Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 14 D cosponsors

HB 1471 — Housing

Last action — Died in State Affairs Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Housing; Creates Department of Housing & Tenant Rights; provides requirements for rental agreements; prohibits landlords from requiring prospective tenants to pay certain fees; revises & specifies grounds for termination of rental agreement; authorizes tenants, mobile home owners, mobile home tenants, & mobile home occupants who are defendants in eviction proceedings to file motion with court to have records of such proceedings sealed & to have their names substituted on progress docket; requires landlord to give tenants opportunity to purchase dwelling unit or premises; prohibits landlord from evicting tenant or terminating rental agreement because tenant or tenant's minor child is victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; prohibits purchase of single-family homes for specified purpose; authorizes civil investigations & actions; authorizes award of certain relief; authorizes local governments & special districts to adopt specified impact fee; authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs; requires certain municipalities to develop & annually adopt community land bank plan; authorizes land banks to buy certain property for less than market value; requires land banks to offer qualified organizations right of first refusal to purchase certain property; provides that rental of certain homestead property does not constitute abandonment; creates Retail-to-residence Tax Credit Program & Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in State Affairs Committee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Now in State Affairs Committee

  4. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  5. Referred to Budget Committee

  6. Referred to Ways & Means Committee

  7. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  8. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  9. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (150)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1471 do?
Housing; Creates Department of Housing & Tenant Rights; provides requirements for rental agreements; prohibits landlords from requiring prospective tenants to pay certain fees; revises & specifies grounds for termination of rental agreement; authorizes tenants, mobile home owners, mobile home tenants, & mobile home occupants who are defendants in eviction proceedings to file motion with court to have records of such proceedings sealed & to have their names substituted on progress docket; requires landlord to give tenants opportunity to purchase dwelling unit or premises; prohibits landlord from evicting tenant or terminating rental agreement because tenant or tenant's minor child is victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; prohibits purchase of single-family homes for specified purpose; authorizes civil investigations & actions; authorizes award of certain relief; authorizes local governments & special districts to adopt specified impact fee; authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs; requires certain municipalities to develop & annually adopt community land bank plan; authorizes land banks to buy certain property for less than market value; requires land banks to offer qualified organizations right of first refusal to purchase certain property; provides that rental of certain homestead property does not constitute abandonment; creates Retail-to-residence Tax Credit Program & Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program.
Who sponsors HB 1471?
HB 1471 is sponsored by Spencer, Leonard (Democrat), Skidmore, Kelly (Democrat), Rosenwald, Mitch (Democrat), Robinson, Felicia Simone (Democrat), López, Johanna (Democrat), Joseph, Dotie (Democrat), Hinson, Yvonne Hayes (Democrat), Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" (Democrat), Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. (Democrat), Driskell, Fentrice (Democrat), Campbell, Daryl (Democrat), Bracy Davis, LaVon (Democrat), Bartleman, Robin (Democrat), and Harris, Jennifer "Rita" (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1471?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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