SB 1614 — Enforcement of the Florida Building Code

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1614 By the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture,Community Environment,Affairs; and General Government;

theand CommitteeSenator onLeek Community578-02482-26 Affairs;20261614c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Florida Building Code;

and Senator Leek 601-02967-26 20261614c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to local government funding;

11.40, F.S.;

providing that a local governmental entity is not eligible to receive state funds through a local funding initiative request if the local governmental entity was subject to an audit directed by the Legislative Auditing Committee within a specified timeframe;

providing an exception;

requiring the Legislative Auditing Committee to notify the chairs of each legislative appropriations committee upon voting to direct an audit of a local governmental entity;

amending s.

revising thehow manner in which a local government is required to spend excess funds;

providing that a local government is not eligible to receive state funds through a local funding initiative request if it has been subject to a legislative committee’s audit within a specified timeframe or if it fails to submit a certain affirmation to its legislative delegation;

requiring each appropriate legislative committee to report such local governments to the presiding officers and the appropriations chairs;

Subsection (4) is added to section 11.40, Florida Statutes, to read:

11.40 Legislative Auditing Committee.— (4) A local governmental entity is not eligible to receive state funds through a local funding initiative request if the local governmental entity was subject to an audit directed by the Legislative Auditing Committee within the 1-year period preceding the date of the submission of the local funding initiative request, as measured from the date on which the Legislative Auditing Committee votes to direct the audit.

However, a local governmental entity that was subject to an audit pursuant to this subsection may be eligible to receive Page 1 of 5 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1614 601-02967-26 20261614c2 such funds if, at the time of submission of the local funding initiative request to its legislative delegation, the local governmental entity includes an affirmation stating that it is no longer the subject of such audit.

The Legislative Auditing Committee shall notify the chairs of each legislative appropriations committee upon voting to direct an audit of a local governmental entity.

Section 2.

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1614 601-02967-26 20261614c2 authorized in subparagraph 2.

The phrase may also include training costs associated with the enforcement of the Florida BuildingPage Code2 andof enforcement5 actionCODING: pertaining to unlicensed contractor activity to the extent not funded by other user fees.

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A local government must use any excess funds that it is prohibited from carrying forward to rebate and reduce fees, to upgrade technology hardware and software systems to enhance service delivery, to pay for the construction of a building or structure that houses a local government’s building code enforcement agency, or for training programs for building officials, inspectors, or plans examiners associated with the Pageenforcement 3 of 5the CODING:Florida Building Code.

A local government is not eligible to receive state funds through a local funding initiative request if the local government has been subject to a legislative committee’s audit within 1 year after the local government’s request, or if the local government does not submit in its local funding initiative request to its legislative delegation an affirmation stating that it is no longer the subject of a state audit.

Each appropriate legislative committee shall report a list of all local governments that have been subject to an audit or that have not submitted an affirmation to the presiding officers and the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees Excess funds used to construct such a building or structure must be designated for such purpose by the local government and may not be carried forward for more than 4 consecutive years.

An owner or a builder who has a valid building permit issued by a local government for a fee, or an association of owners or builders located in this the state that has members with valid building permits issued by a local government for a fee, may bring a civil action against the local government that issued the permit for a fee to enforce this Page 3 of 5 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1614 601-02967-26578-02482-26 20261614c220261614c1 enforcementsubparagraph. of the Florida Building Code.

Excess funds used to construct such a building or structure must be designated for such purpose by the local government and may not be carried forward for more than 4 consecutive years.

An owner or a builder who has a valid building permit issued by a local government for a fee, or an association of owners or builders located in this the state that has members with valid building permits issued by a local government for a fee, may bring a civil action against the local government that issued the permit for a fee to enforce this subparagraph.

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