Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H691: Agricultural Enclaves
Status: Passed one chamber, March 11, 2026
Authorizes owners of certain parcels to apply to governing body of local government for certification of parcels as agricultural enclaves; authorizes owner of parcel certified as agricultural enclave to submit certain development plans; prohibits local government from enacting or enforcing certain laws or regulations; requires local government to treat certain agricultural enclaves as if they are within urban service districts; requires local government & owner of parcel certified as agricultural enclave to enter certain written agreement; authorizes development of certain certified agricultural enclaves for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential purposes; revises definition of term "agricultural enclave"; provides for future expiration & reversion of specified provisions.
What the bill says
An act relating to agricultural enclaves; amending s. 163.3162, F.S.; authorizing owners of certain parcels to apply to the governing body of the local government for certification of such parcels as agricultural enclaves; requiring the local government to provide to the applicant a certain report within a specified timeframe; requiring the local government to hold a public hearing to approve or deny such certification within a specified timeframe; requiring the certification of a parcel as an agricultural enclave under certain circumstances…
From the introduced text, February 18, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to agricultural enclaves; amending s. 163.3162, F.S.; authorizing owners of certain parcels to apply to the governing body of the local government for certification of such parcels as agricultural enclaves; requiring the local government to provide to the applicant a certain report within a specified timeframe; requiring the local government to hold a public hearing to approve or deny such certification within a specified timeframe; requiring the certification of a parcel as an agricultural enclave under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body to issue certain decisions in writing; authorizing an applicant to seek judicial review under certain circumstances; authorizing the owner of a parcel certified as an agricultural enclave to submit certain development plans; requiring certain developments to be treated as a conforming use; prohibiting a local government from enacting or enforcing certain laws or regulations; requiring a local government to treat certain agricultural enclaves as if they are within urban service districts; requiring the local government and the owner of a parcel certified as an agricultural enclave to enter a certain written agreement within a words underlined are additions. hb691-02-c2 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/CS/HB 691 2026 specified timeframe; authorizing the development of certain certified agricultural enclaves for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential purposes under certain circumstances; removing provisions relating to certain amendments to …
Sponsors
- Botana, Adam (R, HD-080) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 686 (Ch. 2026-34)
- : 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 State Affairs Committee
- : Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
- : Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- : Now in State Affairs Committee
Votes
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 17, 2026): 17 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 17, 2026): 17 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (January 28, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (January 28, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H691?
- H691 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Agricultural Enclaves.
- What does H691 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to agricultural enclaves; amending s. 163.3162, F.S.; authorizing owners of certain parcels to apply to the governing body of the local government for certification of such parcels as agricultural enclaves; requiring the local government to provide to the applicant a certain report within a specified timeframe; requiring the local government to hold a public hearing to approve or deny such certification within a specified timeframe; requiring the certification of a parcel as an agricultural enclave under certain circumstances…
- What is the status of H691?
- Passed one chamber as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 686 (Ch. 2026-34) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H691?
- Botana, Adam (R, HD-080).
- Where is the official record for H691?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/691
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