Bill Tracking Report | Jan. 26

APA Florida Bill Tracking Report 1.26.24 Ordered by Bill Number SB 0032

Mangrove Replanting and Restoration by Garcia (I) Mangrove Replanting and Restoration; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for mangrove replanting and restoration; providing requirements for the rules; requiring the department, in consultation with the Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services, to conduct a statewide feasibility study regarding the use of mangroves and other nature-based solutions in order to improve a local government’s community rating for flood insurance purposes, etc. Effective Date: 7/1 /2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Rules (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0036

01/12/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 01/17/24, 1:30 pm, 110 S

01/17/2024

SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/17/2024

SENATE Now in Rules

Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan by Stewart Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan for this state by a specified date, based on certain department recommendations; specifying minimum requirements for the comprehensive plan; requiring the department to submit a report to the Legislature upon completion of the comprehensive plan, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 0038

11/27/2023

SENATE On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 12/06/23, 11:00 am, 301 S

12/06/2023

SENATE Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

12/06/2023

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Flood Zone Disclosures for Dwelling Units by Stewart Flood Zone Disclosures for Dwelling Units; Requiring landlords or persons authorized to enter into rental agreements on behalf of landlords to make specified disclosures relating to flood zones before the commencement of a tenancy; requiring landlords to notify current tenants of a change in a dwelling unit’ s flood zone designation, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference

Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions

HB 0047

09/18/2023

SENATE Filed

10/10/2023

SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates by Robinson (F) Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates: Requires municipality to charge consumers receiving its utility services in another municipality same rates, fees, & charges as it charges consumers within its own municipal boundaries under certain circumstances. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 0057

01/10/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/10/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/11/2024

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

County Commissioner Term Limits by Salzman County Commissioner Term Limits: Establishes term limits for county commissioners. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0104

01/22/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee, 01 /24/24, 1:30 pm, 102 H

01/24/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee; 9 Yeas, 6 Nays

01/24/2024

HOUSE Now in State Affairs Committee

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates by Jones Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates; Requiring a municipality to charge customers receiving its utility services in another municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as it charges consumers within its municipal boundaries under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Regulated Industries (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions 10/04/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

01/24/2024 HB 0109

SENATE On Committee agenda - Regulated Industries, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 401 S

Charter Schools by Andrade Charter Schools: Revises requirements for application for conversion charter school; authorizes municipalities to apply for conversion of specified public schools to charter schools; authorizes Charter School Review Commission to solicit & review applications for conversion charter schools; requires certain school district real property be designated as surplus; provides requirements for use of such surplus real property. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Choice & Innovation Subcommittee (Current Reference) House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee House Education & Employment Committee Actions

SB 0112

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Choice & Innovation Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 8:00 am, 102 H - PCS

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Choice & Innovation Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 5 Nays

01/25/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

Healthy Food Financing Initiative Program by Jones Healthy Food Financing Initiative Program; Providing program eligibility requirements for nonprofit organizations and revising eligibility requirements for community development financial institutions; revising requirements for program applicants and projects; revising the purposes for which project funding may be used; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to review the program and collected data after a specified timeframe and provide the Legislature with a specified report, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Agriculture (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

HB 0119

10/04/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

Trespass on Commercial Agricultural Property by Melo Trespass on Commercial Agricultural Property: Provides enhanced criminal penalties for trespass with specified intent on certain commercial agricultural property. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions

SB 0122

10/17/2023

HOUSE Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

10/17/2023

HOUSE Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

01/02/2024

HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

Trees on Residential Property by Stewart Trees on Residential Property; Repealing a provision relating to tree pruning, trimming, or removal on such property, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024

Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Judiciary Senate Rules Actions

SB 0134

10/09/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules

Crimes Evidencing Prejudice by Berman Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of crimes to include acts of prejudice based on the gender or gender identity of any person; specifying that the reclassification must occur if the crime was based in whole or in part on the race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, advanced age, gender, or gender identity of any person; specifying that the reclassification of a certain crime must occur if the crime was based in whole or in part on a disability of any person, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Criminal Justice (Current Reference) Senate Judiciary Senate Rules Actions

HB 0137

10/09/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses by Harris Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses: Prohibits individuals from using nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify conduct of an individual who commits criminal offense, or to mitigate severity of criminal offense. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Judiciary Committee Actions

HB 0141

10/10/2023

HOUSE Filed

10/17/2023

HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

10/17/2023

HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Regional Rural Development Grants Program by Abbott Regional Rural Development Grants Program: Removes requirement that certain grants received by regional economic development organization must be matched in certain manner; removes provision requiring certain consideration; removes certain demonstration requirements of program applicants.

Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Ways & Means Committee House Commerce Committee Actions 10/11/2023

HOUSE Filed

HB 0143

10/17/2023

HOUSE Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; Commerce Committee

10/17/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

Tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds by Sirois Tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds: Urges Congress to add spaceports as qualified tax-exempt category of private activity bonds. Effective Date: Not Specified Committees of Reference House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee House Ways & Means Committee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

SB 0144

01/11/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Infrastructure Strategies Committee, 01/16/24, 1:00 pm, 404 H

01/16/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/16/2024

HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

State Renewable Energy Goals by Berman State Renewable Energy Goals; Revising the definitions of the terms “biomass” and “renewable energy”; prohibiting the drilling or exploration for, or production of, oil, gas, or other petroleum products in certain locations; providing legislative intent that all electricity used in this state be generated by renewable energy by a specified date; creating the Renewable Energy Workforce Development Advisory Committee in the Office of Energy, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 0148

10/09/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

Antisemitism by Berman Antisemitism; Defining the term “antisemitism”; providing contemporary examples of antisemitism, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Criminal Justice Senate Rules Actions

SB 0156

10/09/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules

01/24/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 412 K

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses by Book Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Citing this act as the “Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Prohibition Act.”; prohibiting individuals from using a nonviolent sexual advance or specified

perceptions or beliefs about another individual as a defense to a criminal offense, to excuse or justify an individual’s conduct, or to mitigate the severity of an offense, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Criminal Justice (Current Reference) Senate Judiciary Senate Rules Actions

HB 0157

10/10/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules

Governing Body Meetings by Caruso Governing Body Meetings: Authorizes governing bodies of municipalities to convene meetings & conduct official business via teleconferencing or other technological means if certain conditions are met; provides limitations on such meetings; provides limitations placed on such meetings may be suspended upon state of emergency. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions

SB 0160

10/12/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/02/2023

HOUSE Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex by Polsky 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 same-sex marriage or relationship or a claim arising from such marriage or relationship, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions

HB 0163

10/10/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules

Dredging and Beach Restoration Projects by Gossett-Seidman Dredging and Beach Restoration Projects: Directs DEP to require, as condition of permits issued for certain dredging & beach restoration projects, that any adverse impact analysis conducted for activity meet certain requirements; requires local government to provide notice of its intent to conduct analysis to certain adjacent local governments; provides fine for violations. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 0165

10/16/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/02/2023

HOUSE Referred to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

Safe Waterways Act by Gossett-Seidman Safe Waterways Act: Transfers duties related to bacteriological sampling of beach waters & public bathing places from DOH to DEP; provides requirements for such transfer; revises provisions related to bacteriological sampling of beach waters & public bathing places, including rule adoption & enforcement; issuance of health advisories; closure of beach waters & public bathing places; notification & signage requirements; & public statewide interagency database. Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Appropriations Committee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 0167

11/02/2023

HOUSE Referred to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

01/25/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee, 01/29 /24, 3:00 pm, 404 H - PCS

Repeal of Marriage Definition by Basabe Repeal of Marriage Definition: Proposes repeal of provision in State Constitution which defines a marriage as the legal union of only one man & one woman as husband & wife & invalidates any other legal union treated as marriage or substantial equivalent.

