Bill > H0405

Introduced Session

An act relating to commercial construction; amending s. 255.0518, F.S.; requiring certain entities to open certain sealed bids, whether in electronic or paper form, at a public meeting conducted virtually or in person; amending s. 255.0525, F.S.; authorizing the solicitation of competitive bids or proposals for certain construction projects to be advertised on a publicly accessible website instead of in a newspaper; creating s. 255.0994, F.S.; defining the terms "governmental entity" and "public works project"; prohibiting a governmental entity from enforcing certain contract provisions for a public works project; providing construction; providing for severability; providing applicability; amending s. 553.71, F.S.; defining the term "commercial construction project"; creating s. 553.789, F.S.; requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule a uniform commercial building permit application for a specified purpose by a specified date; specifying the information to be included in the application; requiring the commission to adopt by rule additional trade-specific permit application forms for certain trades; requiring a local enforcement agency to use and accept the applications and forms adopted hb405 -03-e1by the commission; requiring local enforcement agencies to adopt substantially similar forms for a certain purpose; authorizing the local enforcement agency to require additional documentation or plans; authorizing local enforcement agencies to accept by e- mail the submission of certain applications and forms; requiring, to the extent feasible, that certain applications be capable of integrating with existing systems and account for local amendments to the Florida Building Code; amending s. 553.79, F.S.; requiring permit fees that are imposed by a local enforcement agency to be limited to the actual and reasonable costs incurred in reviewing, processing, and administering the permit; prohibiting such fees from being based on industry standards, market rates, or comparable retail pricing; requiring that such fees be proportional to the work performed in reviewing, processing, and administering such permits; prohibiting a political subdivision from imposing certain requirements for glazing on certain proposed construction or restoration projects; defining the terms "glazing" and "primary facade"; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 553.791, F.S.; requiring a local jurisdiction to include a certain reduction in permit fees on its schedule of fees posted on its hb405 -03-e1website; prohibiting the local jurisdiction from charging fees for plans review services under certain circumstances; prohibiting fees punitive in nature; requiring the local jurisdiction to identify and itemize the services covered by the administrative fees on its website; requiring the local enforcement agency to reduce the permit fee by specified percentages for an owner or a contractor who retains a private provider for specified purposes; providing that a local enforcement agency forfeits its ability to collect any fees for a commercial construction project if it does not reduce its fees by such specified percentages; requiring that a certain surcharge be calculated based on the reduced permit fee; providing construction; creating s. 553.8992, F.S.; requiring the commission to review and make recommendations relating to the incorporation of certain standards into the Florida Building Code for all new construction of commercial pools by a specified date; amending ss. 497.271 and 553.902, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date.

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Griff Griffitts (R)*,  Webster Barnaby (R),  Jim Mooney (R),  Michelle Salzman (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Died in Rules (on 03/13/2026)

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