Florida SB 1148: De-escalation Training

Bill Text

1148 
My Safe Florida Home Program 
2026-01-05T12:13:43Z 
Requiring the Department of Financial Services to notify applicants in specified circumstances; authorizing applicants to submit subsequent applications in certain circumstances; prohibiting an application from being deemed withdrawn if an applicant responds to notice and makes certain demonstrations and corrections, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1148 

 By Senator Bracy Davis 

 15-00383E-26 20261148__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to My Safe Florida Home Program; 
 3 amending s. 215.5586, F.S.; requiring the Department 
 4 of Financial Services to notify applicants in 
 5 specified circumstances; authorizing applicants to 
 6 submit subsequent applications in certain 
 7 circumstances; prohibiting an application from being 
 8 deemed withdrawn if an applicant responds to notice 
 9 and makes certain demonstrations and corrections; 
 10 providing an effective date. 
 11 
 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 13 
 14 Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subsection (2) and subsection 
 15 (3) of section 215.5586, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 
 16 215.5586 My Safe Florida Home Program.—There is established 
 17 within the Department of Financial Services the My Safe Florida 
 18 Home Program. The department shall provide fiscal 
 19 accountability, contract management, and strategic leadership 
 20 for the program, consistent with this section. This section does 
 21 not create an entitlement for property owners or obligate the 
 22 state in any way to fund the inspection or retrofitting of 
 23 residential property in this state. Implementation of this 
 24 program is subject to annual legislative appropriations. It is 
 25 the intent of the Legislature that, subject to the availability 
 26 of funds, the My Safe Florida Home Program provide licensed 
 27 inspectors to perform hurricane mitigation inspections of 
 28 eligible homes and grants to fund hurricane mitigation projects 
 29 on those homes. The department shall implement the program in 
 30 such a manner that the total amount of funding requested by 
 31 accepted applications, whether for inspections, grants, or other 
 32 services or assistance, does not exceed the total amount of 
 33 available funds. If, after applications are processed and 
 34 approved, funds remain available, the department may accept 
 35 applications up to the available amount. The program shall 
 36 develop and implement a comprehensive and coordinated approach 
 37 for hurricane damage mitigation pursuant to the requirements 
 38 provided in this section. 
 39 (2) HURRICANE MITIGATION GRANTS.—Financial grants shall be 
 40 used by homeowners to make improvements recommended by an 
 41 inspection which increase resistance to hurricane damage. 
 42 (j) A homeowner who receives a grant shall finalize 
 43 construction and request a final inspection, or request an 
 44 extension for an additional 6 months, within 1 year after grant 
 45 approval. If a homeowner fails to comply with this paragraph, 
 46 his or her application is deemed abandoned and the grant money 
 47 reverts to the department. The department must notify the 
 48 applicant if an application is deemed abandoned. If the 
 49 applicant responds to such notification within 5 business days 
 50 and demonstrates good cause for the failure to comply with this 
 51 paragraph, the applicant may submit a subsequent grant 
 52 application. 
 53 (3) REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.—The department may request 
 54 that an applicant provide additional information. An application 
 55 is deemed withdrawn by the applicant if the department does not 
 56 receive a response to its request for additional information 
 57 within 60 days after the notification of any apparent error or 
 58 omission. The department must notify the applicant if an 
 59 application has been deemed withdrawn. If the applicant responds 
 60 to such notification within 5 business days, demonstrates good 
 61 cause for any error or omission, and corrects the error or 
 62 omission in that time period, the application may not be deemed 
 63 withdrawn. 
 64 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.