# Florida SB 180: Emergencies Florida SB 180, Emergencies, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Nick DiCeglie (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-30 (Chapter No. 2025-190); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB180-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 180 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Emergencies - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-06-30, Chapter No. 2025-190 - Sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Community Affairs, Appropriations, House Calendar - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (316 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 20 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More tax protection for rebuilt homesteads: benefit, high. The law expands property-tax protections for Florida homesteads rebuilt after damage or destruction. The size limits rise from 110% to 130% of the home's former size, or from 1,500 to 2,000 square feet. Homes within either limit keep their prior assessed-value treatment. Portions above the applicab… - Caregiving households can shelter together: benefit, medium. People eligible for special-needs shelters can stay with people they care for. Their caregivers can also stay with them and others the caregivers care for. Florida Veterans' Affairs must give its special-needs clients or caregivers registration information every year. The state housing finance corp… - Limits on stricter post-hurricane rebuilding rules: benefit, medium. For one year after hurricane landfall, covered local governments cannot propose or adopt specified building freezes or stricter development rules. Coverage requires a county in a federal disaster declaration, wholly or partly within 100 miles of the hurricane's track. Cities within those counties a… - Lower rebuilding fees and storm fee protections: benefit, medium. Local governments, school districts, and special districts cannot charge impact fees for qualifying replacement buildings. The replacement must keep the same land use and not increase demand on public facilities. A significant increase in size, intensity, or capacity allows only proportional fees t… - Rebuilding protections after three named hurricanes: benefit, medium. Until October 1, 2027, covered localities cannot impose specified building freezes or stricter development rules on hurricane-damaged property. This covers Debby, Helene, and Milton damage in their federally declared disaster counties and cities within them. Prohibited actions are void from August… - Stronger rights for renters after damage: benefit, medium. Tenants can end their lease and leave when casualty damage substantially harms the home's habitability. Tenants who leave only the damaged portion receive a rent reduction based on that portion's fair rental value. For substantial damage not caused by a tenant's wrongful or careless acts, landlords… - Easier storm rebuilding permits for owners: benefit, low. Each county and city must update its storm permitting plan and publish a recovery permit guide by May 1 annually. These cover staffing, service locations, faster permits, debris removal, permit requirements, fees, and fee relief where practicable. After a hurricane or tropical storm with a declared… - More time to use wetland determinations: benefit, low. A Governor-declared natural emergency pauses the remaining time to use rights under an affected formal wetland-boundary determination. The pause lasts for the emergency, and the law adds another 24 months. Extensions for multiple natural emergencies cannot exceed 48 months total. This protection ap… - Local governments must prepare debris sites: benefit, low. Each Florida county and city must apply for state environmental approval of at least one debris management site. They must seek annual preapproval for previously approved sites as the agency allows. A city can apply with a county or adjacent city through a written agreement describing site capacity… - Local officials must strengthen storm readiness: benefit, low. Florida emergency officials must give local governments disaster-plan templates and guidance on agreements to share emergency help. They must set extra training hours every two years for local administrators, managers, emergency directors, and public-infrastructure officials. The division can provi… - Shelter funding targets counties with shortages: benefit, low. Florida directs $3 million annually to public hurricane shelter construction and upgrades, not household payments. Priority goes to counties short on shelter space, publicly owned projects other than schools, and projects stretching state dollars. The state emergency plan must address adequate publ… - State agencies must coordinate hazard prevention: benefit, low. Florida emergency officials administer an agency group that shares natural-hazard information and coordinates ways to reduce harm. The group must meet at least quarterly, and agency heads must meet in person at least annually. Information about the group must appear on the division's website. Each… - Guard members can provide medical care: benefit, low. Trained Florida National Guard members can provide medical care to military personnel and civilians in Florida. They must hold a military duty assignment, receive Guard authorization, and serve under the Guard's State Surgeon. Their care must stay within their professional license. - State must streamline federal disaster aid: benefit, low. Florida emergency officials must maximize available federal disaster aid and speed its distribution to state and local agencies. They must standardize Public Assistance applications and help applicants avoid compliance problems. The state emergency plan must also explain coordination and monitoring… - Storm debris pickup depends on contracts: cost, low. Private waste and debris providers do not have to collect storm-generated yard trash, debris, or waste unless their contracts require it. This applies when the storm is covered by a Florida environmental agency emergency order. Local governments can add storm-debris collection terms to existing agr… - Emergency vendors face contract breach penalties: cost, low. Covered government contracts for natural-emergency response must include a $5,000 penalty plus damages for vendor breaches during recovery. This applies to contracts entered into, renewed, or amended on or after July 1, 2025. The recovery period lasts one year from the Governor's initial emergency… - Changed rebuilding thresholds and flood rules: mixed, medium. For work caused by a natural disaster under the Governor's emergency declaration, the renovated-building threshold is 75% of pre-disaster fair market value. Estimated renovation costs must exceed that amount to meet the definition. Other work keeps the threshold of costs exceeding 30% of assessed v… - Flood infrastructure owners must plan upkeep: mixed, low. Florida's environmental agency must submit its first Flood Inventory and Restoration Report to emergency officials by September 1, 2026. It must identify priority infrastructure, places with past or possible future flooding, upkeep schedules, and facilities prioritized for funding. Owners of listed… - Construction sites must secure hurricane equipment: mixed, low. Worksites with tower cranes or qualifying mobile cranes must have a hurricane preparedness plan available. Responsible parties must secure covered hoisting equipment at least 24 hours before expected hurricane impacts. They must follow manufacturer recommendations and equipment-specific safety requ… - Keys housing permits prioritized but capped: mixed, low. Florida Keys evacuation planning raises the maximum clearance time for permanent residents from 24 to 24.5 hours. A professionally accepted, state-approved study includes Key West but excludes mobile-home residents from the permanent-resident calculation. The Department of Commerce must use evacuat… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Appropriations - Cosponsor: Community Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-02 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 1 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 106 | 0 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 115 | 1 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-06-30: Chapter No. 2025-190 - 2025-06-26: Approved by Governor - 2025-06-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-05-02: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate) - 2025-05-02: CS passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-05-02: Amendment 461112 Concur (House) - 2025-05-02: Senate Message List (House) - 2025-05-02: In Messages (House) - 2025-05-02: CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 1 -SJ 1120 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (392939) as amended -SJ 1120 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (461112) -SJ 1112 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: In returning messages (Senate) - 2025-04-29: CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 1 (House) - 2025-04-29: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-29: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-29: Amendment 392939 adopted (House) - 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-28: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House) - 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House) - 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-09: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-09: Immediately certified -SJ 392 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 378 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read 3rd time -SJ 378 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Amendment(s) adopted (297148, 503674, 894126) -SJ 377 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 376 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25 (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled (Senate) - 2025-03-28: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2025-03-18: CS by Community Affairs read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Now in Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate) - 2025-03-11: CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - er, 2025-06-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/er/PDF) - e2, 2025-05-05: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/e2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/e2/PDF) - e1, 2025-04-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/e1/PDF) - c2, 2025-04-04: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-13: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-27: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/er/PDF) - [e2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/e2/HTML) - [e2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/e2/PDF) - [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/e1/HTML) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/c2/HTML) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/c1/HTML) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/180/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [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-SB180-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).