---
type: "Bill"
title: "Construction Regulations"
description: "Construction Regulations; Requires DEP to adopt minimum standards for installation of synthetic turf on specified properties; prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing any pronouncement that prohibits, or is enforced to prohibit, property owners from installing synthetic turf meeting certain requirements; requires local governmental entities to approve or deny certain price quotes & provide notice to contractors within specified timeframe; prohibits state or certain political subdivisions from penalizing or rewarding bidders for performing larger or smaller volumes of construction work for state or political subdivisions; provides exemption from Florida Building Code to systems or equipment located within spaceport territory which is used for specified purposes; prohibits local governments from requiring copies of contracts & certain associated documents for issuance of building permits or as requirement for submitting building permit applications; revises conditions under which specified contractors may elect to use private provider to provide inspection services; authorizes private providers to use automated or software-based plans review systems designed to make certain determinations; requires local building officials to issue permits within specified timeframe if such permit application is related to certain single-trade plans reviews; authorizes certain inspections to be performed in person or virtually."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 683"
citation: "Florida HB 683 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["public lands and property"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2025-140"
primary_sponsors: ["Griffitts"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-18"
last_action: "2025-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7457d692-2fcd-4fa4-990a-e2577eae44b6"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/683/ByCategory"
source_hash: "27acd4f1831e0507d613a4a26f0f1e166b8de610011778e2571378d399425e8a"
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 683 (2025) — Construction Regulations

Construction Regulations; Requires DEP to adopt minimum standards for installation of synthetic turf on specified properties; prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing any pronouncement that prohibits, or is enforced to prohibit, property owners from installing synthetic turf meeting certain requirements; requires local governmental entities to approve or deny certain price quotes & provide notice to contractors within specified timeframe; prohibits state or certain political subdivisions from penalizing or rewarding bidders for performing larger or smaller volumes of construction work for state or political subdivisions; provides exemption from Florida Building Code to systems or equipment located within spaceport territory which is used for specified purposes; prohibits local governments from requiring copies of contracts & certain associated documents for issuance of building permits or as requirement for submitting building permit applications; revises conditions under which specified contractors may elect to use private provider to provide inspection services; authorizes private providers to use automated or software-based plans review systems designed to make certain determinations; requires local building officials to issue permits within specified timeframe if such permit application is related to certain single-trade plans reviews; authorizes certain inspections to be performed in person or virtually.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2025-140.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 683 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/683/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 683 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/683/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 683 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/683/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 683 c3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/683/BillText/c3/PDF)
5. **H 683 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/683/BillText/e1/PDF)
6. **H 683 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/683/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
- Griffitts — primary (person)
- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Benarroch — cosponsor (person)
- Salzman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-18** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- **2025-03-04** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2025-03-10** Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- **2025-03-12** Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-14** Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- **2025-03-14** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2025-03-14** CS Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-14** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17** Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2025-03-28** Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- **2025-04-01** Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- **2025-04-01** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2025-04-01** CS Filed `filing`
- **2025-04-02** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2025-04-02** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2025-04-11** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2025-04-15** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-16** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2025-04-16** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2025-04-16** CS Filed `filing`
- **2025-04-17** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2025-04-17** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
- **2025-04-17** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Amendment 718999 adopted
- **2025-04-23** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2025-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-23** In Messages
- **2025-04-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23** Received `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2025-04-30** Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 712
- **2025-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-30** In Messages
- **2025-04-30** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-06-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-13** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-16** Chapter No. 2025-140

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7457d692-2fcd-4fa4-990a-e2577eae44b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).