Bills

Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters; Prohibiting impacted local governments from enforcing certain moratoriums, requiring the repair or reconstruction of certain improvements to meet certain requirements, or enforcing changes to specified procedures; revising circumstances under which impacted local governments may enforce certain amendments, site plans, development permits, or d…

Penalties for Prostitution and Related Acts; Increases penalties for certain offenses.

Penalties for Prostitution and Related Acts; Revises penalties for certain offenses.

Advanced Wastewater Treatment; Requiring certain sewage disposal facilities to submit specified reports to the Department of Environmental Protection beginning on a specified date and annually thereafter; requiring the department, in consultation with water management districts and sewage disposal facilities, to submit specified reports to the Governor and Legislature beginning on a specified date and annually there…

Utility Services; Requiring that a new agreement, or an extension, renewal, or material amendment of an existing agreement, to provide certain utility services at retail be in writing; requiring that certain public meetings be held as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated a…

Utility Services; Requiring that certain public meetings be held as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; requiring municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by a specified date, and annually thereafter, to the Florida Publi…

Behavioral Health Intervention Services; Authorizing, contingent upon an appropriation, the state Medicaid plan to fund a demonstration pilot program in a specified region for specified purposes; authorizing Medicaid managed assistance providers to offer specified intervention services to certain participants under the pilot program; requiring the state Medicaid plain to consider certain factors when paying certain …

Required Instruction; Providing requirements for instruction on the study of Hispanic contributions to the United States, etc.

Biosolids Management; Prohibiting the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing or renewing a permit for certain biosolids land application sites if there is a permitted wastewater treatment facility that accepts septage for higher levels of treatment and which meets specified requirements, etc.

Booking Officer Duties Related to Minor Children of Arrested Persons; Requires booking officer to ask certain questions of arrested persons during booking process & take certain actions relating to arrested person's minor children.

Biosolids Management ; Prohibiting the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing or renewing a permit for certain biosolids land application sites if there is a permitted wastewater treatment facility that accepts septage for higher levels of treatment and which meets specified requirements, etc.

Charitable Giving; Prohibits charitable organization that accepts contribution pursuant to written donor-imposed restriction from violating terms of that restriction without potential penalty; authorizes donor, or donor's legal representative, to file complaint within specified timeframe if charitable organization violates donor-imposed restriction contained in endowment agreement; specifies venue where complaint ma…

Charitable Giving; Prohibiting a charitable organization that accepts a contribution pursuant to a written donor-imposed restriction from violating the terms of that restriction; requiring a charitable organization to notify a donor, or a donor’s legal representative, if it cannot fulfill a term in the endowment agreement and offer the donor, or the donor’s legal representative, an alternative solution that closely …

Housing; Citing this act as the “Real Affordable Housing Relief Act”; deleting provisions prohibiting municipalities, counties, or other entities of local government from adopting or maintaining certain laws relating to rent control; authorizing counties and municipalities to create community land bank programs for a certain purpose; providing requirements for the sale of certain property to land banks; providing co…

Homeowners’ Insurance Premium Discounts; Requiring residential property insurers to provide specified premium reductions for claim-free periods and mitigation improvements; prohibiting the use of storm-related claims to deny eligibility for a premium reduction; requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation to adopt rules relating to mitigation upgrades; prohibiting certain claims that are the result of an act of God …

Homeowner's Insurance Premium Reductions; Requires premium reductions to be applied to homeowners who maintain certain claim-free periods; provides requirements for such premium reductions; provides that homeowners who file major storm claims remain eligible for premium reductions; requires OIR to determine premium reduction schedules for such homeowners; prohibits homeowners' insurers from treating major storm clai…

Use of Driver License Information for Fraud Prevention; Authorizes DHSMV to provide state agencies & certain third parties with access to certain driver license information for specified purposes with licensee's consent; authorizes identity verification service providers to use DHSMV data under certain conditions; requires certain revenue be deposited into Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund; prohibits such provider…

Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity; Deleting a definition of the term “shield”; requiring the State Board of Education to ensure that Florida College System institutions are free from political influence and interference; granting specified rights to students of Florida College System institutions and state universities; granting specified rights to faculty, etc.

