Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1140
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/18/2022           .                                
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       The Committee on Regulated Industries (Perry) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (498414) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 63 - 80
    5  and insert:
    6  fence. The term also includes, and ancillary components or
    7  equipment attached to such a low-voltage alarm system or low
    8  voltage electric fence, including, but not limited to, home
    9  automation equipment, thermostats, closed-circuit television
   10  systems, access controls, battery recharging devices, and video
   11  cameras.
   12         Section 3. Section 553.7932, Florida Statutes, is created
   13  to read:
   14         553.7932 Simplified permitting process for fire alarm
   15  system projects.—
   16         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   17         (a) “Contractor” means a person who is qualified to engage
   18  in the business of electrical or alarm system contracting
   19  pursuant to a certificate or registration issued by the
   20  department under part II of chapter 489.
   21         (b) “Fire alarm system project” means a fire alarm system
   22  alteration of a total of 20 or fewer initiating devices and
   23  notification devices, or the installation or replacement of a
   24  fire communicator connected to an existing fire alarm control
   25  panel in an existing commercial, residential, apartment,
   26  cooperative, or condominium building.
   27         (2)(a) A local enforcement agency may require a contractor,
   28  as a condition of obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system
   29  project, to submit a completed application and payment.
   30         (b) A local enforcement agency may not require a contractor
   31  to submit plans or specifications as a condition of obtaining a
   32  permit for a fire alarm system project.
   33         (3) A local enforcement agency must issue a permit for a
   34  fire alarm system project in person or electronically.
   35         (4) A local enforcement agency must require at least one
   36  inspection of a fire alarm system project to ensure compliance
   37  with applicable codes and standards. If a fire alarm system
   38  project fails an inspection, the contractor must take corrective
   39  action as necessary to pass inspection.
   40         (5) A contractor must keep a copy of the plans and
   41  specifications at a fire alarm system project worksite and make
   42  such plans and specifications available to the inspector at each
   43  inspection.
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   45  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   46  And the title is amended as follows:
   47         Delete lines 12 - 17
   48  and insert:
   49         systems; creating s. 553.7932, F.S.; defining terms;
   50         authorizing a local enforcement agency to require a
   51         contractor to submit certain documentation and payment
   52         for obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system
   53         project; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from
   54         requiring plans and specifications as a condition for
   55         obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system project;
   56         requiring a local enforcement agency to issue certain
   57         permits in person or electronically; requiring a local
   58         enforcement agency to perform at least one inspection
   59         for a fire alarm system project; requiring a
   60         contractor to keep certain documentation at a worksite
   61         for a fire alarm system project and make such
   62         documentation available for inspection;