Bill > S1662

Introduced Session

An act relating to prohibited preferences; amending s. 16.71, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the Governor to consider appointees to the Florida Gaming Control Commission who reflect Florida’s racial, ethnic, and gender diversity; amending s. 17.11, F.S.; revising the information required to be reported periodically by the Chief Financial Officer; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; repealing s. 24.113, F.S., relating to minority participation; amending s. 110.112, F.S.; revising state policy; prohibiting executive agencies from using racial or gender set-asides, preferences, or quotas when making certain decisions; deleting provisions requiring state entities to develop and implement affirmative action plans; amending s. 110.211, F.S.; revising a phrase that is required to be included in all recruitment literature for state position vacancies; amending s. 110.605, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the Department of Management Services to develop a certain program of affirmative and positive actions; repealing s. 255.101, F.S., relating to utilization of minority business enterprises in contracts for public construction works; repealing s. 255.102, F.S., relating to contractor utilization of minority business enterprises; amending s. 255.20, F.S.; revising factors local governments are authorized to consider in making decisions regarding local bids and contracts for public construction works; amending s. 287.012, F.S.; deleting the definition of the term “minority business enterprise”; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 287.042, F.S.; revising the powers, duties, and functions of the Department of Management Services to delete provisions regarding the Office of Supplier Diversity; amending s. 287.055, F.S.; revising the criteria each agency uses to evaluate professional services; revising the criteria used to determine whether a firm is qualified to provide such services; amending s. 287.057, F.S.; deleting a provision authorizing the Office of Supplier Diversity to request certain information from agencies; deleting provisions authorizing agencies to reserve contracts for competitive solicitation among certified minority business enterprises; deleting a provision requiring agencies to enter into a contract with a certified minority business enterprise under a specified condition; amending s. 287.059, F.S.; deleting a provision encouraging agencies to use a firm’s minority status when selecting outside firms for attorney services; repealing s. 287.093, F.S., relating to minority business enterprises and procurement of personal property and services from funds set aside for such purpose; repealing s. 287.0931, F.S., relating to minority business enterprise participation in bond underwriting; repealing s. 287.0943, F.S., relating to certification of minority business enterprises; repealing s. 287.09431, F.S., relating to statewide and interlocal agreement on certification of business concerns for the status of minority business enterprise; amending s. 287.09451, F.S.; deleting legislative findings; renaming the Office of Supplier Diversity as the Office of Supplier Development; revising the purpose of the office; revising the powers, duties, and functions of the office; deleting provisions providing a process for the Office of Supplier Diversity to assist minority business enterprises in the state procurement process; deleting provisions requiring each state agency to coordinate its minority business enterprise procurement with the office; repealing s. 287.0947, F.S., relating to the Florida Advisory Council on Small and Minority Business Development; amending s. 288.001, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring consideration of minority and gender representation when making appointments to the statewide advisory board for the Florida Small Business Development Center Network; repealing s. 288.1167, F.S., relating to sports franchise contract provisions for food and beverage concession and contract awards to minority business enterprises; amending s. 288.1229, F.S.; deleting a requirement that the board membership of the Florida Sports Foundation represent ethnic and gender diversity; amending s. 288.124, F.S.; deleting provisions requiring that preferences be given to specified entities seeking to attract minority conventions to Florida; amending s. 288.7015, F.S.; revising the duties of the rules ombudsman regarding reviewing state agency rules that adversely or disproportionately impact businesses; amending s. 288.703, F.S.; deleting the definitions of the terms “certified minority business enterprise” and “minority business enterprise”; revising the definition of the term “ombudsman”; amending s. 288.7031, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 288.776, F.S.; deleting a requirement that minority and gender representation be considered for appointments to the board of directors of the Florida Export Finance Corporation; amending s. 290.0057, F.S.; revising requirements for strategic plans that accompany an application for designating a new enterprise zone; amending s. 290.046, F.S.; revising factors that may be taken into consideration when scoring certain applications for grants; amending s. 320.63, F.S.; deleting a requirement that applicants or licensees for certain licenses report annually to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation on efforts to add minority dealer points; amending s. 376.84, F.S.; deleting a provision authorizing financial and local incentives for brownfield redevelopment to include certain minority business enterprise programs; amending s. 383.216, F.S.; deleting a requirement that each prenatal and infant health care coalition represent the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of the community; repealing s. 395.807, F.S., relating to retention of family practice residents; amending s. 409.901, F.S.; deleting the definition of the term “minority physician network”; amending s. 409.920, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “managed care plans”; amending s. 430.502, F.S.; revising criteria on which incentive funding of memory disorder clinics is based; amending s. 440.45, F.S.; revising the composition of the statewide nominating commission for judges of compensation claims to no longer require members from minority groups; amending s. 445.007, F.S.; deleting provisions requiring consideration of the importance of minority and gender representation for local workforce development boards and committees established by such boards; amending s. 446.041, F.S.; revising the duties of the Department of Commerce to no longer ensure consideration of minority and gender diversity in a certain program; amending s. 489.111, F.S.; deleting provisions relating to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation establishing certain sensitivity review committees; amending s. 627.3511, F.S.; deleting provisions authorizing certain property or casualty insurers to exempt a specified amount from escrow requirements and to simultaneously file the proposed take-out plan with the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; repealing s. 641.217, F.S., relating to required minority recruitment and retention plans; revising the title of chapter 760, F.S.; repealing s. 760.80, F.S., relating to minority representation on boards, commissions, councils, and committees; redesignating part V of chapter 760, F.S., Environmental Equity and Justice, as part IV of that chapter; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; deleting provisions requiring the Board of Governors of the State University System to ensure compliance with specified procurement provisions and rules; amending s. 1004.42, F.S.; deleting a requirement of the Florida State University College of Medicine to continue specified outreach efforts to middle and high school minority students; amending s. 1004.435, F.S.; revising membership criteria for the Florida Cancer Control and Research Advisory Council; repealing s. 1007.34, F.S., relating to the college reach-out program; repealing s. 1007.35, F.S., relating to the Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement Act; repealing s. 1011.86, F.S., relating to educational leadership enhancement grants; amending s. 1013.46, F.S.; deleting provisions authorizing counties, municipalities, and boards to set aside a specified percentage of funds allocated for the purpose of entering into construction capital project contracts with minority business enterprises; amending ss. 43.16, 212.096, 215.971, 282.201, 282.709, 286.101, 287.0571, 288.0001, 288.706, 290.004, 295.187, 337.11, 339.63, 376.3072, 381.986, 394.47865, 402.7305, 408.045, 409.910, 570.07, 627.351, 1001.216, 1007.27, 1008.23, and 1008.24, F.S.; conforming cross references and provisions to changes made by the act; reenacting s. 311.07(4), F.S., relating to Florida seaport transportation and economic development funding, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 110.112, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

Stan McClain (R)*, 

Introduced (on 01/22/2026)

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