Florida House Bill 551 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-11 - Filed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires local enforcement agency to issue permit for fire alarm system project or fire sprinkler system project within specified time period; authorizes work to commence immediately; requires inspection required by local enforcement agency of fire alarm system project or fire sprinkler system project within specified time period; requires certain plans & specifications to be available for onsite plans review during inspection; requires contractor to provide additional documentation, if necessary, within specified timeframe; prohibits local enforcement agency from requiring additional plans reviews or documentation outside scope of permitted work; requires permit fees to be reduced by certain percentage if local government fails to meet certain deadlines; provides exceptions; requires local enforcement agencies to establish simplified permitting process by specified date; specifies condition under which local amendment to Florida Fire Prevention Code is immediately rescinded; provides disciplinary action; requires uniform summary inspection report to include total number of deficiencies found during inspection of fire protection system or hydrant; removes requirement for brief summary of such deficiencies; removes exception from submitting certain information within detailed inspection report.

Fire Prevention

Rep. David Borrero [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-11	House	Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
553	7932		Amended Code	See Bill Text
633	202		Amended Code	See Bill Text
633	312		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551/BillText/Filed/PDF