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Legislator > Bryan Ávila
State Senator
Bryan Ávila
(R) - Florida
Florida Senate District 39
In Office - Started: 11/08/2022
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Capitol Office
Senate Building
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: 850-487-5039
Hialeah Gardens Office
10001 NW 87th Ave.
Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016
Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016
Phone: 305-364-3073
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0108 | Administrative Procedures | An act relating to administrative procedures; amending s. 120.52, F.S.; defining the term “technical change”; amending s. 120.536, F.S.; prohibiting certain provisions in a rule; amending s. 120.54, F.S.; requiring agencies to publish a notice of rule development within a specified timeframe; deleting a provision related to the timeframe within which rules are required to be drafted and formally proposed; prohibiting materials from being incorporated by reference for certain rules reviewed after a specified date unless certain conditions are met; prohibiting rules proposed after a specified date from having materials incorporated by reference unless certain conditions are met; requiring agencies to use specific coding if they are updating or making changes to certain documents incorporated by reference; requiring a certain number of days between a notice of rule development and notice of proposed rule; requiring that notices of rule development contain certain information as well as incorporated documents; requiring that a notice of rule development contain a proposed rule number and specified statements; requiring a notice of proposed rule to be published within a specified timeframe; requiring a specified statement if an agency must exceed such timeframe; requiring the agency to update such specified statement for a certain timeframe; revising the scope of public workshops to include information gathered for the preparation of statements of estimated regulatory costs; revising who may challenge a proposed rule developed through negotiated rulemaking; revising the notices required to be issued by agencies before the adoption, amendment, or repeal of certain rules; requiring certain information be included in the notices; requiring a certain number of days between a notice of rule development and notice of proposed rule; requiring that specified information be available for public inspection; requiring that materials incorporated by reference be made available in a specified manner; requiring that certain notices be delivered electronically to all persons who made requests for such notice; requiring agencies to publish a notice of correction for certain changes within a specified timeframe; providing that notices of correction do not affect certain timeframes; requiring that technical changes be published as notices of correction; requiring agencies to provide copies of any offered regulatory alternatives to the Administrative Procedures Committee before the agency files a rule for adoption; requiring the agency to consider certain factors; removing the definition of the term “small business”; revising the requirements for the contents of a notice of change; requiring that certain materials incorporated by reference be made available in a specified manner; requiring the department to publish a notice of withdrawal of the proposed rule under certain circumstances; requiring agencies to restart rulemaking following a notice of withdrawal in certain circumstances; requiring that certain rules be withdrawn if not ratified within the legislative session immediately following the filing for adoption; providing that agencies are authorized to initiate rulemaking, or required to initiate rulemaking under a specified circumstance, within a specified timeframe of the adjournment of such legislative session; requiring the committee to compile and post on its website certain information within a specified timeframe after each calendar quarter; reducing the number of certified copies of a proposed rule that must be electronically filed with the Department of State; authorizing agencies to adopt emergency rules under specified conditions; requiring that specified information be published in the first available issue of the Florida Administrative Register and provided to the Administrative Procedures Committee; providing that if a proposed rule is not ratified within a specified timeframe, the emergency rule expires; requiring that the proposed rule be withdrawn in accordance with a specified provision; requiring that notices of renewal for emergency rules be published in the Florida Administrative Register before expiration of the existing emergency rule; requiring that such notices contain specified information; requiring that a note be added to a certain history note for certain emergency rules; requiring that emergency rules be published in the Florida Administrative Code; authorizing agencies to adopt emergency rules that supersede other emergency rules; requiring that the reason for such superseding rules be stated in accordance with specified provisions; authorizing agencies to make technical changes to emergency rules within a specified timeframe; requiring that such changes be published in the Florida Administrative Register as a notice of correction; authorizing agencies to repeal emergency rules by providing a certain notice in the Florida Administrative Register; requiring agencies to provide specified petitions to the committee within a specified timeframe after receipt; requiring agencies to provide a certain notification to the committee within a specified timeframe; reenacting and amending s. 120.541, F.S.; providing that a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative submitted after a notice of change is made in good faith only if the proposal contains certain statements; requiring agencies to provide a copy of such proposals and responses thereto to the committee within specified timeframes; prohibiting agencies from filing a rule for adoption unless such documents are provided to the committee; revising the definition of the term “transactional costs”; requiring an agency to include specified market impacts that may result from compliance with a proposed rule; requiring agencies to notify the committee within a specified timeframe that a rule has been submitted for legislative ratification; providing an exemption from legislative ratification for emergency rules; providing requirements for the calculation of estimated regulatory costs; requiring the department to include the agency website on which statements of estimated regulatory costs can be viewed; requiring an agency to take specified actions relating to statements of estimated regulatory costs; requiring the rules ombudsman of the Executive Office of the Governor to prescribe and post on a publicly accessible website a specified form; requiring agencies to use such form; creating s. 120.5435, F.S.; defining the term “rule”; requiring agencies, by a specified date and in coordination with the committee, to review specified rules adopted before a specified date; providing for future review and repeal; requiring rules promulgated after a certain date to be reviewed; requiring agencies to include a list of existing rules and a schedule of rules they plan to review each year in a certain regulatory plan; authorizing agencies to amend such schedules under specified circumstances but requiring that at least a specified percentage of an agency’s rules be reviewed each year until completion of all reviews; requiring agencies to make specified determinations during rule review; providing that certain determinations are not subject to challenge as a proposed rule; requiring agencies to submit a certain report to the Legislature annually by a specified date; requiring agencies to take one of certain specified actions during rule reviews by a specified date; providing requirements for the agencies in connection with each of the specified actions; requiring the committee to examine agencies’ rule review submissions; authorizing the committee to request certain information from such agencies; requiring that such review occur within a specified timeframe under specified conditions; requiring the committee to issue a certain certification upon completion of examinations; specifying circumstances under which rule review is considered completed; requiring the department to publish a certain notice in the Florida Administrative Register; amending s. 120.545, F.S.; requiring the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee to review each rule being reviewed; permitting the committee to review certain material and documents; providing that the committee may examine rules to determine if certain unauthorized provisions are included; amending s. 120.55, F.S.; revising the contents of the Florida Administrative Code to conform to changes made by the act; requiring, after a specified date, that any material incorporated by reference be filed in a specified electronic format with the department; requiring that the Florida Administrative Register contain a certain list; requiring that the full text of emergency rules be published; requiring that the department prescribe coding for certain documents incorporated by reference; amending s. 120.74, F.S.; requiring that regulatory plans submitted by agencies include certain schedules for rule review and certain desired updates to such plans; requiring agencies to take certain actions if the agencies have not completed reviewing a rule; requiring agencies to include information regarding the prior year’s licensing practices in their regulatory plan; requiring the committee to submit a consolidated report of the agency licensing data; requiring the Department of State to publish a hyperlink to the licensing data reports; deleting provisions related to deadlines for rule development; deleting deadlines for publishing proposed rules; deleting provisions requiring agencies to file certain certifications with the committee; authorizing agencies to correct a regulatory plan to conclude affected rulemaking proceedings by identifying certain rules; revising the timeframes within which agencies must publish certain notices; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1070 | Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes | An act relating to electrocardiograms for student athletes; providing a short title; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; making technical changes; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1006.20, F.S.; authorizing certain out-of-state licensed practitioners to conduct medical evaluations; requiring certain electrocardiograms to be administered in accordance with specified standards; providing that specified electrocardiograms satisfy certain requirements; requiring certain students to complete at least one electrocardiogram screening to participate in interscholastic athletic competition beginning in a specified school year; providing an exemption from such requirements; requiring the Florida High School Athletic Association to adopt bylaws and policies prohibiting students with abnormal electrocardiograms from participating in interscholastic athletic competition until a written medical clearance is submitted to the school; providing requirements for such written medical clearance; providing immunity from liability; amending s. 1006.165, F.S.; requiring school districts to pursue specified public and private partnerships for the provision of electrocardiograms to students; providing an exemption for students from such procedures under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0168 | Mental Health | An act relating to mental health; providing a short title; amending s. 394.658, F.S.; expanding the programs and diversion initiatives supported by implementation or expansion grants to include training for 911 public safety telecommunicators and emergency medical technicians for certain purposes and to include veterans treatment court programs; exempting certain fiscally constrained counties from local match requirements for specified grants; amending s. 916.105, F.S.; providing legislative intent; creating s. 916.135, F.S.; defining terms; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish misdemeanor or ordinance violation mental health diversion programs; providing a model process for such mental health diversion programs; requiring adherence to specified provisions to the extent of available resources; authorizing specified entities to collaborate to establish certain policies and procedures and to develop a certain consent form; providing consent form requirements; requiring defendants to sign the consent form to participate in the diversion program; authorizing the screening of certain defendants and prompt evaluation for involuntary examination under certain circumstances; specifying procedures if the evaluation demonstrates that the defendant meets the criteria for involuntary examination; authorizing a court to consider releasing a defendant on his or her own recognizance under certain circumstances; requiring a court to order that a defendant be assessed for outpatient treatment under certain circumstances; authorizing the state attorney, the defense attorney, or the court to, at any stage of the criminal proceedings, request that such a defendant be screened pursuant to certain provisions; authorizing defendants out of custody to be evaluated pursuant to certain provisions; requiring the state attorney to consider dismissal of the charges upon a defendant’s successful completion of all treatment recommendations from a mental health assessment; authorizing the court to exhaust therapeutic interventions aimed at improving compliance before a defendant is returned to jail; creating s. 916.136, F.S.; defining terms; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish pretrial felony mental health diversion programs; providing a model process for such mental health diversion programs; authorizing specified entities to collaborate to establish certain policies and procedures and to develop a certain consent form; providing consent form requirements; requiring defendants to sign the consent form to participate in the diversion program; specifying criteria under which a defendant may be eligible for the mental health diversion program; specifying that the state attorney has the sole discretion to determine a defendant’s pretrial felony mental health diversion eligibility; authorizing the state attorney to recommend that certain defendants be screened and offered pretrial felony mental health diversion; requiring defendants to sign the consent form to participate in the diversion program; requiring that a defendant be assessed for outpatient treatment upon his or her agreeing to participate in the mental health diversion program; requiring the state attorney to consider dismissal of the charges upon a defendant’s successful completion of all treatment recommendations from a mental health assessment; authorizing the state attorney to revoke the defendant’s participation in such mental health diversion program under specified circumstances; amending s. 916.185, F.S.; expanding eligibility for the Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program to include Hillsborough County; creating s. 945.093, F.S.; requiring the Department of Corrections to evaluate the physical and mental health of each inmate eligible for work assignments and correctional work programs; requiring the department to document eligibility before the inmate receives orders for an assignment or program; creating s. 948.0395, F.S.; requiring mental health evaluations and the following of all recommendations as conditions of probation for specified defendants; amending s. 1004.649, F.S.; specifying that the Northwest Regional Data Center is responsible for creating, operating, and managing, including the research conducted by, the Florida Behavioral Health Care Data Repository; specifying the purposes of the data repository; requiring the Northwest Regional Data Center to develop a specified plan; requiring the Northwest Regional Data Center to submit, by a specified date, a certain developed plan to the Governor and the Legislature; requiring the Florida Behavioral Health Care Data Repository to submit, by a specified date and annually thereafter, a specified report to the Governor and the Legislature; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0118 | Regulation of Presidential Libraries | An act relating to regulation of presidential libraries; creating s. 257.51, F.S.; providing legislative findings; preempting to the state all regulatory authority over the establishment, maintenance, activities, and operations of presidential libraries; deferring such regulatory authority to the Federal Government; defining the term “presidential library”; prohibiting counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure regarding presidential libraries unless authorized by federal law; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0116 | Veterans | An act relating to veterans; amending s. 265.003, F.S.; revising the maximum number of nominees for the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame submitted by the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame Council to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for submission to the Governor and the Cabinet; amending s. 292.05, F.S.; requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to conduct a study that includes a survey evaluating the extent to which specified persons are aware of certain existing programs or services; requiring that such survey also include specified recommendations; requiring that a certain report include additional actions taken by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and other information and recommendations as the department determines are necessary; requiring that a specified report include an evaluation of the health literacy of veterans in this state and recommendations on how to increase knowledge of programs and services available to such veterans; requiring the department to ensure coordination to the greatest extent possible with the United States Department of Defense for a specified purpose; authorizing the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to engage county and city veteran service officers for assistance; amending s. 292.115, F.S.; revising the purpose of the Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot Program to include specialized mental health training; requiring individuals electing to participate in the pilot program to be trained to identify indicators of mental health conditions; requiring the department to contract with an organization developing and implementing veteran-relevant and evidence-based mental health assistance training; amending s. 295.124, F.S.; revising a reference to the United States Code; amending s. 295.21, F.S.; requiring Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., to advise the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on specified problems or needs of certain military personnel and their spouses; amending s. 295.22, F.S.; revising the collaborators of the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program to include a specified direct-support organization; amending s. 296.43, F.S.; requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to develop a plan to establish adult day health care facilities across this state to serve veterans and their families; requiring that such plans include specified information; requiring the department to provide a specified report to the Legislature by a specified date; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; authorizing the use of a specified percentage of proceeds from the sale of a specified specialty license plate for the promotion and administrative costs of the plate; providing appropriations; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1488 | United States Sovereign Wealth Fund | A memorial to the Congress of the United States, urging Congress to establish a framework for a sovereign wealth fund for the United States. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0314 | Florida National Guard Increased Force Structure | A memorial to the Congress of the United States, urging Congress to impel the National Guard Bureau to examine the present allocations of the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in its force structure. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0810 | Stormwater Management Systems | An act relating to stormwater management systems; amending s. 373.423, F.S.; defining the terms “MS4” and “MS4 entity”; requiring each MS4 entity to conduct an operation and maintenance inspection of certain stormwater management systems by a specified date; providing requirements for such inspection; requiring that certain infrastructure be inspected annually by a specified date; requiring each MS4 entity to complete a stormwater facility inspection checklist; requiring that such checklist be submitted to specified entities by a specified date; requiring that each checklist include certain information; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S1512 | Property Tax Exemption and Assessment Limitation on Long-term Leased Property | An act relating to a property tax exemption and assessment limitation on long-term leased property; creating s. 193.1553, F.S.; providing that property that receives a certain tax exemption shall be assessed in a specified manner; providing that changes, additions, and improvements to such properties shall be assessed in a specified manner; providing exceptions and alternative assessments; providing construction; requiring property that no longer meets eligibility requirements to be assessed in an alternative manner; amending s. 196.011, F.S.; requiring the submission of an application containing specified information before receiving a specified tax exemption; amending s. 196.034, F.S.; providing specified tax exemptions for property that meets certain eligibility requirements; providing that certain damaged or destroyed property is eligible for the exemption if specified conditions are met; providing that if such conditions are not met, such property shall be considered abandoned for a specified purpose; amending ss. 193.1554 and 194.032, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing a contingent effective date. | Dead |
| S0050 | Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience | An act relating to nature-based methods for improving coastal resilience; amending s. 380.0933, F.S.; specifying that the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation is established within the University of South Florida, rather than within the University of South Florida College of Marine Science; requiring the hub to develop design guidelines and standards for optimal combinations of green and gray infrastructure and to model the effects of conceptual designs of certain green and gray infrastructure; providing for the appointment of an executive director to lead the hub; creating s. 380.0938, F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for nature-based methods for coastal resilience; providing requirements for such rules; requiring the department, in consultation with the Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services of the Department of Financial Services, to conduct a statewide feasibility study regarding the value of nature-based methods being used for a specified purpose; requiring the department to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, the coastline is a critical state resource that benefits the public interest by providing economic benefits, such as flood control, fishing, recreation, and navigation, and natural habitat and biodiversity functions, such as improved water quality and habitat for endangered and threatened species and other flora and fauna, and WHEREAS, rising sea levels and an increasing frequency of adverse weather events pose a significant risk to people and property along the coastline and threaten the public benefits and functions offered by the coastline, and WHEREAS, as identified in the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, natural infrastructure, including mangrove stands, living seawalls, and other nature based designs, can play an essential role in improving coastal resilience and mitigating harm to this state’s coastlines, and WHEREAS, the Legislature intends to promote state and local efforts to restore mangrove forests along the coastline and further study the impact of other nature-based methods on this state’s coastal resilience and economic development, NOW, THEREFORE, | Dead |
| S0466 | Florida Museum of Black History | An act relating to the Florida Museum of Black History; creating s. 267.07221, F.S.; providing legislative intent; establishing the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors; providing for the membership of the board; requiring that appointments to the board be made by a specified date; prohibiting specified members of the board from holding state or local elective office while serving on the board; providing for the filling of vacancies; requiring that the board work jointly with the Foundation for the Museum of Black History, Inc.; requiring the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners to provide administrative support and staffing to the board until specified actions are completed; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S0486 | Limestone Mining Operations | An act relating to limestone mining operations; creating s. 552.31, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; providing that the Division of Administrative Hearings has exclusive jurisdiction over all claims for damages to real or personal property caused by limestone mining operations; authorizing a property owner to initiate an administrative proceeding to recover damages resulting from limestone mining operations; requiring administrative law judges to consider a certain State Fire Marshal report as part of the evidence presented in a formal administrative hearing; providing for preemption; defining the term “limestone mining operations”; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S1130 | Portable Benefits Accounts for Independent Contractors and Sole Proprietors | An act relating to portable benefits accounts for independent contractors and sole proprietors; creating part III of ch. 448, F.S., entitled “Voluntary Portable Benefits Act”; creating s. 448.31, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 448.32, F.S.; providing definitions; creating s. 448.33, F.S.; authorizing certain parties to make voluntary contributions to portable benefits accounts for independent contractors and sole proprietors; prohibiting contributions to a portable benefits account from being used as a criterion for determining a worker’s employment classification; providing requirements for such contributions; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S1510 | Homestead Property Exemptions and Assessment Limitation | A joint resolution proposing amendments to Sections 3 and 4 of Article VII and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature to provide two $25,000 exemptions and an assessment limitation to certain real property subject to a long-term lease and to provide an effective date. | Dead |
| S0528 | Political Polls | An act relating to political polls; creating s. 106.146, F.S.; defining the term “political poll”; requiring that political polls contain a specified phrase; specifying requirements for providing or including such phrase; providing criminal penalties; defining the term “person”; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S0888 | Consumer Transparency for Homeowners' Insurance | An act relating to consumer transparency for homeowners’ insurance; amending s. 627.0621, F.S.; requiring that certain rate filings with the Office of Insurance Regulation from residential property insurers include rate transparency reports; providing for acceptance or rejection by the office of such reports; providing construction; providing requirements for such reports; requiring insurers to provide such reports to consumers; requiring that the report indicate that it is preliminary and subject to modification by the office under certain circumstances; requiring the office to define terms used in such reports; requiring the office to establish and maintain a comprehensive resource center on its website; providing requirements for the resource center; specifying that certain information is not a trade secret and is not subject to certain public records exemptions; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S0274 | Transportation Facility Designations/Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way | An act relating to transportation facility designations; providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S1008 | Waste Incineration | An act relating to waste incineration; amending ss. 403.706 and 403.707, F.S.; prohibiting a local government or the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for a certain new solid waste disposal facility or a waste-to-energy facility in specified areas; amending ss. 403.703, 403.7049, and 403.705, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S1518 | Activities of Special Districts | An act relating to activities of special districts; amending s. 189.081, F.S.; authorizing certain special districts to jointly enter into, participate in, establish, or control specified joint relationships or collaborations if a certain determination is made by such districts; authorizing such districts to exercise such powers regardless of certain consequences as a result of exercising such power; providing construction; providing legislative findings and declarations; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S0684 | Credit for Military Service | An act relating to credit for military service; amending s. 121.111, F.S.; revising the initial date of employment for members who have military service and may receive creditable military service; requiring the Department of Management Services to adopt specified rules; amending s. 1.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “veteran” to include more recent periods of wartime service; reenacting s. 121.021(20), F.S., relating to the definition of “military service,” specifically the definition of “wartime service,” to incorporate the changes made to s. 1.01, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S0150 | Abandoning Restrained Dogs During Natural Disasters | An act relating to abandoning restrained dogs during natural disasters; providing a short title; amending s. 828.13, F.S.; defining the terms “natural disaster” and “restrain”; providing criminal penalties for restraining a dog outside during a natural disaster and thereafter abandoning the dog; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0348 | Ethics | An act relating to ethics; creating s. 112.3131, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting candidates, elected public officers, appointed public officers, and public employees from knowingly misrepresenting their Armed Forces of the United States service records, awards, or qualifications or wearing any uniform, medal, or insignia that they are not authorized to wear; providing applicability; providing civil penalties; providing construction; amending s. 112.317, F.S.; specifying when certain penalties imposed by the Commission on Ethics are considered delinquent; requiring the Attorney General to attempt to determine whether an individual owing certain penalties is a current public officer or public employee; requiring the Attorney General to notify the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a county, municipality, school district, or special district of the total amount of any such penalty owed by a current public officer or public employee; requiring the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body to begin withholding portions of any salary-related payment that would otherwise be paid to the officer or employee; requiring that the withheld payments be remitted to the commission until the penalty is satisfied; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body to retain a portion of each retained payment for administrative costs; authorizing the Attorney General to refer certain unpaid fines to a collection agency; authorizing the collection agency to use any lawful collection method; authorizing the Attorney General to collect an