Legislative Reporter
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Friday, March 13, 2026
Gone, but not forgotten. The Florida Legislature adjourned, Sine Die, this afternoon without the traditional Hankie Drop ceremony. Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Danny Perez announced a goal of coming back in mid-April for a Special Session to pass a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The exact dates have yet to be announced, though the 2026-27 fiscal year begins July 1.
Governor DeSantis already called the legislature into a Special Session beginning on April 20 to address issues related to congressional district reapportionment. He also intimated that he would call an additional special session to address proposed property tax reforms.
With a series of Special Sessions on the horizon, the legislature spent the final days of Regular Session focused on policy issues, with many bills bouncing back and forth for negotiation between the chambers. In total, 237 bills passed (including 44 local bills) out of the 1,896 bills filed this session.
Below is a summary of the bills we tracked that passed during the legislative session. A chart at the end lists those that did not make it across the finish line this year.
Priority Passed Bills (Alphabetically)
Affordable Housing – CS/CS/HB 1389 by Rep. Mike Redondo (R-Miami) makes a variety of changes regarding the Live Local Act, passed during the 2023 Regular Session. The bill provides that the preemptions of the Live Local Act permitting the development of affordable housing apply on any property owned by a county, municipality, or school district, and on parcels greater than 3 acres owned by a religious institution which has contained a house of public worship for at least 10 years.
The bill provides that a local government may not utilize other dimensional means such as setbacks to constructively restrict the height of an authorized project, provides that farming and farm operations are excluded from the definitions of commercial, industrial, or mixed-use zoning, exempts from Live Local areas subject to land regulations in existence before July 1, 2026, intended to retain the open character of land, areas of Critical State Concern, and any portion of a property encumbered by a recorded conservation easement, permits the utilization of the Live Local Act in the vicinity of airports when approved by the airport’s governing body, clarifies language around the prohibition against discriminating against affordable housing development in land use decisions by a local government, waives sovereign immunity in cases based on such discrimination, allows local governments to provide density bonus incentives to landowners who donate real estate for the purpose of assisting local governments in providing affordable housing to military families that receive the basic allowance for housing, and calls for an OPAGGA study on the efficacy of using mezzanine finance and use of tiny homes to meet affordable housing needs.
The bill also includes provisions related to the affordable housing property tax exemption. The bill defines multifamily project to include a development which is held under common ownership or control and approved and developed in compliance with the same site plan approval or development order, while excluding individual detached single-family residences or multiple parcels separated by more than 200 feet, requires the taxing authority to find that the local availability of affordable units has exceeded the demand for each of the previous three years, rather than the most recent year, for local governments to opt out of the tax exemption, and provides that, notwithstanding an ordinance or resolution opting out of the tax exemption, the owner of a property that was issued a building permit on or after July 1, 2026, for the development within four years before the effective date of such ordinance or resolution, may apply for and continue to be granted the exemption provided the requirements are otherwise met. These amendments first apply to the 2027 tax roll. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis)
Note the bill no longer contains the ADU language.
HB 1389 passed the Senate Floor (34-0) on March 6, with an amendment maintaining the Senate language. The House amended the Senate amendment (98-4), with the language described above, and passed the bill on March 12.
The Senate concurred with the House amendment on March 13 (35-0) and the bill now goes to the governor.
Agricultural Enclaves – CS/CS/CS/SB 686 by Sen. Stan McClain (R-Ocala) revises the definition of “agricultural enclave” and create an expedited public hearing process. If the local government does not approve or deny certification as an agricultural enclave within 90 days, the parcel is automatically approved.
The certification of an agricultural enclave may not be based on the perimeter of another agricultural enclave. Upon certification, property owners may submit development plans for single-family residential housing consistent with the land use requirements of adjacent parcels. If the certified agricultural enclave is adjacent to an interstate highway, the parcel may be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential purposes if one or more adjacent parcels or an adjacent development permits the same density or intensity as the proposed development. The bill deems development plans approved under a new certification process a conforming use, regardless of local comprehensive plans or zoning, and prohibit enactment or enforcement of burdensome regulations specifically targeting agricultural enclaves.
