# Florida HB 399: Land Use and Development Regulations

Florida HB 399, Land Use and Development Regulations, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by David Borrero (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-30 (Chapter No. 2026-7; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2026-63)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 399
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Land Use and Development Regulations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-12
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Chapter No. 2026-7; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2026-63)
- Sponsor: David Borrero (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (161 yes, 85 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 8

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Equal zoning access for factory-built homes: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, qualifying factory-built homes must be allowed wherever zoning allows detached single-family homes, without special zoning permission. This covers qualifying manufactured buildings for single-family use and manufactured homes built partly or wholly off site and treated as…
- More placement options for manufactured homes: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, local governments cannot deny placement permits for residential manufactured buildings certified under Florida's building law in specified locations. These include mobile home lots, recreational vehicle parks, and mobile home condominiums, cooperatives, or subdivisions. P…
- School agreements must address site access: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, local governments and school districts must address reasonable school-site access in their interlocal agreements. This includes available public easements and rights-of-way needed to locate, build, expand, or improve public schools, including charter schools. Access must…
- Compost operators gain local permit protections: benefit, low. Local governments cannot require compost-processing facilities to buy extra property to widen an existing private road as a permit condition. Where possible, they can require emergency-vehicle turnouts, but cannot require extra land purchases for them. Local governments also cannot revoke existing…
- Large resorts get streamlined renovation approvals: benefit, low. Local governments must approve qualifying large resorts' minor special exceptions or variances administratively, without further local-government or reviewing-body action. Resorts must be public lodging establishments on at least 5 contiguous acres owned and controlled by the same business entity.…
- Clearer standards for residential development denials: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, local plans and development rules must set factors for judging compatibility among allowed residential uses within the same residential zoning district and future land-use category. Development rules must also include ways to reduce conflicts. Staff recommending denial of…
- Cost-based permit fees for property development: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, county and city application fees for development permits and orders must reasonably reflect application-handling costs. These include direct and reasonable indirect costs of reviewing, processing, and deciding applications. Local governments must publish the fees on their…
- Mobile home owners face payment requirements: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered housing units on mobile home lots must be taxed under Florida's mobile home rules. These units are also subject to required payments to the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Fund. This applies to units covered by the law's manufactured-building placement provision. T…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Borrero (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- Cosponsor: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-13 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 73 | 27 |   |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | fail | 17 | 20 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 71 | 38 |   |

## Actions (62)

- 2026-03-30: Chapter No. 2026-7; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2026-63)
- 2026-03-27: Approved by Governor
- 2026-03-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-13: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-13: CS passed as amended; YEAS 73, NAYS 27 (House)
- 2026-03-13: Amendment 128678 Concur (House)
- 2026-03-13: Amendment 913094 Concur (House)
- 2026-03-13: Amendment 808780 Concur (House)
- 2026-03-13: Amendment 164644 Concur (House)
- 2026-03-13: Amendment 793575 ruled out of order (House)
- 2026-03-13: Added to Senate Message List (House)
- 2026-03-13: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-13: CS passed as amended; YEAS 27 NAYS 11 -SJ 914 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Read 3rd time -SJ 914 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Amendment(s) failed (351666, 531994) -SJ 910 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Amendment(s) adopted (164644, 808780, 913094) -SJ 910 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Read 2nd time -SJ 910 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 208 -SJ 910 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 909 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Received (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Referred to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: In Messages (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: CS passed as amended; YEAS 71, NAYS 38 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-03: Amendment 034653 ruled out of order (House)
- 2026-03-03: Amendment 198601 adopted (House)
- 2026-03-03: Amendment 979721 Failed (House)
- 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-25: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) (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 State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-20: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-02-06: Now in State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-06: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-02-05: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2026-02-05: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-02-05: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-03: Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-29: Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-29: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-01-29: Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-28: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-01-28: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-01-28: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-28: Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-26: PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-11-18: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-18: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-11-18: Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-18: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-12: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/er/PDF)
- e2, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/e2/PDF)
- e1, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c3, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/c3/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-12: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/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/2026/399/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/e2/PDF)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/c3/PDF)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/399/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB399-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).
