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The Alliance has created this Policy Watch page to help you keep track of public policies that may have impacts in your communities. We will update this page on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. We also provide links to other organizations tracking policy so you can stay abreast of activities. These sites are being updated regularly so check back often.

If immediate action on an issue is required, watch your email for an alert from us.

Federal Updates

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act – became law on July 11, marking the first major bipartisan housing package to become law since the 1990s. The bill removes barriers to housing production by updating zoning and permitting practices, streamlining environmental reviews, expanding development tools, and modernizing federal housing programs such as HOME. Although the law is now in effect, many of its provisions cannot move forward until federal agencies complete additional work. HUD, USDA, Treasury, FHFA, CFPB, and other agencies must develop regulations, issue guidance, establish grant programs, and carry out other implementation activities before many of the changes become available. For that reason, the next two years will be just as important as the legislation itself. We’ll keep you posted as it unfolds.

The bill aims to increase housing supply, reduce development barriers, and expand homeownership opportunities, but provides little public money for housing development. The legislation would:

  • reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnership Program with a 15% set-aside for Community Housing Development Organizations;
  • streamline federal regulatory processes, including land, permitting, and environmental reviews;
  • redefine manufactured housing, making it faster and cheaper to build;
  • relax banking and regulatory provisions that limit investments in housing and community development;
  • provide federal incentives for states and localities to zone more densely and speed up development timelines;
  • make reforms to the Housing Counseling and Financial Literacy Programs creating a new, dedicated funding source that reflects the true cost of housing counseling available on an ongoing basis.

See here for details. You might want to thank your members of Congress – the National Low Income Housing Coalition makes it easy to do.

Read the Housing Action Lab blog from FHC to see what implementation might look like for Florida.

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Florida Updates

 Proposed Property Tax Amendment - On November 3, 2026, Florida voters will decide whether to approve a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand the state's homestead exemption for owner-occupied properties. The Florida Nonprofit Alliance is following this closely and has created a number of useful tools you can use to educate yourself and community about the proposal.

  • FNA Nonprofit Impact Survey -will collect data and stories about how the proposed changes to property taxes will affect nonprofit organizations. The survey is open until July 31 – please complete it today!
  • Resource Center web page - full of information about the amendment and how it will affect nonprofits
  • Resources for Nonprofits web page - don't miss the Discussion Guide to help your organization decide how to engage on the ballot measure,
  • Webinar Recording - if you couldn't join us live for yesterday's What Nonprofits Need to Know about Property Tax webinar, view the recording here.
  • Resources from the Association of counties are available here.
  • Lawsuits Filed - Three lawsuits have been filed in Leon County over the last month - the first by a group called "Save Our Voters from Misleading Ballot Language, Inc."; the second by former South Miami mayor Philip K. Stoddard, and the third by former state Senator Jeff Brandes and former U.S. Representative Al Lawson against the state of Florida, saying the title and summary of the amendment language for the ballot misleads voters and should be revised. A hearing is scheduled for July 29th, and it is likely that the three cases will be combined. If the judge rules in favor of the plaintiffs, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier would be required to rewrite the language before mail-in ballots are sent out for the November 3rd election.

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