Legislative Reporter | March 6, 2026

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Friday,March7,2026

TheFloridaLegislaturewill not completeits workontime As legislators conclude weekeight ofthescheduled nine-week legislativesession,legislativeleaders failedto reach consensus on astartingpoint forbudget negotiations. HouseSpeaker Perezsummeduptheimpasseas a“fundamental disagreement”overstatespending.

Thelegislaturewill spend its final weekdebatinglegislationunrelated tothebudget whilealso contemplating plans forwhen to return toTallahassee.As oftoday, only40 bills passed thelegislature,ofthe1,758total bills filed.

GovernorDeSantis already calledaSpecial Sessiontoaddress CongressionalRedistricting beginningApril20 and signaled an additional special sessionislikelyto address propertytax reform.Theend ofthe2026legislativesession feels much like 2025, and legislatorsarebracingfor anotherlongspring,andpotentially summer,inTallahassee.

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AffordableHousing–CS/CS/HB1389byRep.MikeRedondo(R-Miami)andSB1548bySen.AlexisCalatayud(R-Miami) makeavarietyofchangesregardingtheLiveLocalAct,passedduringthe2023RegularSession.Thebillsprovidethatthe preemptionsoftheLiveLocalActpermittingthedevelopmentofaffordablehousingapplyonanypropertyownedbyacounty, municipality,orschooldistrict,providethatalocalgovernmentmaynotutilizeotherdimensionalmeanssuchassetbacksto constructivelyrestricttheheightofanauthorizedproject,providethatfarmingandfarmoperationsareexcludedfromthedefinitions ofcommercial,industrial,ormixed-usezoning,permittheutilizationoftheLiveLocalActinthevicinityofairportswhenapproved bytheairport’sgoverningbody,andclarifylanguagearoundtheprohibitionagainstdiscriminatingagainstaffordablehousing developmentinlandusedecisionsbyalocalgovernment,andwaivessovereignimmunityincasesbasedonsuchdiscrimination. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (SenateStaffAnalysis/HouseStaffAnalysis)

TheHousebillalsoincludesthefollowing:

• Adds that the preemptions of the Live Local Act permitting the development of affordable housing also apply to parcels greater than 3 acres owned by a religious institution.

• Adds an affordable housing tax exemption for an owner of a property in a multifamily project that received a building permit for the project within 4 years prior to the taxing authority opting out of the tax exemption, and an owner may continue to receive the exemption for each subsequent year that the same or successive owner applies for and is granted the exemption.

• 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.

• Adds the House ADU language (HB 313) without short-term rental protections.

• 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

• Removes the ability of local governments to “opt out” of exempting certain property used for affordable housing from ad valorem taxation

HB 1389 passed the House Floor on March 4 (76-29) and now goes to the Senate.

SB 1458 passed the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee on March 2 (18-0) and the Senate Rules Committee on March 3 (210). The bill was temporarily postponed on the Senate Floor on March 6.

Agricultural Enclaves – CS/CS/CS/SB 686 by Sen. Stan McClain (R-Ocala) and CS/CS/HB 691 by Rep. Adam Botana (R-Bonita Springs) revise 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. 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 bills deem 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 bills provide 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. The amendments made by this act expire January 1, 2028. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis / House Staff Analysis)

Amendments adopted in Senate Rules provide that certification of an agricultural enclave may not be based on the perimeter of another agricultural enclave, to avoid a domino effect, and provide that a parcel or parcels exceeding 1,280 acres within counties covered by the St. Lucie River Watershed Protection are not agricultural enclaves.

SB 686 passed the Senate Floor on Feb. 26 (34-2) and is now in House Messages.

Blue Ribbon Projects – CS/CS/CS/HB 299 by Rep. Lauren Melo (R-Naples) and CS/CS/CS/SB 354 by Sen. Stan McClain (ROcala) create a statutory framework for designating and approving large-scale blue ribbon projects (BRPs) that preserve critical land resources while allowing compact, mixed-use development. To qualify as a BRP a proposed development project must contain at least 15,000 acres of contiguous land owned by, or by entities owned or controlled by, the same person, and at least 60 percent of the land must be set aside as “reserve area,” which consists of lands used for environmental conservation, parks and recreation, productive agriculture and silviculture, utility sites, reservoirs and lakes, or other similar types of open space. Reserve areas may not include golf courses, data centers, or solar farms Any land not set aside as reserve area may be used as “development area,” which consists of lands to be developed for residential, commercial, industrial, or other uses.

