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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. 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