PPAF has been working on adding our priorities to Florida Senate Bill 684 which became House Bill 267.  We were already in love with both of these bills even before Senator DiCeglie and Representative Esposito added our priorities to their respective bills and combined their bills into one.  Senator DiCeglie had language in the bill that was great for the economy of the state, the general public, contractors, owners, builders, developers and insurance companies.  Representative Esposito had some phenomenal language that really helps streamline permitting and makes it a much more owner and public-friendly process.

Our priorities secured the intent of the private provider bill 553.791, which was to give the general public the option of hiring retired building officials, inspectors and plan reviewers that were the mentors of those currently in office, to offer their same services directly to the public.  The specific changes were to define audits, make the time frames reasonable for the public, define private provider firms, and generally take an unnecessary amount of red tape off of the general public.

This bill also included a section from the Florida Home Building Association which corrected the impact window and door requirements around the state to something that actually makes sense.

Details will follow in the coming days, along with a copy of the enrolled and engrossed bill once signed by Governor DeSantis.

PPAF and the customers of our members would like to thank Lisa Miller, Senator DiCeglie, Representative Esposito, and the FHBA for all of their efforts!

Dan Sinclair, Chairman and President, PPAF

President of  Sinclair Construction
Florida Licensed Building Inspector, State Certified General Contractor in 8 states, Florida Certified Roofing Contractor, ICC Certified Commercial Building Inspector, and holds a number of independent and manufacturer certifications. Dan has been in the construction industry since the 1970’s.