# Florida SB 962: Affordable Housing

Florida SB 962, Affordable Housing, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer Bradley (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Chapter No. 2026-163, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 962
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Affordable Housing
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Last action: 2026-06-26, Chapter No. 2026-163, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
- Sponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Community Affairs, Agriculture, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (183 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Farms excluded from affordable housing land categories: cost, low. Florida's county and city affordable housing rules exclude legally defined farms and farm operations from commercial, industrial, and mixed-use categories. This also excludes related uses, including packaging and selling products raised on the property. Commercial uses include stores, offices, rest…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 109 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Agriculture Vote | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Community Affairs Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-06-26: Chapter No. 2026-163, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
- 2026-06-25: Approved by Governor
- 2026-06-15: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 2 (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 (Engrossed 1) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-19: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-19: Immediately certified -SJ 356 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 348 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read 3rd time -SJ 348 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Amendment(s) adopted (781508) -SJ 348 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read 2nd time -SJ 348 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Agriculture (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Community Affairs; Agriculture; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-18: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-06-25: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/e1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-12-18: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- 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/2026/962/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/962/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-SB962-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).