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David Smith
(R) - Florida
Florida House District 038
In Office - Started: 11/08/2022

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402 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
H0129 The Florida Virtual School An act relating to the Florida Virtual School; amending s. 1002.37, F.S.; deleting provisions relating to the Florida Virtual School giving priority to certain students; revising who may call a board of trustees meeting; providing that the board of trustees may use supplemental funding sources to develop a state-of-the-art technology-based education delivery system; authorizing the Florida Virtual School to accrue supplemental revenue from direct-support organizations; revising which entities review and approve expenditures; revising which personnel are subject to policies of the board of trustees; deleting a requirement for the board of trustees to establish priorities for the admission of students; deleting a requirement for the board of trustees to establish performance and accountability measures; revising requirements for an annual report the board of trustees must submit to specified entities; revising which students are subject to specified requirements; making technical changes; providing an effective date. Introduced
H4031 City of Oviedo, Seminole County An act relating to the City of Oviedo, Seminole County; designating boundaries of an arts and entertainment district; providing an exception to general law; authorizing the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to issue special licenses or modify existing licenses for bona fide licensees operating within such entertainment district for the sale of certain alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises; providing that special licenses or modifications of existing licenses are in addition to certain other authorized temporary permits; requiring the bona fide licensees to comply with all other statutory requirements; providing an effective date. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
H0907 Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases An act relating to the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases; creating s. 1004.4211, F.S.; establishing the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases within the Florida State University College of Medicine; providing the goals of the institute; requiring the institute to establish and administer the Sunshine Genetics Pilot Program for a specified period; providing the purpose of the pilot program; providing institute responsibilities and duties relating to the pilot program; providing requirements for participation in the pilot program and data collection and release in the pilot program; defining the term "health care practitioner"; providing reporting requirements for the pilot program; establishing the Sunshine Genetics Consortium for specified purposes; requiring the consortium to be administered at the institute by an oversight board; providing for the membership and terms of the board; providing meeting and reporting requirements for the consortium; providing that specified provisions will be implemented subject to available funding in the General Appropriations Act; providing an effective date. hb907 -02-erLegislature Signed/Enacted/Adopted
H0321 Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Homes for the Aged An act relating to an ad valorem tax exemption for nonprofit homes for the aged; amending s. 196.1975, F.S.; revising an eligibility requirement for Florida limited partnerships applying for ad valorem tax exemptions for nonprofit homes for the aged; providing applicability; providing an effective date. Dead
H0885 Florida Virtual School An act relating to the Florida Virtual School; amending s. 1002.37, F.S.; revising the mission of the Florida Virtual School; revising the students the school may serve; removing requirements for the school to give priority to certain students; authorizing the school's president and chief executive officer to request a meeting of the board of trustees; authorizing the school to use additional funding sources for its education delivery system; authorizing the use of certain funds to support the school's mission; revising the duties and authority of the school's board of trustees; removing the authority of the school's board of trustees to adopt rules and procedures; authorizing the school to accrue supplemental revenue from direct-support organizations; requiring the school's president and chief executive officer or his or her authorized designee to review and approve certain expenditures; removing provisions relating to the school's executive director; providing that certain provisions apply to all administrative personnel, rather than to academic administrative personnel, and educational support employees; providing that certain employees are considered state employees for specified purposes; hb885-02-c2 authorizing the school to enter into contracts and franchise agreements with other educational institutions and governmental agencies; revising specified reporting requirements; requiring certain international assessments be available to Florida Virtual School students; requiring school districts to provide Florida Virtual School students with access to test administrators; providing an effective date. Dead
H0587 Self-storage Spaces An act relating to self-storage spaces; amending s. 83.803, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "last known address"; amending s. 83.806, F.S.; revising the notice requirements of owners of self- storage units in order to enforce a lien on a tenant's property; revising the notice requirements for such owners who wish to sell such tenant's property; amending s. 83.808, F.S.; requiring that rental agreements for renters of self-storage units which are entered into on or after a specified date provide certain information in compliance with the Florida Self-storage Facility Act; providing that failure or refusal of a tenant to designate an alternate contact does not affect a tenant's or an owner's rights or remedies; providing an exception; authorizing owners of a self-storage unit to send notice to certain tenants' last known address to apprise such tenants of a specified right; providing an effective date. Dead
H0453 Pool/Spa Contractors An act relating to pool/spa contractors; amending s. 489.105, F.S.; revising the definition of the terms "commercial pool/spa contractor," "residential pool/spa contractor," and "swimming pool/spa servicing contractor"; providing an effective date. Dead
H0533 Naturopathic Medicine An act relating to naturopathic medicine; redesignating the title of ch. 462, F.S., from "Naturopathy" to "Naturopathic Medicine"; creating s. 462.001, F.S.; providing legislative findings and purpose; creating s. 462.002, F.S.; providing applicability and construction; renumbering and amending s. 462.01, F.S.; revising and defining terms; creating s. 462.004, F.S.; creating the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Health; providing for membership of the board; requiring the board, in conjunction with the department, to establish a disciplinary training program for board members; providing requirements for the program; providing that board members may not participate in probable cause panels or disciplinary decisions unless they have completed the training program; requiring board members appointed to probable cause panels to attempt to complete their work on every case presented; authorizing board members to reconvene a probable cause panel under certain circumstances; providing applicability; renumbering and amending s. 462.023, F.S.; authorizing the board to adopt rules; deleting obsolete language; creating s. 462.006, F.S.; prohibiting certain unlicensed persons from practicing hb533-00 naturopathic medicine or promoting, identifying, or describing themselves using specified titles or abbreviations; providing construction; creating s. 462.007, F.S.; providing for licensure by examination of naturopathic physicians; requiring the department and the board to use an investigative process that ensures applicants meet the applicable criteria; authorizing the State Surgeon General or her or his designee to issue a 90-day licensure delay under certain circumstances; providing construction; prohibiting the board from certifying for licensure certain applicants until a certain investigation is completed; providing applicability; prohibiting the department from issuing a license to certain applicants until the board has reviewed the application and certified the applicant for licensure; authorizing the board to enter an order imposing certain sanctions against or conditions on an applicant for licensure under certain circumstances; creating s. 462.008, F.S.; providing for licensure by endorsement of naturopathic physicians; renumbering and amending s. 462.08, F.S.; revising requirements for licensure renewal for naturopathic physicians; requiring the department to adopt rules; renumbering and amending s. 462.18, F.S.; revising continuing hb533-00 education requirements for naturopathic physicians; requiring naturopathic physicians to use the department's electronic continuing education tracking system to demonstrate compliance with continuing education requirements; renumbering and amending s. 462.19, F.S.; revising provisions related to reactivation of inactive naturopathic physician licenses; requiring the board to adopt rules relating to the reactivation of inactive licenses; providing requirements for the rules; prohibiting the department from reactivating a license until certain conditions have been met; renumbering and amending s. 462.11, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; creating s. 462.014, F.S.; requiring the board to adopt rules providing for the handling of medical records by licensed naturopathic physicians; providing requirements for such rules; creating s. 462.015, F.S.; providing financial responsibility requirements as a condition of licensure for naturopathic physicians; providing exemptions from such requirements; requiring certain insuring entities to notify the department promptly of a naturopathic physician's cancellation or nonrenewal of insurance; requiring the department to suspend