# Florida SB 1434: Infill Redevelopment

Florida SB 1434, Infill Redevelopment, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Alexis Calatayud (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-22 (Chapter No. 2026-84) (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1434
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Infill Redevelopment
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-05-22, Chapter No. 2026-84
- Sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Community Affairs, Judiciary, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (165 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Required open-space buffers beside nearby homes: benefit, low. Developers must maintain a buffer when a qualifying parcel borders single-family homes or townhouses on all sides. The buffer must measure at least 20 feet, lot line to lot line. It must remain open space or contain only quiet recreation facilities that the community can use. Drainage swales and wa…
- Streamlined approvals for eligible housing developers: benefit, low. Local governments must approve qualifying developments through administrative review, without another governing-body action, and cannot enforce local rules that block them. Subdivisions meeting state subdivision requirements must also receive administrative approval; review cannot lower the allowed…
- Developers pay double recreation impact fees: cost, low. Developers redeveloping qualifying recreation facilities or reserved areas must establish that they have been unused for at least 12 consecutive months. When those areas border single-family homes on all sides, developers must pay twice the applicable parks or recreation impact fee. The law does no…
- Neighbors can buy recreation land with restrictions: mixed, medium. Developers must offer adjacent owners the recreation parcel or portion when it borders single-family homes on all sides. The qualifying recreation facilities or reserved areas must have been unused for at least 12 consecutive months. Notice must arrive by certified mail; the price cannot exceed the…
- Housing allowed on eligible land, with limits: mixed, low. The law allows residential development on qualifying environmentally impacted land despite conflicting local laws. Parcels must cover at least 5 acres and border land in the same jurisdiction where residential use is already allowed. Counties must have more than 1,475,000 people in the latest decen…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alexis Calatayud (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judiciary
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 87 | 24 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-05-22: Chapter No. 2026-84
- 2026-05-21: Approved by Governor
- 2026-05-06: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: CS passed; YEAS 87, NAYS 24 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-05: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-05: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 610 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time -SJ 610 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 610 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: CS by Judiciary read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-05-21: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/er/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-08: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1434/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1434-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).