Committees of Reference House Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee House Judiciary Committee Actions

HB 0169

10/16/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/02/2023

HOUSE Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee; Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex by Basabe Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex: Removes prohibition on recognition of same-sex marriages; removes prohibition on state & its agencies & subdivisions giving effect to public act, record, or judicial proceeding that respects same-sex marriage or relationship or claim arising from such marriage or relationship. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 167 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose Committees of Reference

House Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee House Judiciary Committee Actions

HB 0187

10/16/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/02/2023

HOUSE Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee; Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

Antisemitism by Gottlieb Antisemitism: Defines term "antisemitism"; provides contemporary examples of antisemitism. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Criminal Justice Subcommittee House Judiciary Committee Actions

SB 0188

01/18/2024

HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 113 Yeas / 3 Nays)

01/18/2024

SENATE In Messages

01/19/2024

SENATE Received; Referred to Rules

Trespass on Commercial Agricultural Property by Brodeur Trespass on Commercial Agricultural Property; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for trespass with specified intent on certain commercial agricultural property; defining the term “commercial agricultural property”, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Criminal Justice Senate Agriculture (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

HB 0193

11/27/2023

SENATE On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 12/05/23, 2:00 pm, 37 S

12/05/2023

SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; 6 Yeas, 1 Nay

12/05/2023

SENATE Now in Agriculture

State Renewable Energy Goals by Eskamani State Renewable Energy Goals: Prohibits drilling or exploration for, or production of, oil, gas, or other petroleum products & permitting & construction of certain related structures; requires statewide renewable energy electricity & carbon emission reductions by specified dates; directs Office of Energy within DACS to develop unified statewide plan & submit plan to Governor & Legislature; creates Renewable Energy Advisory Committee; directs Commissioner of Agriculture to submit annual report to Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 0196

10/17/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/02/2023

HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee

Economic Development by Simon Economic Development; Deleting the requirement that certain grants received by a regional economic development organization must be matched in a certain manner; removing a provision requiring a certain consideration; removing certain demonstration requirements of program applicants, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Commerce and Tourism Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Senate Fiscal Policy (Current Reference) Actions

HB 0217

01/11/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/16/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/16/2024

SENATE Now in Fiscal Policy

College Campus Facilities in Areas of Critical State Concern by Mooney, Jr. College Campus Facilities in Areas of Critical State Concern: Revises number of beds certain FCS institutions may provide to certain persons; authorizes such beds to be provided to health care workers; & revises which funds may not be used for construction of dormitories. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Education & Employment Committee Actions

SB 0222

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 3:00 pm, 17 H

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays

College Campus Facilities in Areas of Critical State Concern by Rodriguez College Campus Facilities in Areas of Critical State Concern; Providing that beds for health care workers may be included in the construction of dormitories on the campus of a Florida College System institution; revising the number of beds that may be provided in such dormitories for employees, educators, health care workers, and first responders; revising which funds may be used for construction of dormitories, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024Last Action: 1/10/2024 Se Committees of Reference Senate Education Postsecondary Senate Appropriations Committee on Education (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Actions 01/11/2024

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Education

01/19/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Education, 01/24/24, 4: 00 pm, 412 K

01/24/2024 SB 0224

SENATE Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Education; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

Citizen Volunteer Advisory Committees by Wright Citizen Volunteer Advisory Committees; Authorizing specified regional citizen volunteer advisory committees to conduct public meetings and workshops by means of communications media technology; requiring that such technology allow all persons to audibly communicate; providing notice requirements for public meetings or workshops conducted by means of communications media technology, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Senate Rules (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0246

01/23/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/23/2024

SENATE Now in Rules

01/25/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Rules, 01/30/24, 3:30 pm, 412 K

Conversion Charter Schools by Harrell Conversion Charter Schools; Revising the requirements for an application for a conversion charter school; authorizing municipalities to apply for the conversion of specified public schools to charter schools; authorizing the Charter School Review Commission to solicit and review applications for conversion charter schools, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Education Pre-K - 12 (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Education Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 0266

10/20/2023

SENATE Filed

11/07/2023

SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Appropriations Committee on Education; Fiscal Policy

Transportation by Hooper Transportation; Prohibiting the Department of Transportation from annually committing more than a certain percentage of revenues derived from state fuel taxes and motor vehicle license-related fees to public transit projects; authorizing the department to enter into comprehensive agreements with private entities or the consortia thereof for the building, operation, ownership, or financing of transportation facilities; requiring the department to receive three letters of interest before proceeding with requests for proposals for certain contracts; revising a presumption regarding the proximate cause of death, injury, or damage in a civil suit against the department, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Transportation Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Actions 01/17/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Transportation; 5 Yeas, 1 Nay

01/18/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic

01/18/2024 HB 0267

Development

Building Regulations by Esposito Building Regulations: Requires governing bodies to create program to expedite process for issuing residential building permits; authorizes use of private providers; authorizes temporary parcel identification numbers; provides vested rights to applicants; prohibits substantive changes to preliminary plat; requires applicant to hold harmless and indemnify certain entities & persons; revises provisions & timeframes relating to acquiring building permits for residential dwellings; reduces permit fees; authorizes local governments to use certain fees for certain technology upgrades. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 0276

12/13/2023

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; 9 Yeas, 6 Nays

12/18/2023

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

12/21/2023

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Review of Advisory Bodies by Avila Review of Advisory Bodies; requiring certain executive agencies to annually upload a report to a specified website maintained by the Executive Office of the Governor by a specified date; providing requirements for such report; providing that specified provisions are subject to repeal, unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature within a specified timeframe, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Rules Actions

SB 0280

01/09/2024

SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/10/24

01/10/2024

SENATE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified

01/10/2024

HOUSE In Messages

Vacation Rentals by DiCeglie Vacation Rentals; Requiring advertising platforms to collect and remit specified taxes for certain vacation rental transactions; defining the term “advertising platform”; adding licensing to the regulated activities of public lodging establishments and public food service establishments which are preempted to the state; requiring advertising platforms to require that persons placing advertisements or listings for vacation rentals include certain information in the advertisements or listings and attest to certain information; authorizing the division to revoke, refuse to issue or renew, or suspend vacation rental licenses under certain circumstances, etc. APPROPRIATION: $4,321,901 Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference Senate Regulated Industries Senate Fiscal Policy Actions 01/23/2024

SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/25/24

01/25/2024

SENATE Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading

01/25/2024

SENATE Retained on Special Order Calendar

HB 0287

Transportation by Esposito Transportation: Limits revenues DOT may commit to public transit projects; provides requirements for motor vehicle teleoperation systems & driver improvement courses; authorizes DOT to enter into comprehensive agreements with private entities; authorizes DOT to determine whether to reduce bonding requirements; provides presumption regarding death, injury, or damage resulting from motor vehicle crash involving driver of vehicle who is under influence of marijuana; revises contractor's immunity from liability; provides requirements for utility permits & relocation agreements; creates Local Agency Program; requires oversight by DOT. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee House Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 0293

01/10/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 5 Nays

01/11/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/16/2024

HOUSE Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

Hurricane Protections for Homeowners' Associations by Sirois Hurricane Protections for Homeowners' Associations: Requires board or committee of homeowners' association to adopt hurricane protection specifications; requires such specifications conform to applicable building codes; prohibits board or committee of association from denying application for installation, enhancement, or replacement of certain hurricane protection; authorizes requirement to adhere to certain guidelines regarding external appearance of structure or improvement on parcel.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee House Civil Justice Subcommittee House Commerce Committee (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0298

