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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)

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  • Bill History

  • CS/CS/CS/HB 593, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2014 at 5:34 PM

  • CS/CS/HB 593, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/31/2014 at 3:48 PM

  • CS/HB 593, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/19/2014 at 8:47 AM

  • HB 593, Original Filed Version Posted 1/14/2014 at 12:26 PM