Florida HB 1189: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Affirmative Action

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HB 1189 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion 2
and affirmative action; amending s. 16.71, F.S.; 3
removing a requirement that the Governor consider 4
certain appointees; repealing s. 24.113, F.S., 5
relating to minority participation for lottery 6
retailers; amending s. 110.112, F.S.; providing for 7
equal employment opportunity; prohibiting a hiring 8
manager from engaging in certain employment practices; 9
authorizing certain persons to file complaints with 10
the Attorney General; amending s. 110.605, F.S.; 11
revising the personnel rules of the Department of 12
Management Services; repealing ss. 255.101 and 13
255.102, F.S., relating to contracts for public 14
construction works and utilization of minority 15
business enterprises, respectively; amending s. 16
287.042, F.S.; revising the powers, duties, and 17
functions of the department relating to commodities, 18
insurance, and contractual services; amending s. 19
287.055, F.S.; revising public announcement and 20
qualification procedures and competitive selection 21
requirements; amending s. 287.057, F.S.; revising 22
provisions relating to procurement of commodities or 23
contractual services; repealing ss. 287.093, 287.0931, 24
287.094, 287.0943, and 287.09431, F.S., relating to 25

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minority business enterprises and programs; amending 26
s. 287.09451, F.S.; renaming the Office of Supplier 27
Diversity as the Office of Supplier Development; 28
repealing s. 287.0947, F.S., relating to the Florida 29
Advisory Council on Small and Minority Business 30
Development; repealing s. 288.1167, F.S., relating to 31
sports franchise contract provisions for food and 32
beverage concession and contract awards to minority 33
business enterprises; amending ss. 288.703 and 34
409.920, F.S.; revising definitions; repealing s. 35
395.807, F.S., relating to retention of family 36
practice residents; repealing s. 420.622, F.S., 37
relating to the State Office on Homelessness and 38
Council on Homelessness; amending s. 445.007, F.S.; 39
removing requirements that minority and gender 40
representation be considered when making appointments 41
to a local workforce development board; amending s. 42
473.3065, F.S.; renaming the Public Accountant 43
Education Minority Assistance Advisory Council as the 44
Public Accountant Education Opportunity Assistance 45
Advisory Council; revising the selection and 46
eligibility criteria for receipt of the Clay Ford 47
Scholarship Program; revising the selection and 48
eligibility criteria for appointment to the council; 49
amending s. 489.111, F.S.; removing requirement that a 50

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sensitivity review committee be established; repealing 51
s. 641.217, F.S., relating to minority recruitment and 52
retention plans; repealing s. 760.80, F.S., relating 53
to minority representation on boards, commissions, 54
councils, and committees; redesignating part V of ch. 55
760, F.S., as part IV to conform to changes made by 56
the act; amending ss. 17.11, 20.60, 43.16, 110.105, 57
110.211, 187.201, 212.096, 215.971, 255.20, 282.201, 58
282.709, 286.101, 287.012, 287.0571, 287.059, 59
288.0001, 288.001, 288.0065, 288.12266, 288.1229, 60
288.124, 288.7015, 288.7031, 288.706, 288.776, 61
290.004, 290.0056, 290.0057, 290.046, 295.187, 320.63, 62
337.11, 339.63, 376.3072, 376.84, 381.986, 383.216, 63
394.47865, 402.7305, 408.045, 409.901, 430.502, 64
440.45, 446.041, 570.07, 616.255, 616.256, 627.351, 65
627.3511, 1001.216, 1001.706, 1004.42, 1004.435, and 66
1013.46, F.S.; conforming cross-references and 67
provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 68
effective date. 69
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 71
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 73
16.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 74
16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; 75

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meetings; membership.— 76
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 77
(a) The commission shall consist of five members appointed 78
by the Governor, and subject to confirmation by the Senate, for 79
terms of 4 years. Members of the commission must be appointed by 80
January 1, 2022. The Governor shall consider appointees who 81
reflect Florida's racial, ethnic, and gender diversity. Of the 82
initial five members appointed by the Governor, and immediately 83
upon appointment, the Governor shall a