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Senator McLean explained the bill as an open‑government sunset review: \"SPB 7004 is an open government sunset review for a public records exemption relating to property photographs and personal identifying information of applicants or participants in disaster related housing assistance programs,\" and said the measure would repeal the exemption's sunset date so the exemption remains in statute. The exemption applies to records held by the Department of Commerce, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, counties, municipalities and local housing agencies, according to the committee explanation.

Committee members recorded no questions; there were no appearance forms for public testimony. Senator McLean moved that SPB 7004 be submitted as a committee bill; with no objection the motion was adopted and the committee took a roll call. The roll recorded affirmative votes by Senator Leake, Senator Osgood, Senator Pacidoma, Senator Sharif, Senator Trumbull, Vice Chair Senator Fine and Chair Senator McLean; the committee reported SPB 7004 favorably as a committee bill.

The sponsor described no appropriation requirement in committee and no amendments were offered. Because the measure is an open‑government sunset review, committee members and staff will follow committee procedures for any further drafting or fiscal analysis as the bill proceeds.

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\"In anticipation of Florida's first presidential library, we should roll out the welcome mat and offer the president maximum flexibility to construct this historic landmark here in Florida,\" Senator Broder said as he explained the measure, which would preempt municipalities and counties from regulating the establishment, maintenance, activities and operations of any presidential library in the state.

Committee members had no recorded questions or public testimony on the bill, and Senator Broder closed without debate. The committee then voted to report SB 118 favorably. The roll call recorded affirmative votes by Senator Leake, Senator Osgood, Senator Pacidoma, Senator Sharif, Senator Trumbull, Vice Chair Senator Fine and Chair Senator McLean; the measure was reported favorably and will move to the next committee tab.

The bill's text, as described in committee, shifts regulatory authority over presidential libraries to the state and defers substantive regulation to the federal government; committee discussion did not identify statutory citations or conditions tied to construction or local land‑use approvals.

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The measure, CS/SB 184, would require local governments to allow accessory dwelling units — sometimes called carriage houses or granny flats — on lots zoned for single-family residential use while exempting planned unit developments and master planned communities. Senator Gates said the bill \"requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, in any area zone for single family residential use,\" and emphasized the measure is intended as a private property–rights and supply-side strategy because \"100% of the costs of developing ADUs are paid for by the property owners.\"

Committee members questioned how the bill would interact with existing local rules. Senator Osgood asked about financing language that had appeared in earlier drafts; Gates said mezzanine financing language had been removed from the current amendment and would be studied separately. Gates also told the panel the bill \"ensures that the individual who owns the property or the family owns the property will not lose their homestead exemption because they build an ADU\" whether a family member occupies the unit or it is rented.

Senators pressed on implementation topics the bill leaves to local governments. On parking, Senator Fine asked what the measure would mean in jurisdictions that already struggle with on‑street parking; Gates said the bill prohibits local governments from using parking requirements \"for the sole purpose of excluding\" ADUs but otherwise leaves parking policy to local authorities. On appearance and design, Senator Leake asked whether the bill would override homeowners association covenants or local architectural standards; Gates said the bill would leave design and aesthetics to local governments, which could adopt preapproved designs or architectural standards for specific neighborhoods.

The bill was amended during committee. A primary amendment was adopted; an amendment-to-the-amendment (barcode 79,116) removed from the bill a prohibition that would have waived impact and mobility fees for ADUs, removed provisions relating to preapproved ADU designs and a reference to manufactured ADUs, and added a requirement that OPOGA study include an evaluation of tiny homes and mezzanine financing as potential tools to meet housing needs. Senator Gates described that change as moving some technical financing and tiny‑home considerations into the mandated study rather than embedding them in statute.

Public testimony included organizational support and comment: Zane Smith with AARP waived in support; Colton Medill of the Florida Chamber waved in support; Rebecca O'Hara of the Florida League of Cities supplied technical feedback, noting drafting approaches to address short‑term rental concerns and pointing out that current law already includes an attestation mechanism tied to affordability that may be strengthened in subsequent drafting. Rebecca O'Hara said it was \"great to hear Senator Gates understand the potential [short‑term rental] issue\" and advised further drafting work on fee parity and parking exemptions.

Following debate and adoption of amendments, the committee took a roll call on CS for SB 184. The roll recorded affirmative votes by Senator Leake, Senator Osgood, Senator Pacidoma, Senator Sharif, Senator Trumbull, Vice Chair Senator Fine, and Chair Senator McLean; the committee reported the bill favorably.

The vote advances the bill out of committee; Gates said she welcomes additional drafting suggestions from colleagues and expects to continue work to refine issues such as short‑term rental limits, lot‑size and design standards, and fee parity.

","The Senate Community Affairs Committee voted to report favorably CS/SB 184, sponsored by Senator Gates, which would require local governments to permit accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in single-family residential zones with limited exceptions and leave many implementation details to local governments.","actionData","errors"]

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