SB 1020: Regulation of Chickees

GENERAL BILL by Truenow

Regulation of Chickees; Defining the term “chickee”; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from enacting ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent construction of chickees under certain circumstances or that are more restrictive than federal floodplain management regulations; providing that later incorporation of certain features into an existing chickee requires a permit; providing criminal penalties for persons who are not members of specific tribes and who construct chickees in an attempt to circumvent the Florida Building Code, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/29/2025 11:08 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 929 (er) by Cobb, Gentry Local Government Regulation of Chickees Last Action: 3/12/2026 H Ordered enrolled	Similar

• Analyses (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting)   1/26/2026
  • Community Affairs (Post-Meeting)   1/28/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  1/27/2026 3:30 PM	S 1020	Community Affairs	8 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (4)

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  125.573		Page 1 (pdf)
  166.0487		Page 2 (pdf)
  553.73	Florida Building Code.	Page 2 (pdf)
  633.202	Florida Fire Prevention Code.	Page 4 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/29/2025	S	• Filed
  1/7/2026	S	• Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/22/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/27/2026	S	• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  1/28/2026	S	• Now in Regulated Industries
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Regulated Industries