SB 1444: Preemption to the State

GENERAL BILL by Martin

Preemption to the State; Providing for preemption of all matters relating to the regulation of religious services and gatherings; prohibiting counties, municipalities, and special districts, respectively, from substantially burdening the free exercise of religion by adopting or enforcing certain ordinances, regulations, resolutions, rules, or other policies; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from denying the issuance of a certificate of occupancy to an owner of residential or commercial structure based on noncompliance with Florida-friendly landscaping ordinances in certain circumstances; waiving sovereign immunity in accordance with specified laws, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/8/2026 01:07 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (5)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1227 by Oliver Preemption to the State Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee	Identical
  H 803 (e1) by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Building Permits and Inspections Last Action: 3/12/2026 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Compare
  H 1049 (c1) by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Building Permit Requirements Last Action: 1/30/2026 H Now in State Affairs Committee	Compare
  S 968 by McClain Home Backup Power Systems Last Action: 2/4/2026 S Now in Regulated Industries	Compare
  S 1234 (c2) by DiCeglie Building Permits and Inspections Last Action: 3/5/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 803	Compare

• 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)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  1/27/2026 3:30 PM	S 1444	Community Affairs	6 Yeas - 2 Nays

• Citations - Statute (6)

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  125.595		Page 2 (pdf)
  166.0499		Page 4 (pdf)
  189.09		Page 6 (pdf)
  553.79	Permits; applications; issuance; inspections.	Page 8 (pdf)
  559.954		Page 10 (pdf)
  559.955	Home-based businesses; local government restrictions.	Page 12 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/8/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building • Introduced
  1/27/2026	S	• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
  1/28/2026	S	• Now in Judiciary