Bills

Pub. Rec./Sales of Ammunition; Provides exemption from public records requirements for records containing certain information pertaining to buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of ammunition; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Parity for Nonnursing Services Under Long-term Managed Care Plans; Beginning on a specified date, requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to reimburse nonnursing services provided by licensed providers at the same rate or higher than the rate it reimburses unlicensed providers for such services under the Medicaid long-term managed care program; requiring the agency annually to adjust the rate for license…

Nonparticipating and Out-of-network Nurse Registries and Home Health Agencies; Prohibiting state group health insurance plans and state-contracted health maintenance organizations, the Agency for Health Care Administration, Medicaid managed care plans, individual health insurers, and health maintenance organizations, respectively, and any persons responsible for administering claims on behalf of such plans, organiza…

Experimental Treatment Access Trust Fund/Department of Health; Creating the Experimental Treatment Access Trust Fund within the Department of Health for specified purposes; authorizing licensed experimental treatment centers to contribute a specified amount to the trust fund or provide specified care at no cost; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund, etc.

Oaths of Classroom Teachers; Requires persons employed as classroom teachers to take specified oath before entering upon duties of classroom teacher; & provides requirements for such oath.

Political Activities on School Grounds; Provides that certain activities are allowed on school grounds; authorizes candidates to be invited to speak as candidates on school grounds if certain conditions are met; prohibits certain political activities on school grounds; prohibits certain employees from using e-mail, offices, or time during working hours for political advocacy; provides criminal penalties for persons …

Veterans Affairs; Revising the admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizing the multidisciplinary team to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; authorizing sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs under certain circumstances; requiring that a defendant’s satisfactory completion of the program be a condition of the defendant’s probatio…

Tax Credits for Housing for Homeless Employees; Creates specified tax credits for certain businesses that provide housing for employees; provides requirements to receive such credit; provides maximum amount of tax credits that may be distributed; provides requirements for the use and approval of such credits.

Residential Impacts from Mining Activities; Citing this act as the “Residential Blasting Safety and Transparency Act”; providing that the Division of State Fire Marshal retains sole and exclusive authority to adopt standards, limits, and regulations for explosives used for certain mining activities; requiring certain persons to monitor and record blast sites; revising the administrative procedures and remedies for f…

Use of Substances Affecting Cognitive Function; Requiring medical examiners to take specified actions when performing an autopsy on a decedent who is a violent offender; requiring that autopsy reports for such individuals include certain findings and information; authorizing the release of certain patient records to law enforcement agencies without patient authorization under certain circumstances; requiring school …

Statewide, Standardized Assessments; Requiring the Department of Education to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments and specified portions of the statewide, standardized coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by a specified date; requiring the department to develop a timetable and an action plan for the development and implementation of such assessm…

Animal Cremation; Creating “Sevilla’s Law”; requiring a provider of companion animal cremation services to provide certain individuals and entities with a written description of the services the provider offers; requiring certain providers to include a certification with the returned animal’s cremation remains; providing that certain acts are unlawful; providing civil penalties for initial and subsequent offenses, e…

Trust Fund Interest for Purposes Approved by the Supreme Court; Authorizing financial institutions to hold funds in specified trust accounts used for specified purposes expressly authorized by Supreme Court rule; requiring certain entities to use interest and dividends for specified purposes; requiring certain financial institutions to pay specified interest or dividends, etc.

Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; Provides for enactment of agreement; provides method by which state may become member state; requires statewide popular election for President & Vice President of United States; establishes procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; provides that agreement becomes effective upon occurrence of specified actions; provides…

Medical Review Committees; Revising the definition of the term “medical review committee”, etc.

Candidate Qualification; Specifying that a person seeking to qualify for office as a candidate must be a registered member of a political party, or registered without any party affiliation, for 365 consecutive days preceding the beginning of qualifying for an election; authorizing qualified candidates or certain political parties to challenge compliance with specified provisions by filing suit in a specified circuit…

Candidate Qualification; Specifying that a person seeking to qualify for office as a candidate must be a registered member of a political party, or registered without any party affiliation, for 365 consecutive days preceding the beginning of qualifying for an election; specifying that such person may not have legally changed his or her name through a specified petition during such 365-day period; providing that comp…

Carrying a Handgun, Weapon, or Firearm; Prohibits carrying handgun, weapon, or firearm into certain locations; provides penalties.

Risk Retention Groups; Specifying that risk retention groups registered to do business in this state are insurance companies authorized to do business in this state, etc.

Internal Revenue Code; Revising the definition of the term “Internal Revenue Code”; providing for retroactive application; requiring the Department of Revenue to adopt rules; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules, etc.

Self-storage Spaces; Revising the notice requirements of owners of self-storage units in order to satisfy a lien on a tenant’s property; requiring that rental agreements for renters of self-storage units which are entered into on or after a specified date provide certain information in compliance with the Self-storage Facility Act; authorizing owners of a self-storage unit to send notice to certain tenants’ last kno…

Insurance Solutions Advisory Council; Creates advisory council within OIR to analyze & compile available data & evaluate relevant & applicable information relating to Florida's property & automobile insurance market; provides for membership of advisory council; provides for per diem & travel expenses; provides for meetings of council; requires office to provide advisory council with staffing & administrative assista…

Health Care Patient Protection; Requiring hospitals with emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures and conduct training; authorizing a hospital with an emergency department to conduct the National Pediatric Readiness Project’s Open Assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plan…

Assessment of Homestead Property; Reducing maximum increase in assessed value authorized for homestead property.