The bill provides that the agricultural enclave process does not apply to the Wekiva Study Area, the Everglades, Areas of Critical State Concern, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, or military installations or ranges, or to a parcel or parcels exceeding 1,280 acres within counties covered by the St. Lucie River Watershed Protection. The amendments made by this act expire January 1, 2028. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis)
SB 686 passed the House Floor on March 11 (90-20) and now goes to the governor.
Conservation Lands – CS/HB 441 by Rep. Kim Kendall (R-St. Johns) mandates the Division of State Lands to publicly post a list of conservation lands proposed for sale and the rationale for selling them at least 30 days before the board of trustees meets. The bill requires that any parcels proposed for exchange are appraised under specific criteria and that the Division of State Lands publish details about all parcels involved, along with any conservation easements to be retained, at least 30 days before the Acquisition and Restoration Council meets. The bill requires water management districts to post, at least 30 days in advance, information on proposed conservation land sales or exchanges. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis)
HB 411 passed the Senate Floor on February 26 (37-0) and now goes to the governor.
Data Centers – CS/CS/SB 484 by Sen. Bryan Avila (R-Hialeah Gardens):
• maintains the authority of local governments to exercise the powers and responsibilities for comprehensive planning and land development regulation granted by law with respect to large load customers;
• prohibits economic development agencies from extending the 12-month exemption from public record requirements for information relating to a potential data center locating or expanding its business in this state;
• mandates utilities develop cost-based tariffs for large load customers, preventing cost shifts to other ratepayers;
• prohibits a public utility from knowingly providing electric service to a customer that would otherwise qualify as a large load customer if that customer is a foreign entity;
• requires each public utility to file for PSC approval a tariff that complies by Oct. 1, 2026;
• prohibits permits to a large-scale data center applicant for an allocation of water if the proposed use of the water is harmful to the water resources of the area or is prohibited by the applicable local government zoning regulations and comprehensive plan;
• provides water permit requirements; and
• requires OPPAGA to contract for an independent, interdisciplinary study of policy considerations related to the construction and operation of large-scale data centers, with the study due July 1, 2027.
The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis)
SB 484 passed the House Floor on March 11 (92-16), with a delete all amendment described above. The Senate concurred with the House amendment on March 13 (31-6) and it now goes to the governor.
Infill Redevelopment
–CS/CS/SB 1434 by Sen. Alexis Calatayud (R-Miami):
• creates the Infill Redevelopment Act which preempts certain local land development regulations and oversight of qualifying parcels. A parcel qualifies if it consists of at least five acres, is located in a county with a population of more than 1.475 million as of the most recent decennial census and with at least 15 municipalities, and any portion of the parcel is
environmentally impacted, which for purposes of the bill means contaminants or pollutants have been detected on the land above certain thresholds in a phase II study or the land has been designated a brownfield area under state law;
• allows qualifying parcels to be developed for residential uses up to either the average density of all applicable zoning districts within the same jurisdiction, or 25 dwelling units per acre, whichever is lower;
• excludes land owned by, or that was owned at any time within the 15 years preceding the effective date of the bill, by a public utility;
• includes additional requirements for qualifying parcels that have recreational facilities on them (such as golf courses or recreational areas adjacent to single family homes on all sides) and provides a framework for the sale of such properties to adjacent property owners if they wish to preserve their recreational use; and
• provides administrative approval and preempts local laws, ordinances, or regulations that restrict, prohibit, or otherwise, limit the development of a qualifying parcel in accordance with the bill.
The bill takes effects upon becoming law. (Senate Staff Analysis)
SB 1434 passed the House Floor on March 10 (87-24) and now goes to the governor.
Land Use and Development Regulations – CS/CS/CS/HB 399 by Rep. David Borrero (R-Doral):
• requires application fees for development permits and orders to be reasonably related to the costs associated with reviewing and processing the application and prohibits fees based on a percentage of project costs;
• requires local government comprehensive plans and land development regulations to include factors for assessing compatibility of allowable residential uses and establishes requirements for examining an application for development for compatibility;
• prohibits local governments from denying an application on compatibility grounds unless the denial includes written findings identifying areas of incompatibility and concluding that proposed mitigation measures are inadequate and no feasible mitigation measures exist;
• requires local governments’ interlocal agreements with school districts to address reasonable access to public easements and right aways necessary for public school facilities;
• provides for the placement of manufactured housing on any lot in a recreational vehicle park;
• provides for parity in regulations for off-site constructed residential dwellings (compared to on-site construction) in local government zoning, land use, and development regulations; and
• requires local governments to administratively approve applications for minor special exceptions or variances by large destination resorts with a July 1, 2031 sunset date.
