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recommendations of the
Construction Industry
Workforce Taskforce;
• Requires CareerSource
Florida to develop a
plan to implement the
recommendations of the
Construction Industry
Workforce Task Force using
existing federal funds and
the Florida ReBuilds program
model for implementation;
• Authorizes the Department
of Business & Professional
Regulation to use building
permit fee surcharge funds
to continue the Construction
Industry Workforce Task
Force through the University
of Florida Rinker School of
Construction;
• Modifies the Florida Building
Code update and adoption
process by requiring the
Florida Building Commission
to:
• Use the most current
version of the nationally-
adopted codes (I-Codes,
National Electric Code, etc.)
for review and updates;
• Adopt provisions in
national codes to maintain
eligibility for federal funding
from FEMA, HUD and the
insurance discounts from
the National Flood Insurance
Program;
• Adopt the updated code
and other code provisions
(through the Technical
Advisory Committees) by
two-thirds vote rather than
the current three-fourths
vote;
• Preserve adopted
Florida-specific provisions
in the Florida Building
Code rather than sunset
such provisions every three
years; for one-or-two-family
dwellings when the
current connection meets
hydraulic demand;
• Preserve local
government local code
amendments relating to
water conservation; • Prohibits special or
independent districts, as
well as local governments,
from requiring additional
fees to demonstrate proof
of workers comp insurance
or licensure, including
when pulling a permit,
when the information is
already recorded;
• Directs the Florida
Building Commission to
amend the Florida Building
Code-Energy Conservation
to eliminate duplicative
energy commissioning
reporting requirements
for HVAC and electrical
systems;
• Authorizes licensed
design professionals,
electrical engineers or
mechanical engineers to
provide commissioning
reports;
• Directs the Florida
Building Commission to
amend the code to provide
options for acceptable
standards for substitution
of door components on
exterior doors;
• Prohibits requiring a
self-closing door latch
from garage into house on
single-family residences;
• Specifies a permit is
not needed for painting
one’s own home, even if
the home is owned by a
limited liability company;
• Prohibits local
governments from
requiring a separate
water connection for
a fire sprinkler system
• Prohibits local
government adoption of
ordinances or building
permit requirements that
conflict with corporate
trademarks, service marks,
logos, etc.;
• Prohibits additional fees
by local government
when property owner or
contractor hires a private
provider for plan review or
inspection;
• Authorizes licensed
electrical or alarm
contractors to act as prime
contractor or subcontract
work under certain
circumstances; and,
• Provides for training and
increased employment
opportunities for building
code administrators and
inspectors.
Estoppel: SB 398 by
Passidomo
This legislation reduces the
growing cost of obtaining
estoppel certificates.
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