Mitigation On Monday, May 6, Governor DeSantis signed SB 1532, “Mitigation.” This good bill is intended to provide an alternative to the increased size in stormwater retention ponds and/or the over reliance on technology resulting from the new stormwater rule. The bill allows for water enhancement credits or stormwater credits to be purchased by private …
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The Florida Home Builders Association has outlined the following pieces of legislation as priorities for the 2023 Legislative Session. While these issues remain a top concern, this is by no means an exhaustive list. Further, the FHBA governmental affairs team continues to monitor legislation as it is filed to ensure that implications of potential laws …
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FHBA Legislative Update—Week VII 2022 Regular Legislative Session As we enter the last two weeks of the 2022 Regular Session, lawmakers and lobbyists alike will be scrambling to amend bills that are moving and secure final appropriations for local projects. The conference committees have not yet been appointed but both chambers indicated the allocations …
FHBA Legislative Update—Week V 2022 Regular Legislative Session Legislators were focused this week on passing their respective budgets through Appropriation committees with floor votes expected next week. Bills of interest relating to construction defects, school concurrency, building plans and lobbying restrictions for CDDs all moved forward. Additional bills of interest are outlined below and …
FHBA Legislative Update—Week IV 2022 Regular Legislative Session Week IV of the 2022 Regular Session ended with lawmakers sending the approved House and Senate redistricting maps to the Florida Supreme Court for approval. Interestingly, Governor DeSantis halted the Congressional redistricting map pending a ruling on the North Florida district that spans from Jacksonville to …
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[cmsms_row data_padding_bottom=”50″ data_padding_top=”0″ data_overlay_opacity=”50″ data_color_overlay=”#000000″ data_bg_parallax_ratio=”0.5″ data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center” data_bg_color=”#ffffff” data_color=”default” data_padding_right=”3″ data_padding_left=”3″ data_width=”boxed”][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] Happy New Year Florida Home Builders Association. I hope the holiday season filled your heart with joy in the great company of friends and family. From my family to yours, we wish you the best that 2021 …
Twelve-months ago the topics of the day were a Florida law that went into effect allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools, tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters marching in defiance of a new ban on face masks at public assemblies, and a record 12 Democratic presidential candidates participating in a live TV debate …
Following a three month hold on 2020 bill signings due to COVID-19, Governor DeSantis went into overdrive in June to weigh in on bills and the budget. This included signing FHBA priorities: SB 712 Environmental Protections, SB 1066 Impact Fees, HB 1339 Community Affairs, HB 1193 Deregulation of Professions and Occupations, and Sadowski funding. Legislative …
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