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State Representative
Kim Berfield
(R) - Florida
Florida House District 058
In Office - Started: 11/08/2022

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Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
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H0017 Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel An act relating to criminal offenses against law enforcement officers and other personnel; providing a short title; amending s. 776.051, F.S.; revising a prohibition on the use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; defining the term "acting in good faith"; amending s. 782.065, F.S.; providing for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revising applicability; amending s. 784.07, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "law enforcement officer"; revising provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers and other personnel; amending s. 843.01, F.S.; revising a provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; increasing the level on the offense severity ranking chart for committing battery on law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; providing an effective date. In Committee
H1041 Assessment of Homestead Property An act relating to assessment of homestead property; amending s. 193.155, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring that changes, additions, or improvements that replace or are made to homestead property through elevation be assessed in a specified manner; specifying how such assessment must be calculated under certain conditions; providing applicability; authorizing property appraisers to require certain evidence; providing a contingent effective date. Dead
H1109 Health Care Provider Participation in Medicaid Managed Care Organizations An act relating to health care provider participation in Medicaid managed care organizations; creating s. 409.9663, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring that health care providers wanting to participate in Medicaid managed care organizations enroll with the Agency for Health Care Administration and be credentialed for and enter into a contract with Medicaid managed care organizations; requiring the agency to enroll health care providers within a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; providing the date of enrollment; providing tolling events; requiring certain health care providers to submit credentialing applications to credentialing verification organizations; providing requirements for such organizations; providing requirements for contracts between the agency and such organizations; providing requirements for contracts between Medicaid managed care organizations and health care providers; encouraging licensing boards to cooperate with the agency and credentialing verification organizations; providing the date on which providers' claims become eligible for payment; prohibiting Medicaid managed care organizations from imposing certain requirements relating to clean claims within a specified timeframe; providing construction; providing rulemaking authority; providing an effective date. Dead
H0303 Property Damage Caused by Limestone Mining Operations An act relating to property damage caused by limestone mining operations; creating s. 552.445, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; creating s. 552.4451, F.S.; providing definitions; creating s. 552.4452, F.S.; providing that certain property owners who have sustained property damage as a result of limestone mining operations have a right to file a claim for compensation; providing claims requirements; requiring such claims to be brought within a specified period of time; creating s. 552.4453, F.S.; requiring the Division of Administrative Hearings to adjudicate such claims; providing for the adjudication process; creating s. 552.4454, F.S.; providing an annual appropriation; requiring the state to compensate property owners' whose claims are upheld for certain costs; providing for annual funding and compensation for such claims; providing an effective date. Dead
H0935 Medicaid Oversight An act relating to Medicaid oversight; creating s. 11.405, F.S.; establishing the Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight within the Office of the Auditor General for specified purposes; providing for membership, subcommittees, and meetings of the committee; specifying duties of the committee; requiring the Auditor General and the Agency for Health Care Administration to enter into a data sharing agreement by a specified date; requiring the Auditor General to assist the committee; providing that the committee must be given access to certain records, papers, and documents; authorizing the committee to compel testimony and evidence according to specified provisions; providing for additional powers of the committee; providing that certain joint rules of the Legislature apply to the proceedings of the committee; requiring the agency to notify the committee of certain changes and provide a report of specified information to the committee; requiring the agency to submit a copy of certain reports to the committee; providing an effective date. Dead
H6539 Relief/Max Giannikos/City of Clearwater An act for the relief of Max Giannikos by the City of Clearwater; providing for an appropriation to compensate Max Giannikos for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the City of Clearwater; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing an effective date. Dead
