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Commission directs staff to oppose state preemption bill in 2026 legislative priorities
Summary
By unanimous vote the commission added opposition to Senate Bill 134/House Bill 1001 (preemption measures) to the city's 2026 state legislative priorities and directed the city manager and contract lobbyists to communicate that position; staff said the bill is evolving and currently slated for committee consideration.
Commissioner Willets moved that the city manager add opposition to Senate Bill 134 / House Bill 1001 (a preemption measure affecting local policy) to the City's 2026 state legislative priorities and instruct city lobbyists to communicate the opposition. The motion passed unanimously.
John Alexander, the city's director of government affairs, advised the commission that the bill has significant momentum in Tallahassee but is changing and may be revised in committee. He said the bill had passed the Senate and was scheduled for a commerce committee hearing, but warned that agenda schedules and substitutes can shift the bill's path. Commissioners emphasized local control and the desire to preserve the city's ability to set local policy within legal limits.
The commission's action directs staff and contracted legislative-affairs professionals to register opposition on the city's priority list and to communicate this position to state lawmakers and the city's lobbyists.
