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SB 7040FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026passed_both
Passed

Florida re-creates Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund and restricts vehicle purchases

Original title: Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor

June 30, 2026

emergency managementstate budgetgovernment operationsdisaster response

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently passed_both. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Signed.

Last action
Ordered engrossed, then enrolledMar 17, 2026

Version history

Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.

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The Frame

What this does

This bill dictates how the state manages and spends money during emergencies, ensuring that federal disaster aid is tracked separately and limiting the types of equipment the Governor's office can purchase using these specific funds.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Executive Office of the Governor

The office is responsible for managing the re-created fund and must comply with new spending restrictions.

What changed

Current stage: passed_both.

What's next

Signed.

Summary

SB 7040 re-establishes the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund within the Governor's office and sets new rules for how disaster-related money is handled. The bill requires federal emergency reimbursements to be kept in a separate account and bans the use of fund money to buy aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Why It Matters

This bill dictates how the state manages and spends money during emergencies, ensuring that federal disaster aid is tracked separately and limiting the types of equipment the Governor's office can purchase using these specific funds.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund?
It is a state fund used to manage and allocate money for emergency preparedness and response activities.
Can the Governor's office use this fund to buy a new state vehicle?
No, the bill explicitly prohibits using money from this fund to purchase aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles.

News Coverage

Lean Left1
Center1
Lean Right1
3 sources
C

New FDEM chief inherits overdue accounting for Florida emergency fund

ABC Action News (WFTS) — NewsAug 27, 2026

A group of Democratic lawmakers is demanding that the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) provide a legally required accounting of the state's Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund. The report, mandated by SB 7040, is over 40 days overdue and must detail how billions in disaster funds are being spent, including significant expenditures on immigration enforcement.

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DeSantis restores emergency fund used to pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ disasters

Florida PhoenixJun 29, 2026

Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 7040, which officially recreates the state's Emergency Response and Preparedness Fund. This action allows the state to settle financial obligations incurred since February.

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Budget, Emergency Fund Bill Sent to DeSantis

Tallahassee ReportsJun 24, 2026

Bias ratings based on AllSides / Media Bias/Fact Check

Voting Record

Motion succeededupper3/13/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Returning Messages

Total

39

Yes

29

No

7

Present

0

Not Voting

2

Abstain

0

Motion succeededlower3/13/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Passage

Total

117

Yes

80

No

20

Present

0

Not Voting

17

Abstain

0

Motion succeededlower3/9/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Passage, Third Reading

Total

117

Yes

82

No

25

Present

0

Not Voting

10

Abstain

0

Motion failedupper2/11/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

A - 722464, Amendment, Second Reading

Total

39

Yes

12

No

27

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Motion succeededupper2/11/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Returning Messages

Total

39

Yes

29

No

7

Present

0

Not Voting

2

Abstain

0

Motion succeededupper2/11/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Motion to read Third Time, Second Reading

Total

39

Yes

27

No

12

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Motion succeededupper2/5/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Submitted and Reported Favorably as Committee

Total

17

Yes

12

No

5

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Restriction on Capital Assets

The bill introduces a specific prohibition on using emergency funds for capital assets like vehicles, suggesting a legislative intent to limit the fund's use to operational or response-specific costs.

Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund

Connected Entities

organizationFlorida LegislatureMap →
otherEmergency Preparedness and Response Fund“The state fund being re-created and regulated by the bill.”Map →
organizationExecutive Office of the GovernorMap →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Significance65
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy20
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz15
    Current news / social attention level

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