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Introduced Session

An act relating to real property and land use and development; amending ss. 125.01055 and 166.04151, F.S.; authorizing the board of county commissioners and the governing body of a municipality, respectively, to approve the development of housing that is affordable on certain parcels owned by religious institutions; requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential as allowable uses in specified areas; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from requiring a proposed multifamily development to obtain a transfer of density or development units; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from requiring a specified percentage of total square footage of mixed- residential projects be used for nonresidential purposes; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from restricting the density of a proposed development below the highest density allowed on a specified date; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from restricting the floor area ratio of a proposed development below a certain percentage of the highest floor area ratio allowed on a specified date; prohibiting counties and hb943-03-c3 CS/ municipalities, respectively, from restricting the height of a proposed development below the highest height allowed on a specified date; revising an exception; revising the definition of the term "adjacent to"; providing construction; requiring that a proposed development be administratively approved without further action by the board of county commissioners or governing body of a municipality, respectively, or any quasi-judicial or administrative board or reviewing body; providing that the removal or demolition of all or part of a structure does not require a public hearing for approval in certain circumstances; defining the term "allowable density"; requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to reduce parking requirements by a specified percentage in certain circumstances; authorizing counties and municipalities, respectively, to allow adjacent parcels of land to be included within a proposed multifamily development; revising applicability; requiring courts to give priority to civil actions filed against counties and municipalities, respectively, and render certain decisions as expeditiously as possible; requiring courts to assess and award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party in such actions; hb943-03-c3 CS/ limiting the amount and recovery of such fees and costs; providing definitions; authorizing a certain approval process for proposed developments on parcels of land developed and maintained for specified purposes; authorizing counties and municipalities, respectively, to restrict the height of such proposed developments in certain circumstances; defining the term "adjacent to"; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from imposing or enforcing a building moratorium that delays the permitting or construction of multifamily residential or mixed-use residential development; providing an exception; requiring the court to assess and award reasonable attorney fees and costs not to exceed a specified amount; prohibiting the award of such fees and costs in certain circumstances; providing applicability; providing reporting requirements beginning on a date certain; amending s. 163.3202, F.S.; providing legislative intent; requiring the local government to designate certain property as historic by the adoption of a local preservation ordinance; requiring such property to be clearly identified on a map maintained by the local government; requiring property that is newly designated as historic to be included on the map hb943-03-c3 CS/ within a specified time period; requiring the local government to post the map on its website by a specified date and include certain additional information; providing applicability; authorizing certain applicants to give notice of intent to counties or municipalities, respectively, by a date certain to proceed under specified provisions; requiring such counties and municipalities, respectively, to allow such applicants the opportunity to submit revised notices; amending s. 196.1978, F.S.; requiring property appraisers to issue verification letters relating to multifamily projects qualifying for affordable housing property exemption in certain circumstances; providing that such verification is prima facie evidence that the project is eligible for exemption; providing a date on which such exemption begins; amending s. 380.0552, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern; defining the term "workforce housing"; amending s. 420.50871, F.S.; revising the types of affordable housing projects that the Florida Housing Corporation is required to finance; creating s. 420.5098, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; providing definitions; establishing state policy to support affordable workforce housing for hb943-03-c3 CS/ employees of health care facilities and governmental entities; authorizing certain developers to give priority to the development of such housing for employees of health care facilities and governmental entities; requiring that such priority conform to certain federal provisions; amending s. 760.22, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "person"; amending s. 760.26, F.S.; prohibiting discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development based on a development or proposed development being for housing that is affordable; providing construction and retroactive application; amending s. 760.35, F.S.; waiving sovereign immunity of the state for discriminatory housing practices; providing effective dates.

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Vicki Lopez (R)*,  Jose Alvarez (D),  Webster Barnaby (R),  Michelle Salzman (R), 

Other Sponsors (3)

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1730 (on 04/29/2025)

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