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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to services during a state of 2
emergency; amending s. 287.056, F.S.; authorizing the 3
Department of Management Services to enter into state 4
term contracts for the provision of building code 5
inspection services and debris removal services; 6
creating s. 468.634, F.S.; authorizing individuals to 7
work in specified positions if they meet certain 8
requirements; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 287.056, Florida 13
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), respectively, and a 14
new subsection (4) is added to that section, to read: 15
287.056 Purchases from purchasing agreements and state 16
term contracts; vendor disqualification.— 17
(4) For the purposes of recovery following a natural 18
disaster that is subject to a state of emergency declared by the 19
Governor, the department may enter into and maintain state term 20
contracts with multiple vendors for the purpose of performing 21
building code inspection services, as defined in s. 553.791, and 22
debris removal services, and make such services available to 23
local governments during a state of emergency. 24
Section 2. Section 468.634, Florida Statutes, is created 25
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to read: 26
468.634 Certification by endorsement during a state of 27
emergency.— 28
(1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may act in any 29
of the following positions under the direction of the local 30
building official, for a period of 1 year from the date of a 31
declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor for a 32
natural emergency, if such person has entered into a state term 33
contract pursuant to s. 287.056, is qualified for such work in 34
any state that has a mutual aid agreement pursuant to s. 35
252.40(2), or has held a valid license for such work in any 36
state for 5 years immediately before the date of the 37
declaration: 38
(a) Building code inspector. 39
(b) Building inspector. 40
(c) Coastal construction inspector. 41
(d) Commercial electrical inspector. 42
(e) Electrical inspector. 43
(f) Mechanical inspector. 44
(g) Plumbing inspector. 45
(h) Residential electrical inspector. 46
(i) Residential inspector. 47
(j) Plans examiner. 48
(k) Building plans examiner. 49
(l) Plumbing plans examiner. 50
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(m) Mechanical plans examiner. 51
(n) Electrical plans examiner. 52
(2) As used in this section, the term "natural emergency" 53
means an emergency caused by a natural event, including, but not 54
limited to, a hurricane, a storm, a flood, a severe wave action, 55
a drought, or an earthquake. 56
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 57