SB 840: Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters
GENERAL BILL by DiCeglie ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mayfield ; Gaetz
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.
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Judiciary (JU)
- 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
1/20/2026 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
2/12/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott 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)
Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (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, Basabe Compare Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee 
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 1:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 1/20/2026 9:30 AM Judiciary 9 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)