# Florida SB 686: Agricultural Enclaves

Florida SB 686, Agricultural Enclaves, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Stan McClain (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-21 (Chapter No. 2026-34) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 686
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Agricultural Enclaves
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-04-21, Chapter No. 2026-34
- Sponsor: Stan McClain (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Appropriation, Community Affairs, Judiciary, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (166 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More building options for farmland owners: benefit, high. 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…
- Sensitive lands keep existing development protections: benefit, medium. 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 dur…
- Former farmland planning route is removed: cost, medium. 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 stat…
- New development eligibility rules for farmland: mixed, high. 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…
- Faster farmland approvals with qualification limits: mixed, medium. 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 au…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stan McClain (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Community Affairs
- Cosponsor: Judiciary
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 90 | 20 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Judiciary Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-21: Chapter No. 2026-34
- 2026-04-20: Approved by Governor
- 2026-04-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: CS passed; YEAS 90, NAYS 20 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-10: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-26: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-26: Immediately certified -SJ 463 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 2 -SJ 455 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read 3rd time -SJ 455 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read 2nd time -SJ 455 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: 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/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/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/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)
- 2026-01-22: CS by Community Affairs read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Now in Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/er/PDF)
- c3, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c3/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c3/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/Filed/PDF)

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- 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/2026/686/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c3 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c3/HTML)
- [c3 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c3/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/686/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-SB686-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).