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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 707: Building Regulation

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 707 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Building Regulation. Primary sponsor: Gallop Franklin (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Building Regulation; Revises requirements for individual to be exempt from completing continuing education; requires Florida Building Code Administrators & Inspectors Board to establish rules relating to special inspectors & their representatives, voluntary inspector categories, plans examiners, inspector certifications, & internship programs; provides internship requirements; authorizes information be given virtually for certain exemption; provides requirements for change of contractor; provides limited liability; requires applicant to file notice of commencement if direct contract is more than specified amount; removes need for certified copy of recorded notice of commencement; revises building permit application form.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gallop FranklinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  4. Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Commerce Committee
  6. Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
  7. Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  8. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source