Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1312
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Appropriations (Perry) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 172 and 173
4 insert:
5 Section 4. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (3) of
6 section 489.105, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
7 489.105 Definitions.—As used in this part:
8 (3) “Contractor” means the person who is qualified for, and
9 is only responsible for, the project contracted for and means,
10 except as exempted in this part, the person who, for
11 compensation, undertakes to, submits a bid to, or does himself
12 or herself or by others construct, repair, alter, remodel, add
13 to, demolish, subtract from, or improve any building or
14 structure, including related improvements to real estate, for
15 others or for resale to others; and whose job scope is
16 substantially similar to the job scope described in one of the
17 paragraphs of this subsection. For the purposes of regulation
18 under this part, the term “demolish” applies only to demolition
19 of steel tanks more than 50 feet in height; towers more than 50
20 feet in height; other structures more than 50 feet in height;
21 and all buildings or residences. Contractors are subdivided into
22 two divisions, Division I, consisting of those contractors
23 defined in paragraphs (a)-(c), and Division II, consisting of
24 those contractors defined in paragraphs (d)-(q):
25 (f) “Class A air-conditioning contractor” means a
26 contractor whose services are unlimited in the execution of
27 contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to
28 install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design,
29 if not prohibited by law, central air-conditioning,
30 refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct
31 work in connection with a complete system if such duct work is
32 performed by the contractor as necessary to complete an air
33 distribution system, boiler and unfired pressure vessel systems,
34 and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in
35 connection therewith, and any duct cleaning and equipment
36 sanitizing that requires at least a partial disassembling of the
37 system; to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend,
38 or design, if not prohibited by law, piping, insulation of
39 pipes, vessels and ducts, pressure and process piping, and
40 pneumatic control piping; to replace, disconnect, or reconnect
41 power wiring on the load side of the dedicated existing
42 electrical disconnect switch; to install, disconnect, and
43 reconnect low voltage heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning
44 control wiring; to install, replace, or disconnect dedicated
45 heat pump systems used for the heating of water for swimming
46 pools or spas and the disconnection or reconnection of
47 associated piping and electrical power wiring from the load side
48 of the disconnects and related low voltage control wiring; and
49 to install a condensate drain from an air-conditioning unit to
50 an existing safe waste or other approved disposal other than a
51 direct connection to a sanitary system. The scope of work for
52 such contractor also includes any excavation work incidental
53 thereto, but does not include any work such as liquefied
54 petroleum or natural gas fuel lines within buildings, except for
55 disconnecting or reconnecting changeouts of liquefied petroleum
56 or natural gas appliances within buildings; potable water lines
57 or connections thereto; sanitary sewer lines; swimming pool
58 piping and filters; or electrical power wiring. A Class A air
59 conditioning contractor may test and evaluate central air
60 conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems,
61 including duct work; however, a mandatory licensing requirement
62 is not established for the performance of these specific
63 services.
64 (g) “Class B air-conditioning contractor” means a
65 contractor whose services are limited to 25 tons of cooling and
66 500,000 Btu of heating in any one system in the execution of
67 contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to
68 install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design,
69 if not prohibited by law, central air-conditioning,
70 refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct
71 work in connection with a complete system only to the extent
72 such duct work is performed by the contractor as necessary to
73 complete an air-distribution system being installed under this
74 classification, and any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing
75 that requires at least a partial disassembling of the system; to
76 install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design,
77 if not prohibited by law, piping and insulation of pipes,
78 vessels, and ducts; to replace, disconnect, or reconnect power
79 wiring on the load side of the dedicated existing electrical
80 disconnect switch; to install, disconnect, and reconnect low
81 voltage heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning control
82 wiring; to install, replace, or disconnect dedicated heat pump
83 systems used for the heating of water for swimming pools or spas
84 and the disconnection or reconnection of associated piping and
85 electrical power wiring from the load side of the disconnects
86 and related low voltage control wiring; and to install a
87 condensate drain from an air-conditioning unit to an existing
88 safe waste or other approved disposal other than a direct
89 connection to a sanitary system. The scope of work for such
90 contractor also includes any excavation work incidental thereto,
91 but does not include any work such as liquefied petroleum or
92 natural gas fuel lines within buildings, except for
93 disconnecting or reconnecting changeouts of liquefied petroleum
94 or natural gas appliances within buildings; potable water lines
95 or connections thereto; sanitary sewer lines; swimming pool
96 piping and filters; or electrical power wiring. A Class B air
97 conditioning contractor may test and evaluate central air
98 conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems,
99 including duct work; however, a mandatory licensing requirement
100 is not established for the performance of these specific
101 services.
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104 And the title is amended as follows:
105 Delete line 14
106 and insert:
107 purposes; amending s. 489.105, F.S.; redefining the
108 terms “class A air-conditioning contractor” and “class
109 B air-conditioning contractor”; amending s. 489.113,
110 F.S.; providing that