# Florida SB 1602: Housing for Veterans

Florida SB 1602, Housing for Veterans, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Tom A. Wright (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-12 (Chapter No. 2026-125); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1602-2026
- As of: 2026-10-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1602
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Housing for Veterans
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-06-12, Chapter No. 2026-125
- Sponsor: Tom A. Wright (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Appropriations, House Calendar
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (220 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New payments for landlords housing veterans: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida creates a landlord payment pilot in Broward, Escambia, Hillsborough, and Santa Rosa Counties. It serves landlords renting to eligible veterans in HUD-VASH, a federal rental assistance and case management program. Landlords can get proportional rent for holding an ava…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tom A. Wright (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Vote | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Vote | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2026-06-12: Chapter No. 2026-125
- 2026-06-11: Approved by Governor
- 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-11: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 821 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (481141) -SJ 821 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: In returning messages (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-10: Amendment 481141 adopted (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 1 -SJ 610 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 3rd time -SJ 610 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read 2nd time -SJ 610 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Now in Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/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 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/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-SB1602-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).