SB 48: Housing
GENERAL BILL by Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood ; Pizzo
Housing; Authorizing a landlord to accept reusable tenant screening reports and require a specified statement; defining the term “primary dwelling unit”; requiring, rather than authorizing, local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units 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: 11/4/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 11/4/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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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
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SB 48, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/15/2025 at 10:52 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 11/3/2025 (pdf)
Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 11/4/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 313 Housing Nix Identical Last Action: 12/3/2025 H Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 11/4/2025 3:30 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 83.471 Page 2 (pdf) 163.31771 Accessory dwelling units. Page 5 (pdf) 420.615 Affordable housing land donation density bonus incentives. Page 7 (pdf)