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Yes: 166 • No: 22
FloridaSB 6862026Senate
Agricultural Enclaves
Sponsored By: Stan McClain (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
More building options for farmland owners
Beginning July 1, 2026, certified enclave owners can submit single-family housing plans matching an adjacent property's allowed uses, density, and intensity. Local governments must treat these projects as allowed despite conflicting local plans or zoning. Qualifying interstate-adjacent enclaves can also support commercial or industrial development when adjacent land permits the same density or intensity. Local governments cannot impose tougher rules than for comparable projects, and must treat enclaves bordering urban service districts as inside them. These rules expire January 1, 2028.
New development eligibility rules for farmland
Beginning July 1, 2026, revised rules let qualifying farmland gain agricultural enclave status; the rules expire January 1, 2028. Land must be unincorporated and undeveloped as of January 1, 2025, and owned or controlled by one person or entity. It must have five years of bona fide agricultural use before the relevant plan amendment or development application. Counties must have no more than 1.75 million people. Location tests include 75% of the perimeter bordering existing development, or land designated for development with at least 50% of those parcels developed. Another test combines an interstate highway with land inside an urban service district designated for development; an established rural study area route also applies. The base acreage cap is 1,280 acres, with up to 4,480 acres under specified urban-density conversion rules and a water-protection-plan exception. Public services must be available, scheduled, or supplied by another provider, unless applicants offer binding agreements covering their share of improvements. Those agreements can cover payments, construction, or land; perimeter rules also account for roads, water bodies, and canals.
Sensitive lands keep existing development protections
The enclave rules do not override existing protections for the Wekiva Study Area, Everglades Protection Area, or areas of critical state concern. Protections also remain for identified military installations and ranges, and land covered by recorded conservation easements. This safeguard applies during the temporary enclave rules, beginning July 1, 2026, and expiring January 1, 2028.
Former farmland planning route is removed
Beginning July 1, 2026, enclave owners lose the former statutory route for seeking a local comprehensive plan amendment. The law removes that route's negotiation schedule, state review and transfer rules, and presumption against urban sprawl. This repeal expires January 1, 2028, when the prior statutory text returns, except for independent intervening changes.
Faster farmland approvals with qualification limits
Beginning July 1, 2026, enclave applicants must have adjacent land allowing the same or greater density. Another certified enclave's perimeter cannot be used to qualify. Local governments must provide a compliance report within 30 days and hold a hearing within 30 days after that report. Land is automatically certified without a decision within 90 days; written denials can face court review requested within 30 days. After development plans arrive, owners and local governments must agree on a written review process within 30 business days. Administrative review cannot exceed 180 days or require additional court-like proceedings or public hearings. These rules expire January 1, 2028.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Stan McClain
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Community Affairs
Affiliation unavailable
Judiciary
Affiliation unavailable
Rules
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/11/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 90 • No: 20
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 34 • No: 2
Senate vote • 2/24/2026
Rules Vote
Yes: 23 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/10/2026
Judiciary Vote
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/20/2026
Community Affairs Vote
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chapter No. 2026-34
4/21/2026Approved by Governor
4/20/2026Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/9/2026Ordered enrolled
3/17/2026SenateCS passed; YEAS 90, NAYS 20
3/11/2026HouseRead 3rd time
3/11/2026HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
3/11/2026HouseRead 2nd time
3/11/2026House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
3/10/2026HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
3/10/2026HouseBill referred to House Calendar
3/10/2026HouseIn Messages
2/26/2026HouseImmediately certified -SJ 463
2/26/2026SenateCS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 2 -SJ 455
2/26/2026SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 455
2/26/2026SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 455
2/26/2026SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2/25/2026SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
2/25/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/25/2026SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/25/2026SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
2/24/2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/19/2026SenateNow in Rules
2/12/2026SenateCS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
2/11/2026SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/11/2026Senate
Bill Text
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7/1/2026
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2/25/2026
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2/11/2026
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1/22/2026
Filed
12/1/2025