The bill takes effect upon becoming law (House Staff Analysis)
Note the bill no longer contains the UDB OPPAGA Study Language or the provision requiring a majority vote for the adoption of a future land use element of a comprehensive plan. The Senate rejected an amendment on the floor that would have allowed property owners to request removal from a rural boundary designation and receive compensation. Lastly, late attempts to add SB 840 to the bill were also not successful in the House or Senate.
HB 399 passed the Senate Floor on March 13 (27-11), with amendments described above. The House concurred with the Senate amendments on March 13 (73-27) and the bill now goes to the governor.
Local Land Planning and Development – CS/CS/CS/HB 927 by Rep. Judson Sapp (R-Palatka) requires counties with populations of 75,000 or more and municipalities with populations of 10,000 or more to establish a program to make available development preapplication services at an applicant’s request by Jan. 1, 2027. Private contractors may supplement local government staff resources in preapplication review of building plans, permit review, and plat approval. A person applying to a local government entity for a permit, plans review, or plat approval may request the use of such contractors at their expense. After preapplication review, the contractor certifies to the local government that items within the application meet the requirements for approval. The local government must then consider the application and approve or deny the application without duplicative reviews.
The bill requires each local government to establish a registry of qualified contractors and provides requirements for those contractors. Planners certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners with at least 5 years of relevant government experience or at least 10 years of experience as an urban planner if not certified are included in the list of qualified contractors. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis)
HB 927 passed the Senate Floor on March 5 (33-0) and now goes to the governor.
Other Passed Bills (Alphabetically)
Affordable Housing – SB 962 by Senator Jennifer Bradley (R-Fleming Island) provides that for the purposes of the Live Local Act, passed during the 2023 Regular Session, farms or farm operations, including the packaging and sale of those products raised on the premises, are excluded from the definitions of commercial, industrial, or mixed use zoning which would require the local government to approve certain affordable housing developments. The bill takes effect upon becoming law. (Senate Analysis)
SB 962 passed the House Floor on March 11 (109-2) and now goes to the governor.
Areas of Critical State Concern –
CS/HB 755 by Rep. Jim Mooney (R-Key Largo) exempts projects under a 99-year ground lease with Habitat for Humanity from payment and performance bond requirements and extends through fiscal year 2035–2036 the allocation of at least $5 million annually from Florida Forever for purchasing land in the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Analysis)
HB 755 passed the Senate Floor on March 10 (38-0). The Senate adopted an amendment prohibiting drilling, exploration, or production within 30 miles of a national estuarine research reserve if the county contains an area of critical state concern. The House concurred with the Senate amendment on March 12 (109-0) and the bill now goes to the governor.
Building Permits and Inspections
– CS/CS/HB 803 by Rep. Dana Trabulsy (R-Fort Pierce):
• amends provisions related to the Florida Building Code, local building permit requirements, and requirements for private providers of Building Code and plans review services;
• provides that building permits for single-family dwellings expire one year after the latter of the issuance of the permit or the effective date of the next edition of the Building Code, but local governments can extend;
• requires DMS to maintain state term contracts for building code inspections;
• allows certain out-of-state licensees to work during declared emergencies;
• prevents local discipline for otherwise lawful unpermitted work;
• prohibits denying permits for certain manufactured buildings;
• requires local governments to treat offsite-constructed dwellings like site-built homes;
• mandates uniform statewide building permit forms and shorter review times, reduces or waives fees for privateprovider inspections;
• exempts minor projects under $7,500 from permit requirements;
• provides that officials may only perform building inspections of construction that a private provider has deemed compliant when they have “knowledge” that the inspection forms submitted by the private provider were incomplete or incorrect; and
• requires response to permit applications for work valued less than $15,000 in five days
The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis)
HB 803 passed the House Floor on March 12 (109-0) and now goes to the governor.
