2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0184: Housing

Legislative Summary

Authorizing a landlord to accept reusable tenant screening reports and require a specified statement; requiring, rather than authorizing, local governments to adopt, by a specified date, 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.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
Filed
Senate
1/24/2025
Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
Senate
2/10/2025
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/18/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
Senate
2/18/2025
CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Senate
2/20/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/21/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/4/2025
CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
Senate
3/6/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 03/11/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/11/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
Senate
3/13/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/13/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
3/18/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/1/2025
CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
Senate
4/1/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/2/2025
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/9/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (103896, 281558)
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/9/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/9/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Amendment 099027 Failed
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Amendment 063937 adopted
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 97, NAYS 10
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
In returning messages
Senate
5/1/2025
Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (063937)
Senate
5/1/2025
Requested House to recede
Senate
5/1/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Senate Message List
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Insisted on amendment 063937
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Insisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
In returning messages
Senate
5/3/2025
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #281558

4/8/2025Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #103896

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #791116 to Amendment (559016)

2/18/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #378958 to Amendment (559016)

Withdrawn

2/18/2025Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #559016

2/17/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#347
4/30/2025
97
Yea
10
Nay
12
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#20
4/9/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
4/1/2025
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
3/11/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Community Affairs
2/18/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
Republican

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/9/202517.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/1/20259.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/13/20258.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/20/20256.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/20254.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/30/202538.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025304.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025300.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/12/2025302.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/10/2025300.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/20/2025298.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/17/2025273.6 KB