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Introduced
09/15/2025
09/15/2025
In Committee
10/06/2025
10/06/2025
Crossed Over
02/04/2026
02/04/2026
Passed
Dead
03/13/2026
03/13/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to housing; amending s. 163.31771, F.S.; defining the term “primary dwelling unit”; requiring local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units to be approved in certain areas; requiring that such ordinances apply prospectively; providing that such ordinances may regulate specified actions; prohibiting the inclusion of certain requirements or prohibitions in such ordinances; providing an exception to the requirement that local governments adopt such ordinances; deleting a requirement that an application for a building permit to construct an accessory dwelling unit include a certain affidavit; revising the accessory dwelling units that apply toward satisfying a certain component of a local government’s comprehensive plan; prohibiting the denial of a homestead exemption for certain portions of property on a specified basis; requiring that a rented accessory dwelling unit be assessed separately from the homestead property and taxed according to its use; amending s. 420.615, F.S.; authorizing a local government to provide a density bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real property donations to assist in the provision of affordable housing for military families; 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; requiring the office to consult with certain entities; requiring the office to submit a certain report to the Legislature by a specified date; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that by December 1, 2026, local governments must adopt ordinances allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which are secondary living units with a separate kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping area, to be approved in single-family residential zones without requiring special permits or public hearings, provided they meet certain criteria, such as not prohibiting rentals of less than one month or requiring the owner to live on-site, and these ordinances will apply prospectively; it also clarifies that a "primary dwelling unit" is the existing or proposed single-family home on the property where an ADU would be built, and that ADUs providing affordable rental housing will count towards a local government's affordable housing goals, while prohibiting the denial of homestead exemptions for property with an ADU solely based on its rental potential, though rented ADUs must be assessed and taxed separately. Additionally, the bill authorizes local governments to offer increased building density as an incentive to landowners who donate property for affordable housing, specifically for military families, and requires the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to study the effectiveness of mezzanine finance (a type of short-term debt) for affordable owner-occupied housing and the potential of tiny homes for affordable housing, with a report due by December 31, 2027.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (4)
Other Sponsors (2)
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate), Rules (Senate)
Last Action
Died in Messages (on 03/13/2026)
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