{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-287.05701","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 287.05701","heading":"Prohibition against considering social, political, or ideological interests in government contracting.","body":"(1) As used in this section, the term “awarding body” means:\n(a) For state contracts, an agency or the department.\n(b) For local government contracts, the governing body of a county, a municipality, a special district, or any other political subdivision of the state.\n(2)(a) An awarding body may not request documentation of or consider a vendor’s social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the vendor is a responsible vendor.\n(b) An awarding body may not give preference to a vendor based on the vendor’s social, political, or ideological interests.\n(3) Beginning July 1, 2023, any solicitation for the procurement of commodities or contractual services by an awarding body must include a provision notifying vendors of the provisions of this section.\nHistory.—s. 20, ch. 2023-28.","path":["CHAPTER 287 PROCUREMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0200-0299/0287/0287.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:02:33Z","sha256":"c80afe889208b55ae5b0c970c206a9e1e70c8849df93a208b8627c33eb68569b","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-287.057","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-287.05705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}