Florida Pulse

← Bills

S968 · Home Backup Power Systems

2026 Session
Last action March 13, 2026
Sponsor: McClain, Stan Companion: H1049 (Similar)

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.

Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2026-63 ) Effective July 1, 2026 View original ↗