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CS/CS/HB 431: Fire Safety

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Raburn ; Combee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Beshears ; Raulerson ; Wood

Fire Safety; Revises provisions relating to certain structures located on agricultural property which are exempt from Florida Fire Prevention Code; requires that certain structures used for agritourism activity be classified; provides criteria for such classifications; provides that certain structures are subject to annual inspection; specifies applicable fire prevention standards; requires that State Fire Marshal adopt rules; revises certain dimensions of tent that is exempt from code; requires that State Fire Marshal adopt rules; authorizes local fire official to consider specified publication when identifying an alternative to firesafety code.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/24/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-83, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 535 (Ch. 2016-129)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/23/2015 House • Filed
11/5/2015 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 37
11/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 11/18/15, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
11/18/2015 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 162
11/19/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
11/24/2015 House • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 156
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 37
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 147
1/19/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 01/21/16, 11:30 am, Sumner Hall
1/21/2016 House • CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 288
1/26/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 283
1/27/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 305
2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 542
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 575
• CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 575
3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 514
• Received -SJ 514
3/4/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 713
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 713
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 822 -SJ 713
• Read 2nd time -SJ 713
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 738
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 739
3/7/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 891
3/9/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 980
3/24/2016 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2016-83, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 535 (Ch. 2016-129)