Florida Senate - 2023 SB 1584



By Senator Perry





9-01630C-23 20231584__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to local occupational licensing;
3 amending s. 489.117, F.S.; prohibiting local
4 governments from requiring a license issued by the
5 local government or the state for certain job scopes;
6 prohibiting local governments from requiring a license
7 issued by the local government or the state to obtain
8 a building permit for such job scopes; authorizing
9 local governments to impose local licensing
10 requirements for certain specialty job scopes;
11 requiring the Construction Industry Licensing Board to
12 create additional specialty licenses by a specified
13 date; providing an effective date.
14
15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
16
17 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
18 489.117, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 489.117 Registration; specialty contractors.—
20 (4)(a) A person whose job scope does not substantially
21 correspond to either the job scope of one of the contractor
22 categories defined in s. 489.105(3)(a)-(o), or the job scope of
23 one of the certified specialty contractor categories established
24 by board rule, is not required to register with the board. A
25 local government, as defined in s. 163.211:,
26 1. May not require a person to obtain a license issued by
27 the local government or by the state for a job scope which does
28 not substantially correspond to the job scope of one of the
29 contractor categories defined in s. 489.105(3)(a)-(o) and (q) or
30 authorized in s. 489.1455(1). For purposes of this section, job
31 scopes for which a local government may not require a license
32 issued by the local government or by the state include, but are
33 not limited to, painting; flooring; cabinetry; interior
34 remodeling without a structural component; driveway or tennis
35 court installation; handyman services; decorative stone, tile,
36 marble, granite, or terrazzo installation; plastering; pressure
37 washing; stuccoing; caulking; and canvas awning and ornamental
38 iron installation. All work performed within these job scopes
39 without a license issued by the local government or by the state
40 must comply with all applicable local ordinances regarding such
41 work; however, a local government may not require a license
42 issued by the local government or by the state to obtain a
43 building permit for these job scopes.
44 2. May require a person to obtain a license issued by the
45 local government for all of the following specialty job scopes,
46 or any part or combination thereof, if the local government
47 imposed such a licensing requirement before January 1, 2021:
48 a. Garage door installation.
49 b. Gasoline tank and pump.
50 c. Masonry, with a structural component.
51 d. Prestressed precast concrete.
52 e. Reinforcing steel.
53 f. Solar heating installation.
54 g. Specialty structure work performed by a specialty
55 contractor, as defined in s. 489.105(3)(q), or by a specialty
56 structure contractor as defined in the administrative rules of
57 the department, including gutters, metal substructures, pool
58 enclosures, pre-formed panel-post and beam roofs, roof-overs,
59 screened enclosures, screened porches, sunrooms, and windstorm
60 protective devices.
61 h. Structural steel erection.
62 i. Veneer, including aluminum or vinyl gutters, siding,
63 soffit, or fascia.
64 Section 2. By July 1, 2023, the Construction Industry
65 Licensing Board shall establish additional specialty licenses
66 related to window and door installation, irrigation, aluminum
67 structures, glass and glazing, garage doors, and marine work.
68 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

Statutes affected:
S 1584 Filed: 489.117