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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to specialty contractors; amending s. 2
163.211, F.S.; revising the date on which the local 3
government licensing of certain occupations expires; 4
amending s. 489.113, F.S.; requiring the Construction 5
Industry Licensing Board to establish certified 6
specialty contractor categories for voluntary 7
licensure by a specified date; amending s. 489.117, 8
F.S.; prohibiting local governments from imposing new 9
licensing requirements for certain specialty 10
contractors; authorizing a county that includes an 11
area designated as an area of critical state concern 12
to offer a licensure for certain job scopes; 13
authorizing certain local governments to continue to 14
offer a license for fence installation and erection; 15
prohibiting a local government from requiring a 16
license as a prerequisite to submit a bid for public 17
works projects under certain conditions; providing an 18
effective date. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of th e State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 23
163.211, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 24
163.211 Licensing of occupations preempted to state. — 25
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(2) PREEMPTION OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING TO THE STATE. —The 26
licensing of occupations is expressly preempted to the state, 27
and this section supersedes any local government licensing 28
requirement of occupations with the exception of the following: 29
(a) Any local government that imposed licenses on 30
occupations before January 1, 20 21. However, any such local 31
government licensing of occupations expires on January 1, 2024 32
July 1, 2023. 33
Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 489.113, Florida 34
Statutes, is amended to read: 35
489.113 Qualifications for practice; restrictions. — 36
(6)(a) The board shall, by rule, designate those types of 37
specialty contractors which may be certified under this part. 38
The limit of the scope of work and responsibility of a specialty 39
contractor shall be established by the board by rule. However, a 40
certified specialty contractor category established by board 41
rule exists as a voluntary statewide licensing category and does 42
not create a mandatory licensing requirement. Any mandatory 43
statewide construction contracting licensure requirement may 44
only be established th rough specific statutory provision. 45
(b) By January 1, 2024, the board shall, by rule, 46
establish certified specialty contractor categories for 47
voluntary licensure for all of the following: 48
1. Structural aluminum or screen enclosures. 49
2. Marine seawall work. 50
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3. Marine bulkhead work. 51
4. Marine dock work. 52
5. Marine pile driving. 53
6. Structural masonry. 54
7. Structural prestressed, precast concrete work. 55
8. Rooftop solar heating installation. 56
9. Structural steel. 57
10. Window and door installation, including garage door 58
installation and hurricane or windstorm protection. 59
11. Plaster and lath. 60
Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 61
489.117, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 62
489.117 Registration; specialty contractors. — 63
(4)(a)1. A person whose job scope does not substantially 64
correspond to either the job scope of one of the contractor 65
categories defined in s. 489.105(3)(a) -(o), or the job scope of 66
one of the certified specialty contractor c ategories established 67
by board rule, is not required to register with the board. A 68
local government, as defined in s. 163.211, may not require a 69
person to obtain a license , issued by the local government or 70
the state, for a job scope which does not substan tially 71
correspond to the job scope of one of the contractor categories 72
defined in s. 489.105(3)(a) -(o) and (q) or authorized in s. 73
489.1455(1), or the job scope of one of the certified specialty 74
contractor categories established pursuant to s. 489.113(6). A 75
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local government may not require a state or local license to 76
obtain a permit for such job scopes . For purposes of this 77
section, job scopes for which a local government may not require 78
a license include, but are not limited to, painting; flooring; 79
cabinetry; interior remodeling when the scope of the project 80
does not include a task for which a state license is required ; 81
driveway or tennis court installation; handyman services; 82
decorative stone, tile, marble, granite, or terrazzo 83
installation; plastering; st uccoing; caulking; and canvas awning 84
and ornamental iron installation. 85
2. A county that includes an area designated as an area of 86
critical state concern under s. 380.05, may offer a license for 87
any job scope which requires a contractor license under this 88
part, if the county imposed such a licensing requirement before 89
January 1, 2021. 90
3. A local government may continue to offer a license for 91
fence installation and erection if the local government imposed 92
such a licensing requirement before January 1, 202 1. 93
4. A local government may not require a license as a 94
prerequisite to submit a bid for public works projects if the 95
work to be performed does not require a license under general 96
law. 97
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 98