Florida SB 1218: Homelessness

Bill Text

1218 
Building Requirements of Certain Structures 
2026-01-06T08:30:17Z 
Requiring the Florida Building Commission to require that the entire building envelope of certain structures meet the impact resistance requirements of the Florida Building Code and be constructed with wind-resistant materials designed and built to withstand a specified wind speed, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1218 

 By Senator Rodriguez 

 40-00990A-26 20261218__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to building requirements of certain 
 3 structures; amending s. 553.73, F.S.; requiring the 
 4 Florida Building Commission to require that the entire 
 5 building envelope of certain structures meet the 
 6 impact resistance requirements of the Florida Building 
 7 Code and be constructed with wind-resistant materials 
 8 designed and built to withstand a specified wind 
 9 speed; providing an effective date. 
 10 
 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 13 Section 1. Subsection (21) is added to section 553.73, 
 14 Florida Statutes, to read: 
 15 553.73 Florida Building Code.— 
 16 (21) Beginning with the adoption of the 9th edition of the 
 17 Florida Building Code, the commission shall require that the 
 18 entire building envelope, including exterior walls, roof, 
 19 outside doors, skylights, glazing, and glass block, of the 
 20 following structures meet the impact resistance requirements of 
 21 the Florida Building Code and be constructed with wind-resistant 
 22 materials designed and built to withstand wind speeds of 160 
 23 miles per hour: 
 24 (a) R-1 and R-2 multistory residential occupancies 
 25 containing sleeping units. 
 26 (b) New residences constructed within 5 miles of the 
 27 coastal mean high-water line. 
 28 (c) New residences constructed in a high-velocity hurricane 
 29 zone. 
 30 (d) Buildings or structures designated or used as hurricane 
 31 shelters. 
 32 (e) Rebuilt buildings or structures that meet the criteria 
 33 in paragraphs (a)-(d) which are deemed uninhabitable or 
 34 destroyed by wind, flood, hurricane, tropical storm, or fire. 
 35 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.