Bill Tracking Report | Feb. 28

APA Florida Bill Tracking Report February 28 2025

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HB 0011

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates by Robinson (F)

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates: Requires municipality to charge consumers receiving its utility services in another municipality same rates, fees, & charges as it charges consumers within its own municipal boundaries. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

12/06/2024 HOUSE Filed

01/06/2025 HOUSE Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

01/06/2025 HOUSE Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

HB 0039 Tax Exemption for Disabled Ex-servicemembers by Daley

Tax Exemption for Disabled Ex-servicemembers: Increases value of tax exemption for certain disabled ex-servicemembers. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

12/09/2024 HOUSE Filed

01/06/2025 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

01/06/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

SB 0050

Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience by García

Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience; Requiring the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines and standards for green and gray infrastructure and models for conceptual designs of green infrastructure and green-gray infrastructure; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for nature-based methods for coastal resilience; requiring the department, in consultation with the Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services of the Department of Financial Services, to conduct a statewide feasibility study regarding the value of nature-based methods being used for a specified purpose, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference)

Senate Rules

SB 0062

02/03/2025

HB 0069

SENATE On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 S

02/11/2025 SENATE Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays

02/12/2025 SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Resilient Buildings by Rodriguez

Resilient Buildings; Defining the term “resilient building”; specifying that owners of resilient buildings are eligible to receive a specified tax credit; requiring building owners to file a specified application with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation by a specified date in order to claim such tax credit; creating the Florida Resilient Building Advisory Council adjunct to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Senate Finance and Tax (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations

Actions

02/11/2025 SENATE Favorable with CS by Environment and Natural Resources; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays

02/12/2025 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

02/13/2025 SENATE Now in Finance and Tax

Regulation of Presidential Libraries by Andrade

Regulation of Presidential Libraries: Preempts to state regulatory authority over establishment, maintenance, activities, & operations of presidential libraries; defers regulatory authority to Federal Government; defines "presidential library"; prohibits political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure regarding presidential libraries unless authorized by federal law. Effective Date: upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

12/20/2024 HOUSE Filed

01/15/2025 HOUSE Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

01/15/2025 HOUSE Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

SB 0080 State Land Management by Harrell

State Land Management; Citing this act as the “State Park Preservation Act”; requiring public hearings for all updated conservation and nonconservation land management plans; requiring the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection to comply with specified provisions when granting certain privileges, leases, concessions, and permits; requiring that individual management plans for parcels located within state parks be developed and updated with input from an advisory group, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference)

Senate Fiscal Policy

Actions

02/11/2025 SENATE Favorable with CS by Environment and Natural Resources; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays

02/12/2025 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

02/13/2025 SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

SB 0084 Housing for Legally Verified Agricultural Workers by Collins

Housing for Legally Verified Agricultural Workers; Defining the terms “housing site” and “legally verified agricultural worker”; prohibiting governmental entities from adopting or enforcing any legislation that inhibits the construction of housing for legally verified agricultural workers on agricultural land operated as a bona fide farm; specifying applicability of permit allocation systems in certain areas of critical state concern, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Agriculture

Senate Rules

Actions

12/05/2024 SENATE Filed

01/15/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Agriculture; Rules

HB 0085 Hazardous Walking Conditions by Kendall

Hazardous Walking Conditions: Revises what is considered hazardous walking condition to include certain walkways along state highways, freeways, or expressways Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Education Administration Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Education & Employment Committee

Actions

01/03/2025 HOUSE Filed

01/15/2025 HOUSE Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee; Education & Employment Committee

01/15/2025 HOUSE Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

HB 0089 Food Insecure Areas by Rayner

Food Insecure Areas: Authorizes local government to enact land development regulations to permit land use for small-footprint grocery store located in food insecure area; authorizes local government to include in its comprehensive plan provision permitting land use for small-footprint grocery store located in food insecure area; authorizes local government to require mandatory reporting of certain information from small-footprint grocery store. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

01/03/2025 HOUSE Filed

01/15/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

01/15/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

SB 0110 Rural Communities by Simon

Rural Communities; Requiring the state land planning agency to give preference for technical assistance funding to local governments located in a rural area of opportunity; authorizing eligible counties to receive a distribution of sales and use tax revenue; creating the Office of Rural Prosperity within the Department of Commerce; creating the Public Infrastructure Smart Technology Grant Program within the Office of Rural Prosperity; requiring, rather than authorizing, that certain funds received from the State Transportation Trust Fund be used for the Small County Road Assistance Program, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Fiscal Policy

Actions

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy

02/24/2025 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 37 S

02/26/2025 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/28/25, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

SB 0118 Regulation of Presidential Libraries by Brodeur

Regulation of Presidential Libraries; Preempting to the state all regulatory authority over the establishment, maintenance, activities, and operations of presidential libraries; defining the term “presidential library”; prohibiting counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure regarding presidential libraries unless authorized by federal law, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs

Senate Rules (Current Reference)

Actions

02/10/2025 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 02/18/25, 11:00 am, 37 S

02/18/2025 SENATE Favorable by Community Affairs; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

02/18/2025 SENATE Now in Rules

HB 0123 Education by Andrade

Education: Revises provisions relating to conversion charter schools; authorizes municipality to apply for job engine charter under certain conditions; provides requirements for such schools; requires school board to submit 5-year plan to DOE before occupying purchased or acquired real property; provides requirements for school district real property. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Education Administration Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

House Education & Employment Committee

Actions

01/08/2025 HOUSE Filed

01/15/2025

HOUSE Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee; PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee; Education & Employment Committee

01/15/2025 HOUSE Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

SB 0140 Education by Gaetz

HB 0143

Education; Revising which persons or entities may apply for a conversion charter school; authorizing a municipality to apply for a job engine charter under certain conditions; requiring a school board to submit a 5-year plan to the Department of Education before occupying purchased or acquired real property; prohibiting a school board from purchasing or acquiring real property if enrollment in the school district has declined in the preceding 5-year period, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Education Pre-K - 12 (Current Reference)

Senate Community Affairs

Senate Rules

Actions

01/03/2025 SENATE Filed

01/15/2025 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Community Affairs; Rules

Resilient Buildings by Barnaby

Resilient Buildings: Authorizes owner of resilient buildings to receive a specified tax credit; provides specifications for tax credit application, value, requirements, use, & transfer; creates Florida Resilient Building Advisory Council; provides duties, membership, & meeting requirements for such council.

Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Ways & Means Committee

House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

01/13/2025 HOUSE Filed

01/22/2025 HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

01/22/2025 HOUSE Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

SB 0144

Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex by Polsky

Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex; Repealing provisions relating to marriage between persons of the same sex; deleting a prohibition on the recognition of same-sex marriages; deleting a prohibition on the state and its agencies and subdivisions giving effect to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding that respects a same-sex marriage or relationship or a claim arising from such marriage or relationship, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Judiciary (Current Reference)

Senate Community Affairs

Senate Rules

Actions

01/07/2025 SENATE Filed

01/24/2025 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules

SB 0174

Homestead Property Assessed Value Determination by DiCeglie

Homestead Property Assessed Value Determination; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature, by general law, to prohibit the consideration of any change or improvement made to homestead property to mitigate flood damage in determining the assessed value of such property for ad valorem taxation purposes, to limit the transfer of such value to new homestead property, and to provide an effective date, etc.

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 0176 Assessment of Homestead Property by DiCeglie

Assessment of Homestead Property; Requiring that changes, additions, or improvements that replace or are made to elevate homestead property be assessed in a specified manner; specifying how such assessment must be calculated under certain conditions; authorizing property appraisers to require certain evidence, etc. Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 174 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment is approved at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 0184 Affordable Housing by Gaetz

Affordable Housing; Requiring, rather than authorizing, a local government to adopt an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in certain areas; authorizing a local government to provide a density bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real property donations to assist in the provision of affordable housing for military families; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to evaluate the efficacy of using mezzanine finance and the potential of tiny homes for specified purposes, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs

Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Current Reference)

Senate Rules

Actions

02/18/2025 SENATE Favorable with CS by Community Affairs; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

02/20/2025 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

02/21/2025 SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

HB 0189 Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan by Hart

Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan: Authorizes certain private businesses to participate in program to annually report amount of materials they recycle, using specified form; requires DEP to develop comprehensive waste reduction & recycling plan by specified date, based on certain department recommendations; specifies minimum requirements for comprehensive plan; requires department to publish report. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

House Budget Committee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

01/22/2025

HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; Budget Committee; State Affairs Committee

01/22/2025 HOUSE Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

02/17/2025 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

SB 0192 Revenue Administration by Gruters

Revenue Administration; Replacing the term “tax assessor” with the term “property appraiser”; revising the definitions of the terms “ad valorem tax” and “assessed value of property”; prohibiting the levy of non-ad valorem assessments on agricultural lands under certain circumstances; specifying that non-ad valorem assessments may become delinquent and bear penalties in the same manner as county taxes; authorizing non-ad valorem assessments to be levied to pay certain bonds issued, etc. Effective Date: 7 /1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Finance and Tax

Senate Appropriations Actions

01/10/2025 SENATE Filed

01/24/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

SB 0198 Equal Rights for Men and Women by Berman

Equal Rights for Men and Women; Ratifying the proposed amendment to the United States Constitution relating to equal rights for men and women, etc.

