HB 1139: Inspections and Permits
GENERAL BILL by Plakon
Inspections and Permits; Requires county or municipality that imposes inspection fees to establish expedited inspection process that provides priority processing for such inspections; authorizes county or municipality to charge additional fee up to specified amount for expedited inspection process; requires such local governments to establish expedited permitting process that provides priority processing for such permits; authorizes local government to charge additional fee for expedited inspection process; provides that local government must require applicant to pay only specified percentage of fees due upon receipt of application; provides for reduction of outstanding fees due; provides for refund of fees; specifies that certain procedures apply to building permit applications for any nonresidential buildings.
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in State Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2019 House • Filed
3/4/2019 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Business and Professions Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 117
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 117
3/8/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/12/19, 8:30 am, 12 HOB
3/12/2019 House • Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 2 -HJ 403
• Now in Business and Professions Subcommittee -HJ 404
3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
3/19/2019 House • Favorable by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 3 -HJ 460
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 460
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in State Affairs Committee
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HB 1139, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2019 at 11:23 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2019 (pdf)
Business and Professions Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2019 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1752 (c1) Inspections and Permits Perry Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 125.56 Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc. Page 2 (pdf) 166.222 Building code inspection fees. Page 2 (pdf) 553.792 Building permit application to local government. Page 3 (pdf)