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FL H1051
Bill
Status
Introduced
12/28/2023
Primary Sponsor
Infrastructure Strategies Committee
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AI Summary
- Prohibits governmental entities from adopting or enforcing legislation that inhibits construction of housing for "legally verified agricultural workers" on agricultural land operated as a bona fide farm, while allowing local governments to adopt less restrictive land use regulations
- Defines "legally verified agricultural worker" as a person lawfully present in the U.S., verified through Florida's E-Verify process (s. 448.095), and seasonally or annually employed in bona fide agricultural production, including migrant farmworkers and H-2A visa holders
- Establishes specific construction and siting criteria for housing sites, including a 35,000 square foot or 1.5% of property area cap on climate-controlled facilities, minimum 50-foot setbacks, minimum 250-foot distance from residentially zoned property, and screening requirements when within 500 feet of any property line
- Requires property owners to maintain records of all approved permits for migrant labor camps or residential migrant housing for at least 3 years beginning July 1, 2024, and mandates removal of living quarters within 180 days if the housing site is unused for more than 365 days or if the Department of Health permit is revoked
- Grandfathers housing sites constructed and in use before July 1, 2024, exempting them from the new requirements unless enlarged, remodeled, renovated, or rehabilitated, while still requiring ongoing maintenance and compliance with health and safety standards
Legislative Description
Housing for Agricultural Workers
Last Action
Laid on Table
3/4/2024
Committee Referrals
Infrastructure Strategies Committee2/7/2024
State Affairs1/26/2024
Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee1/9/2024
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