CS/HB 943: Real Property and Land Use and Development

GENERAL BILL by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee, Lopez, V.; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, J.

Real Property and Land Use and Development; Requires counties & municipalities, respectively, to authorize multifamily & mixed-use residential as allowable uses on sites owned by specified entities & in PUDs; provides that certain affordable or workforce units also qualify as affordable housing; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from restricting density of proposed multifamily or mixed-use residential development below highest density, maximum lot size of proposed multifamily or mixed-use residential development below highest maximum lot size, floor area ratio of proposed multifamily or mixed-use residential development below certain percentage & height of proposed multifamily or mixed-use residential development below highest height; revises ability of counties & municipalities, respectively, to restrict height of multifamily or mixed-use residential developments that are adjacent specified parcels to highest height; provides that if county or municipality, respectively, adopts ordinance or resolution, or makes any other decision having certain listed effects, ordinance, resolution, or decision is deemed preempted; preempts regulation of affordable housing to state; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from conditioning review or approval of applications for development permits or orders on waiver, forbearance, or abandonment of any development right; prohibits local governments from increasing costs of construction of accessory dwelling units; requires local governments to submit annual reports to Department of Commerce & post such reports on local governments' website; authorizes board of county commissioners or governing body of municipality to exempt specified portions of property within multifamily projects & accessory dwelling units used to provide affordable housing; authorizes filing of motions to determine whether residential real property is abandoned real property; prohibits discrimination in land use decisions & in permitting of development based on development or proposed development being affordable housing.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/28/2025 12:36 PM

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 247 (c1) by Conerly Affordable Housing Last Action: 3/13/2025 H Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee	Compare
  S 184 (c3) by Gaetz Affordable Housing Last Action: 4/2/2025 S CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time	Compare
  S 1730 (c1) by Calatayud Affordable Housing Last Action: 4/2/2025 S Now in Rules	Compare

• Citations - Statute (16)

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  125.01055	Affordable housing.	Page 11 [pdf]
  163.2517	Designation of urban infill and redevelopment area.	Page 42 [pdf]
  163.3167	Scope of act.	Page 43 [pdf]
  163.31771	Accessory dwelling units.	Page 43 [pdf]
  163.31801	Impact fees; short title; intent; minimum requirements; audits; challenges.	Page 26 [pdf]
  166.041	Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions.	Page 26 [pdf]
  166.04151	Affordable housing.	Page 27 [pdf]
  196.1979	County and municipal affordable housing property exemption.	Page 47 [pdf]
  333.03	Requirement to adopt airport zoning regulations.	Page 50 [pdf]
  420.50871	Allocation of increased revenues derived from amendments to s. 201.15 made by ch. 2023-17.	Page 51 [pdf]
  479.01	Definitions.	Page 61 [pdf]
  702.13		Page 52 [pdf]
  760.22	Definitions.	Page 59 [pdf]
  760.26	Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development.	Page 60 [pdf]
  760.35	Civil actions and relief; administrative procedures.	Page 60 [pdf]
  1001.43	Supplemental powers and duties of district school board.	Page 61 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/24/2025	H	• Filed
  3/2/2025	H	• Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  3/4/2025	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/21/2025	H	• Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
  3/25/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  3/28/2025	H	• Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/31/2025	H	• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee