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Legislator > Nick DiCeglie
State Senator
Nick DiCeglie
(R) - Florida
Florida Senate District 18
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: 850-487-5018
St. Petersburg Office
9800 4th St. North
#200
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
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St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Phone: 727-563-1910
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S7022 | Retirement | An act relating to retirement; amending s. 121.053, F.S.; authorizing an officer, except while serving as a legislator, to remain in elective office and receive accumulated DROP proceeds after the officer attains a certain age; providing that, upon termination, the officer receives accumulated DROP proceeds including interest earned in accordance with a specified provision; amending s. 121.091, F.S.; requiring the Division of Retirement or the State Board of Administration, as appropriate, to take steps to recoup from the elected officer any DROP proceeds distributed in accordance with a specified provision, under specified circumstances; amending s. 121.71, F.S.; revising required employer retirement contribution rates for each membership class and subclass of the Florida Retirement System; providing a declaration of important state interest; providing an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| S0480 | Nonprofit Agricultural Organization Medical Benefit Plans | An act relating to nonprofit agricultural organization medical benefit plans; creating s. 624.4032, F.S.; providing legislative purpose; defining the term “nonprofit agricultural organization”; authorizing nonprofit agricultural organizations to provide medical benefit plans; specifying that such plans are not insurance for purposes of the Florida Insurance Code; requiring a specified disclaimer; providing requirements for the disclaimer; prohibiting the nonprofit agricultural organization from marketing or selling a medical benefit plan through specified agents; requiring the nonprofit agricultural organization to conduct an annual financial audit and make such audit publicly available; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S7020 | OGSR/Agency Cybersecurity Information | An act relating to a review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act; amending s. 119.0725, F.S., which provides exemptions from public records requirements for agency cybersecurity information held by a state agency and exemptions from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings which would reveal confidential and exempt information; revising the date of the scheduled repeal of such exemptions; amending s. 282.318, F.S., which provides exemptions from public records and public meetings requirements for portions of risk assessments, evaluations, external audits, and other reports of a state agency’s cybersecurity program for the data, information, and information technology resources of that state agency which are held by a state agency and for portions of a public meeting which would reveal such confidential and exempt records; extending the date of the scheduled repeal of such exemptions; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| S1220 | Air-conditioning Systems | An act relating to air-conditioning systems; amending s. 489.105, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “class A air-conditioning contractor”; amending s. 713.135, F.S.; revising applicability regarding notices of commencement; reenacting ss. 489.107(4)(b), 489.113(2), 489.117(4)(d) and (e), 489.141(2), and 553.998, F.S., relating to the Construction Industry Licensing Board, qualifications and restrictions for practice, registration and specialty contractors, conditions for recovery and eligibility, and compliance, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 489.105, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1194 | Mail Theft | An act relating to mail theft; creating s. 812.136, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions regarding unlawfully obtained mail and the unauthorized reproduction of a mail depository key or lock; providing criminal penalties; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0176 | Assessment of Homestead Property | An act relating to assessment of homestead property; amending s. 193.155, F.S.; defining terms; requiring that changes, additions, or improvements that replace or are made to elevate homestead property be assessed in a specified manner; specifying how such assessment must be calculated under certain conditions; authorizing property appraisers to require certain evidence; requiring that homestead property comply with certain requirements; providing applicability; providing a contingent 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 |
| S0350 | Unlawful Speed | An act relating to unlawful speed; amending s. 316.183, F.S.; including compliance with certain local ordinances in an exception to a prohibition against driving at slow speeds; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1184 | Residual Market Insurers | An act relating to residual market insurers; amending s. 626.913, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 626.914, F.S.; removing the definition of the term “diligent effort”; amending s. 626.916, F.S.; revising the conditions for insurance coverage to be eligible for export; providing a presumption that an insured is presumed to have been informed of the availability of other coverage under certain circumstances; amending ss. 627.4085, 627.701, 627.70131, 627.70132, 627.70152, and 627.952, F.S.; removing applicability and nonapplicability to surplus lines insurance of provisions relating to applications for insurance policies and annuity contracts; liability of insureds, coinsurance, and deductibles; insurers’ duty to acknowledge communications regarding claims and investigations; notice of property insurance claim; suits arising under a property insurance policy; and risk retention and purchasing group agents, respectively; creating ss. 626.9261, 626.9262, 626.9263, and 626.9264, F.S.; transferring to surplus lines insurance those provisions relating to liability of insureds and deductibles; insurers’ duty to acknowledge communications regarding residential property insurance claims and investigations; notice of property insurance claim; suits arising under a property insurance policy; creating s. 626.9265, F.S.; prohibiting policyholders from assigning post-loss insurance benefits under property insurance policies; creating s. 626.9266, F.S.; requiring settlements or verdicts against insureds as a condition precedent to the accrual or maintenance of causes of actions against liability insurers by persons who are not insureds; providing that insurers are parties for the purpose of recovering taxable costs and attorney fees under certain circumstances; authorizing insurers to insert specified contractual provisions in liability insurance policies; authorizing liability insurers to be joined as party defendants under certain circumstances; prohibiting insurers’ presence from being disclosed under certain circumstances; amending s. 626.931, F.S.; removing the requirement that certain surplus lines agents file a specified affidavit; amending s. 626.932, F.S.; conforming cross-references; revising the timeline of the surplus lines tax remittance by surplus lines agents to the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office; amending s. 627.351, F.S.; revising the requirements for licensed agents appointed by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to write and renew certain insurance coverage; amending ss. 626.918, 626.9325, and 626.9541, F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending ss. 626.935 and 627.715, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1418 | Heated Tobacco Products | An act relating to heated tobacco products; amending s. 210.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “cigarette”; amending s. 210.095, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “tobacco product”; renaming part II of ch. 210, F.S.; prohibiting its application to heated tobacco products; amending s. 210.25, F.S.; defining the term “heated tobacco product”; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 569.002, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “tobacco product”; amending s. 951.22, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; reenacting s. 569.31(5), F.S., relating to definitions, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 569.002, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1466 | My Safe Florida Home Trust Fund/Department of Financial Services | An act relating to trust funds; creating s. 215.55861, F.S.; creating the My Safe Florida Home Trust Fund within the Department of Financial Services; specifying sources of funds and the purpose of the trust fund; requiring that a certain percentage of specified insurance premium tax be distributed into the fund; requiring the Department of Revenue to distribute certain funds within a specified timeframe; specifying that any balance shall remain in the trust fund under certain circumstances; prohibiting the balance in the trust fund from exceeding a certain amount; requiring that any excess funds be transferred to the General Revenue Fund; requiring the department to ensure compliance with certain provisions and provide a specified report to the Legislature at a specified time annually; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1206 | Transportation Network Company Driver Insurance | An act relating to transportation network company driver insurance; amending s. 627.748, F.S.; revising automobile insurance requirements for transportation network company drivers; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0482 | Impact Fees | An act relating to impact fees; amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; defining the term “plan-based methodology”; amending s. 163.31801, F.S.; defining the term “extraordinary circumstances”; requiring the completion of a demonstrated-need study using plan based methodology before the adoption of an impact fee increase which expressly demonstrates certain extraordinary circumstances; prohibiting increases in certain impact fees unless specified extraordinary circumstances are demonstrated; prohibiting a local government from increasing an impact fee rate under certain circumstances; amending s. 212.055, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1216 | Cybersecurity of Mortgage Brokers and Lenders and Money Services Businesses | An act relating to cybersecurity of mortgage brokers and lenders and money services businesses; creating ss. 494.00170 and 560.1215, F.S.; defining terms; requiring licensees to develop and maintain a specified information security program; requiring that such program meet certain criteria; requiring licensees to establish a specified incident response plan; providing requirements for such plan; providing applicability; specifying that a licensee has a specified timeframe to comply with certain provisions; requiring the licensee to maintain a copy of the information security program for a specified period of time; requiring such program to be available upon request or examination; requiring licensees to make a prompt investigation of a cybersecurity event that has occurred or may occur; specifying requirements for such investigation; requiring licensees to complete an investigation or confirm and document that a third party service provider has completed an investigation under certain circumstances; requiring the licensee to maintain specified records and documentation for a specified period of time; requiring the licensee to produce such records and documentation to be available upon request; requiring licensees to provide a specified notice to the Office of Financial Regulation; requiring the licensee to provide a quarterly update of the investigation under certain circumstances; providing construction; authorizing the Financial Services Commission to adopt rules; amending ss. 494.00255 and 560.114, F.S.; revising the actions that constitute grounds for disciplinary actions for mortgage brokers and lenders and grounds for the issuance of a cease and desist order or removal order or the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license of a money service business, respectively; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0174 | Assessment of Homestead Property | 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 and to provide an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1204 | Career-themed Courses | An act relating to career-themed courses; amending s. 1003.493, F.S.; revising the number of career-themed courses that must be offered by a school district; requiring at least two career-themed courses to meet certain requirements; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising the number of clock hours required for a certain component used to determine a school’s grade; providing additional components used to determine a school’s grade; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1416 | Election Dates for Municipal Office | An act relating to election dates for municipal office; amending s. 100.3605, F.S.; requiring that elections for municipal offices be held on the same date as the general election; requiring a municipality that requires a runoff format to hold its initial election on the same date as the primary election and the runoff election on the same date as the general election; providing an exception; preempting to the state the authority to establish election dates for municipal elections; amending s. 100.361, F.S.; requiring that municipal recall elections be held concurrently with municipal elections under certain conditions; repealing s. 101.75, F.S., relating to change of dates for cause in municipal elections; extending the terms of incumbent elected municipal officers until the next municipal election; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1426 | Occupational Injury Benefit Plans | An act relating to occupational injury benefit plans; amending s. 440.02, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “employee”; defining the term “qualified compensation alternative employer”; amending s. 440.03, F.S.; providing an exception to the application of certain provisions of ch. 440, F.S.; amending s. 440.06, F.S.; specifying how an employer may elect to secure the payment of compensation; authorizing an employee of a qualified compensation alternative employer to bring a certain cause of action; specifying that the employee must prove negligence in such action; authorizing the qualified compensation alternative employer to use certain defenses in such action; prohibiting certain employers, in specified suits, from defending the suit on certain grounds; providing that a qualified compensation alternative employer is entitled to an offset to occupational injury benefits paid to and on behalf of employees under certain circumstances; providing construction; creating s. 440.065, F.S.; requiring qualified compensation arrangement employers to adopt a written occupational injury benefit plan; specifying the requirements of such plan; requiring a qualified compensation arrangement employer to grant eligibility for benefits under certain circumstances; prohibiting a qualified compensation arrangement employer from charging a fee, premium, or other similar cost to the covered employee for the occupational injury benefit plan; authorizing the qualified compensation arrangement employer to select or authorize medical providers who provide treatment to covered employees under such plan; providing that the qualified compensation arrangement employer is not required to cover, and is not liable in a negligence lawsuit for, certain injuries, diseases, or conditions; creating s. 440.066, F.S.; requiring a qualified compensation arrangement employer to demonstrate financial responsibility; authorizing the qualified compensation arrangement employer to self fund or insure the benefits and liabilities under its occupational injury benefit plan; specifying the insurance requirements and coverage limits required for such insurance; specifying requirements related to the security held; creating s. 440.067, F.S.; providing that all benefit payments by a qualified compensation arrangement employer are made pursuant to workers’ compensation law; providing that such law is incorporated in the act by reference; creating s. 440.068, F.S.; requiring a qualified compensation arrangement employer to obtain approval from the insurance carrier for administration of claims; authorizing a qualified compensation arrangement employer to self-administer or use a third party to administer claims, provided that certain requirements are met; amending ss. 440.14 and 440.385, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1474 | Private Provider Building Inspection Services | An act relating to private provider building inspection services; amending s. 468.605, F.S.; requiring that the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board include a specified number of members who are private providers or who are employed by private provider firms; making technical changes; amending s. 553.74, F.S.; requiring that the Florida Building Commission include a specified number of members who are private providers or who are employed by private provider firms; requiring that the commission include a specified number of members who are licensed contractors that use private providers or private provider firms; encouraging the Private Provider Association of Florida to recommend a list of candidates for consideration; amending s. 553.791, F.S.; revising and defining terms; requiring that building code inspection services provided by a private provider be the subject of an agreement, rather than a written contract, between the provider or provider’s firm and the fee owner or fee owner’s contractor; requiring that the reduced permit fee not exceed the cost incurred by the local jurisdiction, including labor and personnel costs; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from charging additional fees for building inspections if the fee owner or contractor hires a private provider to perform such services; deleting a provision authorizing a local jurisdiction to charge specified administrative fees; requiring a local jurisdiction to immediately provide a private provider, owner, and contractor equal access to all permitting and inspection documents and reports if such access is provided by software that protects exempt records from disclosure; revising the information a fee owner or a fee owner’s contractor must provide to a local building official; revising conditions under which a fee owner or fee owner’s contractor is authorized to use a private provider to provide inspection services; revising the timeframe within which a fee owner or a fee owner’s contractor must notify the local building official of the owner’s or contractor’s intention to use a private provider; prohibiting a local building official from performing specified reviews of plans, drawings, or other related documents determined by a private provider to be in compliance with applicable codes; deleting a provision requiring a local building official to issue a requested permit or provide a specified notice within a certain timeframe; authorizing a local building official to review certain forms and documents only for completeness; requiring a local building official to send written notice of incomplete forms or documents within a specified timeframe; providing that a permit is deemed approved as a matter of law, and requiring the local building official to issue the permit by the next business day, if the local building official fails to provide a specified notice within a specified timeframe; requiring that a duly authorized representative be managed, rather than employed, by a private provider to receive specified benefits; deleting a requirement that a private provider performing required inspections provide notice to the local building official of the