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CS/CS/CS/SB 644: Building Regulation

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Regulated Industries ; Community Affairs ; Brodeur

Building Regulation; Revising eligibility requirements for a person applying to become certified as a building code inspector or plans examiner; revising the special conditions or requirements that the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board may impose on provisional certificates; prohibiting local laws, ordinances, or regulations that prohibit or restrict a private property owner’s ability to obtain a building permit to demolish a single-family residential structure located in certain flood zones if certain conditions are met; requiring the local jurisdiction to provide equal access under certain circumstances to certain documents to a private provider, owner, and contractor, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/4/2022 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 423 (Ch. 2022-136) -SJ 674
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Regulated Industries (RI)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/26/2021 Senate • Filed
    11/16/2021 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules -SJ 40
    1/7/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/12/22, 9:30 am, 37 Senate Building --Not Considered
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 40
    1/13/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/18/22, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Not Considered
    1/20/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/25/22, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/25/2022 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 237
    1/27/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Regulated Industries
    • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/01/22, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 237
    2/1/2022 Senate • CS/CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 338
    2/2/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/3/2022 Senate • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 339
    2/7/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/10/2022 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -SJ 370
    2/11/2022 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/16/2022 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 376
    2/17/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/22 -SJ 451
    2/23/2022 Senate • Retained on Calendar
    3/2/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/22 -SJ 689
    3/4/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 674
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 423 -SJ 674
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 423 (Ch. 2022-136) -SJ 674

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 644, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2022 at 2:57 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 423 (er) Building Regulation Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/26/2022 Chapter No. 2022-136
    H 635 (c2) Building Permits Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Commerce Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 423 (Ch. 2022-136)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    468.603 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    468.609 Administration of this part; standards for certification; additional categories of certification. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 7 (pdf)
    553.791 Alternative plans review and inspection. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 644, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/2/2022 at 3:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/8/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 423 (c1) Building Regulation Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/26/2022 Chapter No. 2022-136
    H 635 (c2) Building Permits Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Commerce Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 423 (Ch. 2022-136)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    719540 - Amendment
    Delete lines 129 - 287 and insert:
    Rules
    (Brodeur)
    2/9/2022
    10:43 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/10/2022
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 223016 - Substitute Amendment (719540)
    Delete lines 129 - 288 and insert:
    Rules
    (Brodeur)
    2/9/2022
    1:23 PM
    Withdrawn
    2/10/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2022 11:00 AM Rules 16 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    468.603 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    468.609 Administration of this part; standards for certification; additional categories of certification. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 7 (pdf)
    553.791 Alternative plans review and inspection. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 644, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/27/2022 at 8:32 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/31/2022 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 423 (c1) Building Regulation Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/26/2022 Chapter No. 2022-136
    H 635 (c1) Building Permits Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Commerce Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 423 (Ch. 2022-136)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    678576 - Title Amendment
    In title, delete line 2 and insert:
    Regulated Industries
    (Brodeur)
    1/31/2022
    2:01 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/1/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/1/2022 3:30 PM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    468.603 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    468.609 Administration of this part; standards for certification; additional categories of certification. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 7 (pdf)
    553.791 Alternative plans review and inspection. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 644, Original Filed Version Posted 10/26/2021 at 2:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2022 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 423 (c1) Building Regulation Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/26/2022 Chapter No. 2022-136

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    501904 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Brodeur)
    1/11/2022
    8:44 AM
    Withdrawn
    1/26/2022
    Web Page
    PDF
    775516 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Brodeur)
    1/11/2022
    8:45 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/26/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2022 3:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    468.603 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    468.609 Administration of this part; standards for certification; additional categories of certification. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.791 Alternative plans review and inspection. Page 7 (pdf)

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