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CS/SB 1138: Qualified Contractors

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; 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 a 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 conduct preapplication reviews; authorizing an applicant to use a qualified contractor from the registry, at the expense of the local government, if the local government fails to process the application in the required time under certain conditions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
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