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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/5/2026 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 927
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
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
3/2/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
3/4/2026 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/5/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 927
• Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 927