Bills

Registration and Protection of Trademarks; Referring to this act as the "Technical Trademark Amendments Act of 2026"; requiring the Department of State to annually adopt the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s system of classification of goods and services that is in effect by a specified date; requiring the department, by a certain date, to establish and maintain a secure online registration system for a sp…

Jefferson County ; Limits compensation to health care provider that provides medical services for inmate housed in Jefferson County detention center if provider does not have contract with county to provide such services; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Jefferson County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide …

City of Marco Island, Collier County; Requires special election be held to fill any vacancy on city council upon resolution adopted by council; provides exception for vacancies occurring within 1 year before general election; revises circumstances under which Governor is required to fill vacancies; provides for Governor to call special election in certain circumstances; requires referendum.

City of Naples Airport Authority, Collier County; Removes provisions relating to City of Naples Airport Authority's members' duties & responsibilities; removes provisions that prohibit officers & employees of city from being authority members; removes provisions that prohibit authority members from receiving compensation; provides for authority memberships by election rather than by appointment; provides requirement…

Martin County ; Requires Martin County Board of County Commissioners to create by ordinance process for distribution of funds from County Health Care Fund to all licensed hospitals in county; provides criteria to be qualified as indigent residents of county, for purpose of receiving county payments for hospital care; removes provisions relating to County Health Care Review Board.

Terminology Associated with Florida Housing Finance Corporation; Revises & provides definitions pertaining to corporation.

Lee County; Revises boundaries of Iona-McGregor Fire Protection & Rescue Service District; removes chapter laws relating to Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District; provides for merger of districts; provides for transition of governing body; transfers assets & liabilities of Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District to Iona-McGregor Fire Protection & Rescue Service District; requires referendum.

Nassau County; Removes chapter laws relating to Nassau County Recreation & Water Conservation & Control Act; abolishes Nassau County Recreation & Water Conservation & Control District No. 1; transfers all assets & liabilities of district to Board of County Commissioners of Nassau County.

Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Lake County; Limits compensation to health care provider & to hospital designated as trauma center that provide medical services for inmate housed in Lake County detention center if provider & hospital do not have contract with county to provide such services; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed i…

Martin and Palm Beach Counties; Provides for transfer of specified real property, together with improvements thereon, from Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund to Village Council of Village of Tequesta; provides requirements for use, ownership, & sale or disposition of real property; provides for conveyance of real property by specific date.

Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County; Provides for elected superintendent of schools; requires referendum.

Hillsborough County Charter ; Revises number of commissioners on Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners; revises territory of each county district; revises district reapportionment requirements; revises vote count requirements for enactment of ordinances & resolutions, for county internal auditor appointments & removals, for county administrator appointments & removals, for county attorney appointments & …

Palm Beach County; Revises definitions of terms "family day care home" & "large family child care home" to specify maximum number of children allowed to receive care in such homes in county.

Palm Beach County; Revises requirements for examinations administered by Palm Beach County Construction Industry Licensing Board for certificates of competency; revises Board's applicant review process.

Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Pasco County; Revises term limits for members of governing body of district; requires Pasco County Board of County Commissioners to designate geographical districts by specified numerals; provides requirements for specified subdistrict.

Solid Waste Disposal Facility in Broward County; Defines "Monarch Hill Landfill"; requires feasibility study & public hearing before any expansion of Monarch Hill Landfill; provides requirements for study & public hearing.

Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Indian River County; Limits compensation to health care provider that provides any medical services for inmate housed in Indian River County detention center under certain conditions; requires certain compensation for specified hospital that provides medical services for specified inmates if hospital does not have contract with county to provide such services; lim…

Citrus County Hospital Board, Citrus County; Requires district to wind down its affairs & adopt dissolution plan by specified date; dissolves district on specified date; provides for continued operation of irrevocable community trust or foundation; transfers district assets & liabilities to Board of County Commissioners of Citrus County.

Relief of L.E. by the Department of Children and Families; Providing for the relief of L.E. by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate L.E. for injuries and damages sustained as a result of the negligence of the department; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $3,800,000

Jacksonville Aviation Authority, Consolidated City of Jacksonville, Duval County; Provides that Jacksonville Aviation Authority is responsible for economic development of Cecil Airport as regional, state, & national aerospace & related-industry hub; requires annual presentation of economic development plan for Cecil Airport to council of City of Jacksonville for review; revises threshold amounts for certain purchase…

Lee County Tourist Development Council, Lee County; Revises composition of Lee County Tourist Development Council.

Eastpoint Water and Sewer District, Franklin County; Modifies boundaries of district to include additional lands; provides additional powers of board; provides for referenda; provides construction.

Office of General Counsel of City of Jacksonville, Duval County; Authorizes Duval County School Board to employ general counsel, who shall be independent of office of general counsel of City of Jacksonville; provides that certain legal services continue to be provided through office of general counsel of city.

Pace Fire Rescue District, Santa Rosa County; Provides exemption from non-ad valorem assessments for churches & specified religious institutions otherwise exempt from ad valorem taxes; provides calculation methods for non-ad valorem assessments; revises non-ad valorem assessments for residential properties & for industrial properties exceeding 40,000 square feet.

Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County; Provides exemption from non-ad valorem assessments for churches & specified religious institutions otherwise exempt from ad valorem taxes; provides calculation methods for non-ad valorem assessments; revises non-ad valorem assessments for residential properties & non-ad valorem assessments for industrial properties exceeding 40,000 square feet.

City of Lake Wales, Polk County; Provides exception to general law for licensed alcoholic beverage vendors located within specified area of City of Lake Wales; provides that licensed alcoholic beverage vendors within specified area must comply with all ordinances, statutes, & rules not inconsistent with specified provisions; defines specified area of city to which such exception applies.