The bills require an applicant for a BRP to submit the application, including a proposed text amendment to the future land use element of the local government’s comprehensive plan and a site-specific future land use map amendment that designates the property as a BRP overlay, to the local government for approval. A BRP that meets the requirements is presumed, subject to rebuttal, to be consistent with the local government's comprehensive plan. The presumption may be overcome by the local governing authority upon finding that BRP is substantially inconsistent with the provisions of the governing comprehensive plan. The local government must conduct two hearings, the first at the local government's land planning agency, and the second at the local government's commission or council, at which time a decision on the application will be made by the commission or council. The bill provides a process for an applicant to appeal the denial of the application, The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis / Senate Staff Analysis)

SB 354 passed the Senate Rules Committee on March 3 (12-10) with a delete all amendment to match the House language. The bill was temporarily postponed on the Senate Floor on third reading on March 5. The Senate adopted an amendment on the floor to clarify that data centers are not allowed in the development area. The bill was temporarily postponed after long debate, but was retained on the Senate Special Order, meaning it can still be heard and voted on next week.

Data Centers –

CS/CS/SB 484 by Sen. Bryan Avila (R-Hialeah Gardens) and CS/CS/HB 1007 by Rep. Griff Griffitts (R-Panama City) require the Public Service Commission to develop minimum tariff and service requirements for large load customers that ensure such customers pay their full cost of service and that prevent a public utility from providing electric service to certain foreign entities that are large load customers. The bills maintain 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. The bills prohibit agencies from entering into nondisclosure agreements that restrict disclosure of information related to potential data center developments and require economic development agencies to disclose business activities that include the location, relocation, or expansion of a data center. Lastly, the bills create a consumptive use permitting framework for large-scale data centers and authorize water management districts or DEP to require large-scale data centers to use some portion of reclaimed water The House bill requires a noise impact study before data centers can be built near residential areas. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis/ House Staff Analysis)

SB 484 passed the Senate Floor on Feb. 26 (37-0) and is now in House Messages.

Growth Management –

CS/SB 548 by Sen. Stan McClain (R-Ocala) and CS/CS/HB 1139 by Rep. Richard Gentry (RDeBary) create a new definition for “plan-base methodology” and “extraordinary circumstances.” The bills require impact fees for transportation capacity impacts be calculated using a plan-based methodology and provide that certain interlocal agreements for mitigating transportation impacts entered into on or before Oct. 1, 2024, may not be extended beyond Oct. 1, 2031. The bills provide that the demonstrated-need study, using plan-based methodology, required to show extraordinary circumstances justifying an impact fee rate increase must specify the standards used to support the existence of such extraordinary circumstances and be accompanied by a declaration The bills prohibit increasing an impact fee rate beyond the phase-in limitations if the entity has not increased its impact fee within the past five years, using data older than 4 years and increasing impact fee rates by more than 100 percent divided equally over a four-year period. Entitles prevailing residents and business owners who challenge local government or special district impact fees to reasonable attorney fees and costs. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis / House Staff Analysis)

HB 1139 passed the House Floor on March 4 (109-2) and is now in Senate Messages. Note the Senate bill did not make it out of committee, but very similar impact fee language has been added to SB 1566 – Local Government Spending by Senator DiCeglie. The bill is included in the next section of the report.

Infill Redevelopment – CS/CS/HB 979 by Rep. David Borrero (R-Doral) and CS/CS/SB 1434 by Sen. Alexis Calatayud (R-Miami) create the Infill Redevelopment Act which preempt 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. The bills allow 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. The bill 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. The bills include 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 provide a framework for the sale of such properties to adjacent property owners if they wish to preserve their recreational use. The bills require development projects that meet the requirements to be approved administratively and preempt local laws, ordinance, 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 / House Staff Analysis)

HB 979 was temporarily postponed on the House Floor on March 5. SB 1434 passed the Senate Floor on March 5 (36-0) and is now in House Messages.

