HB 1143 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Local Government Land Development Regulations and Orders

Summary
Local Government Land Development Regulations and Orders; Requires certain counties & municipalities, respectively, to follow certain application procedures for applications for certain development permits & development orders; creates "Florida Starter Homes Act"; prohibits local governments from imposing certain regulations if residential lot is connected to public water system & sewerage system; prohibits local government from imposing regulations that require more than certain minimum number of parking spaces for specified residential lots; prohibits local government from imposing certain regulations on residential lots that contain historic property; prohibits local government from treating off-site constructed residential dwellings differently than factory-built buildings; authorizes local government to adopt compatibility standards that are limited to certain architectural features; requires approval of lot split; limits criteria that may be required by local governments for applications for & approvals of lot splits; authorizes placement of residential manufactured building on any lot in recreational vehicle park.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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H 1143 Filed H 1143 c1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from HB 1143 to CS/HB 1143, indicating it has been amended and is now in its committee substitute form. The text was significantly rewritten to clarify that the new 'Florida Starter Homes Act' applies specifically to counties with high population densities (over 500 people per square mile), while other counties follow different rules. The summary of the bill's contents was updated to reflect these specific applicability conditions and the removal of the previous 'Starter Homes Act' title.
Scope change
The bill's applicability is now explicitly limited for high-density counties (over 500 persons per square mile) regarding development permit procedures, while other counties are excluded from these specific new requirements.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a population density threshold (over 500 persons per square mile) to determine which counties must follow the new streamlined application procedures for residential lots.

SCOPE

Rewrote the bill's summary to remove the 'Starter Homes Act' title and replace it with a description of the new application process for high-density counties.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill identifier from 'HB 1143' to 'CS/HB 1143' to reflect that the text has been amended by a committee.

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Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
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