Florida House Bill 859 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-05 - Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides specified maximum voluntary freeboard requirements for new construction & substantial improvements to existing construction; prohibits voluntary freeboard from being used in calculation of maximum allowable height for certain construction; authorizes local governments to adopt by ordinance minimum freeboard requirement or maximum voluntary freeboard that exceeds minimum requirements; requires Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule minimum freeboard requirements & to incorporate such requirements into next edition of FBC; requires commission to review freeboard requirements every 5 years.

Flood Damage Prevention

Rep. Fabian Basabe [R]

Rep. Alina Garcia [R]

Rep. Vicki Lopez [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	House	Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-02-21	House	Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-02-21	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2023-02-21	House	Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-02-21	House	Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
2023-02-15	House	Filed

S1018 (Same As) 2023-05-05 - Died in Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
553	845		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/859
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/859/BillText/Filed/PDF