Land Use and Development Regulations –

CS/CS/SB 208 by Sen. Stan McClain (R-Ocala) and CS/CS/CS/HB 399 by Rep. David Borrero (R-Doral) require application fees for development permits and orders to reasonably related to the costs associated with reviewing and processing the application and prohibits fees based on a percentage of project costs. The bills require 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. The bills prohibit 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. The bills require local governments’ interlocal agreements with school districts to address reasonable access to public easements and right aways necessary for public school facilities, provide for the placement of manufactured housing on any lot in a recreational vehicle park, provide 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 require the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a study to identify the effect of removing the Urban Development Boundary or similar boundaries in Miami-Dade County and other counties. The proposed effective date is Jan. 1, 2027. (Senate Staff Analysis / House Staff Analysis)

The House bill also includes the following:

• Requires local governments to administratively approve applications for minor special exceptions or variances by large destination resorts, and

• Requires amendments to the future land use element of the comprehensive plan must be adopted by majority vote of the members present, notwithstanding any county charter.

HB 399 passed the House Floor on March 3 (71-38) and is now in the Senate.

Land Use Regulations – HB 217 by Rep. Shane Abbott (R-DeFuniak Springs) and CS/SB 218 by Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Pensacola) amend s. 28 of chapter 2025-190, Laws of Florida, (SB 180). The bills define the term “impacted local government” to include counties and their municipalities that received both individual and public assistance in federal disaster declarations for Hurricanes Debby, Helene, or Milton.As a result, 13 counties and the municipalities within them would not be subject to the restrictions. The Senate bill is no longer retroactive. The changes apply prospectively. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate StaffAnalysis)

SB 218 passed the Senate Floor on March 5 (36-0) and is now in House Messages.

Local Land Planning and Development – CS/CS/CS/HB 927 by Rep. Judson Sapp (R-Palatka) and CS/CS/SB 1138 by Sen. Ralph Massullo (R-Inverness) require 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 January 1, 2027. Private contractors may supplement local government staff resources in preapplication review of building plans, permit review, and plat approval.Aperson 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 bills require each local government to establish a registry of qualified contractors and provides requirements for those contractors. Planners certified by theAmerican 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. (Senate StaffAnalysis / House StaffAnalysis)

HB 927 passed the House Floor on March 5 by a vote of 110-0.

SB 1138 was laid on the table and substituted for HB 927 on March 5 and passed the Senate (33-0).

Other Bill Action of Interest (Alphabetically)

Areas of Critical State Concern –

CS/HB 755 by Rep. Jim Mooney (R-Key Largo) and CS/SB 934 by Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-Doral) exempt projects under a 99-year ground lease with Habitat for Humanity from payment and performance bond requirements and extend 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 Staff Analysis / Senate Staff Analysis)

SB 934 passed the Senate Rules Committee on March 3 (21-0) and now goes to the Senate Floor.

Building Permits and Inspections

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CS/CS/HB 803 by Rep. Dana Trabulsy (R-Fort Pierce) and CS/SB 1234 by Sen. Nick DiCeglie (R-St. Petersburg) amend provisions related to the Florida Building Code, local building permit requirements, and requirements for private providers of Building Code and plans review services. The bills provide 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. The bills exempt temporary residential hurricane and flood protection walls or barriers meeting certain requirements, exempt permits for work valued at $7,500 or less on a single-family dwelling’s lot with exceptions, provide that permits may not be required for retaining walls on single-family or two-family dwellings or townhouses, and require response to permit applications for work valued less than $15,000 in five days. The bills provide 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 address permit fees. The bills deem building permits approved for construction or renovation of single-family dwellings subject to a state of emergency within the previous 24 months and require issuance of permits for such projects within two days. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis / Senate Analysis)

SB 1234 was laid on the table and substituted for HB 803 on March 5 and passed the Senate Floor by a vote of 37-0 with an amendment. The bill is now in House Returning Messages.

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services –

CS/CS/CS/SB 290 by Sen. Keith Truenow (R-Tavares) and CS/CS/HB 433 by Rep. Danny Alvarez (R-Riverview) make 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. The bills require 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-landsprotection easement for all such lands. The bills prohibit surplusing designated state forest lands, state park lands, wildlife management areas, or lands within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. The bills add definitions for “ecologically significant parcel” and “low-density municipality” and require 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 / House Staff Analysis)

HB 433 was laid on the table and substituted for SB 290 on March 3 and passed the House Floor (94-10).

Department of Environmental Protection –

CS/CS/CS/HB 1417 by Rep. Chip LaMarca (R-Lighthouse Point) and CS/CS/CS/SB 1510 by Sen. Ralph Massullo (R-Inverness) 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 / Senate Staff Analysis)

HB 1417 passed the House Floor on March 4 (109-0) and now goes to the Senate. SB 1510 passed the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee on March 2 (18-0) and now goes to the Senate Floor.

