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April 18, 2025 | Legislative Reporter There are just two weeks left until the 2025 legislative session is scheduled to end on May 2. Some committees have already stopped meeting as the focus turns to budget negotiations. Bills that have not yet been heard in committee or have moved slowly through the process are likely to not be passed this year. To date, 11 bills have passed both chambers. Pursuant to Article III Section 8 of the Florida Constitution, every bill passed by the legislature is presented to the governor for approval and becomes law if the governor approves and signs it, or fails to veto it within seven consecutive days after presentation. If during that period or on the seventh day the legislature adjourns sine die or takes a recess of more than 30 days, the governor has 15 consecutive days from the date of presentation to act on the bill. You can follow Governor DeSantis’s bill actions by going to his office website. Scroll down to the Quick Links section and click on the button titled “2025 Bill Actions”. The Bill Tracking Report, as of April 18 can be viewed here. Please review it to see the filed bills that APA Florida is tracking and their status. Note that if you click on the bill number, you will be linked to more information about the bill. The following bills of interest had action this week.
Note these summaries are based on a review of the bill language and legislative staff analysis. You are encouraged to read the actual bill language of bills that interest you. Please note that not all bills are covered in all legislative reports. The reports focus on bills of particular interest that have had action over the previous week. You can use the Bill Tracking Report to see the status of other bills.
PRIORITY BILLS SB 184 (ADUs)
Bill history here.
Requires counties and municipalities to adopt an ordinance by Dec. 1, 2025, to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in any area zoned for single-family residential use. (No movement.)
SB 1264 (Rural/Business Enterprise) SB 1080/HB 579 (Land Regulation) SB 140 (Charter Schools)
Bill history here.
HB 943 (Live Local Act)
Bill history here.
HB 209 (State Parks)
Bill history here.
SB 1730 (Affordable Housing)
Bill history here.
Repeals Regional Planning Councils, minority business enterprises and redefines a rural community. (page 10) Amends certain statutes regulating the development permit review and approval and order applications by local governments. (page 5) Limits who may apply for a conversion charter school to only parents with children enrolled at the school and certain municipalities seeking a job engine charter school to attract job-producing entities to the municipality. (page 11) Amends various provisions in the Live Local Act relating to affordable housing, certain building moratoriums, and reporting requirements. (page 13) Creates the State Park Preservation Act. It requires state parks or preserves to be managed in a manner that provides the greatest combination of benefits to the public and the land’s natural resources. (page 12) Requires local governments to authorize multifamily and mixed use residential as allowable uses in portions of any flexibly zoned area such as a planned unit development permitted for commercial, industrial, or mixed use, if at least 40 percent of the residential units in a proposed multifamily development are rental units that, for a period of at least 30 years, are affordable. (page )
Bill history here. Bill history here.
April 18, 2025 | Legislative Reporter
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