FL SB 968
deadHome Backup Power Systems
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 968 pass?
No. FL SB 968 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2026-63)
What is FL SB 968 about?
Home Backup Power Systems; Prohibiting a local government from adopting a technical amendment to the Florida Building Code which requires a permit or any functionally equivalent local review or approval for certain backup power systems; prohibiting a local government that issues building permits from requiring an owner of a single-family dwelling or such owner’s contractor to obtain a building permit to perform work on the single-family lot valued at less than a specified sum; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from requiring a permit or any functionally equivalent local review or approval for the installation, relocation, replacement, or repair of an eligible residential backup power system; defining the term “backup power system”, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 968?
McClain is the primary sponsor of FL SB 968.
Description
Home Backup Power Systems; Prohibiting a local government from adopting a technical amendment to the Florida Building Code which requires a permit or any functionally equivalent local review or approval for certain backup power systems; prohibiting a local government that issues building permits from requiring an owner of a single-family dwelling or such owner’s contractor to obtain a building permit to perform work on the single-family lot valued at less than a specified sum; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from requiring a permit or any functionally equivalent local review or approval for the installation, relocation, replacement, or repair of an eligible residential backup power system; defining the term “backup power system”, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2026-63)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- McClainprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2026-63)
failure
2026-02-04
Now in Regulated Industries
2026-02-03
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-29
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-07
Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules
referral-committee
2025-12-18
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2026-02-03 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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