Local Government Spending –

CS/CS/HB 1329 by Rep. Yvette Benarroch (R-Naples) and CS/CS/CS/SB 1566 by Sen. Nick DiCeglie (R-St. Petersburg) require county and municipal budgets to be posted on the local government’s website in a searchable format, require counties and municipalities to conduct an annual budget cutting exercise identifying specific reductions and post the results of the exercise on the local government’s website, require each county, municipality, or special district to post certain budget information on its website five days before a hearing, require counties to provide public notice of a hearing on a proposed budget amendment at least seven days before the hearing, and provide an exception from the bills requirements for counties and cities that meet certain conditions. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis) / Senate Staff Analysis)

The Senate adopted an amendment adding impact fee language. 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.

HB 1329 passed the House Floor on March 4 (82-28).

SB 1566 was laid on the table and substituted for HB 1329 on March 6 and passed the Senate Floor (34-0) with an amendment adding the Senate language to the House bill. The bill is now in House Returning Messages.

Official Actions of Local Governments –

CS/CS/HB 1001 by Rep. Dean Black (R-Jacksonville) and CS/CS/SB 1134 by Sen. Clay Yarborough (R-Jacksonville) prohibit 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 bills do 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 bills require 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 bills provide 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 (House Staff Analysis / Senate Staff Analysis)

HB 1001 was temporarily postponed on the House Floor on March 5.

SB 1134 passed the Senate Floor on March 4 (25-11) and is now in House Messages.

Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions – CS/HB 1217 by Rep. John Snyder (R-Palm City) and CS/SB 7046 by the Senate Finance and Tax Committee establish certain prohibitions on a governmental entity adopting, implementing, using public funds to support, or imposing any charge to advance net zero policies. The bills provide 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 proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis / House Staff Analysis)

HB 1217 passed the House Floor on March 5 (80-29) and now goes to the Senate.

SB 7046 passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 2 (12-5).

Public Meetings –

CS/CS/SB 332 by Sen. Jennifer Bradley (R-Fleming Island) and CS/CS/HB 655 by Rep. Wyman Duggan (R-Jacksonville) create a public meetings exemption to allow a state or local agency to meet privately with its attorney to review a claim made against the government pursuant to the Bert J. Harris, Jr., Property Rights Protection Act. The bills create a public records exemption for the transcript, recordings, minutes, and records generated during an exempt portion of such meeting. Once the claim is resolved or has expired, the records of the meeting will be open to the public. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis / House Staff Analysis)

SB 332 was laid on the table and substituted for HB 655 on March 4 and passed the Senate Floor (37-0).

Special District Funding –

CS/CS/SB 214 by Sen. Stan McClain (R-Ocala) and CS/HB 273 by Rep. Chad Johnson (RNewberry) require 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 bills revise the definition of “rural community” for the Rural Economic Development Initiative to include special districts located in rural counties. The House bill prohibits downtown development districts of a municipality with a population greater than 400,000 from expanding their boundaries without referendum approval by a vote of the electors, revises budgeting procedures for such districts, and requires approval of the district’s budget by the governing body of the municipality. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis / House Staff Analysis)

HB 273 passed the House Floor on March 4 (83-28).

SB 214 passed the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee on March 2 (18-0) and now goes to the Senate Floor.

Transportation – CS/CS/CS/HB 543 by Rep. Fiona McFarland (R-Sarasota) and CS/CS/SB 1080 by Sen. Nick DiCeglie (R-St. Petersburg) make a number of changes to laws related to transportation, including increasing yellow traffic signal intervals at intersections equipped with a traffic infraction detector, providing counties and municipalities the flexibility to set lower speed limits for local streets and highways in a residence district, requiring FDOT to adopt rules establishing circumstances under which it may make direct payments to a first-tier subcontractor, and making several changes to school bus infraction detection systems and school zone speed detection systems. The House bill requires Charlotte, Collier, and Lee Counties’ MPOs to prepare a feasibility report by December 31, 2026, exploring consolidation into one entity. The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (House Staff Analysis / Senate Staff Analysis)

HB 543 passed the House Floor on March 4 (107-1) and now goes to the Senate.

