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CS/CS/HB 627: Housing

GENERAL BILL by Ways & Means Committee ; State Affairs Committee ; Busatta Cabrera ; Lopez, V. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Basabe ; Buchanan ; Caruso ; Fernandez-Barquin ; McClain ; Rizo ; Roth ; Tuck

Housing; Removes authority of local governments to adopt or maintain laws, ordinances, rules, or other measures that would have effect of imposing controls on rents; specifies requirements & restrictions on counties in approving housing developments; authorizes local governments to adopt ordinances to provide ad valorem tax exemption for portions of property used to provide affordable housing; revises total amount of community contribution tax credits which may be granted for projects; provides sales tax exemption for building materials used in construction of affordable housing units; authorizes department to make information available to corporation to administer Live Local Program; prohibits deduction of General Revenue Fund service charge on documentary stamp tax proceeds; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $711,000,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 3/23/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2023-17)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/6/2023 House • Filed
2/14/2023 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
3/6/2023 House • PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/8/2023 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/9/2023 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/10/2023 House • Original reference removed: Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Ways & Means Committee
• Now in Ways & Means Committee
3/16/2023 House • Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
3/20/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
• Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/23/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
3/23/2023 House • Substituted CS/SB 102
• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 102 (Ch. 2023-17)