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CS/CS/HB 667: Building Inspections

GENERAL BILL by Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Regulatory Reform Subcommittee ; Mooney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Leek ; McClain

Building Inspections; Requires certain counties & enforcement agencies allow requests for inspections to be submitted electronically; provides acceptable methods of electronic submission; authorizes enforcement agencies to perform virtual inspections; requires refund of fees in certain circumstances; requires surcharges be recalculated under certain conditions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-212
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/1/2021 House • Filed
    2/18/2021 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    2/26/2021 House • Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
    3/2/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/3/2021 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/5/2021 House • Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    3/30/2021 House • Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
    4/1/2021 House • Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    • Favorable with CS by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee(Amended)
    • Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/2/2021 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    4/12/2021 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
    4/14/2021 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
    • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/15/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
    4/20/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/21/2021 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
    • Message sent to senate
    4/21/2021 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 565
    • Received -SJ 565
    4/26/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 708
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1382 -SJ 708
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 708
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 708
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 708
    4/26/2021 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
    7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-212

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  • CS/CS/HB 667, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/26/2021 at 5:17 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1382 (c3) Building Inspections Perry Similar Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 667 (Ch. 2021-212) -SJ 708

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.56 Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc. Page 1 (pdf)
    440.103 Building permits; identification of minimum premium policy. Page 5 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.80 Enforcement. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 667, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/1/2021 at 5:58 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1382 (c3) Building Inspections Perry Similar Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 667 (Ch. 2021-212) -SJ 708

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/21/2021 1:36 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/26/2021 4:29 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.56 Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc. Page 1 (pdf)
    440.103 Building permits; identification of minimum premium policy. Page 5 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.80 Enforcement. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 667, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/3/2021 at 8:53 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1382 (c2) Building Inspections Perry Similar Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 667 (Ch. 2021-212) -SJ 708

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    540729 - Amendment
    Remove lines 108-110 and insert:
    Mooney 3/31/2021
    3:54 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/1/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.56 Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc. Page 1 (pdf)
    440.103 Building permits; identification of minimum premium policy. Page 5 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.80 Enforcement. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 667, Original Filed Version Posted 2/1/2021 at 3:51 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/7/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1382 Building Inspections Perry Similar Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 667 (Ch. 2021-212) -SJ 708

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    512795 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Mooney 3/1/2021
    5:50 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/2/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.56 Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc. Page 1 (pdf)
    440.103 Building permits; identification of minimum premium policy. Page 5 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.80 Enforcement. Page 6 (pdf)

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