Fire Prevention
- Introduced Feb 24, 2025
- In committee Mar 3, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Fire Prevention; Requiring a local enforcement agency to issue a permit for a fire alarm system project or fire sprinkler system project within a specified time period; requiring the local enforcement agency to provide an inspection within a specified timeframe; specifying a condition under which a local amendment to the Florida Fire Prevention Code is unenforceable; requiring that a uniform summary inspection report include certain information, etc.
Every action
23 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 15 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Banking and Insurance; Community Affairs; Rules · Senate Banking and Insurance
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Banking and Insurance
- CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Banking and Insurance9–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Community Affairs · Senate Community Affairs
- CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time · Senate Banking and Insurance
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
- CommitteeCS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 · Senate Community Affairs5–3 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
- CommitteeCS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time · Senate Community Affairs
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
- SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
- SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
- SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
- SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 550
- SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 551 -SJ 551
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2025-115 ) -SJ 551
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2025 | Senate Banking and Insurance | CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 9
Not voting · 1 |
9–0 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Senate Community Affairs | CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 | 5–3 |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Senate Rules | Rules vote MembersYes · 22
Not voting · 3 |
22–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
-
Stan McClainR Primary sponsor · District 9
- R Rules Sponsoring committee
- CA Community Affairs Sponsoring committee
- Ba Banking and Insurance Sponsoring committee
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.