Bills

Disability Provisions for Firefighters and Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers; Defining the terms “employing agency” and “heart disease”; providing that a certain previously conducted physical examination satisfies a requirement for a presumption; authorizing law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional probation officers, under a specified condition, to use a physical examination from a …

Comprehensive Health Care for Residents; Creating the “Florida Health Plan”; authorizing the Florida Health Board to establish certain financial arrangements with other states and foreign countries under certain circumstances; prohibiting cost-sharing requirements from being imposed on enrollees; providing that defaults, underpayments, and late payments of certain obligations result in certain remedies and penalties…

Small Employer Health Insurance; Deleting and revising definitions; deleting provisions relating to the creation of the Florida Small Employer Health Reinsurance Program, etc.

Roofing Material Restrictions for Homeowners’ Associations; Revising the prohibition on the adoption of certain covenants, rules, or guidelines by a homeowners’ association or a specified committee of an association to include a prohibition on requiring specific types of materials for the building or rebuilding of a roof if the built or rebuilt roof meets certain criteria and standards; revising the prohibited claus…

Nursing Licensure; Revising information that the Board of Nursing must publish on its website with respect to approved nursing education programs; providing for provisional licensure of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses; establishing that provisional licensees may practice only under direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, as applicable, etc.

Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act; Revising the services required to be provided by regional consortium service organizations under certain circumstances; creating the Regional Consortia Service Organization Supplemental Services Program; establishing the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators (RIPE) Program within the Department of Education for a specified purpose; authorizing the Agency fo…

Attorney Fees and Costs for Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Benefits; Providing that prevailing parties in suits by certain health care providers for overdue medical benefits under motor vehicle personal injury protection policies are entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs, etc.

Public Records Requests Made to Law Enforcement Officers; Prohibiting law enforcement officers from accepting and processing public records requests while engaged in certain activities; providing that a law enforcement officer makes a certain determination; requiring that a law enforcement officer verbally inform an individual of certain information; providing criminal penalties for individuals who knowingly and wil…

Dangerous Crimes; Citing this act as “Missy’s Law”; requiring a court to remand to custody immediately a person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, a dangerous crime; requiring such person to remain in custody pending sentencing without the possibility of release on bond, etc.

Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures; Prohibits person from knowingly aiding or abetting health care practitioner to participate in specified violation; authorizes Attorney General to conduct investigation & bring civil action against health care practitioner or other person; provides for damages, injunctive relief, & civil penalties; provides that any damages collected shall accrue to injured mi…

Dangerous Crimes; Requires court to remand person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, dangerous crime to custody immediately; requires such person to remain in custody pending sentencing without possibility of release on bond; revising definition of "dangerous crime."

Alternative Plans Review and Building Inspection; Deleting a provision authorizing a local government to charge an administrative fee when an owner or contractor retains a private provider for purposes of plans review or building inspection services, etc.

Expenditure of Public Funds by Local Governments; Prohibits local governments from expending public funds for specified purposes; prohibits acceptance of public funds from local governments for lobbying; authorizes filing of complaints with Commission on Ethics alleging violations; requires commission to investigate & provide report of its findings to certain entities; requires commission to adopt rules.

Florida Retirement Savings Task Force; Citing this act as the “Florida Retirement Savings Task Force Act”; creating the Florida Retirement Savings Task Force adjunct to the Department of Commerce; requiring the department to provide administrative, technical, and staff support to the task force; providing that members serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel reimbursement; authorizing the t…

Florida Commission on Human Relations; Deleting the requirement that the Florida Commission on Human Relations send certain information to certain persons by registered mail, etc.

Taxation of First-time Buyers; Specifying that documentary stamp taxes do not apply to deeds, transfers, or conveyances of residential property to first-time homebuyers; defining the term “first-time homebuyer”; specifying that documentary stamp taxes do not apply to certain documents executed by a first-time homebuyer in connection with the purchase of a principal residence, etc.

Autonomous Practice by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist; Revises staff membership & clinical privileges for certain certified registered nurse anesthetists; authorizes certain certified registered nurse anesthetists to perform specified acts; revises practice requirements for autonomous advanced practice registered nurses; authorizes autonomous advanced practice registered nurses to perform certain acts.

