Florida House Bill 579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires private provider firms to qualify as business organizations; authorizes owner or contractor to file complaint with Department of Commerce against local jurisdiction if certain fees are not reduced; requires local jurisdiction to immediately refund fees; authorizes DOC to assess certain fines; prohibits local persons & entities from conducting its own plans review or inspections if private provider is retained; requires local building official to issue permit or provide specified written notice within certain time period.

Use of Private Providers for Plans Review and Inspection

Rep. Philip Griffitts [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2024-01-12	House	Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-11-30	House	Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-11-30	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2023-11-30	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee
2023-11-30	House	Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-11-20	House	Filed

S684 (Similar To) 2024-03-06 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 267
H267 (Similar To) 2024-05-17 - Chapter No. 2024-191

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
553	791		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/579
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/579/BillText/Filed/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/579/Analyses/h0579.RRS.PDF