Last Updated February 5^th, 2021

Bill #	Sponsor	Summary	Committees of Reference	Recent Activity
HB 137 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	Referred to committees and subcommittees.
HB 641 SB 254	Stewart Goff-Marcil	Requires charter schools to be constructed to the State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF) of the FBC.	Pending committee and subcommittee referrals. Education Approp. Subco. on Education Appropriations	Referred to committees and subcommittees.
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 Committee Health and Human Services Committee Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Community Affairs Rules	Referred to committees and subcommittees.
SB 338	Gruters	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.	Regulated Industries Community Affairs Rules
HB 401	Fetterhoff	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.	N/A	Filed.
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.
SB 572 SB 574	Baxley Baxley	Creates the licensure category of “professional structural engineer.”	Regulated Industries Commerce and Tourism Rules	Referred to committees.
SB 628	Rouson	Nonresidential farm buildings being used as part of urban agriculture are not exempted from the requirements of the Florida Building Code.	Agriculture Community Affairs Rules	Referred to committees.
HB 667	Mooney, Jr.	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.	N/A	Filed.