approximate date and time of specified inspections; deleting a provision prohibiting a local building official from preventing a private provider from performing any inspection outside a certain timeframe; deleting a provision authorizing a local building official to visit a building site as often as necessary to verify that a private provider is performing required inspections; deleting a provision authorizing a building department to satisfy a requirement that a certain deficiency notice be posted; revising the reinspection fees that a local jurisdiction is prohibited from charging; prohibiting a local building official from visiting a job site without written approval from the private provider doing the work on the site; providing that a local building official is not responsible for the regulatory administration or supervision of building code inspection services performed by a private provider; requiring that a private provider who is, or private provider firm that employs a person licensed as, a licensed building code administrator serve as the local building official for such building code inspection services; providing that such private providers or private provider firms are vested with the authority of the local building official with respect to certain inspection services; prohibiting a local building official from interfering with the actions or activities of such private providers or private provider firms; providing that verification of certain licensure and insurance requirements for a private provider firm’s duly authorized representative is the responsibility of the private provider firm’s management; providing that a local building official is not required to verify compliance or store information of such verification; deleting a requirement that the local building official, under certain circumstances, issue a permit within a specified timeframe; revising a provision authorizing a private provider to perform emergency inspection services; requiring a private provider to record specified inspections on forms provided by the Florida Building Commission, rather than on forms acceptable to the local building official; revising the timeframe within which a private provider must provide an inspection record to the local building official; providing that a private provider is not required to upload notices or inspection results to a website or portal; revising the timeframe within which a local building official may waive the requirement to provide a record of each inspection record; requiring a private provider to prepare a certificate of compliance on a form provided by the commission, rather than on a form acceptable to the local building official; prohibiting a local building official from performing building inspections of construction that a private provider has determined to be compliant with applicable codes; authorizing a local building official to review specified forms and documents only for completeness; revising the timeframe within which a local building official must provide an applicant with a written certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion; authorizing a local building official to deny a permit or a request for a certificate of occupancy or a certificate of completion if required forms or documents are incomplete; deleting a provision authorizing a local enforcement agency, a local building official, or a local government to establish a system of registration to verify compliance with specified licensure and insurance requirements for duly authorized representatives; revising the authority of a local building official to issue a stop-work order for a building project or any portion thereof; revising a prohibition against the auditing by a local building code enforcement agency of the performance of building code inspection services by certain private providers; deleting an exception to the limit on the number of times in a year that a private provider or private provider firm may be audited; requiring that a private provider or private provider firm be given notice within a specified timeframe before being audited; prohibiting local governments, officials, and personnel from prohibiting or discouraging the use of a private provider or a private provider firm; providing that local governments, officials, and personnel are not immune from liability for such prohibition or discouragement or for violations of law or applicable codes; providing that a person or a party may bring an action for damages, declaratory and injunctive relief, and the issuance of extraordinary writs remedies for such violations; authorizing a private provider licensed as a building code administrator to serve as the local building official; authorizing such private providers to issue building permits; requiring that all information from a private provider be provided to the property appraiser for the county or the jurisdiction; requiring that drawings be delivered in their original electronic format; requiring that permits be publicly available and that their status be available on the Private Provider Association of Florida website for specified purposes; authorizing the Private Provider Association of Florida, or a similar nonprofit association, to require a fee or subscription to upload such information to its website or to use an applications programming interface; requiring a private provider to update such information within a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; requiring that the format of private provider permits meet a specified standard and include specified information; providing legislative intent; requiring that the permitting process be universally adopted as a standard for this state; prohibiting local building officials and governments from adopting, creating, or using certain forms; prohibiting the use of custom procedures or standards; authorizing the commission to implement such permitting processes and review them for consistency and relevance within a specified timeframe; making a technical change; reenacting s. 633.216(6), F.S., relating to inspection of buildings and equipment, orders, firesafety inspection training requirements, certification, and disciplinary action, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 468.605, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting ss. 177.073(1)(c), 468.603(9), 468.621(1)(i) and (j), 471.033(1)(l), 481.225(1)(l), 553.79(11), and 553.80(7)(a), F.S., relating to expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded; definitions; disciplinary proceedings against building code administrators and inspectors; disciplinary proceedings against licensed engineers; disciplinary proceedings against registered architects; permits, applications, issuance, and inspections; and enforcement, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 553.791, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1468 | Taxation of Home Hardening | An act relating to taxation of home hardening; amending s. 212.08, F.S.; defining terms; exempting from sales and use tax impact-resistant doors, garage doors, and windows during a specified month; specifying qualifications for the exemption; providing construction; providing a presumption; amending s. 212.20, F.S.; specifying the distribution of certain tax revenue proceeds; amending s. 213.053, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules; providing for the renewal of such rules; providing effective dates. | In Committee |
| S1448 | Annual Rate Increases for Coverages by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation | An act relating to annual rate increases for coverages by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; amending s. 627.351, F.S.; providing that the required annual rate increases and the limits on such increases for coverages by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation do not apply to new policies issued after a specified date or to subsequent renewals of such policies; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1428 | Consumer Protection in Insurance Matters | An act relating to consumer protection in insurance matters; amending s. 626.854, F.S.; requiring public adjusters, public adjuster apprentices, and public adjusting firms to provide a specified response within a specified timeframe after receiving a request for claim status from a claimant, an insured, or a designated representative; requiring such adjusters, apprentices, and firms to retain a copy of such response; creating s. 627.4815, F.S.; defining terms; requiring that universal life insurance policies include a provision requiring a certain annual report; specifying requirements for the annual report; providing applicability; amending s. 627.6515, F.S.; revising applicability relating to group health insurance policies; creating s. 627.7293, F.S.; requiring certain automobile insurers, under certain circumstances, to provide a specified statement in a certain manner; requiring the automobile insurer to obtain express consent before submitting specified claims; providing applicability; creating s. 627.7431, F.S.; defining terms; requiring insurers to pay or deny certain claims within a specified timeframe; providing an exception; requiring insurers to provide certain explanations to policyholders under certain circumstances; specifying that certain payments bear specified interest; specifying when the interest begins to accrue; providing construction; requiring the insured to select the manner of receiving prejudgment interest under certain circumstances; specifying that the failure to comply with certain provisions does not form the basis of a private cause of action; providing applicability; specifying that certain requirements are tolled under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1218 | County Administrators | An act relating to county administrators; amending s. 100.041, F.S.; requiring that a county administrator be elected at certain general elections for a specified term of office in certain counties; amending s. 101.151, F.S.; requiring the inclusion of a specified office title on the ballot; amending ss. 125.73 and 125.84, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 125.96, F.S.; requiring that a county administrator be an elected official under certain circumstances; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to certify the population of each county to specified persons in certain years; requiring the election or appointment of a county administrator based upon the certified county population; requiring that a vacancy in the office of county administrator be filled in a certain manner; requiring candidates for county administrator to qualify for office and conduct their campaigns in a certain manner; superseding certain county charter provisions; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to provide initial certifications of county population by a specified date; requiring that the first election of a county administrator occur in certain counties at a specified election, for a specified term of office; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1576 | Cybersecurity Incident Liability | An act relating to cybersecurity incident liability; creating s. 768.401, F.S.; defining terms; providing that a county, municipality, other political subdivision of the state, covered entity, or third party agent that complies with certain requirements is not liable in connection with a cybersecurity incident under certain circumstances; requiring covered entities and third-party agents to align their cybersecurity programs with any revised frameworks, standards, laws, or regulations within a specified time period; providing that a private cause of action is not established; providing that certain failures are not evidence of negligence, do not constitute negligence per se, and cannot be used as evidence of fault; specifying that the defendant in certain actions has a certain burden of proof; providing applicability; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1596 | Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Form | An act relating to the uniform mitigation verification inspection form; amending s. 627.711, F.S.; authorizing the Financial Services Commission to incorporate flood mitigation criteria into the uniform mitigation verification inspection form; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1570 | Suits Against the Government | An act relating to suits against the government; amending s. 768.28, F.S.; increasing the statutory limits on liability for tort claims against the state and its agencies and subdivisions; authorizing a subdivision of the state to settle a claim in excess of the statutory limit without further action by the Legislature regardless of insurance coverage limits; prohibiting an insurance policy from conditioning payment of benefits on the enactment of a claim bill; specifying that the limitations in effect on the date the claim accrues apply to that claim; revising the period within which certain claims must be presented to certain entities; revising exceptions relating to instituting actions on tort claims against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions; revising the period after which the failure of certain entities to make final disposition of a claim shall be deemed a final denial of the claim for certain purposes; revising the statute of limitations for tort claims against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions and exceptions thereto; providing applicability; amending s. 944.713, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; reenacting ss. 45.061(5), 110.504(4), 111.071(1)(a), 125.01015(2)(b), 163.01(3)(h) and (15)(k), 190.043, 213.015(13), 252.51, 252.89, 252.944, 260.0125(2), 284.31, 284.38, 322.13(1)(b), 337.19(1), 341.302(17), 351.03(4)(c), 373.1395(6), 375.251(3)(a), 381.0056(9), 393.075(3), 394.9085(7), 395.1055(10)(g), 403.706(17)(c), 409.175(15)(b), 409.993(1), (2)(a), and (3)(a), 420.504(8), 455.221(3), 455.32(5), 456.009(3), 456.076(15)(a), 471.038(3), 472.006(11)(b), 497.167(7), 513.118(2), 548.046(1), 556.106(8), 589.19(4)(e), 627.7491(3) and (4), 723.0611(2)(c), 760.11(5), 766.1115(4), 766.112(2), 768.1355(3), 768.1382(7), 768.295(4), 946.5026, 946.514(3), 961.06(5), (6)(a), and (7), 1002.33(12)(h), 1002.333(6)(b), 1002.34(17), 1002.351(3)(c), 1002.37(2), 1002.55(3)(l), 1002.83(10), 1002.88(1)(p), 1006.24(1), and 1006.261(2)(b), F.S., relating to offers of settlement, volunteer benefits, payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees, office of the sheriff, the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969, suits against community development districts, taxpayer rights, liability, tort liability, tort liability, limitation on liability of private landowners whose property is designated as part of the statewide system of greenways and trail, scope and types of coverages, waiver of sovereign immunity, driver license examiners, suits by and against the Department of Transportation, rail program, railroad-highway grade crossing warning signs and signals, limitation on liability of water management district with respect to areas made available to the public for recreational purposes without charge, limitation on liability of persons making available to public certain areas for recreational purposes without charge, school health services program, general liability coverage, behavioral provider liability, rules and enforcement, local government solid waste responsibilities, licensure of family foster homes, lead agencies and subcontractor liability, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, legal and investigative services, the Management Privatization Act, legal and investigative services, impaired practitioner programs, the Florida Engineers Management Corporation, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, administrative matters, conduct on premises and refusal of service, physician’s attendance at match, liability of the state and its agencies or subdivisions, creation of certain state forests, naming of certain state forests, Operation Outdoor Freedom Program, official law enforcement vehicles and motor vehicle insurance requirements, the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation, administrative and civil remedies and construction, health care providers and creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors, comparative fault, the Florida Volunteer Protection Act, street and security lighting and other similar illumination, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP), sovereign immunity in tort actions, inmates not state employees, compensation for wrongful incarceration, charter schools, persistently low-performing schools, charter technical career centers, the Florida School for Competitive Academics, the Florida Virtual School, school-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers, Early learning coalitions, school readiness program provider standards, tort liability and liability insurance, and use of school buses for public purposes, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 768.28, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1712 | Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and Reinsurance Assistance | An act relating to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and reinsurance assistance; amending s. 215.555, F.S.; deleting obsolete language; specifying the retention multiple for specified contracts under the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund program beginning on a certain date; providing the adjusted retention multiple for insurers electing the 100-percent coverage level; requiring that the reimbursement contract contain a promise by the State Board of Administration to reimburse the insurer a specified percentage of its losses and applicable loss adjustment expenses; specifying the loss adjustment expense for specified contracts and rates; modifying the contract obligation of the board for a contract year; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; deleting provisions relating to reimbursements; requiring that the hurricane loss portion of a specified formula be determined by averaging the results of certain catastrophe models; authorizing, rather than requiring, a certain formula to provide for a cash build-up factor; requiring the cash build up factor to be frozen beginning in a specified contract year and to freeze for a specified period ending by a specified date; requiring that the savings realized as a result of the freeze of the cash build up factor be passed to consumers; requiring the board to file certain premiums with the Office of Insurance Regulation; requiring the office to review such premiums; prohibiting certain costs from being added to the cost of the reimbursement contracts; amending s. 215.5551, F.S.; revising definitions applicable to the Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders (RAP) program; defining the term “eligible RAP insurer”; deleting the definition of the term “RAP qualification ratio”; authorizing, rather than requiring, eligible RAP insurers to purchase RAP coverage; revising reimbursement under the RAP program; revising the requirements of reimbursement contracts; deleting calculations for specified amounts of losses to determine reimbursement under the program; deleting insurer eligibility requirements; deleting provisions regarding deferral of coverage under the program; requiring that reimbursement contracts require that insurers annually pay actuarially indicated premiums; deleting a prohibition against insurers being charged premiums for participation in the program; revising obsolete dates; prohibiting transfers from exceeding a specified amount each contract year; revising reporting requirements; revising the expiration date of provisions governing the program; amending s. 215.5552, F.S.; revising definitions; revising the coverage layers of the Florida Optional Reinsurance Assistance (FORA) program; revising the coverage limits for certain coverage layers; increasing the maximum aggregate coverage limit for all coverage layers; revising obsolete dates; revising requirements of the reimbursement contract; deleting