HB 943: Real Property and Land Use and Development
GENERAL BILL 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.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/24/2025 House • Filed
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HB 943, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2025 at 12:54 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1118 Land Use and Development Regulations McClain Compare Last Action: 2/25/2025 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (16)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 125.01055 Affordable housing. Page 7 (pdf) 163.2517 Designation of urban infill and redevelopment area. Page 38 (pdf) 163.3164 Community Planning Act; definitions. Page 38 (pdf) 163.3167 Scope of act. Page 48 (pdf) 163.3177 Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys. Page 39 (pdf) 163.31771 Accessory dwelling units. Page 48 (pdf) 163.31801 Impact fees; short title; intent; minimum requirements; audits; challenges. Page 22 (pdf) 166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Page 22 (pdf) 166.04151 Affordable housing. Page 23 (pdf) 196.1979 County and municipal affordable housing property exemption. Page 52 (pdf) 333.03 Requirement to adopt airport zoning regulations. Page 56 (pdf) 420.50871 Allocation of increased revenues derived from amendments to s. 201.15 made by ch. 2023-17. Page 56 (pdf) 479.01 Definitions. Page 65 (pdf) 702.13 Page 57 (pdf) 760.26 Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development. Page 64 (pdf) 1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school board. Page 66 (pdf)