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 8:00 am, 404 H

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/25/2024

HOUSE Now in Commerce Committee

Local Government Coastal Protections by Polsky Local Government Coastal Protections; Providing that only coastal counties and coastal municipalities that received written authorization from the Department of Environmental Protection on or before a specified date may establish construction zoning and building code exceptions to coastal construction control lines; authorizing the department to provide coastal counties, beginning on a specified date, with Resilient Florida Grant Program grants to fund saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources Senate Fiscal Policy Actions 01/18/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/19/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/22/2024

SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

SB 0328

Affordable Housing by Calatayud Affordable Housing; Prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from restricting the floor area ratio of certain proposed developments under certain circumstances; authorizing counties and municipalities, respectively, to restrict the height of proposed developments under certain circumstances; requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to consider reducing parking requirements under certain circumstances; revising conditions for when multifamily projects are considered property used for a charitable purpose and are eligible to receive an ad valorem property tax exemption, etc. APPROPRIATION: $100,000,000 Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Fiscal Policy (Current Reference) Actions

HB 0329

01/12/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Re-Filed

01/12/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 01/18/24, 1:30 pm, 412 K

01/18/2024

SENATE Temporarily Postponed by Fiscal Policy

Financial Assistance for Homeowners by Edmonds Financial Assistance for Homeowners: Creates Homeowners' Assistance Fund within Department of Commerce for specified purposes; provides expenses that qualify under fund; requires secretary of department to allocate certain amount of funds for administrating & overseeing fund, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities, & to inspector general of department to oversee certain programs; specifies how secretary must allocate funds to eligible entities; requires eligible entities to request funds within certain time period; requires secretary to disburse & reallocate funds within certain time period. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 0331

11/03/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/22/2023

HOUSE Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

11/22/2023

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Limitation on Property Tax Assessments by Garcia (A) Limitation on Property Tax Assessments: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to eliminate an exception for school district levies from the constitutional limitations on real property assessment increases on specified nonhomestead real property. Effective Date: Not Specified Committees of Reference House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference) House Appropriations Committee Actions 11/22/2023

HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

11/29/2023

Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 12/01/23, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

12/06/2023

Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 12/08/23, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

HB 0333

School District Levies by Garcia (A) School District Levies: Requires school district levies for certain properties to be assessed in same manner as other levies. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 331 Committees of Reference House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference) House Appropriations Committee Actions

HB 0335

11/22/2023

HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

11/29/2023

Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 12/01/23, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

12/06/2023

Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 12/08/23, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions by Roth Requiring Broader Public Support for Constitutional Amendments or Revisions: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase percentage of elector votes required to approve amendment to or revision of State Constitution from 60 percent to 66.67 percent. Effective Date: Not Specified Committees of Reference House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Judiciary Committee House State Affairs Committee Actions

SB 0338

11/22/2023

HOUSE Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee

11/22/2023

HOUSE Now in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

01/25/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee, 01 /29/24, 3:00 pm, 102 H

Safe Waterways Act by Berman Safe Waterways Act; Citing this act as the “Safe Waterways Act”; requiring the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Protection to submit to the Governor and the Legislature, by a specified date, certain recommendations relating to the transfer of duties related to the bacteriological sampling of beach waters and public bathing places; specifying that the Department of Environmental Protection is solely responsible for adopting and enforcing rules related to the bacteriological sampling of beach waters and public bathing places; requiring municipalities and counties to immediately notify the department of any incident that may affect the quality of beach waters or public bathing places within their respective jurisdictions, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Health Policy (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy Actions 11/07/2023

SENATE Filed

11/15/2023

SENATE Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

HB 0339

Agritourism by Roth Agritourism: Prohibits local governments from adopting ordinances, regulations, rules, or policies that require certificates of use for certain agricultural lands, facilities, & venues or limit certain activities associated with agritourism; provides for termination, expiration, extension, & renewal of specified local government ordinances, rules, & measures. Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

SB 0370

11/03/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/22/2023

HOUSE Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

11/22/2023

HOUSE Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

Spaceports by Wright Spaceports; Urging Congress to add spaceports as a qualified tax-exempt category of private activity bonds, etc.

Committees of Reference Senate Commerce and Tourism Senate Rules (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0386

12/05/2023

SENATE Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

12/06/2023

SENATE Now in Rules

01/25/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Rules, 01/30/24, 3:30 pm, 412 K

Affordable Housing Parking Requirements by Osgood Affordable Housing Parking Requirements; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to reduce parking requirements for certain developments if they are located within a specified distance of a major transportation hub; defining the term “major transportation hub”, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Transportation Senate Rules Actions

HB 0397

11/08/2023

SENATE Filed

11/15/2023

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Transportation; Rules

Urban Agriculture Pilot Projects by Cross Urban Agriculture Pilot Projects: Redefines term "urban agriculture." Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

SB 0404

11/09/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/22/2023

HOUSE Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

11/22/2023

HOUSE Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

Urban Agriculture Pilot Projects by Rouson Urban Agriculture Pilot Projects; Redefining the term “urban agriculture” to include both noncommercial and new commercial agricultural uses, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Agriculture (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions

SB 0406

11/09/2023

SENATE Filed

11/28/2023

SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Community Affairs; Rules

Statewide Environmental Resource Permitting Rules by Rodriguez Statewide Environmental Resource Permitting Rules; Requiring that stormwater management systems be designed with side slopes that meet a certain minimum design requirement; superseding certain side slope rules and authorizing their repeal by a specified publication of notice and a specified filing, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources Senate Fiscal Policy (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

HB 0413

01/05/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 01/10/24, 10:30 am, 301 S

01/10/2024

SENATE Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/10/2024

SENATE Now in Fiscal Policy

Public Meetings and Workshops for Regional Advisory Committees by Altman Public Meetings and Workshops for Regional Advisory Committees: Authorizes certain regional advisory committees to conduct public meetings & workshops by means of communications media technology; provides that advisory committee member who participates in meeting or workshop using such technology is deemed present; provides requirements for communications media technology; provides notice requirements for such meetings & workshops. Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions 11/13/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/22/2023

HOUSE Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

11/22/2023

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

SB 0438

Term Limits by Ingoglia Term Limits; Establishing term limits for county commissioners; prohibiting specified persons from seeking certain offices until after a specified timeframe, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Ethics and Elections Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

HB 0451

01/11/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Ethics and Elections, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 37 S

01/16/2024

SENATE Favorable by Ethics and Elections; 5 Yeas, 3 Nays

01/16/2024

SENATE Now in Community Affairs

Land Acquisition Trust Fund by Bell Land Acquisition Trust Fund: Provides annual appropriation to DEP to implement Heartland Headwaters Protection & Sustainability Act; requires funds to be used & distributed for specified purposes. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee House Appropriations Committee Actions

SB 0452

11/14/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/22/2023

HOUSE Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee

11/22/2023

HOUSE Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

Land Acquisition Trust Fund by Burton Land Acquisition Trust Fund; Providing an annual appropriation to the Department of Environmental Protection to implement the Heartland Headwaters Protection and Sustainability Act, etc.

APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Actions

HB 0455

01/05/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 01/10/24, 10:30 am, 301 S

01/10/2024

SENATE Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/10/2024

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan by Casello Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan: Requires DEP to develop comprehensive waste reduction & recycling plan by specified date, convene technical assistance group, & submit report to Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference

House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 0479

01/17/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee, 01/19/24, 4:00 pm, 404 H

01/19/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/19/2024

HOUSE Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

Alternative Mobility Funding Systems by Robinson (W) Jr. Alternative Mobility Funding Systems: Revises requirements relating to agreements to pay for or construct certain improvements; authorizes local governments to adopt alternative mobility planning & fee system; prohibits alternative system from imposing responsibility for funding existing transportation deficiency on new development; prohibits local governments that do not issue building permits from charging for transportation impacts; prohibits local governments from assessing multiple charges for same transportation impact; revises requirements for calculation of impact fees; requires local governments transitioning to alternative funding systems to provide holders of impact fee credits with full benefit of intensity & density of prepaid credit balances as of specified date. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House Ways & Means Committee House Commerce Committee (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0480

01/12/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Ways & Means Committee, 01/17/24, 10:30 am, 404 H

01/17/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Ways & Means Committee; 21 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/17/2024

HOUSE Now in Commerce Committee

Renewable Natural Gas by DiCeglie Renewable Natural Gas; Authorizing a public utility to recover prudently incurred renewable natural gas infrastructure project costs through an appropriate Florida Public Service Commission cost-recovery mechanism; specifying eligible renewable natural gas infrastructure projects; revising the required contents of a basin management action plan for an Outstanding Florida Spring to include identification of certain water quality improvement projects; encouraging counties and municipalities to develop regional solutions to certain energy issues; authorizing the farm-to-fuel initiative to address the production and capture of renewable natural gas, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Regulated Industries Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0484

01/12/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 01/17/24, 1:30 pm, 110 S

01/17/2024

SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/17/2024

SENATE Now in Fiscal Policy

Flood Disclosure in the Sale of Real Property by Bradley

Flood Disclosure in the Sale of Real Property; Requiring a seller of real property to disclose in writing certain flood information to a prospective purchaser before executing a contract for the sale of the property; defining the term “flooding”, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Banking and Insurance Senate Rules Actions

SB 0498

11/15/2023

SENATE Filed

11/28/2023

SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules

Preemption of Recyclable and Polystyrene Materials by Stewart Preemption of Recyclable and Polystyrene Materials; Removing the preemption of local laws regarding the regulation of auxiliary containers, wrappings, or disposable plastic bags; removing the preemption of local laws regarding the use or sale of polystyrene products to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Commerce and Tourism (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions

HB 0503

11/16/2023

SENATE Filed

11/28/2023

SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Rules

Limitation on Local Fees for Virtual Offices by Fabricio Limitation on Local Fees for Virtual Offices: Prohibits county, municipality, or local governmental entity from imposing, levying, or collecting certain fees relating to utilization of virtual office. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Ways & Means Committee House State Affairs Committee Actions

HB 0527

11/30/2023

HOUSE Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; State Affairs Committee

11/30/2023

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

01/17/2024

Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 01/19/24, 9:15 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

Land and Water Management by Maggard Land and Water Management: Requires certain buffer zones for land or water delineations established by county or municipality to be acquired by county or municipality through eminent domain; preempts regulation of specified dredge & fill activities to state; repeals land management review teams. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 0557

11/17/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/30/2023

HOUSE Referred to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

11/30/2023

HOUSE Now in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

Movable Tiny Homes by Stevenson Movable Tiny Homes: Provides requirements for construction & inspection of movable tiny home; requires movable tiny home to have sticker or other documentation certifying compliance therewith; requires Florida Building Commission to review updates to certain codes which pertain to requirements for movable tiny homes. Effective Date: October 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 0566

01/24/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/24/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/25/2024

HOUSE Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

Land Acquisition Trust Fund by Rodriguez Land Acquisition Trust Fund; Requiring an annual appropriation from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection to implement the Florida Keys Stewardship Act or to acquire land within the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern for specified purposes; prohibiting the department from using the appropriated funds to implement wastewater management projects or programs, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Actions

SB 0578

01/05/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 01/10/24, 10:30 am, 301 S

01/10/2024

SENATE Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/10/2024

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Limitation on Local Fees for Virtual Offices by Ingoglia Limitation on Local Fees for Virtual Offices; Prohibiting a county, municipality, or local governmental entity from imposing, levying, or collecting certain fees relating to the utilization of a virtual office, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Commerce and Tourism

Senate Rules Actions

HB 0579

11/27/2023

SENATE Filed

12/05/2023

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules

01/17/2024

Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 01/19/24, 9:15 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

Use of Private Providers for Plans Review and Inspection by Griffitts Jr. Use of Private Providers for Plans Review and Inspection: Requires private provider firms to qualify as business organizations; authorizes owner or contractor to file complaint with Department of Commerce against local jurisdiction if certain fees are not reduced; requires local jurisdiction to immediately refund fees; authorizes DOC to assess certain fines; prohibits local persons & entities from conducting its own plans review or inspections if private provider is retained; requires local building official to issue permit or provide specified written notice within certain time period. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Appropriations Committee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 0586

11/30/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

01/12/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee, 01/17/24, 8:00 am, 212 K

01/17/2024

HOUSE Temporarily Postponed by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

Cultivated Meat by Yarborough Cultivated Meat; Defining the term “cultivated meat”; prohibiting the manufacture, sale, holding or offering for sale, or distribution of cultivated meat in this state; providing that such products are subject to an immediate stop-sale order, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Agriculture (Current Reference) Senate Commerce and Tourism Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 0592

11/28/2023

SENATE Filed

12/05/2023

SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Commerce and Tourism; Fiscal Policy

Historical Preservation Programs by Burgess Historical Preservation Programs; Requiring the Department of State to partner with the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network for a specified purpose; specifying preservation efforts that may be undertaken through the partnership; requiring the department and the network to determine other eligible expenditures necessary to further the partnership’s mission and goals, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy

Actions

SB 0594

01/22/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/23/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/23/2024

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Public Works Projects by Grall Public Works Projects; Revising the definition of the term “public works project”; deleting a prohibited activity of the state or a political subdivision that contracts for a public works project; authorizing political subdivisions that are the sole source of funding for a public works project to prevent certain contractors and subcontractors and material suppliers or carriers from participating in the bidding process for that project based on the geographic location of the company headquarters or offices or the residences of their employees, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions

HB 0599

12/05/2023

SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Fiscal Policy; Rules

12/06/2023

SENATE Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Fiscal Policy; Rules

12/06/2023

SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduction

Gender Identity Employment Practices by Chamberlin Gender Identity Employment Practices: Specifies employment policy of state relating to person's sex; prohibits employees & contractors of certain employers from being required to use, from providing, & from being asked to provide certain titles & pronouns; prohibits employees & contractors from being penalized or subjected to certain actions for not providing certain titles & pronouns; prohibits adverse personnel action on basis of deeply held religious or biology-based beliefs; provides administrative & civil remedies; provides that it is unlawful employment practice for nonprofit organization to require certain training, instruction, or activity. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions

SB 0608

11/21/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/30/2023

HOUSE Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee; Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

11/30/2023

HOUSE Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

Dredging and Beach Restoration Projects by Rodriguez Dredging and Beach Restoration Projects; Directing the Department of Environmental Protection to require that, as a condition of permits issued for certain dredging and beach restoration projects, any adverse impact analysis conducted for the activity meet certain requirements; requiring a local government to provide notice of its intent to conduct an analysis to certain adjacent local governments, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference

Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Senate Rules Actions

HB 0609

11/28/2023

SENATE Filed

12/05/2023

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy; Rules

Local Business Taxes by Botana Local Business Taxes: Repeals chapter 205, F.S., relating to local business taxes. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference) House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions

HB 0643

11/30/2023

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

11/30/2023

HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

12/06/2023

Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 12/08/23, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle in the Education System by Driskell Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle in the Education System: Prohibits discrimination based on protected hairstyle in Florida K-20 public education system; provides that term "race" includes protected hairstyles for purposes of United States Code within public & private education system. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Education Quality Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Civil Justice Subcommittee House Education & Employment Committee Actions

SB 0664

11/21/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/30/2023

HOUSE Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Education & Employment Committee

11/30/2023

HOUSE Now in Education Quality Subcommittee

Land and Water Management by Burgess Land and Water Management; Requiring certain buffer zones for land or water delineations established by a county or municipality to be purchased by the county or municipality; preempting regulation of specified dredge and fill activities to the Department of Environmental Protection; repealing provisions relating to land management review teams, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy Actions 12/01/2023

SENATE Filed

12/13/2023 HB 0665

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

Expedited Approval of Residential Building Permits by McClain Expedited Approval of Residential Building Permits: Requires governing bodies to create or update program to expedite process for issuing residential building permits; authorizes applicants to use private provider; authorizes governing body to issue addresses & temporary parcel identification numbers; requires governing body to issue specified number or percentage of building permits; provides applicant has vested rights when conditions are met; prohibits governing body from making changes to preliminary plat without written consent; requires applicant to indemnify & hold harmless certain entities & persons. Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 0683

01/17/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 2 Nays

01/17/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/18/2024

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Renewable Natural Gas by Yeager Renewable Natural Gas: Authorizes cost recovery for renewable natural gas infrastructure projects by public utilities; requires basin management action plans to include renewable natural gas projects & opportunities; encourages counties & municipalities to form regional renewable natural gas solutions for landfills & wastewater treatment facilities; authorizes farm-to-fuel initiatives for renewable natural gas; revises purposes of DEP statewide renewable energy information & education program. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 0684

12/01/2023

HOUSE Filed

12/19/2023

HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

12/19/2023

HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee

Residential Building Permits by DiCeglie Residential Building Permits; Requiring certain governing bodies, by a date certain, to create a program to expedite the process for issuing residential building permits before a final plat is recorded; requiring a governing body to issue a certain number or percentage of building permits requested in an application when certain conditions are met; requiring local jurisdictions to reduce permit fees by a certain percentage under certain circumstances; revising the timeframes for approving or denying certain building permits, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Regulated Industries Senate Rules

Actions

SB 0686

12/05/2023

SENATE Filed

12/13/2023

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules

Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle by Powell Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle; Citing this act as the "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act" or "CROWN Act"; prohibiting discrimination based on protected hairstyle in the K-20 public education system; defining the terms “race” and “protective hairstyles” for purposes of antidiscrimination requirements for private schools participating in the state school choice scholarship program, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Education Pre-K - 12 Senate Rules Actions

SB 0688

12/05/2023

SENATE Filed

12/13/2023

SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Education Pre-K -12; Rules

Alternative Mobility Funding Systems by Martin Alternative Mobility Funding Systems; Authorizing certain local governments to adopt an alternative mobility planning and fee system or an alternative system in certain circumstances; prohibiting an alternative system from imposing responsibility for funding an existing transportation deficiency upon new development; providing that only local governments issuing building permits may charge for transportation impacts; revising requirements for the calculation of impact fees by certain local governments and special districts, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Transportation (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

SB 0696

01/09/2024

SENATE Favorable by Community Affairs; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/10/2024

SENATE Now in Transportation

01/25/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Transportation, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 110 S

Agritourism by Rodriguez Agritourism; Prohibiting local governments from adopting ordinances, regulations, rules, or policies that require certificates of use for certain agricultural lands, facilities, and venues or that limit certain activities associated with agritourism; providing for the termination, expiration, extension, and renewal of specified local government ordinances, rules, and measures, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Agriculture (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions

SB 0698

12/05/2023

SENATE Filed

12/13/2023

SENATE Referred to Agriculture; Community Affairs; Rules

Regulation of Single-use Plastic Products by Rodriguez

Regulation of Single-use Plastic Products; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to submit updated retail bag reports with conclusions and recommendations to the Legislature by specified dates; defining the term “coastal community”; authorizing coastal communities to establish pilot programs to regulate single-use plastic products, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Commerce and Tourism (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions

SB 0702

12/05/2023

SENATE Filed

12/13/2023

SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Rules

Attorney Fees and Costs by Martin Attorney Fees and Costs; Defining the term “property rights”; requiring courts to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing defendant in certain civil actions under specified circumstances, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Judiciary Senate Rules Actions

HB 0705

01/19/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Rules, 01/24/24, 11:00 am, 412 K

01/24/2024

SENATE Favorable by Rules; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/24/2024

SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

Public Works Projects by Shoaf Public Works Projects: Revises definition of term "public works project" to include activities paid for with local funds. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0714

01/19/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; 10 Yeas, 5 Nays

01/19/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/22/2024

HOUSE Now in State Affairs Committee

Seaports by Wright Seaports; Revising the minimum amount of funds to be made available for the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program from the State Transportation Trust Fund beginning in a specified fiscal year; revising the amount the Department of Transportation is required to include in its annual legislative budget request for the program; revising the amount of funds to be made available from the State Transportation Trust Fund to fund the Strategic Port Investment Initiative beginning in a specified fiscal year, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Transportation (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Senate Appropriations

Actions

HB 0723

12/05/2023

SENATE Filed

12/15/2023

SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations

Everglades Protection Area by Busatta Cabrera Everglades Protection Area: Requires comprehensive plans & plan amendments that apply to certain lands within or near Everglades Protection Area to follow state coordinated review process; provides duties of DEP relating to such plans & plan amendments; provides additional limitation for compliance determination of such plans & plan amendments; prohibits & provides requirements for adoption of certain development amendments within Everglades Protection Area. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

SB 0734

12/19/2023

HOUSE Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

12/19/2023

HOUSE Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

01/25/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee, 01/29/24, 11:30 am, 404 H

Government Accountability by Ingoglia Government Accountability; Prohibiting specified individuals from soliciting or accepting anything of value from a foreign country of concern; prohibiting a person from lobbying a county, municipality, or special district unless he or she is registered as a lobbyist; requiring a Commission on Ethics and Public Trust established by a county or municipality or the Commission on Ethics to investigate a lobbyist or principal upon receipt of a sworn complaint containing certain allegations; prohibiting the governing body of a county from renewing or extending the employment contract of a county administrator during a specified timeframe; prohibiting a district school board from renewing or extending the employment contract of a district school superintendent during a specified timeframe, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Ethics and Elections Senate Rules Actions

HB 0735

12/06/2023

SENATE Filed

12/15/2023

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Ethics and Elections; Rules

01/24/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 401 S

Government Accountability by Andrade Government Accountability: Prohibits individuals from soliciting or accepting anything of value from foreign country of concern; prohibits person from lobbying county, municipality, or special district unless registered as lobbyist; establishes requirements for registration, compliance, investigations, & registration fees; prohibits entities from renewing or extending employment contracts during specified timeframe; requires specified number of members of governing body to be physically present at meeting for quorum purposes; authorizes members to participate in deliberations of governing body through technology. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference

House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions

SB 0738

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 11:30 am, 17 H - PCS

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/25/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

Environmental Management by Burgess Environmental Management; Providing that the prevailing party in certain actions against the Department of Environmental Protection or a water management district is entitled to reasonable costs and attorney fees; requiring that nonindustrial stormwater management systems be designed with side slopes that meet certain minimum design requirements; revising construction relating to causes of action for damages to real or personal property directly resulting from certain discharges or other conditions of pollution; requiring the department and water management districts to conduct holistic reviews of their respective agency’s costal permitting processes and permit programs, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 0742

