Florida · Senate Bill 968 · 2026 Regular Session

Home Backup Power Systems

SB 968 Sponsored by Stan McClain Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 18, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 7, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Home Backup Power Systems; Prohibiting a local government from adopting a technical amendment to the Florida Building Code which requires a permit or any functionally equivalent local review or approval for certain backup power systems; prohibiting a local government that issues building permits from requiring an owner of a single-family dwelling or such owner’s contractor to obtain a building permit to perform work…

Read the full title (112 words)

Home Backup Power Systems; Prohibiting a local government from adopting a technical amendment to the Florida Building Code which requires a permit or any functionally equivalent local review or approval for certain backup power systems; prohibiting a local government that issues building permits from requiring an owner of a single-family dwelling or such owner’s contractor to obtain a building permit to perform work on the single-family lot valued at less than a specified sum; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from requiring a permit or any functionally equivalent local review or approval for the installation, relocation, replacement, or repair of an eligible residential backup power system; defining the term “backup power system”, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules · Senate Community Affairs
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Community Affairs8–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Regulated Industries · Senate Regulated Industries
  7. CommitteeDied in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2026-63 ) · Senate Regulated Industries

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 3, 2026 Senate Community Affairs Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.