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Legislator > Blaise Ingoglia
State Senator
Blaise Ingoglia
(R) - Florida
Florida Senate District 11
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: 850-487-5011
Spring Hill Office
2943 Landover Blvd.
Spring Hill, FL 34608
Spring Hill, FL 34608
Phone: 352-666-5707
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| S1740 | Insurance | An act relating to insurance; amending s. 215.5586, F.S.; revising legislative intent; specifying that hurricane mitigation grants funded through the My Safe Florida Home Program may be awarded only under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Financial Services to require that certain mitigation improvements be made as a condition of reimbursing a homeowner approved for a grant; amending ss. 624.407 and 624.408, F.S.; revising the surplus required for certain insurers applying for their original certificates of authority and to maintain their certificates of authority, respectively; amending s. 624.4073, F.S.; specifying prohibitions for persons who were officers or directors of an insolvent insurer, attorneys in fact of a reciprocal insurer, or officers or directors of an attorney in fact of a reciprocal insurer; providing applicability; requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation to prohibit insurers or reciprocal insurers from paying any compensation to certain persons for certain violations until a specified time; amending s. 627.062, F.S.; prohibiting the office from requesting an insurer waive a deemed approval for residential property insurance rate filing under certain circumstances; prohibiting the office from issuing a notice of intent to disapprove a residential property insurance rate filing under certain circumstances; creating s. 627.4263, F.S.; defining terms; requiring that insurers’ decisions to deny claims be made by qualified human professionals; specifying the duties of qualified human professionals; requiring an insurer to maintain certain records; prohibiting using artificial intelligence, machine learning systems, or algorithms as the sole basis for determining whether to deny a claim; requiring insurers to include certain information in denial communications to claimants; requiring that certain insurers detail certain information in its claims handling manual; authorizing the office to conduct market conduct examinations and investigations under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0868 | Social Media Use by Minors | An act relating to social media use by minors; amending s. 501.1736, F.S.; requiring social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a warrant or subpoena; requiring social media platforms to allow a parent or legal guardian of a minor account holder to view all messages; prohibiting minor account holders from using or accessing messages that are designed to disappear or self destruct, or are ephemeral in nature; providing an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| S1716 | Sale and Delivery of Firearms | An act relating to sale and delivery of firearms; amending s. 790.065, F.S.; deleting a prohibition on a person younger than a certain age purchasing a firearm; deleting a prohibition on the sale or transfer, or the facilitation of a sale or transfer, of a firearm to a person younger than a certain age by specified licensed persons; deleting criminal penalties; deleting applicability; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0920 | Firearm Purchase or Transfer | An act relating to firearm purchase or transfer; amending s. 790.065, F.S.; reducing the minimum age at which a person may purchase a firearm; reducing the minimum age of purchasers to whom specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring a firearm; repealing an exception; amending s. 790.0655, F.S.; revising an exception to the mandatory waiting period for the purchase of rifles or shotguns; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| S0532 | Toll Payments | An act relating to toll payments; amending s. 338.155, F.S.; exempting certain disabled veterans and persons operating motor vehicles and motorcycles displaying certain license plates from the required payment of tolls for the use of toll facilities; reenacting s. 316.1001(1), F.S., relating to the required payment of tolls on toll facilities and penalties, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 338.155, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0872 | Price Controls for the Storage of Electric Vehicles | An act relating to price controls for the storage of electric vehicles; amending ss. 125.0103 and 166.043, F.S.; requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to establish specified rates for the storage of certain electric vehicles; authorizing a wrecker operator to charge specified costs for the cleanup of an accident scene associated with an electric vehicle; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1128 | Building Permits for a Single-family Dwelling | An act relating to building permits for a single family dwelling; amending ss. 125.56 and 553.79, F.S.; prohibiting the expiration of certain building permits issued by a county or a local government, respectively, before a specified event; amending s. 553.792, F.S.; specifying that certain permit applications are deemed in compliance; requiring the local government to issue such permit within a certain timeframe; requiring certain attestations supporting permit applications; indemnifying local governments in certain circumstances; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0854 | Consumer Protection | An act relating to consumer protection; creating s. 501.0195, F.S.; defining the term “unlicensed vendor”; requiring an unlicensed vendor providing home repair services to take certain actions within a specified timeframe after receiving payment, except under certain circumstances; requiring the homeowner or homeowner’s representative to make a written demand in a letter to the unlicensed vendor under certain circumstances; providing requirements for such letter; providing a presumption against the existence of just cause; prohibiting an unlicensed vendor who has received money in excess of the value of the work performed from failing to perform such work within a specified period of time; providing elements of prima facie evidence that an unlicensed vendor received money in excess of the value of the work performed; providing requirements for proper notification of contract termination; requiring the homeowner or the homeowner’s representative to draft and send a letter containing a written demand if the unlicensed vendor fails to take certain action; providing requirements for such letter; providing a presumption against the existence of just cause; providing that the burden is on the unlicensed vendor to rebut this presumption; providing for prosecution of violations; providing that a specified claim on the part of the unlicensed vendor is not a defense to prosecution; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 501.022, F.S.; revising an exemption from permitting requirements for certain solicitors, salespersons, and agents; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0536 | Term Limits Applicable to State Representatives and State Senators | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 of Article VI and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to revise the term limits applicable to state representatives and state senators and to provide an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1018 | Homestead Exemptions | An act relating to homestead exemptions; amending s. 196.031, F.S.; increasing the homestead tax exemption amount for all levies, except for assessments for special benefits; deleting homestead tax exemptions for all levies other than school district levies; providing a contingent effective date. | In Committee |
| S1016 | Increased Homestead Property Exemptions | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 6 of Article VII and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to increase the homestead exemption from $25,000 to $75,000, for all levies, with annual adjustments for inflation, deleting the exemption for school district levies, and to provide an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1190 | Homestead Property Assessment Limitation | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 of Article VII and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature, by general law, to prohibit the consideration of any change or improvement made to homestead property to mitigate flood damage in determining the assessed value of such property for ad valorem taxation purposes, to limit the transfer of such value to new homestead property, and to provide an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1308 | Ad Valorem Tax | An act relating to ad valorem tax; amending ss. 125.016 and 166.211, F.S.; authorizing a county or municipality, respectively, to establish an ad valorem tax rebate program for property owners; specifying requirements for the rebate program; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1414 | Elections | An act relating to elections; amending s. 15.21, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 16.061, F.S.; revising the criteria that the Attorney General uses when petitioning the Supreme Court for an advisory opinion related to a proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution; amending s. 97.012, F.S.; revising a provision requiring that the Secretary of State provide certain mandatory signature matching training; amending s. 97.021, F.S.; deleting the definition of the term “petition circulator”; revising definitions; amending s. 97.022, F.S.; revising the authority and responsibilities of the Office of Election Crimes and Security; authorizing the office to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to bring any person before certain representatives and require the production of specified records; authorizing the office to file a complaint in circuit court to enforce such subpoenas; requiring the court to direct the witness to comply with the subpoena or punish the witness accordingly; providing an exception; requiring sheriffs to serve and execute all process associated with such action; requiring the office to pay the sheriffs for such service; authorizing the office to adopt rules; creating s. 97.027, F.S.; requiring specified persons to undergo signature matching training; requiring the Department of State to adopt certain rules; amending s. 97.051, F.S.; revising the oath a person registering to vote must subscribe to; amending s. 97.0525, F.S.; requiring that the online voter registration system generate a certain notice under a specified circumstance; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; requiring supervisors of elections to update a voter’s record if provided specified information by the applicant after registration; providing that such updates are retroactive to the date the application was received; requiring an applicant to provide evidence to the supervisor sufficient to prove the applicant’s legal status as a United States citizen under specified circumstances; requiring the supervisor to place such applicant on the voter rolls under a specified circumstance; authorizing an applicant that has not provided such evidence to vote a provisional ballot; providing that such ballot may be counted only if the applicant can verify his or her legal status within a specified timeframe; revising the timeframe after receipt in which a voter registration official must enter the voter registration applications into the system; amending s. 97.057, F.S.; requiring the Department of State to provide certain information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to assist the Department of State with identifying changes in residential addresses in accordance with a specified provision; amending s. 97.0575, F.S.; requiring third party voter registration organizations to deliver voter registration applications to the supervisor of the county, rather than the division, in which the voter resides under specified circumstances; providing civil penalties; amending s. 97.1031, F.S.; deleting a provision authorizing a voter to change his or her address by submitting other signed written notice; revising the timeframe in which a voter registration official must make necessary changes to a voter’s records to within 7 days after receipt; amending s. 98.015, F.S.; requiring that the main and permanent branch offices of the supervisor be open for specified times and days; requiring supervisors to provide a list identifying nonresidential addresses in a specified manner; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; requiring supervisors to make a certain determination within a specified timeframe related to a voter registration applicant who was previously removed for ineligibility and to follow specified procedures to notify the applicant, if applicable; requiring supervisors to remove the name of a voter who subsequently registers in another state to vote within a specified timeframe of receipt of such information; amending s. 98.065, F.S.; authorizing supervisors to use certain credible and reliable sources of commercially available data to compare certain records and conduct address list maintenance; amending s. 98.075, F.S.; authorizing the Department of State to enter into memorandums of understanding with other state governments and share confidential and exempt information with such governments; requiring that such governments maintain the confidentiality of such information; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide driver license and Florida identification card information to such governments; requiring supervisors to remove the name of a deceased voter under specified circumstances; creating s. 98.094, F.S.; requiring that lists of registered voters be provided to federal courts for a specified purpose under a certain condition; requiring federal jury coordinators to prepare or cause to be prepared a certain list; requiring that such list be sent to the Division of Elections periodically; requiring that jury coordinators provide the division with specified information about each disqualified juror; requiring the supervisor to use such list to conduct list maintenance or eligibility maintenance procedures; amending s. 98.212, F.S.; requiring supervisors to provide information as may be requested by the Department of State and to the Legislature; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 99.012, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 99.021, F.S.; authorizing qualified candidates and political parties with such candidates to challenge another candidate’s compliance with a specified oath in a certain circuit court; prohibiting a person from qualifying as a candidate and appearing on the ballot if a court order becomes final and makes certain determinations; amending s. 99.061, F.S.; revising the periods in which a person may qualify as a candidate; revising the qualifying period for federal offices following reapportionment; authorizing candidates for constitutional office to file a certain receipt or verification in lieu of filing a full and public disclosure of financial interests and all other candidates to instead file a certain receipt or verification of filing a statement of financial interests for qualifying only; requiring the department to process qualifying papers within a specified timeframe; providing that a cashier’s check purchased from the candidate’s campaign account may be used to pay the qualifying fee; specifying that a candidate has a specified timeframe to pay the qualifying fee under specified circumstances; specifying that a certain form does not need to be re submitted under certain circumstances; amending s. 99.092, F.S.; requiring the Division of Elections to create a uniform petition form for candidates to gather signatures for a candidate petition; requiring that the form solicit specified information; requiring that the form include a certain notice; amending s. 99.095, F.S.; authorizing a supervisor of elections to verify certain signatures only if a certain petition form is used; amending s. 99.097, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; requiring that a signature on a petition be verified if the voter is active; prohibiting a supervisor from updating a voter’s address on file under a certain circumstance; authorizing a candidate in a candidate contest to contest signature verification of his or her opponent in such contest, and the chairperson of the political committee that sponsors or the chairperson of a political