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Bill #

Sponsor

Summary

Committees of Reference

Recent Activity

CS/CS/ HB 1517

CS/SB 1966

Duggan

Diaz

Removes $4 licensure application and renewal fee paid by CILB and ECLB licensees to help fund the Florida Building Code Compliance and Mitigation Program.

Regulatory Reform Subco. State Admin. & Tech. Approp. Subco. Commerce Committee.

Regulated Industries Appropriations Rules

Now in Commerce Committee.

Now in Appropriations Committee.

CS/HB 137

CS/SB 286

Harding

Perry

Changes requirements for what license is necessary to design certain types of fire protection systems.

Regulatory Reform Subco. Commerce Committee

Regulated Industries Banking and Insurance Rules

On second calendar reading.

Passed Senate 40-0.

HB 641

SB 254

Stewart

Goff-Marcil

Requires charter schools to be constructed to the State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF) of the FBC.

Early Learning and Elementary Ed. Subco. Secondary Education and Career Development Subco. PreK-12 Approp. Subco. Education and Employment Committee

Education Approp. Subco. on Education Appropriations

Referred to committees and subcommittees.

CS/HB 319

SB 804

Caruso

Harrell

Prevents reclassification (Use and Occupancy) of a single family or two-family dwelling for the enforcement of the Florida Building Code because it is being used a recovery residence.

Children, Families & Seniors Subco. Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subco. Appropriations Health and Human Services Committee

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Community Affairs Rules

Now in Health and Human Services Committee.

Now in Rules

SB 338

CS/HB 1431

Gruters

McClure

Creates an exemption from licensure for individuals performing repairs on clubhouses or recreational buildings in a residential development. Also, creates an exemption from licensure for specific types of pool work if the work is completed under the supervision of certain types of licensees.

Creates an exemption from licensure for specific types of pool work if the work is completed under the supervision of certain types of licensees.

Regulated Industries Community Affairs Rules

Regulatory Reform Subco. Commerce Committee

Now in Community Affairs.

On calendar for second reading.

CS/HB 401

CS/SB 1146

Fetterhoff

Brodeur

Creates a nonbinding advisory opinion process for the Florida Building Commission to consider petitions from individuals who believe a local regulation is a local technical amendment to the Florida Building Code.

Creates a process which would allow the Florida Building Commission to correct demonstrated errors in the Florida Building Code by issuing errata.

Grants the Florida Building Commission authority to develop criteria for the approval of evaluation entities for the Commission’s statewide product approval program.

Regulatory Affairs Subco. Local Admin and Vet. Affairs Subco. Professions and Public Health Subco. Commerce Committee

Community Affairs Appropriations Rules

Now in Commerce Committee.

SB 488

Perry

Adds NEMO ETC, LLC., to the list of approved evaluation entities for the Commission’s statewide product approval program.

Community Affairs Regulated Industries Rules

Referred to committees.

HB 931

HB 933

SB 572

SB 574

Learned

Learned

Baxley

Baxley

Creates the licensure category of “professional structural engineer.”

Regulatory Reform Subco. State Admin. & Tech Subco. Commerce Committee

Same as HB 931.

Regulated Industries Commerce and Tourism Rules

Same as SB 572.

Referred to committees and subcommittees.

Now in Rules.

CS/ HB 1013

CS/SB 628

Rayner

Rouson

Nonresidential farm buildings being used as part of urban agriculture are not exempted from the requirements of the Florida Building Code.

Environment, Ag, and Flood Subco. State Affairs Committee

Agriculture Community Affairs Rules

In State Affairs Committee.

Pending full Senate vote.

CS/CS/HB 667

CS/CS/SB 1382

Mooney, Jr.

Perry

Requires local governments to set up a system for inspection requests to be made electronically. Enables state or local enforcement agencies to use virtual inspections as they deem appropriate. However, virtual inspections cannot be completed on a threshold building. Creates mandatory refund of 10% of permit fees for specified reasons.

Regulatory Reform Subco. Local Admin and Vet Affairs Subco. Commerce Committee

Community Affairs Gov’t Oversight and Accountability Appropriations

In Commerce Committee.

In Appropriations Committee.