Committees of Reference

Senate Judiciary (Current Reference)

Senate Ethics and Elections

Senate Rules Actions

01/13/2025 SENATE Filed

01/24/2025 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Rules

SB 0200 Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan by Berman

Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan for this state by a specified date, based on certain department recommendations; requiring the department to create and convene a technical assistance group for a specified purpose; requiring the department to submit a report to the Legislature upon completion of the comprehensive plan, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference)

Senate Fiscal Policy

Actions

02/03/2025 SENATE On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 S

02/11/2025 SENATE Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays

02/12/2025 SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

SB 0202

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates; Requiring a municipality to charge customers receiving its utility services in another municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as it charges consumers within its municipal boundaries under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Regulated Industries (Current Reference)

Senate Community Affairs

Senate Rules

Actions

01/13/2025 SENATE Filed

01/29/2025 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

HB 0203 Transportation Concurrency by Grow

Transportation Concurrency: Revises facilities required to be identified in capital improvements element of comprehensive plan that imposes transportation concurrency. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

01/16/2025 HOUSE Filed

01/22/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

01/22/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

HB 0209 State Land Management by Snyder

State Land Management: Requires public hearings for, & public availability of, certain land management plans; revises duties & powers of DEP Division of State Lands relating to management of state lands; authorizes installation & operation of camping cabins in state parks; prohibits certain uses & activities in state parks; requires that certain land management plans be developed with input from advisory group; requires DEP to submit report to Governor & Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

01/16/2025 HOUSE Filed

01/22/2025 HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

01/22/2025 HOUSE Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

HB 0211 Farm Products by Cobb

Farm Products: Provides that collection, storage, processing, & distribution of farm product is activity of bona fide farm operation which governmental entity may not prohibit, restrict, regulate, or otherwise limit. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

01/17/2025 HOUSE Filed

01/30/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

01/30/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

HB 0217 Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans by Mayfield

Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans : Authorizes surviving spouses of veterans who predecease issuance of certain letter from Federal Government to produce letter before property appraiser. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

01/24/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/06/2025 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/06/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

HB 0247 Affordable Housing by Conerly

Affordable Housing: Requires, rather than authorizes, local government to adopt ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in certain areas; prohibits such ordinance from increasing parking requirements; requires Florida Housing Finance Corporation to establish model program that uses mezzanine finance for certain purpose; requires corporation to consult with specified entity; authorizes local government to provide density bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real property donations to assist in provision of affordable housing for military families. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

01/24/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/06/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/06/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

HB 0275 Annexing State-owned Lands by Albert

Annexing State-owned Lands: Requires municipality proposing to annex state-owned lands to notify county legislative delegation at certain time. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

01/28/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/06/2025 HOUSE Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/06/2025 HOUSE Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

HB 0281 Local Government Code Enforcement by Partington

Local Government Code Enforcement: Authorizes county or municipality to designate special magistrate; authorizes local governmental entity to assess administrative fees through adoption of alternate code enforcement system; revises circumstances in which enforcement board must declare enforcement board member's office vacant; revises code violation notice, correction period, & hearing process; revises method by which certain notices must be provided to alleged code violator; requires governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras to establish certain policies & procedures; requires such governmental entity to ensure that certain training occurs, retain certain data in accordance with public records laws, & perform periodic review of actual body camera practices; increases criminal penalties for certain crimes committed against code inspector in certain circumstances. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Judiciary Committee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

01/28/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/06/2025 HOUSE Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee

02/06/2025 HOUSE Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

SB 0284 Recreational Customary Use of Beaches by Rouson

Recreational Customary Use of Beaches; Repealing a provision relating to the establishment of recreational customary use of beaches, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

Senate Judiciary (Current Reference)

Senate Community Affairs

Senate Rules

Actions

01/16/2025 SENATE Filed

01/29/2025 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules

HB 0287

Building and Plumbing Permits for the Use of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems by Conerly

Building and Plumbing Permits for the Use of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems: Revises conditions under which municipalities & political subdivisions are prohibited from issuing certain building & plumbing permits for use of onsite sewage treatment & disposal systems. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

01/28/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/06/2025 HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/06/2025 HOUSE Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

HB 0295

Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan by Casello

Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan: Requires DEP to develop comprehensive waste reduction & recycling plan, create & convene technical assistance group, & submit report to Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

01/29/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/06/2025 HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/06/2025 HOUSE Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

SB 0298 Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Homes for the Aged by Wright

Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Homes for the Aged; Revising an eligibility requirement for Florida limited partnerships applying for such exemption, etc. Effective Date: 1/1/2026

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Finance and Tax

Senate Appropriations

Actions

01/17/2025 SENATE Filed

01/29/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

SB 0310 Historic Cemeteries Program by Sharief

Historic Cemeteries Program; Requiring local governments to approve applications from historic AfricanAmerican cemeteries to change the land use category and zoning district of excess vacant land if the cemetery sells or enters into a contract to sell such land in order to provide for the cemetery’s long-term maintenance and upkeep, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Senate Rules

Actions

01/17/2025 SENATE Filed

02/03/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

SB 0318 Ad ValoremTax Exemption by Truenow

Ad ValoremTax Exemption; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature, by general law, to exempt certain tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation, etc.

Committees of Reference

Senate Agriculture

Senate Finance and Tax (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations

HB 0321

Actions

02/10/2025 SENATE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, 02/18/25, 11:00 am, 301 S

02/18/2025 SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays

02/18/2025 SENATE Now in Finance and Tax

Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Homes for the Aged by Smith (D)

Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Homes for the Aged: Revises eligibility requirement for Florida limited partnerships applying for certain ad valorem tax exemption. Effective Date: January 1, 2026

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/06/2025 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/07/25, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

02/12/2025 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

SB 0326 Homestead Property by Rodriguez

Homestead Property; Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to prohibit the assessed value of the homestead property of certain low-income seniors from exceeding a certain amount, to provide that the assessed value may be changed only under certain circumstances, and to provide an effective date, etc.

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Finance and Tax

Senate Appropriations

Actions

01/27/2025 SENATE Filed

02/03/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

SB 0346

State Preemption of the Regulation of Hoisting Equipment by Rouson

State Preemption of the Regulation of Hoisting Equipment; Deleting provisions preempting to the state the regulation of certain hoisting equipment, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Regulated Industries (Current Reference)

Senate Community Affairs

Senate Rules

Actions

01/27/2025 SENATE Filed

02/03/2025 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

HB 0357 Property Tax Exemptions by Chamberlin

Property Tax Exemptions: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to create $100,000 exemption from assessed value of real property for all levies. Effective Date: Not Specified

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/12/2025 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/14/25, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

02/12/2025 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

HB 0359 Property Tax Exemptions by Chamberlin

Property Tax Exemptions: Creates certain exemption from all taxation for real property; Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 357 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specified intent and purpose

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/12/2025 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/14/25, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

02/12/2025 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

HB 0363 Community Redevelopment Plans by Aristide

Community Redevelopment Plans: Authorizes community redevelopment agency to use specified percentage of tax increment financing funds for certain business support services in carrying out approved community redevelopment plans. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/12/2025 HOUSE Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

SB 0368 Community Associations by García

Community Associations; Creating the Condominium and Homeowners’ Association Economic Crime, Fraud, and Corruption Investigation Pilot Program within the Department of Legal Affairs; authorizing the department to contract with a private entity to achieve the program’s purpose; requiring that the pilot program be funded from the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund; requiring the division to monitor condominium associations’ compliance with requirements relating to maintenance of certain insurance or fidelity bonding of certain persons, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Regulated Industries (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

HB 0371

Actions

01/27/2025 SENATE Filed

02/03/2025 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience by Mooney, Jr.

Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience: Requires Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research & Innovation at University of South Florida College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines, standards, & specified models for green & gray infrastructure; requires DEP to adopt specified rules, conduct specified feasibility study in consultation with DFS, & submit report to Governor & Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/04/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/12/2025 HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

SB 0374 Farm Products by Truenow

Farm Products; Revising the definition of the term “farm product”; providing that the collection, storage, processing, and distribution of a farm product is an activity of a bona fide farm operation which a governmental entity may not prohibit, restrict, regulate, or otherwise limit, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Agriculture (Current Reference)

Senate Community Affairs

Senate Rules

Actions

01/27/2025 SENATE Filed

02/10/2025 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Community Affairs; Rules

02/24/2025 SENATE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 301 S

HB 0381

Issuance of Address and Individual Parcel Identification Numbers by Holcomb

Issuance of Address and Individual Parcel Identification Numbers: Requires appropriate governing body to issue within specified time after recording of plat certain information; provides penalty. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/04/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/12/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

SB 0384 Annexing State-owned Lands by Burton

Annexing State-owned Lands; Requiring a municipality proposing to annex state-owned lands to notify the county legislative delegation at a certain time, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Senate Rules

Actions

01/28/2025 SENATE Filed

02/10/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Environment and Natural Resources; Rules

02/24/2025 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 37 S

SB 0388 Trust Funds for Wildlife Management by Rodriguez

Trust Funds for Wildlife Management; Authorizing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to invest and reinvest the funds and the interest thereof of the Administrative Trust Fund; revising the purposes for which the commission may spend money from the Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund; deleting the requirement that the commission designate an identifiable unit to administer the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Senate Appropriations

Actions

01/28/2025 SENATE Filed

02/10/2025

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations

02/24/2025 SENATE On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 110 S

HB 0393 My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by Lopez (V)

My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program: Revises definition of "condominium"; limits participation in My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to certain condominiums; revises approval requirements to receive mitigation grant; removes amount of grant funding for certain projects; revises improvements for which grant may be used. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Budget Committee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/04/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/12/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Budget Committee; Commerce Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

