Florida Senate - 2021 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 268
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Perry moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 43 - 141
4 and insert:
5 government licensing of occupations expires on September 30,
6 2024.
7 (b) Any local government licensing of occupations
8 authorized by general law.
9 (3) EXISTING LICENSING LIMIT.—A local government that
10 licenses occupations and retains such licensing as set forth in
11 paragraph (2)(a) may not impose additional licensing
12 requirements on that occupation or modify such licensing.
13 (4) LOCAL LICENSING NOT AUTHORIZED.—Local licensing of an
14 occupation that is not authorized under this section or
15 otherwise authorized by general law does not apply and may not
16 be enforced.
17 Section 2. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (4) of
18 section 489.117, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph
19 (e) is added to that subsection, to read:
20 489.117 Registration; specialty contractors.—
21 (4)(a) A person holding a local license whose job scope
22 does not substantially correspond to either the job scope of one
23 of the contractor categories defined in s. 489.105(3)(a)-(o), or
24 the job scope of one of the certified specialty contractor
25 categories established by board rule, is not required to
26 register with the board to perform contracting activities within
27 the scope of such specialty license. A local government, as
28 defined in s. 163.211, may not require a person to obtain a
29 license for a job scope which does not substantially correspond
30 to the job scope of one of the contractor categories defined in
31 s. 489.105(3)(a)-(o) and (q) or authorized in s. 489.1455(1).
32 For purposes of this section, job scopes for which a local
33 government may not require a license include, but are not
34 limited to, painting; flooring; cabinetry; interior remodeling;
35 driveway or tennis court installation; handyman services;
36 decorative stone, tile, marble, granite, or terrazzo
37 installation; plastering; stuccoing; caulking; and canvas awning
38 and ornamental iron installation.
39 (d) Any person who is not required to obtain registration
40 or certification pursuant to s. 489.105(3)(d)-(o) may perform
41 contracting services for the construction, remodeling, repair,
42 or improvement of single-family residences, including a
43 townhouse as defined in the Florida Building Code, and
44 clubhouses or recreation buildings in a residential development
45 without obtaining a local license if such person is under the
46 supervision of a certified or registered general, building, or
47 residential contractor. Such As used in this paragraph,
48 supervision does not shall not be deemed to require the
49 existence of a direct contract between the certified or
50 registered general, building, or residential contractor and the
51 person performing specialty contracting services.
52 (e) Any person who is not required to obtain registration
53 or certification under s. 489.105(3)(d)-(i) or (m)-(o) may
54 perform specialty contracting services for the construction,
55 remodeling, repair, or improvement of commercial or residential
56 swimming pools, hot tubs or spas, or interactive water features,
57 as defined in the Florida Building Code, without obtaining a
58 local contractor license or specialty contractor license if such
59 person is under the supervision of a person who is certified or
60 registered under s. 489.105(3)(j)-(l), provided that the work is
61 within the scope of the supervising contractor’s license. Such
62 supervision does not require a direct contract between a person
63 certified or registered under s. 489.105(3)(j)-(l) and the
64 person performing specialty contracting services.
65 Section 3. Section 489.1455, Florida Statutes, is amended
66 to read:
67 489.1455 Journeyman; reciprocity; standards.—
68 (1) Counties and municipalities are authorized to issue
69 journeyman licenses in the plumbing, pipe fitting, mechanical,
70 or HVAC trades.
71 (2)(1) An individual who holds a valid, active journeyman
72 license in the plumbing, pipe fitting plumbing/pipe fitting,
73 mechanical, or HVAC trades issued by any county or municipality
74 in this state may work as a journeyman in the trade in which he
75 or she is licensed in any county or municipality of this state
76 without taking an additional examination or paying an additional
77 license fee, if he or she:
78 (a) Has scored at least 70 percent, or after October 1,
79 1997, at least 75 percent, on a proctored journeyman Block and
80 Associates examination or other proctored examination approved
81 by the board for the trade in which he or she is licensed;
82 (b) Has completed an apprenticeship program registered with
83 a registration agency defined in 29 C.F.R. s. 29.2 and
84 demonstrates 4 years’ verifiable practical experience in the
85 trade for which he or she is licensed, or demonstrates 6 years’
86 verifiable practical experience in the trade for which he or she
87 is licensed;
88 (c) Has satisfactorily completed specialized and advanced
89 module coursework approved by the Florida Building Commission,
90 as part of the building code training program established in s.
91 553.841, specific to the discipline or, pursuant to
92 authorization by the certifying authority, provides proof of
93 completion of such coursework within 6 months after such
94 certification; and
95 (d) Has not had a license suspended or revoked within the
96 last 5 years.
97 (3)(2) A local government may charge a registration fee for
98 reciprocity, not to exceed $25.
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101 And the title is amended as follows:
102 Delete line 17
103 and insert:
104 license; revising the types of buildings for which
105 individuals who are not required to obtain certain
106 registrations or certifications may perform
107 contracting services without a local license under
108 certain circumstances; authorizing certain persons
109 under the supervision of specified licensed
110 contractors to perform certain specialty contracting
111 services for commercial or residential swimming pools,
112 hot tubs or spas, or interactive water features;
113 providing that such supervision does not require a
114 direct contract between those persons; amending s.
115 489.1455, F.S.;