HB 837 Florida 2026 session
Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing; Revises definitions of certain land use categories for which certain residential development may be authorized to exclude farms & farm operations & uses associated therewith; revises definition of term "industrial use" to exclude certain facilities.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
In committee — last recorded action March 11, 2026
Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 962 (Ch. 2026-163), CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
Recorded votes
Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee)
19 yes · 0 no · pass February 18, 2026
Favorable (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee)
13 yes · 3 no · pass February 12, 2026
Favorable With Committee Substitute (Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee)
15 yes · 0 no · pass January 21, 2026
Passage likelihood
34% Comparable to other bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Referred to committee.
- Cosponsors 2 cosponsors.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 962 (Ch. 2026-163), CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
- Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- CS Filed
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
- Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Now in Commerce Committee
- Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- CS Filed
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- Filed