committee that opposes an issue in an issue contest to contest signature verification of such issue; revising the procedures to contest signature verifications; amending s. 100.191, F.S.; providing that all laws that apply to primary and general elections apply to special primary and special elections; requiring the Elections Canvassing Commission to certify results in accordance with a specified provision; amending s. 100.371, F.S.; requiring sponsors of an initiative amendment to register as political committees before circulating any initiative petition forms to voters; deleting obsolete language; requiring the division to assign initiative petitions a petition number and create a certain form; providing requirements for such form; requiring that the form contain a certain notice; deleting provisions relating to citizen challenges of petition circulator registration; deleting provisions relating to applications for registration of a petition circulator; requiring the division to adopt rules; deleting provisions requiring certain sponsors to submit signed and dated forms; specifying conditions for signatures on a form to be verified as valid by a supervisor; requiring the supervisor to retain signed petition forms instead of signature forms in a specified manner; requiring the supervisor to transmit copies of such signed petition forms promptly to the division upon request; requiring the supervisors of elections to post the actual cost of signature verification on their websites annually on a specified date; specifying that such costs include costs related to certain actions; requiring the Secretary of State to rescind a certificate of ballot position under specified conditions; authorizing any voter to challenge the issuance of certificates of ballot position; providing the process for such challenges; requiring the Secretary of State to submit a copy of initiative petitions to a specified panel; requiring the panel to complete a financial impact statement; requiring the panel to submit such statement to the Secretary of State; providing that the panel is not required to complete the statement under specified circumstances; deleting obsolete language; requiring that meetings of the panel be open to the public; requiring that the panel submit the financial impact statement to the Secretary of State immediately; authorizing the panel to redraft the statement within a specified timeframe; requiring the disclosure of certain material legal effects; conforming cross-references; requiring the panel to draft a certain initiative financial information statement; requiring the Secretary of State to make such statement available on his or her website; creating s. 100.373, F.S.; defining the term “circulated petition form”; authorizing voters to submit signed circulated petition forms at any office of the supervisor of elections in the county in which the voter is registered to vote; providing that a circulated petition form is valid only if the supervisor verifies specified information; requiring a voter to present a certain current and valid form of picture identification to the supervisor; requiring the supervisor to deem the petition submitted if the information on such identification matches the form and the person matches the identification produced; requiring supervisors to verify that the voter’s signature on the circulated petition form matches the voter’s signature on file in the Florida Voter Registration System; creating s. 100.375, F.S.; defining the term “requested petition form”; requiring supervisors to accept requests for a petition form from a voter or, if instructed, the voter’s immediate family or legal guardian; providing that requests may be made in person, in writing, by telephone, or through the supervisor’s website; requiring supervisors to cancel requests under specified conditions; providing that requests for petition forms may be mailed to certain addresses; requiring the voter, or his or her designee, to provide certain information for in-person or telephonic requests; requiring that requests be in writing if the petition form is to be mailed to an address other than one on file; providing requirements for such written requests; requiring the division to create a uniform application to request petition forms; requiring that such applications solicit and require specified information; defining the term “immediate family”; requiring the supervisor to record certain information and provide it in a specified format; defining the term “petition deadline”; requiring the supervisor to mail petition forms within specified timeframes; providing a deadline to request petition forms; requiring supervisors to provide a petition form by one of the means specified; prohibiting persons from picking up more than a specified number of petition forms; providing exceptions; requiring the supervisor to mail a certain notice in a specified circumstance; providing that only the materials necessary to submit a petition form be mailed or delivered; prohibiting a supervisor from sending a petition form to someone who did not request one; requiring the supervisor to enclose a certain mailing envelope with petition forms; requiring that such envelopes contain a certain voter’s certificate; specifying the placement of the voter’s certificate on the envelope; requiring that certain instructions be enclosed with each petition; providing construction; providing legislative intent; requiring the Department of State to work with specified entitles to develop and implement procedures and technologies to make petition forms available in alternative formats; providing that requested petition forms are only valid if the supervisor verifies certain information; prohibiting an otherwise valid petition from being invalidated due to the voter’s death after submission of such form; creating s. 100.377, F.S.; providing that initiative petition forms approved by the Secretary of State may continue to be circulated; providing that certain initiative petitions or candidate petitions may be kept and counted under specified conditions; providing applicability; amending s. 101.043, F.S.; revising the forms of current and valid picture identifications that a voter must provide upon entering the polling place; amending s. 101.048, F.S.; revising the instructions that are included with cure affidavits to conform to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.111, F.S.; authorizing registered voters or election officials of a county acting in their official capacity to challenge at the polls or during early voting the right of a person to vote in the county; requiring separate oaths for each challenge; revising the oath required of a person entering challenges; providing the oath an election official must use if asserting the ineligibility of a voter; requiring that the oath be delivered to the clerk or inspector under specified circumstances; requiring such clerk or inspector to deliver such oath immediately to the challenged person; revising a provision providing that such person may cast a provisional ballot; deleting an exception to casting such provisional ballot; authorizing challenges to be made in advance within a specified timeframe before an election by delivering an oath to the supervisor’s office; requiring the supervisor to notify, as soon as practicable, a challenged voter by specified means; requiring that the oath be sent to early voting sites or the voter’s precinct in the event such voter appears in person to vote; requiring that certain ballots be canvassed as provisional ballots; requiring that certain persons be allowed to execute a change of legal residence to be able to vote a regular ballot; requiring that such persons be allowed to vote a regular ballot if the change of legal residence is properly registered; requiring that certain voters be directed to the proper precinct to vote; providing that certain voters are required to vote a provisional ballot; amending s. 101.131, F.S.; requiring that poll watchers be qualified and registered voters of the county in which they serve and complete a required training; requiring the Department of State to provide such training; requiring that poll watchers be allowed to observe and report on irregularities in the conduct of the election and enter and watch polls under a specified condition; prohibiting such poll watchers from