Community Development Districts –CS/CS/SB 1180 by Sen. Kristen Arrington (D-Kissimmee) creates a new recall process for community development district (CDD) board members elected by the qualified electors of the district, including petition requirements, grounds for removal, and election procedures. The bill clarifies that the prohibition on local government regulation of synthetic turf does not limit a CDD’s ability to enforce deed restrictions and expands the types of developments that can qualify as a “compact, urban, mixed-use district”, promoting high density, mixed-use projects, including affordable housing, in targeted urban areas. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis)
SB 1180 passed the House Floor on March 10 (112-0) and now goes to the governor.
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – CS/CS/CS/SB 290 by Sen. Keith Truenow (R-Tavares) makes a number of changes to laws related to DACS, including requiring the Acquisition and Restoration Council to determine whether any lands surplused by a local governmental entity are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes, and prohibiting local governments from transferring future development rights for such lands:
• bill requires Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to determine whether any state-owned conservation lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes, and to retain a rural-lands-protection easement for all such lands;
• prohibits surplusing designated state forest lands, state park lands, wildlife management areas, or lands within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan; and
• adds definitions for “ecologically significant parcel” and “low-density municipality” and requires applications for development on an ecologically significant parcel to have an attestation that the development will not exceed a maximum density of 1 residential unit per 20 acres.
The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026 (Senate Staff Analysis)
SB 290 passed the House Floor on March 3 (94-10) and now goes to the governor.
Department of Environmental Protection –
CS/CS/CS/HB 1417 by Rep. Chip LaMarca (R-Lighthouse Point) revise several provisions of law related to the Department of Environmental Protection. The bills add two new members to the Acquisition and Restoration Council and direct the ARC to administer the Florida Communities Trust. The bills allow a septic system remediation plan to require conventional septic system upgrades where central sewerage is unavailable for certain properties, provide a 60-day waiting period before an approved BMAP is effective, provide that cities and counties that are rural communities will not need a minimum 50 percent cost share for projects in the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan, repeal provisions establishing the Environmental Regulation Commission, and create best management practices for stormwater at solar facilities. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026 (House Staff Analysis)
HB 1417 passed the Senate Floor on March 9 (34-3). The Senate adopted an amendment moving up the compliance date 5 years to 2030 for the onsite sewage treatment provisions. The House concurred with the Senate amendment on March 12 (110-0) and now goes to the governor.
Historic Cemeteries Program –CS/CS/HB 425 by Rep. Wallace Aristide (D-North Miami Beach) provides that if a historic African-American cemetery recorded in the Florida Master Site File sells excess vacant land to fund the cemetery’s long-term maintenance and upkeep, the county or municipality where the cemetery is located must administratively approve an application to rezone or change the land use designation of the excess land to allow for development consistent and compatible with adjacent land uses. The bill allows a county or municipality to use reasonable discretion to determine the new zoning or land use designation, provided that it is consistent and compatible with the surrounding area The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis)
HB 425 passed the Senate Floor on March 12 (39-0) and now goes to the governor.
Homestead Exemptions –
CS/SB 110 by Sen. Kristen Arrington (D-Kissimmee) clarifies that an individual who holds a 98year or longer residential lease is still eligible for the homestead tax exemption on the property even if the lease terminates upon their death. The bill takes effect upon becoming law. (Senate Staff Analysis)
SB 962 passed the House Floor on March 9 (108-0) and now goes to the governor.
Local Government Spending – CS/CS/HB 1329 by Rep. Yvette Benarroch (R-Naples) creates the “Local Government Financial Transparency and Accountability Act.” The bill requires a county or municipality to post tentative, adopted tentative, or final budgets to its official website in PDF or similar form that can be downloaded for the preceding 4 fiscal years. The bill revises the length of time for which each county and municipality must post certain budget information on its official website.
The bill requires counties and municipalities to provide public notice of a hearing on a proposed budget amendment at least 5 days (rather than at least 2 days but no more than 5 days under current law) before the hearing. At least 14 days before final budget adoption, counties and municipalities must hold a public workshop identifying strategies to potentially reduce the budget by 10 percent without compromising law enforcement, fire protection, or legal obligations. Related to impact fees, the bill implements new requirements for local governments seeking to increase impact fee rates beyond the ordinary phase-in limitations due to extraordinary circumstances.
