FL S0888

Expands liability protections for design professionals from public agency contracts to all professional services contracts with any contracting party

Limits indemnification requirements so design professionals can only be held liable for damages caused by their own negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongdoing

Prohibits professional services contracts from requiring design professionals to defend, indemnify, or hold harmless contracting parties beyond the specified liability limits, declaring such provisions void as against public policy

Establishes a uniform standard of care requiring design professionals to perform with the skill and care ordinarily provided by competent professionals under similar circumstances; any contractual deviation from this standard is unenforceable

Prohibits contracts from requiring design professionals to list contracting parties as additional insureds on their professional liability insurance policies; effective July 1, 2026