THE BILL ITSELF
SB 1126
Prohibited Contracting with Covered Foreign Entities
Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1126 By Senator Garcia 36-01619-26 20261126__
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to prohibited contracting with covered
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foreign entities; creating s. 287.139, F.S.; defining
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the term “covered foreign entity”; providing that a
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covered foreign entity is ineligible to bid or submit
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a proposal for a contract with an agency for certain
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goods or services; providing applicability; requiring
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an entity to certify in its bid or proposal that it is
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not a covered foreign entity; requiring a contracting
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state agency to immediately terminate its contract
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with an entity that submitted a false certification or
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that is determined to be a covered foreign entity;
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providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 287.139, Florida Statutes, is created
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and incorporated into part I of chapter 287, Florida Statutes,
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to read:
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287.139 Certain foreign entities domiciled in the People’s
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Republic of China; state bidding prohibited.—
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(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “covered
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foreign entity” means:
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(a) An entity that designs, manufactures, assembles, or
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procures any goods or services needed for an office environment,
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including, but not limited to, the design, manufacturing,
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assembly, and procurement of computers, printers, or
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interoperable videoconferencing services; and
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(b) Whose parent company, controlling interest, or
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substantial shareholder is domiciled in the People’s Republic of
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China and must comply with the 2015 National Security Law, the
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2017 National Intelligence Law, or other Chinese law that
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requires the parent company, controlling interest, or
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substantial stakeholder to cooperate with the Chinese national
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defense or national intelligence agencies; or
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(c) A Chinese-domiciled company in which the government of
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China has an ownership stake; or
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(d) An entity or a subsidiary of a parent company included
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in the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Uyghur
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Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List; or
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(e) A subsidiary of an entity or an entity controlled by
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another entity described in this subsection.
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(2) On or after July 1, 2026, a covered foreign entity is
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ineligible to, and may not, bid on, submit a proposal for, or
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enter into or renew a contract, either directly or through a
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third party, with an agency for goods, services, or the
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procurement of computers, printers, or interoperable
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videoconferencing services needed for an office environment.
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(3) The prohibition described in subsection (2) applies to
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any local agency, local government, or local entity that is a
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recipient of state funds that may be used for the procurement,
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purchase, or expenditure of funds for any equipment or services
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described in subsection (2).
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(4) An entity that submits a bid or proposal pursuant to
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this section must certify in its bid or proposal that it is not
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a covered foreign entity.
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(5) If a contracting agency, local government, or local
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entity described in subsection (3) determines that an entity has
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submitted a false certification or that an entity is a covered
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foreign entity, the contracting agency, local government, or
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local entity must immediately terminate the contract with the
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entity.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.