Affordable Housing in Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern
Summary
Affordable Housing in Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern; Excludes land designated as area of critical state concern from affordable housing provisions; adds requirements to local comprehensive plans relating to hurricane evacuation study; provides requirements for conveying affordable housing homeownership units; excludes land designated as area of critical state concern from award requirements for purpose of providing eligible housing as part of local housing assistance plan; authorizes counties that have been designated as areas of critical state concern to use tourist development tax revenue & tourist impact tax revenue for affordable housing.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Last action Mar 4, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2024
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Feb 21, 2024
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
13
Committee
19
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 21, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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