City of DeFuniak Springs, Walton County; Transfers real property from Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund to City Council of City of DeFuniak Springs; provides description of real property; provides requirements for use & sale or disposition of real property; requires conveyance of real property by specified date.

Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County; Limits compensation to health care provider that provides medical services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center under certain conditions; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such servi…

Hillsborough County; Creates Land Reserve Stewardship District; establishes compliance with minimum requirements for creation of independent special district; establishes legal boundaries of district; provides for jurisdiction & charter & governing board; provides method for transition of board from landowner control to control by resident electors of district; provides for district manager, district employees, dist…

West Palm Beach Police Pension Fund - Special Act Amendment; Revises professional & clerical services; revises West Palm Beach Police Pension Fund membership; age & service requirements for retirement; retirement pension calculation; optional forms of retirement income; chapter 185 share accounts; supplemental pension distributions; deferred retirement option plan (DROP); death benefits; investments; review procedur…

Okeechobee Utility Authority, Okeechobee County; Provides for conveyance of specified lands to Okeechobee Utility Authority.

West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund, Palm Beach County; Revises definitions relating to West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund; board members' credits for service; revenue; member contributions; custodian of funds; investments; service benefits; supplemental pension distribution; optional forms of benefits; share accounts; deferred retirement option plan (DROP); backwards deferred retirement option plan (Ba…

Plantation Acres Improvement District, Broward County; Provides that Plantation Acres Improvement District, independent special district, shall become dependent district of City of Plantation; provides that assets, liabilities, financial allocations, & written contracts of independent district remain in full force & effect & shall be those of dependent district; provides that city council & city mayor shall assume o…

Palm Beach County; Provides that municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue & emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of county remains service provider for specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into municipality; provides that geographical boundaries of municipal service taxing unit shall contract following annexation; prohibits Palm …

Town of Davie, Broward County; Provides exception to general law; permits sign on specified agriculturally zoned property within Town of Davie.

Marion County; Creates Uplands Steward District; establishes legal boundaries; provides for jurisdiction & charter of district; provides for board of supervisors, district manager, personnel & treasurer; provides for selection of public depository, district budgets & financial reports; provides for general & special powers of district; provides for bonds, borrowing, trust agreements, future ad valorem taxation, spec…

Highlands County Hospital District; Provides requirements & duties of Board of Commissioners of Highlands County Hospital District before lease or management & sale agreements of assets; provides requirements for agreements; requires hospital to file copy of sale agreement with Department of Commerce; requires board to notify department of sale; provides for judicial reviews; provides for court costs.

City of Trenton, Gilchrist County; Transfers real property from Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund to City Commission of City of Trenton; provides requirements for use & sale or disposition of real property; provides for conditional cultural resource review; requires conveyance of real property by specified date.

Sarasota and Manatee Counties ; Creates University Town Center Improvement District, independent special taxing district, in Sarasota & Manatee Counties; provides purposes of district; establishes boundaries of district; provides powers of district; creates Board of Supervisors; provides for organization, powers, duties, terms of office, & compensation of board; provides for landowners' meetings & election of superv…

Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Licensure; Requiring the Department of Health to consider all deficiencies in an application for a medical marijuana treatment center license cured if the sole remaining deficiency is the fact that the application was submitted by an entity in legal partnership with a certain eligible recognized class member, or his or her heir, rather than by the class member or heir as an individ…

Transportation Concurrency; Revising which facilities are required to be identified in the capital improvements element of a comprehensive plan that imposes transportation concurrency for small counties, etc.

Curators of Estates; Revising the authorization for a court to appoint a curator of estates; revising bond requirements for a curator of estates; clarifying who may subject a curator of estates to removal and surcharge; authorizing the court to require more frequent reporting or additional documents under certain circumstances, etc.

Headwaters Water Control District, Indian River County; Creates Headwaters Water Control District as public corporation; provides district's charter; provides status & boundaries; provides minimum charter requirements; provides for maintenance & use of certain canals; provides requirements for charter amendments; provides applicability of specified laws to district; provides severability.

Fellsmere Water Control District, Indian River County; Provides that the district is dependent district of Indian River County; provides that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County shall be governing board of district; revises boundaries of district; provides for maintenance & use of certain canals; provides for certain access to public records.

Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County; Creates Apalachicola Water & Sewer District; provides district charter; describes boundaries; provides for district board; provides powers of district & district board; prohibits City of Apalachicola from incurring certain additional obligations or indebtedness; requires city & district to enter into interlocal agreement to effectuate transfer of water & sewer …

Port St. Joe Port Authority, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, and Liberty Counties; Expands Port St. Joe Port Authority to include Franklin, Gadsden, & Liberty Counties; revises membership of governing body of authority; provides for transition; provides for staggered terms.

Curators of Estates; Revising the requirements for a court to appoint a curator of estates; revising bond requirements for a curator of estates; clarifying who may subject a curator of estates to removal and surcharge; requiring a curator to file reports with the court in specified circumstances; requiring that certain details be included in such reports; requiring the court to review such reports; authorizing the c…

Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County; Provides appropriation to compensate Mr. & Mrs. Latour for injuries sustained as result of negligence of Miami-Dade County; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $500,000

Relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County; Providing for the relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Latour for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $500,000

Immigration, Law Enforcement, and State-issued Identification; Creates Office for New Americans in Department of Commerce; provides requirements for Office for New Americans; provides that discrimination based on person's immigration status is unlawful; revises provisions of law relating to driver licenses, licensing, E-Verify System, the practice of law, federal immigration detainers, law enforcement agencies, DNA …