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Legislator > Alexis Calatayud
State Senator
Alexis Calatayud
(R) - Florida
Florida Senate District 38
In Office - Started: 11/08/2022
contact info
Capitol Office
Senate Building
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: 850-487-5038
Miami Office
Kendall Campus
11011 SW 104th St., Suite 5101
Miami, FL 33176
11011 SW 104th St., Suite 5101
Miami, FL 33176
Phone: 305-596-3002
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1102 | School Readiness Program | An act relating to the school readiness program; amending s. 1002.87, F.S.; revising the criteria for a child to receive priority for participation in the school readiness program; amending s. 1002.89, F.S.; providing requirements for a school readiness program provider to be eligible for specified funding beginning on a specified date; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0768 | Foreign Countries of Concern | An act relating to foreign countries of concern; amending s. 381.0202, F.S.; prohibiting laboratories from using certain operational or research software produced in or by a foreign country of concern, a state-owned enterprise of a foreign country of concern, or a company domiciled within a foreign country of concern; defining the term “foreign country of concern”; amending s. 408.810, F.S.; providing certain protections for licensees who fail to obtain assurances from a person or an entity that indirectly owns a controlling interest in the licensee or indirectly holds an interest in certain entities; revising and providing definitions; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S1134 | Alternative Plans Review and Inspections | An act relating to alternative plans review and inspections; amending s. 553.791, F.S.; revising and defining terms; requiring that a notice of private inspection services specify whether any scheduled inspection by a private provider will be conducted virtually or in person; authorizing a private provider to use an automated or software-based plans review system designed to make specific determinations; revising the requirements needed for an affidavit from a private provider regarding his or her plans review; requiring the local building official to issue the requested permit or provide written notice of noncompliance within a specified timeframe for permits related to single-trade plans reviews for single family or two-family dwellings; reenacting ss. 177.073(4)(a), 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; disciplinary proceedings; disciplinary proceedings; 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 |
| S0182 | Tax Credits for Charitable Contributions | An act relating to tax credits for charitable contributions; creating s. 211.02535, F.S.; providing a credit against oil and gas production taxes under the Home Away From Home Tax Credit beginning on a specified date; prohibiting the combined credit allowed under certain provisions from exceeding a certain amount; requiring that a specified credit be taken first under certain circumstances; prohibiting any remaining liability from exceeding a certain amount; providing applicability; creating s. 212.18345, F.S.; providing a credit against sales taxes payable by direct pay permitholders under the Home Away From Home Tax Credit beginning on a specified date; requiring that the amount of tax due used to calculate the credit include certain amounts; requiring the Department of Revenue to disregard certain tax credits for a specified reason; providing applicability; requiring a dealer to pay his or her taxes electronically under certain circumstances; amending s. 220.02, F.S.; revising legislative intent; creating s. 220.18775, F.S.; providing a credit against the corporate income tax under the Home Away From Home Tax Credit beginning on a specified date; requiring that an eligible contribution be made on or before a specified date; providing that a credit granted by the act is reduced by a specified calculation; authorizing the credit on a consolidated return basis under certain circumstances; providing applicability; specifying requirements if a taxpayer applies and is approved for a specified credit; creating s. 402.63, F.S.; defining terms; requiring the Department of Health to designate organizations meeting specified criteria as eligible charitable organizations for purposes of the tax credit; prohibiting the Department of Health from designating certain organizations; specifying requirements for eligible charitable organizations receiving contributions; specifying duties of the Department of Health; specifying a limitation on, and application procedures for, the tax credit; specifying requirements and procedures for, and restrictions on, the carryforward, conveyance, transfer, assignment, and rescindment of credits; specifying requirements and procedures for the Department of Revenue; providing construction; authorizing the Department of Revenue, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, and the Department of Health to develop a cooperative agreement and adopt rules; authorizing certain interagency information sharing; providing construction; creating s. 561.12135, F.S.; providing a credit against excise taxes on certain alcoholic beverages under the Home Away From Home Tax Credit beginning on a specified date; prohibiting the credit from exceeding a certain amount; requiring the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to disregard certain tax credits for a specified reason; providing applicability; amending s. 624.509, F.S.; revising the order of credits and deductions taken against a specified tax; creating s. 624.51059, F.S.; providing a credit against the insurance premium tax under the Home Away From Home Tax Credit for certain taxable years; specifying that certain insurers are not required to pay additional retaliatory tax; providing that a certain provision does not limit the credit; providing applicability; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules related to the Home Away From Home Tax Credit; providing that such emergency rules are effective for a specified period of time; authorizing that such emergency rules be renewed under certain circumstances; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| S0196 | Chemicals in Consumer Products | An act relating to chemicals in consumer products; amending s. 499.003, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “drug”; defining the term “vaccine or vaccine material”; amending s. 499.007, F.S.; deeming a drug misbranded if it is a food containing a vaccine or vaccine material, but its label does not include specified information; creating s. 499.0095, F.S.; defining terms; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, cosmetics manufactured, sold, offered or distributed for sale, or distributed for use in this state provide notice of specified added ingredients on a website that is created and maintained by the cosmetics manufacturer and made available to the public regarding such added ingredients; prohibiting, by a specified date, cosmetics that release formaldehyde from being manufactured, sold, offered or distributed for sale, or distributed for use in this state, unless it is a natural byproduct with no functional or technical purpose; providing an exception; providing construction; providing penalties and remedies; providing applicability; authorizing the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to adopt rules; amending s. 500.03, F.S.; defining the term “messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine” or “mRNA vaccine”; amending s. 500.04, F.S.; prohibiting the use of fruits and vegetables to deliver an mRNA vaccine; amending s. 500.11, F.S.; deeming a food misbranded if it contains a vaccine or vaccine material, but its label does not include specified information; amending ss. 499.01 and 499.05, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| S1734 | Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act | An act relating to the Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act; amending s. 500.92, F.S.; defining terms; revising the definition of the term “kratom product”; prohibiting processors from manufacturing, delivering, offering for sale, distributing, or selling finished kratom products that do not meet specified requirements; requiring that kratom products be manufactured by, delivered to, offered for sale by, distributed by, or sold by a processor who holds a certain permit; prohibiting specified operations; prohibiting exemption from certain requirements; requiring such processors to be registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration; providing an exception; requiring processors to make a certain certification regarding their finished kratom products; requiring a processor to assume responsibility and liability for its kratom, kratom product, and finished kratom product; requiring a processor of a finished kratom product to retain and submit a certificate of analysis from a certain laboratory to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for each batch of finished kratom product; specifying requirements for such laboratory; prohibiting the processor from having any financial or economic interest in such laboratory or the body accrediting such laboratory; requiring the processor to maintain its certificates of analysis for a specified amount of time after the finished kratom product’s expiration date; requiring that the certificate of analysis demonstrate that the finished kratom product is in compliance with statutory and rule concentration limits for specified substances; requiring that certain finished kratom products comply with product registration and testing requirements; providing an exception; prohibiting the serving of kratom beverages combined with alcohol, drugs, or other kratom products; requiring a processor or the department to submit a certain report to the United States Food and Drug Administration if a processor or the department receives a certain notice; authorizing the department to conduct an independent third-party test of a kratom product if probable cause exists that the product is adulterated; requiring the processor to pay the testing cost; authorizing the department to revoke the processor’s product registration if the processor fails to pay for such test within a specified timeframe; providing criminal penalties; providing that certain kratom products are subject to a stop-sale order; authorizing the department to revoke a processor’s finished kratom product registration under certain circumstances; providing that a processor whose kratom product contains a controlled substance or other prohibited substances is in violation of this act; providing an administrative fine; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0274 | Transportation Facility Designations/Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way | An act relating to transportation facility designations; providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; providing an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| S1708 | Education | An act relating to education; amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “persistently low-performing school”; authorizing certain entities to report their students directly to the Department of Education; making a technical change; revising the procedure followed by schools of hope in seeking to use certain school district educational facilities; authorizing schools of hope in certain counties to colocate with other public schools in certain facilities; requiring that students enrolled in schools of hope be included in specified school district calculations; prohibiting a rental or leasing fee from being charged to a school of hope; requiring maintenance of a facility to be provided to a school of hope at a mutually agreeable cost not to exceed a specified amount; providing requirements for a mutual management agreement; requiring a school of hope to receive noninstructional services from a school district on a pro rata basis; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1704 | Utility Services | An act relating to utility services; amending s. 180.19, F.S.; requiring certain public meetings as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or an extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; specifying the matters to be addressed at such public meetings; requiring such agreements to be written; requiring annual public customer meetings; defining the terms “appointed representative” and “governing body”; limiting the portion of certain utility revenues that a municipality may use to fund or finance general government functions; requiring excess revenues to be reinvested into the municipal utility or returned to certain customers; requiring municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by a specified date to the Florida Public Service Commission on an annual basis; requiring the commission to compile certain information and submit a report containing such information