Bill Summary

HB 749 Flood Damage Prevention (2024 Session)
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Sponsors
by Basabe
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Summary
Flood Damage Prevention: Provides 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. Effective Date: July 1, 2024
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committees of reference
» H Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
   H State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
12/06/23
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Filed
12/19/23
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Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
12/19/23
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Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
03/08/24
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Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0749
Filed on 12/06/23
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Statute Citations
553.845
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