# Florida HB 4049: Office of General Counsel of City of Jacksonville, Duval County Florida HB 4049, Office of General Counsel of City of Jacksonville, Duval County, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Wyman Duggan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Chapter No. 2026-206) (as of 2026-10-13). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4049-2026 - As of: 2026-10-13 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 4049 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Office of General Counsel of City of Jacksonville, Duval County - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-30 - Last action: 2026-07-01, Chapter No. 2026-206 - Sponsor: Wyman Duggan (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Education Administration Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (144 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Duval lawmakers can request city legal opinions: benefit, low. Any member of the Duval County legislative delegation who lives in Duval County can ask the City’s General Counsel for a written opinion on city or agency matters. The General Counsel must provide an opinion when asked by those members. - City agencies legal work runs through counsel: mixed, low. The law sets up the City’s Office of General Counsel to handle legal work for the city and its independent agencies. The General Counsel can hire, supervise, and fire assistant counsels. These legal services count as central services for how the city uses and tracks them. Independent agencies and t… - School Board can hire its own lawyer: mixed, low. The Duval County School Board can select and employ its own general counsel. That counsel remains subject to legal opinions from the City’s General Counsel under section 7.202. All other legal services for the School Board and public schools, like lawsuits and contracts, still go through the City’s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wyman Duggan (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 5 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-07-01: Chapter No. 2026-206 - 2026-06-08: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-27: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-11: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-11: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-11: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 790 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 790 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 790 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 785 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-12: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 5 (House) - 2026-02-11: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-05: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026) (House) - 2026-02-03: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-29: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: Favorable by Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-27: Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-20: Now in Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-20: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-20: Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-30: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-06-08: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4049/BillText/er/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-30: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4049/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4049/BillText/er/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4049/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4049-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).