PCS for HB 1109 (2026) - Services During a State of Emergency (Florida)
Summary
PCS for HB 1109, 2026, an act of the Legislature of the State of Florida relating to services during a state of emergency. Section 1 would allow the department to enter into and maintain state term contracts with multiple vendors for building code inspection services and debris removal services after a natural disaster subject to a state of emergency declared by the Governor, and make such services available to local governments. Section 2 would create section 468.634, Florida Statutes, allowing a person to act as a building code inspector, plans examiner and other listed positions under the direction of the local building official for a period of 1 year from a declaration of a state of emergency for a natural emergency. Section 3 provides that the act takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- 2026 3288 Industries Professional Activities Subcommittee Proposed Committee Bills Pcbs Fn
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- 2026 3288 Industries Professional Activities Subcommittee Proposed Committee Bills Pcbs Fn Pcs For Hb 1109
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“PCS for HB 1109 (2026) - Services During a State of Emergency (Florida).”
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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
PCS for HB 1109 2026
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to services during a state of
3 emergency; amending s. 287.056, F.S.; directing the
4 Department of Management Services to enter into state
5 term contracts for the provision of building code
6 inspection services and debris removal services;
7 creating s. 468.634, F.S.; authorizing individuals to
8 work in specified positions if they meet certain
9 requirements; providing an effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12 Section 1. Present subsection (4) of section 287.056,
13 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new
14 subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
15 (4) For the purposes of recovery following a natural
16 disaster that is subject to a state of emergency declared by the
17 Governor, the department may enter into and maintain state term
18 contracts with multiple vendors for the purpose of performing
19 building code inspection services, as defined in s. 553.791, and
20 debris removal services, and make such services available to
21 local governments during a state of emergency.
22 Section 2. Section 468.634, Florida Statutes, is created
23 to read:
24 468.634 Certification by Endorsement During a State of
25 Emergency.—
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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
PCS for HB 1109 2026
26 (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may act in any
27 of the following positions under the direction of the local
28 building official, for a period of 1 year from the date of a
29 declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor for a
30 natural emergency, if such person has entered into a state term
31 contract pursuant to s. 287.056, is qualified for such work in
32 any state that has a mutual aid agreement pursuant to 252.40(2),
33 or has held a valid license for such work in any state for 5
34 years immediately proceeding the date of the declaration:
35 (a) Building code inspector.
36 (b) Building inspector.
37 (c) Coastal construction inspector.
38 (d) Commercial electrical inspector.
39 (e) Electrical inspector.
40 (f) Mechanical inspector.
41 (g) Plumbing inspector.
42 (h) Residential electrical inspector.
43 (i) Residential inspector.
44 (j) Plans examiner.
45 (k) Building plans examiner.
46 (l) Plumbing plans examiner.
47 (m) Mechanical plans examiner.
48 (n) Electrical plans examiner.
49 (2) "Natural emergency" means an emergency caused by a
50 natural event, including, but not limited to, a hurricane, a
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51 storm, a flood, a severe wave action, a drought, or an
52 earthquake.
53 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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