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SB 48: Housing

GENERAL BILL by Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood

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: 10/6/2025 Senate - Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; 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

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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:   None

    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)

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