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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.
Latest development · May 7, 2026
Chapter No. 2026-63; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 399 (Ch. 2026-7)
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Chapter No. 2026-63; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 399 (Ch. 2026-7)
Approved by Governor
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
Amendment 140962 Concur
Added to Senate Message List
In Messages
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Read 3rd time
Amendment(s) adopted (140962)
Read 2nd time
Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1234
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Withdrawn from Rules
Received
Referred to Rules
In Messages
CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
Read 3rd time
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Amendment 725319 adopted
Read 2nd time
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
Bill referred to House Calendar
CS Filed
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Reported out of Commerce Committee
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
Now in Commerce Committee
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
CS Filed
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Filed
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