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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 840: Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters

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 840 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters. Primary sponsor: Nick DiCeglie (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee.

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.

Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters; Prohibiting impacted local governments from enforcing certain moratoriums, requiring the repair or reconstruction of certain improvements to meet certain requirements, or enforcing changes to specified procedures; revising circumstances under which impacted local governments may enforce certain amendments, site plans, development permits, or development orders; deleting provisions related to filing suit against an impacted local government for injunctive relief, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nick DiCegliePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Don GaetzCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Debbie MayfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“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 Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  5. In Messages
  6. Immediately certified
  7. Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  11. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  12. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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