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type: "Bill"
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title: "Florida Building Code"
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description: "Florida Building Code; Prohibiting certain regulations relating to building design elements from being applied to certain dwellings; providing exceptions; providing requirements for the petition and commission; requiring the commission to issue a nonbinding advisory opinion within a specified timeframe; prohibiting the use of preliminary maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under certain circumstances; authorizing the commission to issue errata to the code; prohibiting a local government from requiring certain contracts for the issuance of a building permit; authorizing certain local entities to use a private provider for code inspection services under certain circumstances; revising how certain excess funds may be used by a local government; requiring evaluation entities that meet certain criteria to comply with certain standards; authorizing the commission to suspend or revoke certain approvals under certain circumstances, etc."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 401"
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citation: "Florida HB 401 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["and solicitations"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2021-201"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 72
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-01-25"
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last_action: "2021-07-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75553261-637b-47b3-b50a-d16cc4ca01a8"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/401/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "f857014d64e75eff9b20c636366861b91949a731bdc8ddb073cfecdf13b50155"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 401 (2021) — Florida Building Code
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Florida Building Code; Prohibiting certain regulations relating to building design elements from being applied to certain dwellings; providing exceptions; providing requirements for the petition and commission; requiring the commission to issue a nonbinding advisory opinion within a specified timeframe; prohibiting the use of preliminary maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under certain circumstances; authorizing the commission to issue errata to the code; prohibiting a local government from requiring certain contracts for the issuance of a building permit; authorizing certain local entities to use a private provider for code inspection services under certain circumstances; revising how certain excess funds may be used by a local government; requiring evaluation entities that meet certain criteria to comply with certain standards; authorizing the commission to suspend or revoke certain approvals under certain circumstances, etc.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-201.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 401 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/401/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 401 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/401/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 401 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/401/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 401 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/401/BillText/e1/PDF)
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5. **H 401 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/401/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
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- Returning Messages — **38–1** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable (Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **38–2** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **102–12** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Regulatory Reform Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-25** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-02-08** Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-08** Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
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- **2021-02-26** Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-03-02** Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-02** Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-02** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-03-02** CS Filed
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- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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- **2021-03-03** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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- **2021-03-04** Original reference removed: Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-04** Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-04** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-04** Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
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- **2021-03-30** Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
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- **2021-04-01** Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-01** Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
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- **2021-04-01** Now in Commerce Committee
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- **2021-04-12** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
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- **2021-04-14** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
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- **2021-04-14** Reported out of Commerce Committee
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- **2021-04-15** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
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- **2021-04-15** CS Filed
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- **2021-04-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
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- **2021-04-16** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2021-04-16** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-18** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/21/2021)
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- **2021-04-19** Amendment 004817 filed
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- **2021-04-19** Amendment 292225 filed
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- **2021-04-19** Amendment 373511 filed
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- **2021-04-19** Amendment 588111 filed
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 004817 withdrawn
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- **2021-04-20** Amendment 588111 withdrawn
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- **2021-04-21** Amendment 292225 withdrawn
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- **2021-04-21** Amendment 373511 withdrawn
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- **2021-04-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-21** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2021-04-21** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2021-04-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-22** In Messages
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- **2021-04-22** Message sent to senate
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- **2021-04-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-22** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2021-04-22** Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1146
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- **2021-04-22** Received
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- **2021-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-22** Amendment(s) adopted (577214, 728214)
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- **2021-04-22** Placed on 3rd reading
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- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-26** Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as amended (728704, 833996) -SJ 668, 670
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- **2021-04-26** CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 `passage`
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- **2021-04-26** In Messages
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- **2021-04-29** Amendment 707073 filed
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- **2021-04-29** Added to Senate Message List
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- **2021-04-29** Amendment 707073 adopted
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- **2021-04-29** Amendment 728704 Concur
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- **2021-04-29** Concurred in Senate amendment 833996 as amended
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- **2021-04-29** CS passed as amended; YEAS 102, NAYS 12 `passage`
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- **2021-04-29** In returning messages
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- **2021-04-29** Message sent to senate
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- **2021-04-30** Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (707073)
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- **2021-04-30** CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 `passage`
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- **2021-04-30** In Messages
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- **2021-04-30** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
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- **2021-06-28** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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- **2021-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-06** Chapter No. 2021-201
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75553261-637b-47b3-b50a-d16cc4ca01a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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