SB 1080 passed the Senate Rules Committee on March 3 (21-0) and now goes to the Senate Floor.

Transportation –

CS/CS/CS/SB 1220 by Sen. Ralph Massullo (R-Inverness) and CS/CS/HB 1233 by Rep. Griff Griffitts (RPanama City) make several changes to Florida’s transportation systems. The bills require ports to include strategies for securing critical infrastructure resources in their strategic plans, require the Florida Greenways and Trails Council to update its prioritization of regionally significant trails, require strategic plans for seaports and commercial service airports to provide strategies for obtaining and maintaining critical infrastructure resources, expand personal delivery device use to certain sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle lanes, and shoulders, require minimum safety criteria and human operator oversight of personal delivery devices, prohibit local governments from blocking commercial property drone delivery services or counting drone infrastructure against required parking spaces, define the term “advanced air mobility corridor connection point” and incorporate that term into the definition of the term “transportation corridor”, remove FDOT’s authority to purchase promotional items for electric vehicle use but broadens authority for transportation-related economic development including advanced air mobility, allow more flexibility in the construction materials for state trail networks, and require FDOT to study the impact of alternative fuel vehicles on state transportation revenues and evaluate revenue models to address this impact The proposed effective date is July 1, 2026. (Senate Staff Analysis / House Staff Analysis)

SB 1220 passed the Senate Floor on March 4 (35-1) and is now in House Messages.

Tributaries of St. Johns River – CS/CS/HB 981 by Rep. Wyman Duggan (R-Jacksonville) and CS/CS/CS/SB 1066 by Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to hire a project lead by August 31, 2026, with expertise in conservation and recreation planning. The bills require the development of a project plan for Ocklawaha River restoration by July 1, 2027, and completion by December 31, 2032. The project plan must provide for restoration and increased resiliency and recreation benefits of the Ocklawaha and St. Johns Rivers and Silver Springs. By October 31, 2026, DEP must create the Northeast Florida River and Springs Recreation and Economic Development Advisory Council to recommend outdoor recreation, create a grant program for river communities to implement the outdoor recreation plan by January 1, 2028, and instruct the Department of Commerce to develop and implement an aligning economic development program for Marion and Putnam Counties by January 1, 2028. The bill takes effect upon becoming law. (House Staff Analysis / Senate Staff Analysis)

HB 981 passed the House Floor on March 4 (107-3) and now goes to the Senate.

Vertiports – CS/CS/CS/HB 1093 by Rep. Leonard Spencer (D-Winter Garden) and CS/CS/SB 1362 by Sen. Gayle Harrell (RStuart) amend Florida law to include vertiports and charging systems as qualifying projects for funding under public-private partnerships between state and private entities. The bills authorize FDOT to fund all of 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 / Senate Staff Analysis)

HB 1093 passed the House Floor on March 3 (110-0) and now goes to the Senate.

SB 1362 passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 2 (16-0) and now goes to the Senate Floor.

TABLES ON NEXT PAGE

Bill Title

Priority Bills (32)

HB 1389 / SB 1548 Affordable Housing

SB 686 / HB 691 Agricultural Enclaves

HB 299 / SB 354 Blue Ribbon Projects

HB 441 (SB 546) Conservation Lands

SB 484 / HB 1007 Data Centers

HB 979 / SB 1434 Infill Redevelopment

SB 208 / HB 399 Land Use and Development Regulations

HB 927 (SB 1138) Local Land Planning and Development

SB 636 / HB 1297 Beach Management

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

APA Florida Priority Bills 2026

Updated 3/6/26 | red = action this week

Sponsor Committee

Stops

High Chance of Final Passage (16)

Rep. Redondo / Sen. Calatayud HB: Passed House; SB: 2nd Reading -TPd 3/6

Sen. McClain / Rep. Botana HB: 2nd Reading; SB: Passed Senate

Rep. Melo / Sen. McClain HB: 2nd Reading; SB: TP'd on 3rd Reading

Rep. Kendall / Sen. Mayfield HB: Passed House; SB: Passed Senate

Sen. Avila / Rep. Redondo SB: Passed Senate; HB: 2nd Reading

Rep. Borrero / Sen. Calatayud HB: 2nd Reading - Temp. Postponed 3/5 SB: Passed Senate

Sen. McClain / Rep. Borrero SB: 2nd Reading; HB: Passed House

Rep. Sapp / Sen. Massullo HB: Passed House; SB: Passed Senate

Low Chance of Final Passage (16)

