HB 1461: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
GENERAL BILL by Yarkosky
Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Revises boards, commissions, & programs established in DBPR; revises general licensing provisions for individuals desiring to be licensed by department; creates auctioneers licensing program, employee leasing companies licensing program, barbers' licensing program, cosmetology licensing program, and professional geologists licensing program in department; revises Clay Ford Scholarship Program; requires department to adopt rules governing licensure, operation, & inspection of mobile barbershops; requires applicants desiring to be licensed as cosmetologist, or in any specialty practice within practice of cosmetology, to submit to department complete set of fingerprints; creates Board of Architecture & Landscape Architecture in department; revises meeting requirements of Construction Industry Licensing Board; prohibits operators of public lodging establishments from offering or charging hourly rates for temporary lodging or sleeping purposes & from offering or renting rooms on hourly basis or for less than one overnight stay.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/28/2025 | House |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1452 | Department of Business and Professional Regulation | Truenow | Identical | Last Action: 2/26/2025 S Filed |
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| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 20.165 | Department of Business and Professional Regulation. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 120.54 | Rulemaking. | Page 171 (pdf) |
| 120.74 | Agency annual rulemaking and regulatory plans; reports. | Page 173 (pdf) |
| 125.01 | Powers and duties. | Page 162 (pdf) |
| 125.56 | Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc. | Page 162 (pdf) |
| 212.08 | Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. | Page 163 (pdf) |
| 287.055 | Acquisition of professional architectural, engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping services; definitions; procedures; contingent fees prohibited; penalties. | Page 175 (pdf) |
| 326.002 | Definitions. | Page 109 (pdf) |
| 326.006 | Powers and duties of division. | Page 110 (pdf) |
| 399.035 | Elevator accessibility requirements for the physically handicapped. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 440.02 | Definitions. | Page 165 (pdf) |
| 448.09 | Unauthorized aliens; employment prohibited. | Page 175 (pdf) |
| 448.095 | Employment eligibility. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 448.26 | Application. | Page 167 (pdf) |
| 455.02 | Licensure of members of the Armed Forces in good standing and their spouses or surviving spouses with administrative boards or programs. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 455.2124 | Proration of or not requiring continuing education. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 455.213 | General licensing provisions. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 458.3265 | Pain-management clinics. | Page 179 (pdf) |
| 459.0137 | Pain-management clinics. | Page 181 (pdf) |
| 468.382 | Definitions. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 468.384 | Florida Board of Auctioneers. | Page 110 (pdf) |
| 468.385 | Licenses required; qualifications; examination. | Page 111 (pdf) |
| 468.3852 | Reactivation of license; fee. | Page 113 (pdf) |
| 468.3855 | Apprenticeship training requirements. | Page 113 (pdf) |
| 468.386 | Fees; local licensing requirements. | Page 114 (pdf) |
| 468.387 | Licensing of nonresidents; endorsement; reciprocity. | Page 114 (pdf) |
| 468.388 | Conduct of an auction. | Page 115 (pdf) |
| 468.389 | Prohibited acts; penalties. | Page 116 (pdf) |
| 468.392 | Auctioneer Recovery Fund. | Page 118 (pdf) |
| 468.393 | Surcharge to license fee; assessments. | Page 120 (pdf) |
| 468.395 | Conditions of recovery; eligibility. | Page 121 (pdf) |
| 468.396 | Claims against a single licensee in excess of dollar limitation; joinder of claims, payment; insufficient funds. | Page 123 (pdf) |