the license of a naturopathic physician under certain circumstances hb533-00 until the licensee demonstrates compliance with specified requirements; providing applicability; requiring certain naturopathic physicians to provide a specified notice to their patients; providing requirements for the notice; providing for permanent disqualification from any exemption from the financial responsibility requirements, and for disciplinary action, for specified conduct; requiring certain naturopathic physicians to notify the department in writing of any change in circumstance and demonstrate compliance with certain requirements; requiring the department to suspend the license of a naturopathic physician under certain circumstances until certain requirements are met; providing applicability; requiring the board to adopt rules; renumbering and amending s. 462.13, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; renumbering and amending s. 462.14, F.S.; revising grounds for disciplinary action; providing construction; providing for disciplinary actions by the board and department; providing for the standard of proof in certain administrative actions; providing requirements for the reinstatement of a license for certain persons; providing requirements for disciplinary guidelines adopted by the board; providing requirements and hb533-00 procedures for the department's receipt of certain closed claims and reports involving a licensed naturopathic physician; authorizing the department to bring an action to enjoin a naturopathic physician from providing medical services under certain circumstances; requiring the department to furnish certain documents promptly to a naturopathic physician or her or his attorney upon undertaking an investigation of the naturopathic physician; authorizing a naturopathic physician who is the subject of such investigation to submit a written response within a specified timeframe; requiring that the response be considered by the probable cause panel, if held on the matter; creating s. 462.018, F.S.; prohibiting licensed naturopathic physicians from holding themselves out as board-certified specialists unless certified by the board regulating such specialty; authorizing licensed naturopathic physicians to indicate or state accurately which services or types of services they provide within the scope of practice of naturopathic medicine; renumbering and amending s. 462.17, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for specified violations relating to the practice of naturopathic medicine; creating s. 462.024, F.S.; providing that patients are responsible hb533-00 for advising treating health care practitioners about any legend drug, nutrient, or natural medicinal substance that a naturopathic physician has prescribed or recommended to the patient; requiring naturopathic physicians to advise their patients of such responsibility; creating a rebuttable presumption that certain injuries sustained by a patient are caused by her or his failure to disclose such information as required; providing for the rebuttal of such presumption under certain circumstances; providing construction; providing that a naturopathic physician is not required to confirm whether a patient has disclosed this information to another treating health care practitioner; creating s. 462.025, F.S.; providing severability; renumbering s. 462.09, F.S., relating to disposition of fees; repealing s. 462.16, F.S., relating to reissue of license; repealing s. 462.2001, F.S., relating to saving clause; amending ss. 20.43, 381.0031, 468.301, 476.044, 477.0135, 485.003, 486.161, 627.351, 893.02, and 921.0022, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. Dead
H0805 Authorized Brokerage Relationships and Required Disclosures An act relating to authorized brokerage relationships and required disclosures; providing a short title; amending s. 475.278, F.S.; revising the duties of a transaction broker; revising the duties of such broker when the broker is engaged as a single agent; revising the content requirements for single agent notice and consent to transition to a transaction broker; providing an effective date. Dead
H0597 Diabetes Management in Schools An act relating to diabetes management in schools; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; defining terms; authorizing a school district or public school to acquire and maintain a supply of undesignated glucagon; requiring that undesignated glucagon be stored in a secure location that is immediately accessible; authorizing a school district or public school to enter into arrangements with a manufacturer or supplier to obtain glucagon free of charge or at a fair market or reduced price; authorizing a school district or public school to accept donated or transferred glucagon that meets certain requirements; authorizing a school district or public school to obtain monetary donations or apply for grants to purchase glucagon; authorizing a school district or public school to request a prescription for glucagon from a county health department; authorizing a licensed health care practitioner to prescribe glucagon in the name of a school district or public school; authorizing a licensed pharmacist to dispense glucagon pursuant to such prescription; requiring a participating school to make available undesignated glucagon to be administered as ordered in a student's diabetes medical management plan or health care practitioner's orders; requiring an employee to hb597 -03-erCS/ 2025 Legislature call for emergency assistance and provide parental notification after the administration of glucagon; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing certain persons and entities with immunity from civil and criminal liability under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
