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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1020: Regulation of Chickees

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1020 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Regulation of Chickees. Primary sponsor: Keith Truenow (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 929 (Ch. 2026-55).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Regulation of Chickees; Defining the term “chickee”; prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from enacting ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent construction of chickees under certain circumstances or that are more restrictive than federal floodplain management regulations; providing that later incorporation of certain features into an existing chickee requires a permit; providing criminal penalties for persons who are not members of specific tribes and who construct chickees in an attempt to circumvent the Florida Building Code, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Keith TruenowPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 929 (Ch. 2026-55)
  2. Now in Regulated Industries
  3. Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  4. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  5. Introduced
  6. Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source