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CS/CS/HB 89: Building Construction

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; Maggard ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Borrero ; McClain ; Roth

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: 6/16/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-229
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/3/2023 House • Filed
1/10/2023 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/11/2023 House • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/13/2023 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/14/2023 House • Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
3/16/2023 House • Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
3/20/2023 House • Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
3/23/2023 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
3/27/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
3/28/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
3/29/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/13/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/18/2023)
4/18/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/19/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
4/19/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
4/28/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 616
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 512 -SJ 616
• Read 2nd time -SJ 616
• Amendment(s) adopted (709506) -SJ 616
• Read 3rd time -SJ 617
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 617
4/28/2023 House • In Messages
5/3/2023 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 709506 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 2
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
6/9/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/13/2023 • Approved by Governor
6/16/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-229