SB 1548 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Affordable Housing

Summary

Affordable Housing; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize certain residential use on property owned by a county, municipality, or school district under certain circumstances; revising the definition of the term “person”; revising a prohibition on discriminatory practices in land use decisions and in permitting of development to include housing that is affordable; waiving the state’s sovereign immunity for certain causes of action based upon housing discrimination, etc.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 6, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

21–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 24

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican18

15 Yea 3

83% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 3, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (21-0-3)

senate

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors