# Florida HB 551: Fire Prevention Florida HB 551, Fire Prevention, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by David Borrero (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-04 (Chapter No. 2025-115); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB551-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 551 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Fire Prevention - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-06-04, Chapter No. 2025-115 - Sponsor: David Borrero (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Commerce Committee, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (149 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster fire permits and late-fee refunds: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida expands simplified permitting for qualifying fire alarm work. Covered work includes adding, installing, moving, replacing, or removing 20 or fewer fire-detection and notification devices. It also includes installing or replacing a communicator connected to an existin… - Contractor paperwork duties and fire-code limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, contractors must keep plans and specifications onsite for covered alarm projects and alterations to existing sprinkler systems. Contractors must make them available at inspections, including onsite plans review for alarm work. Additional records needed for agency files are d… - Standard fire inspection reports for contractors: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the State Fire Marshal must set uniform summary-report and submission rules for third-party vendors and local authorities. Fire protection system and hydrant summaries must list the address, inspection date, inspecting company, inspector, and license number. They must state… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Borrero (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 2 | | ## Actions (48) - 2025-06-04: Chapter No. 2025-115 - 2025-06-03: Approved by Governor - 2025-06-02: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-24: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-24: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-24: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 551 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time -SJ 551 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 550 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1078 -SJ 551 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 550 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-23: CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 2 (House) - 2025-04-23: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-23: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-23: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) (House) - 2025-04-16: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-04-15: Favorable by Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-04-11: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House) - 2025-04-10: Now in Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-04-09: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-09: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-09: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-09: Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-07: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-17: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-17: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-14: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-14: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-14: Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-12: Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-10: Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-19: Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-11: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/551/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB551-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).