HB 859: Flood Damage Prevention
GENERAL BILL by Basabe ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Lopez, V.
Flood Damage Prevention; Provides specified maximum voluntary freeboard requirements for new construction & substantial improvements to existing construction; prohibits voluntary freeboard from being used in calculation of maximum allowable height for certain construction; authorizes local governments to adopt by ordinance minimum freeboard requirement or maximum voluntary freeboard that exceeds minimum requirements; requires Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule minimum freeboard requirements & to incorporate such requirements into next edition of FBC; requires commission to review freeboard requirements every 5 years.
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/15/2023 House • Filed
2/21/2023 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
5/5/2023 House • Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
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HB 859, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2023 at 2:19 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1018 Flood Damage Prevention Trumbull Identical Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Rules 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 553.845 Page 2 (pdf)