H6501 Relief/Sidney Holmes/State of Florida An act for the relief of Sidney Holmes; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. Holmes for being wrongfully incarcerated for 34 years; directing the Chief Financial Officer to draw a warrant payable directly to Mr. Holmes; providing for the waiver of certain tuition and fees for Mr. Holmes; declaring that the Legislature does not waive certain defenses or increase the state's limits of liability with respect to the act; prohibiting funds awarded under the act to Mr. Holmes from being used or paid for attorney or lobbying fees; prohibiting Mr. Holmes from submitting a compensation application under certain provisions upon his receipt of payment under the act; providing that certain benefits are void upon specified findings; providing an effective date. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
S7022 Retirement House: Third Reading RCS#437 06/16/2025 Yea
S2500 Appropriations House: Third Reading RCS#443 06/16/2025 Yea
S2506 Natural Resources House: Third Reading RCS#441 06/16/2025 Yea
S2502 Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act House: Third Reading RCS#435 06/16/2025 Yea
S2504 Collective Bargaining House: Third Reading RCS#436 06/16/2025 Yea
S2514 Health and Human Services House: Third Reading RCS#438 06/16/2025 Yea
S2510 Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education House: Third Reading RCS#440 06/16/2025 Yea
S2508 Judges House: Third Reading RCS#439 06/16/2025 Yea
H7031 Taxation House: Third Reading RCS#432 06/16/2025 Yea
H5015 State Group Insurance House: Third Reading RCS#434 06/16/2025 Yea
H5019 Budget Stabilization Fund House: Third Reading RCS#431 06/16/2025 Yea
H5017 Debt Reduction House: Third Reading RCS#433 06/16/2025 Yea
S2510 Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education House: Third Reading RCS#428 05/13/2025 Abstain
S0248 Student Participation in Interscholastic and Intrascholastic Extracurricular Sports House: Third Reading RCS#419 05/02/2025 Yea
H0289 Boating Safety House: Third Reading RCS#426 05/02/2025 Yea
S0116 Veterans House: Third Reading RCS#420 05/02/2025 Yea
S0768 Foreign Countries of Concern House: Third Reading RCS#407 05/02/2025 Yea
H0711 Spectrum Alert House: Third Reading RCS#421 05/02/2025 Yea
H0875 Educator Preparation House: Third Reading RCS#408 05/02/2025 Yea
S0168 Mental Health House: Third Reading RCS#417 05/02/2025 Yea
H1115 Education House: Third Reading RCS#413 05/02/2025 Yea
H1105 Education House: Third Reading RCS#415 05/02/2025 Yea
H1101 Out-of-network Providers House: Third Reading RCS#409 05/02/2025 Yea
H1255 Education House: Third Reading RCS#414 05/02/2025 Yea
H1299 Department of Health House: Third Reading RCS#405 05/02/2025 Yea
S7012 Child Welfare House: Third Reading RCS#418 05/02/2025 Yea
S0180 Emergencies House: Third Reading RCS#411 05/02/2025 Yea
H1427 Nursing Education Programs House: Third Reading RCS#416 05/02/2025 Yea
H1445 Public Officers and Employees House: Third Reading RCS#422 05/02/2025 Yea
H1549 Financial Services House: Third Reading RCS#406 05/02/2025 Yea
H0209 State Land Management House: Third Reading RCS#394 05/01/2025 Yea
H0255 Aggravated Animal Cruelty House: Third Reading RCS#400 05/01/2025 Yea
H0289 Boating Safety House: Third Reading RCS#397 05/01/2025 Yea
H0393 My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program House: Third Reading RCS#398 05/01/2025 Yea
H0443 Education House: Third Reading RCS#393 05/01/2025 Yea
H0711 Spectrum Alert House: Third Reading RCS#395 05/01/2025 Yea
H1103 Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities House: Third Reading RCS#391 05/01/2025 Yea
H1205 Amendments to the State Constitution House: Third Reading RCS#403 05/01/2025 Yea
H1205 Amendments to the State Constitution House: Third Reading RCS#402 05/01/2025 Nay
S1730 Affordable Housing House: Third Reading RCS#392 05/01/2025 Yea
H1609 Waste Incineration House: Third Reading RCS#401 05/01/2025 Yea
S0010 Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida House: Third Reading RCS#385 04/30/2025 Yea
S0026 Relief of Kristen and Lia McIntosh by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services House: Third Reading RCS#384 04/30/2025 Yea
S0056 Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities House: Third Reading RCS#388 04/30/2025 Nay
S0068 Health Facilities House: Third Reading RCS#350 04/30/2025 Yea
H0011 Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates House: Third Reading RCS#364 04/30/2025 Yea
S0184 Housing House: Third Reading RCS#347 04/30/2025 Yea
