Florida · Senate Bill 1298 · 2025 Regular Session

Building Construction

SB 1298 Sponsored by Corey Simon Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Building Construction; Requiring the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board to establish by rule certain internship programs, certain eligibility criteria for one- and two-family dwelling inspector certifications, and a certain application process; authorizing an owner or, in certain circumstances, an owner’s agent to sign certain documents personally or virtually; requiring a newly designated…

Read the full title (105 words)

Building Construction; Requiring the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board to establish by rule certain internship programs, certain eligibility criteria for one- and two-family dwelling inspector certifications, and a certain application process; authorizing an owner or, in certain circumstances, an owner’s agent to sign certain documents personally or virtually; requiring a newly designated qualifying agent to apply to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation for a change of contractor within a certain timeframe in certain jurisdictions; revising the threshold contract value amount at which a building permit issuing authority must require an applicant to file a copy of a notice of commencement, etc.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules · Senate Regulated Industries
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Regulated Industries8–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Regulated Industries Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.