Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S48: Housing
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to housing; amending s. 163.31771, F.S.; defining the term âprimary dwelling unitâ; requiring local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units to be approved in certain areas; requiring that such ordinances apply prospectively; providing that such ordinances may regulate specified actions; prohibiting the inclusion of certain requirements or prohibitions in such ordinances; providing an exception to the requirement that local governments adopt such ordinances…
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to housing; amending s. 163.31771, F.S.; defining the term âprimary dwelling unitâ; requiring local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units to be approved in certain areas; requiring that such ordinances apply prospectively; providing that such ordinances may regulate specified actions; prohibiting the inclusion of certain requirements or prohibitions in such ordinances; providing an exception to the requirement that local governments adopt such ordinances; deleting a requirement that an application for a building permit to construct an accessory dwelling unit include a certain affidavit; revising the accessory dwelling units that apply toward satisfying a certain component of a local governmentâs comprehensive plan; prohibiting the denial of a homestead exemption for certain portions of property on a specified basis; requiring that a rented accessory dwelling unit be assessed separately from the homestead property and taxed according to its use; amending s. 420.615, F.S.; authorizing a local government to provide a density bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real property donations to assist in the provision of affordable housing for military families; 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; requiring the office to consult with certain …