Sen. Leek / Rep. Greco SB: 2nd Reading; HB: Died in Committee

Sen. McClain / Rep. Gentry SB: Died in Committee; HB: Passed House

Sen. Gaetz / Rep. Nix SB: Passed Senate; HB: Died in Committee

Rep. Maggard / Sen. McClain HB: Died in Committee; SB: Never Heard

Rep. Abbott / Sen. Gaetz SB: Passed Senate; HB: Never Heard

SB 840 / HB 1465 Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Di Sen. DiCeglie / Rep. Andrade SB: Passed Senate; HB: Never Heard

SB 948 / HB 1143 Local Government Land Development Regulations and Orders

HB 1183 / SB 1342 Transportation Infrastructure Land Development Regulations

Tracked Bills with High Chance of Passage (41)

SB 962 / HB 837 Affordable Housing

HB 755 / SB 934 Areas of Critical State Concern

HB 803 (SB 1234) Building Permits and Inspections

HB 1051 / SB 1180 Community Development Districts

SB 290 (HB 433) Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

HB 1417 / SB 1510 Department of Enviornmental Protection

SB 110 / HB 227 Homestead Exemptions

HB 1329 (SB 1566) Local Government Spending

Sen. McClain / Rep. Nix SB: Died in Committee; HB: Died in Commttee

Rep. Cross / Sen. Rouson HB: Never Heard; SB: Died in Committee

Sen. Bradley / Rep. Busatta SB: Passed Senate; HB: 2nd Reading

Rep. Mooney / Sen. Rodriguez HB: Passed House; SB: 2nd Reading - 3/10

Rep. Trabulsy / Sen. DiCeglie HB: Passed House; SB: Passed Senate - in H. Returning Messages

Rep. Alvarez (J) / Sen. ArringtoHB: 2nd Reading; SB: Passed Senate

Sen. Truenow / Rep. Alvarez SB: Passed Senate; HB: Passed House

Rep. LaMarca / Sen. Massullo HB: Passed House; SB: 2nd Reading 3/9

Sen. Arrington SB: Passed Senate - up in H. Monday 3/9; HB: 2nd Reading

Rep. Benarroch / Sen. DiCeglie HB: Passed House SB: 2nd Reading - in H. Returning Messages

HB 243 / SB 382 Micromobility Device

HB 1001 / SB 1134 Official Actions of Local Governments

SB 7046 / HB 1217 Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissi

(SB 332) HB 655 Public Meetings

SB 168 / HB 481 Public Nuisances

SB 214 / HB 273 Special District Funding

SB 848 / HB 1457 Stormwater Treatment

HB 543 / SB 1080 Transportation

SB 1220 / HB 1233 Transportation

HB 981 / SB 1066 Tributaries of St. Johns River

SB 1362 / HB 1093 Vertiports

Rep. Benarroch / Sen. TruenowHB: 2nd Reading; SB: Passed Senate - up in H. Monday 3/9

Rep. Black / Sen. Yarborough HB: 2nd Reading - TP'd; SB: Passed Senate

Sen. Avila / Rep. Snyder SB: Heard in 1/2; HB: Passed House

Sen. Bradley / Rep. Duggan SB: Passed Senate; HB: Passed House

Sen. Truenow / Rep. Booth SB: Passed; HB: 2nd Reading

Sen. McClain / Rep. Johnson SB: 2nd Reading - up 3/6; HB: Passed House

Sen. Truenow / Rep. Gonzalez SB: Passed Senate; HB: 2nd Reading

Rep. McFarland / Sen. DiCegli HB: Passed House; SB: 2nd Reading - 3/6

Sen. Massullo / Rep. Griffitts SB: Passed Senate; HB: 2nd Reading

Rep. Duggan / Sen. Brodeur HB: Passed House; SB: TP'd on Senate Calendar

Sen. Harrell / Rep. Spencer SB: 2nd Reading - 3/10; HB: Passed House

HJR 203 Phased Out Elimination of Non-school Property Tax for Homesteads Rep. Miller HJR - Passed House

