Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1139: Impact Fees
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides requirements for coordination mechanisms that are required for certain agreements required as part of intergovernmental coordination element of comprehensive plan; requires that plan-based methodology used for certain interlocal agreements be consistent with certain comprehensive plan requirements; requires that demonstrated-need study use plan-based methodology; prohibits local governments, school districts, & special districts from including certain deductions in certain impact fee increases & from increasing impact fee rates beyond certain phase-in limitations by more than specified percentage; provides that prevailing petitioner is entitled to impact fee overpayment refund, with interest; provides that certain prevailing petitioners are entitled to reasonable attorney fees & costs.
What the bill says
An act relating to impact fees; amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; defining the term "plan-based methodology"; amending s. 163.3177, F.S.; providing requirements for coordination mechanisms that are required for certain agreements required as part of the intergovernmental coordination element of a comprehensive plan; amending s. 163.3180, F.S.; requiring that a plan-based methodology used for certain interlocal agreements be consistent with certain comprehensive plan requirements; prohibiting certain interlocal agreements from extending beyond a specified date…
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to impact fees; amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; defining the term "plan-based methodology"; amending s. 163.3177, F.S.; providing requirements for coordination mechanisms that are required for certain agreements required as part of the intergovernmental coordination element of a comprehensive plan; amending s. 163.3180, F.S.; requiring that a plan-based methodology used for certain interlocal agreements be consistent with certain comprehensive plan requirements; prohibiting certain interlocal agreements from extending beyond a specified date; deleting an exception to an applicability provision relating to concurrency; amending s. 163.31801, F.S.; defining the term "extraordinary circumstances"; requiring that a demonstrated-need study use a planbased methodology for a certain purpose; requiring that certain capacity standards be specified in a certain impact fee study; requiring that a demonstrated-need study be accompanied by a certain declaration; requiring local governments, school districts, and special districts to use localized data for a certain purpose; prohibiting local governments, school districts, and special districts from using certain data for a specified purpose; prohibiting words underlined are additions. hb1139-02-c2 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/CS/HB 1139 2026 local governments, school districts, and special districts from including certain deductions in certain impact fee increases and from increasing impact fee rates beyond certain phase-in limitations by more than a specified percentage within a certain timeframe; providing that a prevailing petitioner is entitled to …