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Legislator > Brian Hodgers
State Representative
Brian Hodgers
(R) - Florida
Florida House District 032
In Office - Started: 06/10/2025
contact info
Tallahassee Office
The Capitol
402 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
402 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: 850-717-5032
Viera Office
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Building B, Unit 202
Viera, FL 32940-6605
Building B, Unit 202
Viera, FL 32940-6605
Phone: 321-497-8200
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1445 | Public Officers and Employees | An act relating to public officers and employees; creating s. 20.71, F.S.; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, secretaries and executive directors of departments, chief administrative officers of certain units of state government, members of commissions and licensing boards, chairs of governing boards or certain chief executives of certain statewide entities, or any persons appointed to hold state office in the executive branch of state government be United States citizens and residents of this state; providing that a specified provision applies to each such offices; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, members of the board of trustees for state universities be United States citizens and residents of this state or graduates of the state university that the board oversees; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, members of the Board of Governors of the State University System be United States citizens and either residents of this state or graduates of a state university; providing that if any such requirements are not met, the office is deemed vacant; amending s. 104.31, F.S.; prohibiting state, county, and municipal officers and employees from using their official authority or hb1445 -02-er2025 Legislature influence to solicit another person to make certain contributions; revising construction of provisions relating to political activities of state, county, and municipal officers and employees; amending s. 112.061, F.S.; prohibiting the authorization or approval of reimbursements for travel expenses between the personal residence and official headquarters of persons in specified positions; defining the term "residence"; requiring that the official headquarters for specified positions be the city or town in which the department's official headquarters is located; prohibiting persons serving in specified positions from being reimbursed for certain travel expenses; creating s. 112.31251, F.S.; defining the term "office" for purposes of s. 5(a), Art. II of the State Constitution; defining the term "employment"; amending s. 112.3261, F.S.; defining the term "expenditure"; requiring the Commission on Ethics to investigate certain lobbyists or principals who make prohibited expenditures; prohibiting lobbyists or principals from making, and district governing board members, executive directors, or certain employees from accepting, any expenditure; amending s. 1001.71, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. hb1445 -02-er2025 Legislature | Vetoed |
| H0337 | Cardiac Emergencies on School Grounds | An act relating to cardiac emergencies on school grounds; amending s. 1003.453, F.S.; revising a requirement for instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator; creating s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring each public school to develop a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP); requiring school officials to work with local emergency service providers to integrate the CERP into emergency responder protocols; providing a requirement for automated external defibrillator placement; requiring that certain school staff receive specified training as determined by the CERP; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0217 | Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans | An act relating to the property tax exemption for surviving spouses of veterans; amending s. 196.081, F.S.; authorizing the surviving spouses of veterans who predecease the issuance of a certain letter from the Federal Government to produce the letter before the property appraiser; providing applicability; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0465 | Admission To Practice Law by Unauthorized Alien | An act relating to admission to practice law by an unauthorized alien; amending ch. 2023-40, Laws of Florida; providing that certain licenses to practice law will be revoked on a specified date under certain circumstances; providing an exception; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H1259 | Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties | An act relating to a property tax benefits for residential properties; creating s. 193.1553, F.S.; providing that property that receives a certain tax exemption shall be assessed in a specified manner; providing that changes, additions, and improvements to such property shall be assessed in a specified manner; providing exceptions and alternative assessments; providing construction; requiring property that no longer meets eligibility requirements to be assessed in an alternative manner; providing that erroneous assessments of property may be corrected in a specified manner; requiring the property appraiser to remove certain assessment limitations and exemptions in specified circumstances; requiring the property appraiser to assess certain property and recalculate taxes; requiring payment of certain back taxes, penalties, and interest; requiring the property appraiser to serve notice upon an owner and file a lien in certain circumstances; requiring a specified time period before a lien may be filed; amending s. 196.011, F.S.; requiring the submission of an application containing specified information before receiving specified tax exemptions; creating s. 196.034, F.S.; providing specified tax exemptions for property that meets certain eligibility requirements; providing that certain damaged or destroyed property is eligible for the exemption if specified conditions are met; providing that if such conditions are not met, such property shall be considered abandoned for a specified purpose; creating s. 196.078, F.S.; defining the term "first-time Florida homesteader"; providing construction; providing that every first-time Florida homesteader is entitled to an additional homestead exemption; providing the method for calculating such exemption; providing the duration of such exemption; requiring the exemption to decrease by a specified percentage each year; prohibiting more than one exemption; providing applicability; providing that the property appraiser shall require a person claiming an exemption to complete a certain form by a specified date; requiring a person added to the title to submit certain information to retain such exemption; providing applicability; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules; providing that such rules are effective for a specified period of time and may be renewed in certain circumstances; providing for future expiration; amending ss. 193.1554 and 194.032, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing a contingent effective date. | Dead |
| H1257 | Property Tax Benefits for Residential Properties | A joint resolution proposing amendments to Sections 3, 4, and 6 of Article VII and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature to provide two $25,000 exemptions and an assessment limitation to certain real property subject to a long-term lease, to provide an additional homestead exemption for owners of homestead property who have not owned homestead property for a specified time before purchase of the current homestead property, and to provide an effective date. | Dead |
| H1269 | Electric Vehicle Battery Management | An act relating to electric vehicle battery management; providing a short title; creating s. 403.7722, F.S.; providing definitions; providing requirements for the end-of-life of propulsion batteries; prohibiting disposal of specified batteries by landfilling; providing requirements for solid waste collectors and facilities; providing responsibilities for certain persons and entities; requiring specified annual reports; providing rulemaking authority to the Department of Environmental Protection; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0759 | Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer | An act relating to minimum age for firearm purchase or transfer; amending s. 790.065, F.S.; reducing the minimum age at which a person may purchase a firearm and the age of purchasers to which specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring a firearm; repealing an exception; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H0467 | Dual Enrollment Student Eligibility | An act relating to dual enrollment student eligibility; amending s. 1007.271, F.S.; providing that certain studentsin an adult education center are eligible for dual enrollment; providing an effective date. | Dead |
| H6017 | Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death | An act relating to recovery of damages for medical negligence resulting in death; amending s. 768.21, F.S.; deleting a provision that precluded certain persons from recovering damages for medical negligence resulting in death; amending ss. 400.023, 400.0235, and 429.295, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. | Vetoed |
| 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 |
| H0209 | State Land Management | An act relating to state land management; providing a short title; amending s. 253.034, F.S.; requiring public hearings for all updated conservation and nonconservation land management plans; requiring the Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental Protection to make available to the public, within a specified timeframe, electronic copies of land management plans for parcels of a certain size and for parcels located in state parks; making technical changes; amending s. 258.004, F.S.; revising the duties of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying requirements for the management of parks and recreational areas held by the state; defining the term "conservation-based recreational uses"; prohibiting the construction of certain facilities within the boundaries of state parks for the protection of certain resources; providing construction; making technical changes; amending s. 258.007, F.S.; requiring the division to comply with specified provisions when granting certain privileges, leases, concessions, and permits; authorizing the division to acquire, install, or permit the installation or operation at state parks of campsites hb209 -03-e1and cabins that meet certain requirements; prohibiting the division from authorizing certain uses or construction activities within a state park; prohibiting the division from installing or permitting the installation of any lodging establishment within the boundaries of a state park; providing construction; creating s. 258.152, F.S.; designating the St. Marks River Preserve State Park as Ney Landrum State Park; amending s. 259.032, F.S.; requiring that individual management plans for parcels located within state parks be developed with input from an advisory group; requiring that the advisory group's required public hearings be noticed to the public within a specified timeframe; requiring the department to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; specifying requirements for the report; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H1607 | Cardiac Emergencies | An act relating to cardiac emergencies; amending s. 1003.453, F.S.; requiring, rather than authorizing, school districts to provide training in basic first aid to certain students; providing requirements for such training; creating s. 1003.457, F.S.; requiring each public school to develop a plan for urgent life- saving emergencies (PULSE) for specified purposes; requiring school officials to work with local emergency service providers to integrate the PULSE into emergency responder protocols; requiring public schools, including charter schools, to have at least one operational automated external defibrillator on school grounds by a specified date; providing requirements for the placement and maintenance of the defibrillators; providing construction; requiring that certain school staff receive specified training; providing registration requirements for the location of the defibrillators; providing immunity from liability for school employees and volunteers under the Good Samaritan Act and the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H0477 | Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities | An act relating to geoengineering and weather modification activities; repealing ss. 403.281, 403.291, 403.301, 403.311, 403.321, 403.331, 403.341, 403.351, 403.361, 403.371, 403.381, 403.391, and 403.401, F.S., relating to the definitions, purpose, licensing requirements, applications, proof of financial responsibility requirements, license issuance and discipline provisions, publication of notice of intention to operate requirements, required contents of the notice of intention, publication of the notice of intention requirements, proof of publication requirements, record and reports of operations requirements, provision of emergency licenses, and suspension or revocation of licenses, respectively, of the weather modification law; amending s. 403.411, F.S.; prohibiting certain acts intended to affect the temperature, the weather, or the intensity of sunlight within the atmosphere of this state; increasing civil penalties for violations of the geoengineering and weather modification law; requiring that specified moneys be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Trust Fund and used only for specified purposes; authorizing a person who observes a geoengineering or weather modification activity to hb477-02-c2 report such activity; providing construction; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a method for the intake and screening of such reports; requiring the department to investigate certain reports; requiring the department to refer reports of observed violations to the Department of Health or the Division of Emergency Management, under certain circumstances; requiring the department to adopt rules; creating s. 403.4115, F.S.; defining terms; requiring an operator of public infrastructure to report certain information monthly to the Department of Transportation; prohibiting the department from expending funds to support certain projects or programs; requiring the department to submit a report to specified entities; requiring the department to incorporate reporting guidelines in certain grant agreements; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending ss. 253.002, 373.026, 373.1501, 373.4598, and 373.470, F.S.; conforming cross-references and provisions to changes made by the act; making technical changes; 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 |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Florida House Health and Human Services Committee | 14 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | Florida House District 032 | House | Republican | In Office | 06/10/2025 |