Children's Initiatives
In plain English Establishes children's initiatives in Bay and Broward counties to provide community-based services for children and families in disadvantaged areas.
Official synopsis: Establishing the Bay County 32401 Children's Initiative in Bay County and the Pompano RYZE Children's Initiative in Broward County; providing for the projects to be managed by not-for-profit corporations; declaring that the initiatives are subject to state public records and meeting requirements and procurement of…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-100 · 2026-05-26
Assessment of Property with Decreasing Just Valuation
Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to prohibit an increase in the value of certain assessments for property with a decreasing just valuation and to provide an effective date, etc.
FailedDied in Finance and Tax · 2026-03-13
Assessment of Property with Decreasing Just Valuation
Prohibiting increases in certain assessed valuations if the just value of the property has decreased since the previous assessment, etc.
FailedDied in Finance and Tax · 2026-03-13
Transportation
Providing for a type one transfer of the duties and functions of the Division of the Florida Highway Patrol and the Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to the Department of Law Enforcement; requiring the executive director…
FailedDied in Transportation · 2026-03-13
Testing of Cosmetics on Animals
Citing this act as the "Sickles High School Ought to be a Law Cosmetic Animal Testing Act of 2026"; prohibiting manufacturers from using animal testing as part of the cosmetics manufacturing process; prohibiting manufacturers from repackaging, selling, holding, or offering for sale cosmetics that have…
FailedDied in Regulated Industries · 2026-03-13
Elections During Emergencies
Requiring that elections, in the event of an emergency, be conducted in accordance with specified provisions and carried out in a certain manner; authorizing supervisors of elections to request approval from the Secretary of State to take specified actions under specified conditions; requiring that notice…
FailedDied in Ethics and Elections · 2026-03-13
Education on Congenital Cytomegalovirus
Requiring the Department of Health, in consultation with medical experts identified by the department, to develop educational materials on congenital cytomegalovirus for distribution to expectant and new parents or caregivers; requiring certain hospitals, birth centers, and obstetrics and gynecology physician practices to provide the educational…
FailedDied in Fiscal Policy · 2026-03-13
Preemption of Firearms and Ammunition
Repealing a provision relating to the preemption of the field of regulation of firearms and ammunition to the Legislature, to the exclusion of local jurisdictions, etc.
FailedDied in Judiciary · 2026-03-13
Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex
Repealing a provision relating to marriage between persons of the same sex; deleting a prohibition on the recognition of same-sex marriages; deleting a prohibition on the state and its agencies and subdivisions giving effect to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding that respects a…
FailedDied in Judiciary · 2026-03-13
Protective Injunctions and Protection Orders
Requiring a respondent to surrender to the local law enforcement agency all firearms, ammunition, and licenses to carry a concealed weapon or firearm after the issuance of a final judgment on an injunction for protection against domestic violence; providing for return of firearms, ammunition, and…
FailedDied in Criminal Justice · 2026-03-13
State of Emergency Termination
Terminating the state of emergency and any order, proclamation, or rule issued or adopted thereunder declared by Executive Order 23-03, etc.
FailedDied in Governmental Oversight and Accountability · 2026-03-13
Task Force on Payment Scams
Creating the Task Force on Payment Scams adjunct to the Department of Financial Services; defining the terms "payment" and "task force"; requiring the Chief Financial Officer to establish the task force by a specified date; providing for future repeal and legislative review of the task…
FailedDied in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · 2026-03-13
Discrimination in Education
Requiring each district school board to designate a Title VI coordinator; authorizing a person alleging discrimination to file a complaint with the district school superintendent or the Title VI coordinator; authorizing a parent or guardian to submit a complaint on behalf of a minor child;…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Special Elections
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Governor to call a special primary election and a special election under a certain circumstance; requiring the Governor to fix the dates of a special election within a specified timeframe after the vacancy occurs; authorizing qualified electors to file a…
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans
Revising a limitation on the amount of a tax exemption that a surviving spouse may transfer to a new residence, etc.
FailedDied in Appropriations · 2026-03-13
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