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

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor vote
  4. Passed
  5. 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

Third Reading

38 yes · 0 no · pass February 4, 2026

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

22 yes · 0 no · pass January 27, 2026

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

13 yes · 0 no · pass January 14, 2026

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Favorable

7 yes · 0 no · pass November 4, 2025

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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

  1. Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
  2. In Messages
  3. Immediately certified
  4. CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
  5. Read 3rd time
  6. Read 2nd time
  7. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
  8. CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  9. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  10. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  11. CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
  12. CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
  13. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  14. Now in Rules
  15. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  16. CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
  17. Introduced
  18. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/14/26, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
  19. Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  20. Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
  21. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/04/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  22. Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
  23. Filed
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