Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 48
Session 2026
Housing
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 13, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
First Action
Sep 15, 2025
Latest Action
Jan 16, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
48
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Primary
Republican
Primary
Senate Votes (2)
Motion Text
Favorable with Committee Substitute
Summary
Housing; Defining the terms “by right” and “primary dwelling unit”; requiring, rather than authorizing, local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units by right in certain areas; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to evaluate the efficacy of using mezzanine finance and the potential of tiny homes for specified purposes, etc.
Documents (5)
Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (11/3/2025 3:49 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) (11/4/2025 5:07 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) (1/13/2026 11:41 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) (1/16/2026 12:06 PM)
Actions (10)
01/16/2026
Senate
Now in Rules
01/16/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
01/14/2026
Senate
CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/09/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/14/26, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
11/04/2025
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
11/04/2025
Senate
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
10/27/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/04/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
10/06/2025
Senate
Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
09/15/2025
Senate
Filed
Graphics
FL SB48 2026 Housing
Sources
Record Created
Sep 16, 2025 8:56:04 AM
Record Updated
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:08 AM