Licensure of Medical Spas; Creating the “Medical Spa Prescription Drug Oversight Act”; requiring medical spas to be licensed under certain circumstances; requiring the Board of Pharmacy to maintain a public database of licensed medical spas; providing that submission of an application for licensure by a medical spa constitutes permission for inspections; authorizing the board to investigate certain violations and im…

Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries; Authorizes use of specified funds deposited in Florida Forever Trust Fund for acquisition of lands which preserve certain historic cemeteries; subject to appropriation, authorizing use of additional funds for acquisition of such lands; requires state to be granted easement for ingress & egress to abandoned cemeteries on private lands for specified purposes; requires abandoned cemet…

Abandoned Cemeteries; Requiring the state to be granted an easement for ingress and egress to abandoned cemeteries on private property for specified purposes, etc.

Licensure of Medical Spas; Requires medical spas to be licensed; provides licensure requirements; requires Board of Pharmacy to maintain public database of licensed medical spas; provides database requirements; provides that medical spa is dispenser; prohibits medical spa from acquiring or receiving certain prescription medications; provides storage requirements for prescription medications & certain devices; requir…

Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need; Revising the conditions under which the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Nursing, respectively, are authorized to issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizing certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain ci…

Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need; Revises conditions under which Board of Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, & Board of Nursing, respectively, may issue temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need; authorizes certificateholders to continue primary care services after such areas lose their critical need designation under certain circumstances.

Tourist Development Taxes ; Removes provision requiring specified percentage of all tourist development tax revenues to be used to promote & advertise tourism.

Housing for Veterans; Establishes Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program in certain counties, subject to legislative appropriation; requires Florida Housing Finance Corporation, in consultation with other entities & persons, to oversee specified aspects of pilot program; provides responsibilities of corporation for pilot program; requires contracted program administrators to maintain certain …

Child Welfare; Deleting a provision exempting a judge subject to discipline under the State Constitution from criminal prosecution under certain circumstances; authorizing interested parties to file motions requesting emergency hearings to resolve certain custody or visitation disputes; requiring a court to give all parties to an emergency hearing certain notice; revising the definition of the term “domestic violenc…

Trust Fund/Creation/Vacancy Relief and Risk Mitigation Trust Fund/Florida Housing Finance Corporation; Creates Vacancy Relief & Risk Mitigation Trust Fund within Florida Housing Finance Corporation for specified purpose; authorizes any unexpended balance at specified time to revert & be reappropriated for certain purpose; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund.

Fees/Florida Public Service Commission; Increasing the maximum administrative fee that the Florida Public Service Commission may establish to carry out certain duties, etc.

Electric Utility 10-year Site Plans; Revising requirements for estimates included in the 10-year site plan; requiring the Florida Public Service Commission to issue a final order within a specified timeframe after receiving a proposed plan; authorizing the commission to reject such plan under certain circumstances; requiring electric utilities to submit a revised plan within a specified timeframe upon such rejection…

Blood Testing Required Following Civilian-involved Shootings; Requiring a civilian to submit to a test of his or her blood within a certain timeframe after an incident if he or she discharges a firearm within this state resulting in an injury or a death; specifying the procedure for the testing; specifying consequences for refusing to submit to testing, etc.

Trust Funds/Creation/Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund/Department of State; Creates Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund within Division of Historical Resources of DOS; provides purpose of trust fund; requires that moneys be deposited into trust fund & disbursed by division as provided in specified provision; requires that any balance at end of fiscal year remain in trust fund for specified purpose; provides for future revie…

Historic Cemeteries Program; Requires local governments to approve applications from historic African-American cemeteries to change land use category & zoning district of excess vacant land under certain conditions to allow development consistent & compatible with adjacent land uses.

Blood Testing Required Following Civilian-involved Shootings; Requires civilian to submit to test of his or her blood within certain timeframe after incident if he or she discharges firearm within this state resulting in injury or death; specifies procedure for testing; specifies consequences for refusing to submit to testing; provides for confidentiality & disclosure of test results; provides reporting requirements.

