# Florida SB 1138: Qualified Contractors

Florida SB 1138, Qualified Contractors, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Ralph E. Massullo (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-05 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 927 (Ch. 2026-64) -SJ 620) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1138-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1138
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Qualified Contractors
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 927 (Ch. 2026-64) -SJ 620
- Sponsor: Ralph E. Massullo (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Community Affairs, Judiciary, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (40 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ralph E. Massullo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judiciary
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-05: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 927 (Ch. 2026-64) -SJ 620 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 927 -SJ 620 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 620 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 565 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: CS by Judiciary read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Now in Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c2, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-05: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/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
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1138/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1138-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).