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SB 712
  • Introduced
    Feb 13, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 712
Florida Senate Bill
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Construction Regulations; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt minimum standards for the installation of synthetic turf on specified properties; requiring that, for certain contracts entered into on or after a specified date, local governmental entities approve or deny certain price quotes and provide notice to contractors within a specified timeframe; prohibiting the state or political subdivisions that contract for public works projects from penalizing or rewarding bidders for performing larger or smaller volumes of construction work for the state or political subdivisions when scoring or evaluating certain bids; requiring that elevator car interiors have at least one support rail that meets certain specifications, etc.
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Senate • Apr 30, 2025: Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 683
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S 712 c3
Companion Bills
FL2025HB 683
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 & p...
FL2025HB 299
Elevator Accessibility Requirements ; Requires elevator car interiors to have at least one support rail that meets certain specifications.
FL2025HB 1071
Alternative Plans Reviews and Inspections; Authorizes private provider to inspect work relating to single-trade inspection of certain dwellings; authorizes private provider to use specified review systems for single-trade plans reviews; requires certain actions by local building official within specified timeframe for certain permits; authorizes single-trade inspections to be performed in person o...
FL2025SB 960
Elevator Accessibility Requirements; Requiring elevator car interiors to have at least one support rail that meets certain specifications, etc.
FL2025SB 1134
Alternative Plans Review and Inspections; Requiring that a notice of private inspection services specify whether any scheduled inspection by a private provider will be conducted virtually or in person; authorizing a private provider to use an automated or software-based plans review system designed to make specific determinations; requiring the local building official to issue the requested permit...

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Votes
Mar 31, 2025, Senate
Senate Community Affairs - Favorable with Committee Substitute
YES: 8
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 8

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
    Sources
    Apr 15, 2025, Senate
    Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government - Favorable with Committee Substitute
    YES: 12
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 0
    YES: 12

    NO: 0

      OTHER: 0
      Sources
      Apr 21, 2025, Senate
      Senate Rules - Favorable with Committee Substitute
      YES: 23
      NO: 0
      OTHER: 2
      YES: 23

      NO: 0

        NOT VOTING: 2

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        Actions
        • Apr 30, 2025 | Senate
          • Read 2nd time
          • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 683
          • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 683
        • Apr 28, 2025 | Senate
          • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
        • Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
          • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
        • Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
          • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
          • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
          • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
        • Apr 21, 2025 | Senate
          • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
        • Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
          • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
          • Now in Rules
          • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
        • Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
          • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
        • Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
          • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
        • Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
          • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
        • Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
          • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
          • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
        • Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
          • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
        • Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
          • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
        • Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
          • Introduced
        • Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
          • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
        • Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
          • Filed
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