# Florida HB 1389: Affordable Housing Florida HB 1389, Affordable Housing, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Mike Redondo (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-29 (Chapter No. 2026-179; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 962 (Ch. 2026-163)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1389-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1389 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Affordable Housing - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-06-29, Chapter No. 2026-179; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 962 (Ch. 2026-163) - Sponsor: Mike Redondo (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Commerce Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (243 yes, 33 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger housing discrimination claims against government: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida's fair-housing definition of a person expressly includes agencies, government bodies, and other legal or business entities. People can bring housing-discrimination claims under section 760.35 against Florida, its agencies, and local governments. The law removes their… - Affordable rentals on public and religious land: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, local governments must allow qualifying housing on county, city, school-district, and religious land despite underlying zoning. Public land must be within its owner's boundaries, and the owner must join the application. Religious land must exceed 3 acres and have contained a… - Donated housing land can earn bonuses: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, local governments can offer bonuses allowing more homes when landowners voluntarily donate full ownership of land. The donation must go to the local government for affordable housing, and the government must find the land suitable. Deed restrictions must keep the land in aff… - Fewer local limits on housing projects: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualifying housing projects can combine parcels under common ownership or control that are no more than 15 feet apart. The land between them must be limited to public pedestrian access; this parcel rule expires July 1, 2030. Counties and cities cannot use building-spacing ru… - Housing funding cannot trigger permit discrimination: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, land-use and permit decision-makers cannot discriminate against development because of its funding source. The protection includes financing for affordable housing. Other laws still apply. - Pending housing applicants get rule choices: benefit, low. Applicants whose application, written request, or notice of intent arrived before July 1, 2026, can use the rules in effect when submitted. They must notify the county or city by July 1, 2026, to choose that path. Local governments must also allow revised materials reflecting the new law. Separatel… - Housing approval shortcuts exclude some land: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualifying farms and related activities do not count as commercial or industrial uses under these housing rules. Related activities include packing and selling products raised on the property. The housing rules exclude areas governed by pre-July 1, 2026 rules preserving open… - Local housing tax breaks face limits: mixed, medium. Starting with the 2027 property tax roll, a qualifying taxing authority can stop granting this affordable-housing exemption by a two-thirds vote. Shimberg housing reports must show more affordable and available homes than renter households earning 0–120% of area median income. That finding must hol… - Housing tax breaks define eligible projects: mixed, low. For this affordable-housing property tax break, related development can count as one multifamily project under common ownership or control. It must share the same approved site plan, development agreement, or development order. Detached single-family homes and parcels separated by more than 200 fee… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Redondo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Commerce Committee - Cosponsor: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 98 | 4 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 76 | 29 | | ## Actions (55) - 2026-06-29: Chapter No. 2026-179; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 962 (Ch. 2026-163) - 2026-06-26: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-15: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-13: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (House) - 2026-03-13: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-13: CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 892 (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (680391) -SJ 892 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: In returning messages (Senate) - 2026-03-12: CS passed as amended; YEAS 98, NAYS 4 (House) - 2026-03-12: Concurred in Senate amendment 668106 as amended (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment 680391 adopted (House) - 2026-03-12: Added to Senate Message List (House) - 2026-03-06: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-06: CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 682 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 682 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Amendment(s) adopted (668106) -SJ 678 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 678 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Substituted for SB 1548 -SJ 678 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 678 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-04: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-04: CS passed; YEAS 76, NAYS 29 (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-04: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) (House) - 2026-02-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-25: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-25: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-25: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-20: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-18: Now in Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-18: Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-16: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-02-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-13: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-13: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-12: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-12: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-12: Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-11: Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-09: Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-09: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/e1/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1389/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1389-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).