H1039 Limitation on the Assessment of Homestead Property A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 of Article VII and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature, by general law, to prohibit the consideration of any change or improvement made to homestead property to mitigate flood damage in determining the assessed value of such property for ad valorem taxation purposes and to provide an effective date. Dead
H1271 Campaign Communications An act relating to campaign communications; amending s. 106.147, F.S.; prohibiting campaign-related telephone calls and text messages to specified voters; requiring candidates and other persons or organizations to cease immediately all communications with certain voters; specifying how a voter indicates that he or she no longer consents to such communications; authorizing a voter to bring a certain action in a court of competent jurisdiction; providing that such voter is entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs under a specified circumstance; specifying applicable penalties; providing an effective date. Dead
H1281 Department of Financial Services An act relating to the Department of Financial Services; amending s. 17.11, F.S.; revising which subsystem the Chief Financial Officer reports from; amending s. 17.13, F.S.; authorizing the replacement of the Chief Financial Officer's warrants under certain circumstances; providing that any such replacement warrant has the same validity as the original; amending s. 110.113, F.S.; deleting the department's authority to make semimonthly salary payments; amending s. 112.215, F.S.; requiring the Chief Financial Officer to adopt specified rules relating to the deferred compensation plan; authorizing certain deferred compensation plans to provide deferral of an employee's compensation in specified manners; requiring that such plans continue to be included as regular compensation for a specified purpose; prohibiting deferred compensation on a pretax basis from being included in certain computations; requiring that compensation on an after-tax Roth contribution basis be included in certain computations; deleting a provision relating to approval of a deferred compensation plan; revising the conditions under which political subdivisions' or constitutional county officers' deferred compensation plans become effective; prohibiting deferred compensation on a pretax basis from being included in certain computations; requiring that compensation on an after-tax Roth contribution basis be included in certain computations; amending s. 215.422, F.S.; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to adopt rules authorizing advance payments for prepaid multiyear software licenses; authorizing, rather than requiring, specified interest to be paid from specified appropriations; authorizing agencies to pay interest from available appropriations under certain circumstances; amending s. 215.89, F.S.; deleting obsolete provisions; amending s. 215.93, F.S.; revising the contents of the Florida Financial Management Information System; amending s. 215.94, F.S.; specifying that the department is the functional owner of the Financial Management Subsystem; revising the functions of such subsystem; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 215.985, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; revising the contents of expenditure data; amending ss. 216.102 and 216.141, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 280.16, F.S.; requiring the qualified public depository of first deposit to investigate, make a certain determination, and return funds under certain circumstances; requiring such funds to be immediately returned to the public depositor in provisional status until a specified time; specifying that failure to complete a certain process may result in suspension or disqualification of the qualified public depositor; amending s. 440.13, F.S.; increasing the timeframe for certain health care providers to petition to resolve utilization and reimbursement disputes; revising requirements for the petitioner; revising the duties of the three-member panel that determines schedules relating to reimbursement allowances; amending s. 440.38, F.S.; specifying that an employer may furnish proof that it has the financial strength to pay certain claims on behalf of its wholly or majority owned subsidiaries to secure the payment of compensation; authorizing the department to adopt rules that must be used for certain recommendations; specifying requirements for such rules; making technical changes; amending s. 440.49, F.S.; revising legislative intent and findings; revising the requirements of a required report of the Special Disability Trust Fund; requiring that the report be published on the Division of Workers' Compensation's website rather than submitted to the Governor and Legislature; prohibiting, beginning on a specified date, the division from accepting new notices and proofs of claims; specifying that certain proofs of claim are barred from reimbursement; specifying that an accepted claim is only eligible for final reimbursement under certain circumstances; requiring certain determinations in the independent actuarial report; specifying that any claim reimbursement after a certain date will be considered a final request for reimbursement; specifying that the final reimbursement will be a certain amount; requiring that final reimbursements be limited to a specified amount and may include funeral expenses under certain circumstances; requiring the department to pay approved final reimbursement requests in a specified manner; requiring that the final reimbursement extinguishes certain liability; amending s. 440.107, F.S.; authorizing the department to accept a credit card payment for a specified down payment; specifying the result if the credit card is charged back; authorizing the department to issue an order of conditional release from a certain stop-work order and enter into a payment agreement schedule under certain circumstances; creating s. 497.1411, F.S.; defining terms; specifying that certain applicants are barred from licensure under ch. 497, F.S.; specifying that certain applicants are subject to specified disqualification periods; authorizing certain applicants to apply for a license under certain circumstances; authorizing the Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services within the department to issue the license on a probationary basis for a specified time; requiring the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services to adopt rules; specifying requirements, authorizations, and prohibitions for such rules; specifying when a disqualifying period begins; prohibiting the department from issuing a license to an applicant until it receives proof of certain payments; specifying that the applicant has certain burdens to demonstrate that he or she is qualified for licensure; specifying that certain applicants who have been granted restoration of civil rights are not barred or disqualified from licensure; specifying that such restoration does not require the department to award a license; authorizing the board to grant an exemption from disqualification under certain circumstances; specifying requirements for the applicant in order for the board to grant an exemption; specifying that the board has discretion whether to grant or deny an exemption; specifying that certain decisions are subject to ch. 120, F.S.; providing applicability and construction; amending s. 497.142, F.S.; prohibiting an application from being deemed complete under certain circumstances; revising the list of crimes to be disclosed on a license application; amending s. 497.369, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which a licensing authority must issue a license by endorsement to practice embalming; deleting a presumption regarding state, regional, or national examinations; making technical changes; amending s. 497.374, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which a licensing authority must issue a license by endorsement to practice funeral directing; deleting a presumption regarding state, regional, or national examinations; making technical changes; amending s. 497.376, F.S.; authorizing a person to obtain a specified combination license by meeting certain requirements; revising the circumstances under which an applicant must hold certain educational credentials; amending s. 497.380, F.S.; prohibiting certain square footage required for funeral establishments from including common areas; amending s. 497.386, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which the department may enter and secure certain establishments or facilities; amending s. 497.604, F.S.; prohibiting certain square footage required for the practice of direct disposition from including common areas; amending s. 554.103, F.S.; requiring the department to adopt a specified code; making a clarifying change; amending s. 554.108, F.S.; revising applicability relating to certain inspection requirements; amending s. 554.114, F.S.; prohibiting persons from taking certain actions relating to boilers; amending s. 554.115, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which the department may deny, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a certificate; creating s. 554.116, F.S.; requiring owners and users to install a carbon monoxide detector or alarm on certain boilers and fire pressured vessels; creating s. 554.117, F.S.; authorizing the Division of State Fire Marshall to conduct an examination of certain boilers; requiring the division to review certain complaints; amending s. 624.307, F.S.; specifying a limitation on a required response to consumer complaints; amending s. 624.317, F.S.; requiring certain persons to respond within a specified time to a request for documents and information concerning certain investigations; specifying the requirements of such response; authorizing the department or the Office of Insurance Regulation to impose a penalty; amending s. 626.171, F.S.; deleting reinsurance intermediaries from certain application requirements; revising the list of persons from whom the department is required to accept uniform applications; making clarifying changes regarding the voluntary submission of cellular telephone numbers; revising the exemption from the application filing fee for members of the United States Armed Forces; amending s. 626.2815, F.S.; specifying that certain licensees are not required to complete continuing education elective hours; deleting a provision requiring certain licensees to complete elective continuing education courses; amending s. 626.292, F.S.; revising applicant requirements for a license transfer; amending s. 626.611, F.S.; revising the grounds for denying an application for, suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew or continuing certain licenses; amending s. 626.621, F.S.; revising the grounds for denying an application for, suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew or continuing certain licenses; authorizing the department to require a licensee to submit to an examination or reexamination under certain circumstances; providing construction; specifying grounds for suspension or revocation of certain licenses; amending s. 626.731, F.S.; revising the qualifications for a general lines agent's license; amending s. 626.785, F.S.; revising the qualifications for a life agent's license; amending s. 626.831, F.S.; revising the qualifications for a health agent's license; amending s. 626.8417, F.S.; making a clarifying change; amending s. 626.843, F.S.; requiring the department to cancel appointments of a title agency under certain circumstances; prohibiting the title insurance agency from being eligible for appointment until a specified payment is made; amending s. 626.8473, F.S.; requiring a title agency to disclose certain fees to the consumer before closing; prohibiting such agency from charging fees that were not disclosed as provided in a certain provision; amending s. 626.878, F.S.; requiring adjusters to adhere to certain requirements; prohibiting waivers of the requirements; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 626.927, F.S.; revising requirements for the licensing of a surplus lines agent for a specified purpose; amending s. 626.938, F.S.; requiring certain insureds and self- insurers to maintain certain records; specifying the contents of such records; requiring that such records be available for examination by certain entities without prior notice; requiring certain insurers or captive insurance companies to file with the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office a specified report; amending s. 626.9541, F.S.; conforming a cross- reference; amending s. 627.70151, F.S.; authorizing a challenge of an appraiser's impartially and disqualification of a proposed appraiser under certain conditions; amending s. 627.776, F.S.; revising applicability relating to title insurers; amending s. 631.271, F.S.; requiring that certain claims be excluded from Class 2 priority and specifying how such claims must be paid; revising the list of claims that are Class 6 claims; creating s. 633.139, F.S.; defining terms; creating the Florida Firefighter Recruitment Bonus Payment Program for a specified purpose; specifying that bonus payments are contingent upon appropriation and must be prorated subject to the amount of the appropriation; requiring that bonus payments be adjusted to include a specified percentage for a specified tax; requiring the department to develop a specified plan; requiring employing agencies to assist the department with the collection of certain data and provide information to the department; specifying requirements for the department's plan; requiring the department to consult quarterly with the Division of State Fire Marshal; requiring the department to submit the plan to the Executive Office of the Governor and the chairs of certain legislative appropriations committees by a specified date annually; authorizing the department to submit budget amendments; requiring that the funding allocation for the bonus payment be used for a specified sole purpose; requiring the department to adopt rules; providing for expiration; amending s. 633.216, F.S.; revising the requirements for firesafety inspector training; specifying that inservice training does not allow a certain person whose certification has lapsed to continue serving as a firesafety inspector; revising requirements for rules regarding an advanced training and certification program for firesafety inspectors; amending s. 634.3077, F.S.; making clarifying changes; authorizing contractual liability insurance policies to pay certain claims under certain circumstances; amending s. 634.406, F.S.; making clarifying changes; authorizing a contractual liability insurance policy to pay certain claims under certain circumstances; amending s. 648.33, F.S.; authorizing bail bond agents to collect certain amounts or fees in addition to the premium required by the insurer; amending s. 791.013, F.S.; deleting the requirement for the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services to dispose of certain samples; amending s. 1001.281, F.S.; deleting the FLAIR number for the Operating Trust Fund; amending s. 1001.282, F.S.; deleting the FLAIR number for the Administrative Trust Fund; providing an effective date. Dead
H0337 Cardiac Emergencies on School Grounds An act relating to cardiac emergencies on school grounds; 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. Dead
H0423 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program An act relating to the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to parents before student enrollment in the school; providing an effective date. Dead