Under the bill, the demonstrated-need study required to show extraordinary circumstances must specify the standards used to support the existence of such extraordinary circumstances and be accompanied by a declaration of the method and timeframe by which the impact fee increase will increase capacity. The bill also prohibits a local government, including a school or
special district, from increasing an impact fee rate utilizing the extraordinary circumstances provisions by more than 100 percent in a 4-year period. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis)
HB 1329 passed the House Floor on March 12 (82-28). The House concurred with the Senate amendment adding the impact fee provisions and now goes to the governor.
Micromobility Device –CS/SB 382 by Sen. Keith Truenow (R-Tavares) provides that a person operating an electric bicycle on certain shared pathways must adhere to certain protocols and that a person operating an electric bicycle on a sidewalk or other area designated for pedestrians may not operate the electric bicycle at a speed greater than 10 miles per hour if a pedestrian is within 50 feet of the electric bicycle. The bill creates the Micromobility Device Safety Task Force that must submit a report by Oct 1, 2026, with recommendations to improve state law and the regulatory framework and require micromobility device crash data collection and reporting. The bill takes effect upon becoming law. (Senate Staff Analysis)
SB 382 passed the House Floor on March 9 (112-0) and now goes to the governor.
Official Actions of Local Governments –CS/CS/SB 1134 by Sen. Clay Yarborough (R-Jacksonville) prohibits counties and municipalities from taking specific actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The prohibitions include funding, promoting, or taking any official action, such as the adoption or enforcement of ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, programs, and policies after June 30, 2027, related to DEI. The bills also prohibit spending any funds, regardless of source, for DEI offices and officers. The bill does allow a county or municipality to authorize or permit, in a content-neutral manner, civic and community events so long as certain requirements are met. The bill requires a potential recipient of a county or municipal contract or grant to certify that he or she will not use county or municipal funds for DEI materials. The bill provides penalties and the ability to bring an action in circuit court against counties or municipalities who violate the bill. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2027. (Senate Staff Analysis)
SB 1134 passed the House Floor on March 10 (77-37) and now goes to the governor.
Prohibited
Governmental
Policies Regulating
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
– CS/HB 1217 by Rep. John Snyder (R-Palm City) provides a legislative finding that net zero policies, carbon taxes and assessments, and emission trading programs are detrimental to the energy security and economic interest of the state and inconsistent with the energy and environmental policies of the state. The bill defines the term “net-zero policy” to mean any policy, program, or initiative designed to achieve a balance between total amount of greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere with an equal amount removed from the atmosphere. The bill provides that a governmental entity may not enact or enforce or require any person or legal entity to enact or enforce, a resolution, ordinance, rule, code, or policy to support a net zero policy The bill prohibits a governmental entity from using, paying, or distributing public funds in any manner that supports, implements, or advances a net zero policy The bill prohibits a governmental entity from imposing any charge, including a tax, fee, penalty, offset, or assessment, to advance a net zero policy. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis)
HB 1217 passed the Senate Floor on March 11 (24-12) and now goes to the governor.
Public Meetings – CS/CS/HB 655 by Rep. Wyman Duggan (R-Jacksonville) creates a public meetings exemption to allow a state or local agency or the chief administrative or executive officer thereof, to meet in private with the agency’s attorney during the 90-day notice period specified in the Bert Harris Act to discuss Bert Harris claims submitted in accordance with the Act. Certain conditions must be met to advise the public of the meeting’s occurrence and to create and preserve a record thereof for eventual disclosure. However, any transcripts, recordings, minutes, and records generated during an exempt portion of such a meeting are exempt from public record requirements until the claim is settled or until the statute of limitations has expired. The exemptions created by the bill shall stand repealed on Oct 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through legislative reenactment. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis)
HB 655 passed the Senate Floor on March 4 (37-0) and now goes to the governor.
Public Nuisances – SB 168 by Sen. Keith Truenow (R-Tavares) expands public nuisance laws to include gambling houses, removes limitations on fines, and provides clearer penalties and foreclosure processes. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis)
SB 168 passed the House Floor on March 11 (112-0) and now goes to the governor.
Regulation of Chickees – HB 929 by Rep. Nan Cobb prohibits local governments from restricting the construction of chickees by a Miccosukee or Seminole tribal member. The bill prohibits local regulations of chickees that exceed federal floodplain management regulations, exempt chickees from the Florida Fire Prevention Code if they are built at least 20 feet from another structure or feature approved fire-proofing measures, redefine “chickee” to allow certain materials, nonwood fasteners, and optional electrical or plumbing features with a building permit, and establish penalties for non-tribal individuals who construct a chickee to evade the Florida Building Code. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026 (House Staff Analysis)
HB 929 passed the Senate Floor on March 12 (39-0) and now goes to the governor.
