FloridaHB 3992026HouseWALLET

Land Use and Development Regulations

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Clearer rules to fix neighborhood fit

Starting January 1, 2027, local plans must spell out how allowed housing fits a district and include ways to reduce conflicts. Staff must list each specific incompatibility before recommending denial. If you offer fixes, denial needs written findings that your fixes are inadequate and no feasible options exist. This does not apply to cross-category conflicts, PUDs or master-planned areas, or historic districts named before January 1, 2026.

Plans must ensure school access

Starting January 1, 2027, city–school agreements must include reasonable access to public easements and rights-of-way for school sites and upgrades, including charters. Access must align with service levels, school concurrency, and facilities plans. It does not create access where no easement or right-of-way exists.

Easier placement of off-site and manufactured homes

Starting January 1, 2027, off-site built single-family homes are allowed anywhere single-family homes are allowed. Local rules cannot treat them more strictly. Reasonable, uniform design and size rules can still apply. Also starting January 1, 2027, you cannot be denied a permit to place a state-certified residential manufactured building on a mobile-home or RV lot if the park owner gives written approval. These units are taxed as mobile homes and covered by the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Fund. In the Florida Keys, they must meet the area’s permit-allocation system.

Local development fees must match costs

Starting January 1, 2027, counties and cities must publish development permit fees tied to their review and processing costs. They cannot charge a percent of construction, site costs, or project value. This limits surprise fees for builders and homeowners.

No road-buyout conditions for compost sites

Local governments cannot require a compost-processing facility to buy private land to widen a private road. They may require emergency-vehicle turnouts where possible, but not land purchases. If a facility follows state best-practice rules, its existing permit cannot be revoked for that reason.

Faster minor approvals for large resorts

Large destination resorts get administrative approval for minor variances for maintenance, modification, or refurbishment. A resort must have at least 5 acres, 500 rooms, and 70% average occupancy over the past 3 years. "Minor" covers no more than 20% of the parcel and excludes structures listed as contributing on the National Register. This section expires July 1, 2031.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

State Affairs Committee
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Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 161 • No: 85

Senate vote • 3/13/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 17 • No: 20

House vote • 3/13/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 73 • No: 27

House vote • 3/3/2026