# Florida SB 7040: Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor

Florida SB 7040, Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Appropriations; status signed, last action 2026-06-30 (Chapter No. 2026-180) (as of 2026-10-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB7040-2026
- As of: 2026-10-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 7040
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-06-30, Chapter No. 2026-180
- Sponsor: Appropriations
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (215 yes, 84 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Florida requires emergency fund budget oversight: benefit, low. After the Governor renews an emergency, fund budget changes must follow state notice, review, and objection procedures. For natural emergencies, these procedures override the usual budget-change rules. For manmade or technological emergencies, the Legislative Budget Commission’s chair and vice chai…
- Florida limits emergency fund spending: cost, low. Federal repayments for state emergency costs must go into a separate account within the fund. That money can pay only invoices incurred before the deposit; other uses must wait until all outstanding earlier invoices are paid. Agencies cannot use fund money to buy aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles.…
- Florida restores emergency fund through July 2028: mixed, medium. The law re-creates Florida’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund in the Governor’s office, retroactive to February 17, 2026. It receives legislative appropriations and authorized transfers; the law states no dollar amount. It provides primary funding for Governor-directed disaster preparation…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Appropriations

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 29 | 7 |   |
| 2026-03-13 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 80 | 20 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 82 | 25 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | fail | 12 | 27 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 12 | 5 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-06-30: Chapter No. 2026-180
- 2026-06-29: Approved by Governor
- 2026-06-23: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 20 (House)
- 2026-03-13: Amendment 877368 Concur (House)
- 2026-03-13: Added to Senate Message List (House)
- 2026-03-13: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-13: Passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 7 -SJ 915 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (520451) -SJ 915 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (877368) -SJ 915 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: In returning messages (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 25 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-09: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-09: Amendment 520451 adopted (House)
- 2026-03-09: Amendment 347925 Failed (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-05: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-11: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-11: Immediately certified -SJ 299 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 10 -SJ 294 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 294 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Amendment(s) failed (722464) -SJ 293 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 293 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Filed (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 12 NAYS 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Submitted for consideration by Appropriations (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-06-29: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2026-03-17: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/e1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/Filed/PDF)
- pb, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/pb/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/pb/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 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/Filed/PDF)
- [pb (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/pb/HTML)
- [pb (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/7040/BillText/pb/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-SB7040-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).