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CS/CS/SB 704: Building Construction and Inspection

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations ; Community Affairs ; Bennett

Building Construction and Inspection; Revising the authorized methods of sending notices to violators of local codes; requiring a county or municipality, a department or agency of the state, a county, or a municipality, or any other public body or institution to open a sealed bid and announce the name of each bidder and the price submitted in the bid at a public meeting and make such information available upon request; authorizing a building code administrator or building official to approve the electronic filing of building plans and related documents, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2012
Last Action: 3/25/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-13, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 387 (Ch. 2012-58), CS/CS/HB 887 (Ch. 2012-72), CS/CS/HB 897 (Ch. 2012-211)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations (BGA)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/26/2011 Senate • Filed
11/16/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 59
12/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/12/12, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 59
1/12/2012 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 214
1/17/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 250
1/18/2012 Senate • Now in Budget
1/20/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations -SJ 255
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
1/27/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations, 02/01/12, 10:15 am, 401 Senate Office Building
2/1/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
2/3/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 325
2/7/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 330
2/16/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/21/12, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2012 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 671
2/22/2012 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 671
2/28/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/12
3/1/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 738
• Amendment(s) adopted (114548, 206788, 214616, 354086, 502288, 543126, 552098, 583294, 625180, 653604, 655408) -SJ 739
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 742
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/2/2012 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 771
• Amendment(s) adopted (133860) -SJ 771
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 771
3/2/2012 House • In Messages
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 1061
• Received -HJ 1060
3/5/2012 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 651 -HJ 1067
• Read 2nd time -HJ 1067
• Read 3rd time -HJ 1068
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 1068
3/5/2012 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 870
3/8/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 1134
3/23/2012 • Approved by Governor
3/25/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-13, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 387 (Ch. 2012-58), CS/CS/HB 887 (Ch. 2012-72), CS/CS/HB 897 (Ch. 2012-211)