CS/SB 1138: Qualified Contractors
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Massullo
Qualified Contractors; Requiring the governing body of a local government, by a specified date, to create a program that authorizes an applicant to use a qualified contractor to conduct a preapplication review of an application; requiring the development services office of a local government to establish a registry of a specified number of qualified contractors to conduct preapplication reviews; authorizing an applicant to use a qualified contractor from the registry, at the expense of the local government, if the local government fails to process the application in the required time under certain conditions, etc.
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/5/2026 Senate • Filed
1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/20/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
• Now in Judiciary
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
2/19/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
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CS/SB 1138, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 3:45 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 927 (c2) Local Land Planning and Development Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/20/2026 H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda 
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 249874 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Rules
(Massullo)2/23/2026
10:41 AMWeb Page
PDF
850242 - Amendment to Amendment (249874)
Between lines 390 and 391 insert:Rules
(Massullo)2/23/2026
2:13 PMWeb Page
PDFCitations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3169 Page 6 (pdf) 177.071 Administrative approval of plats or replats by designated county or municipal official. Page 20 (pdf) 177.073 Expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded. Page 21 (pdf) -
SB 1138, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2026 at 5:00 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 927 (c1) Local Land Planning and Development Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/20/2026 H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 292056 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Judiciary
(Massullo)2/9/2026
11:33 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/11/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 1:00 PM Community Affairs 6 Yeas - 2 Nays 2/10/2026 12:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3169 Page 7 (pdf) 177.071 Administrative approval of plats or replats by designated county or municipal official. Page 26 (pdf) 177.073 Expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded. Page 26 (pdf)