| 468.397 | Payment of claim. | Page 124 (pdf) |
| 468.398 | Suspension of judgment debtor’s license; repayment by licensee; interest. | Page 124 (pdf) |
| 468.399 | Expenditure of excess funds. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 468.4315 | Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers. | Page 174 (pdf) |
| 468.520 | Definitions. | Page 24 (pdf) |
| 468.521 | Board of Employee Leasing Companies; membership; appointments; terms. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 468.522 | Rules of the board. | Page 124 (pdf) |
| 468.523 | Applicability of s. 20.165 and ch. 455. | Page 11 (pdf), Page 174 (pdf) |
| 468.524 | Application for license. | Page 125 (pdf) |
| 468.5245 | Change of ownership. | Page 126 (pdf) |
| 468.525 | License requirements. | Page 127 (pdf) |
| 468.526 | License required; fees. | Page 129 (pdf) |
| 468.527 | Licensure and license renewal. | Page 131 (pdf) |
| 468.5275 | Registration and exemption of de minimis operations. | Page 131 (pdf) |
| 468.529 | Licensee’s insurance; employment tax; benefit plans. | Page 131 (pdf) |
| 468.530 | License, contents; posting. | Page 132 (pdf) |
| 468.531 | Prohibitions; penalties. | Page 133 (pdf) |
| 468.532 | Discipline. | Page 134 (pdf) |
| 471.015 | Licensure. | Page 31 (pdf) |
| 473.3065 | Clay Ford Scholarship Program; Certified Public Accountant Education Minority Assistance Advisory Council. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 476.034 | Definitions. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 476.054 | Barbers’ Board. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 476.064 | Organization; headquarters; personnel; meetings. | Page 35 (pdf) |
| 476.074 | Legal, investigative, and inspection services. | Page 138 (pdf) |
| 476.114 | Examination; prerequisites. | Page 138 (pdf) |
| 476.134 | Examinations. | Page 139 (pdf) |
| 476.144 | Licensure. | Page 140 (pdf) |
| 476.154 | Biennial renewal of licenses. | Page 142 (pdf) |
| 476.155 | Inactive status; reactivation of inactive license. | Page 142 (pdf) |
| 476.184 | Barbershop licensure; requirements; fee; inspection; license display. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 476.188 | Barber services to be performed in registered barbershop; exception. | Page 38 (pdf) |
| 476.192 | Fees; disposition. | Page 143 (pdf) |
| 476.204 | Penalties. | Page 143 (pdf) |
| 476.214 | Grounds for suspending, revoking, or refusing to grant license or certificate. | Page 144 (pdf) |
| 476.234 | Civil proceedings. | Page 145 (pdf) |
| 477.013 | Definitions. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 477.0135 | Exemptions. | Page 166 (pdf) |
| 477.015 | Board of Cosmetology. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 477.016 | Rulemaking. | Page 146 (pdf) |
| 477.018 | Investigative services. | Page 146 (pdf) |
| 477.019 | Cosmetologists; qualifications; licensure; supervised practice; license renewal; endorsement; continuing education. | Page 39 (pdf) |
| 477.0201 | Specialty registration; qualifications; registration renewal; endorsement. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 477.0212 | Inactive status. | Page 146 (pdf) |
| 477.022 | Examinations. | Page 147 (pdf) |
| 477.025 | Cosmetology salons; specialty salons; requisites; licensure; inspection; mobile cosmetology salons. | Page 147 (pdf) |
| 477.026 | Fees; disposition. | Page 149 (pdf) |
| 477.0263 | Cosmetology services to be performed in licensed salon; exceptions. | Page 150 (pdf) |
| 477.028 | Disciplinary proceedings. | Page 150 (pdf) |
| 477.029 | Penalty. | Page 152 (pdf) |
| 481.203 | Definitions. | Page 45 (pdf) |
| 481.205 | Board of Architecture and Interior Design. | Page 47 (pdf) |
| 481.207 | Fees. | Page 51 (pdf) |
| 481.209 | Examinations. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 481.213 | Licensure and registration. | Page 53 (pdf) |
