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Your License Rules Just Changed
4 proposed rules, 20 public meetings, 7 waiver petitions in today's Florida Administrative Register. The top signal: Geographic Service Area.
Today brought 4 proposed rules, 20 workshops, and 7 waivers.
Top signal Rule 59A-8.007
April 15, 2026 · Volume 52, Number 73 · 10-min read
Does this affect you? Today’s issue matters most if you are:
‣ Licensed or regulated by Health Care Administration
‣ Licensed or regulated by Environmental Protection
‣ Licensed or regulated by Florida Commission on Offender Review
‣ Subject to water management district rules
‣ In food service or hospitality (DBPR-regulated)
Dates to mark ✎ May 06, 2026 — Comment deadline — 4 proposed rules ★ May 5, 2026, no later than 1:45 p.m. — Bid due — Pope Fire Jockey Pump Replacement RFP-26-118 ★ May 1, 2026, 3:00 p.m. EST — Bid due — RFP#04-26-1 Transit Operations and Management Services ★ May 14, 2026, no later than 3:00 p.m. — Bid due — UF Project IF25030, IFAS 4-H Camp Cherry Lake, Phase 1 – Bid ★ TBD — Bid (no deadline posted) — Proceeding With Unsolicited Proposal for the Martin County O Lead signal What matters first
Featured Rule 59A-8.007
Geographic Service Area
Agency for Health Care Administration
This rule would update the home health agency licensing rule to reference a newer application form and corrected rule citation. The change appears procedural, but applicants and licensed providers should confirm they are using the correct form and service-area filing requirements.
Why it matters If this rule applies to your business, the clock is running. Comment deadline: May 06, 2026. AskObi — AskObi.org can trace how this AHCA rule update interacts with s. 400.497, F.S., so home health providers can verify whether the new application reference changes licensure or geographic service-area compliance.
Comment by May 06, 2026
Withdrawn Rule 69V-560.703 · Department of Financial Services
Money Transmitters
The proposed rule on money transmitters has been withdrawn. That means the rulemaking previously noticed in the July 16, 2025 issue of the Florida Administrative Register is no longer being pursued.
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Rule 23-21.002 · Florida Commission on Offender ReviewComment by May 06, 2026
Definitions
This rule would update definitions used in parole-related proceedings, including adding definitions for "victim" and "sentencing guidelines" and revising other terms for consistency. Businesses and counsel working in corrections, parole advocacy, or victim-related matters may need to adjust their filings and compliance interpretations to match the updated terminology.
Rule 62-550.825 · Department of Environmental ProtectionComment by May 06, 2026
Consumer Confidence Reporting
This rule would adopt updated federal consumer confidence reporting requirements for community water systems, including new content, delivery, lead-service-line disclosures, and timing obligations effective December 31, 2026. Public water systems and related compliance teams may need to revise annual report templates, distribution methods, record retention, and public-notice workflows.
Child Attendance and Provider Reimbursements — Rule 6M-4.500 · Department of Education Quick scan Meetings, bids, and opportunities
Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
General business of the Board
June 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m., ET — The board will take up its general business at a public meeting. Healthcare counsel, compliance officers, and licensed professionals should monitor it for actions that could affect board policy, licensing, discipline, or practice oversight.
Florida Board of Professional Engineers
Board business, including licensure application review
May 27, 2026, 2:00 p.m. or soon thereafter — The board will handle general business, including reviewing and approving or denying licensure applications and other old or new matters. Engineering firms and compliance leaders should watch for decisions that affect licensing timelines, board policy, or applicant eligibility.
Central Florida Regional Planning Council — 4 meetings Clearinghouse Committee regular business — North Central Florida Regional Planning Council · April 23 Program Committee regular business — North Central Florida Regional Planning Council · April 23 Executive Committee regular business — North Central Florida Regional Planning Council · April 23 Regular business of the Regional Planning Council — North Central Florida Regional Planning Council · April 23 Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association — 3 meetings Audit Committee meeting — Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association · Tuesday Claims & Underwriting Committee meeting — Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association · Tuesday Board of Governors meeting — Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association · Wednesday Florida Public Service Commission — 2 meetings Commission Conference matters ready for decision — Florida Public Service Commission · Tuesday Internal Affairs meeting on Commission operations — Florida Public Service Commission · Tuesday Orange Creek Basin Management Action Plan stakeholder meeting — Florida Department of Environmental Protection · April 22 Florida PALM Executive Steering Committee project status meeting — Department of Financial Services · Wednesday Public meeting on proposed U.S. 92 median modifications in Hillsborough County — Florida Department of Transportation District 7 · Tuesday 2026-2027 citrus box tax assessment rate recommendation — Citrus Research and Development Foundation · June 10 DSO General Board Meeting — Florida Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Division of Blind Services · April 29 Child safety issues and Florida Missing Children's Day — Florida Department of Law Enforcement Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse Advisory Board · April 16 Regular Commission business on parole and release matters — Florida Commission on Offender Review · Thursday Community Alliance Advisory Committee Meeting — Department of Children and Families · April 21 Chair and Vice Chair Leadership Briefing — Florida Housing Finance Corporation · April 30
Bid Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind · Due May 5, 2026, no later than 1:45 p.m.
Pope Fire Jockey Pump Replacement RFP-26-118
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is seeking proposals to replace the Pope Fire Jockey Pump. Firms must download the solicitation from the FSDB purchasing website and submit questions by email under the solicitation timeline.
