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Introduced
11/12/2025
11/12/2025
In Committee
03/03/2026
03/03/2026
Crossed Over
03/13/2026
03/13/2026
Passed
03/27/2026
03/27/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/30/2026
03/30/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to land use and development regulations; amending ss. 125.022 and 166.033, F.S.; requiring the amount of application fees associated with development permits or orders to reasonably relate to certain costs; requiring such fees to be published on the county's or municipality's fee schedule, respectively; prohibiting such fees from being based on certain costs or valuations; amending s. 163.31777, F.S.; requiring public schools interlocal agreements to address reasonable access to certain public easements and public rights-of-way; creating s. 163.31803, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the term "large destination resort"; requiring local governments to administratively approve applications for minor special exceptions or variances submitted by large destination resorts that meet certain requirements; defining the term "minor special exception or variance"; providing for the expiration of specified provisions; creating s. 163.31804, F.S.; prohibiting the conditioning of a local government permit or other approval for a facility that processes compost on a specified requirement; authorizing a local government to require certain landowners to supply certain turnouts; hb399 -05-erCS/2026 Legislature prohibiting a local government from requiring the purchase of additional property for a specified purpose; prohibiting local governments from revoking existing permits for such facilities under certain circumstances; amending s. 163.3194, F.S.; requiring local government comprehensive plans and land development regulations to include factors for assessing the compatibility of certain residential uses; requiring land development regulations to incorporate measures for mitigating or minimizing potential incompatibility; requiring local government staff to meet certain requirements before recommending denial of certain applications on compatibility grounds; prohibiting a local government from denying certain applications on compatibility grounds if the applicant has proposed certain measures; providing an exception; requiring the denial of an application to specify with particularity certain information; authorizing a local government's approval of an application to include certain requirements or conditions; providing applicability; providing construction; amending s. 553.382, F.S.; prohibiting residential manufactured buildings from being denied a building permit for placement on certain lots; requiring that certain housing units continue to meet hb399 -05-erCS/2026 Legislature certain requirements; requiring housing units located on a mobile home lot to be taxed in a specified manner and be subject to payments to a specified fund; creating s. 553.385, F.S.; defining the terms "local government" and "off-site constructed residential dwelling"; requiring off-site constructed residential dwellings to be permitted as of right in certain zoning districts; prohibiting local governments from adopting or enforcing regulations that treat off-site constructed residential dwellings in a specified manner; providing construction; providing requirements for compatibility and design standards; prohibiting a local government from regulating or restricting off- site constructed residential dwellings based on certain information; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain ordinances, regulations, and policies; requiring local government regulations to be reasonable and uniformly enforced; providing effective dates.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to land use and development regulations, primarily by requiring that application fees for development permits or orders must reasonably reflect the costs of processing and be published on a fee schedule, rather than being based on percentages of construction costs or valuations. It also mandates that agreements concerning public schools must address reasonable access to public easements and rights-of-way for school facilities. The bill introduces provisions for "large destination resorts" (defined as large, established hotels with high occupancy rates), requiring local governments to administratively approve minor special exceptions or variances for these resorts for renovations or site improvements, with these provisions set to expire in 2031. Additionally, it prohibits local governments from conditioning permits for compost processing facilities on purchasing additional property for road expansion, though landowners may be required to provide turnouts for emergency vehicles, and prevents the revocation of existing permits for such facilities if they comply with state regulations. The bill also requires local governments to include factors for assessing the compatibility of residential uses within zoning districts and to implement measures to mitigate potential incompatibility, with specific requirements for staff recommendations and denials based on compatibility. Finally, it aims to expand affordable housing by prohibiting denials of building permits for manufactured homes on certain lots and requiring that "off-site constructed residential dwellings" (which include manufactured buildings and homes built partly off-site) be permitted as of right in areas zoned for single-family homes, and local regulations must treat them similarly to site-built homes, applying design and compatibility standards uniformly.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (3)
Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House), Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House), State Affairs Committee (House)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2026-7 (on 03/30/2026)
Bill Topics
Community Development and Housing Issues
- ‐ Community and Regional Development
- ‐ General Housing and Community Development
- ‐ Housing and Community Development for Low and Middle Income Persons
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