the calculation of payout multiples; revising the FORA layer retention calculations; revising the calculation of premiums under the program; increasing the amount that certain transfers may not exceed in a contract year; requiring a transfer of a specified amount from the FORA Fund into the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; revising the expiration date of provisions governing the program; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0708 | Disclosure of Estimated Ad Valorem Taxes | An act relating to disclosure of estimated ad valorem taxes; amending s. 689.261, F.S.; defining the terms “listing platform” and “property”; requiring that certain property listings include estimated ad valorem taxes; prohibiting the current owner’s ad valorem taxes from being displayed or used for certain purposes; providing an exception; providing requirements for listing platforms, the Department of Revenue, and property appraisers; providing protection from liability for specified parties who take certain actions; providing construction; prohibiting certain materials from including specified information; requiring, beginning on a specified date, the department to publish a formula and certain information annually on its website; authorizing the department to adopt rules; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0706 | Transportation Facility Designations/Senator James A. Sebesta Memorial Highway | An act relating to transportation facility designations; providing an honorary designation of a certain transportation facility in specified counties; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0838 | Florida Building Code | An act relating to the Florida Building Code; amending s. 553.73, F.S.; prohibiting a local government from adopting a local lookback ordinance for substantial improvements or repairs to a structure which is more stringent than the Florida Building Code; providing that lookback ordinances adopted by local governments before a specified date are void and unenforceable; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1200 | Special Alcoholic Beverage Licenses Issued to Residential Condominiums | An act relating to special alcoholic beverage licenses issued to residential condominiums; amending s. 561.20, F.S.; excluding certain residential condominiums that sell alcoholic beverages from the limitation on the number of specified licenses issued; requiring that licenses be issued only to the person or corporation that manages the food and beverage operations; prohibiting a licensee from selling certain alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption; prohibiting a licensee from selling alcoholic beverages after the time for serving or consumption of food has elapsed; amending ss. 316.1936 and 565.045, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0024 | Relief of Mande Penney-Lemmon by Sarasota County | An act for the relief of Mande Penney-Lemmon by Sarasota County; providing for an appropriation to compensate her for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of Sarasota County, through its employee; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, on or about October 1, 2018, Mande Penney-Lemmon was lawfully driving over the Venice Avenue Bridge in Venice and came to a complete stop when traffic stalled in front of her vehicle at or near the intersection of East Venice Avenue and Tamiami Trail North, and WHEREAS, at the same time, Jill Parnell, an employee of Sarasota County, who was acting within the course and scope of her official duties as a supervisor for the county’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources, was driving over the same bridge in a motor vehicle owned by Sarasota County, and WHEREAS, it was a clear and sunny day, and there were no visual obstructions as Ms. Parnell was driving, and WHEREAS, Ms. Parnell admitted that she was wearing headphones at the time and did not notice that traffic had come to a stop ahead of her, and WHEREAS, Ms. Parnell’s vehicle collided directly into the back of Ms. Penney-Lemmon’s vehicle, the impact of which caused Ms. Penney-Lemmon’s vehicle to hit the vehicle stopped in front of her, and WHEREAS, due to the impacts involving both the rear and front of Ms. Penney-Lemmon’s vehicle which were caused by Ms. Parnell’s negligent driving, Ms. Penney-Lemmon suffered significant physical and neurological injuries, including, but not limited to, discogenic injuries to her neck, disc herniation in her lower back, a type II SLAP tear in her left shoulder, and bilateral temporomandibular joint dysfunction, all of which have required medical intervention and have had a negative impact on her quality of life, and WHEREAS, Ms. Penney-Lemmon was subsequently diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury as a result of the accident which will limit her ability to function normally for the remainder of her life, and WHEREAS, Ms. Penney-Lemmon continues to suffer from chronic headaches and anxiety and depression related to the accident, and WHEREAS, Ms. Penney-Lemmon brought a civil action against Sarasota County in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in and for Sarasota County, case number 2022-CA-2865, for the negligent acts of its employee Ms. Parnell, which resulted in injuries to Ms. Penney-Lemmon, and WHEREAS, the jury found that negligence on the part of Sarasota County, through the actions of its employee Ms. Parnell, was the cause of the injuries and damages to Ms. Penney-Lemmon and issued a verdict in her favor in the amount of $2,491,364.63, plus interest at the rate of 9.34 percent per annum, or 0.000255191 percent per day, for past and future damages, and WHEREAS, Sarasota County has paid the statutory limit of $200,000 in damages under s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, and WHEREAS, this claim bill is for recovery of the excess judgment in favor of Ms. Penney-Lemmon, in the amount of $2,291,364.63, NOW, THEREFORE, | In Committee |
| S0488 | Affordable Property Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Leased Land | An act relating to affordable property ad valorem tax exemption for leased land; amending s. 196.1978, F.S.; authorizing certain leased land to qualify for a specified ad valorem tax exemption; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0272 | Local Government Official Salaries | An act relating to local government official salaries; amending ss. 145.051, 145.09, and 145.10, F.S.; revising the base salary used to calculate the compensation of a clerk of the circuit court and a county comptroller, a supervisor of elections, and a property appraiser, respectively; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1710 | Prohibitions and Limitations on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Requirements for Medical Institutions of Higher Education | An act relating to prohibitions and limitations on diversity, equity, and inclusion and requirements for medical institutions of higher education; amending s. 20.105, F.S.; providing requirements for state agencies applying for certain federal health care related grants; creating s. 20.615, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting state agencies from expending certain funds for a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or officer; authorizing a person to notify the Attorney General regarding certain violations of law by a state agency; authorizing the Attorney General to file suit for a writ of mandamus in certain circumstances; providing construction; creating s. 287.139, F.S.; requiring potential recipients of state contracts or grants to provide a specified certification to the Chief Financial Officer; creating s. 1004.099, F.S.; requiring medical institutions of higher education to provide letter grade-based assessments for certain required courses; providing an exception; amending s. 1007.263, F.S.; requiring specified standardized tests for admission to medical institutions of higher education; defining the term “medical institution of higher education”; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0844 | Domestic Violence | An act relating to domestic violence; amending ss. 414.0252 and 741.28, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “domestic violence” to include coercive control of one family or household member by another family or household member; amending ss. 741.281, 741.283, 741.29, 741.2901, and 741.30, F.S.; making technical changes; reenacting ss. 25.385(1), 39.301(9)(a), 39.902(1), 44.407(3)(b), 61.125(4)(b), 61.13(2)(c), 61.13001(7)(j), 61.45(7)(b), 90.5036(1)(a), 397.417(4)(e), 406.135(1)(a), 420.0004(13), 420.6241(4)(b), 435.03(3), 435.04(3), 443.101(1)(a), 456.031(1)(a), 464.018(1)(e), 497.005(43), 626.9541(1)(g), 741.313(1)(a), 741.402(3), 768.35(1) and (4), 775.08435(1)(c), 787.03(4)(b) and (6)(a), 790.401(3)(c), 900.05(2)(t), 901.15(7) and (13), 901.41(5), 903.011(6), 907.041(5)(a), 921.0024(1)(b), 938.08, 943.171(2)(a), 944.705(4), 948.038, 985.255(2), and 985.265(3)(b), F.S., relating to standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges in handling domestic violence and dependency cases; initiation of protective investigations; definitions; an elder-focused dispute resolution process; parenting coordination; parenting and time-sharing; parental relocation with a child; court-ordered parenting plans, risk of violation, and bond; domestic violence advocate-victim privilege; peer specialists; confidentiality of reports of minor victims of domestic violence; definitions; persons with lived experience; level 1 screening standards; level 2 screening standards; disqualification for benefits; requirement for instruction on domestic violence; disciplinary actions; definitions; unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices; unlawful action against employees seeking protection; definitions; continuing domestic violence, prohibition on withholding adjudication in felony cases; interference with custody; risk protection orders; criminal justice data collection; when arrest by an officer without a warrant is lawful; prearrest