Bill > H1143

Introduced Session

An act relating to My Safe Florida Home Program; amending s. 215.5586, F.S.; providing for home inspections for flood damage under the My Safe Florida Home Program; requiring the Department of Financial Services to contract with flood certification entities to provide mitigation inspections; providing requirements for flood certification entities to qualify for selection by the department; revising requirements for wind certification entities to qualify for selection by the department; revising the purpose of the program mitigation grants; providing requirements for flood mitigation grants; providing details for the maximum state contribution to the mitigation grants; authorizing flood mitigation inspectors to participate as mitigation contractors under the program under certain circumstances; requiring matching fund grants to be made available to certain entities for projects that reduce flood damage; revising uses for hurricane mitigation grants; providing uses for flood mitigation grants; revising requirements for grants for townhouses; providing requirements for grants for condominium units; prohibiting the department from awarding mitigation grants to homeowners under certain circumstances; authorizing education and outreach campaigns on flood inspections and flood damage mitigation; providing rulemaking authority; revising the department inspector list to include flood mitigation inspectors and flood mitigation inspections; providing appropriations; providing an effective date.

Committee Categories

Lindsay Cross (D)*,  Vicki Lopez (R), 

Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (on 03/08/2024)

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