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CS/CS/CS/HB 987: Affordable Housing

GENERAL BILL by Government Accountability Committee ; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee ; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Cortes, B. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Edwards-Walpole ; Massullo ; Roth

Affordable Housing; Revises criteria used by counties & municipalities in evaluating disposal of real property; revises reporting requirements for specified entities relating to impact fees; provides requirements for certain agreements with Florida Housing Development Corporation; provides local permit approval process; revises criteria used by review committee when selecting applications for state apartment incentive loans; provides process for certain entities to dispose of certain surplus lands; revises procedures under which BOT, DOT, & WMDs must dispose of nonconservation surplus lands; creates Hurricane Housing Recovery Program for certain affordable housing recovery purposes; requires corporation to administer program; specifies requirements for receiving & using funds; requires participating local governments to submit report; creates Rental Recovery Loan Program to provide funds for additional rental housing due to specified impacts; authorizes corporation to adopt emergency rules.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2017 House • Filed
12/20/2017 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 86
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 85
1/11/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 01/16/18, 11:30 am, 12 HOB
1/16/2018 House • CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 351
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
1/17/2018 House • Now in Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 350
• CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 349
2/9/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/13/18, 12:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2/13/2018 House • CS/CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 595
2/14/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 591
2/19/2018 House • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 613
2/20/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 02/22/18, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/22/2018 House • CS/CS/CS by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 672
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 670
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
• CS/CS/CS by Government Accountability Committee read 1st time -HJ 666
2/28/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 720
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/1/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 757, 758
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 1 -HJ 758
3/1/2018 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 571
3/2/2018 Senate • Received -SJ 571
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Community Affairs