interfering with the conduct of the election; requiring that the form that designates poll watchers include specified information; requiring that poll watchers be given identification badges that include certain information; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 101.151, F.S.; specifying that, in presidential preference primaries only, the office title may be placed above the list of names on the ballot for that office; specifying that, in a primary election only, the office title of Governor shall be placed above the names of the candidates for such office regardless of whether a Lieutenant Governor is designated; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.161, F.S.; requiring that constitutional amendments define all terms of art and describe newly created rights, requirements, prohibitions, and authorizations; amending the inclusions on the ballot for every constitutional amendment proposed by initiative to conform to changes made by the act; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 101.20, F.S.; deleting provisions requiring that sample ballots be furnished to each polling place, in a specified form, be open to inspection by all electors, and a sufficient number of reduced-size ballots to be given out to electors; requiring the supervisor to publish sample ballots in a certain newspaper, through the supervisor’s website, or on the county’s website; requiring that such publication occur within a specified timeframe; authorizing the supervisor to send sample ballots to registered voters by specified means; requiring sample ballots to be available in all polling places for specified purpose; authorizing a sample ballot to be in the format of an official ballot but must indicate it is a sample; amending s. 101.252, F.S.; providing applicability; creating s. 101.2521, F.S.; requiring that candidates be placed on the general ballot for certain elections held under specified circumstances; amending s. 101.5606, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.56075, F.S.; requiring that locations where voting takes place have certain voting machines available; specifying the default voting method; requiring that a certain device be provided if requested by a voter; amending s. 101.5608, F.S.; requiring the inspector to follow specified procedures before allowing a person to vote in specified circumstances; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.5612, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.5614, F.S.; requiring that after a defective ballot is duplicated, both ballots be placed in an certain envelope and presented to the canvassing board for review; amending s. 101.572, F.S.; authorizing certain candidates, political party officials, and political committee officials, or any designee thereof, to object to the canvassing board’s determination of voter intent; amending s. 101.591, F.S.; deleting provisions instructing how to perform a manual audit; requiring the county canvassing board or local board responsible for certifying an election to conduct an independent vote validation of voting systems used in all precincts; providing the procedure for such independent vote validation; deleting provisions related to independent audits; requiring that the canvassing board publish certain notice on the county’s website, on the supervisor’s website, or in certain newspapers; requiring that such vote validation be completed before the certification of the election; requiring the county canvassing board or local board responsible for the election to provide a certain consolidated report; providing the requirements of such report; deleting a provision that allowed a manual recount to take the place of a certain audit; amending s. 101.5911, F.S.; requiring the department to adopt certain rules; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.595, F.S.; requiring the department to submit the analysis of a certain report as part of a specified consolidated report to the Governor and the Legislature annually by a specified date; amending s. 101.6104, F.S.; making technical changes; amending s. 101.62, F.S.; requiring a voter to initiate the request for a vote-by-mail ballot from the supervisor; requiring such voter to use the paper or online version of the uniform statewide application to make a written request for a vote-by-mail ballot; requiring the supervisor to record certain information after receiving such request; revising the timeframes during which vote-by-mail ballots are provided to voters; amending s. 101.64, F.S.; providing that the supervisor may include a secrecy envelope or privacy sleeve with vote-by-mail ballots; amending s. 101.657, F.S.; authorizing, rather than requiring, that early voting be provided by a supervisor; revising the number of early voting sites the supervisor may designate per election area; authorizing the supervisor to obtain a waiver for the number of sites designated as early voting sites under a specified circumstance; deleting authorization for a supervisor to provide early voting in excess of what is required; amending s. 101.68, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.69, F.S.; deleting a requirement that secure ballot intake stations be located at each permanent branch that meets certain criteria; requiring that such intake stations be located at each designated early voting site; requiring that all secure ballot intake stations be continuously monitored; requiring the department to adopt rules; amending s. 101.6921, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.6923, F.S.; revising the instructions sent to certain first-time voters to conform to changes made by the act; amending s. 101.6952, F.S.; providing that if a ballot is transmitted via facsimile it must be received by a specified time on election day; amending s. 101.694, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 101.697, F.S.; requiring the department to adopt certain rules related to electronic transmission of election materials to specified voters; amending s. 101.698, F.S.; authorizing the department to adopt emergency rules in specified circumstances; amending s. 102.031, F.S.; prohibiting videography and other visual and audio recording in polling rooms or early voting areas; providing an exception; amending s. 102.141, F.S.; revising the composition of county canvassing boards; prohibiting persons who publicly endorse or donate to candidates or are active participants endorsing or opposing a public measure from serving on county canvassing boards; requiring members of a county canvassing board and all clerical help to wear, at specified times, identification badges in a certain manner and which include specified information; requiring a county canvassing board to retain the county attorney for any legal representation; authorizing such board to retain outside legal counsel under specified conditions; specifying that the deadline by which supervisors shall upload preliminary results is in local time; requiring the supervisor on behalf of the county canvassing board to report all early voting and vote by-mail tabulations to the department; requiring counties to conduct a machine vote validation process for a certain purpose after unofficial results are reported; requiring that such process be completed within a specified timeframe; requiring the county canvassing board to take specified actions after making a certain determination; requiring the county canvassing board to conduct manual reviews under specified circumstances; providing requirements for such review; deleting provisions related to recounts by the county canvassing board; requiring the county canvassing board to publish notice containing manual review information by specified means; providing that such reviews are open to the public; requiring the county canvassing board to submit to the department certain forms containing a vote validation report; providing requirements for such report; requiring the county canvassing board to conduct manual reviews in accordance with specified provisions; requiring the department to adopt rules; creating s. 102.143, F.S.; requiring the supervisor to file a report with the division on the conduct on the election within a specified timeframe; providing requirements for the report; requiring the supervisor to notify the Division of Elections of new information and file an amended