Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1102 By Senator Gruters 23-00833A-20 20201102__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to specialty contracting services; 3 amending s. 489.117, F.S.; authorizing certain persons 4 under the supervision of specified licensed 5 contractors to perform certain specialty contracting 6 services for commercial or residential swimming pools, 7 hot tubs or spas, or interactive water features; 8 providing that such supervision does not require a 9 direct contract between those persons; providing an 10 effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (4) of 15 section 489.117, Florida Statutes, to read: 16 489.117 Registration; specialty contractors.— 17 (4) 18 (e) Any person who is not required to be certified or 19 registered under s. 489.105(3)(d)-(i) or s. 489.105(3)(m)-(o) 20 may perform specialty contracting services for the construction, 21 remodeling, repair, or improvement of commercial or residential 22 swimming pools, hot tubs or spas, or interactive water features, 23 as defined in the Florida Building Code, without obtaining a 24 local contractor license or specialty contractor license if such 25 person is under the supervision of a person who is certified or 26 registered under s. 489.105(3)(j)-(l), provided that the work is 27 within the scope of the supervising contractor’s license. Such 28 supervision does not require a direct contract between a person 29 certified or registered under s. 489.105(3)(j)-(l) and the 30 person performing specialty contracting services. 31 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.