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
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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
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SB 1298, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 10:02 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)
Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 707 Building Regulation Franklin II Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
H 1441 Continuing Education for Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Valdés Compare Last Action: 2/28/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction
S 740 Continuing Education Requirements Harrell Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/19/2025 9:00 AM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 455.2124 Proration of or not requiring continuing education. Page 2 (pdf) 468.603 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 468.609 Administration of this part; standards for certification; additional categories of certification. Page 4 (pdf) 489.103 Exemptions. Page 8 (pdf) 489.1195 Responsibilities. Page 14 (pdf) 713.135 Notice of commencement and applicability of lien. Page 15 (pdf)