SB388
Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Jeremy McPike (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.
Allows for the administrative approval of development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or certain property tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and provides that zoning ordinances shall allow the by-right development and construction of housing on real property owned by such organizations, subject to various conditions ... (More) and limitations. The bill provides that the review of such developments be completed pursuant to general law and states that localities shall not require a special exception, special use permit, conditional use permit, rezoning, or any discretionary review or approval process. The bill requires that at least 60 percent of the housing development's total units be for affordable housing and that the housing development remain affordable for at least 30 years. The bill also provides that all such housing is subject to local real property taxation following completion, unless explicitly exempted by the locality. This bill incorporates SB 367 and has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2026. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105088D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Incorporates SB367 (Carroll Foy)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106860D-S1
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Local Government Substitute agreed to
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Amendments by Senator agreed to
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/17/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 02/20/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/20/2026 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/25/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/25/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/25/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/25/2026 - House: Passed House with amendments (61-Y 37-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment rejected by Senate
- 03/02/2026 - House: House insisted on amendments
- 03/02/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: McPike, Aird, Reeves
- 03/06/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/2026 - House: House Conferees: Cole, J.G., Helmer, Morefield
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 40-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB388ER)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
- 03/31/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
