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CS/CS/CS/HB 593: Building Construction

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee ; Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee ; Eagle ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Goodson ; Rooney ; Van Zant

Building Construction; Revises method for local governments to provide notices to alleged code enforcement violators; revises requirements for taking water well contractor licensure examination; revises requirements for filing application for construction of public pool; revises situations under which certain roof top mechanical equipment must comply with Building Code; adds criteria for obtaining operating permits for public pools; specifies inspection criteria for construction or modification of manufactured buildings or modules; authorizes building officials, local enforcement agencies, & Florida Building Commission to interpret Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction; revises procedures for obtaining building permit for public pools & bathing places; revises requirements of Florida Building Code Compliance & Mitigation Program; authorizes electronic building permit plans; authorizes use of smoke alarms powered by specified type of battery; revises definition of "building energy-efficiency rating system."

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7147 (Ch. 2014-154)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Regulated Industries (RI)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/14/2014 House • Filed
1/27/2014 House • Referred to Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 51
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 50
3/7/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee, 03/11/14, 12:30 pm, 12 HOB
3/11/2014 House • CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 309
3/19/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 305
3/21/2014 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 336
3/27/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/31/14, 11:00 am, Morris Hall
3/31/2014 House • CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 405
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 400
4/2/2014 House • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 439
4/8/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/10/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/10/2014 House • CS/CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 554
4/17/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
4/18/2014 House • CS/CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 553
4/21/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 598
4/23/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14
4/25/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 776
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 801
• CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 802
4/28/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Health Policy; Regulated Industries; Appropriations -SJ 775
• Received -SJ 775
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7147 (Ch. 2014-154)