Residential Land Use Development Regulations by Jacques

Residential Land Use Development Regulations: Authorizes counties & municipalities, respectively, to zone or designate parcel for single-family residential use or single-family hybrid housing use; authorizes counties & municipalities, respectively, to allow use of land for single-family residential use, while prohibiting use of land for single-family hybrid housing use; provides for adoption of local land development regulations. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/05/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/12/2025

HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

HB 0409 Adaptive Reuse of Land by Caruso

Adaptive Reuse of Land: Authorizes board of county commissioners & municipal governing body, respectively, to adopt ordinance for transitional housing; establishes eligibility & ordinance requirements; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to provide technical assistance to counties & municipalities; creates Adaptive Reuse Public-Private Partnership Council to facilitate & oversee development of adaptive reuse projects; requires council to monitor & perform project evaluations on regular basis; prohibits members of council from receiving compensation; authorizes reimbursement for travel expenses for certain members; requires council to report specified information to Governor & Legislature by specified date each year. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/05/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/12/2025

HB 0411

HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

Affordable Property Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Leased Land by Chaney

Affordable Property Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Leased Land: Authorizes certain leased land to qualify for specified ad valorem tax exemption; provides effective date. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/12/2025 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/14/25, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

02/12/2025

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

HB 0443 Charter Schools by Snyder

Charter Schools: Revises provisions relating to charter schools, charter school sponsors, DOE duties, & disposal of school district real property. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Education Administration Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee

House Education & Employment Committee

Actions

02/06/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/12/2025 HOUSE Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee; PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee; Education & Employment Committee

02/12/2025 HOUSE Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

SB 0452

Restrictions on Redevelopment by Sharief

Restrictions on Redevelopment; Authorizing property located on a barrier island which allows for residential development on or after a specified date to be developed or redeveloped for residential use at the highest density allowed on or after that specified date, regardless of any land use, zoning, or policies to the contrary, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Senate Rules

Actions

02/04/2025 SENATE Filed

02/10/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Environment and Natural Resources; Rules

SB 0462 Department of Transportation by DiCeglie

Department of Transportation; Requiring the Department of Revenue to distribute certain amounts monthly to the State Transportation Trust Fund beginning on a certain date; authorizing the department to acquire property or property rights in advance to preserve a corridor for future proposed improvements; authorizing the department to waive contractor certification requirements for certain projects; limiting the period in which a suit by or against the department may be commenced for a claim related to a written warranty or defect for a contract entered into on or after a certain date; authorizing the department to reimburse a certain percentage of costs for relocation of certain utility facilities, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Transportation (Current Reference)

Senate Regulated Industries

Senate Fiscal Policy

Actions

02/03/2025 SENATE Filed

02/10/2025 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Regulated Industries; Fiscal Policy

SB 0482 Local Government by DiCeglie

Local Government; Prohibiting a county from requiring an applicant to take certain actions as a condition of processing a development permit or development order; prohibiting a municipality from requiring an applicant to take certain actions as a condition of processing a development permit or development order, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Finance and Tax

Senate Rules

Actions

02/04/2025 SENATE Filed

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Rules

SB 0488 Affordable Property Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Leased Land by DiCeglie

Affordable Property Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Leased Land; Authorizing certain leased land to qualify for a specified ad valorem tax exemption, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Finance and Tax

Senate Appropriations Actions

02/04/2025 SENATE Filed

02/12/2025 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/14/25, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

SB 0492 Mitigation Banking by McClain

Mitigation Banking; Revising the schedule to which the Department of Environmental Protection and water management districts are required to adhere for the release of credits awarded by a mitigation bank permit; prohibiting the release of mitigation credits for freshwater wetland creation until certain criteria are met; authorizing certain projects or activities to use credits released from a bank to offset impacts if certain requirements are met, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

02/05/2025 SENATE Filed

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

HB 0503 Local Business Taxes by Botana

Local Business Taxes : Revises provisions related to local business taxes including conditions imposed on taxing authorities governing levies, modification of ordinances, reclassification of businesses, prohibitions on revenues over a specified value, and audits. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee;

02/19/2025 State Affairs Committee

02/19/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

02/26/2025 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/28/25, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

SB 0504 Department of Transportation Construction Projects by Gruters

Department of Transportation Construction Projects; Revising the percentage of the contracted amount for certain construction projects which the Department of Transportation is required to allocate for the purchase of plant materials, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Transportation (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Senate Fiscal Policy

Actions

02/05/2025 SENATE Filed

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy

SB 0530 Assessments Levied on Recreational Vehicle Parks by Burgess

Assessments Levied on Recreational Vehicle Parks; Providing that a non-ad valorem special assessment on a recreational vehicle park levied by a county, municipality, or special district, respectively, may not be levied against a certain portion of a recreational vehicle parking space or campsite; requiring counties, municipalities, and special districts, respectively, to consider a recreational vehicle park’s occupancy rates for a certain purpose, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Finance and Tax

Senate Appropriations

Actions

02/06/2025 SENATE Filed

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

SB 0556 Resale-restricted Affordable Housing by Wright

Resale-restricted Affordable Housing; Requiring owners of resale-restricted affordable housing to submit a specified application to the property appraiser; requiring that resale-restricted affordable housing be assessed under a specified law; specifying that resale-restricted affordable housing is a landuse regulation and subject to a certain limitation, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Finance and Tax

Senate Rules

Actions

02/07/2025 SENATE Filed

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Rules

HB 0567 Transportation by McFarland

Transportation: Requires DOR to make monthly distributions from certain tax proceeds to State Transportation Trust Fund; provides for future repeal; requires counties to provide DOT with certain

project data; requires DHSMV to issue expectant mother parking permits; revises conditions under which DOT may acquire property through eminent domain; revises membership of Center for Urban Transportation Research advisory board; provides requirements for certain project concept studies & project development & environmental studies; provides & revises requirements relating to competitive bidding, underground utility location, & M.P.O.'s; removes provisions relating to Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council; requires DOT to prioritize certain Strategic Intermodal System highway corridor projects; authorizes DOT to expend certain funds for grants for purchase of certain equipment; provides legislative findings regarding widening of certain roadway; requires DOT to submit reports to Governor & Legislature; requires airport authorities to prepare & adopt airport master plan; establishes airport pilot program at Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/12/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/19/2025 HOUSE Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/19/2025 HOUSE Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

HB 0569 Construction and Facilities by Kendall

Construction and Facilities: Exempts specified public facilities from concurrency; authorizes developers to provide specified improvements & contributions to public schools; requires developers to receive credits for impact fees from such improvements & contributions; requires such credits to be approved by local governments & special districts; prohibits local governing authorities from imposing or enforcing vehicular stacking ordinances or regulations against specified schools during certain hours; revises building requirements for charter schools. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Education Administration Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/12/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/19/2025 HOUSE Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Education Administration Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/19/2025 HOUSE Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

HB 0579 Development Permits and Orders by Overdorf

Development Permits and Orders: Requires counties & municipalities, respectively, to meet specified requirements regarding minimum information necessary for certain zoning applications; revises timeframes for processing applications for approvals of development permits or development orders; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from limiting number of quasi-judicial or public hearings held each month; provides refund parameters in situations where county or municipality, respectively, fails to meet certain timeframes. Effective Date: October 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

SB 0582

02/12/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/19/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/19/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

Unlawful Demolition of Historical Buildings and Structures by Leek

Unlawful Demolition of Historical Buildings and Structures; Authorizing a code enforcement board or special magistrate to impose a fine that exceeds certain limits for the unlawful demolition of certain historical buildings or structures under certain circumstances; providing that such fine may not exceed a certain percentage of just market valuation, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Senate Rules

Actions

02/10/2025 SENATE Filed

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

HB 0589 Improvements to Structures on Agricultural Lands by Brackett

Improvements to Structures on Agricultural Lands: Prohibits improvements to certain structures from increasing specified assessed values. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/13/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/19/2025 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/19/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

SB 0592 My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by Leek

My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program; Limiting participation in the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to certain condominiums; revising the approval requirements to receive a mitigation grant; deleting the amount of grant funding designated for certain projects, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Banking and Insurance (Current Reference)

Senate Regulated Industries

Senate Fiscal Policy

Actions

02/10/2025 SENATE Filed

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Regulated Industries; Fiscal Policy

02/24/2025 SENATE On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 03/03/25, 1:00 pm, 412 K

HB 0617 Local Government

exemption on certain multifamily projects; provides requirements to receive such exemption; authorizes local governments to approve certain properties for such exemption; provides requirements for local governing body. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

House Ways & Means Committee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; Commerce Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

02/27/2025 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction HB 0619

Termination of Rental Agreement by Victim of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, or Stalking by López (J)

Termination of Rental Agreement by Victim of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, or Stalking: Prohibits landlord from evicting tenant or terminating rental agreement because tenant or tenant's minor child is victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; specifies that rental agreement may not contain certain provisions; authorizes victim of such actual or threatened violence or stalking to terminate rental agreement; requires certain documentation & written notice to landlord; provides for liability for rent for both tenant & perpetrator, if applicable; specifies that tenant does not forfeit certain money paid to landlord for terminating rental agreement; requires landlord to change locks of dwelling unit within specified time period; authorizes tenant to change locks of dwelling unit; prohibits certain actions by landlord; authorizes filing of civil action & award of damages, fees, & costs; prohibits waiver of certain provisions. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Judiciary Committee

Actions

02/13/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

HB 0621

State Renewable Energy Goals by Eskamani

State Renewable Energy Goals: Prohibits drilling or exploration for, or production of, oil, gas, or other petroleum products & permitting & construction of certain related structures; requires statewide renewable energy electricity & carbon emission reductions by specified dates; directs Office of Energy within DACS to develop unified statewide plan & submit plan to Governor & Legislature; creates Renewable Energy Advisory Committee; directs Commissioner of Agriculture to submit annual report to Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/13/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

