HB 1109 — Services During a State of Emergency

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 HBCS/HB 1109 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to buildingservices inspections during ana state of emergency;

amending ss.s.

252.35287.056, and 252.381, F.S.;

conformingauthorizing provisionsthe Department of Management Services to changesenter madeinto bystate term contracts for the act;provision of building code inspection services and debris removal services;

authorizing the Governor to allow individuals to work in specified positions if they meet certain requirements;

requiring the Division of Emergency Management and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to develop certain training;

requiring certain local governments to develop certain training;

ParagraphSubsection (n)(4) of section 287.056, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (2)(5), ofrespectively, sectionand 252.35,a Floridanew Statutes,subsection (4) is amendedadded to that section, to read:

252.35287.056 EmergencyPurchases managementfrom powers;purchasing agreements and state term contracts;

Divisionvendor disqualification.— (4) For the purposes of Emergencyrecovery Management.—following (2)a Thenatural divisiondisaster that is responsiblesubject forto carryinga outstate of emergency declared by the provisionsGovernor, the department may enter into and maintain state term contracts with multiple vendors for the purpose of ss.performing building code inspection services, as defined in s.

252.31-252.90.553.791, and debris removal services, and make such services available to local governments during a state of emergency.

In performing its duties, the division shall:

(n) Implement training programs to maintain this state's status as a national leader in emergency management and improve the ability of state and local emergency management personnel to prepare and implement emergency management plans and programs.

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hb1109-00 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 HB 1109 2026 This must include a continuous training program for agencies and individuals who will be called on to perform key roles in state and local postdisaster response and recovery efforts and for local government personnel on federal and state postdisaster response and recovery strategies and procedures.

The division shall specify requirements for the minimum number of training hours that county or municipal administrators, county or city managers, county or municipal emergency management directors, and county or municipal public works directors or other officials responsible for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure must complete biennially in addition to the training required pursuant to s.

252.38(1)(b).

Such training may be provided by the division or, for county personnel, by a foundation that is a not-for-profit corporation under s.

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and has a governing board that includes in its membership county commissioners and professional county staff.

If training is provided by a foundation, including the training program required under s.

468.634(2), such training must be approved by the division.

ParagraphSection (a)468.634, of subsection (2) of section 252.381, Florida Statutes, is amendedcreated toPage read:1 of 3 CODING:

252.381 Information related to natural emergencies;

poststorm county and municipal permitting;

operations.— (2)(a) Each county and municipality shall develop a poststorm permitting plan to expedite recovery and rebuilding by Page 2 of 5 CODING:

hb1109-00hb1109-01-c1 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 HBCS/HB 1109 2026 providingto forread: special building permit and inspection procedures after a hurricane or tropical storm.

The468.634 planCertification must,by atendorsement during a minimum:state of emergency.— (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may act in any of the following positions under the direction of the local building official, for a period of 1 year from the date of a declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor for a natural emergency, if such person has entered into a state term contract pursuant to s.

1.287.056, is qualified for such work in any state that has a mutual aid agreement pursuant to s.

Ensure252.40(2), sufficientor personnelhas areheld prepareda andvalid availablelicense tofor expeditiouslysuch managework postdisasterin buildingany inspection,state permitting,for and5 enforcementyears tasks.immediately before the date of the declaration:

The plan must anticipate conditions that would necessitate supplemental personnel for such tasks and address methods for fulfilling such personnel needs, including through mutual aid agreements as authorized in s.

252.40;

other arrangements, such as those with private sector contractors;

or supplemental state or federal funding.

The plan must include training requirements and protocols for supplemental personnel to ensure compliance with local floodplain management requirements that apply within the county or municipality, including the training program required under s.

468.634(3), if applicable.

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Account for multiple or alternate locations where building permit services may be offered in person to the public following a hurricane or tropical storm during regular business hours.

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