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FL H0685

Bill

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jose Alvarez

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Hotel-to-home Tax Credit Program" (s. 220.1851 and s. 420.50931, F.S.) to incentivize the redevelopment of hotels into residential housing
  • Authorizes a corporate tax credit of up to 9% of total project cost per year for a 5-year credit period, capped at the amount necessary to make the project feasible
  • Assigns the Florida Housing Finance Corporation responsibility for determining eligible projects, allocating tax credits, and preparing a Governor-approved annual plan with allocation guidelines
  • Allows tax credit recipients to transfer credits one time, with the Department of Revenue required to adopt rules governing such transfers
  • Requires allocation procedures to consider factors including application timeliness, project location, area housing need, economic feasibility, and speed of occupancy, with an effective date of July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Conversion of Hotels into Residential Housing

Last Action

Died in Ways & Means Committee

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means Committee2/26/2025

Full Bill Text

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