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CS/CS/CS/HB 1297: Affordable Housing in Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Ways & Means Committee ; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee ; Mooney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J.

Affordable Housing in Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern; Excludes land designated as area of critical state concern from affordable housing provisions; adds requirements to local comprehensive plans relating to hurricane evacuation study; provides requirements for conveying affordable housing homeownership units; excludes land designated as area of critical state concern from award requirements for purpose of providing eligible housing as part of local housing assistance plan; authorizes counties that have been designated as areas of critical state concern to use tourist development tax revenue & tourist impact tax revenue for affordable housing.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/4/2024 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1456 (Ch. 2024-219), CS/HB 7073 (Ch. 2024-158)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2024 House • Filed
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2024 House • Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
1/29/2024 House • Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
1/31/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2/1/2024 House • Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/2/2024 House • Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Ways & Means Committee
2/6/2024 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
2/8/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
2/12/2024 House • Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
2/13/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/14/2024 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/19/2024 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/21/2024 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
2/22/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/27/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)
3/1/2024 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/4/2024 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1456 (Ch. 2024-219), CS/HB 7073 (Ch. 2024-158)