Bill > H1263

Introduced Session

An act relating to the My Safe Florida Home Program; amending s. 215.5586, F.S.; revising legislative intent; specifying eligibility requirements for hurricane mitigation inspections under the My Safe Florida Home Program; specifying requirements for a hurricane mitigation inspection application; authorizing an applicant to submit a subsequent hurricane mitigation inspection application under certain conditions; authorizing applicants who meet specified requirements to receive a home inspection under the program without being eligible for, or applying for, a grant; specifying eligibility requirements for hurricane mitigation grants; revising application requirements for hurricane mitigation grants; authorizing an applicant to submit a subsequent hurricane mitigation grant application under certain conditions; requiring that a grant application include certain information; deleting and revising provisions relating to the selection of hurricane mitigation inspectors and contractors; deleting the requirement that matching fund grants be made available to certain entities; revising improvements that grants for eligible homes may be used for; deleting the authorization to use grants on CS/ rebuilds; requiring the Department of Financial Services to develop a process that ensures the most efficient means to collect and verify inspection applications; requiring the department to prioritize the review and approval of inspection and grant applications in a specified order; requiring the department to start accepting inspection and grant applications as specified in the act; requiring homeowners to finalize construction and make certain requests within a specified time; providing that an application is deemed abandoned under certain circumstances; authorizing the department to request certain information; providing that an application is considered withdrawn under certain circumstances; revising provisions relating to the development of brochures; requiring the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to distribute such brochures to specified persons; providing appropriations; requiring funds to be used for certain costs; prohibiting the department from taking certain actions; providing an effective date.

Committee Categories

Chip LaMarca (R)*,  Alina García (R),  Jim Mooney (R),  John Snyder (R),  Dana Trabulsy (R),  Keith Truenow (R), 

Other Sponsors (3)

Laid on Table (on 03/05/2024)

Official Document