to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date on an annual basis; providing construction; amending s. 180.191, F.S.; revising provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, and charges imposed by municipal water and sewer utilities on customers located outside the municipal boundaries; amending s. 366.032, F.S.; prohibiting boards, agencies, commissions, and authorities of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision from restricting or prohibiting certain appliances and fuel sources used to provide energy to consumers; voiding certain charters, resolutions, ordinances, rules, codes, policies, or actions of such boards, agencies, commissions, and authorities; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1624 | Higher Education | An act relating to higher education; amending s. 11.51, F.S.; authorizing the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to develop contracts or agreements with institutions in the State University System for a specified purpose; amending s. 251.001, F.S.; providing tuition assistance to active members of the Florida State Guard; amending s. 288.036, F.S.; revising the duties of the Office of Ocean Economy; amending s. 381.853, F.S.; specifying that the President of the University of Florida appoints the members of the scientific advisory council within the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research; amending s. 413.407, F.S.; revising the qualifications for members of the Assistive Technology Advisory Council; increasing the maximum term length for such members; amending s. 446.032, F.S.; revising the date by which the Department of Education is required to publish an annual report on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; amending s. 446.041, F.S.; requiring the department to take into account underrepresented groups in administering the apprenticeship training program, rather than minority and gender diversity; amending s. 1000.05, F.S.; renaming the Florida Educational Equity Act as the “Florida Educational Equality Act”; changing the term “gender” to “sex”; requiring public schools and Florida College System institutions to develop and implement methods and strategies to increase participation of underrepresented students, rather than students with certain characteristics, in certain programs and courses; requiring the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education to utilize their authority to enforce compliance; amending s. 1000.21, F.S.; renaming Hillsborough Community College as “Hillsborough College”; creating s. 1001.68, F.S.; authorizing Florida College System institutions with a certain number of full-time equivalent students to enter into cooperative agreements to form a state college regional consortium service organization; requiring such organizations to provide at least a specified number of certain services; requiring that regional consortium service organizations be governed by a board of directors consisting of specified members; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; deleting a requirement that state universities provide student access to certain information; amending s. 1001.7065, F.S.; revising academic standards for the preeminent state research university program to include a specified average Classic Learning Test score; amending s. 1004.0971, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “emergency opioid antagonist”; amending s. 1004.933, F.S.; authorizing an institution to enter into an agreement with an online provider for the adult education or career instruction portion of the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Program; removing the age limit for enrollment in the program; clarifying that students are not required to enroll in adult secondary and career education coursework simultaneously; amending s. 1005.06, F.S.; authorizing certain institutions to operate without licensure; specifying affirmations required as a part of an affidavit; requiring submission of requested documentation in a specified timeframe; requiring the Commission for Independent Education to review such affidavit in a public meeting; specifying commission actions for noncompliance; authorizing the commission to adopt rules; amending s. 1006.73, F.S.; revising reporting requirements relating to the Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network; amending s. 1007.34, F.S.; expanding the scope of the college reach-out program to all low-income educationally disadvantaged and underrepresented students regardless of minority status; amending s. 1007.35, F.S.; revising legislative findings; renaming the Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement as the “Florida Partnership for Underrepresented Student Achievement”; revising the purposes and duties of the partnership to focus on all underrepresented students regardless of minority status; revising duties of the partnership; amending s. 1009.23, F.S.; authorizing the Florida College System to allocate a portion of financial aid fees to assist underrepresented students, rather than students who are members of a targeted gender or ethnic minority population; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; revising the residency requirement for a grandparent for an out-of-state fee waiver; revising the residency criteria for a grandparent in a specified attestation; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; clarifying the required minimum cumulative weighted grade point average for the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award; authorizing students to apply for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award within a specified timeframe before or after completing the GATE Program; amending s. 1009.897, F.S.; requiring institutions receiving funds through the Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education Fund to allocate funding to health care related programs; amending s. 1011.804, F.S.; authorizing certain institutions to apply for and use grant funds under the GATE Startup Grant Program for specified purposes; amending s. 1013.30, F.S.; revising the timeframe for updates to state university campus master plans; amending s. 1013.46, F.S.; deleting a provision relating to set asides for construction contracts with minority business enterprises; amending s. 1007.27, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0032 | Relief of L.E. by the Department of Children and Families | An act for the relief of L.E. by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate L.E. for injuries and damages sustained as a result of the negligence of the department; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, L.E. was born on July 29, 2019, and, at birth, tested positive for amphetamines, and WHEREAS, L.E.’s biological mother tested positive for amphetamines after the delivery of L.E., and WHEREAS, while at the hospital, L.E.’s biological mother and father engaged in a violent altercation with each other, and WHEREAS, shortly after L.E.’s birth, the Department of Children and Families received two child abuse hotline reports, one alleging intrafamily violence threatening L.E. and the other alleging drug exposure of newborn L.E., and WHEREAS, the department is charged under s. 39.001, Florida Statutes, with conducting child protective investigations to ensure child safety and prevent further harm to children and owed L.E. a duty to ensure her safety and prevent further harm, and WHEREAS, the department sent a child protective investigator to the hospital to initiate an investigation into the reported abuse, and WHEREAS, the department discovered that L.E.’s mother had a history of substance misuse, untreated mental health issues, and a criminal history involving violence, and WHEREAS, the department discovered that both L.E.’s mother and father had an extensive history of involvement with the department, including, collectively, at least 20 prior child abuse hotline reports, and WHEREAS, one of those prior reports involved egregious abuse of L.E.’s biological father’s other daughter when she was not yet 6 months old, resulting in long-bone fractures, and WHEREAS, the department removed that daughter from the father’s care, and WHEREAS, L.E.’s mother’s other two biological children had previously been removed from her care due to verified child abuse, and WHEREAS, as L.E.’s mother placed her third child for adoption, she was also planning to place L.E. for adoption and made such arrangements prior to L.E.’s birth, and WHEREAS, shortly after L.E. was born, L.E.’s mother abandoned L.E. at the hospital and, against medical advice, left the hospital with L.E.’s father, and WHEREAS, an adoption specialist arrived at the hospital to visit L.E., and WHEREAS, while L.E. was still in the hospital following her birth, the department determined that L.E. was in “present danger” if left in the care of her parents and that immediate action was necessary to protect L.E. from further abuse or neglect, and WHEREAS, the department contracted with a child welfare agency and, instead of removing L.E. from her parents’ care through a judicial process, the department and its subcontractor developed an out-of-home safety plan to place L.E. with a friend of L.E.’s mother, and WHEREAS, within 3 weeks after that placement, the friend realized that she could no longer care for L.E. and informed the department of this, and WHEREAS, despite a reassessment that established that there was still a “present danger” to L.E. if left in the care of her parents, the department relied upon information from its subcontracted agency, and the joint decision was made to place L.E. into her parents’ care, and WHEREAS, on August 21, 2019, L.E. was placed into her parents’ home, and WHEREAS, on or about, September 17, 2019, less than 4 weeks later, the department determined that it would be closing its investigation, despite acknowledging that L.E.’s home situation was volatile and unstable and that L.E.’s mother remained violent and impulsive, and WHEREAS, the subcontractor planned to decrease its monitoring of L.E. and the home upon the department closing its investigation, and WHEREAS, on September 18, 2019, the subcontractor transitioned its services from safety management to nonjudicial in-home services, which inherently decreased monitoring of L.E. by child welfare professionals, and WHEREAS, on September 24, 2019, the department closed its investigation, despite the fact that there was no evidence of change or progress with L.E.’s parents, and WHEREAS, despite the subcontractor’s claims that it had provided services to the parents, the department expressly acknowledged in its own investigative summary that, at the time of closing its case, “[t]he home environment continues to be volatile and unstable on a normal basis. The fighting in the home will stabilize for a period of time but will always return to a chaotic and aggressive environment... [violent and impulsive behaviors] are clearly evident and severe... there has been no clear changes made to their behaviors and the patterns continue... [and] all of the children [including L.E.] are vulnerable,” and WHEREAS, the very next day, on September 25, 2019, L.E. was brought to Rockledge Regional Hospital in distress and experiencing seizures, and WHEREAS, medical staff at Rockledge Regional Hospital found makeup covering obvious bruising across her forehead, and WHEREAS, doctors determined that L.E. had suffered catastrophic injuries from child abuse which had occurred over a period of time, including a parietal calvarial skull fracture; a left frontal parietal subdural hematoma with bilateral frontal, temporal, and parietal cortical edema and encephalomalacia; healing fractures of the left sixth and seventh ribs; a healing fracture of the right eighth rib; acute fractures to the right tenth and eleventh ribs; a pelvic fracture–left acetabular cortical avulsion fracture; cortical buckling of the right proximal tibial medial metaphysis; and multiple ecchymotic lesions to the forehead, and WHEREAS, L.E. was immediately transferred to Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando and admitted in critical condition, due to severe organ system injury and dysfunction, and was diagnosed as being at risk for hypoxia, hypercarbia, hypotension, sepsis, shock, cardiorespiratory arrest, intracranial hypertension, cerebral edema, stroke, and death, and WHEREAS, L.E. was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome causing traumatic brain injury, seizures, and cerebral palsy, as well as malnourishment, and WHEREAS, between August 21, 2019, and September 25, 2019, L.E. was subjected to repeated and severe child abuse and neglect while in the care of her parents, and WHEREAS, L.E.’s parents were arrested, charged, and convicted of aggravated child abuse based upon their abuse of L.E. while she was in their home between August 21, 2019, and September 25, 2019, and WHEREAS, L.E. was subsequently adopted by her maternal grandmother and relocated to Chicago, where she is followed by a medical team at Lurie Children’s Hospital, and WHEREAS, L.E. has received, and will continue to receive, therapeutic services across a host of disciplines, including occupational, physical, speech, nutritional, vision, and cognitive therapy, and WHEREAS, L.E., who just turned 5 years old, is currently under an individual educational plan at school for her disability, which has been formally classified as traumatic brain injury, and WHEREAS, L.E. requires and will continue to require constant care, monitoring, supervision, various therapies, multiple specialist services, and supportive care throughout the remainder of her life, which may include admission to a skilled residential home if her adoptive parent is no longer able to care for her, and WHEREAS, the department, charged with operating Florida’s child welfare system, failed in its duties to ensure L.E.’s safety and protect her from harm, and WHEREAS, the department’s negligence, in combination with the failures of its subcontracted agency, caused catastrophic brain injury that will have a significant impact on L.E. for the remainder of her life, and WHEREAS, the department agreed to resolve L.E.’s claims against the department through a negotiated settlement in the Circuit Court for the 18th Judicial Circuit in and for Brevard County, under case number 05-2022-CA-033685, in the total amount of $4 million, and WHEREAS, the settlement agreement required that the department make an initial payment of $200,000, which is the maximum amount allowed under the sovereign immunity limitations imposed under s. 768.28, Florida Statutes; and that the remaining $3.8 million be paid contingent upon the passage and funding of this claim bill, which the department has expressly agreed it does not, and will not oppose, and WHEREAS, on July 9, 2024, the settlement agreement was approved by the circuit court, and, with the department’s agreement and consent, a final judgment was entered against the department in the amount of $4 million pursuant to the negotiated settlement, and WHEREAS, L.E.’s civil claims against the subcontracted child welfare agency remain pending, NOW, THEREFORE, | In Committee |
| S1012 | Public Records and Meetings/Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact | An act relating to public records and meetings; creating s. 468.2265, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Occupational Therapy pursuant to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing disclosure of the information under certain circumstances; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings, or portions of meetings, of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; providing an exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, and records generated during the exempt meetings or exempt portions of meetings; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing statements of public necessity; providing a contingent effective date. | In Committee |
| S1006 | Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms | An act relating to video cameras in public school classrooms; amending s. 1003.574, F.S.; deleting references to the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; deleting an obsolete definition; requiring a district school board to vote to establish a policy to provide video cameras in self-contained classrooms upon the request of a parent; prohibiting a school or school district from concealing the identity of an employee in a video recording; providing that a video recording made available after a request must include accompanying audio; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0812 | Traffic Infraction Enforcement | An act relating to traffic infraction enforcement; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; defining the term “railroad traffic infraction detector”; amending s. 316.008, F.S.; authorizing counties and municipalities to use railroad traffic infraction detectors for a certain purpose; authorizing counties and municipalities to place or install, or contract with a vendor to place or install, railroad traffic infraction detectors at certain locations; requiring a county or municipality to enact a certain ordinance before the county or municipality may place or install a railroad traffic infraction detector; specifying requirements for a public hearing for such ordinance; amending s. 316.0776, F.S.; authorizing the placement or installation of traffic infraction detectors at certain railroad crossings with permission from the railroad owner; defining the term “work zone area”; authorizing the Department of Transportation to enforce a posted speed limit in a work zone area through the use of a speed detection system; authorizing the department to place or install, or contract with a vendor to place or install, speed detection systems at certain locations; requiring the department to install certain signage and develop and maintain a certain website; requiring the department to make a public announcement and conduct a public awareness campaign in certain circumstances; specifying requirements for such campaign; authorizing the placement or installation of railroad traffic infraction detectors at certain locations in certain circumstances; requiring the department to establish certain specifications by a specified date; requiring the department, a county, or a municipality to install certain signage in certain circumstances; requiring the signage to meet certain specifications; creating s. 316.1578, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, a county, or a municipality to authorize a traffic infraction enforcement officer to issue a traffic citation for certain violations; requiring that certain notification be sent to the registered owner of a motor vehicle within a certain period; specifying requirements for such notification; authorizing a person who receives such notice to request an administrative hearing within a certain period; defining the term “person”; providing that a request for such hearing waives any challenge or dispute as to the delivery of the notice of violation; requiring that a traffic citation be issued in a certain manner under certain circumstances; providing that the initiation of a proceeding to challenge such citation waives any challenge or dispute as to the delivery of the citation; requiring that a traffic citation include notice of a certain presumption; providing that the owner of a motor vehicle involved in a certain violation is responsible and liable for paying a uniform traffic citation except in certain circumstances; requiring the owner of a motor vehicle to provide an affidavit to an appropriate governmental entity in certain circumstances; requiring the governmental entity to dismiss a citation in certain circumstances; authorizing the governmental entity to issue a certain notice of violation to a person designated in such an affidavit as having care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle; providing that the affidavit is admissible in certain proceedings; providing criminal penalties for the submission of a false affidavit; providing that certain images or video is evidence of a violation and admissible in certain proceedings; providing a rebuttable presumption; requiring that certain penalties assessed and collected by the department, a county, or a municipality be paid to the Department of Revenue weekly; providing for the remittance and distribution of certain fines in a specified manner; prohibiting an individual from receiving certain commissions; prohibiting a manufacturer or vendor of a railroad traffic infraction detector from receiving certain fees or remuneration; amending s. 316.1894, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 316.1896, F.S.; providing that the Department of Transportation may authorize a traffic infraction enforcement officer to issue uniform traffic citations for certain violations in work zone areas; requiring that such violation be evidenced by a speed detection system; providing construction; requiring the department to provide certain notice to the registered owner of a motor vehicle involved in such violation within a certain period; specifying requirements for such notice; requiring that penalties assessed and collected by the department’s transportation infraction enforcement officers be paid to the Department of Revenue weekly by electronic funds transfer; providing for the remittance and use of such penalties in a specified manner; requiring the registered owner of a motor vehicle to provide an affidavit to the Department of Transportation in certain circumstances; specifying requirements for such affidavit; requiring the department to dismiss a citation in certain circumstances; requiring the department to issue a certain notice of violation to a person identified in such an affidavit in certain circumstances; specifying requirements for certain hearings; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide to the Department of Transportation a certain model form; prohibiting the use of a speed detection system in a work zone area for remote surveillance; providing that certain recorded video and photographs collected in a work zone area may only be used for certain purposes; requiring the vendor of a speed detection system to provide to the department certain written notice annually by a specified date; providing that registered motor vehicle owner information obtained as a result of certain operations in a work zone area is not the property of certain entities and may only be used for certain purposes; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to consult with the Department of Transportation on certain legislative recommendations; amending s. 316.1906, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “traffic infraction enforcement officer”; amending s. 316.306, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 316.640, F.S.; revising the purposes for which the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may designate employees as traffic infraction enforcement officers; amending s. 318.18, F.S.; requiring a person cited for a certain violation in a work zone area to pay a specified fine in certain circumstances; requiring such fine to be remitted to the Department of Revenue and used for certain purposes; conforming a cross reference; creating s. 348.025, F.S.; defining the terms “speed detection system” and “work zone area”; authorizing an expressway authority to enforce the posted speed limit in a work zone area through the use of a speed detection system; requiring the Department of Transportation to enter into a certain agreement with an expressway authority in certain circumstances; amending s. 351.03, F.S.; authorizing a county or municipality to place or install a railroad traffic infraction detector at a railroad-highway grade crossing for a certain purpose; amending s. 655.960, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1138 | Central Service Technician Services | An act relating to central service technician services; creating s. 395.1075, F.S.; providing legislative purpose and intent; defining the terms “central service technician” and “health care practitioner”; authorizing licensed hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to employ or otherwise retain the services of a central service technician only if he or she meets specified criteria; requiring central service technicians who do not meet specified criteria to obtain a certain certification within a specified timeframe as a condition of continued employment; requiring central service technicians to complete a specified number of continuing education hours annually as a condition of continued employment; providing a requirement for such continuing education; requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, upon the written request of a central service technician, to verify in writing the technician’s dates of employment or contract period with the facility; providing applicability; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0034 | Relief of Michael Barnett by the Department of Children and Families | An act for the relief of Michael Barnett, individually and as the natural parent and legal guardian of R.B., by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. Barnett and R.B. for injuries and damages sustained; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, in September 2010, Patrick Dell entered the Riviera Beach residence of his estranged wife, Natasha Whyte Dell, where he fatally shot her and four of her children and severely wounded a fifth child by shooting him in the neck, and WHEREAS, Mr. Dell committed suicide shortly after exiting the residence, and WHEREAS, several months before the shootings, on January 26, 2010, the abuse hotline of the Department of Children and Families, hereinafter referred to as “the department,” received a phone call about an incident that occurred in December 2009, and WHEREAS, according to the police report of the December 2009 incident, while Ms. Whyte-Dell was visiting a friend, Mr. Dell charged at and threatened Ms. Whyte-Dell with a knife, verbally threatened to kill her, and flattened all four tires on her vehicle, and WHEREAS, later that same morning, Mr. Dell was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief, and WHEREAS, over the course of the following month, the department conducted an investigation but subsequently closed the case file on February 25, 2010, after concluding that Ms. Whyte-Dell’s children were not at significant risk of harm, and WHEREAS, Mr. Dell had a prior history of making threats of violence against Ms. Whyte-Dell and her children, and WHEREAS, the Riviera Beach Police Department had responded to the Whyte-Dell home 34 times in the 4 years preceding the day of the shootings, and WHEREAS, 11 of those police responses were for domestic violence disturbances, and WHEREAS, the department should have had reason to know of the threats and had numerous opportunities to remove the children from that dangerous environment, yet did not act and closed its case file, and WHEREAS, because of the investigator’s errors and omissions, the department failed to follow up on warning signs that any reasonable investigation should have evaluated, analyzed, and acted upon, and WHEREAS, Michael Barnett, individually and as the natural parent and legal guardian of R.B., and as the personal representative of the estates of D.B., D.B., and B.B., entered into a settlement agreement and release and a consent final judgment with the State of Florida and the department, and WHEREAS, per the settlement agreement and release, Michael Barnett and R.B. agree to accept the total amount of $160,000, including attorney fees and costs, and WHEREAS, through the consent final judgment, judgment was entered in favor of Michael Barnett and R.B. and against the department in the amount of $296,400, NOW, THEREFORE, | In Committee |
| S1306 | Exemption from Ad Valorem Taxes of Child Care Facilities | An act relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxes of child care facilities; amending s. 196.198, F.S.; exempting from ad valorem taxes any portion of property used as a child care facility that has achieved Gold Seal Quality status; requiring that the lessor child care facility operator be considered eligible to derive the benefit of the exemption upon a specified demonstration; requiring the owner of certain property to make certain disclosures to the child care facility operator; amending s. 1002.945, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1010 | Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact | An act relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; creating s. 468.226, F.S.; creating the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; providing a purpose and objectives of the compact; defining terms; specifying requirements for state participation in the compact; authorizing member states to obtain biometric-based information from and conduct criminal background checks on licensees applying for a compact privilege; requiring member states to grant the compact privilege to licensees if they meet specified criteria; specifying criteria licensees must meet to exercise the compact privilege under the compact; providing for the expiration of the compact privilege; requiring licensees practicing in a remote state under the compact privilege to comply with the laws and rules of that state; subjecting licensees to the regulatory authority of remote states where they practice under the compact privilege; providing for disciplinary action; specifying circumstances under which licensees are ineligible for a compact privilege; specifying conditions that a licensee must meet to regain his or her compact privilege after an adverse action; specifying locations active duty military personnel and their spouses may use to designate their home state for purposes of the compact; providing that only a home state may impose adverse action against a license issued by that state; authorizing home states to take adverse action based on investigative information of a remote state, subject to certain requirements; directing member states that use alternative programs in lieu of discipline to require the licensee to agree not to practice in other member states while participating in the program, unless authorized by the member state; authorizing member states to investigate violations by licensees in other member states; authorizing member states to take adverse action against compact privileges issued in their respective states; authorizing remote states to issue subpoenas for hearings and investigations; requiring the issuing remote state to pay related fees and expenses; authorizing remote states to recover costs under certain circumstances; providing for joint investigations of licensees under the compact; establishing the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; providing for the venue and jurisdiction for court proceedings by or against the commission; providing construction; providing for commission membership, voting, and meetings; authorizing the commission to convene closed, nonpublic meetings under certain circumstances; specifying duties and powers of the commission; providing for membership and duties of the executive board of the commission; providing for financing of the commission; providing for qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification of the commission; requiring the commission to develop and maintain a coordinated database and reporting system for certain information about licensees under the compact; requiring member states to submit specified information to the system; requiring that information contained in the system be available only to member states; requiring the commission to notify all member states promptly of reported adverse action taken against licensees or applicants for licensure; authorizing member states to designate reported information as exempt from public disclosure; providing for the removal of submitted information from the system under certain circumstances; providing for commission rulemaking; specifying public notice and hearing requirements for rulemaking; providing for emergency rulemaking; providing for state enforcement of the compact; providing for the default and termination of compact membership; providing for appeals and costs; providing procedures for the resolution of certain disputes; providing for enforcement against a defaulting state; providing construction; providing for implementation and administration of the compact and associated rules; providing that compact states that join after initial adoption of the commission’s rules are subject to such rules; specifying procedures for compact states to withdraw from the compact; providing construction; providing for amendment of the compact; providing construction and severability; amending s. 456.073, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to report certain investigative information to the data system under the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; amending s. 456.076, F.S.; requiring monitoring contracts for certain impaired practitioners participating in treatment programs to contain specified terms; amending s. 468.205, F.S.; requiring the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to appoint an individual to serve as the state’s delegate on the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; amending ss. 468.207 and 468.209, F.S.; exempting occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants from licensure requirements if they are practicing in this state pursuant to a compact privilege under the compact; amending s. 468.1755, F.S.; authorizing the board to take adverse action against the compact privilege of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants for specified prohibited acts; amending s. 768.28, F.S.; designating the state delegate and other members or employees of the commission as state agents for the purpose of applying sovereign immunity and waivers of sovereign immunity; requiring the commission to pay certain claims or judgments; authorizing the commission to maintain insurance coverage to pay such claims or judgments; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1802 | Public Records/Parkinson's Disease Research Program Registry | An act relating to public records; amending s. 381.992, F.S.; providing a public records exemption for information held in the Parkinson’s Disease Research Program Registry which provides background information on individuals served by the Parkinson’s Disease Research Program; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; providing a contingent effective date. | In Committee |
| S1112 | Mathematics Instruction | An act relating to mathematics instruction; amending s. 1004.04, F.S.; revising rules for teacher preparation programs to include a minimum of 85 instructional hours in specified content in mathematics; amending s. 1004.85, F.S.; revising requirements for certificate programs from educator preparation institutes to include specified content in mathematics; amending s. 1006.31, F.S.; revising the criteria that instructional materials reviewers use to evaluate mathematics instructional materials; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; revising requirements for a professional learning certification program to include specified content in mathematics; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1744 | Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetic Products | An act relating to toxic chemicals in cosmetic products; creating s. 499.0095, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting, beginning on a specified date, the manufacture, sale, offer or distribution for sale, or distribution for use of cosmetics that contain specified added chemical ingredients; providing an exception; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), in consultation with the Department of Health, to make certain determinations and make the information publicly available on its website by a specified date; providing construction; providing for disciplinary action; providing applicability; requiring DBPR to adopt rules; requiring DBPR to adopt specified rules; specifying requirements for the adoption of such rules; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that certain chemicals used in cosmetic products are linked to harmful impacts on health, such as cancer, birth defects, damage to the reproductive system, organ system toxicity, and endocrine disruption, and WHEREAS, the previous federal administration substantially ignored its duties under federal law to protect citizens from the harm caused by toxic and unsafe chemicals in cosmetic products, and WHEREAS, President Trump, in his executive order establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, warned of a growing health crisis in America and created the commission to make America healthy again by helping drastically lower chronic disease rates and end childhood chronic diseases, and WHEREAS, to ensure the safety of cosmetic products and protect residents of this state from toxic exposures, the Legislature intends to prohibit the use of toxic chemicals found in cosmetic and personal care products and join President Trump and other jurisdictions in creating a safer global standard for cosmetic products and bringing more sustainable, safer ingredients to the marketplace, NOW, THEREFORE, | In Committee |
| S1852 | Strengthening Ties Between Florida and Japan | A resolution recognizing the importance of Japanese business, trade, and cultural cooperation with the State of Florida and encouraging increased diplomatic, business, and cultural ties with Japan. | Introduced |
| S0104 | Cardiac Emergencies | An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s. 1003.453, F.S.; revising a requirement for instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator; creating s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring each public school to develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP); requiring school officials to work with local emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into emergency responder protocols; providing a requirement for automated external defibrillator placement; requiring that certain school staff receive specified training as determined by the CERP; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1244 | Research and Development Tax Credit | An act relating to the research and development tax credit; amending s. 220.196, F.S.; increasing the total amount of tax credits that may be provided to business enterprises under the research and development tax credit; deleting an obsolete provision; providing applicability; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0928 | Nonapproved Disposable Nicotine Dispensing Devices | An act relating to nonapproved disposable nicotine dispensing devices; providing a short title; reordering and amending s. 569.31, F.S.; defining the term “nonapproved disposable device”; amending s. 569.33, F.S.; revising which permitholders that the premises covered by the permit are subject to inspection and search by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco; revising the provision that, upon being granted a permit, such permitholders also consent to inspections by the Department of Law Enforcement for specified violations; requiring the division to inspect regularly the licensed premises of dealers who sell nonapproved disposable devices; amending s. 569.35, F.S.; revising penalties for violations involving the unlawful sale of nonapproved disposable devices; requiring that administrative fines for certain violations be used by the division for specified purposes; amending s. 569.37, F.S.; prohibiting a dealer who sells nonapproved disposable devices from advertising, promoting, or displaying for sale such devices in certain locations; revising applicability; providing restrictions on locations for specified dealers of nicotine products; requiring dealers to submit specified information to the division; requiring certain dealers to maintain specified records; authorizing the division to request and have access to such records; providing that failure of provide such records is a violation of this section; requiring dealers to provide specified information within a certain time period following such a request; requiring dealers to submit an application to the division for conditional use or legally recognized nonconforming use in specified circumstances; requiring dealers to relocate following approval of such applications within a specified timeframe; amending s. 569.39, F.S.; revising the division’s rulemaking authority; amending s. 569.44, F.S.; revising the information that must be included in the division’s annual report to the Legislature and the Governor; reenacting ss. 569.381(3) and (5) and 569.43(3), F.S., relating to responsible retail nicotine products dealers, qualifications, mitigation of disciplinary penalties, diligent management and supervision, and presumption; and posting of a sign stating that the sale of nicotine products or nicotine dispensing devices to persons under 21 years of age is unlawful, enforcement, and penalties, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 569.35, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1796 | Siblings Placed in Out-of-home Care | An act relating to siblings placed in out-of-home care; amending s. 39.4024, F.S.; providing for the importance of visitation, and not just contact, between siblings who have been separated; authorizing a sibling who is separated from his or her other siblings to file a specified motion; providing standing; requiring the court to hold a hearing, take evidence, and hear arguments if a motion for sibling visitation or contact is contested; prohibiting the court from denying such a motion unless certain circumstances exist; requiring the immediate provision of certain services under certain circumstances; authorizing certain parties to appeal the court order in a specified manner; prohibiting a court from restricting sibling visitation or contact without the need for a motion; amending s. 39.6221, F.S.; providing that a court retains jurisdiction over a dependent child in a permanent guardianship for certain purposes relating to sibling visitation or contact; amending s. 63.093, F.S.; revising the required response the Department of Children and Families or a community-based care lead agency must provide to a prospective adoptive parent; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0622 | Jai Alai Permitholders | An act relating to jai alai permitholders; amending s. 550.475, F.S.; authorizing holders of valid pari mutuel permits to lease certain facilities to any other holder of the same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within a specified radius of each other; authorizing such lessees to apply for a certain license; prohibiting such lessees from operating a cardroom or slot machine at the leased facility; requiring certain jai alai permitholders to conduct a minimum number of live performances using their existing permit; prohibiting operation under a lessor’s permit; providing an effective date. | Crossed Over |
| S1726 | Higher Education | An act relating to higher education; creating s. 20.701, F.S.; requiring members of a state university board of trustees and members of the Board of Governors to be United States citizens and either residents of this state or graduates of a state university beginning on a specified date; providing that specified offices are deemed vacant under certain circumstances; amending s. 112.3144, F.S.; requiring certain members of the Board of Governors to comply with specified financial disclosure requirements beginning on a specified date; amending s. 1001.01, F.S.; revising term limits for members and the chair of the State Board of Education; amending s. 1001.61, F.S.; providing term limits for members and the chairs of the Florida College System institution boards of trustees; authorizing trustees to serve until the appointment of a successor; amending s. 1001.64, F.S.; providing that certain actions related to the president of a Florida College System institution are not subject to approval by the State Board of Education; requiring that a presidential search committee be appointed to make the appointment of such president; providing requirements for such committee; requiring that such president be recommended by the committee; authorizing the renewal of a presidential contract for a specified period; amending s. 1001.70, F.S.; providing term limits for appointed members of the Board of Governors; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; requiring the Board of Governors to adopt regulations regarding state university public opinion survey research; requiring the Board of Governors to review the admission criteria of state universities; requiring that state university program admission criteria be posted on state university websites; providing that the president of a state university is appointed by the university board of trustees; requiring that a presidential search committee be appointed to make the appointment of such president; providing requirements for such committee; requiring that such president be recommended by the committee; authorizing the renewal of a presidential contract for a specified period; deleting a requirement that the Board of Governors confirm the selection and reappointment of such president; revising the requirements for certain state university capital outlay projects to be included on a specified list; amending s. 1001.71, F.S.; providing term limits for appointed members of university boards of trustees; deleting obsolete language and a certain consideration for appointed members; authorizing appointed members to serve until a successor is appointed; amending s. 1001.93, F.S.; deleting a requirement for each state university to have an Office of Public Policy Events; deleting a requirement that each state university appoint a Director of Public Policy Events; revising the timeframe within which a video recording of a debate or group forum must remain publicly accessible; making technical changes; amending s. 1004.085, F.S.; defining the terms “syllabus” or “syllabi” and “term”; adding certain materials to lists of textbooks and instructional materials; requiring that the current syllabi for specified courses be posted as a hyperlink in a specified system and include specified information; amending s. 1004.098, F.S.; defining the term “final group of applicants”; amending s. 1004.89, F.S.; deleting a requirement for the Institute for Freedom in the Americas to partner with the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom; deleting a requirement for Miami Dade College to approve a direct-support organization to support the Institute for Freedom in the Americas; deleting a provision providing for the composition of the board of the organization; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; prohibiting a Florida College System institution or state university from imposing a certain graduation requirement; amending s. 1011.47, F.S.; authorizing a university board of trustees to approve the transfer of unreserved cash from one auxiliary enterprise to support another auxiliary enterprise under certain conditions; requiring such transfers to be reported annually to the Board of Governors; providing for expiration; providing effective dates. | In Committee |
| S0168 | Mental Health | An act relating to mental health; providing a short title; amending s. 394.658, F.S.; expanding the programs and diversion initiatives supported by implementation or expansion grants to include training for 911 public safety telecommunicators and emergency medical technicians for certain purposes and to include veterans treatment court programs; exempting certain fiscally constrained counties from local match requirements for specified grants; amending s. 916.105, F.S.; providing legislative intent; creating s. 916.135, F.S.; defining terms; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish misdemeanor or ordinance violation mental health diversion programs; providing a model process for such mental health diversion programs; requiring adherence to specified provisions to the extent of available resources; authorizing specified entities to collaborate to establish certain policies and procedures and to develop a certain consent form; providing consent form requirements; requiring defendants to sign the consent form to participate in the diversion program; authorizing the screening of certain defendants and prompt evaluation for involuntary examination under certain circumstances; specifying procedures if the evaluation demonstrates that the defendant meets the criteria for involuntary examination; authorizing a court to consider releasing a defendant on his or her own recognizance under certain circumstances; requiring a court to order that a defendant be assessed for outpatient treatment under certain circumstances; authorizing the state attorney, the defense attorney, or the court to, at any stage of the criminal proceedings, request that such a defendant be screened pursuant to certain provisions; authorizing defendants out of custody to be evaluated pursuant to certain provisions; requiring the state attorney to consider dismissal of the charges upon a defendant’s successful completion of all treatment recommendations from a mental health assessment; authorizing the court to exhaust therapeutic interventions aimed at improving compliance before a defendant is returned to jail; creating s. 916.136, F.S.; defining terms; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish pretrial felony mental health diversion programs; providing a model process for such mental health diversion programs; authorizing specified entities to collaborate to establish certain policies and procedures and to develop a certain consent form; providing consent form requirements; requiring defendants to sign the consent form to participate in the diversion program; specifying criteria under which a defendant may be eligible for the mental health diversion program; specifying that the state attorney has the sole discretion to determine a defendant’s pretrial felony mental health diversion eligibility; authorizing the state attorney to recommend that certain defendants be screened and offered pretrial felony mental health diversion; requiring defendants to sign the consent form to participate in the diversion program; requiring that a defendant be assessed for outpatient treatment upon his or her agreeing to participate in the mental health diversion program; requiring the state attorney to consider dismissal of the charges upon a defendant’s successful completion of all treatment recommendations from a mental health assessment; authorizing the state attorney to revoke the defendant’s participation in such mental health diversion program under specified circumstances; amending s. 916.185, F.S.; expanding eligibility for the Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program to include Hillsborough County; creating s. 945.093, F.S.; requiring the Department of Corrections to evaluate the physical and mental health of each inmate eligible for work assignments and correctional work programs; requiring the department to document eligibility before the inmate receives orders for an assignment or program; creating s. 948.0395, F.S.; requiring mental health evaluations and the following of all recommendations as conditions of probation for specified defendants; amending s. 1004.649, F.S.; specifying that the Northwest Regional Data Center is responsible for creating, operating, and managing, including the research conducted by, the Florida Behavioral Health Care Data Repository; specifying the purposes of the data repository; requiring the Northwest Regional Data Center to develop a specified plan; requiring the Northwest Regional Data Center to submit, by a specified date, a certain developed plan to the Governor and the Legislature; requiring the Florida Behavioral Health Care Data Repository to submit, by a specified date and annually thereafter, a specified report to the Governor and the Legislature; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date. | Passed |
| S1730 | Affordable Housing | An act relating to affordable housing; amending ss. 125.01055 and 166.04151, F.S.; authorizing the board of county commissioners and the governing board of a municipality, respectively, to approve the development of housing that is affordable, including mixed-use residential, on any parcel owned by religious institutions; requiring counties and municipalities to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential as allowable uses in portions of flexibly zoned areas under certain circumstances; prohibiting counties and municipalities from imposing certain requirements on proposed multifamily developments; prohibiting counties and municipalities from requiring that more than a specified percentage of a mixed-use residential project be used for certain purposes; revising the density, floor area ratio, or height below which counties and municipalities may not restrict certain developments; defining the term “highest currently allowed, or allowed on July 1, 2023”; revising the definition of the term “floor area ratio”; authorizing counties and municipalities to restrict the height of proposed developments on certain parcels with structures or buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places; requiring the administrative approval of certain proposed developments without further action by a quasi judicial or administrative board or reviewing body under certain circumstances; defining the term “allowable density”; requiring the administrative approval of the demolition of an existing structure associated with a proposed development in certain circumstances; providing construction; authorizing counties and municipalities to administratively require that certain proposed developments comply with architectural design regulations under certain circumstances; requiring counties and municipalities to reduce parking requirements by a specified percentage for certain proposed developments under certain circumstances; authorizing counties and municipalities to allow adjacent parcels of land to be included within certain proposed developments; requiring a court to give priority to and render expeditious decisions in certain civil actions; requiring a court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party in certain civil actions; providing that such attorney fees or costs may not exceed a specified dollar amount; prohibiting the prevailing party from recovering certain other fees or costs; defining terms; revising applicability; prohibiting counties and municipalities from enforcing certain building moratoriums; providing an exception, subject to certain requirements; requiring the court to assess and award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party in certain civil actions; providing that such attorney fees or costs may not exceed a specified dollar amount; prohibiting the prevailing party from recovering certain other fees or costs; providing applicability; providing annual reporting requirements beginning on specified dates; authorizing applicants for certain proposed developments to notify the county or municipality, as applicable, by a specified date of its intent to proceed under certain provisions; requiring counties and municipalities to allow certain applicants to submit revised applications, written requests, and notices of intent to account for changes made by the act; creating s. 420.5098, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; defining terms; providing that it is the policy of the state to support housing for certain employees and to allow developers in receipt of certain tax credits and funds to create a specified preference for housing certain employees; requiring that such preference conform to certain requirements; providing an effective date. | Passed |
| S1618 | Education | An act relating to education; amending s. 11.45, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the list of entities subject to certain audit requirements; amending s. 11.51, F.S.; authorizing the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to develop contracts or agreements with institutions in the State University System for a specified purpose; amending s. 216.251, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from specified classification and pay plans; amending s. 251.001, F.S.; providing tuition assistance to active members of the Florida State Guard; amending s. 288.036, F.S.; revising the duties of the Office of Ocean Economy; amending s. 381.853, F.S.; specifying that the President of the University of Florida appoints the members of the scientific advisory council within the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research; amending s. 413.407, F.S.; revising the qualifications for members of the Assistive Technology Advisory Council; increasing the maximum term length for such members; amending s. 435.12, F.S.; revising the dates for a screening schedule; amending s. 446.032, F.S.; revising the date by which the Department of Education is required to publish an annual report on apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs; amending s. 446.041, F.S.; requiring the department to take into account underrepresented groups in administering the apprenticeship training program, rather than minority and gender diversity; amending s. 447.203, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the definition of a public employer; amending s. 1000.04, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the components of Florida’s Early Learning-20 education system; amending s. 1000.05, F.S.; renaming the Florida Educational Equity Act as the “Florida Educational Equality Act”; changing the term “gender” to “sex”; requiring public schools and Florida College System institutions to develop and implement methods and strategies to increase participation of underrepresented students, rather than students with certain characteristics, in certain programs and courses; requiring the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education to utilize their authority to enforce compliance; amending s. 1000.21, F.S.; renaming Hillsborough Community College as “Hillsborough College”; amending s. 1001.20, F.S.; deleting oversight of the Florida School for Competitive Academics from the duties of the Office of Inspector General within the department; creating s. 1001.325, F.S.; prohibiting the expenditure of funds by public schools, charter schools, school districts, charter school administrators, or direct-support organizations to purchase membership in, or goods or services from, any organization that discriminates on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion; prohibiting the expenditure of funds by public schools, charter schools, school districts, charter school administrators, or direct support organizations to promote, support, or maintain certain programs or activities; authorizing the use of student fees and school or district facilities by student-led organizations under certain circumstances; providing construction; requiring the state board to adopt rules; amending s. 1001.452, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the Commissioner of Education to determine whether school districts have maximized efforts to include minority persons and persons of lower socioeconomic status on their school advisory councils; creating s. 1001.68, F.S.; authorizing Florida College System institutions with a certain number of full-time equivalent students to enter into cooperative agreements to form a state college regional consortium service organization; requiring such organizations to provide at least a specified number of certain services; requiring that regional consortium service organizations be governed by a board of directors consisting of specified members; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; deleting a requirement that state universities provide student access to certain information; amending s. 1001.7065, F.S.; revising academic standards for the preeminent state research university program to include a specified average Classic Learning Test score; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; authorizing public schools to purchase or enter into arrangements for certain emergency opioid antagonists, rather than only for naloxone; requiring that district school board policies authorizing corporal punishment include a requirement that parental consent be provided before the administration of corporal punishment; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; requiring a charter school to comply with statute relating to corporal punishment; repealing s. 1002.351, F.S., relating to the Florida School for Competitive Academics; amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from Family Empowerment Scholarship prohibitions; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; deleting the Florida School for Competitive Academics from Florida Tax Credit Scholarship prohibitions; amending s. 1002.42, F.S.; authorizing certain private schools to construct new facilities on property that meets specified criteria; amending s. 1002.68, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the department to confer with the Council for Early Grade Success before receiving a certain approval; amending s. 1002.71, F.S.; revising the conditions under which a student may withdraw from a prekindergarten program and reenroll in another program; amending s. 1002.945, F.S.; revising the criteria required for a child care facility, large family child care home, or family day care home to obtain and maintain a designation as a Gold Seal Quality Care provider; amending s. 1003.41, F.S.; requiring that certain standards documents contain only academic standards and benchmarks; requiring the Commissioner of Education to revise currently approved standards documents and submit them to the state board by a specified date; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; revising required instruction on the principles of agriculture; requiring the department to collaborate with specified entities to develop associated standards and a curriculum; authorizing the department to contract with certain agricultural education organizations; amending s. 1003.4201, F.S.; authorizing the inclusion of intensive reading interventions in a school district comprehensive reading instruction plan; requiring that intensive reading interventions be delivered by instructional personnel who possess a micro-credential or are certified or endorsed in reading; requiring that such interventions incorporate certain strategies; requiring that instructional personnel with a micro credential be supervised by an individual certified or endorsed in reading; defining the term “supervised”; authorizing the inclusion in the reading instruction plans of a description of how school districts prioritize the assignment of highly effective teachers; amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; adding components to required instruction on financial literacy; amending s. 1004.0971, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “emergency opioid antagonist”; amending s. 1004.933, F.S.; authorizing an institution to enter into an agreement with an online provider for the adult education or career instruction portion of the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Program; deleting the age limit for enrollment in the program; clarifying that students are not required to enroll in adult secondary and career education coursework simultaneously; amending s. 1005.06, F.S.; authorizing certain institutions to operate without licensure; specifying affirmations required as a part of an affidavit; requiring submission of requested documentation in a specified timeframe; requiring the Commission for Independent Education to review such affidavit in a public meeting; specifying commission actions for noncompliance; authorizing the commission to adopt rules; amending s. 1006.73, F.S.; revising reporting requirements relating to the Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network; amending s. 1007.27, F.S.; requiring the state board to identify national consortia to develop certain courses; authorizing the department to join or establish a national consortium as an additional alternative method to develop and implement advanced placement courses; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 1007.34, F.S.; expanding the scope of the college reach-out program to all low-income educationally disadvantaged and underrepresented students regardless of minority status; amending s. 1007.35, F.S.; revising legislative findings; renaming the Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement as the “Florida Partnership for Underrepresented Student Achievement”; revising the purposes and duties of the partnership to focus on all underrepresented students regardless of minority status; revising duties of the partnership; revising which examinations public high schools are required to administer; revising which examinations a partnership must provide information to specified individuals and entities; revising which examinations the department must provide the learning data from to a certain partnership; deleting duties of the partnership; repealing s. 1008.2125, F.S., relating to the Council for Early Grade Success; amending s. 1008.36, F.S.; specifying the recipients of school recognition bonus funds; amending s. 1008.365, F.S.; revising the types of tutoring hours that may be counted toward meeting the community service requirements for the Bright Futures Scholarship Program; amending s. 1008.37, F.S.; revising the date by which the Commissioner of Education must deliver a report to specified entities; revising the requirements of the report; amending s. 1009.23, F.S.; authorizing the Florida College System to allocate a portion of financial aid fees to assist underrepresented students, rather than students who are members of a targeted gender or ethnic minority population; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; revising the residency requirement for a grandparent for an out-of state fee waiver; revising the residency criteria for a grandparent in a specified attestation; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; clarifying the required minimum cumulative weighted grade point average for the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award; authorizing students to apply for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award within a specified timeframe before or after completing the GATE Program; amending s. 1009.8962, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “institution”; amending s. 1009.897, F.S.; requiring institutions receiving funds through the Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education Fund to allocate funding to health care-related programs; repealing s. 1011.58, F.S., relating to legislative budget requests of the Florida School for Competitive Academics; repealing s. 1011.59, F.S., relating to funds for the Florida School for Competitive Academics; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; revising the types of casualty insurance premiums that may be paid by a district school tax; amending s. 1011.804, F.S.; authorizing certain institutions to apply for and use grant funds under the GATE Startup Grant Program for specified purposes; amending s. 1012.315, F.S.; revising educator certification and certain employment screening standards; making technical changes; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; authorizing individuals to demonstrate mastery of general knowledge, subject area knowledge, or professional preparation and education competence by providing a school district with documentation of a valid certificate issued by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence; amending s. 1012.77, F.S.; conforming a provision to a change made by the act; specifying entities eligible to submit nominees for the Teacher of the Year and Ambassador for Education awards; amending s. 1013.30, F.S.; revising the timeframe for updates to state university campus master plans; amending s. 1013.46, F.S.; deleting a provision relating to set asides for construction contracts with minority business enterprises; providing effective dates. | In Committee |
| S1150 | School Social Workers | An act relating to school social workers; amending s. 1012.55, F.S.; providing that persons employed as school social workers are exempt from certain teacher certification requirements; providing an exception; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1894 | Japanese Business, Trade, and Cultural Cooperation | A resolution recognizing the importance of Japanese business, trade, and cultural cooperation with the State of Florida and the state’s diplomatic, business, and cultural ties with Japan. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| S1240 | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Care | An act relating to substance abuse and mental health care; amending s. 394.4573, F.S.; expanding mental health crisis services to include the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center; amending s. 394.4598, F.S.; authorizing the guardian advocate to be discharged when a patient is discharged from involuntary outpatient services; amending s. 394.4625, F.S.; requiring clinical psychologists who make determinations of involuntary placement at certain mental health facilities to have specified clinical experience; amending s. 394.463, F.S.; providing that a designated facility that has received the transfer of a patient outside a specified timeframe or that does not receive timely notification of a transfer may not release such patient or be ordered by a court to release such patient under specified circumstances; amending s. 394.4655, F.S.; providing a cross reference for specified criteria relating to orders to involuntary outpatient placement; amending s. 394.467, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “court”; providing that orders entered by administrative law judges for continued involuntary placement for patients at certain mental health facilities are final and subject to judicial review; requiring that hearings on petitions for certain continued involuntary services be scheduled immediately; requiring the clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings to provide copies of petitions and individualized plans for continued services to the Department of Children and Families and other specified individuals; requiring the court or the administrative law judge to make certain determinations before waiving a patient’s attendance at a hearing for continued involuntary placement; authorizing an administrative law judge to issue an order for involuntary services if the patient meets certain criteria; amending s. 394.67, F.S.; defining the term “988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center”; revising the definition of the term “crisis services” to include a 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center; creating s. 394.9088, F.S.; requiring the department to authorize and provide oversight of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call centers; authorizing the department to take certain actions for failure to comply with certain provisions; requiring the department to adopt specified rules; amending s. 397.427, F.S.; deleting requirements relating to providers of medication-assisted treatment services for opiate addiction; amending s. 916.111, F.S.; revising training requirements for mental health professionals; amending s. 916.115, F.S.; requiring certain court-appointed experts to have completed specified training and continued education; amending s. 916.12, F.S.; providing requirements for an examining expert to determine acceptable treatments available in a community; amending ss. 394.674, 394.74, and 397.68141, F.S.; conforming cross references; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1382 | Access to School Readiness Programs for Economically Disadvantaged Households | An act relating to access to school readiness programs for economically disadvantaged households; amending s. 1002.81, F.S.; revising the definitions of the terms “economically disadvantaged” and “single point of entry”; amending s. 1002.82, F.S.; revising the Department of Education’s duties for adopting specific program support services to coordinate a comprehensive early learning program; amending s. 1002.84, F.S.; revising duties of early learning coalitions relating to the creation of a uniform waiting list; amending s. 1002.85, F.S.; revising requirements for the school readiness program plan; revising data elements relating to early learning programs collected by the Department of Education; amending s. 1002.87, F.S.; revising which groups of students receive priority in a school readiness program; amending s. 1002.89, F.S.; revising criteria for the determination of the annual allocation for the school readiness program; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1800 | Parkinson's Disease | An act relating to Parkinson’s disease; creating s. 1004.4352, F.S.; providing a short title; providing legislative findings; defining terms; establishing the Consortium for Parkinson’s Disease Research within the University of South Florida; establishing the Parkinson’s Disease Research Board; providing for the membership and duties of the board; requiring the board to direct the operations of the consortium; providing duties of the consortium director; providing research requirements for the plan; requiring the board to award funds to board members for certain purposes; requiring the board to issue an annual report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; providing appropriations; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0924 | Coverage for Fertility Preservation Services | An act relating to coverage for fertility preservation services; amending s. 110.12303, F.S.; requiring the Department of Management Services to provide coverage of certain fertility retrieval and preservation services for state group health insurance plan policies issued on or after a specified date; specifying requirements and limitations regarding such coverage; prohibiting a state group health insurance plan from requiring preauthorization for certain covered services; authorizing health benefit plans to contain certain provisions under specified conditions; defining terms; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1674 | Unrated Bonds | An act relating to unrated bonds; amending s. 218.415, F.S.; prohibiting local governments from requiring minimum bond ratings for certain investments; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1400 | Removal of Altered Sexual Depictions Posted Without Consent | An act relating to removal of altered sexual depictions posted without consent; providing a short title; amending s. 836.13, F.S.; defining the term “covered platform”; requiring covered platforms to establish a process by a specified date for removal of altered sexual depictions posted without the consent of the identifiable person; providing requirements for such process; requiring notice of such a process; providing immunity for good faith compliance; prohibiting unreasonable failure to comply; providing for penalties and remedies; providing exceptions; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S0998 | Physician Assistant and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Services | An act relating to physician assistant and advanced practice registered nurse services; amending s. 382.008, F.S.; revising who may file a certificate of death or fetal death; revising who may note corrected information on a permanent certificate of death or fetal death; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1696 | Prearranged Transportation Services | An act relating to prearranged transportation services; creating s. 316.2021, F.S.; prohibiting the impersonation of a transportation network company driver; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 341.061, F.S.; providing that services purchased from a transportation network company are not considered privately owned or operated bus transit systems; amending s. 427.02, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “transportation service provider”; requiring transportation service providers to provide certain drivers with access to certain training materials; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1412 | Home Health Care Services | An act relating to home health care services; amending s. 400.476, F.S.; deleting geographical limitations on the home health agencies that an administrator may manage at any given time; amending s. 400.487, F.S.; deleting a requirement that, under certain circumstances, a home health agency provide the initial admission visit, service evaluation visits, and the discharge visit to admitted patients by a direct employee; amending s. 400.52, F.S.; revising the eligibility criteria for awards under the Excellence in Home Health Program; providing an effective date. | In Committee |
