--- type: "Bill" title: "Roofing Services" description: "Roofing Services ; Revises definition of term \"roofing contractor\"; revises official start date that residential property owner may cancel contract to replace or repair roof without penalty or obligation; revises language required to be in contract, or attached thereto, to replace or repair roof that is executed within a specified time of declaration of state of emergency in certain circumstances; requires contractor executing contract to replace or repair roof of residential property to include in contract, or attach thereto, specified language." jurisdiction: "us/states/fl" legislature: "Florida Legislature" session: "2025" identifier: "HB 715" citation: "Florida HB 715 (2025)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" chapter_law: "2025-40" primary_sponsors: ["Porras"] version_count: 4 action_count: 41 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2025-02-19" last_action: "2025-05-20" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/045b14bb-0f18-4913-af3e-c1fc15e1c030" source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/715/ByCategory" source_hash: "c869e1a1af043c96867dc076ea8a4240ac9923bf17c942423a54d58ae17bfb06" 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 715 (2025) — Roofing Services Roofing Services ; Revises definition of term "roofing contractor"; revises official start date that residential property owner may cancel contract to replace or repair roof without penalty or obligation; revises language required to be in contract, or attached thereto, to replace or repair roof that is executed within a specified time of declaration of state of emergency in certain circumstances; requires contractor executing contract to replace or repair roof of residential property to include in contract, or attach thereto, specified language. **Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2025-40. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **H 715 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/715/BillText/Filed/PDF) 2. **H 715 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/715/BillText/c1/PDF) 3. **H 715 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/715/BillText/c2/PDF) 4. **H 715 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/715/BillText/er/PDF) ## Votes - Passage, Third Reading — **112–1** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Commerce Committee — primary (organization) - Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee — primary (organization) - Porras — primary (person) - Chaney — cosponsor (person) - Mooney — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-02-19** Filed `filing` - **2025-02-26** Referred to Industries & Professional Activities 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 Commerce Committee `referral-committee` - **2025-03-17** Now in Commerce Committee - **2025-03-27** Added to Commerce Committee agenda - **2025-03-31** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-03-31** Reported out of Commerce Committee - **2025-04-01** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral` - **2025-04-01** CS Filed `filing` - **2025-04-01** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1` - **2025-04-02** Bill referred to House Calendar - **2025-04-02** Added to Second Reading Calendar - **2025-04-17** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) - **2025-04-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **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; YEAS 112, NAYS 1 `passage` - **2025-04-23** In Messages - **2025-04-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee` - **2025-04-23** Received `enrolled` - **2025-04-24** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal` - **2025-04-24** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - **2025-04-24** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1076 - **2025-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2025-04-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2025-04-24** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage` - **2025-04-24** In Messages - **2025-04-24** Ordered enrolled `enrolled` - **2025-05-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2025-05-19** Approved by Governor `executive-signature` - **2025-05-20** Chapter No. 2025-40 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/045b14bb-0f18-4913-af3e-c1fc15e1c030`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).