Florida Senate - 2026                              CS for SB 218
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Rules; and Senators Gaetz and Trumbull
       
       
       
       
       
       595-03199-26                                           2026218c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to land use regulations; defining the
    3         term “impacted local government”; providing
    4         applicability; providing an effective date.
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    6  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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    8         Section 1. (1) As used in this section, the term “impacted
    9  local government” means a county listed in the Federal Disaster
   10  Declaration for Hurricane Debby (DR-4806), Hurricane Helene (DR
   11  4828), or Hurricane Milton (DR-4834) which was designated or
   12  within which a tribal area was designated as eligible for both
   13  individual assistance and public assistance under the Robert T.
   14  Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.
   15  ss. 5121 et seq., and each municipality within one of those
   16  counties.
   17         (2) Effective July 1, 2026, section 28 of chapter 2025-190,
   18  Laws of Florida, applies only to a county or municipality that
   19  is an impacted local government.
   20         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.