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FL SB 1602

enacted

Housing for Veterans

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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
Status date
—
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

  1. 2026-01-09

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2026-01-16

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

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-21

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

  4. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  5. 2026-01-26

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

  6. 2026-01-27

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

  7. 2026-01-28

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

  8. 2026-01-29

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

  9. 2026-02-13

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

  10. 2026-02-18

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

  11. 2026-02-20

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

  12. 2026-02-23

    Now in Appropriations

  13. 2026-02-24

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

  14. 2026-02-25

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

  15. 2026-03-02

    Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  17. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26

  18. 2026-03-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2026-03-05

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2026-03-05

    CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 1

    passage

  21. 2026-03-05

    In Messages

  22. 2026-03-09

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  23. 2026-03-09

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

  24. 2026-03-09

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

    reading-1

  25. 2026-03-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  26. 2026-03-10

    Amendment 481141 adopted

  27. 2026-03-10

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

  28. 2026-03-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  29. 2026-03-10

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

    passage

  30. 2026-03-10

    In returning messages

  31. 2026-03-11

    Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (481141)

  32. 2026-03-11

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

    passage

  33. 2026-03-11

    Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

    enrolled

  34. 2026-06-09

    Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    executive-receipt

  35. 2026-06-11

    Approved by Governor

    executive-signature

  36. 2026-06-12

    Chapter No. 2026-125

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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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1602/ByCategory

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