Sadowski Coalition Praises Governor DeSantis for Signing Live Local Act
The Sadowski Coalition – a nonpartisan collection of 42 statewide organizations – today released the following statement, attributed to Mark Hendrickson, facilitator of the Sadowski Coalition and executive director of the Florida Association of Local Housing Finance Authorities, on the conclusion of the 2023 Legislative Session.
“Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and House Speaker Paul Renner, this legislative session will long be celebrated as having the biggest impact on housing in our state in more than three decades.
“The transformational Live Local Act, the high level of funding it maintains in the state budget for Florida’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) and State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) programs, and the additional funding it provides for SAIL, will undoubtedly help increase attainable and affordable housing options for Floridians of all income levels and all stages of life throughout the state.
“On behalf of the Sadowski Coalition and the large, diverse collection of business and industry groups, local governments, non-profits, and faith-based organizations it represents, I want to thank the Governor and Legislature for their historic efforts this session to help address Florida’s backlog of affordable, attainable and workforce housing.”
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Sadowski Coalition Praises Governor DeSantis for Signing Live Local Act
The Sadowski Coalition – a nonpartisan collection of 42 statewide organizations – today released the following statement, attributed to Mark Hendrickson, Facilitator of the Sadowski Coalition and Executive Director of the Florida Association of Local Housing Finance Authorities, on Governor Ron DeSantis signing the Live Local Act. The Live Local Act, a priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, sponsored by Senator Alexis Calatayud in the Senate and Representative Demi Busatta Cabrera in the House, will help to address Florida’s backlog of affordable, attainable and workforce housing in the state.
“Governor Ron DeSantis has long been a supporter of affordable, attainable and workforce housing. Today, he continued to stand in support of housing – and for Floridians throughout the state – by signing the transformative Live Local Act.
“The Sadowski Coalition is a large, diverse group that may not agree on very many things except that they come together to support affordable housing funding, and on the behalf of these groups, we strongly support this legislation and the significant and positive impacts it will have on housing in the state.
“I want to recognize Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, who made housing her priority and created a comprehensive legislative product that will have the biggest impact on housing since the Sadowski Act was signed in 1992, and House Speaker Paul Renner, who has supported this needed legislation and worked in tandem with the Senate President.
“I also want to thank both of the bill sponsors – Senator Alexis Calatayud and Representative Demi Busatta Cabrera – who worked tirelessly to advocate for and champion the Live Local Act in their respective chambers, shepherding the Live Local Act to its ultimate passage.
“This is a historic day. Today, our state leaders are bookending this transformational piece of legislation to the Sadowski Act. Thank you, Governor DeSantis, for signing this critical legislation into law.”
The Live Local Act maintains the high level of funding for Florida’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) and State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) programs, and it provides additional funding for SAIL. It also specifies local strategies to help increase attainable and affordable housing options – for Floridians of all income levels and all stages of life – throughout the state.
2023 Legislative Session
$402.685 million is currently available for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Sadowski Housing Trust Funds for Florida’s State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) and State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) programs. This funding is a permanent source of dedicated, recurring revenue for affordable housing. Governor Ron DeSantis has included this full funding level in his budget recommendations for FY 2023-24.
In addition to this funding, the coalition supports Senate Bill 102 and House Bill 627, the “Live Local Act,” a priority of Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo that is sponsored by Senator Alexis Calatayud and Representative Demi Busatta Cabrera respectively. The legislation is designed to increase the availability of attainable and affordable housing options.https://sadowskicoalition.org/
In addition to maintaining the statutory language that prohibits sweeping the Sadowski Housing Trust Funds to general revenue, SB 102 and HB 627 provide $1.5 billion over 10 years for new rental units by transferring up to $150 million a year in documentary stamp tax revenue to the SAIL Program.
The Sadowski Housing Coalition
is a nonpartisan collection of over 40 diverse statewide organizations that initially came together in 1991 to obtain a dedicated revenue source for Florida’s affordable housing programs.
The coalition is collectively focused on the protection and enhancement of the funding from the Sadowski Housing Trust Funds, and the programs that it funds, SHIP and SAIL, which are pivotal to the success of affordable housing in Florida. The coalition believes that this funding is the floor, not the ceiling, for affordable housing. While additional funding for housing programs or projects outside SHIP or SAIL to help alleviate Florida’s deficit of housing is welcome, it needs to come from sources other than the Sadowski Housing Trust Funds.
Current Funding and Estimates of Future Local Impact:
NEW Projected SHIP Estimates for FY 2023-24
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Full Funding Recieved for FY 2022-23
During the regular Session of 2021, landmark legislation was passed that put an end to the sweeps of the Sadowski Trust Fund. SB 2512 guaranteed that a percentage of doc stamp funds generated from the sale of homes in Florida will be set aside for affordable housing and be a permanent source of dedicated, recurring revenue. This resulted in full funding received for FY 2022-23.
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