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SB 840: Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters

GENERAL BILL by DiCeglie

Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters; Prohibiting impacted local governments from enforcing certain moratoriums, requiring the repair or reconstruction of certain improvements to meet certain requirements, or enforcing changes to specified procedures; revising circumstances under which impacted local governments may enforce certain amendments, site plans, development permits, or development orders; deleting provisions related to filing suit against an impacted local government for injunctive relief, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/15/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/10/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
    1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building

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  • SB 840, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/10/2025 at 8:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1465 Restrictions on Local Government Regulations After a Hurricane Andrade Compare Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2026 1:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    252.422 Restrictions on county or municipal regulations after a hurricane. Page 1 (pdf)

    Citations - Chapter Law (1)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2025-190 Section 28 Page 5 (pdf)

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