SB 0634 Land Use and Zoning by Martin

Land Use and Zoning; Providing applicability of provisions related to protection of private property rights; authorizing a local government to provide for certain residential land uses in its comprehensive plan and land development regulations; authorizing a local government to prohibit single-family hybrid use while allowing single-family owner use within a land use category, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Judiciary

Senate Rules

Actions

02/11/2025 SENATE Filed

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules

SB 0650

Hazardous Walking Conditions by Leek

Hazardous Walking Conditions; Revising the criteria that determine a hazardous walking condition for public school students, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Transportation (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Senate Rules

Actions

02/12/2025 SENATE Filed

02/20/2025 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules

HB 0651

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by Tuck

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Revises and provides provisions related to powers, duties, & functions of DACS. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Criminal Justice Subcommittee

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/14/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

HB 0661

One-Water Approach Toward the State's Water Supply by Albert

One-Water Approach Toward the State's Water Supply: Expresses support for one-water approach toward this state's water supply, managing all water, whether from tap, stream, storm, aquifer, or sewer, in collaborative, integrated, inclusive, & holistic manner to support future growth of this state's water supply & avoid any projected shortages. Effective Date: Not Specified

Committees of Reference

House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/17/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

HB 0665 Local Government Impact Fees and Development Permits an Orders by Steele

Local Government Impact Fees and Development Permits an Orders: Prohibits county from requiring applicant to take certain actions as condition of processing development permit or development order; defines "extraordinary circumstances"; requires that demonstrated-need study include certain information; prohibits municipality from requiring applicant to take certain actions as condition of processing development permit or development order. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/17/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

HB 0679 Term Limits for Members of County Commissions and District School Boards by Salzman

Term Limits for Members of County Commissions and District School Boards: Proposes amendment to the Constitution to provide term limits for members of boards of county commissioners and district school boards.

Committees of Reference

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Education Administration Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/18/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Education Administration Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

HB 0683 Construction Regulations by Griffitts Jr.

Construction Regulations: Prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing any ordinances or policy to prohibit property owners from installing synthetic turf on their land, or single-family residential areas; provides procedures to be used by local governmental entity when receiving price quote from contractor pursuant to change order; provides penalties for failure to follow procedures; provides applicability; prohibits state or political subdivision from taking specified actions against certain bidders for construction work; prohibits local enforcement agencies from requiring certain documents between permit applicant & owner of property before issuing building permit or accepting permit application. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

HB 0685

House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/18/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

Conversion of Hotels into Residential Housing by Alvarez (J)

Conversion of Hotels into Residential Housing: Creates Hotel-to-home Tax Credit Program for certain purpose; authorizes tax credit for certain projects; authorizes FHFC to allocate credits; providing program requirements & procedures. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/18/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

HB 0691 Spring Restoration by Conerly

Spring Restoration: Authorizes certain domestic wastewater treatment facilities to request incorporation of reclaimed water projects identified in Outstanding Florida Springs recovery or prevention strategies; requires DEP to approve such requests if certain conditions are met. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/18/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

HB 0695

Private Provider Building Inspection Services by Gentry

Private Provider Building Inspection Services: Revises membership of Florida Building Code Administrators & Inspectors Board & Florida Building Commission; revises provisions relating to building code inspection services provided by private provider & private provider firms, including agreement requirements, permit fees, administrative fees, responsibilities of private providers, permitting & inspection documents & reports, timeframes for issuing permits, authority of local building official, notices of incomplete forms, duly authorized representatives, authority of private providers acting as local building official, emergency inspection services, creation of certain forms, systems of registration, audits, immunity, civil causes of action, posting of permits on specified websites, & adoption of a uniformed permitting system. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/18/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

SB 0700 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by Truenow

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Providing that certain positions in the department are exempt from the Career Service System; prohibiting a person from knowingly or willfully performing certain actions on lands classified as agricultural; requiring that certain lands owned by an electric utility be offered for sale for less than fee simple acquisition of development rights by this state before certain circumstances; requiring local governmental entities to issue permits for electric vehicle charging stations based on specified standards and provisions of law, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Agriculture (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Senate Fiscal Policy

Actions

02/13/2025 SENATE Filed

02/25/2025 SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

HB 0701 Local Housing Assistance Plans by Stark

Local Housing Assistance Plans: Revises list of persons with special housing needs for purposes of certain program to include persons who own mobile homes placed in mobile home parks; including lot rental assistance in strategies for provision of affordable housing for which local housing assistance plan may allocate funds; requires each county & eligible municipality to include in its local housing assistance plan provision of funds to certain persons for specified purpose; requires that certain funds reserved for home ownership be used to provide lot rental assistance to certain eligible persons; authorizes counties & eligible municipalities to use certain funds for construction, rehabilitation, or emergency repair of certain mobile homes; prohibits county or eligible municipality from distinguishing or discriminating between types of housing when awarding certain funds. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/18/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

SB 0712

Construction Regulations by Grall

Construction Regulations; Prohibiting local governments from adopting or enforcing any ordinance, resolution, order, rule, or policy that prohibits, or is enforced to prohibit, property owners from installing synthetic turf on their land; requiring local governmental entities to approve or deny certain price quotes and provide notice to contractors within a specified timeframe; prohibiting the state or political subdivisions that contract for public works projects from penalizing or rewarding bidders for performing

SB 0736

larger or smaller volumes of construction work, respectively, for the state or political subdivisions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Senate Rules

Actions

02/13/2025 SENATE Filed

02/25/2025 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules

Brownfields by Truenow

Brownfields; Deleting a provision requiring certain property owners to provide information regarding institutional controls to the local government for mapping purposes; revising the conditions under which an applicant that has rehabilitated a contaminated site may submit and claim certain tax credits; deleting the definition of the term “monetary compensation”; revising the date by which the Department of Environmental Protection must issue annual site rehabilitation tax credit certificate awards; prohibiting the department or a delegated local pollution control program from denying a specified status or refusing to issue a specified order for certain brownfield sites that are only a portion of larger contaminated sites, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Senate Rules

Actions

02/13/2025 SENATE Filed

02/25/2025 SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules

HB 0739

Sanitary and Storm Water System Standards by Grow

Sanitary and Storm Water System Standards: Requires that all sanitary & storm water systems comply with specified state DOT standards for certain elements; provides inspection requirements for such systems; specifies that certain local standards are superseded; provides finding of an important state interest. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/19/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

HB 0753

State Lotteries by Alvarez (J)

State Lotteries: Increases amount of lottery retailer bond; authorizes lottery retailer to remit funds to Department of Lottery for deposit in specified bank account in lieu of such bond; authorizes department to act as courier service & contract with third party to provide such service; requires all courier services to have written agreement that conforms to certain requirements & rules; authorizes courier services to

store lottery tickets for customers in lieu of delivery; requires such courier services to maintain secure database of all stored lottery tickets & provide specified notice of winning ticket; authorizes such courier services to redeem winning tickets; prohibits portion or percentage of such winning tickets from being charged, accepted, given, or paid to such courier services; prohibits courier service from operating without written agreement; prohibits certain false claims & theft of lottery tickets by lottery retailers, courier services, or employees. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Government Operations Subcommittee

House State Administration Budget Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Actions

02/19/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025

HOUSE Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee; State Administration Budget Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

HB 0773 Revising How Homestead Property is Assessed by Steele

Revising How Homestead Property is Assessed: Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution to revise how homestead property is assessed.

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/19/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

HB 0775 Assessment of Homestead Property by Steele

Assessment of Homestead Property: Revises method of homestead property assessment; requires assessment be at most recent purchase price or, in case of new construction, cost of construction; requires reassessment to be prior assessed value or specified calculation; requires changes, additions, & improvements be assessed in certain manner; authorizes Department of Revenue to create grant program for certain purpose. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 773

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/19/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

SB 0784 Issuance of an Address and an Individual Parcel Identification Number by Ingoglia

Issuance of an Address and an Individual Parcel Identification Number; Requiring the appropriate governing body to issue, within a specified time after the recording of the plat, certain information, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/17/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 0786 Improvements to Structures on Agricultural Lands by Truenow

Improvements to Structures on Agricultural Lands; Prohibiting assessment of any agricultural improvements used for certain purposes on specified lands, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/17/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0787 Revenues from Ad Valorem Taxes by Chamberlin

Revenues from Ad Valorem Taxes: Revises how rolled back rate is calculated; limits maximum millage rate that may be levied; prohibits higher rate from being levied; requires revenues collected in excess of certain amount to be disposed of in specified manner. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/20/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

SB 0802

Term Limits for Members of Boards of County Commissioners and District School Boards by Ingoglia

Term Limits for Members of Boards of County Commissioners and District School Boards; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to provide term limits for members of boards of county commissioners and district school boards, etc.

