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BOAF 2019 LEGISLATIVE BILL WATCH LIST DETAILAs of April 1, 2019HB 3: Preemption of local RegulationsGENERAL BILL by Grant, M.Preemption of Local Regulations;?Prohibits local governments from imposing or adopting new regulations on businesses & business entities on or after specified date; Specifies certain regulations expire & may only be readopted or continue to be imposed after meeting specified criteria; Preempts regulation & licensing of professions & occupations to state; prohibits local governments from imposing additional regulations unless specified conditions are met; Specifies that local regulations that do not meet specified criteria do not apply; Specifies certain specialty contractors are not required to register with Construction Industry Licensing Board; Prohibits local governments from requiring certain specialty contractors to obtain license; Specifies job scopes for which local jurisdiction may not require license.House Committees:Business and Professions Subcommittee – 2/21 9-5State Affairs Committee – 3/14 15 - 7Commerce Committee 3/21 18-5Strike all amendment 3/21Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) – 3/22Placed on House Calendar – 3/25SB 1748: Preemption of Local RegulationsGENERAL BILL by?PerryPreemption of Local Regulations;?Prohibiting certain local governments from imposing or adopting certain regulations on businesses and business entities on or after a specified date; Specifying that certain regulations expire and may only be readopted or continue to be imposed after meeting specified criteria; Specifying that specified specialty contractors are not required to register with the Construction Industry Licensing Board, etc.Senate Committees:Community AffairsCommerce and Tourism RulesNo committee action as of 04/01/2019HB 447: Open and Expired Building PermitsGENERAL BILL by Diamond ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) EskamaniOpen and Expired Building Permits;?Provides requirements related to open & expired permits, including permit requirements, closing of permits, amendment of Florida Building Code, powers of local governmental entities, applicability, & notice requirements.House Committees: Business and Professions Subcommittee; 3/19 – 14 - 0Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; 3/26 – 14 - 0Commerce CommitteeSB 902: Open and Expired Building PermitsGENERAL BILL by?PerryOpen and Expired Building Permits;?Specifying conditions under which a building permit is considered an open permit, expired permit, or closed permit; authorizing an open or expired permit to be closed on by or on behalf of the current property owner if certain requirements are met; Authorizing the owner of a home for sale to assume the role of an owner-builder in order to resolve an open permit under certain circumstances, etc.Senate Committees:Community Affairs; 3/12 – 5 - 0Innovation, Industry, and Technology; 3/26 – 10 - 0RulesSB – No Companion Bill - See SB 1640HB 1333: Building Construction ProceduresGENERAL BILL by PayneBuilding Construction Procedures;?Extends length of time provisional certificate is valid; revises categories of certification the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board shall by rule establish; Revises examination fee & requirements for home inspector licensure requirements; revises notification requirements for qualifying agents; Requires qualifying agents to submit certain orders within specified time & close active permits that have expired; provides new qualifying agent shall not be held liable for certain work; Authorizes Florida Building Commission to approve certain amendments to Florida Building Code every 3 years.House Committees:Business and Professions Subcommittee; 3/26 – 14 - 0Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee CS/HB 27: Deregulation of Professions and OccupationsGENERAL BILL by Business and Professions Subcommittee; IngogliaDeregulation of Professions and Occupations;?Removes regulations on specified DBPR professions, including labor organizations, hair braiders, hair wrappers & body wrappers, & boxing timekeepers & announcers; Revises certain requirements for barbers, nail specialists, business organizations that provide architecture services and interior design, landscape architects, & geologists; Prohibits suspension or revocation of license for delinquency or default on payment of student loan or default on requirements of work-conditional scholarship.House Committees:Business and Professions Subcommittee; 3/19 – 11 - 4Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; 3/26 – 8 - 3Commerce CommitteeSB 1640: Deregulation of Professions and OccupationsGENERAL BILL by?AlbrittonDeregulation of Professions and Occupations;?Renaming the Board of Architecture and Interior Design as the Board of Architecture within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Repealing provisions relating to hearings for persons or labor organizations denied licensure as a business agent; Requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation or a board to seek reciprocal licensing