# Florida HB 927: Local Land Planning and Development Florida HB 927, Local Land Planning and Development, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Judson Sapp (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-07 (Chapter No. 2026-64); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-15). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB927-2026 - As of: 2026-10-15 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 927 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Local Land Planning and Development - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-29 - Last action: 2026-05-07, Chapter No. 2026-64 - Sponsor: Judson Sapp (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Commerce Committee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (143 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer bond rules for development approvals: benefit, low. For subdivision-map approvals, governments must accept qualifying performance bonds, letters of credit, and escrow agreements that meet uniformly applied standards. Their review is limited to amount, form, and issuer; they must report deficiencies in writing within 10 business days. For early build… - Earlier building permits for phased communities: benefit, low. Builders can use early residential permitting for one or more phases of a subdivision or planned community before final map recording. Applicants identify the requested number of permits or share of planned homes; local programs can cover up to 50%. When a government misses its required program dea… - Faster development permit reviews for applicants: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Florida counties with at least 75,000 people and municipalities with at least 10,000 must offer optional preapplication reviews. Governments with substantially similar programs by July 1, 2026, need not change them. Governments must confirm completeness or list missing it… - Earlier construction with emergency access safeguards: mixed, low. For covered early building permits, local governments cannot demand finished subdivision infrastructure or completion certifications solely to issue permits. They also cannot impose environmental conditions beyond applicable legal or recorded requirements. The two-step preliminary subdivision-map p… - More paid review options for developers: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered local governments must maintain registries of at least four qualified contractors or two qualified firms. Coverage includes counties with at least 75,000 people and municipalities with at least 10,000; counties under section 380.0552 are exempt. Upon written reque… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Judson Sapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Commerce Committee - Cosponsor: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee - Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (51) - 2026-05-07: Chapter No. 2026-64 - 2026-05-06: Approved by Governor - 2026-04-30: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-05: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-05: CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 621 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time -SJ 621 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 621 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1138 -SJ 621 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 620 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-05: CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-05: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: Amendment 438269 adopted (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) (House) - 2026-03-02: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) (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) - 2026-02-20: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-20: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-19: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-19: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-19: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported out of Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-18: Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-16: Added to Commerce Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-09: Now in Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-09: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-09: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-06: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-06: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-06: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-03: PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-29: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/e1/PDF) - c3, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/c3/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-29: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/c3/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/927/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [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) - [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-HB927-2026 (as of 2026-10-15).