Florida · House Bill 665 · 2025 Regular Session

Local Government Impact Fees and Development Permits and Orders

HB 665 Sponsored by Kevin M. Steele Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 17, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

Prohibits county from requiring applicant to take certain actions as condition of processing development permit or development order; requires completion of demonstrated-need study using plan-based methodology before adoption of impact fee increase which expressly demonstrates certain extraordinary circumstances; prohibits increases in certain impact fees unless specified extraordinary circumstances are…

Read the full title (76 words)

Prohibits county from requiring applicant to take certain actions as condition of processing development permit or development order; requires completion of demonstrated-need study using plan-based methodology before adoption of impact fee increase which expressly demonstrates certain extraordinary circumstances; prohibits increases in certain impact fees unless specified extraordinary circumstances are demonstrated; prohibits local government from increasing impact fee rate; prohibits municipality from requiring applicant to take certain actions as condition of processing development permit or development order.

Every action

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

Show the 12 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 Subcommittee16–1 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. CommitteeAdded to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  12. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee16–0 vote
  1. CommitteeReported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  2. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  3. HouseCS Filed
  4. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  5. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  6. CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Commerce Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1080 (Ch. 2025-177) · House Commerce Committee

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 18, 2025 House Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

No · 1

Not voting · 1

 Passed 16–1
Apr 9, 2025 House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

 Passed 16–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

  • Kevin M. SteeleR Primary sponsor · District 55
  • IA Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 4 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.