Department of Health; Revising requirements for department approval of qualified physicians and medical directors of medical marijuana treatment centers; prohibiting medical marijuana treatment center cultivating, processing, or dispensing facilities from being located within a specified distance of parks, child care facilities, or facilities providing early learning services; creating the Neurofibromatosis Disease …

Observance of Veterans’ Day by K-12 Schools; Requiring school districts to observe Veterans’ Day as a school holiday, etc.

Certificate of Title Application Requirements; Includes certain proof of identification & residency in requirements for certificate of title applications.

Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices; Increasing the minimum age requirements relating to the use of helmets for electric personal assistive mobility devices, etc.

Public Records/Legal Assistants/Office of the Public Defender/Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel ; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current legal assistants employed by the office of the public defender and the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel and the personal identifying and…

Animal Cruelty; Providing that failure to report suspected animal cruelty is grounds for certain disciplinary actions; requiring that a veterinarian, veterinary technician, or other animal treatment provider employee who makes a good faith report of animal cruelty to certain officials be held harmless from certain liability, disciplinary action, and retaliation; providing penalties for certain veterinarians, veterin…

Notice of Restoration of Voting Rights Information on Sentencing Scoresheets; Specifies information to be provided on sentencing scoresheets concerning restoration of voting rights; requires that scoresheet be provided to defendant before sentence is imposed.

Fraternal Order of Police License Plate; Deleting a restriction on who may be issued the Fraternal Order of Police license plate; revising the distribution and use of annual use fees collected from sales of the Fraternal Order of Police license plate, etc.

Out-of-home Placement Providers and Treatment Facilities; Requires DCF, DOH, APD, & AHCA to provide certain data to community-based care lead agencies on specified schedule; requires OPPAGA to conduct analysis of this state's capacity to care for high acuity children in out-of-home placements & treatment facilities; specifies requirements for analysis; requires office to submit to Legislature, by specified dates, in…

Trust Funds/Tariffs Result in Untimely Money Problems (TRUMP); Creating the Tariffs Result in Untimely Money Problems (TRUMP) Trust Fund; providing for funding of the trust fund; providing for future review and termination of the trust fund, etc.

Pub. Rec./Civilian Contractors and Government Employees; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain current & former civilian contractors & government employees & their spouses & dependents; provides for retroactive application; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs; Amending a provision relating to the missing persons with special needs statewide project; providing that the project is created through the centers for autism and related disabilities; requiring that participants for the project be selected based on certain criteria, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000

Information Technology; Providing for a type two transfer of the duties and functions of the Florida Digital Service from the Department of Management Services to the Division of Integrated Government Innovation and Technology; creating the Division of Integrated Government Innovation and Technology (DIGIT) within the Executive Office of the Governor; requiring DIGIT to operate as the state enterprise organization f…

Public Nuisance Abatement; Revises provisions relating to assessment & collection of fines for public nuisances; removes limit on total amount of fines that may be imposed on public nuisance.

Land and Water Management; Prohibits counties & municipalities from adopting laws, regulations, rules, policies, or ordinances that prohibit adjacent upland activities that are outside certain wetland buffers; repeals provisions relating to land management review teams.

Music Therapy; Creating the Music Therapy Advisory Committee within the Department of Health for a specified purpose; authorizing the committee to facilitate the development of certain materials and act as a facilitator of statewide dissemination of information between certain entities; requiring the department to issue a license to practice as a professional music therapist to applicants meeting specified criteria;…

Public Nuisances; Revising the list of places that may be declared a public nuisance to include the site of a gambling house; revising provisions relating to the assessment and collection of fines for public nuisances; deleting a limit on the total amount of fines that may be imposed on a public nuisance, etc.

