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SB 184 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Housing

Summary
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.
Issues: ✓ HousingSupports HousingThe bill mandates local governments to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and authorizes incentives for affordable housing, directly advancing housing development and affordability.95% confidence
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

S 184 c3 → S 184 e1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was updated from a committee version to its final engrossed version, adding a new section on reusable tenant screening reports while maintaining most of the original housing provisions. The key addition allows landlords to accept pre-screened tenant reports without charging fees, while the accessory dwelling unit provisions were slightly refined with more specific language about rental restrictions.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include tenant screening regulations under a new section 83.471, while the accessory dwelling unit provisions remained largely the same with minor wording refinements.
REQUIREMENT

New section 83.471 was added to authorize landlords to accept reusable tenant screening reports and prohibit charging fees to applicants who provide these reports.

The accessory dwelling unit rental restriction in Section 1 was refined to explicitly prohibit rentals of less than 1 month duration, clarifying the original language.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added for 'consumer report', 'consumer reporting agency', and 'reusable tenant screening report' to establish the framework for the new tenant screening provisions.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and wording changes were made throughout the bill, including updating the bill title from 'affordable housing' to 'housing' and refining some statutory language for clarity.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
26 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
2
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Insisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
lower
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Insisted on amendment 063937
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 97, NAYS 10
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment 063937 adopted
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (103896, 281558)
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 03/11/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/18/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Don Gaetz
RRepublican
FL
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