diversion programs; pretrial release, general terms, and statewide uniform bond schedule; pretrial detention and release; the Criminal Punishment Code worksheet key; additional cost to fund programs in domestic violence; basic skills training in handling domestic violence cases; the release orientation program; batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision; detention criteria; and detention transfer and release, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 741.28, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0240 | Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence | An act relating to victims of domestic violence and dating violence; defining terms; requiring the Division of Telecommunications within the Department of Management Services to consult with certain entities to conduct a feasibility study regarding a specified alert system; providing requirements for such alert system; requiring the division to report to the Legislature the results of the feasibility study by a specified date; amending s. 741.401, F.S.; revising legislative findings to include victims of dating violence; reordering and amending s. 741.402, F.S.; defining the term “dating violence”; amending s. 741.403, F.S.; authorizing victims of dating violence to apply to participate in the Attorney General’s address confidentiality program; amending s. 741.408, F.S.; requiring the Attorney General to designate certain entities to assist victims of dating violence applying to be address confidentiality program participants; amending ss. 741.4651 and 960.001, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0180 | Emergencies | An act relating to emergencies; amending s. 83.63, F.S.; requiring certain tenants to be given specified opportunities or notice; creating s. 163.31795, F.S.; defining the terms “cumulative substantial improvement period” and “local government”; prohibiting certain local governments from adopting ordinances for substantial improvements or repairs to a structure which include cumulative substantial improvement periods; amending s. 163.31801, F.S.; prohibiting certain entities from assessing impact fees for specified replacement structures; providing an exception; providing construction; amending s. 193.155, F.S.; revising the square footage limitations for certain changes, additions, and improvements to damaged property; amending s. 215.559, F.S.; removing a reference to a certain report; revising public hurricane shelter funding prioritization requirements for the Division of Emergency Management; amending s. 250.375, F.S.; authorizing certain servicemembers to provide medical care in specified circumstances; amending s. 252.35, F.S.; revising requirements for the state comprehensive emergency management plan; requiring such plan to include an update on the status of certain emergency management capabilities; requiring the division to collaborate with the Department of Health; revising responsibilities of the division; requiring the division to develop a certain template; revising the purpose of certain training programs; requiring the division to set the minimum number of training hours that specified individuals must complete biennially; authorizing such training to be provided by certain entities; requiring the division to conduct an annual hurricane readiness session in each region designated by the division for a specified purpose; requiring all county emergency management directors, and authorizing other county and municipal personnel, to attend such session; requiring that the session include specified topics and needs; removing a specified reporting requirement; amending s. 252.355, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to provide certain information to specified clients or their caregivers; requiring the Florida Housing Finance Corporation to enter into memoranda of understanding with specified agencies for a certain purpose; providing that specified persons may use special needs shelters in certain circumstances; amending s. 252.3611, F.S.; directing specified entities to submit specified contracts and reports to the Legislature under specified conditions; requiring such contracts to be posted on a specified secure contract system; requiring the division to report annually to the Legislature specified information on expenditures relating to emergencies; providing requirements for such report; amending s. 252.363, F.S.; providing for the tolling and extension of certain determinations; providing for retroactive application; amending s. 252.365, F.S.; requiring agency heads to notify the Governor and the division of the person designated as the emergency coordination officer annually by a specified date; amending s. 252.3655, F.S.; creating the natural hazards risks and mitigation interagency coordinating group; providing the purpose of the group; providing for the membership and administration of the group; requiring agency representatives to provide information relating to natural hazards to this state, agency resources, and efforts to address and mitigate risks and impacts of natural hazards; requiring the group to meet in person or by communications media technology at least quarterly for specified purposes; requiring specified agency heads to meet at least annually to strategize and prioritize state efforts; requiring the division, on behalf of the group, to prepare an annual progress report and submit such report to the Governor and Legislature; revising requirements for such report; amending s. 252.37, F.S.; requiring the division to notify the Legislature of its intent to accept or apply for federal funds under certain circumstances; requiring the division to take steps to maximize the availability and expedite the distribution of financial assistance from the Federal Government to state and local agencies; requiring that such steps include the standardization and streamlining of the application process for federal financial assistance and the provision of assistance to applicants for a specified purpose; requiring the division to use certain federal funds to implement such requirements; amending s. 252.373, F.S.; conforming a cross reference; amending s. 252.38, F.S.; requiring political subdivisions to annually provide specified notification to the division before a specified date; creating s. 252.381, F.S.; requiring counties and municipalities to post certain information on their websites; requiring counties and municipalities to develop a poststorm permitting plan; providing requirements for such plan; requiring counties and municipalities to update such plan by a specified date annually; requiring counties and municipalities to publish on their websites a specified storm recovery guide by a specified date annually; providing requirements for such guide; requiring certain counties and municipalities to publish on their websites updates to such guide as soon as practicable following a storm; prohibiting certain counties and municipalities from increasing building permit or inspection fees within a specified timeframe; requiring counties and municipalities to allow individuals to receive certain letters electronically on or before a specified date; requiring certain counties and municipalities to use their best efforts to open a permitting office for a minimum number of hours per week; amending s. 252.385, F.S.; revising reporting requirements for the division; revising requirements for a specified list; requiring the Department of Health and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to assist the division with certain determinations; creating s. 252.422, F.S.; defining the term “impacted local government”; prohibiting impacted local governments from proposing or adopting certain moratoriums, amendments, or procedures for a specified timeframe; authorizing the enforcement of certain amendments, plans, permits, and orders under certain circumstances; authorizing any person to file suit to enforce specified provisions; authorizing counties and municipalities to request a specified determination by a court; prohibiting counties and municipalities from taking certain actions until the court has issued a preliminary or final judgment; requiring plaintiffs to provide certain notification before filing suit; requiring impacted local governments to take certain actions upon receipt of such notification or a suit may be filed; providing for reasonable attorney fees and costs; authorizing the use of a certain summary procedure; requiring the court to advance the cause on the calendar; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a study on certain local government actions after hurricanes; specifying requirements for the study and legislative recommendations; requiring the office to submit a report to the Legislature by a specified date; creating s. 252.505, F.S.; requiring that certain contracts include a specified provision; defining the term “emergency recovery period”; amending s. 373.423, F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to submit a Flood Inventory and Restoration Report to the division by a specified date; requiring the department to work with specified entities to compile information for the report; providing specifications for the report; requiring the owner of certain infrastructure to submit certain information to the department; requiring the department to review and update the report biannually; requiring the department to submit an updated report to the division by a specified date; amending s. 380.0552, F.S.; revising the maximum evacuation clearance time for permanent residents of the Florida Keys Area, which time is an element for which amendments to local comprehensive plans in the Florida Keys Area must be reviewed for compliance; requiring the Department of Commerce to conduct baseline modeling scenarios and gather data to determine the number of building permit allocations for distribution in the Florida Keys Area; requiring that such allocations be distributed in a specified manner and over a specified timeframe; prohibiting such allocations from exceeding a specified number; requiring