Bid Central Florida Regional Planning Council / Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization · Due May 1, 2026, 3:00 p.m. EST
RFP#04-26-1 Transit Operations and Management Services
CFRPC/HRTPO is seeking a contractor to provide turnkey transit operations and management services for the DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, and Okeechobee joint service area, including demand-response service and a deviated fixed route in Arcadia. The work includes dispatch, staffing, vehicle operations, maintenance coordination, customer service, and compliance with FTA, FDOT, ADA, and Transportation Disadvantaged requirements.
Bid University of Florida (via The Brentwood Co., Inc., Construction Management) · Due May 14, 2026, no later than 3:00 p.m.
UF Project IF25030, IFAS 4-H Camp Cherry Lake, Phase 1 – Bid Package 02 Sitework
The Brentwood Co., as construction manager for the University of Florida, is accepting bids for the sitework package on Phase 1 of the IFAS 4-H Camp Cherry Lake project in Madison. Bidders must submit and receive approval of a prequalification application by May 7, 2026 before bidding.
Bid Martin County Board of County Commissioners
Proceeding With Unsolicited Proposal for the Martin County Operations Facility
Martin County published notice that it determined Building Tomorrow's Schools, Inc.'s unsolicited P3 proposal for a new Maintenance and Operations Facility is in the public interest under section 255.065, Florida Statutes. The notice outlines the Board's findings and indicates the County will move forward toward a comprehensive agreement process.
Rule exemptions requested 7 Phase III extreme water shortage restrictions — Southwest Florida Water Management District — West Villages Improvement District filed a petition for a variance or waiver from Rule 40D-21. Phase III extreme water shortage restrictions — Southwest Florida Water Management District — University of South Florida filed a petition for a variance or waiver from Rule 40D-21. Lawn and landscape irrigation under year-round water conservation measures — Southwest Florida Water Management District — Tallywood Condominium Association, Inc. filed a petition for a variance or waiver from Rule 40D-22. Lawn and landscape irrigation under year-round water conservation measures — Southwest Florida Water Management District — The Association of Sugar Creek Manufactured Homes, Inc. filed a petition for a variance or waiver from Rule 40D-22. Buried parallel utility installation within District right of way — South Florida Water Management District — The South Florida Water Management District issued Order No. Sanitation and safety requirements for open-air mobile food dispensing — Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation — The Division of Hotels and Restaurants signed and approved an emergency variance for Perro Parao LLC to dispense bulk time/temperature control for safety foods from an open-air mobile food dispensing vehicle in Orlando. The order found strict application of the food-handling rules would create a financial hardship and approved the variance subject to specified operating conditions. Elevator standby power failure signal requirement — Department of Business and Professional Regulation — Placido Mar Assoc Inc filed a petition for an emergency temporary variance from the elevator code requirement for an illuminated lobby signal indicating loss of normal power and use of standby power. The petition is pending, and interested persons may file comments within 5 days of publication. Operation of the Association — Rule 61B-23.002 · Department of Business and Professional Regulation Foreign and Alien Insurers Filing for a Certificate of Authority — Rule 69O-136.002 · Department of Financial Services Surplus Lines — Rule 69O-136.004 · Department of Financial Services Domestic Insurers Filing for an Application for Permit and Subsequent Certificate of Authority — Rule 69O-136.006 · Department of Financial Services Redomestication Procedure — Rule 69O-136.007 · Department of Financial Services Commercial Self-Insurance Funds Filing for a Certificate of Authority — Rule 69O-136.011 · Department of Financial Services Advisory Organizations — Rule 69O-136.013 · Department of Financial Services Rating Organizations — Rule 69O-136.014 · Department of Financial Services Corporate Amendment Procedure to Amend an Existing Certificate of Authority — Rule 69O-136.015 · Department of Financial Services Determination of Eligibility to Operate as an Alien Insurer in Florida Pursuant to Sections 624.402(8) or 624.402(9), F.S. — Rule 69O-136.018 · Department of Financial Services Registration as a Purchasing Group — Rule 69O-136.031 · Department of Financial Services Registration as a Risk Retention Group — Rule 69O-136.032 · Department of Financial Services Health Maintenance Organizations — Rule 69O-136.040 · Department of Financial Services Multiple-Employer Welfare Arrangements — Rule 69O-136.041 · Department of Financial Services Insurance Administrators — Rule 69O-136.044 · Department of Financial Services Donor Annuity Organizations — Rule 69O-136.045 · Department of Financial Services Prepaid Limited Health Service Organizations — Rule 69O-136.046 · Department of Financial Services Discount Plan Organizations — Rule 69O-136.047 · Department of Financial Services Premium Finance Companies — Rule 69O-136.050 · Department of Financial Services Service Warranty Associations — Rule 69O-136.051 · Department of Financial Services Home Warranty Associations — Rule 69O-136.052 · Department of Financial Services Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Companies — Rule 69O-136.053 · Department of Financial Services Legal Expense Insurance Corporations — Rule 69O-136.054 · Department of Financial Services Merger or Acquisition of the Attorney-in-Fact of a Domestic Reciprocal Insurer — Rule 69O-136.070 · Department of Financial Services Mergers and Acquisition of Controlling Stock of a Florida Domestic Insurer — Rule 69O-136.080 · Department of Financial Services Merger, Consolidation, or Acquisition of Controlling Stock, Ownership Interests, Assets, or Control of a Specialty Insurer — Rule 69O-136.090 · Department of Financial Services Scope — Rule 69O-138.041 · Department of Financial Services Standardized Requirements Applicable to Insurers After Hurricanes or Natural Disasters — Rule 69O-142.015 · Department of Financial Services |