Step-therapy Protocols; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to approve drug products for Medicaid recipients for the treatment of serious mental illness without step-therapy prior authorization under certain circumstances; directing the agency to include rate impacts resulting from the act in certain rates that become effective on a specified date, etc.

Distribution of Funds to Homestead Property Owners; Creates Homestead Property Tax Relief Program within DFS; defines “eligible homesteader”; requires CFO to annually issue warrants of specified amount to certain homestead property owners beginning & ending on specified dates; requires CFO to work with county property appraisers for specified purpose; provides future repeal.

Public Records/Owners and Operators of Family Foster Homes; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former owners and operators of family foster homes and the names and personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such owners and operators; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exe…

Drowning Prevention Education; Requiring the Department of Health to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices for specified purposes; providing requirements for such materials; requiring hospitals, birth centers, and home birth providers to provide the educational materials to new parents and caregivers as part of their postpartum education and care, etc.

Public Works Employee Identification Cards; Defines "public works employee"; requires political subdivisions to issue identification cards to certain public works employees.

Restoration of Rights Voting Database; Requires Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop & maintain database containing certain information for certain purpose; requires certain governmental entities to provide certain information to commission; requires DMS, acting through Florida Digital Service, to provide certain technical assistance to commission; requires commission to make available to public database…

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Psychological, Clinical, Counseling, and Therapy Services; Defining the term “artificial intelligence”; prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence in the practice of psychology, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental health counseling, etc.

Public Records and Meetings/Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling pursuant to the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings or p…

Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; Creating the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; specifying requirements for state participation in the compact; requiring member states to designate the categories of social work licensure which are eligible for issuance of a multistate license in such states; providing for the renewal of multistate licenses; specifying the consequences and parameters of practice for …

Maximum Millage Rates for the 2027-2028 Fiscal Year; Provides method for determining the maximum county & school millage rates for fiscal year 2027-2028; provides for future repeal.

Safe Storage of Firearms and Ammunition in Motor Vehicles and Vessels; Defining the terms “motor vehicle,” “trunk,” and “vessel”; requiring persons who store or leave firearms or ammunition in motor vehicles or vessels under their control to keep the firearms or ammunition locked inside specified locations within the motor vehicles or vessels while such persons are not in the motor vehicles or vessels, etc.

Pub. Rec./Applicants, Owners, and Operators of Family Foster Homes and References of Such Persons; Provides confidentiality & exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of applicants for family foster homes & current & former owners & operators of family foster homes, & names & personal identifying & location information of spouses, children, & other adult household me…

Insurance Solutions Advisory Council; Creating the advisory council within the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission for specified purposes; requiring the office to provide the advisory council with staffing and administrative assistance; providing for expiration of the advisory council, etc.

Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; Revises age requirements for children receiving voucher through Swimming Lesson Voucher Program.

Postsurgical Recovery Homes; Provides legislative findings & intent, & licensure requirements; provides minimum standards, prohibited acts, & rulemaking procedures.

Drowning Prevention; Revising the purpose of the Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; revising the age requirements for children receiving a voucher through the program; requiring the Department of Health to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices for specified purposes; requiring hospitals, birth centers, and home birth providers to provide the educational materia…

Experimental Treatments for Terminal Conditions and Life-threatening Rare Diseases; Citing this act as the “Promising Pathways Act"; authorizing licensed physicians to prescribe and eligible facilities to administer experimental treatments, if certain requirements are met; requiring the Department of Health to establish and maintain a patient registry for specified purposes; encouraging health insurers and health ma…

Gambling; Deleting language concerning factors to be considered in appointments to the Florida Gaming Control Commission; prohibiting betting on athletic contests with knowledge that the results are prearranged or predetermined; defining the terms “Internet gambling” and “Internet sports wagering”; prohibiting Internet gambling and Internet sports wagering and related offenses; prohibiting the transportation of a sp…

Issuance of Special Beverage Licenses; Revises service area square footage & capacity of bona fide food service establishment that may be issued special license.

Sale or Transfer of Ammunition; Citing this act as "Jaime’s Law"; requiring background checks for the sale or transfer of ammunition; providing exceptions, etc.

Public Records/Receipt or Transfer of Ammunition; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for records containing certain information pertaining to a buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of ammunition; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for the reversion of specified statutory text unless certain conditions are met; …

Assault Weapons and Large-capacity Magazines; Prohibiting the sale or transfer of an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; providing exceptions; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting possession of an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; requiring certificates of possession for assault weapons or large-capacity magazines lawfully possessed before a specified date, etc.

Community-based Care Lead Agency and Subcontractor Liability; Removes liability insurance coverage requirements for community-based care lead agencies; removes liability insurance coverage requirements for subcontractors of community-based care lead agencies; removes requirement to annually increase certain conditional limitations on damages by specified percentage.

Suicide Prevention for Active and Former Members of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, and their Reserve Components; Requiring a facility conducting an involuntary examination to include in its report to the Baker Act Reporting Center whether the individual examined is an active or former member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or their reserve components, etc.

Protection from Surgical Smoke ; Defines "smoke evacuation system" & "surgical smoke"; requires hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to, by specified date, adopt & implement policies requiring use of smoke evacuation systems or any other appropriate measure under certain circumstances.

Security Services on Religious Premises; Exempts certain persons providing voluntary armed security services at churches or ecclesiastical or denominational organizations from specified requirements; provides requirements such persons must meet to qualify for exemption.