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CS/CS/HB 1389: Affordable Housing

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee ; Redondo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Nix

Affordable Housing; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential uses as allowable uses for specified property; providing requirements for certain proposed developments; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from restricting the height of certain proposed developments through other dimensional means and from requiring certain setbacks or stepbacks; requiring counties and municipalities to allow certain applicants to submit revised applications, written requests, and notices of intent to account for changes made by the act; .; 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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/13/2026 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
2/9/2026 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
2/11/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
2/12/2026 House • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/13/2026 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/16/2026 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
2/18/2026 House • Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
2/20/2026 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2/24/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
2/25/2026 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/26/2026 House • Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
3/4/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 76, NAYS 29
3/4/2026 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
3/6/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 677
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 1548 -SJ 678
• Read 2nd time -SJ 678
• Amendment(s) adopted (668106) -SJ 678
• Read 3rd time -SJ 682
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 682
3/6/2026 House • In Messages
3/12/2026 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 680391 adopted
• Concurred in Senate amendment 668106 as amended
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 98, NAYS 4
3/12/2026 Senate • In returning messages
3/13/2026 Senate • Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (680391)
• CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
3/13/2026 House • In Messages
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled