Bill > S1666

Introduced Session

An act relating to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; amending s. 20.165, F.S.; revising the list of boards and programs established under the Division of Professions within the department; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 326.002, F.S.; designating the Division of Professions of the department as the division overseeing yacht and ship brokers; amending s. 326.006, F.S.; designating the Professional Regulation Trust Fund as the trust fund related to the regulation of yacht and ship brokers; revising that all fees related to the regulation of yacht and ship brokers be deposited in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund, rather than the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund; amending s. 399.035, F.S.; revising elevator accessibility requirements for ambulance stretchers; amending s. 455.02, F.S.; providing that members of the Armed Forces in good standing and their spouses or surviving spouses who apply to administrative boards or programs for licensure are required to submit fingerprints only for those professions that require fingerprints for initial licensure; amending s. 455.213, F.S.; deleting a requirement that the board regulating cosmetologists or cosmetology specialists review an applicant’s criminal record; requiring specified persons or entities to create and maintain an account with the department’s online system; requiring such persons or entities to provide specified information on the department’s online system; requiring such persons to use forms furnished by the department; prohibiting the department from processing an application not submitted through its online system; amending s. 471.015, F.S.; revising the criteria for the Board of Professional Engineers to certify applicants as qualified for licensure by endorsement as engineers; amending s. 473.3065, F.S.; renaming the Certified Public Accountant Education Minority Assistance Advisory Council as the Certified Public Accountant Education Opportunity Assistance Advisory Council; revising the purpose of the Clay Ford Scholarship Program; revising eligibility criteria for receipt of the scholarship; revising the criteria for membership and filling a vacancy on the council; amending s. 475.628, F.S.; prohibiting the board regulating appraisers from adopting standards that violate the laws of this state; deleting a requirement that an appraiser comply with certain standards for nonfederally related transactions; amending s. 476.034, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “barbershop”; amending s. 476.054, F.S.; deleting certain prohibitions on term limits for persons appointed to serve on the Barbers’ Board; amending s. 476.064, F.S.; deleting what constitutes a quorum at board meetings; amending s. 476.184, F.S.; requiring the department to adopt rules; requiring a mobile barbershop to comply with all licensure and operating requirements that apply to a barbershop at a fixed location; providing an exception; requiring a mobile barbershop to have a permanent business address in a specified location; requiring that certain records be kept at the permanent business address; requiring a mobile barbershop licenseholder to file with the department a written monthly itinerary that provides certain information; requiring a mobile barbershop licenseholder to comply with certain laws and ordinances; making technical changes; amending s. 476.188, F.S.; providing that a barbershop must be licensed, rather than registered, with the department; authorizing the practice of barbering to be performed in a location other than a licensed barbershop under certain circumstances; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 477.015, F.S.; revising the number of, and criteria for, members of the Board of Cosmetology; deleting a prohibition against a specified number of consecutive term limits; deleting what constitutes a quorum at board meetings; amending s. 481.213, F.S.; revising the criteria for the Board of Architecture and Interior Design to certify applicants as qualified for licensure by endorsement as architects or for registration as registered interior designers; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; making technical changes; amending s. 489.107, F.S.; revising the quorum requirements of the Construction Industry Licensing Board; making a technical change; amending s. 489.111, F.S.; deleting a requirement that the Department of Business and Professional Regulation ensure a sensitivity review committee is established; amending s. 489.115, F.S.; revising the criteria for the Construction Industry Licensing Board to certify applicants as qualified for certification by endorsement for a construction contractor’s license; amending s. 489.511, F.S.; revising the criteria for the Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board to certify applicants as qualified for certification by endorsement for an electrical contractor’s license; amending s. 499.012, F.S.; revising permit application requirements for a prescription drug wholesale distributor; amending s. 499.0121, F.S.; revising the list of responsible persons a prescription drug wholesale distributor is required to establish and maintain; repealing s. 499.01211, F.S., relating to the Drug Wholesale Distributor Advisory Council; amending s. 499.041, F.S.; deleting a requirement that the department assess each person applying for certification as a designated representative a fee, plus the cost of processing a criminal history record check; amending ss. 499.0661 and 499.067, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 509.2015, F.S.; revising where a public lodging establishment must post notice of a telephone surcharge; deleting the size of such notice; amending s. 553.73, F.S.; requiring local amendments to the administrative provisions of the Florida Building Code be more stringent than the minimum standards described in this section; making technical changes; amending s. 553.791, F.S.; revising the requirements for private providers or any duly authorized representatives who perform certain plan reviews or inspections; requiring the department to adopt rules; reenacting ss. 120.54(3)(c) and 120.74(2)(b) and (3)(a), F.S., relating to adoption procedures and agency annual rulemaking and regulatory plans and reports, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 20.165, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 326.003 and 326.004(5) and (7)(b), F.S., relating to administration and licensing, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 326.001, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 499.003(4), F.S., relating to definitions of terms, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 499.012, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date.

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Danny Burgess (R)*, 

Died in Regulated Industries (on 03/13/2026)

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