report including such information, if applicable, within a specified timeframe; requiring the division to maintain such reports on file and make them available for public inspection; requiring the division to review the reports for a specified purpose; providing that the report is part of a certain consolidated report submitted by the department by a specified date each year following a general election; amending s. 102.166, F.S.; requiring manual reviews of overvotes and undervotes unless certain conditions exist; requiring that overvotes and undervotes be identified and sorted during the vote validation process; providing that the secretary is responsible for ordering such review in federal, state, or multicounty races and the county canvassing board, or local board responsible for certifying the election, is responsible for ordering such reviews in all other races; authorizing political parties to designate a certain expert to be allowed in the central counting room while tests are being performed; prohibiting such person from interfering with the normal operation of the canvassing board; conforming a cross-reference; requiring the department to adopt certain rules; amending s. 103.021, F.S.; revising the deadline by which political parties must submit their list of presidential electors to the Governor; requiring the state executive committees of the political parties to certify to the Governor certain information relating to such electors within a specified timeframe; providing requirements for such certification; revising the deadline by which the Governor certifies political party submissions to the Department of State; requiring candidates to submit certain information concerning presidential electors to the department before a specified date and time; amending s. 103.121, F.S.; requiring that the funds and certain records of state executive committees be audited by a certified public accountant; amending s. 104.045, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for a person who submits a petition form or refrains from submitting a petition form for any initiative or candidate petition due to a corrupt offer or the acceptance of a pecuniary or other benefit; amending s. 104.047, F.S.; prohibiting specified entities from further forwarding official vote-by-mail ballots or envelopes; providing criminal penalties; providing criminal penalties for persons who physically collect requests for vote-by-mail ballots and copies or retains the requests, or copies and retains the voter’s personal information; repealing s. 104.186, F.S., relating to violations concerning initiative petitions; amending s. 104.187, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; repealing s. 105.09, F.S., relating to political activity in behalf of a candidate for judicial office limited; amending s. 106.021, F.S.; prohibiting a candidate from appointing himself, herself, or immediate family as the treasurer of the campaign; amending s. 106.07, F.S.; requiring a candidate to file an affidavit with the officer before whom the candidate is required to qualify under specified circumstances within a specified timeframe; deeming filings as timely filed if filed in a certain manner; providing that such affidavits are open to public inspection; providing construction; providing a civil penalty for candidates who file affidavits late; amending s. 106.08, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “foreign national”; revising the contributions or expenditures that a foreign national is prohibited from making or offering to make; prohibiting political parties, political committees, committees associated with ballot issues or questions, electioneering communications organizations, and candidates from knowingly accepting contributions from foreign nationals; providing criminal penalties; providing for enhancement of criminal penalties on subsequent offenses; providing civil penalties; amending s. 106.087, F.S.; conforming a cross reference; amending s. 106.19, F.S.; deleting a provision relating to violations by political committees for using petition circulators; repealing s. 113.01, F.S., relating to fees for commissions issued by Governor; repealing s. 113.02, F.S., relating to fees to be paid before commissions issued; repealing s. 113.03, F.S., relating to disposition of certain proceeds; amending s. 113.051, F.S.; prohibiting the issuance of certain commissions until the oath of office is filed; amending s. 212.055, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; creating s. 322.034, F.S.; requiring that driver licenses and Florida identification cards include certain information; providing that applicants providing certain documentation may not be charged a fee for renewal; requiring that the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles comply with specified provisions by a specified date; amending s. 895.02, F.S.; revising the definition of “racketeering activity” to include violations of the Florida Election Code for the purposes of providing criminal penalties; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing effective dates. | In Committee |
| S1498 | Services to Noncitizens | An act relating to services to noncitizens; amending s. 125.0167, F.S.; authorizing a county to require proof that certain borrowers are lawfully present in the United States; creating s. 420.0007, F.S.; defining the terms “down payment assistance” and “silent second mortgage”; prohibiting state and local governmental entities and private corporations from providing down payment assistance to a person who is not lawfully in the United States; requiring immediate repayment of downpayment assistance and the initiation of foreclosure proceedings in certain circumstances; prohibiting certain persons from receiving down payment assistance in the future; amending ss. 420.5088 and 420.5096, F.S.; restricting eligibility for the Florida Homeownership Assistance Program and the Florida Hometown Hero Program, respectively, to persons who are lawfully present in the United States; amending s. 448.09, F.S.; revising penalties, including suspension of certain licenses and the imposition of fines, for violating provisions related to employing unauthorized aliens; requiring that such fines be deposited into a specified trust fund; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing increased penalties, including suspension and revocation of certain licenses and the imposition of fines, for violating provisions related to employing unauthorized aliens where specified injury or death occurs; requiring that such fines be deposited into a specified trust fund; providing that persons injured or the next of kin of persons killed have a cause of action against employers found to be in violation of a specified provision; amending s. 448.095, F.S.; requiring that all private employers, rather than only those employing a specified number or more of employees, use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility; amending s. 560.208, F.S.; prohibiting money services business’ licensees from initiating foreign remittance transfers unless they have verified that the sender is not an unauthorized alien; defining the term “foreign remittance transfer”; requiring the Financial Services Commission to adopt rules; requiring licensees to submit certain forms to the Office of Financial Regulation within a specified timeframe; requiring licensees to pay specified penalties for any foreign remittance transferred in violation of specified provisions; requiring quarterly penalty remittances; requiring licensees to submit certain forms and penalties to the office within a specified timeframe; requiring the office to deposit such penalties into a certain fund; amending s. 560.211, F.S.; requiring that licensees make, keep, and preserve for 5 years records of certain documentation and penalties paid; creating s. 560.2115, F.S.; authorizing the office to request, and requiring licensees to provide, records of certain documentation; authorizing the filing of complaints; providing criminal penalties for knowingly filing false or frivolous complaints; imposing requirements on the office upon receipt of a valid complaint substantiated by evidence of a violation; requiring the office to conduct random quarterly audits of licensees to ensure compliance with specified provisions; specifying that failure to comply