SB 526: Commercial Construction Projects
GENERAL BILL by Grall
Commercial Construction Projects; Defining the term “awarding body”; providing that provisions contained in public construction contracts which purport to waive, release, or extinguish certain rights of a contractor are void and unenforceable under specified circumstances; providing construction; requiring the Florida Building Commission, in consultation with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, to create a uniform commercial building permit application; defining the term “commercial construction project”; requiring local enforcement agencies to reduce permit fees for commercial construction projects by certain percentages under certain circumstances, etc.
Last Action: 1/28/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
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 |