Special District Funding –CS/HB 273 by Rep. Chad Johnson (R-Newberry) requires agency agreements that provide state or federal financial assistance to special districts located in a rural community or rural area of opportunity, or that provide water and wastewater services in such areas, to include a provision allowing the agency to provide for the payment of invoices for verified and eligible performance that has been completed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement. The bill revises the definition of “rural community” for the Rural Economic Development Initiative to include special districts located in rural counties. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis)
HB 273 passed the Senate Floor on March 6 (34-0). The Senate adopted an amendment removing the provisions related to downtown development districts. The House concurred with the Senate amendment and passed the bill on March 12 (108-0) and now goes to the governor.
Stormwater Treatment –
CS/CS/SB 848 by Sen. Keith Truenow (R-Tavares) provides that regional stormwater systems or water quality enhancement areas operated by non-local governmental entities independently or under contract with a seaport or local government may not provide stormwater treatment, achieve net improvement of water quality, or convey enhancement credits for proposed port activities that cause or contribute to stormwater pollution at certain seaports. The bill authorizes environmental resource permit (ERP) applicants to use compensating stormwater treatment as a mitigation measure when existing ambient water quality prevents compliance with water quality standards. The bill allows entities to apply for provisional WQEA permits pending the DEP adoption of WQEA rules. DEP and water management districts must allow the use of WQEA enhancement credits generated under such provisional permits, provided applicable statutory requirements are met. The proposed effective date Is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis)
SB 848 passed the House Floor on March 11 (112-0) and now goes to the governor.
Vertiports –
CS/CS/CS/HB 1093 by Rep. Leonard Spencer (D-Winter Garden) amends Florida law to include vertiports and charging systems as qualifying projects for funding under public-private partnerships between state and private entities. The bill authorizes FDOT to fund all the project costs of a public or private vertiport if federal funds are not available. If federal funds are available, FDOT may fund up to 80 percent of the nonfederal share of the project costs. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026 (House Staff Analysis)
HB 1093 passed the Senate Floor on March 10 (38-0) and now goes to the governor.
APA Florida Priority Bills
March 13
Bill Title
Priority Tracking Bills
HB 1389 (SB 1548) Affordable Housing
SB 686 (HB 691) Agricultural Enclaves
HB 441 (SB 546) Conservation Lands
SB 484 (HB 1007) Data Centers
SB 1434 (HB 979) Infill Redevelopment
HB 399 (SB 208) Land Use and Development Regulations
HB 927 (SB 1138) Local Land Planning and Development
Did Not Pass
Sponsor
SB 636 / HB 1297 Beach Management
HB 299 / SB 354 Blue Ribbon Projects
SB 548 / HB 1139 Growth Management
SB 48 / HB 313 Housing
HB 479 / SB 718 Land and Water Management
HB 217 / SB 218 Land Use Regulations
SB 840 / HB 1465 Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disa
SB 948 / HB 1143 Local Government Land Development Regulations and Orders
HB 1183 / SB 1342 Transportation Infrastructure Land Development Regulations
Rep. Redondo / Sen. Calatayud Passed 3/13/26
Sen. McClain / Rep. Botana Passed 3/11/26
Rep. Kendall / Sen. Mayfield Passed 2/26/26
Sen. Avila / Rep. Redondo Passed 3/13/26
Rep. Borrero / Sen. Calatayud Passed 3/10/26
