THE BILL ITSELF

CS/SB 218

Land Use Regulations

underlined language is being added; struck language is being deleted. Line numbers are the Legislature's own — the same ones amendments cite.

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 218 By the Committee on Rules; and Senators Gaetz and Trumbull 595-03199-26 2026218c1

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to land use regulations; defining the

3 term “impacted local government”; providing

4 applicability; providing an effective date.

6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

8 Section 1. (1) As used in this section, the term “impacted

9 local government” means a county listed in the Federal Disaster

10 Declaration for Hurricane Debby (DR-4806), Hurricane Helene (DR

11 4828), or Hurricane Milton (DR-4834) which was designated or

12 within which a tribal area was designated as eligible for both

13 individual assistance and public assistance under the Robert T.

14 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.

15 ss. 5121 et seq., and each municipality within one of those

16 counties.

17 (2) Effective July 1, 2026, section 28 of chapter 2025-190,

18 Laws of Florida, applies only to a county or municipality that

19 is an impacted local government.

20 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.