01/10/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/12/2024

SENATE Now in Judiciary

01/24/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 412 K

Public Works Projects by Grall Public Works Projects; Revising the definition of the term “public works project”; revising applicability of a provision that prohibits the state or a political subdivision that contracts for a public works project from taking certain actions under specified circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

HB 0749

01/22/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Community Affairs; 6 Yeas, 2 Nays

01/24/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/25/2024

SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Flood Damage Prevention by Basabe Flood Damage Prevention: Provides maximum voluntary freeboard requirements for new construction & substantial improvements to existing construction; prohibits voluntary freeboard from being used in calculation of maximum allowable height for certain construction; authorizes local governments to adopt by ordinance minimum freeboard requirement or maximum voluntary freeboard that exceeds minimum requirements; requires Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule minimum freeboard requirements & to incorporate such requirements into next edition of FBC; requires commission to review freeboard requirements every 5 years. Effective Date: July 1, 2024

Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Current Reference) House State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 0777

12/06/2023

HOUSE Filed

12/19/2023

HOUSE Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

12/19/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

Municipal Water or Sewer Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges by Brackett Municipal Water or Sewer Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges: Removes provision authorizing certain municipalities serving consumers outside their boundaries to add specific surcharges to rates, fees, & charges; removes provision which does not require public hearing for adding specific surcharges; requires certain municipalities to conduct rate studies by specified dates which evaluate future capital needs, whether rates are expected to generate sufficient revenues to cover costs & support investments, & whether costs are equitably distributed. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 0781

01/10/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 3 Nays

01/10/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/11/2024

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships by Clemons, Sr. Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships: Revises provisions to authorize, rather than require, responsible public entity to publish notice of unsolicited proposal for qualifying project in specified manner & accept other proposals for same project; authorizes responsible public entity to proceed with unsolicited proposal for qualifying project without public bidding process if responsible public entity holds public meeting that meets certain requirements & makes certain determination; requires responsible public entity to consider certain factors; requires responsible public entity to publish certain report in Florida Administrative Register for certain period in certain circumstances; revises certain determinations that responsible public entity must make before approving comprehensive agreement. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions 12/07/2023

HOUSE Filed

12/27/2023

HOUSE Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

12/27/2023

HOUSE Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

HB 0789

Environmental Management by Overdorf Environmental Management: Requires that nonindustrial stormwater management systems be designed with side slopes that meet certain minimum design requirements; superseding certain side slope rules; revises construction relating to causes of action for damages to real or personal property directly resulting from certain discharges or other conditions of pollution. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 0791

01/22/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee, 01/24 /24, 1:30 pm, 404 H - PCS

01/24/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/25/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

Development Permits and Orders by Overdorf Development Permits and Orders: Requires counties & municipalities to meet specified requirements regarding minimum information necessary for certain zoning applications; revises timeframes for processing applications for approvals of development permits or development orders; provides refund parameters in situations where county or municipality fails to meet certain timeframes; defines term "substantive change." Effective Date: October 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House Commerce Committee (Current Reference) House State Affairs Committee Actions

HB 0799

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 11:30 am, 17 H

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/25/2024

HOUSE Now in Commerce Committee

Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by Same Owner by Robinson (W) Jr. Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by Same Owner: Authorizes owner of real property to create easement, servitude, or other interest in owner's real property & providing that such easement, servitude, or other interest is valid; provides that act does not revive or reinstate right or interest that has been adjudicated invalid before certain date. Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Civil Justice Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee House Judiciary Committee (Current Reference) Actions 01/19/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Infrastructure Strategies Committee, 01/23/24, 12:30 pm, 404 H

01/23/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee; 21 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/23/2024

HOUSE Now in Judiciary Committee

HB 0805

Traffic Infraction Detectors by Borrero Traffic Infraction Detectors: Proposes amendment of State Constitution to prohibit use of traffic infraction detectors within this state. Effective Date: Not Specified Committees of Reference House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

SB 0812

12/08/2023

HOUSE Filed

12/27/2023

HOUSE Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

12/27/2023

HOUSE Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

Expedited Approval of Residential Building Permits by Ingoglia Expedited Approval of Residential Building Permits; Requiring certain governing bodies, by a date certain, to create a program to expedite the process for issuing residential building permits before a final plat is recorded; requiring a governing body to issue a specified number or percentage of building permits requested in an application when certain conditions are met; prohibiting a governing body from making substantive changes to a preliminary plat without written consent, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Regulated Industries (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

SB 0814

01/22/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Community Affairs; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/24/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/24/2024

SENATE Now in Regulated Industries

Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by the Same Owner by Yarborough Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by the Same Owner; Authorizing an owner of real property to create an easement, servitude, or other interest in the owner’s real property and providing that such easement, servitude, or other interest is valid; providing construction and applicability; providing that the act does not revive or reinstate a right or interest that has been adjudicated invalid before a certain date, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

SB 0836

12/08/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Rules

01/24/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 412 K

Mitigation Areas and Assessments by Simon Mitigation Areas and Assessments; Specifying conditions under which the degree of risk may not be considered when a uniform mitigation assessment method is being applied; providing that certain encumbrances of real property may not be required for mitigation areas that meet specified criteria; providing an exception, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024

Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions

SB 0854

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules

01/05/2024

SENATE Withdrawn from Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules

01/05/2024

SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduction

Airports by Martin Airports; Requiring commercial airport authorities created by the Legislature as dependent special districts to prohibit aircraft from landing at certain airports unless the aircraft meet certain requirements; specifying that aircraft meeting certain requirements are authorized to land at certain airports; authorizing an airport authority to require that an aircraft, before its initial landing and on an annual basis thereafter, meet certain requirements, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Transportation (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions

HB 0863

12/12/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules

Management and Storage of Surface Waters by Killebrew Management and Storage of Surface Waters: Provides exemption from surface water management & storage regulations for implementation of measures & practices for environmental activities & water quality improvements on specified agricultural lands & government-owned lands; provides condition & requirements for measures & practices; removes requirements for adverse impacts on water resources, certain notification by DEP & water management districts, & activity commencement; prohibits use of exemption for certain mitigation purposes. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 0867

12/27/2023

HOUSE Referred to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

12/27/2023

HOUSE Now in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

01/03/2024

HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District, Manatee County by Robinson (W) Jr. North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District, Manatee County: Revises boundaries of district.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions 01/23/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee; 21 Yeas, 0 Nays

SB 0870

01/23/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/24/2024

HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships by Boyd Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships; Authorizing, rather than requiring, a responsible public entity to publish notice of an unsolicited proposal for a qualifying project in a specified manner and that other proposals for the same project will be accepted; authorizing a responsible public entity to proceed with an unsolicited proposal for a qualifying project without a public bidding process if the responsible public entity holds a public meeting that meets certain requirements and holds a subsequent public meeting at which it makes a certain determination; requiring the responsible public entity to consider certain factors; requiring the responsible public entity to publish a certain report in the Florida Administrative Register for a certain period of time in certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7 /1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

SB 0894

01/22/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/23/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/23/2024

SENATE Now in Community Affairs

Governing Body Meetings by Bradley Governing Body Meetings; Authorizing governing bodies of municipalities to convene meetings and conduct official business via teleconferencing or other technological means if certain conditions are met; providing limitations on such meetings; providing that the limitations placed on such meetings may be suspended upon a declared state of emergency, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

SB 0928

01/11/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/16/24, 11:00 am, 401 S