Sen. McClain / Rep. Borrero Passed 3/13/26
Rep. Sapp / Sen. Massullo Passed 3/5/26
Sen. Leek / Rep. Greco
Rep. Melo / Sen. McClain
Sen. McClain / Rep. Gentry
Sen. Gaetz / Rep. Nix
Rep. Maggard / Sen. McClain
Rep. Abbott / Sen. Gaetz
Sen. DiCeglie / Rep. Andrade
Sen. McClain / Rep. Nix
Rep. Cross / Sen. Rouson
SB - 2nd Reading
HB - Died in Committee
HB - 2nd Reading
SB - Died on Third Reading
SB - Died in Committee
HB - Passed House
SB - Passed Senate
HB - Died in Committee
HB - Died in Committee
SB - Never Heard
HB - Never Heard
SB - Passed Senate
SB - Passed Senate
HB - Never Heard
SB - Died in Committee
HB - Died in Commttee
HB - Never Heard
SB - Died in Committee
Other Tracked Bills - Passed
SB 962 (HB 837) Affordable Housing
HB 755 (SB 934) Areas of Critical State Concern
HB 803 (SB 1234) Building Permits and Inspections
SB 1180 (HB 1051) Community Development Districts
SB 290 (HB 433) Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
HB 1417 (SB 1510) Department of Enviornmental Protection
HB 425 (SB 34) Historic Cemeteries Program
SB 110 (HB 227) Homestead Exemptions
HB 1329 (SB 1566) Local Government Spending
SB 382 (HB 243) Micromobility Device
SB 1134 (HB 1001) Official Actions of Local Governments
Sen. Bradley / Rep. Busatta Passed 3/11/26
Rep. Mooney / Sen. Rodriguez Passed 3/12/26
Rep. Trabulsy / Sen. DiCeglie Passed 3/12/26
Rep. Alvarez (J) / Sen. ArringtonPassed 3/10/26
Sen. Truenow / Rep. Alvarez Passed 3/3/26
Rep. LaMarca / Sen. Massullo Passed 3/12/26
Sen. Sharief / Rep. Aristide Passed 3/12/26
Sen. Arrington Passed 3/9/26
Rep. Benarroch / Sen. DiCeglie Passed 3/12/26
Rep. Benarroch / Sen. Truenow Passed 3/9/26
Rep. Black / Sen. Yarborough Passed 3/10/26
HB 1217 (SB 7046) Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas EmissionSen. Avila / Rep. Snyder Passed 3/11/26
HB 655 (SB 332) Public Meetings
SB 168 (HB 481) Public Nuisances
HB 929 (SB 1020) Regulation of Chickees
HB 273 (SB 214) Special District Funding
SB 848 / HB 1457 Stormwater Treatment
HB 1093 (SB 1362) Vertiports
Other Tracked Bills - Did Not Pass
HB 799 / SB 932 Ad Valorem Tax Revenue in Fiscally Constrained Counties
HB 675 / SB 756 Affordable Housing
SB 1520 Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemption
SB 1350 Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemptions
SB 434 / HB 617 Assessment of Property Used for Residential Purposes
HB 1421 / SB 1658 Cattle Grazing on State Land
HB 741 / SB 998 Department of Commerce
Sen. Bradley / Rep. Duggan Passed 3/4/26
Sen. Truenow / Rep. Booth Passed 3/11/26
Sen. Truenow / Rep. Cobb Passed 3/12/26
Sen. McClain / Rep. Johnson Passed 3/12/26
Sen. Truenow / Rep. Gonzalez P Passed 3/11/26
Sen. Harrell / Rep. Spencer Passed 3/10/26
Rep. Tuck / Sen. McClain
Rep. Driskell / Sen. Davis
Sen. Calatayud
Sen. McClain
Sen. Leek / Rep. Overdorf
Rep. Albert / Sen. Truenow
Rep. Owen / Sen. Yarborough
SB - Never Heard
HB - Died in Committee
SB - Never Heard
SB - Died in Committee
SB - Never Heard
SB - Passed Senate
HB - Never Heard
HB - Passed House
SB - Never Heard
HB - Passed House
SB - Died in Committee
HB 1303 / SB 1572 Department of Financial Services
HB 911 / SB 1218 Florida Building Code Construction Requirements
HB 337 / SB 852 Food Insecure Areas
HB 1493 / SB 1726 Housing
HB 751 Infrastructure and Resiliency
HB 87 / SB 392 Issuance of Special Beverage Licenses
SB 508 / HB 611 Landscape Irrigation
SB 380 / HB 1009 Legal Notices
HB 103 / SB 122 Local Business Taxes
HB 105 / SB 588 Local Government Enforcement Actions
HB 1141 Military Installations and Ranges
HB 149 Maximum Millage Rates for the 2027-2028 Fiscal Year
HB 455 / SB 496 Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials
HB 1227 / SB 1444 Preemption to the State
HB 833 / SB 1264 Private School Facilities
