Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 840
Session 2026
Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 19, 2026
First Action
Dec 10, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 19, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
840
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Cosponsor
Summary
Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters; Prohibiting impacted local governments from enforcing certain moratoriums, requiring the repair or reconstruction of certain improvements to meet certain requirements, or enforcing changes to specified procedures; revising circumstances under which impacted local governments may enforce certain amendments, site plans, development permits, or development orders; deleting provisions related to filing suit against an impacted local government for injunctive relief, etc.
Documents (6)
Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (1/12/2026 1:32 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) (1/13/2026 4:05 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (1/21/2026 4:13 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (1/21/2026 3:48 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/16/2026 8:32 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/17/2026 10:52 PM)
Actions (18)
02/19/2026
House
In Messages
02/19/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/19/2026
Senate
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/19/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/18/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/18/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/17/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
02/12/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
01/20/2026
Senate
Now in Rules
01/20/2026
Senate
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
01/15/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building
01/14/2026
Senate
Now in Judiciary
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/13/2026
Senate
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
01/08/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
12/16/2025
Senate
Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
12/10/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:14 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:23 AM