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Became law SENATE · SESSION 2026 · CHAPTER 2026-173

No. SB 594

Local Housing Assistance Plans
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SPONSOR
Burton
FILED BY
Colleen Burton — District 12, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026

Filed under Housing.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Local Housing Assistance Plans; Authorizing counties and eligible municipalities to expend certain funds on lot rental assistance for mobile home owners for a specified time period; requiring each county and eligible municipality to include in its local housing assistance plan certain strategies; authorizing counties and eligible municipalities to provide certain funds to mobile home owners for rehabilitation and emergency repairs, etc.

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AI-GENERATED
Mandates mobile home park strategies and expands fund uses for owners.

Counties and municipalities must now include strategies for mobile home park closures in their housing plans, replacing previous encouragement language.

Local housing funds may now be used for up to six months of lot rental assistance for mobile home owners.

Funds may also be provided to mobile home owners for rehabilitation and emergency repairs of their homes.

Lot rental assistance is officially classified as an approved home ownership activity for funding allocation purposes.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Mobile Home Park Closure Strategy majors. 420.9075(3)(d)

AICounties and municipalities must now include a strategy for mobile home park closures in their plans, changing from an optional recommendation to a legal requirement.

“Each county and each eligible municipality shall include in its local housing assistance plan a strategy that addresses the needs of persons who are deprived of affordable housing” bill text, line 59 →
§ 2 Mandatory Lot Rental Assistance Program majors. 420.9075(3)(d)(i)

AILocal governments are required to include a strategy for providing program funds specifically for lot rental assistance to mobile home owners.

“Each county and each eligible municipality shall include in its local housing assistance plan a strategy for providing program funds to mobile home owners” bill text, line 59 →
§ 3 Lot Rental Assistance as Home Ownership majors. 420.9075(5)(a)

AILot rental assistance for mobile home owners is legally classified as an approved home ownership activity, allowing it to count toward the 65% home ownership funding requirement.

“lot rental assistance for eligible mobile home owners as defined in s. 723.003 is an approved home ownership activity” bill text, line 73 →
§ 4 Funds for Mobile Home Rehabilitation moderates. 420.9075(5)(c)

AILocal housing distribution funds may now be provided to mobile home owners for rehabilitation and emergency repairs, expanding the use of the 75% construction and repair fund pool.

“Funds may be provided to mobile home owners as defined in s. 723.003 for rehabilitation and emergency repairs under this paragraph” bill text, line 79 →
§ 5 New Exception for Ongoing Rent Subsidies moderates. 420.9072(7)(b)

AICounties and municipalities may now use local housing distribution funds for lot rental assistance for mobile home owners, limited to six months of rent.

“Lot rental assistance for mobile home owners as defined in s. 723.003, not to exceed 6 months' rent” bill text, line 38 →
TIMELINE
6/29/2026
Chapter No. 2026-173
6/26/2026
Approved by Governor
6/15/2026
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/17/2026
Ordered enrolled
3/10/2026
Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
3/10/2026
Read 3rd time
3/10/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/10/2026
Read 2nd time
3/9/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
3/9/2026
Bill referred to House Calendar
2/11/2026
In Messages
2/11/2026
Immediately certified -SJ 299
2/11/2026
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 294
2/11/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 294
2/11/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 294
2/9/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
2/3/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/3/2026
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
1/29/2026
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/21/2026
Now in Rules
1/21/2026
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism,...
1/16/2026
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation,...
1/14/2026
Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and...
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/13/2026
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/8/2026
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37...
12/9/2025
Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on...
11/19/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 420.9072
+19 / −0
s. 420.9075
+121 / −41
s. 420.9071
+2 / −2
s. 420.9075
+0 / −0
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