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/18/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0811 Education by Nixon

Education: Revises provisions relating to certain trainings & instruction, school district procedures & requirements relating to parental notification, classroom instruction, instructional materials, school personnel training, BOG reviews, state university performance-based incentives, required instruction, DEI program, & general education core courses; repeals provisions relating to personal titles; & revises provisions relating to educator preparation. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Education Administration Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Budget Committee

House Education & Employment Committee

Actions

02/20/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee; Budget Committee; Education & Employment Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

SB 0822 Education by Rodriguez

Education; Providing requirements for specified deadlines for charter schools; authorizing a charter school to assign its charter to another governing board under certain circumstances; revising which facilities and land are exempt from specified ad valorem taxes; authorizing high-performing charter schools to assume the charters of certain charter schools; requiring school districts to take specified actions before the disposal of real property, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/18/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0833 Rapid Rail Transit Compact by Hinson

Rapid Rail Transit Compact: Authorizes Governor to execute rapid rail transit compact with specified states, to join Southern Rail Commission; provides form of compact. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/20/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 0836

Auxiliary Containers, Wrappings, and Disposable Plastic Bags by Smith (C)

Auxiliary Containers, Wrappings, and Disposable Plastic Bags; Removing the state preemption on the regulation of certain auxiliary containers, wrappings, and disposable plastic bags, etc. Effective Date: 7/1 /2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/18/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0837 Tax Credits for Investment in Rural Communities by Tuck

Tax Credits for Investment in Rural Communities: Requires Department of Commerce to accept applications seeking approval as rural fund; specifies application criteria; requires rural fund to collect contributions & investments requires growth fund to send documentation of contributions & investments to department; requires department to provide tax credit certificate against state tax liability; provides restrictions on credit; provides requirements regarding tax certificates; provides mechanism to exit program; requires rural fund to submit report to department annually. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/20/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 0838 Florida Building Code by DiCeglie

Florida Building Code; Prohibiting a local government from adopting a local lookback ordinance for substantial improvements or repairs to a structure which is more stringent than the Florida Building Code; providing that lookback ordinances adopted by local governments before a specified date are void and unenforceable, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/18/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 0852 Study on the Elimination of Property Taxes by Martin

Study on the Elimination of Property Taxes; Requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to conduct a specified study; requiring the office to submit a report to the Legislature by a specified date, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/18/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0861 Advanced Wastewater Treatment by Cross

Advanced Wastewater Treatment: Requires DEP, in consultation with water management districts & sewage disposal facilities, to submit to Governor & Legislature reports on certain sewage disposal facilities in state. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/20/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 0873 Vacating Premises After Rental Agreement Termination by Woodson

Vacating Premises After Rental Agreement Termination: Requires landlords to provide certain tenants specified amount of time to vacate premises after delivery of notice to terminate rental agreement before bringing specified action. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/21/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 0896 State Lotteries by Rodriguez

State Lotteries; Deleting a provision requiring the compensation of the Secretary of the Department of the Lottery to be set annually by the Governor; revising requirements for studies and evaluations of security in the operation of the department; increasing the amount of a lottery retailer bond; authorizing the use of a debit card in a vending machine to purchase a lottery ticket; providing an exception to the prohibition on officers or employees of the department purchasing a lottery ticket, etc. Effective Date: 7/1 /2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/19/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0923 Housing by Lopez (V)

Housing: Revises provisions relating to affordable housing, property tax exemptions, use of funds from discretionary sales surtax, tax credit, & allocation of funding from FHFC & Live Local Program. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/24/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 0930 Education by Davis

Education; Citing this act the “Freedom to Learn Act.”; repealing a provision relating to prohibited training or instruction in specified concepts which constitutes discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex; authorizing and encouraging Florida College System institutions, state universities, and direct-support organizations to develop programs based on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles; providing that school libraries may provide materials and information presenting all points of view, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/20/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0943 Real Property and Land Use and Development by Lopez (V)

Real Property and Land Use and Development: Requires counties & municipalities, respectively, to authorize multifamily & mixed-use residential as allowable uses on sites owned by specified entities & in planned unit developments; provides that certain affordable or workforce units also qualify as affordable housing; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from restricting density of proposed multifamily or mixed-use residential development below highest density, maximum lot size of proposed multifamily or mixed-use residential development below highest maximum lot size, floor area ratio of proposed multifamily or mixed-use residential development below certain percentage & height of proposed multifamily or mixed-use residential development below highest height; revises ability of counties & municipalities, respectively, to restrict height of multifamily or mixed-use residential developments that are adjacent specified parcels to highest height; provides that if county or municipality, respectively, adopts ordinance or resolution, or makes any other decision having certain listed effects, ordinance, resolution, or decision is deemed preempted; preempts regulation of affordable housing to state; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from conditioning review or approval of applications for development permits or orders on waiver, forbearance, or abandonment of any development right; prohibits local governments from increasing costs of construction of accessory dwelling units; requires local governments to submit annual reports to Department of Commerce & post such reports on local governments' website; authorizes board of county commissioners or governing body of municipality to exempt specified portions of property within multifamily projects & accessory dwelling units used to provide affordable housing; authorizes filing of motions to determine whether residential real property is abandoned real property; prohibits discrimination in land use decisions & in permitting of development based on development or proposed development being affordable housing. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/24/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 0946 Waste Facilities by Rodriguez

Waste Facilities; Prohibiting a local governmental entity from applying for a permit for or approving the permitting of certain waste facilities within a specified distance of the Everglades Protection Area, the Everglades Construction Project, or any water storage or conveyance structure constructed pursuant to specified provisions, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/20/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 0966 Rapid Rail Transit Compact by Davis

Rapid Rail Transit Compact; Authorizing the Governor to execute a rapid rail transit compact with specified states, to join the Southern Rail Commission; providing the form of the compact, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/21/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0973 Special Districts by Overdorf

Special Districts: Abolishes certain soil & water conservation districts in this state; transfers assets & liabilities of such districts to DACS; provides that independent special district that grants public access to district lands or water areas for outdoor recreational purposes owes no duty of care to perform specified actions; provides that independent special district is not responsible for injury to persons or property caused by act or omission of such person upon such lands or water areas; provides certain protection to owner of private land if independent special district secures easement or other access right through such private land to district lands or water areas that independent special district makes available to public for outdoor recreational purposes; provides that special district may purchase commodities & contractual services from purchasing agreements of other specified entities; provides that independent special district may require, by resolution, criminal history screening for certain persons; revises qualifications of supervisor of soil & water conservation district; requires DACS to monitor specified soil & water conservation districts & ensure that each district is winding up administrative & fiscal matters in timely manner & using certain practices. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/24/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 0978 Advanced Wastewater Treatment by Berman

Advanced Wastewater Treatment; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the water management districts and sewage disposal facilities, to submit to the Governor and Legislature specified reports on certain sewage disposal facilities in the state, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/21/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0983 Homeowners' Associations by Porras

Homeowners' Associations: Revises, provides, & removes provisions relating to recall of board

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members of homeowners' associations; specifies when board member is delinquent in paying assessments; revises & provides requirements relating to election & recall disputes; attorney fees; requires certain documents be provided to prospective purchasers before executing contract; provides certain powers & authority to local law enforcement agencies. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/24/2025 HOUSE Filed

Special Districts by Truenow

Special Districts; Abolishing certain soil and water conservation districts in this state; transferring the assets and liabilities of such districts to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; prohibiting municipalities from assuming certain services in annexed areas; providing that an independent special district is not responsible for injury to persons or property caused by an act or omission of such person upon such lands or water areas; deleting provisions subjecting certain powers of a soil and water conservation district to another district’s approval, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/21/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 0991

Community Redevelopment Agencies by Giallombardo

Community Redevelopment Agencies: Provides for termination of community redevelopment agencies on specified date; prohibits community redevelopment agencies from performing certain actions on or after specified date; revises provisions relating to any outstanding bonds of community redevelopment agency; prohibits creation of community redevelopment agencies on or after specified date; authorizes existing agencies to continue to operate. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/24/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 0995 Areas of Critical State Concern by Mooney, Jr.

Areas of Critical State Concern: Authorizes local governments to adopt ordinances to provide ad valorem tax exemption for certain portions of property used to provide affordable housing; specifies requirements & limitations for exemption; provides exemption from specified payment & performance bond requirements for specified entities; extends specific Florida Forever appropriations to be used for purchase of lands in Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern; revises requirements for specified local comprehensive plans in Florida Keys Area relating to hurricane evacuation clearance time for permanent residents; requires certain entities to maintain building permit allocation systems; provides for award of additional building permit allocations for specified entities; provides requirements for award of such building permits. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/24/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 0996

Revenues from Ad Valorem Taxes by Collins

SB 1004

Revenues from Ad Valorem Taxes: Revising the method of computing the rolled-back rate; revising the maximum millage rate that may be levied in a fiscal year; prohibiting a higher rate from being levied; requiring that revenues collected in excess of a certain amount be disposed of in a specified manner, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/21/2025 SENATE Filed

Affordable Housing and Supportive Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities by Rodriguez

Affordable Housing and Supportive Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities; Citing this act as the "Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Act for Persons with Developmental Disabilities"; providing an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain property; providing that certain building materials are exempt from certain taxes under certain circumstances; requiring counties, municipalities, and special districts to waive certain impact fees; requiring the Department of Children and Families to establish a Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program to provide rent subsidies to certain persons up to a specified percentage of the fair market rent; requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to establish Regional Housing and Employment Support Centers to provide specified services, etc.

APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000 Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/24/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1016

Increased Homestead Property Exemptions by Ingoglia

Increased Homestead Property Exemptions; Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to increase the homestead exemption from $25,000 to $75,000, for all levies, with annual adjustments for inflation, deleting the exemption for school district levies, etc.

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/24/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1018

Homestead Exemptions by Ingoglia

Homestead Exemptions; Increasing the homestead tax exemption amount for all levies, except for assessments for special benefits; deleting homestead tax exemptions for all levies other than school district levies, etc. Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 1016 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specified intent and purpose, if such amendment to the State Constitution is approved at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/24/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1022 Public Nuisances by Wright

Public Nuisances; Deleting a cap on the total amount of fines that may be imposed under specified provisions relating to places or premises declared to be public nuisances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

HB 1025

No committees referenced

Actions

02/24/2025 SENATE Filed

Assessed Value Freeze of Homestead Property by Borrero

Assessed Value Freeze of Homestead Property: Authorizes Legislature to prohibit assessed value of homestead property of certain low-income seniors from exceeding certain amount.

