Florida House Bill 995

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-02 - Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
Pending: House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes local governments to adopt ordinances to provide ad valorem tax exemption for certain portions of property used to provide affordable housing; specifies requirements & limitations for exemption; provides exemption from specified payment & performance bond requirements for specified entities; extends specific Florida Forever appropriations to be used for purchase of lands in Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern; revises requirements for specified local comprehensive plans in Florida Keys Area relating to hurricane evacuation clearance time for permanent residents; requires certain entities to maintain building permit allocation systems; provides for award of additional building permit allocations for specified entities; provides requirements for award of such building permits.

Areas of Critical State Concern

Rep. Jim Mooney [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-02	House	Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2025-03-02	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2025-03-02	House	Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
2025-03-02	House	Referred to Ways & Means Committee
2025-03-02	House	Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2025-02-24	House	Filed

S1326 (Similar To) 2025-02-26 - Filed
S1730 (Similar To) 2025-02-28 - Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
196	1978		Amended Code	See Bill Text
255	05		Amended Code	See Bill Text
259	105		Amended Code	See Bill Text
380	0552		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/995
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/995/BillText/Filed/PDF