CS/CS/HB 803: Building Permits and Inspections
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee; Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; Trabulsy; Overdorf; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chaney; López, J.; Plasencia; Valdés
Building Permits and Inspections; Providing for expiration of certain building permits issued by a county; requiring the Department of Management Services to enter into and maintain state term contracts for building code inspection services; providing that certain persons are not subject to discipline for performing a job without applicable permits and inspections if otherwise authorized by law; prohibiting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation from denying a building permit for certain residential manufactured buildings; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing a certain zoning, land use, or development regulation that treats an offsite-constructed residential dwelling differently or more restrictively than certain dwellings in the same district; requiring local governments to exempt certain owners and contractors from requiring a building permit for the installation of temporary residential hurricane and flood protection walls or barriers that meet certain requirements; requiring a local government to make certain decisions relating to certain building permits within a specified timeframe; prohibiting an association or certain committees from requiring a building permit as a prerequisite for a certain review, etc.
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/5/2026 | House |
• Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/15/2026 | House |
• Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/20/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee |
| 1/21/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 1/22/2026 | House |
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
| 2/3/2026 | House |
• Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/5/2026 | House |
• Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 2/16/2026 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 2/18/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 2/19/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 2/25/2026 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 725319 adopted • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 |
| 2/25/2026 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 2/26/2026 | Senate |
• Referred to Rules • Received |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 599 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1234 -SJ 599 • Read 2nd time -SJ 599 • Amendment(s) adopted (140962) -SJ 608 • Read 3rd time -SJ 608 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 608 |
| 3/5/2026 | House |
• In Messages |
| 3/12/2026 | House |
• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 140962 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled |
| 4/30/2026 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 5/6/2026 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 5/7/2026 |
• Chapter No. 2026-63 |
862779 - Amendment to Amendment (725319)