Bill Summary

SB 526 Construction Regulations (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Grall  CS Sponsors: Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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Summary
Construction Regulations; Prohibiting a governmental entity that contracts for a public works project from taking certain actions; requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule uniform commercial building permit acceptance standards for a specified purpose by a specified date; requiring a local jurisdiction to include a certain reduction in the permit fee on its schedule of fees posted on its website; requiring nonresidential structures built in a flood zone after a specified date to have the lowest floor elevated above the required design flood elevation; revising the products requiring statewide approval to include mitigation products, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Community Affairs
   S Governmental Oversight and Accountability
» S Rules
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Actions
11/17/25
SENATE
Filed
12/01/25
SENATE
Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
01/08/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 S
01/13/26
SENATE
Favorable by Community Affairs; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/14/26
SENATE
Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
01/28/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 S
02/02/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/03/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/04/26
SENATE
Now in Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
0526
Filed on 11/17/25
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Amendment 865572 DE
Grall
Filed on 01/30/26
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 357682 AA
Grall
Filed on 02/02/26
Replaced by CS
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0526C1
Filed on 02/03/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
255.0994
497.271
553.71
553.789
553.79
553.791
553.8411
553.842
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553.902
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