| 481.2131 | Interior design; practice requirements; disclosure of compensation for professional services. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 481.215 | Renewal of license or certificate of registration. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 481.217 | Inactive status. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 481.219 | Qualification of business organizations. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 481.221 | Seals; display of certificate number. | Page 57 (pdf) |
| 481.222 | Architects performing building code inspection services. | Page 59 (pdf) |
| 481.223 | Prohibitions; penalties; injunctive relief. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 481.225 | Disciplinary proceedings against registered architects. | Page 176 (pdf) |
| 481.2251 | Disciplinary proceedings against registered interior designers. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 481.229 | Exceptions; exemptions from licensure. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 481.231 | Effect of part locally. | Page 63 (pdf) |
| 481.303 | Definitions. | Page 63 (pdf) |
| 481.305 | Board of Landscape Architecture. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 481.329 | Exceptions; exemptions from licensure. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 489.103 | Exemptions. | Page 167 (pdf) |
| 489.107 | Construction Industry Licensing Board. | Page 64 (pdf) |
| 489.111 | Licensure by examination. | Page 64 (pdf) |
| 492.102 | Definitions. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 492.103 | Board of Professional Geologists. | Page 11 (pdf), Page 167 (pdf) |
| 492.104 | Rulemaking authority. | Page 153 (pdf) |
| 492.105 | Licensure by examination; requirements; fees. | Page 154 (pdf) |
| 492.106 | Provisional licenses. | Page 156 (pdf) |
| 492.107 | Seals. | Page 157 (pdf) |
| 492.108 | Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees. | Page 158 (pdf) |
| 492.1101 | Inactive status. | Page 159 (pdf) |
| 492.111 | Practice of professional geology by a firm, corporation, or partnership. | Page 159 (pdf) |
| 492.113 | Disciplinary proceedings. | Page 160 (pdf) |
| 499.01 | Permits. | Page 183 (pdf) |
| 499.012 | Permit application requirements. | Page 65 (pdf) |
| 499.0121 | Storage and handling of prescription drugs; recordkeeping. | Page 72 (pdf) |
| 499.01211 | Drug Wholesale Distributor Advisory Council. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 499.015 | Registration of drugs and devices; issuance of certificates of free sale. | Page 194 (pdf) |
| 499.041 | Schedule of fees for drug, device, and cosmetic applications and permits, product registrations, and free-sale certificates. | Page 73 (pdf) |
| 499.067 | Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit, certification, or registration. | Page 178 (pdf) |
| 509.098 | Prohibition of hourly rates. | Page 73 (pdf) |
| 509.261 | Revocation or suspension of licenses; fines; procedure. | Page 74 (pdf) |
| 553.73 | Florida Building Code. | Page 75 (pdf) |
| 553.775 | Interpretations. | Page 167 (pdf) |
| 553.79 | Permits; applications; issuance; inspections. | Page 168 (pdf) |
| 553.844 | Windstorm loss mitigation; requirements for roofs and opening protection. | Page 168 (pdf) |
| 558.002 | Definitions. | Page 162 (pdf) |
| 569.002 | Definitions. | Page 106 (pdf) |
| 569.006 | Retail tobacco products dealers; administrative penalties. | Page 107 (pdf) |
| 569.34 | Operating without a retail nicotine products dealer permit; penalty. | Page 169 (pdf) |
| 569.35 | Retail nicotine product dealers; administrative penalties. | Page 169 (pdf) |
| 581.217 | State hemp program. | Page 108 (pdf) |
| 604.50 | Nonresidential farm buildings; farm fences; farm signs. | Page 170 (pdf) |
| 627.192 | Workers’ compensation insurance; employee leasing arrangements. | Page 171 (pdf) |
| 713.01 | Definitions. | Page 195 (pdf) |
| 713.02 | Types of lienors and exemptions. | Page 195 (pdf) |
| 713.03 | Liens for professional services. | Page 108 (pdf) |
| 713.79 | Liens for interior design services. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 1013.45 | Educational facilities contracting and construction techniques for school districts and Florida College System institutions. | Page 176 (pdf) |
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