Florida · Senate Bill 594 · 2026 Regular Session

Local Housing Assistance Plans

  1. Introduced Nov 19, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 9, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 11, 2026
  4. Passed the House Mar 10, 2026
  5. To the governor Jun 15, 2026
  6. Became law Jun 26, 2026

What it does

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

Local Housing Assistance Plans; Authorizing counties and eligible municipalities to expend certain funds on lot rental assistance for mobile home owners for a specified time period; requiring each county and eligible municipality to include in its local housing assistance plan certain strategies; authorizing counties and eligible municipalities to provide certain funds to mobile home owners for rehabilitation and emergency repairs, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 21 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, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Community Affairs8–0 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development14–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  11. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules22–0 vote
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  13. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
  14. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 294
  15. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 294
  16. SenatePassed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 294
  17. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 299
  18. HouseIn Messages
  19. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  20. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
  21. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1. HouseRead 2nd time
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HousePassed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-173

Roll calls

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

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 39–0
Feb 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 110–0
Mar 10, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 110 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 29 yes, 0 no Republicans: 81 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 110

Not voting · 7

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 13, 2026 Senate Community Affairs Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Passed 8–0
Jan 21, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 14

Passed 14–0
Feb 3, 2026 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 22

Not voting · 2

Passed 22–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

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