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Feb. 3, 2023 | Legislative Reporter This is an off week for committees, though bills continue to be filed. Session is scheduled to begin on March 7. The Bill Tracking Report, as of Feb. 3, can be viewed here. Please review it to see the bills filed that APA Florida is tracking. Note that these tracking reports contain a new feature; if you click on the bill number, you are linked to more information about the bill. If you would like any bills added to this report or would like more information about a specific bill, please contact Stefanie Svisco at ssvisco@floridaplanning.org. Special Note: Governor DeSantis unveiled a proposed budget of $114.8 billion on Feb. 1. Some notable items include $7 billion for highway projects, $1 billion for teacher pay increases, $3.5 billion to be used over four years for environmental projects, and nearly $2 billion in tax cuts. Since the last update, the following bills of interest have been filed that would do the following: • Cited as the “Live Local Act,” makes numerous substantive changes related to the provision of affordable housing, including amending ss.125. 01055 and 166.04151, F.S., to add a requirement that counties and municipalities must authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential as allowable uses in any area zoned for commercial or mixed-use if at least 40 percent of the residential units in the proposed multifamily rental development are affordable as defined in s.420.0004, F.S., for a period of at least 30 years and for mixed-use residential projects, at least 65 percent of the total square footage must be used for residential; the application for this development may not require a zoning or land use change or comprehensive plan amendment; this approval is administrative and does not require full governing body approval if it satisfies certain requirements. (SB 102, Sen. Calatayud). (Note that this bill is a priority of Senate President Passidomo. A press release on the bill from President Passidomo can be viewed here, and a section-by-section summary of the bill can be viewed here.)
Feb. 3, 2023 | Legislative Reporter
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