FL SB 840
deadLand Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 840 pass?
No. FL SB 840 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
What is FL SB 840 about?
Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters; Prohibiting impacted local governments from enforcing certain moratoriums, requiring the repair or reconstruction of certain improvements to meet certain requirements, or enforcing changes to specified procedures; revising circumstances under which impacted local governments may enforce certain amendments, site plans, development permits, or development orders; deleting provisions related to filing suit against an impacted local government for injunctive relief, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 840?
DiCeglie is the primary sponsor of FL SB 840, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters; Prohibiting impacted local governments from enforcing certain moratoriums, requiring the repair or reconstruction of certain improvements to meet certain requirements, or enforcing changes to specified procedures; revising circumstances under which impacted local governments may enforce certain amendments, site plans, development permits, or development orders; deleting provisions related to filing suit against an impacted local government for injunctive relief, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- DiCeglieprimary
- Gaetzcosponsor
- Mayfieldcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
failure
2026-03-02
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-03-02
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2026-03-02
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-19
In Messages
2026-02-19
Immediately certified
2026-02-19
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-19
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-19
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-18
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-18
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-17
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-20
Now in Rules
2026-01-20
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-15
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-14
Now in Judiciary
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-13
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-08
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-12-16
Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
referral-committee
2025-12-10
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2026-01-13 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
Favorable
2026-01-20 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Berman: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Leek: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burton: other
- Yarborough: other
Favorable
2026-02-17 · pass · 24-0
Member-level votes (24)
- Avila: yes
- Berman: 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
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: yes
Third Reading
2026-02-19 · 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
Related bills
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