HB 837 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Affordable Housing

Summary

Affordable Housing; Revises definitions of certain land use categories for which certain residential development may be authorized to exclude farms & farm operations & uses associated therewith; revises definition of term "industrial use" to exclude certain facilities.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 18, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 837 c1 → H 837 c2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to expand the scope of the affordable housing statute by adding a new category of exceptions to the definition of 'industrial use.' This change clarifies that certain specific facilities are excluded from the industrial use definition, ensuring they are not subject to the same restrictions as other industrial operations.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a new subsection (o) that explicitly lists exceptions to the industrial use definition, whereas the previous version only contained a general provision for exceptions.

DEFINITION

The amendment text was updated to indicate that both paragraphs (n) and (o) of the statute are being amended, rather than just paragraph (n).

A new paragraph (o) was added to the statute, establishing specific exceptions to the definition of industrial use.

SCOPE

The bill's summary description was updated to reflect the addition of specific exceptions to the industrial use definition.

Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2026

How they voted

20–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 27

Feb 18, 2026

D Democratic8

5 Yea 3

62% Yea

R Republican19

15 Yea 4

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (20-0-7)

house

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors