Florida · Senate Bill 48 · 2026 Regular Session

Housing

  1. Introduced Sep 15, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Housing; Defining the term “primary dwelling unit”; requiring local governments to adopt, by a specified date, an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units to be approved in certain areas; 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

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

Show the 15 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, 11/04/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Community Affairs7–0 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  6. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/14/26, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  7. SenateIntroduced
  8. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development13–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules22–0 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  2. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/04/26
  3. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 253
  4. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 253
  5. SenateCS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 253
  6. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 253
  7. HouseIn Messages
  8. HouseDied in Messages; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179 )

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Nov 4, 2025 Senate Community Affairs Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 7

Passed 7–0
Jan 14, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 13

Not voting · 1

Passed 13–0
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Rules CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 22

Not voting · 2

Passed 22–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Independent.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Sponsoring committee
All 3 cosponsors

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