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Legislator > Debra Tendrich
State Representative
Debra Tendrich
(D) - Florida
Florida House District 089
In Office - Started: 11/05/2024
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Capitol Office
The Capitol
402 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
402 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: 850-717-5089
Lake Clarke Shores Office
1850 Forest Hill Blvd.
Suite 200
Lake Clarke Shores, FL 33406-6060
Suite 200
Lake Clarke Shores, FL 33406-6060
Phone: 561-954-0850
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1195 | Fentanyl Testing | An act relating to fentanyl testing; creating s. 395.1042, F.S.; providing a short title; requiring hospitals or hospital-based off-campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl in a urine test and perform a confirmation test if the urine test results are positive for fentanyl; requiring specified results to be retained as part of the patient's clinical record for a certain timeframe; 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 |
| H0289 | Boating Safety | An act relating to boating safety; providing a short title; amending s. 327.02, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "livery vessel"; amending s. 327.30, F.S.; revising and providing penalties for vessel collisions, accidents, and casualties; defining the term "serious bodily injury"; creating s. 327.3015, F.S.; prohibiting a person from knowingly providing false information in specified reports; providing a criminal penalty; amending s. 327.33, F.S.; revising and providing penalties for the reckless operation of a vessel; amending s. 327.35, F.S.; defining the term "unborn child"; requiring a minimum mandatory prison term for boating under the influence manslaughter; amending s. 327.395, F.S.; requiring the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to adopt certain rules regarding standards for online boating safety education courses; specifying requirements regarding such rules; amending s. 327.54, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "livery"; amending s. 327.731, F.S.; requiring a person convicted of certain noncriminal infractions to pay a fine; requiring such proceeds to be deposited into the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund for specified purposes; amending s. 327.73, F.S.; hb289 -04-erCS/2025 Legislature conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 782.072, F.S.; defining the term "unborn child"; revising the definition of the term "vessel homicide"; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking offenses on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H0907 | Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases | An act relating to the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases; creating s. 1004.4211, F.S.; establishing the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases within the Florida State University College of Medicine; providing the goals of the institute; requiring the institute to establish and administer the Sunshine Genetics Pilot Program for a specified period; providing the purpose of the pilot program; providing institute responsibilities and duties relating to the pilot program; providing requirements for participation in the pilot program and data collection and release in the pilot program; defining the term "health care practitioner"; providing reporting requirements for the pilot program; establishing the Sunshine Genetics Consortium for specified purposes; requiring the consortium to be administered at the institute by an oversight board; providing for the membership and terms of the board; providing meeting and reporting requirements for the consortium; providing that specified provisions will be implemented subject to available funding in the General Appropriations Act; providing an effective date. hb907 -02-erLegislature | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H0669 | Israeli Bonds | An act relating to Israeli bonds; amending s. 218.415, F.S.; prohibiting local governments from requiring minimum bond ratings in certain circumstances; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H1111 | Certificates of Completion | An act relating to certificates of completion; amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; deleting provisions providing for the award of a certificate of completion to certain students; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1003.433 conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 1007.263, F.S.; revising the student eligibility criteria for enrollment in certificate career education programs; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0419 | Residential Utility Disconnections | An act relating to residential utility disconnections; creating s. 366.043, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting an electric utility, a public utility, or a water utility from disconnecting service to residential customers for nonpayment of bills or fees under specified circumstances; requiring such utilities to waive reconnection fees and late fees in certain circumstances; requiring such utilities to refer to the National Weather Service for the forecasted heat index and forecasted temperatures; prohibiting such utilities from disconnecting service to residential customers for nonpayment of bills or fees on specified days; prohibiting such utilities from recovering from customers any fee or expense incurred in complying with the act; requiring such utilities to provide, in a specified manner, their policy for disconnection for nonpayment to residential customers; requiring an electric utility to publish alerts informing residential customers of certain disconnection suspensions; specifying language requirements for such notice; requiring such utilities to deliver notice of nonpayment of bills or fees to residential customers within a specified timeframe using specified methods of notice and including certain information; hb419-00 prohibiting such utilities from disconnecting service for nonpayment of bills and fees until an account is past due by at least a specified number of days; providing construction; authorizing such utilities to voluntarily suspend disconnections in order to protect the health and safety of customers and the reliability of services; providing penalties and remedies; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0641 | Food Additives | An act relating to food additives; creating s. 500.181, F.S.; requiring food and drink products intended for human consumption that contain synthetic dyes to have a certain warning on the products' packaging; providing penalties; providing for the deposit of penalty proceeds; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to conduct certain inspections; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1533 | 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. 63.0427, F.S.; prohibiting the court from denying postadoption visitation or contact between siblings unless certain circumstances exist; requiring the immediate provision of certain services under certain circumstances; specifying that certain factors must be considered for postadoption visitation or contact between an adopted child and certain persons; providing that a court retains jurisdiction over an adopted child for certain purposes until the child is a specified age; 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. | Dead |
| H1473 | Voting Opportunities on Florida College System Institution and State University Campuses | An act relating to voting opportunities on Florida College System institution and state university campuses; amending s. 101.657, F.S.; requiring the establishment of certain early voting sites; exempting such sites from certain parking requirements; amending s. 101.71, F.S.; requiring the establishment of certain polling places; amending s. 1001.93, F.S.; requiring each campus Office of Public Policy to publicize certain voting opportunities in a specified manner; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1469 | Sudden Cardiac Arrest Informational Posters | An act relating to sudden cardiac arrest informational posters; creating s. 381.992, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to create an informational poster relating to the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest and make such poster electronically available; providing requirements for such poster; defining the terms "business" and "state agency"; providing rulemaking authority; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0033 | Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote | An act relating to the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; providing for enactment of the agreement; providing a method by which a state may become a member state; requiring a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States; establishing a procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; providing that the agreement becomes effective upon the occurrence of specified actions; providing for the withdrawal of a member state; requiring notification of member states when the agreement takes effect in a nonmember state or when a member state withdraws from the agreement; providing severability; providing definitions; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1409 | Elections | An act relating to elections; amending s. 20.10, F.S.; requiring that the Secretary of State be elected rather than appointed and serve a specified term; specifying when such election must occur; amending s. 20.32, F.S.; requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; specifying database requirements; requiring specified entities to provide specified information to the commission on a monthly basis; requiring the Department of Management Services, acting through the Florida Digital Service, to provide technical assistance to the commission in developing and maintaining the database; authorizing the Department of Management Services to adopt rules; requiring the commission to make the database publicly available on a website by a specified date; requiring the commission to update the database monthly; requiring the commission to publish certain instructions on the website; requiring the commission to submit a certain comprehensive plan to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; specifying requirements for the comprehensive plan; providing that certain persons who register to vote are prohibited from being charged with certain crimes as a result of such registration or voting; requiring the commission to adopt rules; amending s. 97.021, F.S.; defining terms; providing construction; repealing s. 97.022, F.S., relating to the Office of Election Crimes and Security; repealing s. 97.0291, F.S., relating to prohibiting the use of private funds for election-related expenses; creating s. 97.0556, F.S.; authorizing a person who meets certain requirements to register to vote at an early voting site or at his or her polling place and to cast a ballot immediately thereafter; amending s. 97.057, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to preregister certain individuals to vote; providing that driver license or identification card applications, driver license or identification card renewal applications, and applications for changes of address for existing driver licenses or identification cards submitted to the department serve as voter registration applications; providing that an applicant is deemed to have consented to the use of his or her signature for voter registration purposes unless a declination is made; requiring that specified applications include a voter registration component, subject to approval by the Department of State; providing requirements for the voter registration component; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to transmit voter registration information electronically to the Department of State within a specified timeframe; requiring the Department of State to provide such information to supervisors of elections; deleting provisions prohibiting persons providing voter registration services for a driver license office from making changes to an applicant's party affiliation without the applicant's consent and separate signature; deleting obsolete language; making technical changes; amending s. 97.0575, F.S.; revising the information a third-party voter registration organization is required to provide to the Division of Elections of the Department of State; deleting a provision that provides for the expiration of such organization's registration at the conclusion of the general election cycle for which the organization is registered; deleting provisions requiring such organizations to provide a specified receipt to applicants; revising the timeframe within which such organizations must deliver completed applications to the division or a supervisor of elections; revising certain penalties; revising the aggregate limit of such penalties; deleting provisions providing criminal penalties for the unlawful copying of voter registration applications or retaining of a voter's personal information; deleting provisions providing criminal and administrative penalties; deleting provisions requiring the division to adopt certain rules; deleting provisions that prohibit providing applicants a pre-filled voter registration application and a specified fine for such action; deleting provisions providing for retroactive application; creating part III of ch. 97, F.S., entitled "Florida Voting Rights Act"; creating s. 97.21, F.S.; prohibiting local governments, state agencies, and state officials from implementing, imposing, or enforcing election policies, practices, or actions that result in, will result in, or are intended to result in specified disparities or impairments; providing that it is not a violation if such entities demonstrate by a specified evidentiary standard certain conditions; providing that it is always a violation if specified circumstances exist; prohibiting local governments from employing methods of election that have the effect, will likely have the effect, or are motivated in part by the intent of diluting the vote of protected class members; providing the requirements to establish a violation; providing the relevant factors to evaluate the totality of circumstances related to voter suppression and vote dilution; providing construction; providing that such factors are most probative under a specified condition; providing the circumstances used to determine whether elections in the local government exhibit racially polarized voting; providing construction; providing the circumstances that are never relevant to violations of specified provisions; providing that a state interest in preventing voter fraud or bolstering voter confidence in the integrity of elections is relevant under specified circumstances; providing that evidence concerning the intent of electors, elected officials, and public officials is not required for such violations; providing that voting habits of protected class members may be relevant to certain violations; requiring a prospective plaintiff, before filing a certain action against a local government, to send a notification letter, by specified means, to the local government; prohibiting a party from filing an action under specified circumstances; authorizing a local government to adopt a specified resolution within a specified timeframe; providing that if the proposed remedy in such resolution is barred by state or local law, or a legislatively body lacks the authority or the local government is a covered jurisdiction, the proposed remedy may be approved by the Florida Voting Rights Act Commission if certain conditions are met; authorizing a party that sent a notification letter to seek reimbursement from the local government under specified circumstances; authorizing a party to bring a cause of action for a specified violation under specified circumstances; requiring local governments to take certain action; requiring the commission to post notification letters and resolutions on its website; authorizing the commission to adopt certain rules; prohibiting local governments from asserting specified defenses; authorizing specified entities to file certain enforcement actions; prohibiting certain entities from being compelled to disclose the identity of a member; providing construction; creating s. 97.22, F.S.; creating the Florida Voting Rights Act Commission within the Department of State; providing that such commission is a separate budget entity and must submit a budget in accordance with specified provisions; providing duties and responsibilities of the commission; providing for the composition of the commission; providing that such commissioners serve staggered terms; requiring that commissioners be compensated at a specified hourly rate; requiring the formation of a nominating committee; providing for the appointment and removal of nominating committee members; requiring the nominating committee to select a chair; requiring that commissioners be selected using a specified process; requiring that commissioners initially be selected by lot and randomly assigned term lengths for purposes of achieving staggered terms; authorizing the commission to take specified actions in any action or investigation to enforce specified provisions; authorizing the commission to hire staff and make expenditures for a specified purpose; authorizing the commission to adopt rules; creating s. 97.23, F.S.; requiring the commission to enter into agreements with one or more postsecondary educational institutions to create the Florida Voting and Elections Database and Institute for a specified purpose; requiring the parties to the agreement to enter into a memorandum of understanding that includes the process for selecting a director; authorizing the database and institute to perform specified actions; requiring the database and institute to make election and voting data records for a specified timeframe available to the public at no cost and to maintain such records in an electronic format; requiring the database and institute to use certain methodologies when preparing estimates; specifying the data and records that must be maintained; requiring state agencies and local governments to provide any information requested by the director of the database and institute; requiring local governments to transmit specified information to the database and institute within a certain timeframe; requiring specified entities to provide data, statistics, and other information annually to the database and institute; authorizing specified entities to file enforcement actions; prohibiting certain entities from being compelled to disclose the identity of a member for a certain purpose; providing construction; providing that enforcement actions may be filed in accordance with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure or in a specified venue; requiring the database and institute to publish a certain report; requiring the database and institute to provide nonpartisan technical assistance to specified entities; providing that a rebuttable presumption exists that data, estimates, or other information from the database and institute is valid; creating s. 97.24, F.S.; defining terms; requiring the Florida Voting Rights Act Commission to designate languages other than English for which language assistance must be provided by a local government, if certain conditions exist; providing the circumstances under which the commission must designate languages other than English for voting and elections; requiring the commission to publish specified information annually on its website and distribute such information to local governments; requiring local governments to provide language assistance for specified purposes if the commission makes a certain determination; specifying the materials that must be provided in such language; requiring that certain information be given orally to voters; requiring that translated materials convey a specified intent and meaning; prohibiting local governments from relying on automatic translation services; requiring that live translation be used if available; requiring the commission to establish a specified review process; providing requirements for such review process; authorizing specified entities to file enforcement actions; prohibiting certain entities from being compelled to disclose the identity of a member for a certain purpose; providing construction; requiring that enforcement actions be filed in accordance with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure or in a specified venue; creating s. 97.25, F.S.; providing that the enactment or implementation of a covered policy by a covered jurisdiction is subject to preclearance by the commission; specifying actions by a local government which are covered policies; requiring that if a covered jurisdiction does not make changes to its method of election, such method is deemed a covered policy that must be submitted to the commission; specifying which local governments are covered jurisdictions; requiring the commission to determine and publish annually a list of local governments that are covered jurisdictions on its website; requiring a covered jurisdiction, if seeking preclearance, to submit the covered policy to the commission in writing; requiring the commission to review the covered policy and grant or deny preclearance; providing that the covered jurisdiction bears the burden of proof in the preclearance process; providing that the commission may deny preclearance only if it makes a certain determination; providing that if preclearance is denied, the covered policy may not be enacted or implemented; requiring the commission to provide a written explanation for a denial; authorizing a covered jurisdiction to immediately enact or implement a covered policy granted preclearance; providing that such determination is not admissible and may not be considered by a court in a subsequent action challenging the covered policy; providing that a covered policy is deemed precleared and may be implemented or enacted by the covered jurisdiction if the commission fails to approve or deny the covered policy within specified timeframes; requiring the commission to grant or deny preclearance within specified timeframes; authorizing the commission to invoke a specified number of extensions of a specified timeframe to determine preclearance; providing that any denial of preclearance may be appealed only by the covered jurisdiction in a specified venue; authorizing specified entities to enjoin the enactment or implementation of specified policies and seek sanctions against covered jurisdictions in specified circumstances; authorizing specified entities to file enforcement actions; prohibiting certain entities from being compelled to disclose the identity of a member for a certain purpose; providing construction; specifying that enforcement actions must be filed in accordance with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure or in a specified venue; requiring the commission to adopt rules; creating s. 97.26, F.S.; prohibiting a person from engaging in acts of intimidation, deception, or obstruction or any other tactic that has the effect, or will reasonably have the effect, of interfering with another person's right to vote; specifying acts that are deemed a violation; providing a rebuttable presumption; authorizing specified entities to file a civil action to enforce specified provisions; prohibiting certain entities from being compelled to disclose the identity of a member for a certain purpose; providing construction; requiring that courts order specified remedies; creating s. 97.27, F.S.; providing construction; providing applicability; creating s. 97.28, F.S.; requiring a court to order specified appropriate remedies for violations of the act; requiring the court to consider remedies proposed by specified parties; prohibiting the court from giving deference to a remedy proposed by the state or local government; providing that the court is empowered to require local governments to implement certain remedies under specified conditions; requiring the courts to grant a temporary injunction or other preliminary relief requested under specified conditions; requiring the court to award attorney fees and litigation costs in actions to enforce specified provisions; amending s. 98.045, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 98.255, F.S.; revising the standards the Department of State is required to prescribe by rule for nonpartisan voter education; requiring that supervisors provide public-facing voter information in plain language to be understood by certain persons; creating s. 100.51, F.S.; establishing General Election Day as a paid holiday; providing that a voter may absent himself or herself from service or employment at a specific time on General Election Day and may not be penalized or have salary or wages deducted for such absence; creating s. 101.016, F.S.; requiring the Division of Elections to maintain a strategic elections equipment reserve of voting systems and other equipment for specified purposes; requiring that such reserve include specified equipment; authorizing the division to contract with specified entities rather than physically maintain such reserve; repealing s. 101.019, F.S., relating to the prohibition of ranked- choice voting; amending s. 101.048, F.S.; providing that a voter may cast a provisional ballot at any precinct in the county in which the voter claims to be registered; making technical changes; amending s. 101.62, F.S.; providing that a request for a vote-by- mail ballot is valid until the voter cancels the request; revising the timeframe during which the supervisor must mail vote-by-mail ballots before election day; deleting requirements for a person designated by a voter to pick up the voter's vote-by- mail ballot; providing for extension of deadlines under certain conditions; amending s. 101.64, F.S.; requiring supervisors of elections to enclose a postage prepaid mailing envelope with each vote-by- mail ballot; providing that vote-by-mail ballot voter certificates may be signed with the last four digits of the voter's social security number; making technical changes; amending s. 101.65, F.S.; revising the instructions that must be provided with a vote-by- mail ballot; amending s. 101.68, F.S.; requiring supervisors of elections to compare the signature or last four digits of the social security number on a voter's certificate with the signature or last four digits of the social security number in the registration books or precinct register when canvassing a vote-by-mail ballot; requiring a canvassing board to compare the signature or last four digits of the social security number on a voter's certificate or vote-by-mail ballot cure affidavit with the signature or last four digits of the social security number in the registration books or precinct register when canvassing a vote-by-mail ballot; deleting the authorization for certain persons to file a protest against the canvass of a ballot; amending s. 101.69, F.S.; deleting provisions providing that specified secure ballot intake stations be used only during specified timeframes and be monitored by an employee of the supervisor's office; requiring that secure ballot intake stations be monitored by the supervisor's office during specified timeframes instead of continuously monitored in person by an employee; deleting a provision authorizing a certain civil penalty; making technical changes; amending s. 104.42, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0365 | Rent of Affordable Housing Dwelling Units | An act relating to rent of affordable housing dwelling units; amending s. 83.46, F.S.; defining the term "affordable"; prohibiting certain landlords of specified dwelling units from increasing rent during the term of a rental agreement; providing exceptions; providing applicability; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1065 | Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative | An act relating to the Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative; creating s. 430.505, F.S.; requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to contract for the development and implementation of the Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative; providing requirements for the initiative; providing requirements for the type of entity with which the department contracts; requiring the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee to make certain recommendations to the department and the Legislature annually; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| H1089 | Newborn Screenings | An act relating to newborn screenings; amending s. 383.14, F.S.; beginning on a specified date, subject to appropriation, providing that the Department of Health's rules must require certain newborns to be screened for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H0261 | Middle School and High School Start Times | An act relating to middle school and high school start times; amending ss. 1001.42 and 1002.33, F.S.; providing that district school boards and charter schools are in compliance with certain provisions relating to middle school and high school start times upon submission of a specified report to the Department of Education by a specified date; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1519 | Entities that Boycott Israel | An act relating to entities that boycott Israel; amending s. 215.4725, F.S.; defining terms; revising definitions; requiring the public fund to make its best efforts to identify certain institutions, organizations, agencies, governments, and other entities in which the public fund has direct or indirect holdings; requiring the public fund to compile and make available the Scrutinized Companies or Other Entities that Boycott Israel List; requiring the public fund to quarterly update and make publicly available such list; revising the procedures the public fund must follow for assembling companies or other entities on such list; requiring the Department of Management Services to work with the public fund for a specified purpose; requiring the Department of Management Services to provide specified notice to certain companies; requiring the public fund to file a certain report with each member of the Board of Trustees of the State Board of Administration and with the Legislature which includes such list; requiring the public fund to file a certain report with a summary of correspondence between other entities and the public fund; requiring that specified actions be adopted and incorporated into a certain statement; amending s. 265.286, F.S.; requiring applicants to sign a certification form attesting that they are complying with specified antidiscrimination laws and will not engage in antisemitic discrimination or antisemitic speech in conjunction with the program or project for which their grant is awarded; disqualifying for a specified timeframe grant applicants that engage in boycotts, antisemitic discrimination, or antisemitic speech; requiring recipients found to have engaged in boycotts or antisemitic discrimination in violation of their certification to pay a specified penalty; authorizing individuals to file a written complaint to the Attorney General for not pursuing a cause of action within a specified timeframe; requiring the Attorney General to provide a written response within a specified timeframe; amending s. 287.135, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "awarding body"; revising the contract values that prohibit a company or other entity from being eligible to bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew a contract with an agency or local governmental entity; requiring agencies and local governmental entities that enter into or renew a contract to include a specific termination provision; authorizing agencies and local governmental entities to bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew a contract for goods and services with other entities that boycott Israel under specified circumstances; requiring other entities to submit a certain certification at the same time as they submit a bid or proposal or enter into or renew a contract with an agency or local governmental entity; authorizing civil actions against companies and other entities under specified conditions; 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 |
| H0749 | Benefits for Firefighters Injured During Training Exercises | An act relating to benefits for firefighters injured during training exercises; providing a short title; amending s. 112.191, F.S.; providing that a firefighter and his or her spouse and dependent children are eligible for certain insurance coverage if the firefighter is totally and permanently disabled during an official training exercise; providing a declaration of important state interest; 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Nay |
| H1105 | Education | House: Third Reading RCS#415 | 05/02/2025 | Yea |
| H1101 | Out-of-network Providers | House: Third Reading RCS#409 | 05/02/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| H1205 | Amendments to the State Constitution | House: Third Reading RCS#402 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S1730 | Affordable Housing | House: Third Reading RCS#392 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H1609 | Waste Incineration | House: Third Reading RCS#401 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S0010 | Relief of Sidney Holmes by the State of Florida | House: Third Reading RCS#385 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0026 | Relief of Kristen and Lia McIntosh by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | House: Third Reading RCS#384 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0056 | Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities | House: Third Reading RCS#388 | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| S0068 | Health Facilities | House: Third Reading RCS#350 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0011 | Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates | House: Third Reading RCS#364 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0184 | Housing | House: Third Reading RCS#347 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0312 | Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc. | House: Third Reading RCS#386 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0384 | Annexing State-owned Lands | House: Third Reading RCS#346 | 04/30/2025 | Abstain |
| S0388 | Trust Funds for Wildlife Management | House: Third Reading RCS#343 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0492 | Mitigation Banks | House: Third Reading RCS#342 | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| S0116 | Veterans | House: Third Reading RCS#361 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0112 | Children with Developmental Disabilities | House: Third Reading RCS#382 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S7002 | Water Management Districts | House: Third Reading RCS#380 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0606 | Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments | House: Third Reading RCS#348 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0593 | Dangerous Dogs | House: Third Reading RCS#366 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0738 | Child Care and Early Learning Providers | House: Third Reading RCS#355 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0164 | Vessel Accountability | House: Third Reading RCS#363 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0687 | Driving and Boating Offenses | House: Third Reading RCS#378 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0830 | Disposition of Migrant Vessels | House: Third Reading RCS#362 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0892 | Florida State University Election Law Center | House: Third Reading RCS#387 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H0777 | Offenses Involving Children | House: Third Reading RCS#370 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0954 | Certified Recovery Residences | House: Third Reading RCS#349 | 04/30/2025 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 089 | House | Democrat | In Office | 11/05/2024 |