Affordable Housing
In plain English Excludes farms and farm operations from certain land use categories that allow residential development.
Official synopsis: Revising the definitions of certain land use categories for which certain residential development may be authorized to exclude farms and farm operations and uses associated therewith, etc.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-163, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1389 (Ch. 2026-179) · 2026-06-26
Problem-solving Court Reports
In plain English Requires courts to collect and report data annually to the state courts administrator about problem-solving court programs.
Official synopsis: Requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to provide a problem-solving court report to the Legislature annually by a specified date; requiring specified court programs to collect certain data and information for program evaluation; requiring each such court program to report such data and…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-139 · 2026-06-12
Diabetes Research
In plain English Establishes the University of Florida Diabetes Institute to administer statewide pilot programs and maintain a secure data repository for diabetes research.
Official synopsis: Establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute within the University of Florida College of Medicine; authorizing the institute to administer statewide pilot programs; requiring the institute to maintain a secure repository for deidentified data; authorizing the institute to share deidentified data under certain conditions; authorizing…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-121 · 2026-06-12
Internet Crimes Against Children Programs
In plain English Renames the Online Sting Operations Grant Program to the Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program and creates a related task force funding program.
Official synopsis: Renaming the Online Sting Operations Grant Program created within the Department of Law Enforcement as the Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program; revising the purpose of the grant program; revising the authorized uses for grant program funds; creating the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force…
Became lawChapter No. 2026-96 · 2026-05-26
Statute of Limitations Period for Violations Involving Required Reports Concerning Children
In plain English Delays the start of the statute of limitations for child reporting violations until law enforcement learns of the violation.
Official synopsis: Providing that the period of limitation for offenses related to specified required reports concerning children does not begin to run until a law enforcement agency is made aware of the violation, etc.
Became lawChapter No. 2026-95 · 2026-05-26
Community Associations
Revising conditions that constitute a violation of certain provisions related to certain records of a condominium association; revising how associations that have not adopted electronic voting are required to receive electronically transmitted ballots; revising a requirement that a developer, before turning over control of a…
FailedDied in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · 2026-03-13
Disclosure of Public Servants' Personal Information
Authorizing certain public employees and officials to provide a written notice to a data broker to prevent disclosure of specified personal data concerning themselves and related persons; prohibiting a data broker from disclosing or redisclosing certain data after receipt of such notice; authorizing data brokers…
FailedDied in Governmental Oversight and Accountability · 2026-03-13
Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian
Authorizing a court to appoint a person who has been convicted of a felony to be a guardian of a ward or proposed ward under certain circumstances, etc.
FailedDied in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs · 2026-03-13
Local Regulation of Drinking Straws and Stirrers
Prohibiting local governmental entities from enacting any rule, regulation, or ordinance for drinking straws or stirrers which does not meet specified requirements; providing requirements for local governmental entities that elect to enact rules, regulations, or ordinances for drinking straws or stirrers, etc.
FailedDied in Community Affairs · 2026-03-13
Multifamily Residential Properties
Prohibiting the owner or principal operator of a multifamily residential property from receiving a presumption against liability if a certain number of specified crimes were reported to have occurred at the property within a specified timeframe, etc.
FailedDied in Judiciary · 2026-03-13
Compounded Drugs
Defining the term "compounded medication"; prohibiting any person or entity from engaging in the sale, transfer, or distribution of compounded medications for weight loss unless they provide specified documentation to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; providing administrative penalties, etc.
FailedDied in Regulated Industries · 2026-03-13
Veterinary Medicine
Citing this act as the "Veterinary Workforce Innovation Act"; increasing the amount of time for which prescriptions based solely on a veterinary telehealth evaluation may be issued for certain drugs; providing requirements for veterinary professional associates to receive certificates of registration from the Department of…
Not out of committeeDied on Calendar · 2026-03-13
Medicaid Reimbursement for Private Duty Nursing Services
Defining the term "pediatric continuing care integrated community" for purposes of the state Medicaid program; requiring Medicaid managed care plans to reimburse licensed home health agencies for private duty nursing services provided in a community residential group home at a certain rate; requiring Medicaid managed…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Disability Provisions for Firefighters and Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers
Defining the terms "employing agency" and "heart disease"; providing that a certain previously conducted physical examination satisfies a requirement for a presumption; authorizing law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional probation officers, under a specified condition, to use a physical examination from a former employer…
FailedDied in Messages · 2026-03-13
Mandatory Human Reviews of Insurance Claim Denials
Requiring that insurers' decisions to deny a claim or any portion of a claim be made by qualified human professionals; prohibiting the use of algorithms, artificial intelligence, or machine learning systems as the sole basis for determining whether to adjust or deny a claim; authorizing…
FailedDied in Banking and Insurance · 2026-03-13
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