CS/CS/HB 405: Commercial Construction
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee ; Griffitts ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Mooney ; Salzman
Commercial Construction ; Prohibiting a governmental entity from enforcing certain contract provisions for a public works project; requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule a uniform commercial building permit application for a specified purpose by a specified date; requiring the commission to adopt by rule additional trade-specific permit application forms for certain trades; requiring a local enforcement agency to use and accept the applications and forms adopted by the commission; requiring local enforcement agencies to adopt substantially similar forms for a certain purpose; requiring permit fees that are imposed by a local enforcement agency to be limited to the actual and reasonable costs incurred in reviewing, processing, and administering the permit; requiring a local jurisdiction to include a certain reduction in permit fees on its schedule of fees posted on its website; prohibiting the local jurisdiction from charging fees for plans review services under certain circumstances; requiring the local enforcement agency to reduce the permit fee by specified percentages for an owner or a contractor who retains a private provider for specified purposes.
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/18/2025 | House |
• Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee |
| 11/24/2025 | House |
• Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda |
| 12/2/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee |
| 12/3/2025 | House |
• Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 12/4/2025 | House |
• Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee |
| 1/12/2026 | House |
• Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 1/14/2026 | House |
• Favorable by State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 1/23/2026 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 1/27/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 1/29/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 1/30/2026 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2/5/2026 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026) |
| 2/11/2026 | House |
• Added to Second Reading Calendar • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading |
| 2/19/2026 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) |
| 2/25/2026 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 880861 adopted • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 2 |
| 2/25/2026 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 2/26/2026 | Senate |
• Referred to Rules • Received |
643271 - Substitute Amendment (834215)