Florida House Bill 405
Session 2026
Commercial Construction
Active
Passed House on Feb 25, 2026
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
Commerce Committee
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
First Action
Nov 12, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
405
State
Florida
Session
2026
Commerce Committee
grade
Primary
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
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Primary
checkPassed on February 25, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
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Summary
Commercial Construction ; Prohibiting a governmental entity from enforcing certain contract provisions for a public works project; requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule a uniform commercial building permit application for a specified purpose by a specified date; requiring the commission to adopt by rule additional trade-specific permit application forms for certain trades; requiring a local enforcement agency to use and accept the applications and forms adopted by the commission; requiring local enforcement agencies to adopt substantially similar forms for a certain purpose; requiring permit fees that are imposed by a local enforcement agency to be limited to the actual and reasonable costs incurred in reviewing, processing, and administering the permit; requiring a local jurisdiction to include a certain reduction in permit fees on its schedule of fees posted on its website; prohibiting the local jurisdiction from charging fees for plans review services under certain circumstances; requiring the local enforcement agency to reduce the permit fee by specified percentages for an owner or a contractor who retains a private provider for specified purposes.
Bill Analysis -- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (12/3/2025 12:31 PM)
Bill Analysis -- State Administration Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/14/2026 3:19 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) (1/29/2026 5:02 PM)
591883 - Amendment to H 405 Filed
262525 - Amendment to H 405 Filed
880861 - Amendment to H 405 c2
633289 - Amendment to H 405 c2
834215 - Strike All Amendment to H 405 c2
643271 - Substitute Amendment (834215) to H 405 c2
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02/26/2026
Senate
Received
02/26/2026
Senate
Referred to Rules
02/25/2026
Senate
In Messages
02/25/2026
House
CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 2
02/25/2026
House
Read 3rd time
02/25/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
02/25/2026
House
Amendment 880861 adopted
02/25/2026
House
Read 2nd time
02/19/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
02/11/2026
House
Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
02/11/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/05/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
01/30/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
01/30/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
01/29/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
01/29/2026
House
CS Filed
01/29/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
01/29/2026
House
Reported out of Commerce Committee
01/27/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
01/23/2026
House
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
01/14/2026
House
Now in Commerce Committee
01/14/2026
House
Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee
01/14/2026
House
Favorable by State Administration Budget Subcommittee
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/12/2026
House
Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda
12/04/2025
House
Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee
12/04/2025
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
12/04/2025
House
Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
12/03/2025
House
CS Filed
12/03/2025
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
12/03/2025
House
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
12/02/2025
House
Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
11/24/2025
House
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
11/18/2025
House
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
11/18/2025
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
11/18/2025
House
Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
11/18/2025
House
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
11/12/2025
House
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:18 AM