with certain provisions constitutes grounds for the suspension of all licenses issued by the office; prohibiting the office from auditing a licensee more than a specified number of times within a specified timeframe; providing an exception; authorizing the office to adopt emergency rules; providing for severability; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1192 | Assessment of Homestead Property | An act relating to assessment of homestead property; amending s. 193.155, F.S.; defining the terms “elevated homestead property” and “elevation certificate”; prohibiting the assessed value of elevated homestead property from exceeding a specified amount for a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; requiring a property owner who uses a specified limitation to maintain active homeowner’s and flood insurances for a specified timeframe; providing that failure to maintain such coverage may result in the reassessment of the property’s value without a specified benefit; requiring that the assessed value of an elevated homestead property be recalculated at a specified time and in accordance with specified provisions; specifying that certain elevated homestead property is eligible for a specified assessment methodology; providing an exception; specifying how such assessment must be calculated under certain circumstances; authorizing property appraisers to require certain evidence; providing applicability; requiring that the assessed value of an elevated homestead property be recalculated at a specified time; providing a contingent effective date. | In Committee |
| S1066 | Labor Negotiations | An act relating to labor negotiations; creating s. 112.3165, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting certain persons from knowingly and intentionally disclosing certain information or work products unless authorized to disclose such information by the chief executive officer or legislative body of the public employer; requiring persons who receive such information or work products to refer the person who provided the information to the Commission on Ethics; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0562 | Use of Artificial Intelligence to Detect Firearms | An act relating to the use of artificial intelligence to detect firearms; creating s. 790.34, F.S.; prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence to detect firearms in public areas; providing criminal penalties; providing exceptions; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0802 | Term Limits for Members of Boards of County Commissioners and District School Boards | A joint resolution proposing amendments to Section 1 of Article VIII and Section 4 of Article IX of the State Constitution to provide term limits for members of boards of county commissioners and district school boards. | In Committee |
| S1764 | Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission | An act relating to public records; amending s. 447.205, F.S.; exempting from public records requirements written communications developed in preparation for, or preliminary to, the issuance of any order by the Public Employees Relations Commission or its designees; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; amending s. 119.071, F.S.; exempting from public records requirements the personal identifying and location information of the chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of the Public Employees Relations Commission and the personal identifying and location information of spouses and children of such personnel; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1766 | Public Employees Relations Commission | An act relating to the Public Employees Relations Commission; amending s. 110.227, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; removing a provision requiring exceptions to a recommended order to be filed within a specified timeframe; amending s. 112.0455, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; revising the timeframe in which an appeal hearing must be conducted; amending s. 120.80, F.S.; providing applicability; amending s. 295.14, F.S.; conforming final order requirements to ch. 120, F.S.; removing provisions that an action by the commission must be in writing and served in a specified manner; amending s. 447.203, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; amending s. 447.205, F.S.; specifying the annual salaries of the chair and other commissioners of the Public Employees Relations Commission; amending s. 447.207, F.S.; authorizing subpoenas, notices, and other documents to be served by any method of service that establishes proof of delivery, rather than by certified mail; authorizing the commission, under certain circumstances, to waive the application of any provision of part II of ch. 447, F.S., rather than only specified provisions; amending s. 447.301, F.S.; revising a specified statement in a membership authorization form; requiring an employee organization, within a specified timeframe, to revoke the membership of and cease the collection of membership dues from a public employee; amending s. 447.303, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 447.305, F.S.; revising the application for employee organization registration; revising certain information required for an application for renewal of registration; requiring an employee organization to provide an application for renewal of registration to certain persons within a specified timeframe; requiring a bargaining agent to provide missing information to the commission within a specified timeframe; requiring the commission to dismiss an application for renewal of registration under certain circumstances; requiring a bargaining agent to petition for recertification within a specified timeframe after submission of certain information; authorizing a public employer or public employee of a bargaining unit to challenge an application for renewal of registration as materially inaccurate during specified timeframes; requiring the commission or one of its designated agents to conduct an investigation if a challenge is filed; exempting certain employee organizations from a specified requirement; requiring a registration fee for applications for registration and renewal of registration; requiring certain employee organization accounts to be open for inspection at a reasonable time and place; providing for the revocation of an employee organization’s certification under certain circumstances; providing that certain decisions issued by the commission are final agency actions; amending s. 447.307, F.S.; revising requirements for the certification, recertification, and decertification of an employee organization; repealing s. 447.308, F.S., relating to revocation of certification of an employee organization; amending s. 447.309, F.S.; removing provisions relating to conflicts between any collective bargaining agreement provision and any law, ordinance, rule, or regulation; requiring collective bargaining agreements to contain specified terms and conditions; amending s. 447.401, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 447.403, F.S.; authorizing the recommended decision of a special magistrate from an impasse hearing to be transmitted by any method of service that establishes proof of delivery, rather than a specified method; amending ss. 447.405 and 447.501, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 447.503, F.S.; authorizing certain public employers, public employees, and employee organizations, or combinations thereof, to file certain charges with the commission; amending s. 447.507, F.S.; increasing fines for certain violations; amending s. 447.509, F.S.; prohibiting public employers, their agents or representatives, and any persons acting on their behalf from taking certain actions; authorizing certain actions by public employees under certain circumstances; providing exceptions; amending s. 447.609, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending ss. 110.114, 110.205, 112.3187, 121.031, 447.02, and 1011.60, F.S.; conforming cross references; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1738 | Transportation Concurrency | An act relating to transportation concurrency; amending s. 163.3180, F.S.; revising facilities required to be identified in the capital improvements element of a comprehensive plan that imposes transportation