SB 1298: Building Construction
GENERAL BILL by Simon
Building Construction; Requiring the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board to establish by rule certain internship programs, certain eligibility criteria for one- and two-family dwelling inspector certifications, and a certain application process; authorizing an owner or, in certain circumstances, an owner’s agent to sign certain documents personally or virtually; requiring a newly designated qualifying agent to apply to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation for a change of contractor within a certain timeframe in certain jurisdictions; revising the threshold contract value amount at which a building permit issuing authority must require an applicant to file a copy of a notice of commencement, etc.
Last Action: 3/19/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/6/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules |
| 3/10/2025 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/14/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/19/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government |
