Title: Capitol Center

Summary: Provides that Governor, Cabinet officers, & Legislature are permanent tenants of Capital Complex; prohibits certain space from being reduced or moved without express consent of tenants; provides Legislature with first right of refusal if additional vacant space becomes available; requires DMS to coordinate with & receive approval of certain tenants before planning or scheduling certain projects; requires department to consider Legislature's schedule, time constraints, & needs for projects that impact certain space; authorizes President of Senate & Speaker of House of Representatives to take certain actions in relation to certain spaces without approval by department; provides that President of Senate & Speaker of House of Representatives have direct control over utilities for certain spaces; requires department to consult with & receive approval from President of Senate or Speaker of House of Representatives, as appropriate, before including certain projects in specified report; requires department to solicit feedback on development of certain state-owned property from all permanent tenants of Capitol Center; prohibits certain parking spaces from being reduced or reassigned without express consent of Legislature; provides Legislature with first right of refusal if additional parking spaces become available.

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An act relating to the Capitol Center; amending s. 272.04, F.S.; providing that the Governor, the Cabinet officers, and the Legislature are permanent tenants of the Capital Complex; prohibiting Capital Complex interior space from being reduced or moved wit hout express consent of the tenants; providing the Legislature with the first right of refusal of such interior space;amending s. 272.09, F.S.; requiring the Department of Management Services to coordinate with and receive approval of certain tenants befo re planning or scheduling certain projects; requiring the department to consider the Legislature's schedule, time constraints, and needs for projects that impact certain space; authorizing the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Represe ntatives to take certain actions in relation to certain spaces without approval by the department; providing that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have direct control over utilities for certain spaces; requiring the department to consult with and receive approval from the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, before including certain projects in a specified report; amending s. HB 5203 2025 272.121, F.S.; requiring the department to solicit feedback on the development of certain state-owned property from all permanent tenants of the Capitol Center; amending s. 272.16, F.S.; prohibiting certain parking spaces from being reduced or reassigned without express consent of the Legislatu re; providing the Legislature with the first right of refusal if additional parking spaces become available; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 272.04, Florida Statutes, is am ended to read: 272.04 Department to allocate space.-(1) The Department of Management Services shall have authority to allocate space to house the various departments, agencies, boards, and commissions in said buildings, excepting, however, the new Sup reme Court Building, for which authority shall be vested in the justices of the Supreme Court. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, the Governor, the Cabinet officers, and the Legislature are permanent tenants of the Capitol Complex. The interior space all ocated to each tenant on January 1, 2025, may not be reduced or moved without express consent of the tenant. If additional interior space becomes HB 5203 2025 vacant, the Legislature has the first right of refusal for use of the space. Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 272.09, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, to read: 272.09 Management, maintenance, and upkeep of Capitol Center.-(4)(a) Before the Department of Management Services may plan for or schedule any project that impacts space occupied by a permanent tenant of the Capitol Center other than the Governor, the Department of Management Services must coordinate with the tenant and receive the tenant's approval on the scope, design, and ti meline of the project. For purposes of space in which the Legislature is the tenant, the Department of Management Services must coordinate with and receive approval from the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or both, a sappropriate. For any project that impacts space in which the Legislature is the tenant, the Department of Management Services must consider the schedule and time constraints of the Legislature, as well as the Legislature's needs. (b) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may design, redesign, renovate, or upgrade any space allocated to his or her chamber in which the Senate or the House of Representatives is the tenant without HB 5203 2025 approval by the Department of Managemen tServices. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have direct control over the utilities, including lighting, heating, and air-conditioning, for any space in which the Legislature is the tenant. (c) The Department of Management Services must consult with and receive approval from the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or both, as appropriate, before including in the report required under subsection (3) any project that impacts any space in the Capitol Complex in which the Legislature is the tenant. Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 272.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 272.121 Capitol Center long-range planning.-(3) In carrying out the provisions of the foregoin g, the department shall request the cooperation of those state and private architects, engineers,and interior designers determined by the department to possess expertise or information helpful to the development of a Capitol Plan and solicit and accept information, suggestions, and recommendations from all interested parties. The department must solicit feedback from all permanent tenants of the Capitol Center, including the Governor, the Chief Financial Officer, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of A griculture, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. HB 5203 2025 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 272.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 272.16 Parking areas within Capitol Center area.-(2)(a) The presiding officer of each house of the Legislature shall be responsible for the assignment of parking spaces in its respective office building. (b) The parking spaces allocated to the Legislature on January 1, 2025, may not be reduced or reassigned without the express consent of the Legislature. If additional parking spaces become available for assignment, the Legislature has the first right of refusal for the use of the parking spaces. Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.