Florida · Senate Bill 1730 · 2025 Regular Session

Affordable Housing

SB 1730 Sponsored by Alexis Calatayud Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 30, 2025
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 23, 2025

What it does

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

Affordable Housing; Authorizing the board of county commissioners and the governing board of a municipality, respectively, to approve the development of housing that is affordable, including mixed-use residential, on any parcel owned by religious institutions; requiring counties and municipalities to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential as allowable uses in portions of flexibly zoned areas under certain…

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Affordable Housing; Authorizing the board of county commissioners and the governing board of a municipality, respectively, to approve the development of housing that is affordable, including mixed-use residential, on any parcel owned by religious institutions; requiring counties and municipalities to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential as allowable uses in portions of flexibly zoned areas under certain circumstances; prohibiting counties and municipalities from requiring that more than a specified percentage of a mixed-use residential project be used for certain purposes; providing that it is the policy of the state to support housing for certain employees and to allow developers in receipt of certain tax credits and funds to create a specified preference for housing certain employees, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 34 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Community Affairs; Rules · Senate Community Affairs
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  5. CommitteeCS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Community Affairs8–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  8. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  9. CommitteeCS by Community Affairs read 1st time · Senate Community Affairs
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  13. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  14. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
  15. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 436
  16. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (328892) -SJ 437
  17. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 441
  18. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 441
  19. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 444
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  23. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  25. HouseAmendment 030879 superseded by substitute
  26. HouseAmendment 673693 adopted
  27. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  28. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  29. HouseRead 3rd time
  30. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 3
  31. SenateIn returning messages
  32. SenateAmendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (172402) -SJ 1038
  33. SenateConcurred in House amendment(s) as amended (673693) -SJ 1040
  34. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1040
  1. HouseIn Messages
  2. HouseSenate Message List
  3. HouseAmendment 172402 Concur
  4. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-172

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

36–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 9 yes, 0 no Independents: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Not voting · 1

Excused · 1

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

109–3
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 109 No 3 Not voting 7
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 79 yes, 3 no
How each member voted

Yes · 109

No · 3

Not voting · 7

Returning Messages · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 9 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Excused · 1

Passage · Full House

105–0
May 1, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 105 No 0 Not voting 14
Democrats: 26 yes, 0 no Republicans: 79 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 105

Not voting · 14

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 31, 2025 Senate Community Affairs CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

 8–0
Apr 8, 2025 Senate Rules CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 24

Not voting · 1

 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Alexis CalatayudR Primary sponsor · District 38
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • CA Community Affairs 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.