Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1140
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
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                  01/18/2022           .                                
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       The Committee on Regulated Industries (Perry) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 63 - 80
    4  and insert:
    5  fence. The term also includes, and ancillary components or
    6  equipment attached to such a low-voltage alarm system or low
    7  voltage electric fence, including, but not limited to, home
    8  automation equipment, thermostats, closed-circuit television
    9  systems, access controls, battery recharging devices, and video
   10  cameras.
   11         Section 3. Section 553.7932, Florida Statutes, is created
   12  to read:
   13         553.7932 Simplified permitting process for fire alarm
   14  system projects.—
   15         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   16         (a) “Contractor” means a person who is qualified to engage
   17  in the business of electrical or alarm system contracting
   18  pursuant to a certificate or registration issued by the
   19  department under part II of chapter 489.
   20         (b) “Fire alarm system project” means a fire alarm system
   21  alteration of a total of 20 or fewer initiating devices and
   22  notification devices, or the installation or replacement of a
   23  fire communicator connected to an existing fire alarm control
   24  panel in an existing commercial, residential, apartment,
   25  cooperative, or condominium building.
   26         (2)(a) A local enforcement agency may require a contractor,
   27  as a condition of obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system
   28  project, to submit a completed application and payment.
   29         (b) A local enforcement agency may not require a contractor
   30  to submit plans or specifications as a condition of obtaining a
   31  permit for a fire alarm system project.
   32         (3) A local enforcement agency may issue a permit for a
   33  fire alarm system project in person or electronically.
   34         (4) A local enforcement agency must require at least one
   35  inspection of a fire alarm system project to ensure compliance
   36  with applicable codes and standards. If a fire alarm system
   37  project fails an inspection, the contractor must take corrective
   38  action as necessary to pass inspection.
   39         (5) A contractor must keep a copy of the plans and
   40  specifications at a fire alarm system project worksite and make
   41  such plans and specifications available to the inspector at each
   42  inspection.
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   44  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   45  And the title is amended as follows:
   46         Delete lines 12 - 17
   47  and insert:
   48         systems; creating s. 553.7932, F.S.; defining terms;
   49         authorizing a local enforcement agency to require a
   50         contractor to submit certain documentation and payment
   51         for obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system
   52         project; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from
   53         requiring plans and specifications as a condition for
   54         obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system project;
   55         authorizing a local enforcement agency to issue
   56         certain permits in person or electronically; requiring
   57         a local enforcement agency to perform at least one
   58         inspection for a fire alarm system project; requiring
   59         a contractor to keep certain documentation at a
   60         worksite for a fire alarm system project and make such
   61         documentation available for inspection;