Overview

• The advocacy group and Orange County resident Rachel Hildebrand filed their challenge Tuesday in Leon County Circuit Court, seeking to invalidate SB 180.
• SB 180, signed in June, bars cities and counties from adopting “more restrictive or burdensome” land-use and zoning measures through Oct. 1, 2027, retroactive to Aug. 1, 2024.
• The complaint alleges the law violates the single-subject rule, is arbitrary and capricious, is unconstitutionally vague, and infringes due-process and natural-resources protections.
• FloridaCommerce has used the law to declare local growth-plan changes null and void, including Orange County’s July 28 amendments and St. Johns County’s plan flagged Sept. 26, with Ocoee pursuing an administrative challenge.
• This filing follows a separate lawsuit last week by 25 local governments, and the bill’s sponsor has suggested potential clarifications may be considered in the 2026 session.