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March 14, 2025 | Legislative Reporter This past week was the second week of the 2025 Legislative Session, scheduled to end on May 2. The Bill Tracking Report, as of March 14, can be viewed here. Please review it to see the filed bills that APA Florida is tracking and their status. If you would like any bills added to this report or would like more information about a specific bill, please contact Stefanie Svisco at ssvisco@floridaplanning.org. The following bills of interest had action this week. Note: These summaries are based on a review of the bill language and legislative staff analysis. You are encouraged to read the actual bill language of bills that interest you. Please note that not all bills are covered in all legislative reports. The reports focus on bills of particular interest that have had action over the previous week. You can use the Bill Tracking Report to see the status of other bills. GROWTH MANAGEMENT Building and Plumbing Permits for the Use of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems: HB 287 (Rep. Conerly) was reported favorably by the House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee on March 11 and moves to the House State Affairs Committee, its second and final committee of reference. The bill allows a municipality or political subdivision to issue a building or plumbing permit for a building that requires an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system (OSTDS) so long as the owner or builder has applied for the OSTDS construction permit instead of requiring that the OSTDS construction permit has been received. Building Permits for a Single-family Dwelling: CS/SB 1128 (Sen. Ingoglia), a delete-all amendment, was reported favorably by the Senate Community Affairs Committee on March 11 and moves to the Senate Regulated Industries Committee, its second of three committees of reference. The bill amends ss.125.56 and 553.79 to provide that a building permit processed and approved for a single-family dwelling may not expire before the effective date of the next edition of the Florida Building Code regardless of whether the permit has been issued to or accepted by the applicant. Expiration of building permits is currently not regulated by statute, but the Florida Building Code provides that a permit becomes invalid if no work starts within six months after issuance of the permit. The bill also amends s.553.792 to provide that, as an alternative to the permit application review timeline, a permit application for the construction of a single-family dwelling in a jurisdiction for which a state of emergency was issued March 14, 2025 | Legislative Reporter
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