---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fraudulent Entry of Residential Dwellings"
description: "Fraudulent Entry of Residential Dwellings; Creates crime of fraudulent entry of residential dwelling unit; prohibits person from entering into & taking possession of residential dwelling unit under specified circumstances; provides criminal penalty; provides that fraudulent entry of residential dwelling unit is act of noncompliance for which landlord may terminate rental agreement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1293"
citation: "Florida HB 1293 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil practice and procedure"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-143"
primary_sponsors: ["Greco"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/816215a8-1161-4296-968d-f118fabbf07f"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1293/ByCategory"
source_hash: "32bd3a5f93bcca11fe5cf7f5a249356273581eaeb7e5dee700be5c4d586df011"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1293 (2026) — Fraudulent Entry of Residential Dwellings

Fraudulent Entry of Residential Dwellings; Creates crime of fraudulent entry of residential dwelling unit; prohibits person from entering into & taking possession of residential dwelling unit under specified circumstances; provides criminal penalty; provides that fraudulent entry of residential dwelling unit is act of noncompliance for which landlord may terminate rental agreement.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-143.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1293 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1293/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1293 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1293/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1293 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1293/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Criminal Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Greco — primary (person)
- Benarroch — cosponsor (person)
- Fabricio — cosponsor (person)
- Maggard — cosponsor (person)
- Plakon — cosponsor (person)
- Salzman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-08** Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2026-01-26** Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-28** Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-28** Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2026-01-28** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-01-28** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-28** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-01-29** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2026-01-30** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2026-02-03** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2026-02-03** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-02-03** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-05** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
- **2026-02-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-11** CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-12** In Messages
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-06** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-06** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1224
- **2026-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-06** In Messages
- **2026-03-06** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-06-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-12** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-12** Chapter No. 2026-143

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/816215a8-1161-4296-968d-f118fabbf07f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).