New Housing Assistance for Mobile Home Owners
June 29, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently passed_both. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Signed.
Version history
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View official text →The Frame
Mobile home owners in participating counties and municipalities will gain access to new financial assistance programs for emergency repairs and monthly lot rent, funded through existing local housing assistance budgets.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
mobile home owners
They are eligible to receive financial assistance for lot rentals, home rehabilitation, and emergency repairs.
counties and eligible municipalities
They are required to update their local housing assistance plans and are authorized to distribute funds for mobile home support.
Current stage: passed_both.
Signed.
Summary
Key Facts
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Why It Matters
Mobile home owners in participating counties and municipalities will gain access to new financial assistance programs for emergency repairs and monthly lot rent, funded through existing local housing assistance budgets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for this assistance?
What can the funds be used for?
News Coverage
The rising cost of mobile home park living hits seniors hard
A Lee County attorney has determined that mobile home living is becoming financially unsustainable for many lower and middle-income seniors retiring in Florida.
Own a manufactured home' Here's how to qualify for Florida's new repair funding
A new Florida law, Senate Bill 594, has taken effect, creating a program to provide financial assistance for repairs to manufactured homes. This is part of a broader set of 140 new state laws that became active on Wednesday.
The rising cost of mobile home park living in the Sunshine State hitting seniors hard
Mobile home communities, historically a source of affordable housing for retired Floridians, are becoming increasingly expensive. This shift is driven by Florida's rapid population growth and an aging demographic that is living longer.
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Lobbying Activity
AARP
2026
“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
Voting Record
Passage, Third Reading
Total
117
Yes
110
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
7
Abstain
0
How they voted (117)
Angie Nixon
Democratic · yes
Michael Owen
Republican · yes
David Borrero
Republican · yes
Wallace Aristide
Democratic · yes
Bill Conerly
Republican · yes
Christine Hunschofsky
Democratic · yes
Gallop Franklin
Democratic · yes
Toby Overdorf
Republican · yes
Jon Albert
Republican · yes
Yvette Benarroch
Republican · yes
Lisa Dunkley
Democratic · yes
Susan Plasencia
Republican · not voting
Jose Alvarez
Democratic · yes
Kelly Skidmore
Democratic · yes
Adam Botana
Republican · yes
Linda Chaney
Republican · yes
Felicia Robinson
Democratic · not voting
Kaylee Tuck
Republican · yes
Brad Yeager
Republican · yes
Susan Valdés
Republican · yes
Randy Maggard
Republican · yes
Lawrence McClure
Republican · yes
Berny Jacques
Republican · yes
Traci Koster
Republican · yes
+ 93 more
Third Reading
Total
39
Yes
39
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (39)
Jonathan Martin
Republican · yes
Stan McClain
Republican · yes
Gayle Harrell
Republican · yes
Ileana Garcia
Republican · yes
Joe Gruters
Republican · yes
Jason Brodeur
Republican · yes
Don Gaetz
Republican · yes
LaVon Bracy Davis
Democratic · yes
Rosalind Osgood
Democratic · yes
Jay Trumbull
Republican · yes
Corey Simon
Republican · yes
Jennifer Bradley
Republican · yes
Lori Berman
Democratic · yes
Tina Polsky
Democratic · yes
Erin Grall
Republican · yes
Darryl Rouson
Democratic · yes
Ben Albritton
Republican · yes
Shev Jones
Democratic · yes
Jim Boyd
Republican · yes
Colleen Burton
Republican · yes
Barbara Sharief
Democratic · yes
Ralph Massullo
Republican · yes
Keith Truenow
Republican · yes
Kathleen Passidomo
Republican · yes
+ 15 more
Favorable
Total
22
Yes
22
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (22)
Bryan Ávila
Republican · yes
Jennifer Bradley
Republican · yes
Ed Hooper
Republican · yes
Rosalind Osgood
Democratic · yes
Ana Maria Rodriguez
Republican · yes
Ileana Garcia
Republican · yes
Danny Burgess
Republican · yes
Jonathan Martin
Republican · yes
Darryl Rouson
Democratic · yes
Corey Simon
Republican · yes
Nick DiCeglie
Republican · yes
Colleen Burton
Republican · yes
Jason Pizzo
Independent · yes
Don Gaetz
Republican · yes
Shev Jones
Democratic · yes
Kathleen Passidomo
Republican · yes
Erin Grall
Republican · yes
Tommy Wright
Republican · yes
Jim Boyd
Republican · yes
Lori Berman
Democratic · yes
Tracie Davis
Democratic · yes
Gayle Harrell
Republican · yes
Favorable
Total
14
Yes
14
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (14)
Tina Polsky
Democratic · yes
Debbie Mayfield
Republican · yes
Jonathan Martin
Republican · yes
Dave Smith
Republican · yes
Tom Leek
Republican · yes
Kristen Arrington
Democratic · yes
Nick DiCeglie
Republican · yes
Mack Bernard
Democratic · yes
Stan McClain
Republican · yes
LaVon Bracy Davis
Democratic · yes
Tommy Wright
Republican · yes
Bryan Ávila
Republican · yes
Keith Truenow
Republican · yes
Erin Grall
Republican · yes
Favorable
Total
8
Yes
8
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Expansion of Housing Assistance Scope
The bill explicitly shifts the focus of local housing assistance plans to include mobile home-specific strategies, moving beyond traditional brick-and-mortar housing support.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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