THE BILL ITSELF

SB 734

Powers of Neighborhood Improvement Districts

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Florida Senate - 2026 SB 734 By Senator Osgood 32-01172-26 2026734__

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to powers of neighborhood improvement

3 districts; amending s. 163.514, F.S.; authorizing a

4 neighborhood improvement district to plan, finance, or

5 complete structural safety or building compliance

6 improvements if approved by a majority vote of the

7 district’s residents or by a certain advisory council;

8 providing an effective date.

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

12 Section 1. Present subsection (17) of section 163.514,

13 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (18), and a new

14 subsection (17) is added to that section, to read:

15 163.514 Powers of neighborhood improvement districts.

16 Unless prohibited by ordinance, the board of any district shall

17 be empowered to:

18 (17) Plan, finance, or complete structural safety or

19 building compliance improvements, including improvements

20 required under state or local structural recertification

21 programs, if such improvements are approved by:

22 (a) A majority vote of the district’s residents; or

23 (b) An advisory council composed of residents of the

24 district, if such a council has been established by local

25 ordinance pursuant to s. 163.506.

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