House Bill 735 preempted most licensing to the state and was approved by an 82-32 vote in April 2021. Lee County government responded by phasing out its local contractor licensing board in March 2022, according to Lee County director of communications Betsy Clayton. She declined to have county staff interviewed on this subject. She said there are 104 licensed mold mitigation companies in Florida. Unless there are any legal changes, those will have to serve the estimated 20,000 Lee County flooded properties.   Read the article………………………..