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S0526Introduced in the Senate

Construction Regulations

Failed

Introduced by Governmental Oversight and Accountability

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Prohibiting a governmental entity that contracts for a public works project from taking certain actions; requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule uniform commercial building permit acceptance standards for a specified purpose by a specified date; requiring a local jurisdiction to include a certain reduction in the permit fee on its schedule of fees posted on its website; requiring nonresidential structures built in a flood zone after a specified date to have the lowest floor elevated above the required design flood elevation; revising the products requiring statewide approval to include mitigation products, etc.

Where it stands

Died in Rules

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability · February 2, 2026

9

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

  3. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  4. Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  5. Introduced

  6. Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

  7. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  8. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  9. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  10. Now in Rules

  11. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time

  12. Died in Rules

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