that permits be issued for certain parcels and the distribution of such permits prioritize specified allocations; amending s. 400.063, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 403.7071, F.S.; providing that local governments are authorized and encouraged to add certain addendums to certain contracts and agreements; requiring counties and municipalities to apply to the department for authorization to designate at least one debris management site; authorizing municipalities to apply jointly with a county or adjacent municipality for authorization of a debris management site if such entities approve a memorandum of understanding; providing requirements for such memorandum; creating s. 489.1132, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring a hurricane preparedness plan to be available for inspection at certain worksites; requiring certain equipment to be secured in a specified manner no later than 24 hours before the impacts of a hurricane are anticipated to begin; providing penalties; requiring the Florida Building Commission to establish specified best practices and report findings to the Legislature by a specified date; amending s. 553.902, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “renovated building”; requiring the division to consult with specified entities to develop certain recommendations and provide a report to the Legislature by a specified date; prohibiting certain counties from proposing or adopting certain moratoriums, amendments, or procedures for a specified timeframe; declaring that such moratoriums, amendments, or procedures are null and void; providing for retroactive application; authorizing the enforcement of certain amendments, plans, permits, and orders under certain circumstances; authorizing certain residents and business owners to bring a civil action for declaratory and injunctive relief against a county or municipality that violates specified provisions; providing for reasonable attorney fees and costs under specified circumstances; providing for future expiration; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; providing effective dates. | Passed |
| 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 |
| S1574 | Energy Infrastructure Investment | An act relating to energy infrastructure investment; amending s. 366.075, F.S.; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish an experimental mechanism that meets certain requirements to facilitate certain energy infrastructure investments in gas; providing requirements for gas infrastructure investments; defining the term “gas”; requiring the commission to adopt rules and propose such rules for adoption by a specified date; providing requirements for such rules; 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 |
| S0462 | Transportation | An act relating to transportation; amending s. 161.58, F.S.; revising an exception to a prohibition on vehicular traffic on coastal beaches; creating s. 218.3215, F.S.; requiring counties to report certain information to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research annually by a specified date; requiring counties to report the information in the format specified by the office; requiring the office to provide a certain report to the Legislature and the Department of Transportation; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising the definitions of the terms “dynamic driving task,” “micromobility device,” and “vehicle”; amending s. 316.173, F.S.; authorizing a person to request an administrative hearing with a school district or county within a specified timeframe after receiving a notice of violation; specifying that the mailing of the notice of violation constitutes notification; deleting a provision requiring a court with jurisdiction over traffic violations to determine whether a specified violation has occurred; authorizing school districts and counties to appoint local hearing officers to conduct certain administrative hearings; providing eligibility requirements for such officers; providing duties of such officers; providing for penalties and costs; providing procedures for an administrative hearing; providing a specified date by which certain administrative hearings may be conducted; amending s. 316.20655, F.S.; authorizing a local government to adopt certain ordinances and provide certain training relating to the safe operation of electric bicycles; amending s. 316.2128, F.S.; authorizing a local government to adopt certain ordinances and provide certain training relating to the safe operation of motorized scooters and micromobility devices; amending s. 316.650, F.S.; revising the entity required to provide citation data in the case of a traffic enforcement agency that has an automated citation issuance system; creating s. 316.88, F.S.; prohibiting excessive wakes under certain circumstances; amending s. 318.18, F.S.; providing minimum civil penalties for a specified violation enforced by a school bus infraction detection system; requiring such penalties to be remitted to the school district at least monthly and used for specified purposes; requiring specified administrative costs to be imposed for specified violations; requiring that such costs be used by a school district or county, as applicable, for specified purposes; requiring that certain costs be remitted to the county at least monthly; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 318.21, F.S.; requiring that specified penalties be distributed in a specified manner; conforming a cross-reference; creating s. 320.0849, F.S.; requiring the department to issue expectant mother parking permits upon application; specifying the validity period thereof; providing design requirements for expectant mother parking permit placards or decals; providing application requirements; authorizing such permitholders to park in certain spaces; creating s. 330.355, F.S.; prohibiting publicly owned airports from charging a landing fee established on or after a specified date for certain aircraft operations; amending s. 332.004, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s. 332.006, F.S.; revising duties and responsibilities of the department relating to airports; amending s. 332.007, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the administration and financing of certain aviation and airport programs and projects; authorizing certain airports to participate in a specified federal program in a certain manner; authorizing the department to provide for improvements to certain entities for the capital cost of a discretionary improvement project at a public-use airport, subject to the availability of certain funds; creating s. 332.136, F.S.; establishing an airport pilot program at the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority; providing the purpose of the pilot program; requiring the department to adopt rules; requiring the department, by a specified date, to submit certain recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature; providing for the future repeal of specified provisions; amending s. 334.044, F.S.; authorizing the department to acquire property or property rights in advance to preserve a corridor for future proposed improvements; authorizing the department to expend from the State Transportation Trust Fund a certain amount of grant funds annually to state colleges and school districts for certain construction workforce development programs; requiring that priority be given to certain colleges and school districts; amending s. 334.065, F.S.; deleting a provision specifying that the Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research shall be administered by the Board of Governors of the State University System; deleting a provision prohibiting the undertaking of certain projects without the approval of the Center for Urban Transportation Research advisory board; revising membership of such advisory board; creating s. 334.63, F.S.; providing requirements for certain project concept studies and project development and environment studies; amending s. 337.11, F.S.; revising the bidding and award process for contracts for road construction and maintenance projects; revising the circumstances in which the department must competitively award a phased design-build contract for phase one; requiring the department to select a single design-build firm to perform the work associated with phase two under certain circumstances; authorizing a design-build firm to self-perform portions of work under a contract; requiring that contracts let by the department on or after a certain date for bridge construction or maintenance over navigable waters include protection and indemnity coverage; amending s. 337.14, F.S.; authorizing the department to waive contractor certification requirements for certain projects; revising the threshold value of contracts for which the department may waive a contract bond requirement; requiring that a contractor seeking to bid on certain maintenance contracts possess certain qualifications; amending s. 337.185, F.S.; increasing the limits of claims per contract which a contractor may submit to the State Arbitration Board; revising the period in which an arbitration request may be made for a claim related to a warranty notice; amending s. 339.175, F.S.; revising legislative intent; revising requirements for the designation of additional metropolitan planning organizations (M.P.O.’s); revising projects and strategies to be considered in developing an M.P.O.’s long-range transportation plan and transportation improvement program; deleting obsolete provisions; requiring the department to convene M.P.O.’s of similar size to exchange best practices at least annually; authorizing M.P.O.’s to develop committees or working groups; requiring training for new M.P.O. governing board members to be provided by the department or another specified entity; deleting provisions relating to M.P.O. coordination mechanisms; including public-private partnerships in authorized financing techniques; revising proposed transportation enhancement activities that must be indicated by the long-range transportation plan; authorizing each M.P.O. to execute a written agreement with the department regarding state and federal transportation planning requirements; requiring the department, in collaboration with M.P.O.’s, to establish certain quality performance metrics and develop certain performance targets; requiring the department to evaluate and post on its website whether each M.P.O. has made significant progress toward such targets; amending s. 339.65, F.S.; requiring the department to prioritize certain Strategic Intermodal System highway corridor projects; creating s. 339.85, F.S.; requiring the department to implement a Next-generation Traffic Signal Modernization Program; providing program requirements; amending s. 348.0304, F.S.; revising membership of the governing body of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency; reenacting s. 332.115(1), F.S., relating to joint project agreements with port districts for transportation corridors between airports and port facilities, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 332.004, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing a legislative finding; requiring the department to develop a report on widening Interstate 4; providing requirements for the report; requiring the department to submit the report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; providing effective dates. | Passed |
