SB 48 Florida 2026 session
Housing
Housing; Defining the term “primary dwelling unit”; requiring local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units to be approved 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.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed one chamber — last recorded action March 13, 2026
Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
Recorded votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
22 yes · 0 no · pass January 27, 2026
Favorable with Committee Substitute
13 yes · 0 no · pass January 14, 2026
Passage likelihood
95% Higher than most 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 Passed one chamber.
- Cosponsors 5 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
- Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
- In Messages
- Immediately certified
- CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
- Read 3rd time
- Read 2nd time
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
- CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
- CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
- On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Now in Rules
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
- Introduced
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/14/26, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
- Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
- Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
- On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/04/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
- Filed