FloridaCommercial Construction
What it does
Commercial Construction; Prohibiting a governmental entity from enforcing certain contract provisions for a public works project; requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule a uniform commercial building permit application for a specified purpose by a specified date; requiring the commission to adopt by rule additional trade-specific permit application forms for certain trades; requiring a local enforcement agency to use and accept the applications and forms adopted by the commission; requiring local enforcement agencies to adopt substantially similar forms for a certain purpose; requiring permit fees that are imposed by a local enforcement agency to be limited to the actual and reasonable costs incurred in reviewing, processing, and administering the permit; requiring a local jurisdiction to include a certain reduction in permit fees on its schedule of fees posted on its website; prohibiting the local jurisdiction from charging fees for plans review services under certain circumstances; requiring the local enforcement agency to reduce the permit fee by specified percentages for an owner or a contractor who retains a private provider for specified purposes.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 13Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2026-63)Died
- Feb 26ReceivedMinor
- Feb 26Referred to RulesMinor
- Feb 25In Messages
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 2Passed House
- Feb 25Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 25Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Feb 25Amendment 880861 adopted
- Feb 25Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 19Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- Feb 11Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 11Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
- Feb 5Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
- Jan 30Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Jan 30Bill referred to House Calendar
- Jan 291st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Jan 29CS FiledMinor
- Jan 29Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Jan 29Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Jan 27Favorable with CS by Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Jan 14Now in Commerce Committee
- Vote recorded Favorable (State Administration Budget Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee
- Jan 14Favorable by State Administration Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 131st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Jan 12Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda
- 2025
- Dec 4Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee
- Dec 4Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Dec 4Referred to State Administration Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Dec 3CS FiledMinor
- Dec 3Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Dec 3Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Dec 2Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities SubcommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Nov 24Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- Nov 18Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Nov 18Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Nov 18Referred to State Administration Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Nov 18Referred to Industries & Professional Activities SubcommitteeMinor
- Nov 12FiledIntroduced