unpaid fine within a specified period after issuance of the civil penalty or restitution penalty; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0356 | Holocaust Remembrance Day | An act relating to Holocaust Remembrance Day; creating s. 683.196, F.S.; requiring the Governor to proclaim a specified day annually as “Holocaust Remembrance Day”; authorizing “Holocaust Remembrance Day” to be observed in this state’s public schools and be observed by public exercise as the Governor may designate; providing construction; authorizing specified instruction; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, more than 79 years have passed since the Holocaust ended, yet anti-Semitism and unfounded hatred of Jews continues to spread throughout the world, and WHEREAS, millions of Jews, Soviet civilians, and persons with disabilities were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as people targeted for their ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, and sexual orientation, and WHEREAS, on November 1, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and WHEREAS, the tragedy of the Holocaust and the ongoing effects of anti-Semitism continue to impact Jewish communities in this state, NOW, THEREFORE, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1514 | Anaphylaxis in Public and Charter Schools | An act relating to anaphylaxis in public and charter schools; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; requiring each district school board and charter school governing board to require that a school that serves students in kindergarten through grade 8 provide specified training to an adequate number of personnel; requiring that the training include recognizing the signs of an anaphylactic reaction and administering an epinephrine delivery device; requiring each district school board and charter school governing board to require that a student’s emergency action plan remain effective at all times while the student is on school grounds; requiring the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, to adopt rules by a specified date; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0080 | State Land Management | An act relating to state land management; providing a short title; amending s. 253.034, F.S.; requiring public hearings for all updated conservation and nonconservation land management plans; requiring the Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental Protection to make available to the public, within a specified timeframe, electronic copies of land management plans for parcels of a certain size and for parcels located in state parks; making technical changes; amending s. 258.004, F.S.; revising the duties of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying requirements for the management of parks and recreational areas held by the state; defining the term “conservation-based public outdoor recreational uses”; making technical changes; amending s. 258.007, F.S.; requiring the division to comply with specified provisions when granting certain privileges, leases, concessions, and permits; authorizing the division to acquire, install, or permit the installation or operation at state parks of camping cabins that meet certain requirements; prohibiting the division from authorizing certain uses or construction activities within a state park; prohibiting the division from installing or permitting the installation of any lodging establishment at a state park; amending s. 259.032, F.S.; requiring that individual management plans for parcels located within state parks be developed and updated with input from an advisory group; requiring that the advisory group’s required public hearings be noticed to the public within a specified timeframe; requiring the department to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; specifying requirements for the report; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S0500 | Spectrum Alert | An act relating to the Spectrum Alert; creating s. 937.0401, F.S.; providing legislative findings; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of the Lottery, and local law enforcement agencies, to establish and implement the Spectrum Alert by a specified date; requiring the department, in cooperation with specified entities, to develop a training program and alert system for missing children with autism spectrum disorder which is compatible with existing alert systems by a certain date; specifying requirements for the training program; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to establish specified policies and procedures; authorizing the department to adopt rules; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S0444 | Human Trafficking Awareness | An act relating to human trafficking awareness; creating s. 1006.481, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to identify a curriculum regarding human trafficking awareness; specifying required components of the curriculum; authorizing in-person or online training; requiring public schools to require that certain personnel have received certain training; requiring school employees to acknowledge completion of training; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; requiring charter schools to comply with requirements for human trafficking awareness training; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S0540 | Disability History and Awareness Instruction | An act relating to disability history and awareness instruction; providing a short title; amending s. 1003.4205, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to develop specified curricula; authorizing the department to consult with the Evin B. Hartsell Foundation to further develop such curricula; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S1054 | Tampering with an Electronic Monitoring Device | An act relating to tampering with an electronic monitoring device; amending s. 843.23, F.S.; reclassifying the offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device to provide graduated penalties; requiring termination of pretrial release of a person who tampers with such a device while on pretrial release; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S1058 | Gulf of America | An act relating to the Gulf of America; requiring state agencies to update geographic materials to reflect the new federal designation of the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America”; requiring that specified materials and collections adopted or acquired by district school boards and charter school governing boards on or after a specified date reflect the new federal designation of the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America”; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| S1856 | Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Senator Geraldine F. "Geri" Thompson | A resolution recognizing and celebrating the life and legacy of Senator Geraldine F. “Geri” Thompson. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S7022 | Retirement | Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| S2500 | Appropriations | Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| S2506 | Natural Resources | Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| S2502 | Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act | Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| S2504 | Collective Bargaining | Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| S2514 | Health and Human Services | Senate: Third Reading RCS#6 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| S2510 | Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#7 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| S2508 | Judges | Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| H7031 | Taxation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#11 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| H5015 | State Group Insurance | Senate: Third Reading RCS#10 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| H5019 | Budget Stabilization Fund | Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| H5017 | Debt Reduction | Senate: Third Reading RCS#12 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| H5203 | Capitol Center | Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 | 06/05/2025 | Absent |
| H7031 | Taxation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#6 | 06/05/2025 | Absent |
| H5013 | State-funded Property Reinsurance Programs | Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 | 06/05/2025 | Absent |
| H5015 | State Group Insurance | Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 | 06/05/2025 | Absent |
| H6503 | Relief/Mande Penney-Lemmon/Sarasota County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H0211 | Farm Products | Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H0289 | Boating Safety | Senate: Third Reading RCS#23 | 05/02/2025 | Absent |
| S0492 | Mitigation Banks | Senate: Third Reading RCS#15 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H0733 | Brownfields | Senate: Third Reading RCS#14 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H0875 | Educator Preparation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#20 | 05/02/2025 | Absent |
| S0994 | Driver License Education Requirements | Senate: Third Reading RCS#7 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1105 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#21 | 05/02/2025 | Absent |
| H1123 | Sewer Collection Systems | Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1205 | Amendments to the State Constitution | Senate: Third Reading RCS#10 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1215 | Ad Valorem Tax Exemption | Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1255 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#19 | 05/02/2025 | Absent |
| S1620 | Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders | Senate: Third Reading RCS#11 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| S0180 | Emergencies | Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1427 | Nursing Education Programs | Senate: Third Reading RCS#22 | 05/02/2025 | Absent |
| H1549 | Financial Services | Senate: Third Reading RCS#12 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1609 | Waste Incineration | Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H0393 | My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program | Senate: Third Reading RCS#24 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H6017 | Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death | Senate: Third Reading RCS#22 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0606 | Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments | Senate: Third Reading RCS#14 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0768 | Foreign Countries of Concern | Senate: Third Reading RCS#17 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H0875 | Educator Preparation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1070 | Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes | Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1080 | Local Government Land Regulation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#15 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H0987 | Transportation Facility Designations | Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1115 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#6 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1105 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1101 | Out-of-network Providers | Senate: Third Reading RCS#19 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1205 | Amendments to the State Constitution | Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1388 | Vessels | Senate: Third Reading RCS#16 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1255 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1470 | School Safety | Senate: Third Reading RCS#11 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1546 | Background Screening of Athletic Coaches | Senate: Third Reading RCS#12 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S7012 | Child Welfare | Senate: Third Reading RCS#18 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1427 | Nursing Education Programs | Senate: Third Reading RCS#20 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1455 | Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses | Senate: Third Reading RCS#25 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1445 | Public Officers and Employees | Senate: Third Reading RCS#21 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1768 | Stem Cell Therapy | Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1607 | Cardiac Emergencies | Senate: Third Reading RCS#10 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H0057 | Regulation of Xylazine | Senate: Third Reading RCS#44 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4001 | Lee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#7 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0248 | Student Participation in Interscholastic and Intrascholastic Extracurricular Sports | Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0209 | State Land Management | Senate: Third Reading RCS#45 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0306 | Medicaid Providers | Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4007 | Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Martin County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#10 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0289 | Boating Safety | Senate: Third Reading RCS#50 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0108 | Administrative Procedures | Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4009 | St. Augustine-St. Johns County Airport Authority, St. Johns County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#11 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0443 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#52 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H6017 | Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death | Senate: Third Reading RCS#39 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0481 | Anchoring Limitation Areas | Senate: Third Reading RCS#55 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4011 | Palm Beach County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#12 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4015 | Broward County Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Intelligence and Enforcement Unit, Broward County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#14 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4013 | Citrus County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4017 | Bermont Drainage District, Charlotte County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#15 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4021 | North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District, Manatee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#16 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0653 | Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies | Senate: Third Reading RCS#54 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4025 | Lee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#18 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4023 | Officers and Employees of North Springs Improvement District, Broward County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#17 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4029 | Greater Naples Fire Rescue District; Collier County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#19 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0683 | Construction Regulations | Senate: Third Reading RCS#40 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0687 | Driving and Boating Offenses | Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0703 | Utility Relocation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#41 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4035 | Lee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#22 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4033 | San Carlos Estates Water Control District, Lee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#21 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4031 | City of Oviedo, Seminole County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#20 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4037 | Downtown Development Authority of City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#23 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0809 | School Social Workers | Senate: Third Reading RCS#47 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0994 | Driver License Education Requirements | Senate: Third Reading RCS#56 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0913 | Condominium and Cooperative Associations | Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0907 | Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases | Senate: Third Reading RCS#43 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4041 | Collier County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#24 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0929 | Firefighter Health and Safety | Senate: Third Reading RCS#42 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4045 | City Pension Fund for Firefighters and Police Officers in the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#26 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4043 | Osceola County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#25 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4051 | Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Pasco County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#38 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4047 | Fort Pierce Farms Water Control District, St. Lucie County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#27 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4049 | North St. Lucie River Water Control District, St. Lucie County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#28 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1103 | Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | Senate: Third Reading RCS#49 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1205 | Amendments to the State Constitution | Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| H1299 | Department of Health | Senate: Third Reading RCS#48 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4059 | Sunbridge Stewardship District, Osceola County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#31 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4061 | West Villages Improvement District, Sarasota County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#32 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4057 | Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Osceola County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#30 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Florida Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Ethics and Elections Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Finance and Tax Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Florida Senate Fiscal Policy Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Rules Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Transportation Committee | Chair | 1 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | Florida Senate District 39 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 11/08/2022 | |
| FL | Florida House District 111 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 11/04/2014 | 01/16/2024 |