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1000 Friends urges fixes to SB 180 as session reaches midpoint
Summary
Advocates with 1000 Friends of Florida told attendees at a mid‑session webinar that Senate Bill 840 partially narrows the harmful land‑use provisions of SB 180 but does not fully restore local control; organizers urged members to keep pressure on legislators as deadlines loom.
At a webinar marking the midpoint of the 2026 legislative session, 1000 Friends of Florida urged continued action to blunt what speakers called sweeping preemptions in land‑use law enacted under Senate Bill 180 and to press for improvements being considered in Senate Bill 840.
"We are now at a halfway point in the 2026 regular session of the Florida legislature," Paul Owens, president of 1000 Friends of Florida, said in opening remarks, warning that delays in budget and bill drafting reduce time for negotiations and increase the risk that controversial provisions move without adequate review. "Whichever chamber is to blame, I won't be able to…
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