H0701 Local Housing Assistance Plans An act relating to local housing assistance plans; amending s. 420.9072, F.S.; authorizing a county or an eligible municipality to expend certain funds on lot rental assistance for mobile home owners for a specified time period; amending s. 420.9075, F.S.; requiring counties and eligible municipalities to develop certain strategies in their local housing assistance plans; providing that lot rental assistance is an approved home ownership activity for certain purposes; authorizing certain funds to be provided to mobile home owners for rehabilitation and emergency repairs; removing a prohibition that only a certain percentage of funds may be used for manufactured housing; amending s. 420.9071, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing an effective date. Dead
H1047 Insurance An act relating to insurance; amending s. 624.155, F.S.; defining the term "sufficient evidence"; providing procedures and timelines for objecting, and responding to the objections, to the sufficiency of evidence submitted by claimants to insurers; amending s. 626.732, F.S.; revising the requirements for licensing and qualifying for general lines agents; amending s. 626.878, F.S.; specifying when adjusters must include their appointment types if communicating with policyholders by text message; prohibiting public adjusters from engaging in certain adversarial conduct; amending s. 627.4108, F.S.; limiting the requirements for the claims-handling manuals to authorized residential property insurers with active residential policies; amending s. 627.4133, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which an insurer or agent may cancel or nonrenew certain residential property insurance policies; amending s. 627.7011, F.S.; revising the required statement by insurers issuing a homeowner's insurance policy that does not provide flood insurance coverage; amending s. 627.70131, F.S.; requiring that proof-of-loss statements that are received by property insurers be written; specifying when adjusters must include their names and license numbers if communicating with policyholders by text message; revising the required statement by property insurers providing a preliminary or partial estimate of damage regarding a claim; revising the required statement by property insurers providing a payment on a claim which is not the full and final payment for the claim; providing an effective date. Dead
H0897 Timeshare Plan Management An act relating to timeshare plan management; amending s. 468.4334, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 468.4335, F.S.; revising applicability for provisions governing conflicts of interest between community association managers or community association management firms and certain persons with a financial interest in such associations; amending s. 468.438, F.S.; providing construction; amending s. 721.13, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring managing entities that perform community association management to comply with certain provisions related to community association management firms; requiring timeshare management firms and individuals employed by timeshare management firms to discharge their duties in good faith; exempting such firms and individuals from liability for monetary damages; requiring the board of administration of a timeshare condominium to meet once per year; providing an exception; requiring disclosure of certain information annually to certain persons if a timeshare management firm or an owners' association provides goods and services through specified entities; specifying the manner in which such disclosure must be made; providing construction; reenacting s. 721.14(2), hb897 -01-erLegislature F.S., relating to discharge of a managing entity, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 721.13, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
H0929 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 adopt certain rules; requiring the division to assist in decreasing the frequency of fatalities; defining the term "readily available"; amending s. 633.520, F.S.; requiring the division to adopt rules relating to education on chemical hazards or toxic substances and 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
H0209 State Land Management An act relating to state land management; providing a short title; amending s. 253.034, F.S.; requiring public hearings for all updated conservation and nonconservation land management plans; requiring the Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental Protection to make available to the public, within a specified timeframe, electronic copies of land management plans for parcels of a certain size and for parcels located in state parks; making technical changes; amending s. 258.004, F.S.; revising the duties of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying requirements for the management of parks and recreational areas held by the state; defining the term "conservation-based recreational uses"; prohibiting the construction of certain facilities within the boundaries of state parks for the protection of certain resources; providing construction; making technical changes; amending s. 258.007, F.S.; requiring the division to comply with specified provisions when granting certain privileges, leases, concessions, and permits; authorizing the division to acquire, install, or permit the installation or operation at state parks of campsites hb209 -03-e1and cabins that meet certain requirements; prohibiting the division from authorizing certain uses or construction activities within a state park; prohibiting the division from installing or permitting the installation of any lodging establishment within the boundaries of a state park; providing construction; creating s. 258.152, F.S.; designating the St. Marks River Preserve State Park as Ney Landrum State Park; amending s. 259.032, F.S.; requiring that individual management plans for parcels located within state parks be developed with input from an advisory group; requiring that the advisory group's required public hearings be noticed to the public within a specified timeframe; requiring the department to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; specifying requirements for the report; providing an effective date. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
H1607 Cardiac Emergencies An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s. 1003.453, F.S.; requiring, rather than authorizing, school districts to provide training in basic first aid to certain students; providing requirements for such training; creating s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring each public school to develop a plan for urgent life- saving emergencies (PULSE) for specified purposes; requiring school officials to work with local emergency service providers to integrate the PULSE into emergency responder protocols; requiring public schools, including charter schools, to have at least one operational automated external defibrillator on school grounds by a specified date; providing requirements for the placement and maintenance of the defibrillators; providing construction; requiring that certain school staff receive specified training; providing registration requirements for the location of the defibrillators; providing immunity from liability for school employees and volunteers under the Good Samaritan Act and the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing an effective date. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
H0047 Child Care and Early Learning Providers An act relating to child care and early learning providers; amending s. 170.201, F.S.; providing an exemption for public and private preschools from specified special assessments levied by a municipality; defining the term "preschool"; amending s. 402.305, F.S.; revising licensing standards for all licensed child care facilities and minimum standards and training requirements for child care personnel; requiring the Department of Children and Families to conduct specified screenings of child care personnel within a specified timeframe and issue provisional approval of such personnel under certain conditions; providing an exception; revising minimum standards for sanitation and safety of child care facilities; removing provisions relating to educating parents and children about specified topics; removing provisions relating to specialized child care facilities for the care of mildly ill children; amending s. 402.306, F.S.; requiring a county commission to annually affirm certain decisions; amending s. 402.3115, F.S.; expanding the types of providers to be considered when developing and implementing a plan to eliminate duplicative and unnecessary inspections; revising requirements for an abbreviated inspection plan for hb47-03-c3 CS/ certain child care facilities; amending s. 402.313, F.S.; removing a provision requiring family child care homes to annually provide proof that immunization records are kept current to the department; removing a provision requiring the department to institute a certain media campaign for specified purposes; removing provisions requiring family child care homes to provide specified information to parents; removing provisions requiring the department to develop a specified flyer; amending s. 402.3131, F.S.; removing a provision requiring the department to provide a brochure on large family child care homes for distribution to the general public; removing provisions requiring large family child care homes to provide specified information to parents of children attending the large family child care homes; amending s. 402.316, F.S.; providing that certain child care facilities are exempt from specified requirements; authorizing certain exempt child care facilities to submit an application for licensure to the department or a local licensing agency; requiring the department and the local licensing agency to adopt rules; amending s. 627.70161, F.S.; defining the term "large family child care home"; prohibiting a residential property insurance policy from providing coverage for hb47-03-c3 CS/ certain claims in connection with large family child care homes; prohibiting an insurer from denying, canceling, or refusing to renew a policy for residential property insurance solely on the basis that the policyholder or applicant operates a large family child care home; amending ss. 39.202, 125.0109, 166.0445, 212.08, 402.302, 402.309, 402.310, 402.312, 402.315, 402.318, 402.319, 409.988, 411.203, 1002.59, 1002.82, 1002.83, 1002.84, 1002.88, 1002.895, 1002.92, 1002.93, 1002.945, and 1002.95, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. Dead
H0251 Holocaust Remembrance Day An act relating to Holocaust Remembrance Day; creating s. 683.196, F.S.; requiring the Governor to proclaim a specified day annually as "Holocaust Remembrance Day"; authorizing "Holocaust Remembrance Day" to be observed in this state's public schools and be observed by public exercise as the Governor may designate; providing construction; authorizing specified instruction; providing an effective date. Dead
