---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alarm System Contractors"
description: "Alarm System Contractors; Provides that advertisements for alarm system contracting do not have to include contractor's registration or certification number; authorizes contractor to begin repairing specified fire alarm system under certain conditions; provides that repaired fire alarm system is not compliant with applicable codes & standards until certain conditions are met."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 823"
citation: "Florida HB 823 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["and solicitations", "regulation of professions and occupations"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-110"
primary_sponsors: ["Mariano"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96d3f196-7760-4bbe-9470-43bdcc8eba1b"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/823/ByCategory"
source_hash: "16e43c9cdc81a067d5ba59036c09a3cb33b4c8923da6ed5fe91c524ff5dd7084"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 823 (2021) — Alarm System Contractors

Alarm System Contractors; Provides that advertisements for alarm system contracting do not have to include contractor's registration or certification number; authorizes contractor to begin repairing specified fire alarm system under certain conditions; provides that repaired fire alarm system is not compliant with applicable codes & standards until certain conditions are met.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-110.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 823 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/823/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 823 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/823/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 823 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/823/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Regulatory Reform Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mariano — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-08** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-04** Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-08** Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
- **2021-03-08** Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
- **2021-03-09** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-09** CS Filed
- **2021-03-09** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-10** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2021-03-12** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2021-03-16** Favorable by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2021-03-16** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2021-03-16** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
- **2021-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Immediately certified
- **2021-04-15** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-15** In Messages
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Received
- **2021-04-21** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-21** Substituted for SB 998
- **2021-04-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** In Messages
- **2021-04-21** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-14** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-16** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-17** Chapter No. 2021-110; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1209 (Ch. 2021-113)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96d3f196-7760-4bbe-9470-43bdcc8eba1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).