CS/SB 1730: Affordable Housing

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs, Calatayud

Affordable Housing; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential as allowable uses in portions of flexibly zoned areas under certain circumstances; prohibiting counties and municipalities from requiring that more than a specified percentage of a mixed-use residential project be used for certain purposes; revising the maximum hurricane evacuation clearance time for permanent residents, which time is an element for which amendments to local comprehensive plans in the Florida Keys Area must be reviewed for compliance; providing that it is unlawful to discriminate in land use decisions or in the permitting of development based on the specified nature of a development or proposed development, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/2/2025 03:48 PM

• Senate Committee References (2)

  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 943 (c1) by Lopez, V. Real Property and Land Use and Development Last Action: 3/31/2025 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee	Compare
  H 995 (c1) by Mooney Areas of Critical State Concern Last Action: 3/28/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)	Compare
  S 1326 (c1) by Rodriguez Areas of Critical State Concern Last Action: 3/26/2025 S CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  125.01055	Affordable housing.	Page 3 [pdf]
  166.04151	Affordable housing.	Page 11 [pdf]
  380.0552	Florida Keys Area; protection and designation as area of critical state concern.	Page 19 [pdf]
  420.5098		Page 21 [pdf]
  760.26	Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development.	Page 22 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/28/2025	S	• Filed
  3/7/2025	S	• Referred to Community Affairs; Rules
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/26/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  3/31/2025	S	• CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  4/2/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules