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Legislator > Berny Jacques
State Representative
Berny Jacques
(R) - Florida
Florida House District 059
In Office - Started: 11/08/2022
contact info
Capitol Office
House Office Building
402 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
402 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: 850-717-5059
Clearwater Office
4625 E. Bay Drive
Suite 207
Clearwater, FL 33764-6867
Suite 207
Clearwater, FL 33764-6867
Phone: 727-558-4230
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| H0987 | Transportation Facility Designations | An act relating to transportation facility designations; providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; amending chapter 2022-224, Laws of Florida; revising an honorary designation in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H1421 | Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots | An act relating to improving screening for and treatment of blood clots; providing a short title; amending s. 385.102, F.S.; revising legislative findings under the Chronic Diseases Act; amending s. 395.1012, F.S.; requiring hospitals with emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures and conduct training for the rendering of appropriate medical attention for persons at risk of forming venous thromboembolisms; creating s. 395.3042, F.S., requiring the Department of Health to contract with a private entity to establish a statewide venous thromboembolism registry at no cost to the state; providing requirements for the private entity; requiring hospitals with an emergency department, beginning on a date certain, to regularly report certain information; requiring the department to require the private entity to use a nationally recognized platform to collect certain data; requiring the private entity to provide regular reports to the department on such data; requiring the agency, by a date certain, to provide to the Governor and the Legislature a specified report; providing requirements for such report; providing applicability; amending s. 400.211, F.S.; revising requirements for certain hb1421 -04-erCS/2025 Legislature annual inservice training for certified nursing assistants employed by nursing home facilities; revising training requirements for certain certified nursing assistants who may be delegated tasks in nursing home facilities; amending s. 429.55, F.S.; providing legislative findings; defining terms; requiring assisted living facilities to provide a consumer information pamphlet containing specified information to residents; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H1599 | Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials | An act relating to protection of historic monuments and memorials; providing a short title; creating s. 267.201, F.S.; providing definitions; providing legislative intent; prohibiting certain acts concerning historic monuments and memorials on public property; providing applicability; providing for standing to bring civil actions; providing exceptions; providing civil penalties for certain officials who engage in certain actions; providing that a local government is liable in certain instances; requiring the state to restore or relocate a monument or memorial in certain circumstances; prohibiting the distribution of certain funding to local governments until they reimburse the state; authorizing the removal or temporary relocation of a monument or memorial in certain instances provided certain requirements are met; specifying certain duties of the Division of Historical Resources within the Department of State and Department of Veterans' Affairs concerning certain monuments or memorials; providing for rulemaking; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1539 | Materials Harmful to Minors | An act relating to materials harmful to minors; amending s. 1006.28, F.S.; defining the term "harmful to minors"; revising the list of materials used in a classroom which are subject to the objection process by parents or residents; reenacting s. 1014.05(1)(c), F.S., relating to school district notifications on parental rights, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 1006.28, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0955 | Employment Eligibility | An act relating to employment eligibility; amending s. 448.095, F.S.; requiring that all private employers, rather than only those employing more than a specified number of employees, use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee's employment eligibility beginning on a specified date; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0075 | Display of Flags by Governmental Entities | An act relating to the display of flags by governmental entities; creating s. 256.045, F.S.; defining the term "governmental entity"; prohibiting governmental entities from erecting or displaying certain flags; requiring governmental entities to remain neutral in certain circumstances; providing applicability; requiring that a United States flag displayed by governmental entities be in a certain position relative to other flags; authorizing a current or retired member of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard to use reasonable force to prevent the desecration, destruction, or removal of the United States flag or to replace such flag to a position of prominence; providing an exception; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0831 | Elections and State-issued Identification | An act relating to elections and state-issued identification; amending s. 97.026, F.S.; requiring that certain instructions be prominently displayed on certain Internet websites; amending s. 97.052, F.S.; revising the information that the uniform statewide voter registration application must be designed to elicit from an applicant and must contain; amending s. 97.053, F.S.; requiring the Department of State and supervisors of elections to verify certain information relating to citizenship status; providing that eligibility to vote must be verified in a certain manner; requiring a supervisor of elections to refer certain matters to the Office of Election Crimes and Security; amending s. 97.0535, F.S.; requiring certain voter registration applicants who have not previously voted in the state to provide certain identification before voting; revising the forms of identification that may be accepted for a certain purpose; revising the persons who are exempt from certain identification requirements; providing that certain persons currently residing outside the United States must meet certain requirements; providing that certain identification may be submitted in a certain manner; amending s. 97.057, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway hb831-00 Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide an opportunity to register to vote or update voter registration records to certain individuals; requiring the department to provide certain notification to certain individuals; requiring a voter registration applicant to provide a wet signature; requiring the department to offer certain opportunities to certain individuals; requiring the department to send voter registration applications or certain instructions to certain individuals; requiring specified voters to be informed of certain information; requiring the department to notify the Department of State of certain information; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide certain weekly and by-query reports to the Department of State and supervisors of elections; requiring a supervisor of elections to remove certain persons from the statewide voter registration system; amending s. 97.0575, F.S.; requiring a third-party voter registration organization to provide a certain affirmation to the Division of Elections; amending s. 97.058, F.S.; revising eligibility for certain voter registration; requiring certain voter registration forms to ask about citizenship; amending s. 97.0585, F.S.; providing that certain information is not exempt from hb831-00 public records requirements; amending s. 97.1031, F.S.; requiring a supervisor of elections to verify an elector's eligibility status using all available data sources in certain circumstances; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; requiring a supervisor of elections to use all available data sources to make a certain determination; providing that the receipt of certain information from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall be considered a request from a voter for his or her removal from the statewide voter registration system; requiring the Department of State to include certain information in the database of valid residential street addresses; requiring the department to adopt rules; amending s. 98.065, F.S.; requiring a supervisor of elections to conduct certain bulk list maintenance at least quarterly; requiring a supervisor of elections to at least quarterly analyze the voter registration database for a certain purpose and to take certain actions; amending s. 98.075, F.S.; requiring a supervisor of elections to remove certain names from the statewide voter registration system after certain verification using Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records; requiring a supervisor of elections to take certain actions upon receipt of, access to, or knowledge of certain hb831-00 information from a credible source; specifying certain credible sources of certain information; requiring a supervisor of elections to send an address confirmation and an address confirmation final notice in certain circumstances; amending s. 98.093, F.S.; requiring state and local government agencies to facilitate the provision of certain information and data access to the Department of State and supervisors of elections; amending s. 98.255, F.S.; requiring the Department of State to adopt rules relating to nonpartisan voter education; requiring a county supervisor to provide certain education; amending s. 101.043, F.S.; requiring certain electors be given a provisional ballot; amending s. 101.6921, F.S.; revising the voter's certificate; amending s. 101.6923, F.S.; revising the instructions that a supervisor of elections must enclose with certain vote-by-mail ballots; amending s. 322.141, F.S.; requiring certain licenses and identification cards to denote certain individuals as noncitizens; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0401 | Residential Land Use Development Regulations | An act relating to residential land use development regulations; providing a short title; creating ss. 125.01056 and 166.04155, F.S.; providing legislative purpose; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; authorizing counties and municipalities, respectively, to zone or designate a parcel for single-family residential use or single-family hybrid housing use; authorizing counties and municipalities, respectively, to allow the use of land for single- family residential use, while prohibiting the use of land for single-family hybrid housing use; providing legislative intent; providing for the adoption of local land development regulations; providing applicability; providing exemptions; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1491 | Violation of State Immigration Law | An act relating to violation of state immigration law; amending s. 908.11, F.S.; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to impose a fine for certain violations; requiring the moneys be used for a specified purpose; creating s. 908.13, F.S., defining the term "unauthorized alien"; authorizing the department to develop a program to compensate certain persons; providing requirements to receive compensation; requiring the department to develop rules; creating s. 908.14, F.S.; defining the term "unauthorized alien"; creating a cause of action against certain local governmental entities and law enforcement agencies; requiring the plaintiff to prove certain elements by a preponderance of the evidence; providing that the state waives sovereign immunity for liability in certain circumstances; amending s. 768.28, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0149 | Claims for Adverse Reactions to Vaccine and Drugs under the Medicaid and Medically Needy Programs | An act relating to claims for adverse reactions to vaccines and drugs under the Medicaid and medically needy programs; providing a short title; creating s. 409.9043, F.S.; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to expedite the review and payment process for claims related to adverse reactions to vaccines, immunizing agents, and emergency countermeasure drugs under the Medicaid and Florida Medicaid medically needy programs; requiring the agency to publish certain information on its website; requiring the agency to seek federal approval for a specified purpose under certain circumstances and to adopt rules; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1517 | Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child | An act relating to civil liability for the wrongful death of an unborn child; reordering and amending s. 768.18, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "survivors" to include the parents of an unborn child; providing a definition for the term "unborn child"; amending s. 768.19, F.S.; prohibiting a right of action against the mother for the wrongful death of an unborn child or against a medical provider for lawful medical care provided in certain circumstances; amending s. 768.21, F.S.; authorizing parents of an unborn child to recover certain damages; prohibiting the recovery of certain damages if the decedent is an unborn child; conforming a cross-reference; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1455 | Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses | An act relating to sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses; creating s. 794.0116, F.S.; providing mandatory minimum sentences for specified sexual offenses when committed by persons who have previously committed specified sexual offenses; providing requirements for such sentences; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H0751 | Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Correctional Probation Officer Benefits | An act relating to law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officer benefits; providing a short title; amending s. 112.19, F.S.; providing that a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer and his or her spouse and dependent children are eligible for certain insurance coverage if the officer is injured in the line of duty or while engaged in an official training exercise; providing a declaration of important state interest; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6025 | Restrictions on Firearms and Ammunition During Emergencies | An act relating to restrictions on firearms and ammunition during emergencies; repealing s. 870.044, F.S., relating to specified automatic restrictions on firearms and ammunition during certain declared emergencies; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H0903 | Corrections | An act relating to corrections; amending s. 57.085, F.S.; revising provisions relating to deferral of prepayment of court costs and fees for indigent prisoners for actions involving challenges to prison disciplinary reports; amending s. 95.11, F.S.; providing for a 1-year period of limitation for bringing certain actions relating to the condition of confinement of prisoners; creating s. 760.701, F.S.; defining the term "prisoner"; requiring exhaustion of administrative remedies before certain actions concerning confinement of prisoners may be brought; providing for dismissal of certain actions involving prisoner confinement in certain circumstances; requiring a showing of physical injury or the commission of a certain act as a condition precedent for bringing certain actions relating to prisoner confinement; specifying a time limitation period for bringing an action concerning any condition of confinement; amending s. 775.087, F.S.; providing that prison terms for certain offenses committed in conjunction with another felony offense may be sentenced to be served consecutively; amending ss. 922.10 and 922.105, F.S.; revising provisions concerning methods of execution of death sentences; hb903 -02-erLegislature amending s. 934.425, F.S.; exempting persons working for the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or persons authorized pursuant to a court order, from provisions regulating the use of tracking devices or tracking applications; amending s. 945.41, F.S.; revising legislative intent; revising provisions relating to mental health treatment for inmates; providing that an inmate must give his or her express and informed consent to such treatment; specifying information an inmate must receive regarding treatment; authorizing the warden to authorize certain emergency medical treatment under the direction of the inmate's attending physician under certain circumstances; amending s. 945.42, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; amending s. 945.43, F.S.; revising provisions concerning involuntary examinations; amending s. 945.44, F.S.; revising provisions concerning involuntary placement and treatment of an inmate in a mental health treatment facility; repealing s. 945.45 F.S., relating to continued placement of inmates in mental health treatment facilities; amending s. 945.46, F.S.; providing requirements for filing petitions for involuntary inpatient placement for certain inmates; authorizing the court to order alternative means and hb903 -02-erLegislature venues for certain hearings; requiring, rather than authorizing, inmates to be transported to the nearest receiving facility in certain circumstances; amending s. 945.47, F.S.; specifying purposes for which an inmate's mental health treatment records may be provided to the Florida Commission on Offender Review and the Department of Children and Families; authorizing such records to be provided to certain facilities upon request; amending s. 945.48, F.S.; substantially rewording provisions relating to emergency treatment orders and use of force and providing requirements therefore; providing requirements for emergency and psychotropic medications and use of force; creating s. 945.485, F.S.; providing legislative findings; providing requirements for management and treatment for an inmate's self-injurious behaviors; requiring facility wardens to consult with an inmate's treating physician in certain circumstances and make certain determinations; providing for petitions to compel an inmate to submit to medical treatment in certain circumstances; providing construction; amending s. 945.49, F.S.; removing a requirement that the Department of Corrections adopt certain rules in cooperation with the Mental Health Program Office of hb903 -02-erLegislature the Department of Children and Families; creating s. 945.6402, F.S.; providing definitions; providing legislative findings and intent; providing requirements for inmate capacity, health care advance directives, and proxies; authorizing the use of force on incapacitated inmates in certain circumstances; providing immunity from liability for certain persons in certain circumstances; amending s. 947.02, F.S.; revising the manner in which the membership of the Florida Commission on Offender Review is appointed; repealing s. 947.021, F.S., relating to expedited appointments of the Florida Commission on Offender Review; amending s. 947.12, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 957.04, F.S.; revising requirements for contracting for certain services; amending s. 957.09, F.S.; removing a provision relating to minority business enterprises; amending s. 20.32, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H1283 | Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation | An act relating to capital human trafficking of vulnerable persons for sexual exploitation; amending s. 787.06, F.S.; providing a definition; prohibiting a person 18 years of age or older from knowingly initiating, organizing, planning, financing, directing, managing, or supervising a venture that has subjected a child younger than 12 years of age, or a person who is mentally defective or mentally incapacitated to human trafficking for sexual exploitation; providing a criminal penalty; requiring the state to give a specified notice if it intends to seek the death penalty for a violation of the offense; creating s. 921.1427, F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing for separate death penalty proceedings in certain cases; providing for findings and recommended sentences by a jury; providing for imposition of sentence of life imprisonment or death; providing requirements for a court order in support of a life imprisonment or death sentence; providing for automatic review of sentences of death within a certain time period; specifying aggravating factors and mitigating circumstances; providing for victim impact evidence; providing for resentencing if provisions are found to be unconstitutional; providing applicability; amending s. 924.07, F.S.; authorizing the state to appeal from a sentence on the ground that it resulted from the failure of the circuit court to comply with specified sentencing procedure requirements; amending ss. 92.565, 456.51, 775.0877, 775.21, 787.01, 787.02, 921.137, 921.141, 943.0435, 944.606, 944.607, 948.32, and 960.065, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0091 | Probation for Misdemeanor Offenses | An act relating to probation for misdemeanor offenses; amending s. 948.15, F.S.; increasing probationary periods for certain misdemeanor offenses involving controlled or chemical substances; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1405 | Juvenile Justice | An act relating to juvenile justice; renaming chapter 984, F.S.; amending s. 984.01, F.S.; revising the purpose and intent of ch. 984, F.S.; amending s. 984.02, F.S.; revising the legislative intent for prevention and intervention; amending s. 984.03, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; amending s. 984.04, F.S.; providing for early truancy intervention; amending s. 984.06, F.S.; revising provisions concerning preservation of records and confidential information; amending s. 984.07, F.S.; providing for appointment of counsel in certain circumstances; providing for payment of counsel; providing for imposition of costs of appointed counsel on nonindigent parents in certain circumstances; providing for appointment of counsel to represent a parent or guardian in certain circumstances; amending s. 984.071, F.S.; revising provisions concerning production of an information guide concerning juvenile procedures; requiring specified departments to make information available on their websites; repealing s. 984.08, F.S., relating to attorney fees; repealing s. 984.085, F.S., relating to sheltering and aiding unmarried minors; creating s. 984.0861, F.S.; prohibiting the use of detention for specified purposes; amending s. 984.09, F.S.; revising provisions for punishment for contempt of court; limiting periods for placement for direct contempt or indirect contempt; revising procedures for procedure and due process; amending s. 984.10, F.S.; authorizing an authorized agent of the Department of Juvenile Justice to perform intake; revising provisions concerning referrals for service; requiring the abuse hotline to be contacted in certain circumstances; authorizing a child to remain in custody in certain circumstances; amending s. 984.11, F.S.; requiring that an array of voluntary family services be available to remediate specified problems; providing that certain families are not eligible for voluntary family services; providing eligibility for children in certain circumstances if the Department of Children and Families agrees; providing for an interagency agreement to govern such referrals; amending s. 984.12, F.S.; requiring parents to use health care insurance to the extent that it is available; deleting provisions concerning collection of fees; amending s. 984.13, F.S.; authorizing a child to be taken into custody pursuant to a finding of contempt; specifying placement a child taken into custody in specified circumstances; revising the duties of a person taking a child into custody; amending s. 984.14, F.S.; revising provisions concerning voluntary shelter services and placement of children in such services; deleting provisions concerning involuntary placement in a shelter; amending s. 984.15, F.S.; revising requirements for petitions for a child in need of services; amending s. 984.151, F.S.; providing for early truancy intervention; providing for additional services to be ordered if a student is found to be a truant status offender; revising provisions concerning compliance; providing for applicability in cases in which a student is found to be a child in need of services; providing for retention of jurisdiction by courts; providing an exception; providing for service of court orders on specified entities; amending s. 984.16, F.S.; requiring that a student's school receive notice of certain actions by courts; amending s. 984.17, F.S.; specifying when a guardian ad litem may be appointed; revising provisions concerning representation of the Department of Juvenile Justice in cases in which a child is alleged to be in need of services; repealing s. 984.18, F.S., relating to referral of child-in-need-of-services cases to mediation; amending s. 984.19, F.S.; providing that an authorized agent of the department may have a medical screening performed on a child placed in shelter care; revising provisions concerning consent for medical care for a child in the care of the department; amending s. 984.20, F.S.; revising provisions for hearings in child in need of services cases; providing that the failure of a person served with notice to appear at the arraignment hearing constitutes the person's consent to the child in need of services petition; requiring a specified notice in such petitions; amending s. 984.21, F.S.; specifying that an order of adjudication by a court that a child is a child in need of services is a civil adjudication and not a conviction; deleting provisions allowing a court to withhold an adjudication that a is child in need of services in certain cases; amending s. 984.22, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; deleting provisions on the deposit of fees received; amending s. 984.225, F.S.; revising when a child in need of services may be placed in a shelter; revising placement procedures; providing for counseling orders; specifying the effect of a placement the legal responsibilities of a parent, guardian, or custodian; providing limits for shelter stays; deleting provisions concerning exhaustion of less restrictive alternatives; providing for periodic review of placements; providing for transfer of a child to the Department of Children and Families in certain circumstances; authorizing transfer to the custody of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities in certain circumstances; amending s. 984.226, F.S.; authorizing contracting for physically secure shelters; deleting provisions on representation in certain proceedings; requiring exhaustion of less restrictive placements before a child may be placed in a physically secure shelter; providing a time limit on secure shelter orders; proving legislative intent; revising provisions concerning review of secure shelter placements; providing for transfer to shelter placements in certain circumstances; requiring a child to be transferred to the Department of Children and Families in certain circumstances; providing for the transfer of a child to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities in certain circumstances; transferring and renumbering s. 985.731, F.S. as s. 787.035, F.S., relating to offenses concerning providing sheltering unmarried minors and aiding unmarried minor runaways; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 985.03, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "child who has been found to have committed a delinquent act"; amending s. 985.24, F.S.; prohibiting placement of a child subject to certain proceedings into secure detention care; amending s. 1003.26, F.S.; authorizing that certain meetings with parents may be conducted virtually or by telephone; providing for child study team meetings in the absence of a parent, legal guardian, or custodian or child; revising interventions by such team; providing for promotion of a child who is responsive to intervention and meets specified requirements; revising provisions concerning required notice of a child's enrollment or attendance issues; revising provisions concerning returning a student to a parent or other party in certain circumstances; amending s. 1003.27, F.S.; revising reporting requirements for reports by school principals to school boards concerning minor students who accumulate more than a specified number of absences; requiring actions by schools boards; providing for remedial actions for failure to comply; revising provisions concerning habitual truancy cases; revising provisions concerning cooperative agreements; revising who may begin certain proceedings and prosecutions; deleting a provision concerning a civil penalty for students; revising provisions concerning truant students; amending s. 381.02035, F.S.; authorizing pharmacists employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice to import drugs from Canada under a specified program; amending s. 790.22, F.S.; revising provisions concerning the treatment of a finding that a minor violated specified provisions, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld, for the purposes of determining whether a prior offense was committed; amending s. 985.12, F.S.; deleting a requirement that the Department of Juvenile Justice annually develop and produce best practice models for prearrest delinquency citation programs; amending s. 985.126, F.S.; revising the requirements for a quarterly report on prearrest citation programs; amending s. 985.25, F.S.; providing for supervised release or detention of a child despite the child's risk assessment score in certain circumstances; limiting the number of categories that a child may be moved; amending s. 985.433, F.S.; requiring that a child be placed on conditional release rather than probation following discharge from commitment; repealing s. 985.625, F.S., relating to literacy programs for juvenile offenders; amending s. 985.632, F.S.; deleting provision for development of a cost-effectiveness model and application of the model to each commitment program; amending ss. 95.11, 409.2564, 419.001, 744.309, 784.075, 985.618, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0947 | Civil Actions | An act relating to civil actions; amending s. 376.308, F.S.; providing conditions for a cause of action against certain former phosphate mine sites; creating s. 378.213, F.S.; authorizing landowners to record certain notice of former phosphate mines; specifying requirements for such notice; defining the term "former phosphate mine"; creating s. 404.0561, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to conduct gamma radiation surveys of former phosphate land parcels upon petition; creating s. 768.405, F.S.; requiring that specified documentation of radiation levels be submitted in certain civil actions related to phosphate mining; amending s. 624.1552, F.S.; revising the applicability of the offer of judgment and demand for judgment provisions to civil actions involving an insurance contract; creating s. 626.9375, F.S.; requiring the award of prevailing party attorney fees in certain civil actions involving surplus lines insurers; providing guidelines to determine prevailing parties; defining the term "judgment"; providing a specified circumstance under which a settlement offer is not a good faith settlement offer; specifying the applicability of the offer of judgment and demand for judgment provisions if prevailing party attorney fees hb947-02-c2 apply; creating s. 627.4275, F.S.; requiring the award of prevailing party attorney fees in certain civil actions involving insurers; providing guidelines to determine prevailing parties; defining the term "judgment"; providing a specified circumstance under which a settlement offer is not a good faith settlement offer; specifying the applicability of the offer of judgment and demand for judgment provisions if prevailing party attorney fees apply; amending ss. 624.123, 624.488, 627.062, 627.401, 627.727, and 627.736, F.S.; providing for the applicability of the prevailing party attorney fee provision to specified insurers, insurance policies or coverage types, and rate standards; amending s. 627.756, F.S.; providing for the applicability of the prevailing party attorney fee provision to suits brought by certain entities against surety insurers under certain circumstances; providing that such entities are deemed insureds or beneficiaries for specified purposes; amending ss. 628.6016 and 632.638, F.S.; providing for the applicability of the prevailing party attorney fee provision to assessable mutual insurers and fraternal benefit societies, respectively; creating ss. 631.696 and 631.9245, F.S.; providing for the applicability of the prevailing party attorney fee provision to claims hb947-02-c2 presented to specified guaranty associations; amending s. 768.0427, F.S.; providing evidence that is admissible to demonstrate past and future medical expenses in personal injury and wrongful death actions; providing applicability and 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 | Yea |
| H0393 | My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program | House: Third Reading RCS#398 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H0443 | Education | House: Third Reading RCS#393 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H0711 | Spectrum Alert | House: Third Reading RCS#395 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1103 | Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | House: Third Reading RCS#391 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1205 | Amendments to the State Constitution | House: Third Reading RCS#403 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1205 | Amendments to the State Constitution | House: Third Reading RCS#402 | 05/01/2025 | Nay |
| S1730 | Affordable Housing | House: Third Reading RCS#392 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1609 | Waste Incineration | House: Third Reading RCS#401 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0010 | Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida | House: Third Reading RCS#385 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0026 | Relief of Kristen and Lia McIntosh by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | House: Third Reading RCS#384 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0056 | Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities | House: Third Reading RCS#388 | 04/30/2025 | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | Florida House District 059 | House | Republican | In Office | 11/08/2022 |