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1027

Homestead Assessment Limitation by Borrero

Homestead Assessment Limitation: Prohibits assessed value of real property used as homestead by person who has attained certain age from exceeding certain amount if certain conditions are met; requires such persons to apply for homestead in specified manner; requires property appraiser who makes certain determination to serve notice of intent to record tax lien against property; requires property that no longer meets certain eligibility requirements to be reassessed in specified manner. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 1025 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1035

Building Permits for Single-family Dwellings by Esposito

Building Permits for Single-family Dwellings: Prohibits expiration of certain building permits issued by county or local government, respectively, before specified event; specifies that certain permit applications are deemed approved by local government; requires local government to issue such permit within certain timeframe. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1036 Conversion of Hotels Into Residential Housing by Rodriguez

Conversion of Hotels Into Residential Housing; Authorizing a tax credit for certain projects; providing the maximum value of such credit; authorizing the Florida Housing Finance Corporation to allocate the tax credit among certain projects; creating the Hotel-to-home Tax Credit Program for a certain purpose, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/24/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 1039

Limitation on the Assessment of Homestead Property by Berfield

Limitation on the Assessment of Homestead Property: Joint resolution proposing amendment to s. 4 of Art. VII of State Constitution to Authorizes Legislature, by general law, to prohibit consideration of any change or improvement made to homestead property to mitigate flood damage in determining assessed

HB 1041

value of such property for ad valorem taxation purposes.

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 HOUSE Filed

Assessment of Homestead Property by Berfield

Assessment of Homestead Property: Requires that certain changes, additions, or improvements made through property elevation be assessed in a specified manner; provides alternate assessment in certain circumstances. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 1039 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1063 Carbon Sequestration by Cross

Carbon Sequestration: Creates Carbon Sequestration Task Force adjunct to DEP; provides for task force membership & duties; requires task force to submit specified reports to Secretary of Environmental Protection & Governor & Legislature; provides appropriation. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1071

Alternative Plans Reviews and Inspections by Benarroch

Alternative Plans Reviews and Inspections: Revises definition of "single-trade inspection" & defines term "single-trade plans review"; authorizes specified notices to specify how scheduled inspection will be conducted; authorizes private provider to use specified review systems for single-trade plans reviews; authorizes private provider to specify which review system he or she used; requires certain actions by local building official within specified timeframe for certain permits; authorizes single-trade inspections to be performed in person or virtually. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1074 Transportation Concurrency by McClain

Transportation Concurrency; Revising which facilities must be identified in the capital improvements element of a comprehensive plan that imposes transportation concurrency, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/24/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1080 Local Government Land Regulation by McClain

Local Government Land Regulation; Requiring counties to meet specified requirements regarding the

SB 1082

minimum information necessary for certain applications; prohibiting counties from limiting the number of quasi-judicial or public hearings held each month in certain circumstances; revising the expedited state review process for adoption of comprehensive plan amendments; requiring municipalities to meet specified requirements regarding the minimum information necessary for certain applications; prohibiting municipalities from limiting the number of quasi-judicial or public hearings held each month in certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/24/2025 SENATE Filed

Building Inspections by Martin

Building Inspections; Revising the Florida Building Code edition for energy conservation for a building’s or a dwelling unit’s maximum tested air leakage measure; revising an exception, etc. Effective Date: 7/1 /2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/24/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1092 Assessment of Homestead Property by Martin

Assessment of Homestead Property; Revising the method of homestead property assessments; requiring that assessments be at the most recent purchase price or, in the case of new construction, the cost of construction; requiring that reassessment be the prior assessed value or a specified calculation; authorizing the Department of Revenue to create a grant program for a certain purpose, etc. Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR ____, or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment is approved at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/24/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1104 Local Government Code Enforcement by Rodriguez

Local Government Code Enforcement; Authorizing a county or municipality to designate a special magistrate; authorizing an enforcement board to record an original order issued by the board in the public records of the county; revising the method by which certain notices may be provided to an alleged code violator; requiring a governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras to establish certain policies and procedures; requiring the reclassification of certain offenses committed against code enforcement officers while engaged in the performance of their duties, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1106 Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector by Rodriguez

Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for body camera recordings recorded by a code inspector under certain

SB 1114

circumstances; providing exceptions; requiring a local government to retain body camera recordings for a specified period; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. Effective Date: On the same date that SB 1104 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

Tourist Development Tax by Smith (C)

Tourist Development Tax; Limiting the total amount of tourist development tax revenues that must be spent annually to promote and advertise tourism in order for any tourist development tax revenues to be used for a specified purpose, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1116

Tourist Development Tax by Smith (C)

Tourist Development Tax; Authorizing proceeds of the tourist development tax to be used to fund public safety improvements, affordable housing, and workforce housing, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1118

Land Use and Development Regulations by McClain

Land Use and Development Regulations; Deleting language authorizing the owner of an agricultural enclave to apply for a comprehensive plan amendment; requiring a supermajority vote for the adoption of certain comprehensive plans and plan amendments; requiring that local land development regulations establish by a specified date minimum lot sizes within certain zoning districts to accommodate the authorized maximum density; specifying that certain parcels may be subject to a recreational covenant and that certain recreational facilities and amenities are not a part of a common area, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1120 Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems by Ingoglia

Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems; Specifying that a construction permit for the construction of an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system for a single-family dwelling is valid in perpetuity; providing an exception; prohibiting a municipality or political subdivision from placing certain requirements on applicants for a building permit for a single-family dwelling, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

SB 1128

SB 1134

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

02/25/2025 SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduction

Building Permits for a Single-family Dwelling by Ingoglia

Building Permits for a Single-family Dwelling; Prohibiting the expiration of certain building permits issued by a county or a local government, respectively, before a specified event; specifying that certain permit applications are deemed approved by a local government, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

Alternative Plans Review and Inspections by Calatayud

Alternative Plans Review and Inspections; Requiring that a notice of private inspection services specify whether any scheduled inspection by a private provider will be conducted virtually or in person; authorizing a private provider to use an automated or software-based plans review system designed to make specific determinations; requiring the local building official to issue the requested permit or provide written notice of noncompliance within a specified timeframe for permits related to single-trade plans reviews for single-family or two-family dwellings, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1142

Release of Conservation Easements by Rodriguez

Release of Conservation Easements; Requiring certain water management districts, upon application by the fee simple owner of a parcel subject to a conservation easement, to release the conservation easement if specified conditions are met; providing for the valuation of the property upon such release; specifying that land released from the conservation easement may be used for development consistent with certain zoning, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 1143 Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources by Shoaf

Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources: Prohibits drilling, exploration, or production of specified petroleum products within certain distance of national estuarine research reserves; requires DEP to consider certain factors when determining whether natural resources of certain bodies of water & shore areas are adequately protected from potential accident or blowout; provides requirements for balancing test to make such determination. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1148

Carbon Sequestration by Rodriguez

Carbon Sequestration; Creating the Carbon Sequestration Task Force adjunct to the Department of Environmental Protection; providing for task force membership, meetings, and duties; requiring the task

force to submit specified reports to the Secretary of Environmental Protection and to the Governor and the Legislature by specified dates, etc. APPROPRIATION: $350,000 Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 1169 Water Management Districts by Conerly

Water Management Districts: Provides requirements for Commission on Ethics relating to prohibited expenditures by water management districts; requires quorum & affirmative vote of majority of members of governing board before any action may be taken by board; requires South Florida Water Management District to provide specified detailed report; prohibits water management district from using state funds for specified purpose; authorizes districts to levy ad valorem taxes on certain property; provides requirements for maximum total millage rate; provides requirements for South Florida Water Management District’s & other water management district’s budgets; requires water management district give preference to certain bids, proposals, or replies for certain capital improvement projects; provides requirements for construction bonds & competitive selection process; requires certain projects for Statewide Flooding & Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan be ranked on separate list; provides requirements for certain projects; restricts funding available to water management districts; authorizes department to issue certain loans; provides for repayment of such loan; provides penalty; requires department to create & maintain separate account in Resilient Florida Trust Fund for certain funds; provides requirements for revolving loan program. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1175

Mitigation Banks by Duggan

Mitigation Banks: Revises provisions for release & use of mitigation bank credits; provides conditions for use of out-of-service-area mitigation credits by project applicants; provides methodology for determining award of such credits; requires mitigation banks to submit specified annual reports to DEP or water management district; requires DEP or water management district to submit specified annual reports to Legislature; requires certain water management districts, upon application by owner of parcel subject to conservation easement, to release conservation easement if specified conditions are met, including obtaining sufficient mitigation credits from mitigation bank; provides for valuation of property upon such release & specifies that land may be used for development consistent with certain zoning. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1176

Assessment of Property Used for Residential Purposes by Leek

Assessment of Property Used for Residential Purposes; Defining the term “changes or improvements made to improve the property’s resistance to wind damage”; prohibiting consideration of the increase in just value of a property attributable to changes or improvements made to improve the property’s resistance to wind damage in determinations of the assessed value of certain property, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1178 Homestead Assessment Limitation by Rodriguez

Homestead Assessment Limitation; Defining the terms “income” and “senior citizen homesteader”; prohibiting the assessed value of real property used as a homestead by a person who has attained a certain age from exceeding a certain amount if certain conditions are met; requiring property that no longer meets certain eligibility requirements to be reassessed in a specified manner, etc. Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 326 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment to the State Constitution is approved at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1188 Local Governing Authorities by McClain

Local Governing Authorities; Providing that certain construction projects are exempt from concurrency; authorizing a local government to grant a construction project at a charter school an exemption from concurrency; providing a method for a developer to provide a certain contribution in lieu of paying an education impact fee; restricting building requirements that may be imposed by a local governing authority against a startup charter school, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1190

Homestead Property Assessment Limitation by Ingoglia

Homestead Property Assessment Limitation; Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature, by general law, to prohibit the consideration of any change or improvement made to homestead property to mitigate flood damage in determining the assessed value of such property for ad valorem taxation purposes, to limit the transfer of such value to new homestead property, etc.

