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CS/SB 526: Construction Regulations

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Grall

Construction Regulations; Prohibiting a governmental entity that contracts for a public works project from taking certain actions; requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule uniform commercial building permit acceptance standards for a specified purpose by a specified date; requiring a local jurisdiction to include a certain reduction in the permit fee on its schedule of fees posted on its website; requiring nonresidential structures built in a flood zone after a specified date to have the lowest floor elevated above the required design flood elevation; revising the products requiring statewide approval to include mitigation products, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/3/2026 Senate - Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/2025 Senate • Filed
12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/2/2026 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/3/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)