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: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- 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
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SB 526, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/17/2025 at 3:39 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 405 (c1) Commercial Construction Projects Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 1/14/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 1:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 287.05702 Page 2 (pdf) 553.789 Page 3 (pdf) 553.791 Alternative plans review and inspection. Page 5 (pdf) 553.842 Product evaluation and approval. Page 6 (pdf)