Florida Senate - 2025 SB 610 By Senator Gruters 22-00836A-25 2025610__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to mental health support residences; 3 amending s. 553.80, F.S.; providing that the use of 4 certain dwellings as, or the conversion of such 5 dwellings into, certain residences is not a change in 6 occupancy as defined in the Florida Building Code; 7 amending s. 633.208, F.S.; providing that the use of 8 certain dwellings as, or the conversion of such 9 dwellings into, certain residences does not require 10 the reclassification of such dwellings for purposes of 11 enforcing the Florida Fire Prevention Code; providing 12 an effective date. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 16 Section 1.Subsection (10) of section 553.80, Florida 17 Statutes, is amended to read: 18 553.80Enforcement. 19 (10)A single-family or two-family dwelling does not have a 20 change of occupancy as defined in the Florida Building Code 21 solely due to such dwellings use as or conversion that is 22 converted into: 23 (a)A certified recovery residence, as defined in s. 24 397.311, or a recovery residence, as defined in s. 397.311, that 25 has a charter from an entity recognized or sanctioned by 26 Congress; or 27 (b)A residence owned by a tax-exempt charitable 28 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 29 whose stated corporate purpose relates to the support of people 30 who suffer from mental health issues but are able to live 31 independently, which has no fewer than two and no more than four 32 bedrooms, is occupied by a group or family of no more than six 33 ambulatory adults suffering from mental health issues, and has 34 no more than two adults assigned to any bedroom does not have a 35 change of occupancy as defined in the Florida Building Code 36 solely due to such conversion. 37 Section 2.Subsection (11) of section 633.208, Florida 38 Statutes, is amended to read: 39 633.208Minimum firesafety standards. 40 (11)Notwithstanding subsection (8), a single-family or 41 two-family dwelling may not be reclassified for purposes of 42 enforcing the Florida Fire Prevention Code solely due to such 43 dwellings use as or conversion into: 44 (a)that is A certified recovery residence, as defined in 45 s. 397.311, or that is a recovery residence, as defined in s. 46 397.311, that has a charter from an entity recognized or 47 sanctioned by Congress; or 48 (b)A residence owned by a tax-exempt charitable 49 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 50 whose stated corporate purpose relates to the support of people 51 who suffer from mental health issues but are able to live 52 independently, which has no fewer than two and no more than four 53 bedrooms, is occupied by a group or family of no more than six 54 ambulatory adults suffering from mental health issues, and has 55 no more than two adults assigned to any bedroom may not be 56 reclassified for purposes of enforcing the Florida Fire 57 Prevention Code solely due to such use. 58 Section 3.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.