H0879 Young Adults who are Homeless or were in the Child Welfare System An act relating to young adults who are homeless or were in the child welfare system; amending s. 409.1452, F.S.; requiring each Florida College System institution and state university, in consultation with the State Office on Homelessness, to develop a plan to prioritize the placement of certain students in residence halls or dormitory residences; providing responsibilities for the Office of Continuing Care, Florida College System institutions, and state universities; requiring that certain institutions and universities give priority to certain students for housing and work-study opportunities; prohibiting institutions and universities from requiring a cosigner or guarantor to obtain housing for certain students; creating s. 409.14525, F.S.; requiring certain entities to administer certain federal programs and vouchers; providing requirements for administering such programs and vouchers; requiring specified entities to document certain actions and provide certain assurances to landlords; providing applicability; providing an effective date. Dead
H0097 Service of Process in Proceedings for Protection of Vulnerable Adults An act relating to service of process in proceedings for protection of vulnerable adults; amending s. 825.1035, F.S.; authorizing the use of substitute service on unascertainable respondents; defining the term "unascertainable respondent"; requiring a petitioner to file with the court a sworn affidavit to effectuate substitute service; providing requirements for the affidavit; requiring the court to enter an order providing for specified service when a petitioner files the sworn affidavit; requiring the petitioner to file with the court proof that the petitioner attempted to serve the unascertainable respondent; requiring that any proposed transfer of funds or property in dispute be held for a specified time period after the entry of a final order of injunction; providing construction; providing an effective date. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
S7022 Retirement House: Third Reading RCS#437 06/16/2025 Yea
S2500 Appropriations House: Third Reading RCS#443 06/16/2025 Yea
S2506 Natural Resources House: Third Reading RCS#441 06/16/2025 Yea
S2502 Implementing the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act House: Third Reading RCS#435 06/16/2025 Yea
S2504 Collective Bargaining House: Third Reading RCS#436 06/16/2025 Yea
S2514 Health and Human Services House: Third Reading RCS#438 06/16/2025 Yea
S2510 Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education House: Third Reading RCS#440 06/16/2025 Yea
S2508 Judges House: Third Reading RCS#439 06/16/2025 Yea
H7031 Taxation House: Third Reading RCS#432 06/16/2025 Yea
H5015 State Group Insurance House: Third Reading RCS#434 06/16/2025 Yea
H5019 Budget Stabilization Fund House: Third Reading RCS#431 06/16/2025 Yea
H5017 Debt Reduction House: Third Reading RCS#433 06/16/2025 Yea
S2510 Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education House: Third Reading RCS#428 05/13/2025 Yea
S0248 Student Participation in Interscholastic and Intrascholastic Extracurricular Sports House: Third Reading RCS#419 05/02/2025 Yea
H0289 Boating Safety House: Third Reading RCS#426 05/02/2025 Yea
S0116 Veterans House: Third Reading RCS#420 05/02/2025 Yea
S0768 Foreign Countries of Concern House: Third Reading RCS#407 05/02/2025 Yea
H0711 Spectrum Alert House: Third Reading RCS#421 05/02/2025 Yea
H0875 Educator Preparation House: Third Reading RCS#408 05/02/2025 Yea
S0168 Mental Health House: Third Reading RCS#417 05/02/2025 Yea
H1115 Education House: Third Reading RCS#413 05/02/2025 Yea
H1105 Education House: Third Reading RCS#415 05/02/2025 Yea
H1101 Out-of-network Providers House: Third Reading RCS#409 05/02/2025 Yea
H1255 Education House: Third Reading RCS#414 05/02/2025 Yea
H1299 Department of Health House: Third Reading RCS#405 05/02/2025 Yea
S7012 Child Welfare House: Third Reading RCS#418 05/02/2025 Yea
S0180 Emergencies House: Third Reading RCS#411 05/02/2025 Yea
H1427 Nursing Education Programs House: Third Reading RCS#416 05/02/2025 Yea
H1445 Public Officers and Employees House: Third Reading RCS#422 05/02/2025 Yea
H1549 Financial Services House: Third Reading RCS#406 05/02/2025 Yea
H0209 State Land Management House: Third Reading RCS#394 05/01/2025 Yea
H0255 Aggravated Animal Cruelty House: Third Reading RCS#400 05/01/2025 Yea
H0289 Boating Safety House: Third Reading RCS#397 05/01/2025 Nay
H0393 My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program House: Third Reading RCS#398 05/01/2025 Yea
H0443 Education House: Third Reading RCS#393 05/01/2025 Yea
H0711 Spectrum Alert House: Third Reading RCS#395 05/01/2025 Yea
H1103 Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities House: Third Reading RCS#391 05/01/2025 Yea
H1205 Amendments to the State Constitution House: Third Reading RCS#403 05/01/2025 Yea
H1205 Amendments to the State Constitution House: Third Reading RCS#402 05/01/2025 Nay
S1730 Affordable Housing House: Third Reading RCS#392 05/01/2025 Yea
H1609 Waste Incineration House: Third Reading RCS#401 05/01/2025 Yea
S0010 Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida House: Third Reading RCS#385 04/30/2025 Yea
S0026 Relief of Kristen and Lia McIntosh by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services House: Third Reading RCS#384 04/30/2025 Yea
