Florida House Bill 735 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on July 6 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-06 - Chapter No. 2021-214
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Preempts licensing of occupations to state; prohibits local governments from imposing or modifying licensing requirements; specifies certain local licensing may not be enforced; specifies certain specialty contractors are not required to register with Construction Industry Licensing Board; prohibits local governments from requiring certain specialty contractors to obtain license; specifies job scopes for which local government may not require license; authorizes counties & municipalities to issue journeyman licenses.

Preemption of Local Occupational Licensing

Rep. Joe Harding [R]	Rep. Christopher Benjamin [D]	Rep. David Borrero [R]	Rep. Mike Giallombardo [R]
Rep. Stan McClain [R]	Rep. Anthony Sabatini [R]	Rep. John Snyder [R]

2021-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#7 (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#52 (Y: 18 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-04-01 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#39 (Y: 82 N: 32 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-16 - House - House Commerce Committee (Y: 19 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-02 - House - House Regulatory Reform Subcommittee (Y: 13 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-06		Chapter No. 2021-214
2021-06-29		Approved by Governor
2021-06-28		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2021-04-27	House	Ordered enrolled
2021-04-27	House	In Messages
2021-04-27	Senate	Passed; YEAS 22 NAYS 18
2021-04-27	Senate	Read 3rd time
2021-04-26	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2021-04-26	Senate	Amendment(s) failed (305262, 359408, 706494, 934014)
2021-04-26	Senate	Read 2nd time
2021-04-26	Senate	Substituted for CS/SB 268
2021-04-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2021-04-26	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2021-04-08	Senate	Received
2021-04-08	Senate	Referred to Rules
2021-04-07	House	Message sent to senate
2021-04-07	Senate	In Messages
2021-04-01	House	Passed; YEAS 82, NAYS 32
2021-04-01	House	Read 3rd time
2021-03-31	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2021-03-31	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2021-03-31	House	Read 2nd time
2021-03-25	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/31/2021)
2021-03-16	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2021-03-16	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2021-03-16	House	Reported out of Commerce Committee
2021-03-16	House	Favorable by Commerce Committee
2021-03-12	House	Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-03-02	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2021-03-02	House	Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2021-03-02	House	Favorable by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2021-02-26	House	Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
2021-02-18	House	Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2021-02-03	House	Filed

S268 (Similar To) 2021-04-26 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 735 (Ch. 2021-214)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
163	211		Amended Code	See Bill Text
489	117		Amended Code	See Bill Text
489	1455		Amended Code	See Bill Text
489	5335		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Amendment/706494/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Amendment/359408/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Amendment/934014/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Amendment/722608/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Amendment/305262/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Amendment/388366/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Analyses/h0735.RRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Analyses/h0735a.RRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Analyses/h0735b.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Analyses/h0735c.COM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Analyses/h0735z.RRS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Analyses/h0735z1.RRS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Vote/HouseVote_h00735__039.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Vote/SenateVote_h00735__052.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/735/Vote/SenateVote_h00735__007.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=56963&IsPCB=0&BillId=71241
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=58888&IsPCB=0&BillId=71241