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CS/CS/SB 512: Building Construction

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Community Affairs ; Hooper

Building Construction; Prohibiting local enforcing agencies from making or requiring substantive changes to plans or specifications after a permit has been issued; providing that a plans examiner, inspector, or building code administrator is subject to disciplinary action under certain circumstances; requiring local fire officials to provide certain information to a permit applicant if building plans do not comply with the Florida Fire Prevention Code or the Life Safety Code; prohibiting a municipality, county, or special district from making or requiring substantive changes to building plans after a permit has been issued, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 4/28/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2023-229) -SJ 616
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/3/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/16/2023 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/31/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/05/23, 8:30 am, 401 Senate Building
    4/5/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    4/7/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Regulated Industries
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules
    • Now in Rules
    4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
    4/19/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/24/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/24/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
    4/25/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 616
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 89 -SJ 616
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2023-229) -SJ 616

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  • CS/CS/SB 512, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/25/2023 at 2:52 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 89 (er) Building Construction Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-229 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 2 (pdf)
    633.208 Minimum firesafety standards. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 512, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/7/2023 at 12:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/25/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 89 (c2) Building Construction Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-229 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    676088 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Hooper)     		4/20/2023
    9:18 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/24/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/24/2023 1:00 PM Rules 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    489.105 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 5 (pdf)
    633.208 Minimum firesafety standards. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 512, Original Filed Version Posted 2/3/2023 at 8:43 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/7/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 89 (c2) Building Construction Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-229 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    343292 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Hooper)     		4/3/2023
    4:04 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/7/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/5/2023 8:30 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    489.105 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. Page 4 (pdf)
    633.208 Minimum firesafety standards. Page 6 (pdf)

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