How does House Bill 735 Affect me in Putnam County?
Putnam county contractors are wondering how they will be impacted by the passage of House Bill 735 in Florida. This article has been created to monitor and update Putnam county’s response to this new law. If you have any questions or information to contribute, we encourage you to post a comment below. All questions will be promptly answered to the best of our ability.
Putnam County Contractor Licensing seems to be operating and enforcing their local licenses as usual; they would not be forced to comply with the new law until July of 2023. The county issued the following statement:
We currently have approximately 20 local license that will be affected. We have not determined how we will handle this in 2023. At this time, we are continuing with regular procedures of renewing for 2 years and 14 hours of continuing education.
Our list of local licensing includes:
- Aluminum Specialty
- Building Maintenance
- Carpentry
- Carpentry, Finish
- Concrete Forming and Placing
- Demolition
- Drywall
- Drywall, Plaster and Lath
- Garage Door Installation
- Glass and Glazing
- Irrigation/Sprinkler
- Marine Construction
- Masonry
- Masonry/Concrete
- Plaster/Lath and Stucco
- Structural Steel/Structural Framing
- Above Ground Pool Installer
- Insulation
For any questions on how your County contractor license will be impacted by HB 735, contact the Putnam Licensing Department by giving them a call at 386-329-0307 or sending an email to