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

HB 1303 / SB 1572 Department of Financial Services

HB 911 / SB 1218 Florida Building Code Construction Requirements

HB 337 / SB 852 Food Insecure Areas

SB 34 / HB 425 Historic Cemeteries Program

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

Rep. Tuck / Sen. McClain HB -Never Heard

Rep. Driskell / Sen. Davis HB: Died in Committee; SB: Never Heard

Sen. Calatayud SB: Died in Committee

Sen. McClain SB: Never Heard

Sen. Leek / Rep. Overdorf SB: Passed Senate; HB: Never Heard

Rep. Albert / Sen. Truenow HB: Passed House; SB: Never Heard

Rep. Owen / Sen. Yarborough HB: Passed House; SB: Died in Committee

Rep. Miller / Sen. DiCeglie HB: Never Heard; SB: Never Heard

Rep. Mooney / Sen. Rodriguez HB: Never Heard; SB: Never Heard

Rep. Raynor / Sen. Jones HB: Never Heard; SB: Never Heard

Sen. Sharief / Rep. Aristide SB: Died in Committee; HB: Passed House

Rep. Joseph / Sen. Smith HB: Never Heard; SB: Never Heard

Rep. LaMarca HB: Never Heard

Rep. Brackett / Sen. Leek HB: Never Heard; SB: Never Heard

Sen. Truenow / Rep. Cobb HB: Never Heard; SB: Never Heard

Sen. Trumbull / Rep. Griffitts SB: Heard by 2/3; HB: Passed House

Rep. Botana / Sen. Truenow HB: 2nd Reading; SB: Died in Committee

Rep. Brackett / Sen. McClain HB: Passed House; SB: Never Heard

Rep. Mooney HB: Never Heard

Rep. Chamberlin

HB: Never Heard

Rep. Black / Sen. McClain HB: Died in Committee; SB: Never Heard

Rep. Oliver / Sen. Martin HB: Never Heard; SB: Died in Committee

Rep. Cassel / Sen. Calatayud HB: Passed House; SB: Died in Committee

HB 437 / SB 770 Public Records

HB 53 / SB 1254 Rapid Rail Transit Compact

SB 1020 / HB 929 Regulation of Chickees

HB 673 / SB 938 Release of Conservation Easements

SB 56 Residential Impacts from Mining Activities

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 97 Transportation Concurrency

SB 146 Use of Artificial Intelligence by State Agencies

HB 193 / SB 200 Utilities

HB 701 / SB 1120 Water Management Districts

Rep. Andrade / Sen. Rouson HB: Passed House; SB: Never Heard

Rep. Hinson / Sen. Davis HB: Died in Committee; SB: Never Heard

Sen. Truenow / Rep. Cobb SB: Died in Committee; HB: Passed House

Rep. Duggan / Sen. McClain HB: Died in Committee; SB: Never Heard

Sen. Sharief SB: Never Heard

Sen. Simon / Rep. Abbott SB: In House messages; HB: Never Heard

Rep. Alvarez / Sen. Rodriguez HB: Died in Committee; SB: Never Heard

Rep. Kendall / Sen. Mayfield HB: Died in Committee; SB: Never Heard

Sen. Truenow / Rep. Greco HB: Never Heard; SB: Never Heard

Rep. Overdorf HB: Never Heard

Rep. Grow / Sen. Burgess HB: Never Heard; SB: Died in Committee

Rep. Owen / Sen. Calatayud HB: Never Heard; SB: Never Heard

Sen. Smith SB: Never Heard

Sen. Smith SB: Never Heard

Sen. Smith / Rep. Eskamani HB: Never Heard; SB: Never Heard

Sen. Smith SB: Never Heard

Rep. Grow HB: Died in Committee

Sen. Harrell SB: Never Heard

Rep. Boyles / Sen. Bradley HB: Never Heard; SB: Died in Committee

Rep. Conerly / Sen. Brodeur HB: Never Heard; SB: Passed Senate

HJR 201 Elimination of Non-school Property Tax for Homesteads Rep. Steele

HJR 205 Elimination of Non-School Property Tax for Homesteads for Persons ARep. Porras

HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal

HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal

HJR 207 Assessed Home Value Homestead Exemption of Non-school Property Rep. Abbott HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal

HJR 209 Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption of Non-school PropeRep. Busatta

HJR 211 Accrued Save-Our-Homes Property Tax Benefit for Non-school PropeRep. Overdorf

HJR 213 Modification of Limitations on Property Assessment Increases Rep. Griffitts

HB 215 Ad Valorem Taxation

HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal

HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal

HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal

Rep. Albert HJR 203 the H. PT Proposal