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CS/SB 48: Housing

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood ; Pizzo

Housing; Defining the terms “by right” and “primary dwelling unit”; requiring, rather than authorizing, local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units by right in certain areas; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to evaluate the efficacy of using mezzanine finance and the potential of tiny homes for specified purposes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/16/2026 Senate - Now in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/15/2025 Senate • Filed
10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
10/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/04/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
11/4/2025 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
1/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/14/26, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
1/16/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules