Education and Training For Alzheimer's Disease and Related Forms of Dementia [HB-299]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Education ]
[Mental Health ]
Requires DEA to offer education about Alzheimer's disease & related forms of dementia to general public; requires employees of covered providers, health agency or nurse registry or companion or homemaker service provider, or nursing home, assisted living facility, adult family-care home, or adult day care center to complete specified training; authorizes completed training hours to count toward preservice orientation, other required training, or continuing education hours.
HB-299: Education and Training For Alzheimer's Disease and Related Forms of Dementia
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Roth
Chapter No. 2023-278 on 06/22/2023
Blood Clot and Pulmonary Embolism Policy Workgroup [HB-483]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requires Secretary of Health Care Administration, in conjunction with State Surgeon General, to establish blood clot & pulmonary embolism policy workgroup; provides for duties, membership, terms of office, & meetings of workgroup; requires Secretary of Health Care Administration to submit annual reports, & final report by specified date, to Governor & Legislature.
HB-483: Blood Clot and Pulmonary Embolism Policy Workgroup
Sponsored by: Rep. Ralph Massullo
Laid On Table; Companion Bill(s) Passed, See Cs/sb 612 (ch. 2023-192) on 05/02/2023
Causes of Action Based on Improvements to Real Property [HB-85]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Revises time in which action founded on design, planning, or construction of improvement to real property must be commenced; revises events after which statute of limitations & repose periods begin to run; provides exceptions for model homes & improvements with multiple buildings; limits actionable violation under Florida Building Code to material violation.
HB-85: Causes of Action Based on Improvements to Real Property
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Roth
Laid On Table; Companion Bill(s) Passed, See Cs/sb 360 (ch. 2023-22) on 03/23/2023
Pub. Rec./Judicial Assistants [HB-75]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Adds current judicial assistants & their spouses & children to specified agency personnel & family members to whom exemption from public records requirements applies; provides for retroactive application of exemption; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
HB-75: Pub. Rec./Judicial Assistants
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Leek
Laid On Table; Companion Bill(s) Passed, See Cs/sb 50 (ch. 2023-131) on 04/18/2023
Protection of Medical Freedom [HB-305]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibits DOH from requiring enrollment in state's immunization registry or otherwise requiring persons to submit to immunization tracking; prohibits business & governmental entities from requiring individuals to provide proof of vaccination to gain access to, entry upon, or service from such entities; prohibits employers from refusing employment to, or discharging, disciplining, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against, individual on basis of vaccination or immunity status; revises purposes of Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to include discrimination
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HB-305: Protection of Medical Freedom
Sponsored by: Rep. Webster Barnaby
Died In Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee on 05/05/2023
Entertainment Industry Tax Credit Program [HB-251]
[Film Production ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
Creates Florida First Production Partnership Program within DEO; provides tax credit award for entertainment industry projects; provides eligibility & application requirements; provides for liability & penalties on applicant that submits fraudulent information; authorizes transfer of tax credits; authorizes certified project to relinquish tax credits to DOR in exchange for certain payments; provides for expiration of program on specified date.
HB-251: Entertainment Industry Tax Credit Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Killebrew
Died In Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee on 05/05/2023
Federal Law Enforcement Agency Records [HB-279]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Revises general state policy on public records to include certain federal law enforcement agency records; requires certain federal law enforcement agencies to comply with public records requirements of state.
HB-279: Federal Law Enforcement Agency Records
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Benjamin
Died In Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee on 05/05/2023
Public Safety [HB-543]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Education ]
Authorizes person to carry concealed weapon or firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; requires person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license to carry identification & display upon demand by law enforcement; prohibits person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license from carrying such weapon or firearm in specified locations; authorizes nonresident to carry concealed weapon or firearm in this state if he or she meets same requirements as resident; requires Office of Safe Schools
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HB-543: Public Safety
Sponsored by: Rep. Randy Fine
Chapter No. 2023-18; Companion Bill(s) Passed, See Hb 7025 (ch. 2023-19) on 04/03/2023
Sentencing Proceedings in Death Penalty Cases [HB-555]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires determination of specified number of jurors, rather than unanimity, for sentencing recommendation of death; requires court to impose recommended sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole if fewer than 8 jurors recommend death; authorizes court to impose life imprisonment without possibility of parole or sentence of death if at least 8 jurors recommend sentence of death; requires court to include in its written order reasons for not accepting jury's recommended sentence, if applicable.
HB-555: Sentencing Proceedings in Death Penalty Cases
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Roth
Laid On Table; Companion Bill(s) Passed, See Cs/cs/sb 450 (ch. 2023-23) on 04/13/2023