concurrency; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1718 | Harm to Minors | An act relating to harm to minors; providing a short title; creating s. 501.173, F.S.; defining terms; requiring manufacturers of tablets or smartphones to manufacture, beginning on a specified date, such devices so that a filter meeting certain requirements is enabled upon activation of the device in this state; subjecting such manufacturers to civil and criminal liability for certain acts of noncompliance; providing applicability; providing civil liability for persons who enable a password to remove the required filter on a device in the possession of a minor under certain circumstances; authorizing the Attorney General to enjoin or bring certain actions, issue subpoenas, conduct hearings, and seek revocation of applicable licenses or certificates; providing damages; authorizing a parent or legal guardian to bring a civil action against certain parties who violate the act under certain circumstances; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 787.025, F.S.; increasing criminal penalties for adults who intentionally lure or entice, or who attempt to lure or entice, children under the age of 12 into a structure, dwelling, or conveyance for other than a lawful purpose; increasing criminal penalties for committing a second or subsequent offense; increasing criminal penalties for persons with specified previous convictions who commit such offense; creating s. 827.12, F.S.; defining the terms “inappropriate relationship” and “sexual excitement”; prohibiting persons who are of at least a specified age from knowingly engaging in any communication that is part of a pattern of communication or behavior that meets specified criteria; prohibiting persons who are of at least a specified age from knowingly using specified devices to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice minors to, or attempt to, share specified images or recorded images; providing criminal penalties; providing enhanced criminal penalties; providing applicability; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking offenses on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; amending ss. 943.0435, 944.606, and 944.607, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “sexual offender”; reenacting ss. 61.13(2)(c) and (9)(c), 68.07(3)(i) and (6), 92.55(1)(b), 98.0751(2)(b), 394.9125(2), 397.487(10)(b), 435.07(4)(b), 775.0862(2), 900.05(2)(cc), 903.046(2)(m), 903.133, 907.043(4)(b), 921.1425(7)(d), 934.255(2)(a), 938.10(1), 943.0584(2), 943.0595(2)(a), 944.607(4)(a) and (9), 947.1405(12), 948.013(2)(b), 948.05(2)(f), 948.30(4), 985.4815(9), and 1012.467(2)(b), F.S., relating to support of children, parenting and time-sharing, and powers of court; change of name; special protections in proceedings involving a victim or witness younger than 18 years of age, a person with an intellectual disability, or a sexual offense victim; restoration of voting rights and termination of ineligibility subsequent to a felony conviction; state attorneys and the authority to refer a person for civil commitment; voluntary certification of recovery residences; exemptions from disqualification; sexual offenses against students by authority figures and reclassification; criminal justice data collection; purpose of and criteria for bail determination; bail on appeal, prohibited for certain felony convictions; pretrial release and citizens’ right to know; sentences of death or life imprisonment for capital sexual battery and further proceedings to determine sentence; subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses; additional court cost imposed in cases of certain crimes; criminal history records ineligible for court-ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing; automatic sealing of criminal history records and confidentiality of related court records; notification to the Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders; conditional release program; administrative probation; court to admonish or commend probationer or offender in community control and graduated incentives; additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses; notification to the department of information on juvenile sexual offenders; and noninstructional contractors who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present and background screening requirements, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 943.0435, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting s. 944.608(7), F.S., relating to notification to the department of information on career offenders, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 944.607, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting s. 943.0435(3) and (4)(a), F.S., relating to sexual offenders required to register with the department and penalties, to incorporate the amendments made to ss. 944.606 and 944.607, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 320.02(4), 322.141(3), 322.19(1) and (2), 775.13(4), 775.21(5)(d), (6)(f), and (10)(d), 775.261(3)(b), 948.06(4), and 948.063, F.S., relating to registration required, applications for registration, and forms; color or markings of certain licenses or identification cards; change of address or name; registration of convicted felons, exemptions, and penalties; the Florida Sexual Predators Act; the Florida Career Offender Registration Act; violation of probation or community control, revocation, modification, continuance, and failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision; and violations of probation or community control by designated sexual offenders and sexual predators, respectively, to incorporate the amendments made by this act to ss. 943.0435 and 944.607, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 775.24(2), 775.25, 943.0436(2), 948.31, and 985.04(6)(b), F.S., relating to the duty of the court to uphold laws governing sexual predators and sexual offenders; prosecutions for acts or omissions; the duty of the court to uphold laws governing sexual predators and sexual offenders; evaluation and treatment of sexual predators and offenders on probation or community control; and oaths, records, and confidential information, respectively, to incorporate the amendments made to ss. 943.0435, 944.606, and 944.607, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| 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. | Passed |
| S1212 | Firefighter Health and Safety | An act relating to firefighter health and safety; amending s. 633.506, F.S.; revising legislative intent; amending s. 633.508, F.S.; requiring the Division of State Fire Marshal within the Department of Financial Services to assist in decreasing the frequency and severity of fatalities; revising the division’s authority to adopt rules; requiring the division to adopt rules; defining the term “readily available”; authorizing the division to recommend a phased approach in adopting certain rules related to firefighting gear; amending s. 633.520, F.S.; requiring the division to adopt rules relating to education on chemical hazards and toxic substances in protective gear and employers’ mental health best practices; amending ss. 633.522 and 633.526, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0776 | Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies | An act relating to aggravating factors for capital felonies; amending s. 921.141, F.S.; adding as an aggravating factor that the capital felony was committed against the head of a state, or in an attempt to commit such crime a capital felony was committed against another individual; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1678 | Entities that Boycott Israel | An act relating to entities that boycott Israel; amending s. 215.4725, F.S.; defining terms; revising definitions; requiring the public fund to make its best efforts to identify certain institutions, organizations, agencies, governments, and other entities in which the public fund has direct or indirect holdings; requiring the public fund to compile and make available the Scrutinized Companies or Other Entities that Boycott Israel List; requiring the public fund to quarterly update and make publicly available such list; revising the procedures the public fund must follow for assembling companies or other entities on such list; requiring the Department of Management Services to work with