Bill > S0322

Introduced Session

An act relating to construction; amending s. 83.43, F.S.; defining terms; amending s. 83.51, F.S.; revising the obligation of landlords to maintain certain premises to include making reasonable provisions for functioning facilities for cooling; providing requirements for such facilities; providing that a landlord is not in violation of certain provisions under certain circumstances; providing an exception to the requirement to provide facilities for cooling; requiring a landlord to provide alternative code-compliant cooling solutions under certain circumstances; providing construction; requiring a landlord to comply with certain provisions by a specified date; amending s. 489.105, F.S.; revising the definitions of the terms “class A air-conditioning contractor” and “mechanical contractor”; amending s. 489.115, F.S.; revising requirements for certain certificateholders or registrants desiring to renew such certificate or registration; authorizing the Construction Industry Licensing Board to award a specified number of hours of general continuing education credit per renewal cycle for certain professional association engagement; specifying that certain credit is general credit only and may not be used to satisfy certain requirements; requiring the board to adopt rules; prohibiting a certificateholder or registrant from receiving credit for certain activities; requiring approved associations to maintain certain records for a certain timeframe and submit attendance records to the board in a certain format; amending ss. 83.491 and 553.895, F.S.; conforming cross-references; reenacting ss. 403.868, 489.107(4)(b), 489.113(2), 489.117(1)(a), (2)(a) and (b), and (4)(a), (d), and (e), 489.118(1), 489.126(1), 489.131(10) and (11), 489.1402(1)(d), 489.141(2)(f), and 553.998, F.S., relating to requirements by a utility, the Construction Industry Licensing Board, qualifications and restrictions for practice, registration and specialty contractors, certification of registered contractors and grandfathering provisions, moneys received by contractors, applicability of contracting provisions, the Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund, conditions for recovery and eligibility, and compliance, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 489.105, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 489.517(4)(a) and 553.79(18), F.S., relating to the renewal of certificate or registration and continuing education, and permits, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 489.115, F.S., in references thereto; providing effective dates.

AI Summary

Stan McClain (R)*, 

Introduced (on 01/13/2026)

Official Document