Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session
S1662 — Prohibited Preferences
Status: FailedIssues: Economy
Summary
Prohibiting executive agencies from using racial or gender set-asides, preferences, or quotas when making certain decisions; revising factors local governments are authorized to consider in making decisions regarding local bids and contracts for public construction works; revising the criteria each agency uses to evaluate professional services; deleting a provision requiring consideration of minority and gender representation when making appointments to the statewide advisory board for the Florida Small Business Development Center Network; deleting provisions requiring that preferences be given to specified entities seeking to attract minority conventions to Florida, etc.
Frequently Asked
- What does S1662 do?
- Prohibiting executive agencies from using racial or gender set-asides, preferences, or quotas when making certain decisions; revising factors local governments are authorized to consider in making decisions regarding local bids and contracts for public construction works; revising the criteria each agency uses to evaluate professional services; deleting a provision requiring consideration of minority and gender representation when making appointments to the statewide advisory board for the Florida Small Business Development Center Network; deleting provisions requiring that preferences be given to specified entities seeking to attract minority conventions to Florida, etc.
- What's the current status of S1662?
- S1662 is currently Failed. We track every roll-call vote.
- How did Pinellas County legislators vote on S1662?
- No roll-call votes have been recorded for S1662 yet — the bill may not have reached a floor vote.
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