CS/SB 526: Construction Regulations

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Grall

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/3/2026 12:20 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 405 (e1) by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Commercial Construction Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received	Similar

• Citations - Statute (10)

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  255.0994		Page 3 (pdf)
  497.271	Standards for construction and significant alteration or renovation of mausoleums and columbaria.	Page 14 (pdf)
  553.71	Definitions.	Page 5 (pdf)
  553.789		Page 5 (pdf)
  553.79	Permits; applications; issuance; inspections.	Page 6 (pdf)
  553.791	Alternative plans review and inspection.	Page 9 (pdf)
  553.8411		Page 11 (pdf)
  553.842	Product evaluation and approval.	Page 11 (pdf)
  553.8992		Page 14 (pdf)
  553.902	Definitions.	Page 15 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/17/2025	S	• Filed
  12/1/2025	S	• Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
  1/8/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/13/2026	S	• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Introduced
  1/14/2026	S	• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  1/28/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  2/2/2026	S	• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  2/3/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2/4/2026	S	• Now in Rules • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time