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SB 48: Housing

GENERAL BILL by Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood ; Pizzo

Housing; Authorizing a landlord to accept reusable tenant screening reports and require a specified statement; defining the term “primary dwelling unit”; requiring, rather than authorizing, local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units 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: 1/9/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/14/26, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
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

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  • SB 48, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/15/2025 at 10:52 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 11/3/2025 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 11/4/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 313 (c1) Housing Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 12/11/2025 H CS Filed Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    408564 - Amendment
    Delete lines 40 - 156 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    (Gaetz)     		1/13/2026
    11:40 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/4/2025 3:30 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.471 Page 2 (pdf)
    163.31771 Accessory dwelling units. Page 5 (pdf)
    420.615 Affordable housing land donation density bonus incentives. Page 7 (pdf)

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