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1192

Assessment of Homestead Property by Ingoglia

Assessment of Homestead Property; Prohibiting the assessed value of elevated homestead property from exceeding a specified amount for a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; requiring a property owner who uses a specified limitation to maintain active homeowner’s and flood insurances for a specified timeframe; providing that failure to maintain such coverage may result in the reassessment of the property’s value without a specified benefit; requiring that the assessed value of an elevated homestead property be recalculated at a specified time and in accordance with specified provisions, etc. Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 1190 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment is approved at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1196 Local Business Taxes by Truenow

Local Business Taxes; Requiring the Auditor General to contact certain local governments; authorizing specified entities to continue to levy a certain tax; revising the conditions imposed on taxing authorities governing the levy of a specified tax; prohibiting certain municipalities from reclassifying businesses, professions, or occupations or establishing new rate structures, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 1209 Land Use and Development Regulations by Steele

Land Use and Development Regulations: Removes language authorizing owner of agricultural enclave to apply for comprehensive plan amendment; authorizes such owner to instead apply for administrative approval of development regardless of future land use designations or comprehensive plan conflicts; removes certain presumption of urban sprawl; requires that authorized development be treated as conforming use; requires supermajority vote for adoption of certain comprehensive plans & plan amendments; authorizes owners of property subject to comprehensive plan amendment & persons applying for comprehensive plan amendments to file civil actions for relief; requires that local land development regulations establish by specified date minimum lot sizes within certain zoning districts to accommodate authorized maximum density; requires approval of infill residential development applications; requires treatment of certain developments as conforming use; specifies that certain parcels may be subject to recreational covenant & that certain recreational facilities & amenities are not part of common area; prohibits imposition or collection of amenity dues except as provided in recreational covenant; requires that recreational covenant recorded before certain date comply with specified requirements to remain valid & effective; limits annual increases in amenity fees & amenity expenses; prohibits recreational covenant from requiring association to collect amenity dues; requires specified disclosure summary for contracts for sale of certain parcels. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1213

K-12 School Transportation by Alvarez (D)

K-12 School Transportation: Revises provisions relating to student transportation requirements & hazardous walking conditions. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1215

Ad Valorem Tax Exemption by Alvarez (D)

Ad Valorem Tax Exemption: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to authorize Legislature to exempt tangible personal property located on land classified agricultural, used in the production of agricultural products or for agritourism activities, and owned by the landowner or leaseholder of the agricultural land from ad valorem taxation. Effective Date: Not Specified

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1218 County Administrators by DiCeglie

County Administrators; requiring that a county administrator be elected at certain general elections for a specified term of office in certain counties; requiring that a county administrator be an elected official under certain circumstances; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to certify the population of each county to specified persons in certain years; requiring that the first election of a county administrator occur in certain counties at a specified election, for a specified term of office, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 1221 Local Option Taxes by Miller

Local Option Taxes: Requires specified taxes to be renewed by ordinance in specified manner; provides for expiration of specified ordinances; authorizes adoption of new ordinances. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1228 Spring Restoration by McClain

Spring Restoration; Authorizing certain domestic wastewater treatment facilities to request the incorporation of reclaimed water projects identified in Outstanding Florida Springs recovery or prevention strategies; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to approve such requests within a certain period of time if certain conditions are met, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1242 Community Redevelopment Agencies by McClain

Community Redevelopment Agencies; Providing for the termination of community redevelopment agencies on a specified date; removing an exception; prohibiting community redevelopment agencies from performing certain actions on or after a specified date; revising provisions relating to any outstanding bonds of a community redevelopment agency; prohibiting the creation of community redevelopment agencies on or after a specified date, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 1253 Activities of Special Districts by Cassel

Activities of Special Districts: Authorizes certain special districts to jointly enter into, participate in, establish, or control specified joint relationships or collaborations if certain determination is made by such districts; authorizes such districts to exercise such powers regardless of certain consequences as

HB 1257

result of exercising such power. Effective Date: upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

Property Tax Benefits for Certain Residential Properties Subject to a Long-term Lease by Busatta

Property Tax Benefits for Certain Residential Properties Subject to a Long-term Lease: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to authorize Legislature to provide same exemptions & assessment limitations granted to homestead property to certain real property subject to long-term lease.

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1259 Property Tax Exemption and Assessment Limitation on Long-term Leased Property by Busatta

Property Tax Exemption and Assessment Limitation on Long-term Leased Property: Provides that property that receives certain tax exemption shall be assessed in specified manner; requires property that no longer meets eligibility requirements to be assessed in alternative manner; requires submission of application containing specified information before receiving specified tax exemption; provides specified tax exemptions to property that meets certain eligibility requirements. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 1257 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1264 Rural and Urban Business Enterprises by Collins

Rural and Urban Business Enterprises; Revising the purpose of the Department of Commerce; requiring that the statewide emergency shelter plan identify the general location and square footage of special needs shelters by regional planning council regions, as such regions existed on a specified date, during the next 5 years; revising the purpose of the Targeted Marketing Assistance Program to include businesses in rural or urban areas; establishing the Research, Innovation, Science, and Engineering (RISE) Investment Tax Credit Program within the Department of Commerce, etc. Effective Date: 7/1 /2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/25/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 1267 Education by Busatta

Education: Revises provisions relating to charter schools, schools of hope, school district facilities, & school district & FCS institution surveys. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1300 Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources by Simon

Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to consider certain factors when determining whether the natural resources of certain bodies of water and shore areas are adequately protected from a potential accident or blowout; providing requirements for a balancing test to make such a determination, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1304 Solar Facilities by Bradley

Solar Facilities; Defining the terms “agricultural land” and “decommissioned”; authorizing a county to adopt an ordinance requiring that certain solar facilities be properly decommissioned under certain circumstances; deleting a provision providing that a solar facility is a permitted use in certain land use categories and zoning districts subject to compliance certain requirements; deleting a provision exempting solar facility substations from the electric substations for which local governments may adopt and enforce certain land development regulations, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1308 Ad Valorem Tax by Ingoglia

Ad Valorem Tax; Authorizing a county or municipality, respectively, to establish an ad valorem tax rebate program for property owners; specifying requirements for the rebate program, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1316

Resilience Districts by Grall

Resilience Districts; Creating the “Resilience District Act of 2025”; declaring that the act constitutes the sole authority for resilience districts; authorizing the establishment of infrastructure resilience districts through a petition by certain persons; specifying requirements for resilience districts and condominium resilience districts; specifying acceptable uses of infrastructure resilience districts and condominium resilience districts; authorizing the payment of certain fees for project management of infrastructure resilience districts, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1322 Tax Credits for Investment in Rural Communities by Simon

Tax Credits for Investment in Rural Communities; Creating the “Florida Rural Jobs Act”; requiring the Department of Commerce to accept applications for approval as rural funds in a specified manner; requiring the department to distribute revoked investment authority among certain rural funds; granting a credit against state tax liability for specified investors; providing restrictions on the credit, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

SB 1324

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

Fees/Equity Investment Certified as a Capital Investment by Simon

Fees/Equity Investment Certified as a Capital Investment; Requiring that an application by a rural fund seeking to have an equity investment certified as a capital investment for specified tax credits include a nonrefundable application fee to the Department of Commerce, etc. Effective Date: On the same date that SB 1322 or other similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1326 Areas of Critical State Concern by Rodriguez

Areas of Critical State Concern; Revising conditions under which certain property may be considered property used for a charitable purpose; exempting a person entering into a construction contract with Habitat for Humanity International, Inc., or any of its affiliates from executing a payment and performance bond under certain circumstances; extending the timeframe for specific Florida Forever appropriations to be used for the purchase of lands in the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern; providing a limitation for additional building permit allocations, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 1339

Assessment of Property Used for Residential Purposes by Overdorf

Assessment of Property Used for Residential Purposes: Prohibits consideration of increase in just value of property attributable to changes or improvements made to improve property's resistance to wind damage in determinations of assessed value of certain property. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/27/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1345

Infrastructure and Resiliency by LaMarca

Infrastructure and Resiliency: Creates Public-private Partnership Authority within EOG for specified purpose; requires authority to choose certain projects to manage; creates Public-private Partnership Infrastructure Program; provides purpose of program; requires program to create fund from specified sources for specified purpose; requires program to create portfolio of certain projects; exempts projects that are part of program from certain laws; requires reporting and rulemaking. Effective Date: upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/27/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1392

Special Districts by Truenow

Special Districts; Repealing a provision relating to a requirement that special districts establish goals, objectives, and performance measures to assess the performance of district programs and activities and publish an annual report concerning the goals and objectives the district achieved and failed to achieve, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 1397 Transportation by Abbott

