in accordance with specified provisions; authorizes such employees to pursue specified administrative remedy or civil action within specified timeframe; authorizes local public employees to file complaint with appropriate local governmental authority; specifies requirements for administrative procedures created by local governmental authorities; authorizes such employees to bring civil actions in court of competent jurisdiction under specified conditions; provides that it is affirmative defense to certain actions that adverse personnel action was predicated on grounds other than exercising of certain protected rights; requires commission to deliver complaints & any amendment thereto to agency conducting certain investigation, upon agency's written request; provides that such delivery does not affect specified exemptions in regard to complaint & amendments; requires that such delivery be within reasonable timeframe; requires that commission redact certain information under specified conditions; requires commission to deliver complaints & any amendment thereto to certain persons upon notarized written request.