CS/CS/SB 1138: Qualified Contractors
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Massullo
Qualified Contractors; Requiring each county and municipality, respectively, of a specified size to create and implement a program for the purpose of making development preapplication consultation services available at an applicant’s request; authorizing a county or municipality to use a qualified contractor or qualified contractor firm to fulfill specified preapplication services requirements; requiring a local government to establish a registry of a specified number of qualified contractors or qualified contractor firms to conduct certain preapplication services; requiring the governing body of certain local governments and counties to include certain developments in a program that expedites the process for issuing building permits for planned unit developments or phases of a community or subdivision, etc.
Last Action: 2/26/2026 Senate - CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Judiciary (JU)
- 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
2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
2/19/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/24/2026 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
2/26/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
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CS/CS/SB 1138, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2026 at 12:57 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 927 (c3) Local Land Planning and Development Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/25/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 125.022 Development permits and orders. Page 4 (pdf) 163.3169 Page 12 (pdf) 166.033 Development permits and orders. Page 18 (pdf) 177.071 Administrative approval of plats or replats by designated county or municipal official. Page 26 (pdf) 177.073 Expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded. Page 27 (pdf) -
CS/SB 1138, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/12/2026 at 3:45 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2026 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 927 (c3) Local Land Planning and Development Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/25/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 249874 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Rules
(Massullo)2/23/2026
10:41 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/25/2026Web Page
PDF
850242 - Amendment to Amendment (249874)
Between lines 390 and 391 insert:Rules
(Massullo)2/23/2026
2:13 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/25/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/24/2026 12:00 PM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3169 Page 6 (pdf) 177.071 Administrative approval of plats or replats by designated county or municipal official. Page 20 (pdf) 177.073 Expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded. Page 21 (pdf) -
SB 1138, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2026 at 5:00 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 927 (c1) Local Land Planning and Development Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/25/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 292056 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Judiciary
(Massullo)2/9/2026
11:33 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/11/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 1:00 PM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 2 Nays 2/10/2026 12:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3169 Page 7 (pdf) 177.071 Administrative approval of plats or replats by designated county or municipal official. Page 26 (pdf) 177.073 Expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded. Page 26 (pdf)