agreements with other states under certain circumstances; Repealing provisions relating to fees and local licensing requirements, etc.Senate Committees:Innovation, Industry and Technology – 4/02 10:00 AMCommerce and TourismAppropriationsHB 775: Construction Industry WorkforceGENERAL BILL by LeekConstruction Industry Workforce;?Requires certain funds to be used for specified purposes.House Committees;Business and Professions Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce CommitteeNo committee action as of 04/01/2019SB 1118: Construction Industry WorkforceGENERAL BILL by?HutsonConstruction Industry Workforce;?Requiring that a specified amount of funds relating to the Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Fund be allocated to the University of Florida M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management; Authorizing the school to use the funds for specified purposes, etc.Senate Committees:Innovation, Industry, and Technology; 3/26 – 10 - 0Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; AppropriationsHB 715: Florida Building Code EnforcementGENERAL BILL by RobinsonFlorida Building Code Enforcement;?Prohibits local government from carrying forward more than specified amount of unexpended revenue;Revises requirements for expenditure of certain unexpended revenue.House Committees:Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; 3/12 – 11 - 1Business and Professions Subcommittee; 1/19 – 14 - 0State Affairs Committee? 3/28 - PostponedSB 1036: Florida Building CodeGENERAL BILL by? HYPERLINK "" GrutersFlorida Building Code;?Prohibiting local governments from carrying forward balances resulting from its enforcement of the Florida Building Code which exceed a specified amount;Requiring local governments to use any excess funds for specified purposes, etc.Senate Committees;Community AffairsInnovation, Industry and TechnologyRulesNo committee action as of 04/01/2019HB 127: Permit FeesGENERAL BILL by Williamson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Grieco ; Hill ; OverdorfPermit Fees;?Requires governing bodies of counties & municipalities to post their permit & inspection fee schedules & building permit & inspection utilization reports on their websites; Requires governing bodies of local governments to post their building permit & inspection utilization reports on their websites by specified date; Provides requirements for such governing bodies; Provides reporting requirements.House Committees: Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; 1/23 – 14 - 0Business and Professions Subcommittee; 2/14 – 15 - 0State Affairs Committee 3/5 - 22 – 0House Action:Passed – 3/21 - 110 – 0In messagesSB 142: Permit Fees – See HB 127GENERAL BILL by?PerryPermit Fees;?Requiring the governing bodies of counties and municipalities to post their permit and inspection fee schedules and building permit and inspection utilization reports on their websites; Requiring certain governing bodies of local governments to post their building permit and inspection utilization reports on their websites by a specified date, etc.Senate Committees:Community Affairs; 2/5 - 5 - 0Innovation, Industry and Technology; 3/6 – 10- 0Rules 3/13 - 16 – 0Senate Action:? Ordered engrossed ? Placed on 3rd readingSubstitute HB 127Passed 40 – 0 3/27/2019HB 351: Construction Contracting QualificationsGENERAL BILL by AusleyConstruction Contracting Qualifications;?Revises requirements for subcontractor who is not certified or registered to perform construction work under supervision of person who is certified or registered.House Committees:Business and Professions Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce CommitteeNo committee action as of 04/01/2019SB 674: Construction Contracting QualificationsGENERAL BILL by?MontfordConstruction Contracting Qualifications;?Revising requirements for a subcontractor who is not certified or registered to perform construction work under the supervision of a person who is certified or registered, etc.Senate Committees:Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Banking and Insurance; RulesNo committee action as of 04/01/2019HB 805: Residential Swimming Pool SafetyGENERAL BILL by WebbResidential Swimming Pool Safety;?Requires home inspector to include certain information in his or her report; Requires new residential swimming pools meet additional requirement in order to pass final inspection & receive certificate of completion; Prohibits swimming pool owner from transferring ownership of swimming pool unless certain requirements are met; Revises criminal penalties.House Committees:Business and Professions Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee?N0 committee action as of 04/01/2019SB 724: Residential Swimming Pool SafetyGENERAL BILL by?HooperResidential Swimming Pool Safety;?Citing this act as "The Kacen’s Cause Act"; Requiring a home inspector to include certain information relating to swimming pools in his or her report; Requiring that new residential swimming pools meet an additional requirement in order to pass final inspection and receive a certificate of completion, etc.Senate