H0803Introduced in the House
Building Permits and Inspections
Introduced by Commerce Committee
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Chapter No. 2026-63
May 7, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
6 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House: Third Reading RCS#841 · March 12, 2026
109
Yes
0
No
8
Absent or Not Voting
117 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Salzman | 1 | Not Voting |
| Alex Andrade | 2 | Yes |
| Nathan Boyles | 3 | Yes |
| Patt Maney | 4 | Yes |
| Shane Abbott | 5 | Yes |
| Philip Griffitts | 6 | Yes |
| Jason Shoaf | 7 | Yes |
| Gallop Franklin | 8 | Yes |
| Allison Tant | 9 | Yes |
| Chuck Brannan | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
CS Filed
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Now in Commerce Committee
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
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)
Read 2nd time
Amendment 725319 adopted
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Read 3rd time
CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
In Messages
Referred to Rules
Received
Withdrawn from Rules
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1234
Read 2nd time
Amendment(s) adopted (140962)
Read 3rd time
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
In Messages
Added to Senate Message List
Amendment 140962 Concur
CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Approved by Governor
Chapter No. 2026-63
Verify the information
- Official page on the Florida Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #982191 (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #725319 (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #862779 to Amendment (725319) (amendment)
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