HB 281 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Local Government Code Enforcement

Summary
Local Government Code Enforcement; Authorizes county or municipality to designate special magistrate; authorizes local governmental entity to assess administrative fees through adoption of alternate code enforcement system; revises circumstances in which enforcement board must declare enforcement board member's office vacant; revises code violation notice, correction period, & hearing process; revises method by which certain notices must be provided to alleged code violator; requires governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras to establish certain policies & procedures; requires such governmental entity to ensure that certain training occurs, retain certain data in accordance with public records laws, & perform periodic review of actual body camera practices; increases criminal penalties for certain crimes committed against code inspector in certain circumstances.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
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Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
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Bill Partington
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