The Florida Senate

HB 1001: Official Actions of Local Governments

GENERAL BILL by Black ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albert ; Barnaby ; Kendall

Official Actions of Local Governments; Prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from funding or promoting or taking official action as it relates to diversity, equity, & inclusion; prohibits counties & municipalities from expending funds for diversity, equity, & inclusion offices or for diversity, equity, & inclusion officers; provides that county commissioner, member of governing body of municipality, or any other county or municipal official acting in official capacity who violates certain provisions commits misfeasance or malfeasance in office; authorizes cause of action against counties & municipalities; authorizes court to enter judgment awarding certain relief, damages, & costs; requires potential recipients of county or municipal contracts or grants to make certain certification to county or municipality before being awarded such contract or grant.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/5/2026	House	• Filed
  1/12/2026	House	• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/3/2026	House	• Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  2/5/2026	House	• Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  2/9/2026	House	• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  2/11/2026	House	• Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

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• HB 1001, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2026 at 2:21 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2026 (pdf) Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1134 (c1)	Official Actions of Local Governments	Yarborough	Similar	Last Action: 2/11/2026 S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  S 1566	Local Government Spending	DiCeglie	Compare	Last Action: 2/10/2026 S CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 1

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  730403 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Black	2/10/2026 3:58 PM	Adopted 2/11/2026	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  125.595		Page 2 (pdf)
  166.04971		Page 6 (pdf)
  287.139		Page 10 (pdf)

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