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SB 1138: Qualified Contractors

GENERAL BILL by Massullo

Qualified Contractors; Requiring the governing body of a local government, by a specified date, to create a program that authorizes an applicant to use a qualified contractor to conduct preapplication review of an application; requiring the development services office of a local government to establish a registry of a specified number of qualified contractors to be used to conduct preapplication reviews; prohibiting a local government from enforcing any additional criteria for qualified contractors beyond what is authorized by the act; prohibiting local governments from creating or establishing additional regulations for the approval of a final plat, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/10/2026 Senate - CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2026 Senate • Filed
1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/20/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
• Now in Judiciary
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0