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SB2883Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Building Codes.

IntroducedSenate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs

Introduced by Mike Gabbard, District 21

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires all single family residences and apartment buildings built after 1/1/2027 include a safe room that can withstand winds of two hundred miles per hour or higher. Requires singlefamily residences and apartment buildings built after 1/1/2027 be built to withstand Category 3 hurricanes when located in an area with winds of one hundred thirty miles per hour and a Category 5 hurricane when located in an area with winds of one hundred forty miles per hour or higher.

Where it stands

Referred to PSM, JDC.

January 30, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to PSM, JDC.

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