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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - Now in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. 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

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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:   None

    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 Similar Last Action: 2/9/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee Track This Bill

    Citations - 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)

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  • 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: 2/9/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee Track This Bill

    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 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee 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)

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