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SB 934 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Areas of Critical State Concern

Summary
Areas of Critical State Concern; Providing an exemption from specified payment and performance bond requirements for specified entities under specified conditions; extending the time period specific Florida Forever appropriations must be spent on land acquisition in the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern, etc.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax exemption for affordable housing properties, reducing tax burden on qualifying entities. Aligns with tax relief indicators for middle/lower income housing.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill extends time for Florida Forever land acquisition in Florida Keys ACSC, directly supporting conservation of environmentally sensitive areas through land preservation funding.85% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill provides tax exemptions for affordable housing properties, waives bond requirements for developers, and extends land acquisition funding timelines - directly advancing affordable housing development.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 934 Filed → S 934 c1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised from an original filed version to a committee substitute, primarily reordering the legislative sections and removing the detailed description of the affordable housing tax exemption from the summary. The core policy provisions regarding bond exemptions for Habitat for Humanity and Florida Forever funding timelines remain substantively unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; the text was reorganized to move the bond exemption provision to Section 1 and the Florida Forever funding provision to Section 2.
TECHNICAL

The bill's sections were reordered: the bond exemption for Habitat for Humanity projects is now Section 1, and the Florida Forever funding timeline is now Section 2.

The detailed summary description of the affordable housing tax exemption was removed from the bill header, though the exemption itself remains in the text.

Minor formatting updates were made to the bill header, including changing the status from 'Filed' to 'Committee Substitute' and updating the bill number.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

21–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 24
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 3, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0-3)
senate
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ana Maria Rodriguez
Ana Maria Rodriguez
RRepublican
FL
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