Florida HB 1465: Restrictions on Local Government Regulations After a Hurricane

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HB 1465 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to restrictions on local government 2
regulations after a hurricane; amending s. 252.422, 3
F.S.; defining the terms "burdensome" and 4
"restrictive"; revising the circumstances under which 5
certain land use regulations may be enforced; removing 6
obsolete language; amending s. 28 of chapter 2025-190, 7
Laws of Florida; revising the circumstances under 8
which certain land use regulations may be enforced; 9
revising the persons authorized to bring specific 10
civil actions; requiring certain pending applications 11
be processed in a specified manner; providing 12
definitions; providing an effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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Section 1. Subsections (1), (3), and (5) of Section 17
252.422, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 18
252.422 Restrictions on county or municipal regulations 19
after a hurricane.— 20
(1) As used in this section, the term: 21
(a) "Burdensome" means an action proposed, adopted, or 22
enforced, including the interpretation of existing regulations 23
or inaction on pending applications, by a county or municipality 24
that decreases the allowable density, intensity, or floor area 25

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ratio on land, that decreases the amount of property available 26
to be developed, that has the effect of increasing an impact fee 27
exceeding 25 percent over a two-year period, or that restricts 28
or limits the use or future use of real property such that 29
negatively impacts the economic value of the property. 30
(b) "Impacted local government" means a county listed in a 31
federal disaster declaration located entirely or partially 32
within 100 miles of the track of a storm declared to be a 33
hurricane by the National Hurricane Center while the storm was 34
categorized as a hurricane or a municipality located within such 35
a county. 36
(c) "Restrictive" means an action proposed, adopted, or 37
enforced, including the interpretation of existing regulations, 38
by a county or municipality concerning the review, approval, or 39
issuance of a site plan, development permit, or development 40
order, to the extent that those terms are defined by s. 41
163.3164, or concerning policies or procedures relating to its 42
comprehensive plan or land development regulations, that 43
increases the time for such review, approval, or issuance, or 44
that creates additional reviews or applications, and includes 45
the inaction by a county or municipality that creates a delay in 46
such review, approval, or issuance. 47
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a comprehensive plan 48
amendment, land development regulation amendment, site plan, 49
development permit, or development order approved or adopted by 50

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an impacted local government before or after June 26, 2025, may 51
be enforced if: 52
(a) The associated application is initiated by a private 53
party other than the impacted local government and the property 54
that is the subject of the application is owned by the 55
initiating private party; 56
(b) The proposed comprehensive plan amendment was 57
submitted to reviewing agencies pursuant to s. 163.3184 before 58
landfall; or 59
(c) The proposed comprehensive plan amendment or land 60
development regulation is approved by the state land planning 61
agency pursuant to s. 380.05; 62
(d) The application is submitted by a county or 63
municipality for the purposes of being in compliance with s. 64
163.3191. Such amendment shall be limited in scope and 65
application, and shall only be enforced if the amendment is 66
necessary to be in compliance with changes in federal or state 67
law; or 68
(e) The application submitted by a county or municipality 69
substantially increases the allowable density and intensity of 70
property throughout the jurisdiction, implements a form based 71
code, and does not substantially restrict the development of 72
property outside an urban service area. 73
(5) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 74
Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct a study on actions taken 75

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by local governments after hurricanes which are related to 76
comprehensive plans, land development regulations, and 77
procedures for review, approval, or issuance of site plans, 78
permits, or development orders. The study must focus on the 79
impact that local governmental