Farm Equipment; Authorizes consumer to report farm equipment that is defective & does not conform to specified warranties to manufacturer or its authorized service agent; requires manufacturer or its authorized agent to make repairs to conform farm equipment to warranty at no cost to consumer; requires manufacturer or its authorized agent to replace or accept return of defective farm equipment; authorizes extension …

Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights; Prohibiting a governmental entity from extending or renewing a contract with specified entities, beginning on a specified date; prohibiting a local governmental entity from taking certain actions relating to contracting with an entity to provide artificial intelligence technology, software, or products unless certain requirements are met, beginning on a specified date; prohibi…

Manufacturing; Revises duties of Department of Commerce; establishes Chief Manufacturing Officer among senior leadership of department for specified purpose; provides that Chief Manufacturing Officer is appointed by and serves at pleasure of Secretary of Commerce; provides duties of Chief Manufacturing Officer; requires all state and local governmental entities to assist Chief Manufacturing Officer within certain co…

Discrimination in Education; Requiring each district school board to designate a Title VI coordinator; authorizing a person alleging discrimination to file a complaint with the district school superintendent or the Title VI coordinator; authorizing a parent or guardian to submit a complaint on behalf of a minor child; requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to designate a Title VI coor…

Incentive Gain-time; Authorizes award of incentive gain-time for attaining vocational certificates & completing educational or rehabilitation programs; authorizes award of incentive gain-time for participation in vocational or workforce preparedness programs; authorizes award of incentive gain-time for using time constructively & diligent commitment to rehabilitation; requires that inmates serve minimum of 65 percen…

Department of Financial Services; Establishing the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight within the Department of Financial Services; requiring local governments to notify the agency after authorizing specified referenda; deleting a requirement that a specified hotline be operated for a certain amount of time each day; requiring specified employees to take a certain training annually; requiring that certain employees …

Contracting; Providing minimum penalties for certain unlawful actions, etc.

Repair of Mobility Devices; Requires original equipment manufacturers to make available documentation, embedded software, firmware, parts, & tools required to service mobility devices & parts of such devices; requires original equipment manufacturers of mobility devices with electronic security locks to make available any special documentation, embedded software, firmware, parts, & tools required to access & reset l…

Leave for Living Organ Donation; Defines "living organ donor"; requires state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed specified number of days, to allow employee to serve as living organ donor; specifies that such leave is in addition to other leave authorized by law; defines "employer" and "living organ donor"; requires certain employers to grant unpaid leave of absence to allow employee to serve as l…

Farm Equipment; Authorizing a consumer to report farm equipment that is defective and does not conform to specified warranties to the manufacturer or its authorized service agent during a specified timeframe to allow the manufacturer or its authorized agent to conform such farm equipment to such warranty; requiring the manufacturer or its authorized agent to make such repairs to conform the farm equipment to the war…

Student Elopement; Requiring public schools to create a School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team and a school elopement plan; providing requirements for the plan; providing for membership and responsibilities of the SAFE Team; requiring the SAFE Team to create student-specific elopement quick reference guides for certain students, etc.

Student Elopement ; Requires public schools to create School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team & school elopement plan; provides requirements for SAFE Teams, elopement plans, & schools.

Criminal Rehabilitation; Specifies to rehabilitate offender to transition back to community successfully is one of primary purposes of sentencing; reduces minimum sentence that must be served by defendant from 85 percent of sentence to 72 percent; revises provisions concerning gain-time to provide for outstanding deed gain-time, good behavior time, & rehabilitation credits; provides for amounts to be awarded; revise…

Condominium Associations; Requiring condominium associations to maintain turnover certificates and annual reports as part of their official records; requiring the board of administration of a condominium association to file with the Division of Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes a turnover certificate within a specified timeframe; requiring the division to create and maintain a searchable electronic database…

Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials; Citing this act as the “Historic Florida Monuments and Memorials Protection Act”; preempting all removal, damage to, or destruction of historic Florida monuments and memorials; providing that any existing or future ordinance, regulation, or rule to the contrary, and certain actions by elected or appointed local government officials, are void; providing civil penalties …

Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials ; Preempts all removal, damage to, or destruction of historic Florida monuments & memorials; provides that any existing or future ordinance, regulation, or rule to contrary, & certain actions by elected or appointed local government officials, are void; prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing specified ordinances, regulations, or rules; provides penalties…