Florida Senate - 2023                                    SB 1584
       
       
        
       By Senator Perry
       
       
       
       
       
       9-01630C-23                                           20231584__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to local occupational licensing;
    3         amending s. 489.117, F.S.; prohibiting local
    4         governments from requiring a license issued by the
    5         local government or the state for certain job scopes;
    6         prohibiting local governments from requiring a license
    7         issued by the local government or the state to obtain
    8         a building permit for such job scopes; authorizing
    9         local governments to impose local licensing
   10         requirements for certain specialty job scopes;
   11         requiring the Construction Industry Licensing Board to
   12         create additional specialty licenses by a specified
   13         date; providing an effective date.
   14          
   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   17         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
   18  489.117, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   19         489.117 Registration; specialty contractors.—
   20         (4)(a) A person whose job scope does not substantially
   21  correspond to either the job scope of one of the contractor
   22  categories defined in s. 489.105(3)(a)-(o), or the job scope of
   23  one of the certified specialty contractor categories established
   24  by board rule, is not required to register with the board. A
   25  local government, as defined in s. 163.211:,
   26         1. May not require a person to obtain a license issued by
   27  the local government or by the state for a job scope which does
   28  not substantially correspond to the job scope of one of the
   29  contractor categories defined in s. 489.105(3)(a)-(o) and (q) or
   30  authorized in s. 489.1455(1). For purposes of this section, job
   31  scopes for which a local government may not require a license
   32  issued by the local government or by the state include, but are
   33  not limited to, painting; flooring; cabinetry; interior
   34  remodeling without a structural component; driveway or tennis
   35  court installation; handyman services; decorative stone, tile,
   36  marble, granite, or terrazzo installation; plastering; pressure
   37  washing; stuccoing; caulking; and canvas awning and ornamental
   38  iron installation. All work performed within these job scopes
   39  without a license issued by the local government or by the state
   40  must comply with all applicable local ordinances regarding such
   41  work; however, a local government may not require a license
   42  issued by the local government or by the state to obtain a
   43  building permit for these job scopes.
   44         2. May require a person to obtain a license issued by the
   45  local government for all of the following specialty job scopes,
   46  or any part or combination thereof, if the local government
   47  imposed such a licensing requirement before January 1, 2021:
   48         a. Garage door installation.
   49         b. Gasoline tank and pump.
   50         c. Masonry, with a structural component.
   51         d. Prestressed precast concrete.
   52         e. Reinforcing steel.
   53         f. Solar heating installation.
   54         g. Specialty structure work performed by a specialty
   55  contractor, as defined in s. 489.105(3)(q), or by a specialty
   56  structure contractor as defined in the administrative rules of
   57  the department, including gutters, metal substructures, pool
   58  enclosures, pre-formed panel-post and beam roofs, roof-overs,
   59  screened enclosures, screened porches, sunrooms, and windstorm
   60  protective devices.
   61         h. Structural steel erection.
   62         i. Veneer, including aluminum or vinyl gutters, siding,
   63  soffit, or fascia.
   64         Section 2. By July 1, 2023, the Construction Industry
   65  Licensing Board shall establish additional specialty licenses
   66  related to window and door installation, irrigation, aluminum
   67  structures, glass and glazing, garage doors, and marine work.
   68         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.