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HB 911 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to Florida Building Code construction 2
requirements; amending s. 553.73, F.S.; requiring the 3
Florida Building Commission to require, beginning with 4
the next edition of the Florida Building Code, that 5
certain buildings or structures be constructed with 6
specified materials and meet certain impact resistant 7
requirements; defining the term "natural emergency"; 8
providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsection (21) is added to section 553.73, 13
Florida Statutes, to read: 14
553.73 Florida Building Code.— 15
(21)(a) Beginning with the adoption of the 9th edition of 16
the Florida Building Code, the commission shall require that the 17
entire building envelope of all new construction, including 18
exterior walls and doors, roofs, skylights, glazing, and glass 19
blocks, of the following buildings or structures meet the impact 20
resistant requirements of the Florida Building Code and be 21
constructed with wind-resistant materials designed and built to 22
withstand wind speeds of at least 160 miles per hour: 23
1. R1 and R2 multistory residential occupancies containing 24
dwelling units or sleeping units. 25

HB 911 2026

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2. New residential construction located within 5 miles of 26
the mean high-water line of any tidal water of this state. 27
3. New residential construction located in a high-velocity 28
hurricane zone under the Florida Building Code. 29
4. Buildings or structures designated or used as an 30
emergency shelter during a natural emergency. 31
5. The rebuilding of buildings or structures that meet the 32
criteria in subparagraphs 1.-4. which are uninhabitable or 33
destroyed by a natural emergency. 34
(b) As used in this subsection, the term "natural 35
emergency" has the same meaning as in s. 252.34. 36
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 37