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SB 756 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Affordable Housing

Summary
Affordable Housing; Increasing the length of time that certain rental units must remain affordable in order to qualify for a specified zoning variance; requiring that certain incentives be used for the construction of affordable housing; decreasing the maximum median income used to determine eligibility for certain tax incentives; specifying that documentary stamp taxes do not apply to deeds, transfers, or conveyances of residential property to first-time homebuyers, etc.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesDecreases income threshold for tax incentives & exempts first-time homebuyers from documentary taxes, providing tax relief for lower-income housing affordability.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingExtends affordability period for rentals, mandates incentives for construction, lowers income thresholds for tax benefits, exempts first-time homebuyers from stamp taxes.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Total actions
4
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0
Committee
1
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Rules
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tracie Davis
Tracie Davis
DDemocratic
FL
5
Co
Photo of Carlos Smith
Carlos Smith
DDemocratic
FL
17
Co
Photo of Kristen Arrington
Kristen Arrington
DDemocratic
FL
25
Co
Photo of LaVon Bracy Davis
LaVon Bracy Davis
DDemocratic
FL
15