H0803 — Building Permits and Inspections

H0803 was filed on 2025-12-17 and passed through committee review; the bill addresses building permits, inspections, manufactured buildings, hurricane protection barriers, and association permit requirements.

The bill provides for expiration of certain county building permits; requires the Department of Management Services to contract for building code inspection services; prohibits the Department of Business and Professional Regulation from denying permits for certain residential manufactured buildings; prohibits local governments from treating offsite-constructed dwellings more restrictively than on-site dwellings in the same zoning district; requires local governments to exempt certain owners and contractors from building permit requirements for temporary hurricane and flood protection walls or barriers meeting specified requirements; requires local governments to make certain building permit decisions within a specified timeframe; and prohibits associations or certain committees from requiring a building permit as a prerequisite for a certain review.

The bill applies to local governments, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, associations, and committees involved in building permit review and enforcement.

The bill reached Enrolled status on 2026-03-13 and was awaiting further legislative action as of the event date 2026-04-30; no effective date is specified in the source.