Follow up on State House bill by State Rep Dana Trabulsy

State 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

Good 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

Save 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

We 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.

Breakout Session add FMCA Expo January 7th 2023

Breakout Session add FMCA Expo January 7th 2023 at 11:00am Bill France Room

Exclusive Training For MoistureShield MVPs is being offered in this breakout.
This is an opportunity to not only learn with MoistureShield University but to also take your installations to the next level. Through our exclusive MVP training program on the Myagi platform, you’ll learn the ins and outs of MoistureShield product lines, discover detailed installation videos as well as helpful tips for care and maintenance of MoistureShield decking to help your clients get the most out of their outdoor living space. Best of all, upon completion of the course, you will qualify for MoistureShield’s FIND A CONTRACTOR on their website. Additionally you can qualify for labor warranties on your installations as well as free tools, merchandise and marketing funds. *Needed for the course: A laptop and your contractor license number.

Allyson Ludewig
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Mako Rep Group Inc.
407-575-3018 Cell