Florida HB 1143: Immunity of Motor Vehicle Dealer Leasing and Rental Affiliates

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CS/HB 1143 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to local government land development 2
regulations and orders; amending ss. 125.022 and 3
166.033, F.S.; providing applicability; requiring 4
certain counties and municipalities, respectively, to 5
follow certain application procedures for applications 6
for certain development permits and development 7
orders; creating s. 163.3254, F.S.; creating the 8
"Florida Starter Homes Act" for a specified purpose; 9
providing a short title; providing legislative 10
findings; providing definitions; prohibiting local 11
governments from imposing certain regulations if a 12
residential lot is connected to a public water system 13
and a sewerage system; requiring that regulations 14
imposed by a local government allow residential lots 15
to front or abut a shared space instead of a public 16
right-of-way; prohibiting a local government from 17
imposing regulations that require more than a certain 18
minimum number of parking spaces for specified 19
residential lots; prohibiting a local government from 20
imposing certain regulations on residential lots that 21
contain historic property; providing exceptions; 22
requiring that local government regulations include a 23
certain process; requiring off-site constructed 24
residential dwellings to be allowed in certain 25

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circumstances; prohibiting a local government from 26
adopting or enforcing certain regulations; providing 27
construction; prohibiting a local government from 28
treating off-site constructed residential dwellings 29
differently than factory-built buildings based on 30
certain circumstances; authorizing a local government 31
to adopt compatibility standards that are limited to 32
certain architectural features; requiring the approval 33
of a lot split under certain circumstances; limiting 34
the criteria that may be required by local governments 35
for applications for and approvals of lot splits; 36
establishing an application process for development 37
applications for residential lots; requiring a local 38
government to process such applications in a certain 39
manner within certain timeframes; authorizing an 40
applicant to request, and requiring the local 41
government to grant certain extensions; prohibiting a 42
local government from imposing, or from requiring an 43
applicant to request, such an extension; providing 44
that certain applications are deemed approved under 45
certain circumstances; requiring a local government to 46
issue to an applicant a refund of the application fee 47
under certain circumstances; providing construction; 48
providing that certain local government regulations 49
are void and unenforceable to a specified extent; 50

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amending s. 177.071, F.S.; providing applicability; 51
requiring an administrative authority to follow 52
certain application procedures for applications for 53
certain plats and replats; amending s. 553.382, F.S.; 54
authorizing the placement of a residential 55
manufactured building on any lot in a recreational 56
vehicle park; conforming a provision to changes made 57
by the act; providing an effective date. 58
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 60
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Section 1. Subsection (10) is added to section 125.022, 62
Florida Statutes, to read: 63
125.022 Development permits and orders.— 64
(10) Subsections (2), (3), and (4) do not apply to a 65
county with a population density of more than 500 persons per 66
square mile, calculated according to the most recent decennial 67
census, for an application for approval of a development permit 68
or development order for one or more residential lots as defined 69
in s. 163.3254(3). For such application, such a county must 70
follow the application procedures established in s. 163.3254(8). 71
Section 2. Subsection (10) is added to section 166.033, 72
Florida Statutes, to read: 73
166.033 Development permits and orders.— 74
(10) Subsections (2), (3), and (4) do not apply to a 75

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municipality in a county with a population density of more than 76
500 persons per square mile, calculated according to the most 77
recent decennial census, for an application for approval of a 78
development permit or development order for one or more 79
residential lots as defined in s. 163.3254(3). For such 80
application, such a municipality must foll