Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does mention a review process, but this detail was not supported by the official summary provided and thus removed as per instructions.

Re-creating the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund

This bill re-establishes the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund within the Executive Office of the Governor, removing its scheduled termination date.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new version of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund inside the Executive Office of the Governor.
• Removes the previous requirement that this fund must end on February 17, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

• The people and organizations in Florida who rely on emergency preparedness funding.

Terms To Know

Trust Fund

A special account where money is kept for a specific purpose, like helping with emergencies.

Executive Office of the Governor (EOG)

The office that helps the governor run the state and manage government programs.

Limits and Unknowns

• It does not specify how much money will be in the fund or where it comes from.
• Does not explain what happens if the fund is reviewed and decided to terminate earlier than planned.

Official Summary Text

Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG; Re-creating Emergency Preparedness & Response Fund within EOG, Division of Emergency Management; abrogates provisions relating to termination of fund.

Current Bill Text

HB 941 2026

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the 2
Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund within the 3
Executive Office of the Governor; amending s. 4
252.3711, F.S.; abrogating provisions relating to the 5
termination of the trust fund; providing an effective 6
date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund 11
within the Executive Office of the Governor, which is to be 12
terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the State 13
Constitution on February 17, 2026, is re-created. 14
Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 252.3711, Florida 15
Statutes, is amended to read: 16
252.3711 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund.— 17
(3) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State 18
Constitution, the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund 19
shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated 4 years after the 20
effective date of this act. Before its scheduled termination, 21
the fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and 22
(2). 23
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 24