Transportation : Authorizes Secretary of Transportation to appoint certain officers; revises provisions relating to FTC; creates Florida Transportation Research Institute & Florida Transportation Academy & provides functions & requirements for each; revises provisions relating to project funding & funding prioritization, DOT responsibilities, Florida Seaport Transportation & Economic Development Council, commercial service airports, private airports of public interest, reporting requirements, advanced air mobility, performance & productivity measures, & permitting; removes provisions relating to social & economically disadvantaged business enterprises; authorizes DOT to require amount of certain bonds be less than certain amount; revises budgetary procedures for DOT; requires EOG to modify approved operating budget for fixed capital outlay expenditures; repeals provisions relating to high-occupancyvehicle lanes, socially & economically disadvantaged business enterprises, penalties for false representation of such enterprises, contract awards to such enterprises, & electric vehicle charging stations & infrastructure plan development. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/27/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 1401 Residential Property Appraisal by Miller

Residential Property Appraisal: Requires that certain insurers' appraisal process make certain valuations to provide specified coverage. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/27/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 1424 K-12 School Transportation by Collins

K-12 School Transportation; Requiring school districts to provide transportation to students in kindergarten through grade 12 under certain circumstances; requiring district school boards to provide transportation to students in kindergarten through grade 12 who live more than 1 mile from the nearest appropriate school; requiring the use of artificial intelligence programs for specified purposes within a certain timeframe of such programs being made available; revising the criteria for walkways parallel and perpendicular to the road to be considered a hazardous walking condition, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1436 Sanitary and Stormwater System Standards by McClain

Sanitary and Stormwater System Standards; Requiring that all sanitary and stormwater systems in

counties and municipalities, respectively, comply with specified state Department of Transportation standards for certain elements; providing inspection requirements for such systems; specifying that certain local standards are superseded, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1474 Private Provider Building Inspection Services by DiCeglie

Private Provider Building Inspection Services; Requiring that the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board include a specified number of members who are private providers or who are employed by private provider firms; requiring that the Florida Building Commission include a specified number of members who are private providers or who are employed by private provider firms; requiring that building code inspection services provided by a private provider be the subject of an agreement, rather than a written contract, between the provider or provider’s firm and the fee owner or fee owner’s contractor, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/26/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1496 State Renewable Energy Goals by Berman

State Renewable Energy Goals; Revising the definitions of the terms “biomass” and “renewable energy”; prohibiting the drilling or exploration for, or production of, oil, gas, or other petroleum products in certain locations; prohibiting the permitting and construction of certain structures intended for the drilling or exploration for, or production or transport of, oil, gas, or other petroleum products in certain locations; providing for statewide net zero carbon emissions by a specified date; directing the Office of Energy within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in consultation with other state agencies, Florida College System institutions and state universities, public utilities, and other private and public entities, to develop a unified statewide plan to generate the state’s electricity from renewable energy and reduce the state’s carbon emissions by specified dates, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1500 Vacating Premises After Rental Agreement Termination by Davis

Vacating Premises After Rental Agreement Termination; Requiring landlords to provide certain tenants a specified amount of time to vacate the premises after delivery of a notice to terminate the rental agreement before bringing a specified action, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1518 Activities of Special Districts by Ávila

Activities of Special Districts; Authorizing certain special districts to jointly enter into, participate in, establish, or control specified joint relationships or collaborations if a certain determination is made by such districts; authorizing such districts to exercise such powers regardless of certain consequences as a result of exercising such power, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law

SB 1548

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

Florida Building Code by Leek

Florida Building Code; Requiring local governments to use certain excess funds from fees collected for code enforcement to perform necessary services or repairs on their stormwater management systems; prohibiting a local government from receiving state funds for that purpose if the local government has such excess funds; prohibiting a local government from receiving state funds through a local funding initiative unless it has expended all funds and has no excess funds available for stormwater management systems improvements, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1562

Security Deposits by Smith (C)

Security Deposits; Prohibiting a security deposit paid in connection with a residential tenancy which is collected before occupancy from exceeding the equivalent of 1 month’s rent; prohibiting such security deposit that is paid during the term of the lease from exceeding a specified percentage of the equivalent of 1 month’s rent, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1572

Adaptive Reuse of Land by Collins

Adaptive Reuse of Land; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize certain allowable uses for the development of adaptive reuse projects; requiring the Adaptive Reuse PublicPrivate Partnership Council to perform a certain evaluation as it relates to the reduction in parking; authorizing a board of county commissioners and a municipal governing body, respectively, to adopt an ordinance for transitional housing for a specified purpose; creating the “Adaptive Reuse Initiative Act”, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1580

Resilience Planning by Rodriguez

Resilience Planning; Creating the Florida Master P3 Infrastructure Authority for a specified purpose; providing goals for the authority; providing the terms of membership of the authority; requiring members to serve without compensation but be reimbursed for certain expenses; requiring the authority to appoint an executive director, establish rules, meet a certain number of times per year, and elect specified officers, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1592

Housing by Davis

Housing; Citing this act as the “Keep Floridians Housed Act”; creating the Department of Housing and Tenant Rights; providing requirements for rental agreements; creating the “End Junk Fees for Renters Act”; prohibiting a landlord from evicting a tenant or terminating a rental agreement because the tenant or the tenant’s minor child is a victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; authorizing municipalities to create community land bank programs for a certain purpose, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1594

Housing by McClain

Housing; Providing and revising definitions; revising eligibility requirements for a specified affordable housing tax exemption; authorizing certain adaptive reuse projects to be eligible for a certain tax exemption; requiring a taxing authority to conduct an assessment on the need for certain affordable housing and present the assessment at a specified meeting; authorizing certain developments to abate certain future ad valorem property taxes by paying a specified amount at the time a building permit is issued; creating the "Florida Housing Revitalization Act', etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1622

Recreational Customary use of Beaches by Trumbull

Recreational Customary use of Beaches; Repealing a provision relating to the establishment of recreational customary use of beaches, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/27/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1642

High-speed Broadband Development Incentives by Bernard

High-speed Broadband Development Incentives; Creating the “Rural Connectivity Innovation Act”; creating a state-funded grant program within the Florida Office of Broadband; requiring the office to give funding priority to specified partnerships and organizations; authorizing farmers in underserved farming communities to receive specified tax credits if certain conditions are met, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/28/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1646 Water Quality Improvements by Berman

Water Quality Improvements; Requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to conduct a study of the prevalence and effects of lead in drinking water in certain public facilities; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to consider and prioritize certain water quality improvement projects relating to special flood hazard areas; requiring the

Department of Environmental Protection and the St. Johns River Water Management District to take specified actions relating to improving water quality in the Upper St. Johns River Basin, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/28/2025 SENATE Filed

SB 1664 Local Option Taxes by Trumbull

Local Option Taxes; Requiring specified taxes to be renewed by an ordinance in a specified manner; providing an exception; providing for the expiration of specified ordinances; authorizing the adoption of new ordinances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced Actions

02/28/2025 SENATE Filed

HB 4001 Lee County by Giallombardo

Lee County : Amends Lee County Home Rule Charter to require additional members for board of county commissioners under certain circumstances; requires chair & vice chair to be from specific categories of board members; revises circumstances under which district boundaries are changed; provides requirements for redistricting plans & districts; requires referendum. Effective Date: only upon its approval by a majority vote of those qualified electors of Lee County voting in a referendum to be held in conjunction with the 2026 general election,

Committees of Reference

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

01/13/2025 HOUSE Filed

01/22/2025 HOUSE Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

01/22/2025 HOUSE Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

HB 6001 Recreational Customary Use of Beaches by Rudman

Recreational Customary Use of Beaches: Repeals provisions relating to establishment of recreational customary use of beaches. Effective Date: upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

12/10/2024 HOUSE Filed

01/02/2025 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

HB 6009 State Preemption of the Regulation of Hoisting Equipment by Cross

State Preemption of the Regulation of Hoisting Equipment: Removes provisions preempting to the state the regulation of certain hoisting equipment. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

HB 6023

House Commerce Committee

Actions

01/24/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/06/2025 HOUSE Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

02/06/2025 HOUSE Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

Auxiliary Containers, Wrappings, and Disposable Plastic Bags by Bartleman

Auxiliary Containers, Wrappings, and Disposable Plastic Bags: Removes state preemption on regulation of certain auxiliary containers, wrappings, & disposable plastic bags. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Current Reference)

House State Affairs Committee

Actions

02/19/2025 HOUSE Filed

02/26/2025 HOUSE Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

02/26/2025 HOUSE Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

HB 6029 Performance Measures and Standards of Special Districts by Greco

Performance Measures and Standards of Special Districts: Repeals provisions relating to special districts & performance measures & standards. Effective Date: upon becoming a law

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 HOUSE Filed

HB 6031

Tourist Development Taxes by Eskamani

Tourist Development Taxes: Deletes provision requiring specified percentage of all tourist development tax revenues to be used to promote & advertise tourism. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Committees of Reference

No committees referenced

Actions

02/25/2025 HOUSE Filed

SB 7002 Water Management Districts by Environment and Natural Resources

Water Management Districts; Requiring the Commission on Ethics to investigate a lobbyist or principal who has made a prohibited expenditure and to provide the Governor with a report of its findings and recommendations regarding such investigation; requiring the South Florida Water Management District, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection, to provide a detailed report that includes the total estimated remaining cost of implementation of the Everglades restoration comprehensive plan and the status of all performance indicators; authorizing the districts to levy ad valorem taxes on property by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the governing board, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025

Committees of Reference

Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference)

Senate Appropriations Actions

02/18/2025 SENATE Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Environment and Natural Resources; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

02/19/2025 SENATE Committee Bill Text Filed

02/20/2025

SENATE Referred to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations

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