Florida · House Bill 579 · 2025 Regular Session

Land Use and Development

HB 579 Sponsored by Tobin Rogers "Toby" Overdorf Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 12, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 19, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Oct 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Land Use and Development; Requires counties & municipalities, respectively, to meet specified requirements regarding minimum information necessary for certain zoning applications; prohibits school district from collecting, charging, or imposing any alternative fee for concurrency for educational facilities that does not meet certain requirements; specifies certain purposes for which local governments may use certain…

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Land Use and Development; Requires counties & municipalities, respectively, to meet specified requirements regarding minimum information necessary for certain zoning applications; prohibits school district from collecting, charging, or imposing any alternative fee for concurrency for educational facilities that does not meet certain requirements; specifies certain purposes for which local governments may use certain fees to carry out activities relating to obtaining or finalizing building permit; prohibits imposition or collection of amenity dues except as provided in recreational covenant; prohibits recreational covenant from requiring association to collect amenity dues; requires specified disclosure summary beginning on date certain for contracts for sale of certain parcels; requires any contract or agreement for sale of parcel governed by homeowners’ association & subject to recreational covenant to refer to & incorporate such disclosure after date certain.

Every action

28 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee17–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee · House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  10. CommitteeNow in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  11. HousePCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  12. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee16–0 vote
  13. CommitteeReported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  14. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  15. HouseCS Filed
  16. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  17. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  18. CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  19. HousePCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
  20. HousePCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
  1. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee15–8 vote
  2. CommitteeReported out of Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  3. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  4. HouseCS Filed
  5. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  6. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  7. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  8. HouseLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1080 (Ch. 2025-177 )

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 17

Not voting · 1

 Passed 17–0
Apr 1, 2025 House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

 Passed 16–0
Apr 22, 2025 House Commerce Committee Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
Members

Yes · 15

No · 8

Not voting · 4

 Passed 15–8

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Tobin Rogers "Toby" OverdorfR Primary sponsor · District 85
  • CC Commerce Committee Sponsoring committee
  • IA Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.