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CS/CS/CS/HB 535: Building Codes

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Eagle ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Cortes, B. ; Drake ; Goodson ; Grant ; Passidomo ; Renner ; Van Zant ; Williams

Building Codes; Revises provisions related to Florida Building Code; revises provisions regarding Florida Building Code Compliance and Mitigation Program; restricts application of Florida Building Code for certain aspects of construction; revises provisions related to portable pools; revises provisions regarding Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund; revises minimum requirements for certificate of completion for residential swimming pools; revises provisions regarding authority of building officials to issue building permits; revises provisions regarding appeal boards; revising provisions addressing certain fire service access elevators; creates task force to study electrical safety in swimming pools; creates construction industry workforce task force to study issues associated with training of construction workforce.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/28/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-129, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2016-83)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/3/2015 House • Filed
11/16/2015 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 47
11/24/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 12/02/15, 4:00 pm, 12 HOB
12/3/2015 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 167
12/14/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
12/18/2015 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 156
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 46
• CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 149
1/26/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/16, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/28/2016 House • CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 334
2/1/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 328
2/2/2016 House • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 362
2/23/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 02/25/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/25/2016 House • CS/CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 604
2/29/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 604
• CS/CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 601
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16
3/2/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 667
• Amendment(s) adopted (236795, 281283, 573401, 614639, 951615) -HJ 668
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/3/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 703
• Amendment(s) adopted (153533, 439395, 576417, 731645) -HJ 704
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 705
3/3/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 646
• Received -SJ 646
3/8/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 812
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 812
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 704 -SJ 812
• Read 2nd time -SJ 812
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 850
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 851
3/9/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 976
3/11/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 1434
3/25/2016 • Approved by Governor
3/28/2016 • Chapter No. 2016-129, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2016-83)