SB1260 • 2026

Services During a State of Emergency

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: DiCeglie
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Senate - Died on Calendar
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Services During a State of Emergency

Services During a State of Emergency; Requiring the Department of Management Services to enter into and maintain state term contracts for building code inspection services, etc.

What This Bill Does

Services During a State of Emergency; Requiring the Department of Management Services to enter into and maintain state term contracts for building code inspection services, etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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672238

Committee amendment S 1260 Filed • Regulated Industries (DiCeglie)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/10/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
SB 1260 Ì6722386Î672238 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
House Comm: RCS .
02/10/2026 .

167684

Committee amendment S 1260 c1 • Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (DiCeglie)

Replaced by Substitute Amendment 2/25/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
CS for SB 1260 Ì167684OÎ167684 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
House Comm: RS .
02/25/2026 .

508894

Committee amendment S 1260 c1 • Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (DiCeglie)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/25/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
CS for SB 1260 Ì508894WÎ508894 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
House Comm: RCS .
02/25/2026 .

857850

Committee amendment S 1260 c1 • Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (DiCeglie)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/25/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
CS for SB 1260 Ì8578505Î857850 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
House Comm: RCS .
02/25/2026 .

Bill History

2026-03-13 Senate
• Died on Calendar
2026-03-12 Senate
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 884
2026-03-11 Senate
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 824
2026-03-10 Senate
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 747
2026-03-09 Senate
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 704
2026-03-06 Senate
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 683
2026-03-04 Senate
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
2026-03-03 Senate
• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
2026-02-26 Senate
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
2026-02-25 Senate
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-02-20 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-18 Senate
• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
2026-02-12 Senate
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2026-02-10 Senate
• CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-02-05 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13 Senate
• Introduced
2026-01-12 Senate
• Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
2026-01-06 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Services During a State of Emergency; Requiring the Department of Management Services to enter into and maintain state term contracts for building code inspection services, etc.

Current Bill Text

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Florida Senate
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2026

CS for CS for SB 1260

By
the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and
General Government; the Committee on Regulated Industries; and
Senator DiCeglie

601-03233-26 20261260c2
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to services during a state of
3 emergency; amending s. 287.056, F.S.; requiring the
4 Department of Management Services to enter into and
5 maintain state term contracts for building code
6 inspection services; creating s. 468.634, F.S.;
7 authorizing individuals to work in specified
8 positions, for a specified timeframe, if they meet
9 certain requirements; providing an effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12
13 Section 1. Present subsection (4) of section 287.056,
14 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new
15 subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
16 287.056 Purchases from purchasing agreements and state term
17 contracts; vendor disqualification.—
18
(4)
The department must enter into and maintain one or more

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state term contracts with vendors for the purpose of providing

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building code inspection services as defined in s. 553.791.

21 Section 2. Section 468.634, Florida Statutes, is created to
22 read:
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468.634

Certification by endorsement during a state of

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emergency.—Notwithstanding any other law, a person may act in

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any of the following positions under the direction of the local

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building official for a period of 1 year from the date of a

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declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor for a

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natural emergency, a manmade emergency, or a technological

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emergency as those terms are defined in s. 252.34, if such

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person has entered into a state term contract pursuant to s.

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287.056, is qualified for such work in any state that has a

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mutual aid agreement pursuant to s. 252.40(2), or has held a

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valid license for such work in any state for 5 years immediately

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before the date of the declaration:

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(1)

Building code inspector.

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(2)

Building inspector.

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(3)

Coastal construction inspector.

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(4)

Commercial electrical inspector.

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(5)

Electrical inspector.

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(6)

Mechanical inspector.

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(7)

Plumbing inspector.

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(8)

Residential electrical inspector.

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(9)

Residential inspector.

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(10)

Plans examiner.

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(11)

Building plans examiner.

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(12)

Plumbing plans examiner.

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(13)

Mechanical plans examiner.

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(14)

Electrical plans examiner.

49 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.