Committees:Innovation, Industry, and Technology; 3/6 10 – 0 Community Affairs; C/S 3/20 - 5 – 0Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) Rules SB 616: EngineeringGENERAL BILL by?PerryEngineering;?Authorizing the Board of Professional Engineers to establish standards of practice and responsibility rules for the profession of engineering; revising the prerequisites for a person to take an examination that determines whether she or he is qualified to practice in this state as an engineer; requiring that structural inspections on a threshold building be performed during new construction or during certain repair or restoration projects, etc.Senate Committees:Innovation, Industry, and Technology; 3/26 9 - 1Community Affairs; AppropriationsHB 827: EngineeringGENERAL BILL by ToledoEngineering;?Authorizes Board of Professional Engineers to establish standards of practice & responsibility rules for profession of engineering; revises prerequisites to take an examination to determine qualification to practice as an engineer; revises licensure certification requirements; revises requirements for licensure by endorsement; requires board to deny license under certain circumstances; requires board to establish certain training & education requirements for certain qualified representatives; provides that successor engineer assumes full professional & legal responsibility by signing or affixing his or her seal to certain documents; requires that structural inspections on threshold building be performed during new construction or during certain repair or restoration projects.House Committees:Business and Professions Subcommittee; 3/26 – 3/26 – 12 - 0Commerce CommitteeSB 730: Electrical ContractorsGENERAL BILL by?GibsonElectrical Contractors;?Revising the circumstances under which a municipality or county may require a specified electrical journeyman to be on a worksite, etc.Senate Committees:Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Community Affairs; Rules No committee action as of 04/01/2019HB 6027: Electrical ContractorsGENERAL BILL by MercadoElectrical Contractors;?Revises circumstances under which municipality or county may require specified electrical journeyman to be on worksite.House Committees:Business and Professions Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce CommitteeNo committee action as of 04/01/2019HB 459: Emergency Power for Facilities Providing Dialysis ServicesGENERAL BILL by PritchettEmergency Power for Facilities Providing Dialysis Services;?Provides that Florida Building Code must require that facilities that provide dialysis services to have an operational emergency power source.House Committees:Health Quality Subcommittee; Business and Professions Subcommittee; Health and Human Services CommitteeNo committee action as of 04/01/2019SB 830: Emergency Power for Facilities Providing Dialysis ServicesGENERAL BILL by?BraynonEmergency Power for Facilities Providing Dialysis Services;?Directing the Florida Building Code to require facilities that provide dialysis services to have an operational emergency power source, etc.Senate Committees:Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; AppropriationsNo committee action as of 04/01/2019SB 586: Structurally Sound and Accessible School FacilitiesGENERAL BILL by?CruzStructurally Sound and Accessible School Facilities;?Providing that all students have certain rights relating to attending schools that meet specific standards; Requiring that certain new school facilities be constructed in compliance with public shelter design criteria; Requiring a startup charter school to use facilities that comply with the State Requirements for Educational Facilities; Requiring the governing authority of a state scholarship-participating private school to require that any new construction, remodeling, or renovation of school facilities comply with the Florida Building Code and the State Requirements for Educational Facilities, etc.Senate Committees:Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; AppropriationsNo committee action as of 04/01/2019HB 1233: Structurally Sound and Accessible School FacilitiesGENERAL BILL by EskamaniStructurally Sound and Accessible School Facilities;?Provides that students have certain rights relating to attending schools that meet specific standards; requires that certain new school facilities be constructed in compliance with public shelter design criteria;Provides duties for certain educational entities; Provides for preemption & rulemaking.House Committees:PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee?No committee action as of 04/01/2019HB 433: Fire Safety and PreventionGENERAL BILL by JacquetFire Safety and Prevention;?Prohibits person from committing or attempting to commit certain acts to influence firesafety inspectors; Provides criminal penalties.House Committees:Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary CommitteeNo committee action as of 04/01/2019SB 498: Fire Safety and PreventionGENERAL BILL by?PowellFire Safety and Prevention;?Prohibiting a person from committing or attempting to commit certain acts to influence