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CS/CS/HB 401: Florida Building Code

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Regulatory Reform Subcommittee ; Fetterhoff ; Overdorf ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fischer ; Leek ; McClain ; Melo ; Morales

Florida Building Code; Prohibiting certain regulations relating to building design elements from being applied to certain dwellings; providing exceptions; providing requirements for the petition and commission; requiring the commission to issue a nonbinding advisory opinion within a specified timeframe; prohibiting the use of preliminary maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under certain circumstances; authorizing the commission to issue errata to the code; prohibiting a local government from requiring certain contracts for the issuance of a building permit; authorizing certain local entities to use a private provider for code inspection services under certain circumstances; revising how certain excess funds may be used by a local government; requiring evaluation entities that meet certain criteria to comply with certain standards; authorizing the commission to suspend or revoke certain approvals under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-201
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/25/2021 House • Filed
2/8/2021 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
• Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2/26/2021 House • Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
3/2/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
• Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/3/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/4/2021 House • Original reference removed: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
3/30/2021 House • Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2021 House • Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
4/12/2021 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/14/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
4/15/2021 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/16/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/18/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/21/2021)
4/19/2021 House • Amendment 004817 filed
• Amendment 292225 filed
• Amendment 373511 filed
• Amendment 588111 filed
4/20/2021 House • Amendment 004817 withdrawn
• Amendment 588111 withdrawn
4/21/2021 House • Amendment 292225 withdrawn
• Amendment 373511 withdrawn
• Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/22/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
4/22/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/22/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/22/2021 Senate • Referred to Rules -SJ 649
• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 623
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1146 -SJ 623
• Received -SJ 649
• Read 2nd time -SJ 623
• Amendment(s) adopted (577214, 728214) -SJ 623
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/26/2021 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 668
• Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as amended (728704, 833996) -SJ 668, 670
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 -SJ 670
4/26/2021 House • In Messages
4/29/2021 House • Amendment 707073 filed
• Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 707073 adopted
• Amendment 728704 Concur
• Concurred in Senate amendment 833996 as amended
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 102, NAYS 12
4/29/2021 Senate • In returning messages
4/29/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/30/2021 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (707073) -SJ 1012
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 1012
4/30/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-201