Gaining Traction on unintended consequence’s of HB735
Posted on Mar 15 in Member BlogLeadership for both the State House & State Senate have requested Bill’s be presented to correct the issue’s pertaining to HB735 and our locally licensed Marine Contractor’s. I will be heading to Tallahassee on Monday & Tuesday next week to meet with State Senator Ed Hooper & State Representative Jim Mooney to discuss the bills.
We have been given verbal confirmation that the local licensing issue for Florida Marine Contractors will be rectified during this session, which will end sometime in May 2023.
I would like to thank the Board and Membership for your continued Support! I feel confident we are heading in the right direction and will have a resolution soon.
Thank you,
Kelly White
Executive Director
Follow up on State House bill by State Rep Dana Trabulsy
Posted on Mar 14 in Member BlogState Rep. Dana Trabulsy (R-St. Lucie) has asked if we can help her efforts. She has introduced a bill (HB 1383) that she hopes will address our contractor licensing issue. The bill will need to be amended during the process to address our issues. Rep. Trabulsy has said she is committed to work with the FMCA to help resolve this matter during this Session of the State Legislature. State Sen. Keith Perry (R-Alachua) has introduced a companion bill in the Senate.
She has asked the Florida Marine Contractors Assoc to encourage their members to call State Rep. Tyler Sirois (R-Brevard County), who is the Chair of the State House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee and encourage him to bring up the bill for markup and to move the bill out of Committee and through the legislative process in the State House.
His office number in Tallahassee: (850)717-5031
His district office in Merritt Island: (321)449-5111
Below are links to his office website:
https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4748&LegislativeTermId=90
https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/contactmember.aspx?MemberId=4748&SessionId=99
Message to State Rep. Tyler Sirois:
“Please work with Rep. Trabulsy to help her move HB 1383 out of your Subcommittee. It is vital to the Contracting industry that the State Legislature act this year on this matter. This action is needed to counter many counties which have misinterpreting HB 735 (passed in 2021) and plan to close down their contractor licensing departments on July 1, 2023. The legislature needs to act this session to avoid chaos in the contracting business later this year.”
Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional background.
HB735
Posted on Mar 07 in Member BlogGood Afternoon,
Our lobbying firm, Jenkins Hill Consulting are making headway on the HB735 issues. Senator Hooper, Senator Perry & State Representative Trabulsy have introduced bills. As we receive updates, we will let the membership know, but have a positive feeling we will have our issues with HB735 rectified.
Kelly White
Executive Director
Save the Date – October 6 & 7, 2023
Posted on Jan 24 in Member BlogSave the Date – October 6 & 7, 2023 – The 2023 Annual Meeting & Expo will be held at The Shores Resort & Spa, Daytona Beach South, FL.
We are currently looking for recommended topics for the workshops as well as speakers. In particular, we would very much like to have an electrician perform and electric shock prevention and dock grounding workshop.
Any suggestions, please reach out to me at 904-553-5189 or kelly.white@myfmca.org.
We are looking forward to another great event, so block out your calendars!!
Kelly White
Executive Director
Upcoming Legislation
Posted on Dec 21 in Member BlogWe starting the process of approaching members to sponsor legis for us in the upcoming session.
Are there any House or Senate members who FMCA are close to or have worked with in the past? Legislators who might have a relationship with FMCA members?
Please let me know when you get a chance.