Bill Commons

FL SB 1602

enacted

Housing for Veterans

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1602 pass?

Yes. FL SB 1602 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-12): Chapter No. 2026-125

What is FL SB 1602 about?

Housing for Veterans; Creating the “Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program Act”; establishing the Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program in certain counties, subject to legislative appropriation; requiring a landlord to submit to the contracted program administrator required documentation within a specified time period to apply for funding; authorizing a landlord to apply for up to a specified dollar amount from the funds, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 1602?

Wright, Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development are the primary sponsors of FL SB 1602.

Description

Housing for Veterans; Creating the “Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program Act”; establishing the Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program in certain counties, subject to legislative appropriation; requiring a landlord to submit to the contracted program administrator required documentation within a specified time period to apply for funding; authorizing a landlord to apply for up to a specified dollar amount from the funds, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-06-12 — Chapter No. 2026-125
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wrightprimary
  • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Securityprimary
  • Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Developmentprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-12

    Chapter No. 2026-125

  2. 2026-06-11

    Approved by Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-06-09

    Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-11

    Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

    enrolled

  5. 2026-03-11

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

    passage

  6. 2026-03-11

    Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (481141)

  7. 2026-03-10

    In returning messages

  8. 2026-03-10

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

    passage

  9. 2026-03-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  10. 2026-03-10

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

  11. 2026-03-10

    Amendment 481141 adopted

  12. 2026-03-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-03-09

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

    reading-1

  14. 2026-03-09

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)

  15. 2026-03-09

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  16. 2026-03-05

    In Messages

  17. 2026-03-05

    CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 1

    passage

  18. 2026-03-05

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2026-03-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26

  21. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  22. 2026-03-02

    Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-02-25

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  24. 2026-02-24

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time

  25. 2026-02-23

    Now in Appropriations

  26. 2026-02-20

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  27. 2026-02-18

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0

  28. 2026-02-13

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building

  29. 2026-01-29

    CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time

  30. 2026-01-28

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

  31. 2026-01-27

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  32. 2026-01-26

    CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 0

  33. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  34. 2026-01-21

    On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building

  35. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations

    referral-committee

  36. 2026-01-09

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-26 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Burgess: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: other
  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-18 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
  • Favorable

    2026-03-02 · pass · 17-0

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Berman: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Grall: other
  • Third Reading

    2026-03-05 · pass · 36-1

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Avila: excused
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gruters: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Albritton: no
    • Davis: excused
    • Osgood: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
  • Passage, Third Reading

    2026-03-10 · pass · 112-0

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Eskamani: yes
    • Oliver: yes
    • Albert: yes
    • Esposito: yes
    • Overdorf: yes
    • Alvarez, D.: yes
    • Fabricio: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Alvarez, J.: yes
    • Franklin: yes
    • Partington: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Perez: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Garrison: yes
    • Persons-Mulicka: yes
    • Antone: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Plakon: yes
    • Aristide: yes
    • Gerwig: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Giallombardo: yes
    • Porras: yes
    • Bankson: yes
    • Gonzalez Pittman: yes
    • Rayner: yes
    • Barnaby: yes
    • Gossett-Seidman: yes
    • Redondo: yes
    • Bartleman: yes
    • Gottlieb: yes
    • Rizo: yes
    • Basabe: yes
    • Greco: yes
    • Robinson, F.: yes
    • Benarroch: yes
    • Robinson, W.: yes
    • Berfield: yes
    • Grow: yes
    • Rosenwald: yes
    • Black: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Salzman: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Hart-Lowman: yes
    • Sapp: yes
    • Booth: yes
    • Hinson: yes
    • Shoaf: yes
    • Borrero: yes
    • Hodgers: yes
    • Sirois: yes
    • Botana: yes
    • Holcomb: yes
    • Skidmore: yes
    • Boyles: yes
    • Hunschofsky: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Brackett: yes
    • Jacques: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Brannan: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Busatta: yes
    • Kendall: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Kincart Jonsson: yes
    • Tant: yes
    • Canady: yes
    • Koster: yes
    • Tendrich: yes
    • Cassel: yes
    • LaMarca: yes
    • Tomkow: yes
    • Chamberlin: yes
    • Long: yes
    • Trabulsy: yes
    • Chambliss: yes
    • López, J.: yes
    • Tramont: yes
    • Chaney: yes
    • Maggard: yes
    • Tuck: yes
    • Cobb: yes
    • Maney: yes
    • Valdés: yes
    • Conerly: yes
    • McClure: yes
    • Weinberger: yes
    • Cross: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Daley: yes
    • Melo: yes
    • Yarkosky: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Michael: yes
    • Yeager: yes
    • Driskell: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Duggan: yes
    • Mooney: yes
    • Dunkley: yes
    • Nix: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Gantt: not voting
    • Plasencia: not voting
    • Griffitts: not voting
    • Joseph: not voting
    • Nixon: not voting
  • Returning Messages

    2026-03-11 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gruters: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Bernard: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Bracy Davis: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Calatayud: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Albritton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Pizzo: excused
    • Trumbull: not voting

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