Documentary Stamp Tax Exemption; Removes the future repeal of documentary stamp tax exemption for certain notes & obligations connected to sale of alarm systems

Structure and Legislative Oversight of Executive Agencies; Providing that divisions, offices, bureaus, sections, and subsections in an executive department may be established only by specific statutory enactment; providing that certain appointments made by the Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation are subject to review and approval by the Legislature; providing that certain appointments made by the Secre…

Structure and Legislative Oversight of Executive Agencies; Provides that divisions or offices in executive department may be established only by specific statutory enactment; provides that certain appointments made by Secretary of Business & Professional Regulation are subject to review & approval by Legislature; provides that certain appointments made by Secretary of Transportation are subject to review & approval …

Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction; Provides & revises requirements for preplanned adoption agreements, surrogacy contracts, & informed consent; requires security background investigations of specified parties; requires donor banks, fertility clinics, & surrogacy agencies to be licensed or certified; requires certain entities & persons to develop best practice policies & submit such policies to specified entity; re…

Booking Officer Duties Related to Minor Children of Arrested Persons; Citing this act as the “Child Protection at Time of Parental Arrest Act”; requiring a booking officer to ask certain questions of arrested persons during the booking process and take certain actions related to the arrested person’s minor children, etc.

Housing; Removes preemption provisions relating to rent control; authorizes municipalities & counties to create community land bank programs & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes tax credit for certain projects; provides maximum value of such credit; authorizes FHFC to allocate tax credit among certain projects; requires certain agencies to provide report to Legislature relating to use of specified f…

Required Notice of Intent to Contact a Victim; Requiring specified persons acting on behalf of a criminal defendant to file a specified notice within a specified timeframe before contacting a victim in a criminal proceeding for a specified purpose; requiring that such notice be filed on a standard form developed by the state attorney in each judicial circuit, etc.

Trust Funds/Creation/Florida Health Plan; Creates Florida Health Fund for Florida Health Plan; provides for administration of fund; provides for sources of funds & purpose; requires claims for health care services to be made to fund; provides for disbursement from fund; provides for accounts in fund; requires moneys received by fund to be paid to specified person; prohibits such person from commingling funds with ot…

Medical Debt Protection and Comprehensive Health Care for Residents; Requires large health care facilities to develop written financial assistance policies; provides financial assistance eligibility criteria; provides billing & collections rules & prohibitions; prohibits information relating to medical debt from being included in consumer reports, communicated with & reported to consumer reporting agencies, & used f…

Instruction on Reproductive Health; Requiring that certain materials used to teach reproductive health be approved annually by a district school board in an open, noticed meeting, rather than the Department of Education, etc.

Workforce Notice Requirements; Authorizes employer to post specified notices on Internet in manner that is accessible to employer's employees; authorizes employer to post specified notices on Internet in manner that is accessible to employer's employees & general public.

Insurance Coverage for Breast Cancer Screening; Requiring that certain health insurance policies issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after a specified date provide specified minimum coverage for breast cancer screening and diagnosis; requiring that certain health insurance policies issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after a specified date provide specified minimum coverage for breast cancer screen…

Coverage for Mammograms and Supplemental Breast Cancer Screenings; Requires AHCA to provide coverage for yearly mammograms & yearly supplemental breast cancer screenings for certain women; revises coverages for mammograms under certain individual accident & health insurance policies, group, blanket, & franchise accident & health insurance policies, & health maintenance contracts; requires coverages for supplemental …

Reporting the Receipt of Gifts or Honoraria; Provides that all annual reports shall be filed with Commission on Ethics by specified date.

My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program; Revises eligibility requirements for My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program; requires DFS to adopt rules to verify household income; authorizes condominiums with mixed-income occupancies to participate in pilot program; requires application for mitigation grant to include documentation to verify household income; limits award of grant funds; requires association to compl…

Florida Museum of History; Requiring that each Florida Museum of History be owned, managed, and operated by a certain entity; creating the Florida Museum of History Advisory Committee within the Department of State for a certain purpose; requiring specified county commissions and local entities to create Florida Museum of History Boards; requiring the Legislature to provide specified funds to certain entities to con…