Last Updated March 13^th, 2023

Bill #	Sponsor	Summary	Committees of Reference	Recent Activity
CS/HB 89 SB 512	Maggard Hooper	Building Construction; Revises definition of term "class A air-conditioning contractor"; prohibits certain persons or entities from making substantive changes to building plans after permit has been issued; provides exceptions; requires certain persons to provide certain information to certain persons or entities; provides that certain persons are subject to disciplinary action under certain circumstances. Building Construction; Prohibiting local enforcing agencies from making or requiring substantive changes to plans or specifications after a permit has been issued; providing that a building code administrator, inspector, or plans reviewer is subject to disciplinary action under certain circumstances; requiring local fire officials to provide certain information to a permit applicant if building plans do not comply with the Florida Fire Prevention Code or Life Safety Code, etc.	RR & ED Subco. Local Admin. Fed. Affairs Subco. Commerce Committee Community Affairs Regulated Industries Rules	Committee substitute approved. Now in Local Admin. Fed. Affairs Subco. Referred to committees.
HB 195 SB 178	Casello, Cross Berman	Upgrades to Education Facilities as Emergency Shelters; Exempting costs not exceeding a specified sum associated with certain upgrades to education facilities from being included in certain cost per student station calculations; specifying eligible upgrades; requiring costs associated with certain upgrades to be consistent with prevailing market costs in the area in which the education facility is located, etc. Upgrades to Education Facilities as Emergency Shelters; Exempting costs not exceeding a specified sum associated with certain upgrades to education facilities from being included in certain cost per student station calculations; specifying eligible upgrades; requiring costs associated with certain upgrades to be consistent with prevailing market costs in the area in which the education facility is located, etc.	PreK-12 Approp. Subco. Ed. & Emp. Committee Appropriations Committee Education Pre-K-12 Approp. Committee on Education Fiscal Policy	Now in Ed. & Emp. Committee. Now in Approp. Committee on Education.
CS/CS/HB 327 S 408	Bell Perry	Fire Sprinkler System Projects; Provides requirements for simplified permitting process for certain fire sprinkler system projects; revises definition of term "contractor" as it relates to fire sprinkler systems. Fire Sprinkler System Project Permitting; Defining terms; requiring replacement fire sprinkler system components to meet certain criteria; requiring local enforcement agencies to perform at least one inspection for a fire sprinkler system project; requiring contractors to keep certain documentation available at a worksite for a fire sprinkler system project and make such documentation available for inspection, etc.	Reg. Reform Subco. Commerce Committee Community Affairs Regulated Industries Rules	Bill sent to House Calendar. Now in Regulated Industries.
CS/SB 154 HB 1395	Bradley Lopez	Condominium and Cooperative Associations; Revising the circumstances under which community association managers or management firms must comply with a specified provision; revising the definition of the terms “milestone inspection” and “substantial structural deterioration”; authorizing local enforcement agencies to make certain determinations relating to milestone inspections after a building reaches a specified age; authorizing municipal governing bodies to adopt certain ordinances relating to association repairs; revising the types of policyholders not required to purchase flood insurance as a condition for maintaining certain policies issued by the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; revising condominium association reserve account requirements, etc. Management and Safety of Condominium and Cooperative Buildings; Revises practice standards for community association managers & management firms; revises provisions relating to milestone inspections including completion times & time extensions, persons authorized to conduct phase one & phase two inspections, contracts, & inspection reports; authorizes municipalities to adopt certain ordinances; removes certain review & report by Florida Building Commission; revises provisions relating to structural integrity reserve study including requiring reserve accounts & certain items to be included in reserve accounts, completion & exceptions to study, & reports; revises requirements for alternative dispute resolution, presuit mediation, & civil actions.	Regulated Industries Fiscal Policy Reg. Ref. & Econ. Dev. Subco. St. Admin. & Tech. Approp. Subco. Commerce Committee	Now in Fiscal Policy Committee. Referred to committees.
SB 284 HB 1025	Brodeur Caruso	Energy; Exempting certain components and labor used for electric vehicle conversion from sales tax; revising the selection criteria for purchasing or leasing vehicles for state agencies, state universities, community colleges, and local governments under a state purchasing plan; deleting a provision requiring the use and procurement of ethanol and biodiesel blended fuels; requiring the Department of Management Services, before a specified date, to make recommendations to state agencies, state universities, community colleges, and local governments relating to the procurement and integration of electric and natural gas fuel vehicles, etc. Adds another type of single trade inspection to 553.71, F.S. Energy Efficiency; Exempts certain components & labor used for electric vehicle conversion from sales tax; revises selection criteria for purchasing or leasing vehicles under state purchasing plan; deletes provision requiring use & procurement of ethanol & biodiesel blended fuels; requires DMS, before specified date, to make certain recommendations relating to procurement & integration of electric & natural gas fuel vehicles. Adds another type of single trade inspection to 553.71, F.S.	Government Oversight and Acct. Finance and Tax Fiscal Policy Energy, Comm. & CyberS. Subco. Ways and Means Committee Commerce Committee	Now in Finance and Tax Committee. Referred to subcommittees and committees.
SB 570	Powell	Building Permits; Exempting certain local governments from provisions relating to prohibiting or restricting private property owners from obtaining certain building permits, etc.	Community Affairs Governmental Oversight and Acct. Rules	Referred to committees.
HB 671 SB 682	Esposito DiCeglie	Residential Building Permits; Removes provisions relating to acquiring building permits for certain residential dwellings; requires local jurisdiction to reduce permit fees; revises timeframes for approving or denying building permits; specifies when permit application is deemed complete & sufficient; requires opportunity for in-person or virtual meeting before second request for additional information may be made; reduces permit fees if certain timeframes are not met; specifies that permit requirements apply to single-family residential units & single-family residential dwellings; requires that local governments follow prescribed timeframes unless local ordinance is more stringent. Residential Building Permits; Deleting provisions relating to issuing building permits for certain residential dwellings; revising the timeframes for approving or denying certain building permits; revising the actions a local government must take after receiving specified information; requiring local governments to offer certain applicants the opportunity to meet in person or electronically; reducing permit fees by a certain percentage if certain timeframes are not met, etc.	Reg Reform & Econ. Dev. Subco. State Admin & Tec. Approp. Subco. Commerce Committee Community Affairs Regulated Industries Rules	Referred to subcommittees and committees. Referred to subcommittees and committees.
HB 765	Roth	Building Permit Applications to Local Governments; Requires local government to post & update information on its website; requires electronic submission of application; authorizes local government to provide notice of expiration within specified timeframe; prohibits local government from issuing permit unless specified information is included with permit & provided to applicant; revises application process; prohibits local government from requesting additional information from & imposing additional requirements on applicant other than those posted on its website; revises amount by which permit fee must be reduced in certain instances; provides limitation on specified fee.	Local Adm., Fed Aff., & Spe. Subco. Reg Ref. & Econ Dev. Subco. State Affairs Committee	Referred to subcommittees and committees.
HB 859 SB 1018 SB 920	Basabe Trumbull DiCiegle	Flood Damage Prevention; Provides specified maximum voluntary freeboard requirements for new construction & substantial improvements to existing construction; prohibits voluntary freeboard from being used in calculation of maximum allowable height for certain construction; authorizes local governments to adopt by ordinance minimum freeboard requirement or maximum voluntary freeboard that exceeds minimum requirements; requires Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule minimum freeboard requirements & to incorporate such requirements into next edition of FBC; requires commission to review freeboard requirements every 5 years. Flood Damage Prevention; Citing this act as the "Flood Damage Prevention Act of 2023"; providing voluntary freeboard requirements for all new construction and substantial improvements to existing construction; prohibiting voluntary freeboard from being used in the calculation of the maximum allowable height for certain construction in applicable zoning districts; authorizing local governments to adopt by ordinance a minimum freeboard requirement or a maximum voluntary freeboard that exceeds the minimum requirements in the Florida Building Code or established in the act, etc. Local Floodplain Management; Prohibiting local governments adopting technical amendments to the Florida Building Code to implement the National Flood Insurance Program or incentives from denying requests for specified variances or exceptions to certain local floodplain management requirements, etc.	Reg. Ref. Econ. Dev. Subco. St. Admin. & Tech. Approp Subco. Commerce Committee Community Affairs Enviro. and Natural Resources Rules Community Affairs Enviro. and Natural Resources Rules	Referred to subcommittees and committees. Referred to committees. Referred to committees.
SB 1068 HB 1071	Collins Duggan	Drones; Prohibiting a political subdivision from taking certain actions relating to drone delivery services; exempting drone ports from the Florida Building Code, etc. Drone Delivery Services; Prohibits political subdivision from taking certain actions against drone delivery service based on location of its drone port; exempts drone ports from Florida Building Code.	Commerce and Tourism Community Affairs Rules Trans. & Modals Subco. Loc. Admin., Fed Aff., & SD., Subco. Infr. & Strtgy. Subco.	Referred to committees. CS filed by Trans. & Modals Subco.
SB 1282 HB 1257	Bartleman Stewart	Public Restroom Requirements; Requires Florida Building Commission to adopt requirements in Florida Building Code for certain public restroom facilities constructed or renovated after specified date. Public Restroom Requirements; Requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt certain requirements in the Florida Building Code for certain public restroom facilities newly constructed or renovated after a specified date, etc.	Community Affairs Regulated Industries Rules Reg Ref. & Econ Devep. Subco. Health and Human Serv. Commerce	Referred to committees. Referred to subcommittees and committees.
HB 1317 SB 1346	Roach Avila	Local Regulation of Nonconforming or Unsafe Structures; Authorizes private property owners to obtain building permits to demolish certain historic structures; provides exception; provides short title; prohibits local governments from prohibiting, restricting, or preventing demolition of certain structures unless necessary for public safety; prohibits local governments from imposing limitations or conditions on certain replacement structures; provides that owners & developers of such structures are entitled to certain land use & development rights; preempting regulation of demolition or replacement of certain structures to state. Local Regulation of Nonconforming or Unsafe Structures; Authorizing private property owners to obtain building permits to demolish certain historic structures under certain circumstances; designating the “Resiliency and Safe Structures Act”; prohibiting local governments from prohibiting, restricting, or preventing the demolition of certain structures unless necessary for public safety; providing that owners and developers of such structures are entitled to certain land use and development rights; providing for retroactive application, etc.	Reg. Ref. & Econ. Devep. Subco. Loc. Adm., Fed Aff. SD Subco. Commerce Committee Community Affairs Enviro. and Natural Resources Rules	Referred to committees and subcommittees. Referred to subcommittees and committees.
HB 1383 SB 1570 SB 1584	Trabusly Hooper Perry	Specialty Contractors; Requires Construction Industry Licensing Board to establish certified specialty contractor categories for voluntary licensure; prohibits local governments from imposing new licensing requirements for certain specialty contractors. Local Occupational Licensing; Prohibiting local governments from requiring a license issued by the local government or the state for certain job scopes; authorizing local governments to impose local licensing requirements for certain specialty job scopes, etc. Local Occupational Licensing; Prohibiting local governments from requiring a license issued by the local government or the state for certain job scopes; prohibiting local governments from requiring a license issued by the local government or the state to obtain a building permit for such job scopes; authorizing local governments to impose local licensing requirements for certain specialty job scopes; requiring the Construction Industry Licensing Board to create additional specialty licenses by a specified date, etc.	Reg. Ref. & Econ. Dev. Subco. St. Admin. & Tech. Approp. Subco. Commerce Regulated Industries Rules Regulated Industries Community Affairs Rules	Referred to subcommittees and committee. Referred to committees. Referred to committees.
SB 1394	Perry	Building Plans; Specifying that local building code administrators and inspectors and firesafety marshals and inspectors do not have discretionary authority to change certain building plans under specified circumstances, etc.	Community Affairs Banking and Insurance Rules	Referred to committees.