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CS/HB 671: Residential Building Permits

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; Esposito ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Plasencia

Residential Building Permits; Revises provisions relating to building permits for residential units & dwellings; requires reduced permit fees; revises timeframes for approving or denying building permits; specifies when permit application is deemed complete & sufficient; requires local governments follow prescribed timeframes unless local ordinance is more stringent; requires local government to issue percentage of building permits for residential community if certain conditions are met; provides requirements & prohibitions relating to residential voluntary freeboard for new & improved residential construction.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/8/2023 House • Filed
2/14/2023 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/24/2023 House • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
3/29/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/30/2023 House • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/31/2023 House • Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
5/5/2023 House • Died in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee