# Florida SB 48: Housing

Florida SB 48, Housing, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Don Gaetz (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB48-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 48
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Housing
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-15
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
- Sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Community Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (80 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Vote | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-11-04 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179) (House)
- 2026-02-04: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-04: Immediately certified -SJ 253 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 253 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Read 3rd time -SJ 253 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Read 2nd time -SJ 253 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/14/26, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-11-04: Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2025-11-04: Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-10-27: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/04/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-10-06: Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-09-15: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c2, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-09-15: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/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
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/48/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB48-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).