HB 437 / SB 770 Public Records
HB 53 / SB 1254 Rapid Rail Transit Compact
HB 673 / SB 938 Release of Conservation Easements
SB 56 Residential Impacts from Mining Activities
Rep. Miller / Sen. DiCeglie
Rep. Mooney / Sen. Rodriguez
Rep. Raynor / Sen. Jones
Rep. Joseph / Sen. Smith
Rep. LaMarca
Rep. Brackett / Sen. Leek
Sen. Truenow / Rep. Cobb
Sen. Trumbull / Rep. Griffitts
Rep. Botana / Sen. Truenow
Rep. Brackett / Sen. McClain
Rep. Mooney
Rep. Chamberlin
Rep. Black / Sen. McClain
Rep. Oliver / Sen. Martin
Rep. Cassel / Sen. Calatayud
Rep. Andrade / Sen. Rouson
HB - Never Heard
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SB - Heard by 2/3
HB - Passed House
HB - 2nd Reading
SB - Died in Committee
HB - Passed House
SB - Never Heard
HB - Never Heard
HB - Never Heard
HB - Died in Committee
SB - Never Heard
HB - Never Heard
SB - Died in Committee
HB - Passed House
SB - Died in Committee
HB - Passed House
SB - Never Heard
HB - Died in Committee
Rep. Hinson / Sen. Davis
Rep. Duggan / Sen. McClain
Sen. Sharief
SB - Never Heard
HB - Died in Committee
SB - Never Heard
SB - Never Heard
SB 250/ HB 723 Rural Counties / Rural Communities
HB 283 / SB 498 School Zone and Pedestrian Safety
HB 335 / SB 916 Spaceport Operations
SB 378 / HB 6005 Special Districts
HB 123 Special Districts
HB 239 / SB 558 Standards for Storm Water Systems
HB 489 / SB 1348 Terminology Associated with Florida Housing Finance Corporation
SB 456 The Tourist Development Tax
SB 458 Tourist Development Tax
SB 454 / SB 6007 Tourist Development Taxes
SB 976 Tourist Development Tax Uses
HB 543 (SB 1080) Transportation
SB 1220 (HB 1233) Transportation
HB 97 Transportation Concurrency
HB 981 / SB 1066 Tributaries of St. Johns River
SB 146 Use of Artificial Intelligence by State Agencies
HB 193 / SB 200 Utilities
HB 701 / SB 1120 Water Management Districts
HJR 203 Phased Out Elimination of Non-school Property Tax for Homesteads
Sen. Simon / Rep. Abbott
Rep. Alvarez / Sen. Rodriguez
Rep. Kendall / Sen. Mayfield
Sen. Truenow / Rep. Greco
Rep. Overdorf
Rep. Grow / Sen. Burgess
Rep. Owen / Sen. Calatayud
Sen. Smith
Sen. Smith
Sen. Smith / Rep. Eskamani
Sen. Smith
Rep. McFarland / Sen. DiCeglie
Sen. Massullo / Rep. Griffitts
Rep. Grow
Rep. Duggan / Sen. Brodeur
SB - In House messages
HB - Never Heard
HB - Died in Committee
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HB - Died in Committee
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HB - Never Heard
SB - Never Heard
HB - Died in House Returning Messages
SB - Died in House Returning Messages
HB - Died in Committee
HB - Passed House
SB - Died on Senate Calendar
Sen. Harrell SB - Never Heard
HB - Never Heard
Rep. Boyles / Sen. Bradley
Rep. Conerly / Sen. Brodeur
SB - Died in Committee
HB - Never Heard
SB - Passed Senate
Rep. Miller HJR - Passed House
HJR 201 Elimination of Non-school Property Tax for Homesteads Rep. Steele HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal
HJR 205 Elimination of Non-School Property Tax for Homesteads for Persons A Rep. Porras HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal
HJR 207 Assessed Home Value Homestead Exemption of Non-school Property TRep. Abbott HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal
HJR 209 Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption of Non-school PropertRep. Busatta HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal
HJR 211 Accrued Save-Our-Homes Property Tax Benefit for Non-school PropertRep. Overdorf HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal
HJR 213 Modification of Limitations on Property Assessment Increases Rep. Griffitts HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal
HB 215 Ad Valorem Taxation Rep. Albert HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal