FL SB 48
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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 48 pass?
No. FL SB 48 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
What is FL SB 48 about?
Housing; 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.
Who sponsors FL SB 48?
Gaetz, Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Rules are the primary sponsors of FL SB 48, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Housing; 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Gaetzprimary
- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Developmentprimary
- Rulesprimary
- Arringtoncosponsor
- Pizzocosponsor
- Osgoodcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Messages
failure
2026-03-13
Died in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179)
failure
2026-02-04
In Messages
2026-02-04
Immediately certified
2026-02-04
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-04
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-02
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
2026-01-29
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-01-28
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-01-28
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-27
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
2026-01-22
CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time
2026-01-22
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-16
Now in Rules
2026-01-16
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-14
CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-09
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/14/26, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2025-11-04
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
2025-11-04
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-27
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/04/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-10-06
Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
referral-committee
2025-09-15
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2025-11-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- McClain: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-01-14 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Arrington: yes
- Avila: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Leek: yes
- Martin: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- McClain: yes
- Smith: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Wright: yes
- Polsky: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Grall: other
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-01-27 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (24)
- Avila: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Burton: yes
- Davis: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Berman: other
- Simon: other
Third Reading
2026-02-04 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- 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: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
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