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CS/CS/SB 48: Housing

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood ; Pizzo ; Arrington

Housing; Defining the term “primary dwelling unit”; requiring local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units to be approved in certain areas; 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: 2/4/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/15/2025 Senate • Filed
10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
10/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/04/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
11/4/2025 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
1/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/14/26, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
1/16/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
1/27/2026 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
1/28/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/29/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2/2/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
2/4/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 253
• Read 3rd time -SJ 253
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 253
• Immediately certified -SJ 253
2/4/2026 House • In Messages