S0056 Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities House: Third Reading RCS#388 04/30/2025 Yea
S0068 Health Facilities House: Third Reading RCS#350 04/30/2025 Yea
H0011 Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates House: Third Reading RCS#364 04/30/2025 Yea
S0184 Housing House: Third Reading RCS#347 04/30/2025 Yea
S0312 Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc. House: Third Reading RCS#386 04/30/2025 Yea
S0384 Annexing State-owned Lands House: Third Reading RCS#346 04/30/2025 Yea
S0388 Trust Funds for Wildlife Management House: Third Reading RCS#343 04/30/2025 Yea
S0492 Mitigation Banks House: Third Reading RCS#342 04/30/2025 Yea
S0116 Veterans House: Third Reading RCS#361 04/30/2025 Yea
S0112 Children with Developmental Disabilities House: Third Reading RCS#382 04/30/2025 Yea
S7002 Water Management Districts House: Third Reading RCS#380 04/30/2025 Yea
S0606 Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments House: Third Reading RCS#348 04/30/2025 Yea
H0593 Dangerous Dogs House: Third Reading RCS#366 04/30/2025 Yea
S0738 Child Care and Early Learning Providers House: Third Reading RCS#355 04/30/2025 Yea
S0164 Vessel Accountability House: Third Reading RCS#363 04/30/2025 Yea
H0687 Driving and Boating Offenses House: Third Reading RCS#378 04/30/2025 Yea
S0830 Disposition of Migrant Vessels House: Third Reading RCS#362 04/30/2025 Yea
S0892 Florida State University Election Law Center House: Third Reading RCS#387 04/30/2025 Yea
H0777 Offenses Involving Children House: Third Reading RCS#370 04/30/2025 Yea
S0954 Certified Recovery Residences House: Third Reading RCS#349 04/30/2025 Yea
H0913 Condominium and Cooperative Associations House: Third Reading RCS#377 04/30/2025 Yea
S1070 Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes House: Third Reading RCS#357 04/30/2025 Yea
H0999 Legal Tender House: Third Reading RCS#374 04/30/2025 Yea
S1080 Local Government Land Regulation House: Third Reading RCS#345 04/30/2025 Yea
H0987 Transportation Facility Designations House: Third Reading RCS#375 04/30/2025 Yea
S0168 Mental Health House: Third Reading RCS#383 04/30/2025 Yea
S1156 Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program House: Third Reading RCS#354 04/30/2025 Yea
H1049 Tampering with, Harassing, or Retaliating against Court Officials House: Third Reading RCS#369 04/30/2025 Yea
H1091 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Care House: Third Reading RCS#371 04/30/2025 Yea
H1143 Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources House: Third Reading RCS#365 04/30/2025 Yea
S1386 Assault or Battery on a Utility Worker House: Third Reading RCS#360 04/30/2025 Yea
S1388 Vessels House: Third Reading RCS#389 04/30/2025 Yea
H1237 Human Trafficking Awareness House: Third Reading RCS#368 04/30/2025 Yea
S1470 School Safety House: Third Reading RCS#358 04/30/2025 Yea
S1490 Children's Medical Services Program House: Third Reading RCS#353 04/30/2025 Yea
S1514 Anaphylaxis in Public and Charter Schools House: Third Reading RCS#356 04/30/2025 Yea
S7012 Child Welfare House: Third Reading RCS#381 04/30/2025 Yea
S1574 Energy Infrastructure Investment House: Third Reading RCS#344 04/30/2025 Yea
S1804 Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation House: Third Reading RCS#359 04/30/2025 Yea
S1768 Stem Cell Therapy House: Third Reading RCS#351 04/30/2025 Yea
H1447 Trespass House: Third Reading RCS#367 04/30/2025 Yea
S1808 Refund of Overpayments Made by Patients House: Third Reading RCS#352 04/30/2025 Yea
H1545 Parkinson's Disease House: Third Reading RCS#372 04/30/2025 Yea
H1567 Insulin Administration by Direct Support Professionals and Relatives House: Third Reading RCS#373 04/30/2025 Yea
H1607 Cardiac Emergencies House: Third Reading RCS#376 04/30/2025 Yea
S0028 Relief of Darline Angervil and J.R. by the South Broward Hospital District House: Third Reading RCS#329 04/29/2025 Yea
S0022 Relief of Eric Miles, Jr., and Jennifer Miles by the South Broward Hospital District House: Third Reading RCS#332 04/29/2025 Yea
S0008 Relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board House: Third Reading RCS#328 04/29/2025 Yea
S0020 Relief of J.N., a Minor, by Hillsborough County House: Third Reading RCS#331 04/29/2025 Yea
S0014 Relief of the Estate of Peniel Janvier by the City of Miami Beach House: Third Reading RCS#330 04/29/2025 Yea
S0106 Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults House: Third Reading RCS#300 04/29/2025 Yea
S0118 Regulation of Presidential Libraries House: Third Reading RCS#325 04/29/2025 Yea
S0130 Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration House: Third Reading RCS#327 04/29/2025 Yea
S0150 Abandoning Restrained Dogs During Natural Disasters House: Third Reading RCS#326 04/29/2025 Yea
S0158 Coverage for Diagnostic and Supplemental Breast Examinations House: Third Reading RCS#289 04/29/2025 Yea
S0232 Debt Collection House: Third Reading RCS#297 04/29/2025 Yea
S0234 Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel House: Third Reading RCS#322 04/29/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Florida House Congressional Redistricting Select Committee 4
Detail Florida House Education and Employment Committee Republican Committee Whip 3
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
FL Florida House District 058 House Republican In Office 11/08/2022