Overview

• Filed Monday in Leon County Circuit Court, the lawsuit by 25 jurisdictions seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against SB 180.
• The suit names state officials including Commerce Secretary Alex Kelly, Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, Revenue Executive Director Jim Zingale, and CFO Blaise Ingoglia.
• Plaintiffs argue the law violates the single-subject rule, carries an unclear title, conflicts with the Community Planning Act, imposes an unfunded mandate, and intrudes on home-rule authority.
• SB 180 applies in counties covered by federal disaster declarations for Hurricanes Debby, Helene, or Milton and their municipalities, retroactive to August 2024 and through October 2027, and it allows any person to trigger enforcement with a 14-day cure window.
• Cited impacts include the state’s rejection of 14 provisions in Orange County’s Vision 2050 plan, a revived lawsuit over the Sustanee subdivision, and Windermere pausing a tree-protection ordinance, while the bill’s sponsor says language clarifications may be considered.