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State Rep. Deborah Tendridge updates Greenacres on 2025 session, housing and outreach plans
Summary
Representative Deborah Tendridge (District 89) described committee assignments, a successful effort to designate International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida, funding wins and vetoes, and proposed language to limit mid-lease rent increases for affordable housing units; she also announced constituent workshops and youth engagement opportunities.
Representative Deborah Tendridge (District 89) addressed the Greenacres City Council on Aug. 4 to summarize the extended 2025 legislative session and to outline local priorities and outreach plans.
Tendridge, a freshman legislator, said she served on multiple committees during the 2025 session and described several bills she worked on or supported. She said one successful measure will allow the state to recognize International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. Tendridge also described a proposal she brought that would prevent mid-lease rent increases for designated affordable housing units by requiring contract language that limits rent changes to lease renewals. “My bill was actually going to block mid-lease rental increases for affordable housing units,” she said, and offered to provide model contract language that the city could adopt in developer agreements.
Tendridge noted a mix of wins and vetoes: she said roughly $2 million in projects were returned to the county and district and described a veto of a proposed 'Patriot Pass' program that would have let veterans ride public transit free. She discussed consumer- and nonprofit-focused items she worked on and said she and Rep. Gorwig are hosting community workshops, including an advocacy workshop on Aug. 27 to help nonprofit groups apply for state funding and a fentanyl-awareness event with Rep. Gorwig.
Tendridge also raised concerns about HB 1205, which she said would impose new bonds and criminal penalties on volunteers who collect petitions for citizen-led initiatives; she described the measure as making ballot initiatives more difficult for grassroots groups to pursue.
She closed by inviting Greenacres to share priorities for the next session and by describing youth-engagement plans, including a student bill program that will reserve a bill slot for a high school proposal.
Representative Tendridge’s office provided contact information for constituent services and upcoming events.
