Flood Damage Prevention
Summary
Flood Damage Prevention; Citing this act as the "Flood Damage Prevention Act of 2023"; providing voluntary freeboard requirements for all new construction and substantial improvements to existing construction; prohibiting voluntary freeboard from being used in the calculation of the maximum allowable height for certain construction in applicable zoning districts; authorizing local governments to adopt by ordinance a minimum freeboard requirement or a maximum voluntary freeboard that exceeds the minimum requirements in the Florida Building Code or established in the act, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/27/23, 11:30 am, 301 Senate Building
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/15/23, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Environment and Natural Resources; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jay Trumbull
RRepublican
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