Child Care and Early Learning Services
In plain English Requires unlicensed child care facilities to meet minimum standards, removes annual information requirements for family child care homes, and prohibits homeowners insurance from covering liability claims from large family child care home operations.
Official synopsis: Revising the information on child care required to be disseminated electronically to the community; deleting the requirement that family child care homes and large family child care homes, respectively, provide specified information to parents each year; requiring that certain child care facilities exempt from licensure…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-140 · 2026-06-12
Infill Redevelopment
In plain English Requires local governments to permit residential development on qualifying parcels and doubles parks impact fees for such projects, among other changes.
Official synopsis: Creating the "Infill Redevelopment Act"; requiring that a local government permit qualifying parcels to be developed with residential uses; prohibiting a local government from using the subdivision process to restrict development in a certain manner; requiring developers of such parcels to pay double the parks…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-84 · 2026-05-22
Application Stores
Requiring an app store provider to take certain steps to verify the ages of individuals who create or who have existing accounts with the app store provider; providing parental consent requirements for accounts created or held by minors; requiring app store providers to take certain…
FailedDied in Judiciary · 2026-03-13
Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemption
Revising a specified finding that a taxing authority must make in order to elect not to exempt certain property from certain ad valorem taxation; authorizing certain property owners in a multifamily project to apply for and continue to receive an exemption, etc.
FailedDied in Appropriations · 2026-03-13
Public Employee Housing Benefits
Authorizing specified public employers to provide a one-time payout of sick leave and annual leave to certain employees for a specified purpose; requiring the employer to remit payment and disburse funds in a specified manner; requiring an escrow agent to return funds under certain circumstances,…
FailedDied in Governmental Oversight and Accountability · 2026-03-13
Terminology Associated with the Florida Housing Finance Corporation
Revising and providing definitions pertaining to the corporation, etc.
FailedDied in Community Affairs · 2026-03-13
Private Schools
Requiring a private school that enrolls a certain number of students to be considered a permitted use for zoning purposes; providing that certain private schools may not be subject to additional building codes; requiring a fire official to use specified firesafety evaluation systems for existing…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Interpersonal Violence Injunctions
Revising the required forms, motions, and information all clerk of the court offices must provide to assist petitioners; requiring the court, upon the filing of a domestic violence petition, to review the petition ex parte and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time…
FailedDied in Criminal Justice · 2026-03-13
Education
Deleting references to the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; deleting an obsolete definition; authorizing certain parents to submit a written request to the school principal for installation and operation of a video camera in a self-contained classroom; requiring that a video camera…
FailedDied in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education · 2026-03-13
School Safety Equipment
Revising the purpose of specified grants awarded by the Office of Safe Schools; requiring private schools and public schools, including charter schools, respectively, to have specified safety equipment on each campus of the school; requiring the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of…
FailedDied in Education Pre-K – 12 · 2026-03-13
Dental Screenings for K-12 Students
Defining the term "dental screening"; authorizing dental screenings provided under the school health services program to be conducted after written notice and an opportunity for a parent or guardian to opt out; clarifying district school board parent notification requirements for dental screenings; providing that the…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Research and Development Tax Credit
Increasing the combined total amount of tax credits which may be granted to business enterprises under the research and development tax credit, etc.
FailedDied in Finance and Tax · 2026-03-13
Antisemitism Task Force
Creating the Antisemitism Task Force adjunct to the Office of Civil Rights within the Department of Legal Affairs for a specified purpose; requiring the department to provide administrative and staff support to the task force; requiring the task force to meet quarterly; requiring the task…
FailedDied in Messages · 2026-03-13
Home Health Services
Requiring nurse registries to provide a written disclosure to clients at intake and annually thereafter; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt rules; prohibiting nurse registries from using specified terms in their business names, advertising, websites, and promotional materials; providing that registered homemakers…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Detection of Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Requiring the Department of Health, in collaboration with school districts throughout this state, to develop informational materials for the detection of developmental delays and autism spectrum disorder for parents and guardians of certain students; requiring early learning coalitions to notify parents and guardians of the…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
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