Bill > S1566

Introduced Session

An act relating to emergencies; amending s. 215.559, F.S.; revising the units of government given certain funding priority; amending s. 250.375, F.S.; authorizing certain servicemembers to provide medical care in specified circumstances; amending s. 252.32, F.S.; authorizing the Division of Emergency Management to create certain local organizations in county constitutional offices; providing that county constitutional offices have specified emergency powers; amending s. 252.34, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “political subdivision”; amending s. 252.35, F.S.; providing that the division has command and control of specified emergency management efforts; revising requirements for a state comprehensive emergency management plan; revising duties of the division; authorizing the division to create new debris management sites in certain circumstances; creating s. 252.352, F.S.; requiring certain political subdivisions to publish specified information on publicly available websites; requiring that such websites be available for a specified period of time; requiring certain county governments to provide to the county’s legislative delegation specified office space and information and a direct point of contact; amending s. 252.355, F.S.; providing that the registry of persons with special needs and special needs shelters includes persons with functional limitations; requiring special needs shelters to include individuals with functional limitations; authorizing the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to provide certain information to specified clients; amending s. 252.357, F.S.; requiring that the Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan authorize the Agency for Health Care Administration to contact independent living facilities in a disaster area; amending s. 252.359, F.S.; revising the manner in which the division facilitates transportation of essentials before and after an emergency; requiring local law enforcement to cooperate with the division to ensure the availability of essentials; specifying the entities that determine state roadways; amending s. 252.365, F.S.; revising the responsibilities of the emergency coordination officer; requiring the head of each agency to make specified notifications annually; amending s. 252.373, F.S.; authorizing the division to use certain funds for administration; amending s. 252.385, F.S.; revising reporting requirements for the division; revising requirements for a specified list of facilities recommended to be retrofitted; amending s. 282.201, F.S.; abrogating the scheduled repeal of the division’s exemption from using the required state data center; amending s. 403.7071, F.S.; revising the time period during which specified providers are not required to collect storm-generated yard trash; requiring specified entities to take certain actions regarding the creation, authorization, preauthorization, and management of debris management sites; providing that such sites do not need to be inspected if certain conditions are met; amending s. 526.141, F.S.; requiring that self-service gasoline stations be equipped with an alternate power source; amending ss. 252.356, 381.0011, 381.0303, 400.492, 400.506, 400.610, 400.934, and 401.273, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.

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Corey Simon (R)*, 

Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 180 (Ch. 2025-190), SB 2502 (Ch. 2025-199) (on 06/16/2025)

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