Florida House Bill 1493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Removes preemption provisions relating to rent control; authorizes municipalities & counties to create community land bank programs & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes tax credit for certain projects; provides maximum value of such credit; authorizes FHFC to allocate tax credit among certain projects; requires certain agencies to provide report to Legislature relating to use of specified funds; requires DFS to adopt home resiliency grading scale with certain requirements; provides requirements for creation of certain program; establishes Innovation Mitigation Solutions Pilot Program within DFS; allows mortgage lenders & property insurers to submit certain proposals; authorizes DFS to waive or develop certain rules; creates Retail-to-residence Tax Credit Program & provides requirements for such program; creates Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program & provides requirements for such program; provides that certain actions are violation of Florida Antitrust Act of 1980; revises powers of consumer advocate appointed by CFO; specifies that failure to obey certain court orders may be punished as contempt; prohibits OIR from approving certain rate filings; prohibits certain business entities from purchasing, acquiring, or otherwise obtaining certain property & subsequently leasing or renting such property; requires certain property be listed for sale for specified timeframe; requires specified notice; authorizes civil actions by OAG.

Housing

Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Ways & Means Committee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-09	House	Filed

S1726 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Community Affairs
S30 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Banking and Insurance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
125	0103		Amended Code	See Bill Text
166	043		Amended Code	See Bill Text
166	0452		Amended Code	See Bill Text
215	55866		Amended Code	See Bill Text
215	55867		Amended Code	See Bill Text
220	1851		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	0005		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	50931		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	5312		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	9079		Amended Code	See Bill Text
542	21		Amended Code	See Bill Text
542	22		Amended Code	See Bill Text
542	25		Amended Code	See Bill Text
542	32		Amended Code	See Bill Text
542	37		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	0613		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	062		Amended Code	See Bill Text
692	041		Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	67		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1493
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1493/BillText/Filed/PDF