firesafety inspectors, etc.Senate Committees:Criminal Justice: 2/19/2019 – 3 - 0Government Oversight and Accountability: 03/12/2019 – 4 – 0 RulesHB 801: Tiny HomesGENERAL BILL by EskamaniTiny Homes;?Requires Florida Building Commission to adopt certain regulations & standards; Provides for incorporation of certain codes into Florida Building Code.House Committees:None assigned to dateNo committee action as of 04/01/2019SB 1268: Tiny HomesGENERAL BILL by?BookTiny Homes;?Requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt certain regulations and standards; Providing for the incorporation of certain codes into the Florida Building Code, etc.No committee action as of 04/01/2019HB 777: Insulation ProductsGENERAL BILL by KillebrewInsulation Products;?Requires manufacturers to provide certain data for approval of insulation under Florida Building Code; Requires that testing data comply with certain requirements.House Committees:Business and Professions Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce CommitteeNo committee action as of 04/01/2019SB 1420: Florida Building CodeGENERAL BILL by? HYPERLINK "" GrutersFlorida Building Code;?Requiring a manufacturer to submit certain information when seeking to have an insulation product approved by the Florida Building Commission; Requiring the manufacturer to provide test data to certain persons upon request; Specifying that the failure to provide the test data is a violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, etc.Senate Committees:Community Affairs; 03/26/19, 5 - 0?Commerce and Tourism; RulesSB 604: Registered Contractor LicensingGENERAL BILL by? HYPERLINK "" PizzoRegistered Contractor Licensing;?Extending the date by which an applicant must make application for a license to be grandfathered, etc.Senate Committees:Innovation, Industry, and Technology; 3/19 – 9 - 0Community Affairs; 04/02 – 2:00 PMRulesHB 763: Registered Contractor LicensingGENERAL BILL by Watson, B.Registered Contractor Licensing;Extends date by which an applicant must make application for license to be grandfathered.House Committees:Business and Professions Subcommittee; 3/19 – 14 - 0Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; 04/01 – 12 - 0Commerce Committee?HB 877: Reduction of Construction Contracting FraudGENERAL BILL by Grant, M.Reduction of Construction Contracting Fraud;?Removes intent requirement for contractor fraud offenses; revises elements of offenses; revises criminal penalties; provides that prospective buyer of residential dwelling unit may not waive right to have deposit funds placed in escrow; requires escrow of certain payments received for improvement of real property.House Committees:Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 03/26/19, 11 -0 ?CommerceJudiciary CommitteeSB 1092: Reduction of Construction Contracting FraudGENERAL BILL by?AlbrittonReduction of Construction Contracting Fraud;?Deleting an intent requirement for contractor fraud offenses; revising criminal penalties for contractor fraud offenses; revising the maximum amount of a prospective buyer’s deposit for a residential dwelling which must be put into escrow; requiring escrow of certain payments received for the improvement of real property, etc.Senate Committees:Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Criminal Justice; Rules?No committee action as of 04/01/2019HB 369: Substance Abuse ServicesGENERAL BILL by CarusoSubstance Abuse Services;?Authorizes DCF & AHCA to grant exemptions from disqualification for service provider personnel to work solely in certain treatment programs, treatment facilities, or recovery residences; Revises provisions relating to background checks & exemptions from disqualification for certain service provider personnel & owners, directors, & CFOs of recovery residences; Provides qualifications for certification as peer specialist; Authorizes DCF to approve certain credentialing entities to certify peer specialists; Provides certain prohibitions & penalties; Prohibits recovery residences from benefitting from certain referrals; Requires DFS to establish uniform firesafety standards for recovery residences.House Committees:Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; 03/06 – 14 - 0Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; 03/14 – 17 - 0Health and Human Services CommitteeSB 900: Substance Abuse ServicesGENERAL BILL by?HarrellSubstance Abuse Services;?Authorizing the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Health Care Administration to grant exemptions from disqualification for certain service provider personnel; Requiring individuals screened on or after a specified date to undergo specified background screening; Increasing the criminal penalty for certain unlawful activities relating to personnel; Prohibiting an individual who is not a certified peer specialist from advertising or providing recovery services unless the person is exempt, etc.Senate Committees:Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 3/11 7 - 0Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations ................
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