Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 803
Session 2026
Building Permits and Inspections
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 25, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Commerce Committee
Committee
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
First Action
Dec 17, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
803
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Commerce Committee
Primary
Republican
Primary
Committee
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 25, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Summary
Building Permits and Inspections; Provides for expiration of certain building permits issued by county & local government; prohibits DBPR from denying building permit for certain residential manufactured buildings; provides that under certain circumstances certain persons are not subject to discipline for performing job without applicable permits & inspections; prohibits local governments from requiring building permit for installation of certain walls or barriers; revises provisions relating to building code inspection services provided by private provider & private provider firms, including permit & administrative fees, responsibilities of private providers, permitting & inspection documents & reports, timeframes for issuing permits & notices, authority of local building official, notices of incomplete forms, authority of private providers acting as local building official, emergency inspection services, creation of uniform forms, audits, immunity, civil causes of action, posting of permits on specified websites, & adoption of specified registration system; requires Florida Building Commission to develop uniform commercial & residential building permit applications; provides permit requirements for backup power systems & distributed energy generation systems; prohibits association or certain committees from requiring building permit as prerequisite for certain review.
Documents (6)
Bill Analysis -- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/21/2026 3:50 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/5/2026 7:49 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/19/2026 7:06 PM)
982191 - Strike All Amendment to H 803 Filed
862779 - Amendment to Amendment (725319) to H 803 c2
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 114, NAYS 0
02/25/2026
House
Read 3rd time
02/25/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
02/25/2026
House
Amendment 725319 adopted
02/25/2026
House
Read 2nd time
02/19/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
02/19/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
02/19/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
02/19/2026
House
CS Filed
02/19/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/19/2026
House
Reported out of Commerce Committee
02/18/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
02/16/2026
House
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
02/05/2026
House
Now in Commerce Committee
02/05/2026
House
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
02/05/2026
House
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
02/03/2026
House
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
01/22/2026
House
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
01/22/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
01/22/2026
House
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
01/21/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
01/21/2026
House
CS Filed
01/21/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
01/21/2026
House
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
01/20/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
01/15/2026
House
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/05/2026
House
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
01/05/2026
House
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
12/17/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:13 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:22 AM