Florida · Senate Bill 184 · 2025 Regular Session

Housing

SB 184 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 10, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Housing; Authorizing a landlord to accept reusable tenant screening reports and require a specified statement; requiring, rather than authorizing, local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in certain areas; authorizing a local government to provide a density bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real property donations to assist in the provision of…

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Housing; Authorizing a landlord to accept reusable tenant screening reports and require a specified statement; requiring, rather than authorizing, local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in certain areas; authorizing a local government to provide a density bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real property donations to assist in the provision of affordable housing for military families; 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.

Every action

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

Show the 37 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules · Senate Community Affairs
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/18/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  4. CommitteeCS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Community Affairs7–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  7. SenateIntroduced
  8. CommitteeCS by Community Affairs read 1st time · Senate Community Affairs
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 03/11/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development15–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  15. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
  16. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  17. SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  18. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  19. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  20. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 373
  21. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (103896, 281558) -SJ 373
  22. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 374
  23. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 374
  24. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 392
  25. HouseIn Messages
  26. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  27. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  28. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  29. HouseRead 2nd time
  30. HouseAmendment 099027 Failed
  31. HouseAmendment 063937 adopted
  32. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  33. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  34. HouseRead 3rd time
  35. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 97, NAYS 10
  36. SenateIn returning messages
  37. SenateRefused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (063937) -SJ 1096
  1. SenateRequested House to recede
  2. HouseIn Messages
  3. HouseSenate Message List
  4. HouseInsisted on amendment 063937
  5. HouseInsisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
  6. SenateIn returning messages
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. SenateDied in returning Messages

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Excused · 1

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

97–10
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 97 No 10 Not voting 12
Democrats: 18 yes, 8 no Republicans: 79 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 97

No · 10

Not voting · 12

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 18, 2025 Senate Community Affairs CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 7

Not voting · 1

 7–0
Mar 11, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 15

 15–0
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Rules Rules vote
Members

Yes · 25

 25–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 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.