| S1564 | Taiwan | A resolution expressing appreciation for the sister state relationship and bilateral economic and cultural ties between the State of Florida and Taiwan and encouraging the Governor or his appointed designee to lead a trade and economic delegation meeting in Taiwan in 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0772 | Diabetes Management in Schools | An act relating to diabetes management in schools; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; defining terms; authorizing a school district or public school to acquire and maintain a supply of undesignated glucagon; requiring that undesignated glucagon be stored in a secure location that is immediately accessible; authorizing a school district or public school to enter into arrangements with a manufacturer or supplier to obtain glucagon free of charge or at a fair market or reduced price; authorizing a school district or public school to accept donated or transferred glucagon that meets certain requirements; authorizing a school district or public school to obtain monetary donations or apply for grants to purchase glucagon; authorizing a school district or public school to request a prescription for glucagon from a county health department; authorizing a licensed health care practitioner to prescribe glucagon in the name of a school district or public school; authorizing a licensed pharmacist to dispense glucagon pursuant to such prescription; requiring a participating school to make available undesignated glucagon to be administered as ordered in a student’s diabetes medical management plan or health care practitioner’s orders; requiring an employee to call for emergency assistance and provide parental notification after the administration of glucagon; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing certain persons and entities with immunity from civil and criminal liability under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Abstain |
| H0733 | Brownfields | Senate: Third Reading RCS#14 | 05/02/2025 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| H1105 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#21 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1123 | Sewer Collection Systems | Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1205 | Amendments to the State Constitution | Senate: Third Reading RCS#10 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1215 | Ad Valorem Tax Exemption | Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1255 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#19 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| S1620 | Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders | Senate: Third Reading RCS#11 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| S0180 | Emergencies | Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1427 | Nursing Education Programs | Senate: Third Reading RCS#22 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1549 | Financial Services | Senate: Third Reading RCS#12 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1609 | Waste Incineration | Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H0393 | My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program | Senate: Third Reading RCS#24 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H6017 | Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death | Senate: Third Reading RCS#22 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0606 | Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments | Senate: Third Reading RCS#14 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0768 | Foreign Countries of Concern | Senate: Third Reading RCS#17 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H0875 | Educator Preparation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1070 | Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes | Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1080 | Local Government Land Regulation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#15 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H0987 | Transportation Facility Designations | Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1115 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#6 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1105 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1101 | Out-of-network Providers | Senate: Third Reading RCS#19 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1205 | Amendments to the State Constitution | Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1388 | Vessels | Senate: Third Reading RCS#16 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1255 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1470 | School Safety | Senate: Third Reading RCS#11 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1546 | Background Screening of Athletic Coaches | Senate: Third Reading RCS#12 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S7012 | Child Welfare | Senate: Third Reading RCS#18 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1427 | Nursing Education Programs | Senate: Third Reading RCS#20 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1455 | Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses | Senate: Third Reading RCS#25 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1445 | Public Officers and Employees | Senate: Third Reading RCS#21 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1768 | Stem Cell Therapy | Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1607 | Cardiac Emergencies | Senate: Third Reading RCS#10 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H0057 | Regulation of Xylazine | Senate: Third Reading RCS#44 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4001 | Lee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#7 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0248 | Student Participation in Interscholastic and Intrascholastic Extracurricular Sports | Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0209 | State Land Management | Senate: Third Reading RCS#45 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0306 | Medicaid Providers | Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4007 | Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Martin County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#10 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0289 | Boating Safety | Senate: Third Reading RCS#50 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0108 | Administrative Procedures | Senate: Third Reading RCS#8 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4009 | St. Augustine-St. Johns County Airport Authority, St. Johns County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#11 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0443 | Education | Senate: Third Reading RCS#52 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H6017 | Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death | Senate: Third Reading RCS#39 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0481 | Anchoring Limitation Areas | Senate: Third Reading RCS#55 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4011 | Palm Beach County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#12 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4015 | Broward County Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Intelligence and Enforcement Unit, Broward County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#14 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4013 | Citrus County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4017 | Bermont Drainage District, Charlotte County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#15 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4021 | North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District, Manatee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#16 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0653 | Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies | Senate: Third Reading RCS#54 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4025 | Lee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#18 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4023 | Officers and Employees of North Springs Improvement District, Broward County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#17 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4029 | Greater Naples Fire Rescue District; Collier County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#19 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0683 | Construction Regulations | Senate: Third Reading RCS#40 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0687 | Driving and Boating Offenses | Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0703 | Utility Relocation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#41 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4035 | Lee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#22 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4033 | San Carlos Estates Water Control District, Lee County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#21 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4031 | City of Oviedo, Seminole County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#20 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4037 | Downtown Development Authority of City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#23 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0809 | School Social Workers | Senate: Third Reading RCS#47 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0994 | Driver License Education Requirements | Senate: Third Reading RCS#56 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0913 | Condominium and Cooperative Associations | Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0907 | Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases | Senate: Third Reading RCS#43 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4041 | Collier County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#24 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0929 | Firefighter Health and Safety | Senate: Third Reading RCS#42 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4045 | City Pension Fund for Firefighters and Police Officers in the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#26 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4043 | Osceola County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#25 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4051 | Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Pasco County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#38 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4047 | Fort Pierce Farms Water Control District, St. Lucie County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#27 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4049 | North St. Lucie River Water Control District, St. Lucie County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#28 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1103 | Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | Senate: Third Reading RCS#49 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1205 | Amendments to the State Constitution | Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| H1299 | Department of Health | Senate: Third Reading RCS#48 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4059 | Sunbridge Stewardship District, Osceola County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#31 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4061 | West Villages Improvement District, Sarasota County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#32 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4057 | Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Osceola County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#30 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4067 | Special Beverage Licenses for Equestrian Sport Facilities in Marion County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#34 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4073 | Leon County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#36 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4065 | City of Auburndale, Polk County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#33 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4071 | City of Coral Springs and City of Parkland, Broward County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#35 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4075 | Leon County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#37 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S1662 | Transportation | Senate: Third Reading RCS#58 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1455 | Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses | Senate: Third Reading RCS#46 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S1730 | Affordable Housing | Senate: Third Reading RCS#57 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1549 | Financial Services | Senate: Third Reading RCS#51 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H1609 | Waste Incineration | Senate: Third Reading RCS#53 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H4053 | Duval County | Senate: Third Reading RCS#29 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0010 | Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida | Senate: Third Reading RCS#24 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Florida Joint Public Counsel Oversight Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Education Postsecondary Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Florida Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Florida Senate Fiscal Policy Committee | 9 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Health Policy Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee | 6 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | Florida Senate District 38 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 11/08/2022 |