Florida SB 1342: Florida Statutes

Bill Text

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Transportation Infrastructure Land Development Regulations 
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Creating the “Transit-Oriented Development Act” for a specified purpose; requiring the governing body of a county or municipality to adopt an ordinance, and the governing body of a special district to adopt a resolution, establishing specified transit-oriented development (TOD) zones by a certain date; prohibiting a local government from imposing certain regulations in specified TOD zones; encouraging public transit providers and public agencies to develop land within specified TOD zones, etc. 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 1342 

 By the Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and 
 Economic Development; the Committee on Community Affairs; and 
 Senator Rouson 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to transportation infrastructure land 
 3 development regulations; amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; 
 4 revising the definition of the term “transit-oriented 
 5 development”; creating s. 163.32035, F.S.; creating 
 6 the “Transit-Oriented Development Act” for a specified 
 7 purpose; providing a short title; providing 
 8 legislative findings; defining terms; requiring the 
 9 governing body of a county or municipality to adopt an 
 10 ordinance, and the governing body of a special 
 11 district to adopt a resolution, establishing specified 
 12 transit-oriented development (TOD) zones by a certain 
 13 date; requiring that such TOD zones be incorporated 
 14 into the local government comprehensive plan and land 
 15 development regulations; requiring the governing body 
 16 of a county or municipality to adopt ordinances, and 
 17 the governing body of a special district to adopt 
 18 resolutions, establishing specified TOD zones for 
 19 permanent public transit stops that open for public 
 20 use or receive notices to proceed for construction 
 21 after a specified date; requiring a local government 
 22 to zone eligible lots within TOD zones for mixed use; 
 23 defining the terms “mixed use” and “commercial use”; 
 24 prohibiting a local government from imposing certain 
 25 regulations in specified TOD zones; prohibiting the 
 26 reduction or elimination of TOD zones after 
 27 establishment; encouraging public transit providers 
 28 and public agencies to develop land within specified 
 29 TOD zones; requiring that net proceeds from such 
 30 development be kept in a specified fund for certain 
 31 purposes; requiring that certain residential or 
 32 commercial development comply with certain laws and 
 33 regulations; providing construction; providing 
 34 severability; providing an effective date. 
 35 
 36 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 37 
 38 Section 1. Subsection (49) of section 163.3164, Florida 
 39 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 40 163.3164 Community Planning Act; definitions.—As used in 
 41 this act: 
 42 (49) “Transit-oriented development” or “TOD” means a 
 43 project or projects, in areas identified in a local government 
 44 comprehensive plan, that are is or will be served by existing or 
 45 planned transit service. These designated areas must allow shall 
 46 be compact, moderate to high density or intensity developments, 
 47 of mixed-use character which are, interconnected with other land 
 48 uses, bicycle and pedestrian friendly, and designed to support 
 49 or allow the use frequent transit service operating through, 
 50 collectively or separately, of any of the following: 
 51 (a) A bus rapid transit service as defined in s. 
 52 163.32035(3)(d). 
 53 (b) A commuter rail service as defined in s. 341.301. 
 54 (c) An intercity rail transportation system as defined in 
 55 s. 341.301. 
 56 (d) A fixed-guideway transportation system as defined in s. 
 57 341.031(2). 
 58 (e) A streetcar system. 
 59 (f) A bus system rail, fixed guideway, streetcar, or bus 
 60 systems on dedicated facilities or available roadway 
 61 connections. 
 62 Section 2. Section 163.32035, Florida Statutes, is created 
 63 to read: 
 64 163.32035 Transit-Oriented Development Act.—The Transit 
 65 Oriented Development Act is created to make homeownership, 
 66 renting, and leasing more affordable for the residents of this 
 67 state and reduce chronic traffic congestion for the residents of 
 68 this state, by increasing the supply of housing and allowing 
 69 more residential and commercial development near transit 
 70 infrastructure. 
 71 (1) This section may be cited as the “Transit-Oriented 
 72 Development Act” or the “TOD Act.” 
 73 (2) The Legislature finds that: 
 74 (a) The median price of homes in this state increased 
 75 steadily in the decade preceding 2026, rising at a greater rate 
 76 of increase than the median income in this state. 
 77 (b) There is a housing shortage in this state which has 
 78 caused the costs of homeownership, renting, and leas