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2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature

H0701: Local Housing Assistance Plans

Legislative Summary

Authorizes county or eligible municipality to expend certain funds on lot rental assistance to mobile home owners for specified time period; requires counties & eligible municipalities to develop certain strategies in their local housing assistance plans; provides that lot rental assistance is approved home ownership activity for certain purposes; authorizes certain funds to be provided to mobile home owners for rehabilitation & emergency repairs; removes prohibition that only certain percentage of funds may be used for manufactured housing.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Now in Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Favorable by Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Reported out of Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Bill released to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
In Messages
Senate
4/23/2025
Referred to Rules
Senate
4/23/2025
Received
Senate

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #617623

3/21/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#155
4/23/2025
115
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Commerce Committee
4/15/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
4/9/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
3/25/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/23/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 5
Democrat: 5

Primary Sponsor

Paula Stark
Paula Stark
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text • 3/26/2025 • 164.6 KB
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Introduced
Bill Text • 2/18/2025 • 154.9 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 4/16/2025 • 461.9 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 4/11/2025 • 461.9 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 4/9/2025 • 461.7 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 4/7/2025 • 461.7 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 3/26/2025 • 459.3 KB
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Veto Letter
Veto Letter • 3/21/2025 • 455.0 KB
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External Links

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