Florida House Bill 1143

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires certain counties & municipalities, respectively, to follow certain application procedures for applications for certain development permits & development orders; creates "Florida Starter Homes Act"; prohibits local governments from imposing certain regulations if residential lot is connected to public water system & sewerage system; prohibits local government from imposing regulations that require more than certain minimum number of parking spaces for specified residential lots; prohibits local government from imposing certain regulations on residential lots that contain historic property; prohibits local government from treating off-site constructed residential dwellings differently than factory-built buildings; authorizes local government to adopt compatibility standards that are limited to certain architectural features; requires approval of lot split; limits criteria that may be required by local governments for applications for & approvals of lot splits; authorizes placement of residential manufactured building on any lot in recreational vehicle park.

Local Government Land Development Regulations and Orders

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee	Rep. Danny Nix [R]	Rep. William Conerly [R]	Rep. Lindsay Cross [D]
Rep. Richard Gentry [R]	Rep. Leonard Spencer [D]

2026-02-12 - House - House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Commerce Committee
2026-02-16	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2026-02-16	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2026-02-16	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2026-02-13	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-13	House	CS Filed
2026-02-13	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-13	House	Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2026-02-12	House	Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2026-02-10	House	PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12	House	Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2026-01-07	House	Filed

S948 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Judiciary
H1049 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in State Affairs Committee
H803 (Similar To) 2026-05-07 - Chapter No. 2026-63
H399 (Similar To) 2026-03-30 - Chapter No. 2026-7
S208 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 399
S1234 (Similar To) 2026-03-05 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 803

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
125	022		Amended Code	See Bill Text
163	3254		Amended Code	See Bill Text
166	033		Amended Code	See Bill Text
177	071		Amended Code	See Bill Text
553	382		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1143
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1143/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1143/BillText/c1/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1143/Analyses/h1143.IAS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76541&IsPCB=1&BillId=83844