Aging and Disability Services
In plain English Revises Medicaid long-term care enrollment requirements, assessment procedures, and oversight of aging service agencies, among other changes.
Official synopsis: Revising requirements for Medicaid recipients to receive an offer for enrollment for long-term care services; requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to maintain a statewide pre-enrollment list for certain services; providing that the initial assessment of an enrollee shall be reviewed or performed by the…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-74 · 2026-05-12
Local Administration of Vessel Restrictions
In plain English Allows counties and municipalities to enforce rules about derelict vessels and long-term anchoring through code officers, subject to state approval and rule-making.
Official synopsis: Authorizes counties & municipalities to adopt ordinances authorizing code enforcement officers to administer enforcement of certain provisions relating to vessels at risk of becoming derelict & long-term anchoring permit requirements, respectively; provides that such ordinances may not take effect until reviewed & approved by FWCC;…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-36 · 2026-04-21
Restrictions on Local Government Regulations After a Hurricane
Revises circumstances under which certain land use regulations may be enforced; revising persons authorized to bring certain civil actions; requires certain pending applications to be processed in a specified manner.
FailedDied in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami-Dade County
Requires Miami-Dade County to transfer existing property interest in Coconut Grove Playhouse to Town of Bay Harbor Islands; provides duties of town.
FailedDied in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Fees/Government-Facilitated Purchases and Sales of Individual and Small Employer Health and Dental Plans
Authorizes Florida Health Insurance Exchange to charge assessments & user fees to health carriers & generate funding for specified purpose; requires exchange to publish certain financial information on Internet website.
FailedDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Family Court Report Cards
Requires Office of State Courts Administrator to establish pilot program beginning on specified date; provides appropriation; requires office to prepare & publish on its website annual family court report card of each judge who presides over family law proceedings in each judicial circuit beginning on…
FailedDied in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Litigation Financing
Requires courts to consider potential conflicts of interest that may arise from existence of litigation financing agreement in specified circumstances; prohibits specified acts by litigation financiers; requires certain parties that enter into specified litigation financing agreements to serve specified notice; provides requirements for such notices;…
FailedDied in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Specialty License Plates/Florida Film Legacy License Plate
Directs DHSMV to develop Florida Film Legacy license plate; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of plate; requires annual financial report by specified date.
FailedDied in Government Operations Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Impact Fees
Provides requirements for coordination mechanisms that are required for certain agreements required as part of intergovernmental coordination element of comprehensive plan; requires that plan-based methodology used for certain interlocal agreements be consistent with certain comprehensive plan requirements; requires that demonstrated-need study use plan-based methodology; prohibits…
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Residential Property Insurance
Requires OIR to establish & maintain comprehensive resource center on its website; provides requirements for resource center; specifies that certain information is not trade secret & is not subject to certain public records exemptions; requires residential property insurers to provide notice of comprehensive resource center…
FailedDied in Rules · 2026-03-13
Gift Certificates
Revises definition of term "gift certificate"; removes provisions authorizing expiration of gift certificates under specified circumstances.
FailedDied in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Auxiliary Containers
Defines "auxiliary container" and "single-use"; removes obsolete provisions; preempting regulation of auxiliary containers to state; provides exceptions; requires DEP to develop uniform ordinance for use and disposition of single-use, nonrecyclable auxiliary containers; provides requirements for development of such ordinance; requires that sale or distribution of…
FailedDied in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Motorcycle Specialty License Plates
Requires DHSMV to develop Endless Summer motorcycle specialty license plate; specifies design requirement for plate; requires that number of valid Endless Summer motor vehicle & motorcycle specialty license plates be added together for purposes of certain determination.
FailedDied in Government Operations Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
Transportation
Revises & provides provisions relating to increasing minimum perception-reaction time for steady yellow signals, seaports, speed detection systems in school zones, automated license plate recognition systems, private school bus contractors, school bus infraction detection systems, lowering maximum speed limits, flashing beacons, school zones, radar &…
FailedDied in returning Messages · 2026-03-13
Managed Care Plans
Revises Medicaid managed care contract requirements to prohibit managed care plans from reviewing certain prior authorization claims for medical necessity; requires that managed care plans provide coverage for durable medical equipment & complex rehabilitation technology from qualified provider, from within provider network, of enrollee's choosing;…
FailedDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · 2026-03-13
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