HB 869 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Underground Utility and Excavation Contractors

Summary

Underground Utility and Excavation Contractors ; Revises & provides definition of "underground utility & excavation contractor"; & revises definition of "Contractor V."

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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H 869 Filed → H 869 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill amends definitions for underground utility and excavation contractors and fire protection system contractors in Florida statutes. It clarifies the scope of work for underground utility contractors and reorganizes subsections in the fire protection contractor section to better categorize different types of contractors.

Scope change

The bill expands and clarifies the definition of 'underground utility and excavation contractor' to specify the types of work they can perform, and restructures the fire protection contractor classification system.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'underground utility and excavation contractor' to specify services limited to construction, installation, and repair of utility lines and excavation work on public or private property.

Revised the definition of 'Contractor V' in fire protection statutes to clarify the scope of piping work for fire protection systems.

REQUIREMENT

Redesignated subsections in section 633.102 to reorganize contractor classifications from (33)-(35) to (34)-(36) and added a new subsection (33).

TECHNICAL

Changed document header from 'HB 869' to 'CS/HB 869' indicating this is a committee substitute version.

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Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

lower

Mar 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

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