the public fund to determine the companies or other entities with which the state contracts or has grant agreements; requiring the department to notify certain companies that they may be barred from future contracts with the state; requiring the public fund to file a certain report with each member of the Board of Trustees of the State Board of Administration and with the Legislature which includes such list; requiring the public fund to file a certain report with a summary of correspondence between other entities and the public fund; requiring that specified actions be adopted and incorporated into a certain statement; amending s. 265.286, F.S.; requiring applicants to sign a certification form attesting that they comply with specified antidiscrimination laws and will not engage in antisemitic discrimination or antisemitic speech in conjunction with the program or project for which their grant is awarded; disqualifying for a specified timeframe grant applicants that engage in boycotts, antisemitic discrimination, or antisemitic speech; requiring recipients found to have engaged in boycotts or antisemitic discrimination in violation of their certification to pay a specified penalty; authorizing individuals to file a written complaint to the Attorney General for not pursuing a cause of action within a specified timeframe; requiring the Attorney General to provide a written response within a specified timeframe; amending s. 287.135, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “awarding body”; revising the contract values that prohibit a company or other entity from being eligible to bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew a contract with an agency or local governmental entity; requiring agencies and local governmental entities that enter into or renew a contract to include a specific termination provision; authorizing agencies and local governmental entities to bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew a contract for goods and services with other entities that boycott Israel under specified circumstances; requiring other entities to submit a certain certification at the same time as they submit a bid or proposal or enter into or renew a contract with an agency or local governmental entity; authorizing civil actions against companies and other entities under specified conditions; providing an effective date. | Passed |
| S0784 | Platting | An act relating to platting; amending s. 177.071, F.S.; requiring that certain plat or replat submittals be administratively approved with no further action by certain entities under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body of such county or municipality to designate an administrative authority to receive, review, and process plat or replat submittals; providing requirements for such designation; defining the term “administrative authority”; requiring the administrative authority to submit a certain notice to an applicant; providing requirements for such notice; requiring the administrative authority to approve, approve with conditions, or deny a plat or replat submittal in accordance with the timeframe in the initial written notice to the applicant; requiring the administrative authority to notify the applicant in writing if it declines to approve a plat or replat submittal; requiring that the written notification contain the reasons for denial and other information; prohibiting the administrative authority or other official, employee, agent, or designee from requesting or requiring that the applicant request an extension of time; amending s. 177.111, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | Passed |
| 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. | Passed |
| 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. | In Committee |
| S0952 | Restrictions on Firearms and Ammunition During Emergencies | An act relating to restrictions on firearms and ammunition during emergencies; repealing s. 870.044, F.S., relating to specified automatic restrictions on firearms and ammunition during certain declared emergencies; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0726 | False Reporting | An act relating to false reporting; amending s. 365.172, F.S.; providing that a person who misuses emergency communication systems is liable for the costs of prosecution and investigation; amending s. 837.05, F.S.; providing that a person who makes a false report to law enforcement authorities is liable for the costs of prosecution and investigation; providing that such persons are also liable for restitution if the false report involves another person who sustained injuries or property damage as a result of the false report; reenacting s. 943.082(2)(c), F.S., relating to the School Safety Awareness Program, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 837.05, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S1120 | Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems | An act relating to onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; amending s. 381.0065, F.S.; specifying that a construction permit for the construction of an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system for a single-family dwelling is valid in perpetuity; providing an exception; prohibiting a municipality or political subdivision from placing certain requirements on applicants for a building permit for a single-family dwelling; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| S0994 | Driver License Education Requirements | Senate: Third Reading RCS#7 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1105 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#21 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
| H4067 | Special Beverage Licenses for Equestrian Sport Facilities in Marion County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#34 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4073 | Leon County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#36 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4065 | City of Auburndale, Polk County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#33 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4071 | City of Coral Springs and City of Parkland, Broward County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#35 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4075 | Leon County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#37 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S1662 | Transportation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#58 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1455 | Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses | Senate: Third Reading RCS#46 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S1730 | Affordable Housing | Senate: Third Reading RCS#57 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1549 | Financial Services | Senate: Third Reading RCS#51 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1609 | Waste Incineration | Senate: Third Reading RCS#53 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4053 | Duval County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#29 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0010 | Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida | Senate: Third Reading RCS#24 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0026 | Relief of Kristen and Lia McIntosh by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Senate: Third Reading RCS#25 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H0181 | Parole | Senate: Third Reading RCS#10 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H0255 | Aggravated Animal Cruelty | Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 | 04/29/2025 | Abstain |
| H0295 | Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan | Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Florida Joint Public Counsel Oversight Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Florida Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Florida Senate Fiscal Policy Committee | 12 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Rules Committee | 16 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | Florida Senate District 11 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 11/08/2022 | |
| FL | Florida House District 035 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 11/04/2014 | 01/16/2024 |