| S1198 | Fraudulent Use of Gift Cards | An act relating to fraudulent use of gift cards; creating s. 817.091, F.S.; defining terms; providing criminal penalties for persons who, with the intent to defraud, commit specified prohibited acts related to gift cards; providing criminal penalties for persons who, with the intent to defraud, use for certain purposes gift cards or gift card redemption information; providing enhanced criminal penalties; authorizing the aggregating of specified values to determine the degree of an offense; 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 |
| S1458 | Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding | An act relating to apprenticeship and preapprenticeship program funding; amending s. 446.032, F.S.; revising requirements for the uniform minimum standards and policies governing apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs and agreements to include requirements for partnerships between local educational agencies and apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; revising the required date for a specified report on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; revising the requirements for such report; requiring the Department of Education to develop a standard model contract template for local educational agencies and apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; providing requirements for such template; providing requirements for local educational agencies and apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs that enter into partnership agreements; requiring the department to develop an apprenticeship and preapprenticeship funding transparency tool by a specified date; providing requirements for such tool; amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; providing requirements for District Workforce Education Funding Steering Committee meetings; providing requirements for certain workpapers; authorizing such meetings to be held using communications media technology; defining the term “communications media technology”; requiring a specified funding model to be provided to the Legislature annually within a specified timeframe; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0608 | Gulf of America | An act relating to the Gulf of America; amending ss. 7.03, 7.08, 7.09, 7.11, 7.15, 7.17, 7.19, 7.23, 7.27, 7.29, 7.33, 7.36, 7.38, 7.41, 7.46, 7.51, 7.52, 7.55, 7.56, 7.62, 7.65, 7.66, 125.0104, 161.052, 161.053, 161.088, 161.141, 161.151, 161.161, 161.54, 161.55, 206.9935, 253.03, 253.12, 253.783, 258.09, 258.395, 258.3991, 327.02, 327.60, 331.307, 373.019, 373.069, 375.031, 376.25, 377.242, 377.2431, 379.101, 379.244, 379.248, 380.0555, and 380.24, F.S.; renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” throughout the Florida Statutes; reenacting s. 337.401(7)(b) and (p), F.S., relating to the use of rights-of-way for utilities subject to regulation, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 161.053, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 327.371(1) and 379.2431(2)(p), F.S., relating to the regulation of human-powered vessels and the regulation of marine animals, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 327.02, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, the Gulf of Mexico spans approximately 1,700 miles along the United States coastline, of which 770 miles are located along the Florida coast, and WHEREAS, on January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order Number 14172 entitled “Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness” directing the Secretary of the Interior to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in order to recognize the importance of the body of water to the United States, and WHEREAS, the Legislature intends to reflect this name change in the Florida Statutes, NOW, THEREFORE, | In Committee |
| S1226 | Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs | An act relating to pet insurance and wellness programs; amending s. 624.604, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “property insurance” to include a pet insurance option; amending s. 626.9541, F.S.; providing that certain practices relating to pet wellness programs are unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices; creating s. 627.71545, F.S.; providing a short title; providing a purpose; providing applicability; providing construction; defining terms; requiring pet insurers that use such terms in their pet insurance policies to use and include the statutory definitions in such policies; requiring pet insurers to also make such definitions available on their websites or their program administrators’ websites; requiring pet insurers to make certain disclosures to pet insurance applicants and policyholders; requiring pet insurers to provide a summary of their bases or formulas for determination of claim payments under a pet insurance policy on their websites or their program administrators’ websites; requiring pet insurers to disclose certain requirements for required medical examinations of a pet by a veterinarian; requiring pet insurers to create a document with a summary of certain disclosures, to post such document on their websites or their program administrators’ websites, and, upon issuance or delivery of a policy to a policyholder, to provide such document to the policyholder; requiring that pet insurers make certain additional written disclosures; providing that certain required disclosures are in addition to disclosures required by the Florida Insurance Code or the Financial Services Commission rules; authorizing pet insurance applicants and policyholders to examine and return insurance policies and riders under certain circumstances; requiring that premiums be refunded under certain circumstances; requiring that pet insurance policies and riders have a specified notice printed on or attached to the first page; authorizing pet insurers to issue policies that exclude coverage on the basis of preexisting conditions with appropriate written disclosure to the applicant or policyholder; providing that pet insurers have a specified burden of proof with regard to such exclusions; authorizing pet insurers to issue new policies that impose a waiting period of up to a specified period of time for specified illnesses, diseases, or conditions; prohibiting pet insurers from issuing policies imposing a waiting period for accidents; requiring pet insurers that issue a policy that imposes a waiting period to include a provision allowing for waiver of the waiting period upon completion of a medical examination of the covered pet by a veterinarian; authorizing pet insurers to require that an examination be conducted by a veterinarian after the purchase of the policy; providing requirements and authorizations relating to such examination; prohibiting a pet insurer from requiring a medical examination of the covered pet to renew a policy; requiring that certain benefits comply with certain provisions of the Florida Insurance Code; prohibiting insurance applicants’ eligibility from being based on participation or lack of participation in wellness programs; requiring pet insurers to ensure that their agents are trained on specified topics; providing rulemaking authority; 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 |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H5203 | Capitol Center | Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H7031 | Sales Tax Rate Reductions | Senate: Third Reading RCS#6 | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H7031 | Sales Tax Rate Reductions | Senate Appropriations | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5013 | State-funded Property Reinsurance Programs | Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5015 | State Group Insurance | Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| S1908 | Budget Stabilization Fund | Senate Appropriations | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| S1906 | Debt Reduction | Senate Appropriations | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| 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 |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Florida Joint Collective Bargaining Select Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Appropriations Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee | Vice Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Florida Senate Judiciary Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Rules Committee | 10 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | Florida Senate District 18 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 11/08/2022 | |
| FL | Florida House District 066 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 11/06/2018 | 01/16/2024 |