SB 1262 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Construction Contracting

Summary

Construction Contracting; Requiring that a portion of the 14 classroom hours required for the contractor certificateholder’s or registrant’s continuing education relate to financial literacy and basic consumer protection principles; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to create and adopt by a date certain a standardized disciplinary form for a certain purpose; requiring each local construction regulation board to submit a specified report by a date certain, etc.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill amends Florida's construction contracting laws to require continuing education on financial literacy and consumer protection, create a standardized disciplinary form for local boards, and strengthen penalties for unlicensed contractors. The changes aim to improve contractor accountability and consumer protection in residential construction projects.

Scope change

The bill expands continuing education requirements to include financial literacy and consumer protection topics, and adds new reporting requirements for local construction regulation boards.

REQUIREMENT

Continuing education requirements now must include financial literacy and basic consumer protection principles as part of the 14 classroom hours required every two years.

New section 489.1285 requires the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to create a standardized disciplinary form for local construction boards to use when reporting violations.

Contractors receiving deposits for residential projects must return unused funds within 30 days of project cancellation, with detailed expenditure statements.

ENFORCEMENT

Local construction regulation boards must search the automated disciplinary system before issuing new licenses or registrations to contractors.

Penalties for unlicensed contractors taking money from consumers are now clearly defined as felonies ranging from third degree to first degree based on the amount involved.

TIMELINE

The standardized disciplinary form must be published by July 1, 2026, with local boards required to submit implementation reports by December 1, 2026.

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Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors