{"id":50,"date":"2026-11-03T17:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/projects\/2026-advocacy\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:38:39","slug":"2026-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/projects\/2026-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy in action"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-intro\"><div class=\"wrap\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">2026 SESSION REPORT<\/p><h1>Advocacy in action<\/h1><p class=\"lede\">Taking the industry\u2019s perspective to Tallahassee.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"section wrap initiative-detail\"><div class=\"initiative-story\"><div class=\"story-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/assets\/images\/florida-home.jpg\" alt=\"Residential architectural context\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Industry context<\/span><\/div><section><h2>Member participation<\/h2><p>In its report following the 2026 regular legislative session, FHBA stated that 200 members traveled to Tallahassee to meet legislators or testify on a bill. This is a reported participation figure, not a count of homes built or projects completed.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Issues addressed<\/h2><p>The report highlighted permitting and inspections, septic permitting, impact fees, stormwater treatment, and contractor qualifications. These subjects reflect the practical regulatory conditions facing building businesses.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Work across the session<\/h2><p>FHBA described engagement by its advocacy team, members, and Governmental Affairs Committee with lawmakers and other stakeholders.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Reading the results responsibly<\/h2><p>The report described several measures at the legislative-passage stage, before final gubernatorial action. This page records the association\u2019s reported work; it does not state that those measures are current law or provide project-specific legal advice.<\/p><\/section><div class=\"story-next\"><a href=\"\/projects\/\" class=\"text-link\">\u2190 All projects &#038; initiatives<\/a><a href=\"\/membership\/\" class=\"text-link\">Explore membership \u2197<\/a><\/div><\/div><aside class=\"initiative-sidebar\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">EXPLORE OUR WORK<\/p><a href=\"\/projects\/411-code\/\" class=\"\">411 Code<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/sebc\/\" class=\"\">Southeast Building Conference<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/bex\/\" class=\"\">Builder &#038; Exhibitor Exchange<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/young-professionals\/\" class=\"\">Young Building Professionals<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/workforce\/\" class=\"\">Investing in construction careers<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/2026-advocacy\/\" class=\"active\">Advocacy in action<\/a><a href=\"\/projects\/industry-recognition\/\" class=\"\">Industry awards<\/a><div class=\"source-note\"><strong>Published information<\/strong><p>FHBA \u00b7 2026 Legislative Wins, post-session report.<\/p><p>Reviewed October 16, 2026.<\/p><\/div><\/aside><\/section><section class=\"cta\"><div class=\"wrap cta-inner\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE<\/p><h2>Build your business.<br>Strengthen your industry.<\/h2><\/div><a href=\"\/membership\/\" class=\"button light\">Find your membership <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 SESSION REPORT Advocacy in action Taking the industry\u2019s perspective to Tallahassee. Industry context Member participation In its report following the 2026 regular legislative session, FHBA stated that 200 members traveled to Tallahassee to meet legislators or testify on a bill. This is a reported participation figure, not a count of homes built or projects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":44,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donation.fhba.site\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}