S0312 Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc. House: Third Reading RCS#386 04/30/2025 Yea
S0384 Annexing State-owned Lands House: Third Reading RCS#346 04/30/2025 Yea
S0388 Trust Funds for Wildlife Management House: Third Reading RCS#343 04/30/2025 Yea
S0492 Mitigation Banks House: Third Reading RCS#342 04/30/2025 Nay
S0116 Veterans House: Third Reading RCS#361 04/30/2025 Yea
S0112 Children with Developmental Disabilities House: Third Reading RCS#382 04/30/2025 Yea
S7002 Water Management Districts House: Third Reading RCS#380 04/30/2025 Yea
S0606 Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments House: Third Reading RCS#348 04/30/2025 Yea
H0593 Dangerous Dogs House: Third Reading RCS#366 04/30/2025 Yea
S0738 Child Care and Early Learning Providers House: Third Reading RCS#355 04/30/2025 Yea
S0164 Vessel Accountability House: Third Reading RCS#363 04/30/2025 Yea
H0687 Driving and Boating Offenses House: Third Reading RCS#378 04/30/2025 Yea
S0830 Disposition of Migrant Vessels House: Third Reading RCS#362 04/30/2025 Yea
S0892 Florida State University Election Law Center House: Third Reading RCS#387 04/30/2025 Yea
H0777 Offenses Involving Children House: Third Reading RCS#370 04/30/2025 Yea
S0954 Certified Recovery Residences House: Third Reading RCS#349 04/30/2025 Yea
H0913 Condominium and Cooperative Associations House: Third Reading RCS#377 04/30/2025 Yea
S1070 Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes House: Third Reading RCS#357 04/30/2025 Yea
H0999 Legal Tender House: Third Reading RCS#374 04/30/2025 Yea
S1080 Local Government Land Regulation House: Third Reading RCS#345 04/30/2025 Yea
H0987 Transportation Facility Designations House: Third Reading RCS#375 04/30/2025 Yea
S0168 Mental Health House: Third Reading RCS#383 04/30/2025 Yea
S1156 Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program House: Third Reading RCS#354 04/30/2025 Yea
H1049 Tampering with, Harassing, or Retaliating against Court Officials House: Third Reading RCS#369 04/30/2025 Yea
H1091 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Care House: Third Reading RCS#371 04/30/2025 Yea
H1143 Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources House: Third Reading RCS#365 04/30/2025 Yea
S1386 Assault or Battery on a Utility Worker House: Third Reading RCS#360 04/30/2025 Yea
S1388 Vessels House: Third Reading RCS#389 04/30/2025 Yea
H1237 Human Trafficking Awareness House: Third Reading RCS#368 04/30/2025 Yea
S1470 School Safety House: Third Reading RCS#358 04/30/2025 Yea
S1490 Children's Medical Services Program House: Third Reading RCS#353 04/30/2025 Yea
S1514 Anaphylaxis in Public and Charter Schools House: Third Reading RCS#356 04/30/2025 Yea
S7012 Child Welfare House: Third Reading RCS#381 04/30/2025 Yea
S1574 Energy Infrastructure Investment House: Third Reading RCS#344 04/30/2025 Yea
S1804 Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation House: Third Reading RCS#359 04/30/2025 Yea
S1768 Stem Cell Therapy House: Third Reading RCS#351 04/30/2025 Yea
H1447 Trespass House: Third Reading RCS#367 04/30/2025 Yea
S1808 Refund of Overpayments Made by Patients House: Third Reading RCS#352 04/30/2025 Yea
H1545 Parkinson's Disease House: Third Reading RCS#372 04/30/2025 Yea
H1567 Insulin Administration by Direct Support Professionals and Relatives House: Third Reading RCS#373 04/30/2025 Yea
H1607 Cardiac Emergencies House: Third Reading RCS#376 04/30/2025 Yea
S0028 Relief of Darline Angervil and J.R. by the South Broward Hospital District House: Third Reading RCS#329 04/29/2025 Yea
S0022 Relief of Eric Miles, Jr., and Jennifer Miles by the South Broward Hospital District House: Third Reading RCS#332 04/29/2025 Yea
S0008 Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board House: Third Reading RCS#328 04/29/2025 Yea
S0020 Relief of J.N., a Minor, by Hillsborough County House: Third Reading RCS#331 04/29/2025 Yea
S0014 Relief of the Estate of Peniel Janvier by the City of Miami Beach House: Third Reading RCS#330 04/29/2025 Yea
S0106 Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults House: Third Reading RCS#300 04/29/2025 Yea
S0118 Regulation of Presidential Libraries House: Third Reading RCS#325 04/29/2025 Yea
S0130 Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration House: Third Reading RCS#327 04/29/2025 Yea
S0150 Abandoning Restrained Dogs During Natural Disasters House: Third Reading RCS#326 04/29/2025 Yea
S0158 Coverage for Diagnostic and Supplemental Breast Examinations House: Third Reading RCS#289 04/29/2025 Yea
S0232 Debt Collection House: Third Reading RCS#297 04/29/2025 Yea
S0234 Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel House: Third Reading RCS#322 04/29/2025 Yea
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Detail Florida House Commerce Committee 23
Detail Florida House Rules and Ethics Committee 13
Detail Florida House Ways and Means Committee 17
Detail Florida Joint Public Counsel Oversight Committee Chair 1
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
FL Florida House District 038 House Republican In Office 11/08/2022
FL Florida House District 028 House Republican Out of Office 11/06/2018 01/16/2024