01/16/2024

SENATE Favorable by Community Affairs; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/16/2024

SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Required Instruction in the History of the Holocaust and the History of African Americans by Thompson Required Instruction in the History of the Holocaust and the History of African Americans; Authorizing the Department of Education to contract with specified entities to develop specified training and resources; requiring the department to annually verify that school districts, charter schools, and specified private schools implement certain instruction relating to the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans and providing requirements therefor; requiring certain statewide, standardized assessments to include curricula content from the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Education Pre-K - 12 (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Education Senate Fiscal Policy

Actions

SB 0980

12/13/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Appropriations Committee on Education; Fiscal Policy

Traffic and Pedestrian Safety by Perry Traffic and Pedestrian Safety; Requiring that all plans submitted on or after a specified date for construction of a pedestrian crosswalk on a public highway, street, or road which is located at any point other than at an intersection with another public highway, street, or road must include traffic control signal devices and pedestrian control signals that conform to specified requirements; providing coordination requirements for such devices and signals requiring that such devices and signals be coordinated to meet specified requirements, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Transportation (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Appropriations Actions

HB 0981

12/18/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Appropriations

Aviation by Bankson Aviation: Requires owner or lessee of proposed vertiport to comply with specified requirements; requires DOT to conduct specified inspection of vertiport; requires DOT to designate subject matter expert for advanced air mobility; provides location & purpose of such expert; provides legislative intent; provides duties of DOT; requires report to Governor & Legislature; provides report requirements; designates Greater Orlando Aviation Authority as advanced air mobility test site for state; revises requirements for adoption of airport land use compatibility zoning regulations. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 0985

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Transportation & Modals Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 11: 30 am, 404 H - PCS

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/26/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

Housing by Eskamani Housing: Creates Department of Housing & Tenant Rights; provides for secretary be appointed by Governor & confirmed by Senate; provides purpose of department; requires department submit a report; revises provisions relating to residential tenancies, landlords, & tenants, including requirements for rental agreements, security deposits, notices, evictions, rights to purchase, rent control, impact fees, abandonment of property, & documentary stamp taxes. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House State Affairs Committee (Current Reference) House Appropriations Committee House Judiciary Committee

Actions

SB 0986

12/21/2023

HOUSE Filed

01/08/2024

HOUSE Referred to State Affairs Committee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee

01/08/2024

HOUSE Now in State Affairs Committee

Management and Storage of Surface Waters by Burton Management and Storage of Surface Waters; Providing an exemption from surface water management and storage regulations for the implementation of certain measures and practices for environmental restoration, enhancement, and creation activities and water quality improvements on specified agricultural and government-owned lands; deleting requirements relating to adverse impacts on water resources, certain notification by the department and water management districts, and commencement of activities, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions

SB 0994

12/18/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules

Student Transportation Safety by Burgess Student Transportation Safety; revising the definition of the term “local hearing officer”; authorizing charter schools and private schools to install and operate school bus infraction detection systems; authorizing traffic infraction enforcement officers who meet specified requirements and school board security agencies to enforce specified violations; providing that a school safety officer who completes certain training may be authorized by a county, municipality, or school entity as a traffic infraction enforcement officer and may issue certain notices and citations, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Transportation (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

HB 1029

12/19/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy

01/25/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Transportation, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 110 S

My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by Lopez (V) My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program: Establishes My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program within DFS; provides requirements for DFS, wind certification entities, hurricane mitigation inspectors & inspections, inspection & grant applications, mitigation grant eligibility, grant matching & maximum grant amount, mitigation projects & use of grant funds, contracts, & annual report. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Current Reference) House State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee House Commerce Committee

Actions

SB 1032

12/27/2023

HOUSE Filed

01/08/2024

HOUSE Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

01/08/2024

HOUSE Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

Transportation by Gruters Transportation; Deleting provisions related to appointment, powers, and duties of the Florida Transportation Commission; prohibiting the designation of additional metropolitan planning organizations (M.P.O.’s) after a specified date, with an exception for certain urbanized areas; requiring each M.P.O. to report its quality performance score annually to the district secretary and to publish the score on its website, beginning on a specified date; requiring M.P.O.’s that do not achieve the minimum acceptable quality performance score within a certain timeframe to be placed under the control of the Secretary of Transportation, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Transportation (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Senate Appropriations Actions

SB 1042

12/20/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations

Traffic Infraction Detectors by Garcia (I) Traffic Infraction Detectors; Proposing the creation of Section 33 of Article X of the State Constitution to prohibit the state or its political subdivisions from placing and operating traffic infraction detectors for specified purposes, etc.

Committees of Reference Senate Transportation (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

HB 1051

12/20/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy

Housing for Agricultural Workers by Tuck Housing for Agricultural Workers: Prohibits governmental entity from inhibiting construction of housing for agricultural workers on certain agricultural land; provides requirements for construction or installation of specified housing; requires local ordinances comply with certain regulations; authorizes adoption of local land use regulations that are less restrictive than certain state & federal regulations; provides requirements for record maintenance; provides for the suspension & removal of use of certain housing units; specifies applicability of certain permit allocation systems; authorizes continued use of certain housing sites constructed if certain conditions are met. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

01/22/2024

SB 1052

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee, 01/24/24, 11:00 am, 404 H

01/24/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/25/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

Inactive Special Districts by Hutson Inactive Special Districts; Dissolving special districts that have been declared inactive and repealing their enabling laws; dissolving the Sunny Isles Reclamation and Water Control Board and repealing the judicial order establishing the district, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

SB 1056

12/21/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Rules

01/24/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 401 S

Economic Development in Gaming Concentrated Counties by Ingoglia Economic Development in Gaming Concentrated Counties; Designating certain sections as the “Prospect Del Vista Infrastructure and Investment Act”; creating Prospect Del Vista, Inc., as a nonprofit corporation which is not a unit or entity of the state government; requiring Prospect Del Vista, Inc., to create and administer an investment fund for a certain purpose in a certain manner; requiring the Auditor General to annually audit the investment fund and Prospect Del Vista, Inc.; authorizing Prospect Del Vista, Inc., to make certain awards to certain projects or programs, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Regulated Industries (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Senate Rules Actions

SB 1058

12/21/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Fiscal Policy; Rules

Special Districts by Hutson Special Districts; Prohibiting the creation of new safe neighborhood improvement districts after a date certain; providing term limits for elected members of governing bodies of independent special districts; requiring continuation of independent special districts that levy ad valorem taxes; providing additional criteria for declaring a special district inactive; requiring special districts to establish performance measures to assess performance, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions 12/21/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Rules

01/24/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 401 S

HB 1071

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by Alvarez Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Revises, repeals, & creates various provisions relating to electric vehicle charging stations; pest control & fumigation; commercial landscaping & wildlife management; weapons & firearms; charitable organizations & professional solicitors; cultivated meat & saw palmetto berries; motor vehicle repair shops; direct support organizations; Florida Agricultural Museum; trespass on & theft of property; weights & measures; household moving & shipping services; agricultural school activities; hunter ID program; & penalties for various violations.

Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

SB 1072

01/22/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee, 01/24/24, 8:00 am, 212 K

01/24/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; 9 Yeas, 5 Nays

01/24/2024

HOUSE Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

Tourist Development by Avila Tourist Development; Providing an exception to the authorized uses of revenues received by counties imposing the tourist development tax; specifying uses of tax revenues received by certain counties imposing the tourist development tax; requiring that charter county convention development moneys be distributed to the governing boards of municipalities for specified purposes; revising the purposes for which a county may use charter county convention development moneys, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Commerce and Tourism (Current Reference) Senate Finance and Tax Senate Appropriations Actions

HB 1073

12/27/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

01/25/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 01/30/24, 9:00 am, 110 S

Enhancement and Mitigation Credits by Truenow Enhancement and Mitigation Credits: Revises provisions for sale & use of water quality enhancement credits; requires governmental entities to consider unsolicited proposals from private entities for mitigation bank projects on public lands; authorizes governmental entities to solicit such proposals; provides requirements for such mitigation banks; requires DEP & water management districts to consider information in determining credits for such mitigation banks. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions 01/09/2024

HOUSE Referred to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

01/09/2024

HOUSE Now in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

01/25/2024 HB 1075

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee, 01/29 /24, 3:00 pm, 404 H - PCS

Soil and Water Conservation Districts by Truenow Soil and Water Conservation Districts: Dissolving specified soil & water conservation districts & transferring district assets & liabilities to DACS & specified counties; revises, creates, & repeals various provisions for soil & water conservation districts relating to Soil & Water Conservation Council, regional soil & water conservation districts, district board supervisors, district governing boards, & reassignment of assets of certain dissolved districts. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions

HB 1079

01/09/2024

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 11:30 am, 17 H

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 1 Nay

Coastal Construction and Assessments by McFarland Coastal Construction and Assessments: Provides that only coastal counties & coastal municipalities that received written authorization from DEP may establish construction zoning & building code exceptions to coastal construction control lines; prohibits DEP from delegating authority to coastal counties & coastal municipalities that did not receive such authorization; authorizes DEP to award grants to coastal counties for certain saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments & provide certain cost-share funding; requires DEP to update certain data & make certain information available on its website. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 1081

01/09/2024

HOUSE Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

01/09/2024

HOUSE Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

01/25/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee, 01/29/24, 11:30 am, 404 H

Tourist Development by Porras Tourist Development: Requires certain counties to use revenue received from tourist development tax in specified manner; requires that charter county convention development moneys be distributed to certain entities for specified purposes; deletes specified notification requirement. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Ways & Means Committee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 1082

01/02/2024

HOUSE Filed

01/09/2024

HOUSE Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; Commerce Committee

01/09/2024

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

Housing for Agricultural Workers by Collins Housing for Agricultural Workers; Defining the terms “agricultural worker” and “housing site”; prohibiting a governmental entity from adopting or enforcing any legislation to inhibit the construction of housing for agricultural workers on agricultural land operated as a bona fide farm; authorizing governmental entities to adopt local land use regulations that are less restrictive than certain state and federal regulations; authorizing the continued use of housing sites constructed before the effective date of the act if certain conditions are met, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Agriculture Senate Rules (Current Reference) Actions

SB 1084

01/18/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 301 S

01/23/2024

SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/24/2024

SENATE Now in Rules

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by Collins Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Preempting the regulation of electric vehicle charging stations to the state; prohibiting local governmental entities from enacting or enforcing such regulations; providing that a pest control operator’s certificate, a special identification card, and certain limited certifications for pesticide applicators, respectively, expire a specified length of time after issuance; authorizing the department to take disciplinary action against a person who swears to or affirms a false statement on certain applications, cheats on a required examination, or violates certain procedures under certain circumstances; authorizing Class “G” licensees to qualify for multiple calibers of firearms in one requalification class under certain circumstances; prohibiting the manufacture, sale, holding or offering for sale, or distribution of cultivated meat in this state, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference Senate Agriculture Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 1088

01/11/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, 01/16/24, 1:30 pm, 301 S

01/16/2024

SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; 4 Yeas, 1 Nay

01/16/2024

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Municipal Water or Sewer Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges by Martin Municipal Water or Sewer Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges; Removing a provision that authorizes certain municipalities serving consumers outside their boundaries to add specific surcharges to the rates, fees, and charges; removing a provision that does not require a public hearing for adding specific surcharges; requiring certain municipalities to conduct rate studies at certain times, etc. Effective Date: 7 /1/2024

Committees of Reference Senate Regulated Industries (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions

SB 1098

12/27/2023

SENATE Filed

01/04/2024

SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

Department of Financial Services by DiCeglie Department of Financial Services; Creating the federal tax liaison position within the department; requiring the Chief Financial Officer to appoint the federal tax liaison; renaming the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services in the Department of Financial Services as the Division of Criminal Investigations; revising requirements for My Safe Florida Home Program mitigation inspections and mitigation grants; authorizing service of citations by e-mail under certain circumstances; specifying that licensed and appointed general lines agents, rather than general lines agents, may engage in certain activities while also licensed and appointed as surplus lines agents, etc. APPROPRIATION: $188,930 Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Banking and Insurance Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 1110

01/22/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Banking and Insurance; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/24/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/24/2024

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Land Development by DiCeglie Land Development; Revising the scope of power and responsibility of municipalities and counties under the Community Planning Act; revising exceptions from provisions governing credits against local impact fees; revising procedures regarding local government review of changes to previously approved developments of regional impact; authorizing changes to multimodal pathways, or the substitution of such pathways, in previously approved developments of regional impact if certain conditions are met, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Transportation Senate Rules Actions

HB 1125

12/28/2023

SENATE Filed

01/08/2024

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Transportation; Rules

Economic Development in Gaming Concentrated Counties by Rizo Economic Development in Gaming Concentrated Counties: Creating Prospect Del Vista, Inc. as nonprofit corporation which is not unit or entity of state government; requires Prospect Del Vista, Inc., to create & administer investment fund for certain purpose in certain manner; requires Prospect Del Vista, Inc., to establish trust account for certain purpose; provides that Prospect Del Vista, Inc., is subject to

certain public records & meetings requirements; providing for board of directors of Prospect Del Vista, Inc.; authorizes Prospect Del Vista, Inc., to make certain awards to certain projects or programs; requires scope of certain audits to include funds awarded by Prospect Del Vista, Inc. Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Appropriations Committee House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 1143

01/03/2024

HOUSE Filed

01/09/2024

HOUSE Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Commerce Committee

01/09/2024

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

My Safe Florida Home Program by Cross My Safe Florida Home Program: Provides for home inspections for flood damage under My Safe Florida Home Program; requires DFS to contract with flood certification entities to provide mitigation inspections; provides requirements for flood certification entities to qualify for selection by department; provides requirements for flood mitigation grants; authorizes flood mitigation inspectors to participate as mitigation contractors under program; requires matching fund grants to be made available to certain entities for projects that reduce flood damage. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Current Reference) House State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 1144

01/03/2024

HOUSE Filed

01/09/2024

HOUSE Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

01/09/2024

HOUSE Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

Local Business Taxes by DiCeglie Local Business Taxes; Repealing provisions relating to local business taxes, etc. Effective Date: 7/1 /2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Finance and Tax Senate Appropriations Actions

SB 1150

01/02/2024

SENATE Filed

01/08/2024

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

Development Permits and Orders by Perry Development Permits and Orders; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to meet specified requirements regarding the minimum information necessary for certain zoning applications; revising required duties that a county or municipality, respectively, must perform upon receipt of an application for approval of a development permit; revising timeframes for processing certain applications for approvals of development permits or development orders, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2024

Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

HB 1153

01/17/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/22/24, 4:00 pm, 401 S

01/22/2024

SENATE Favorable by Community Affairs; 7 Yeas, 1 Nay

01/23/2024

SENATE Now in Judiciary

Advanced Wastewater Treatment by Cross Advanced Wastewater Treatment: Requires DEP, in consultation with water management districts & sewage disposal facilities, to submit to Governor & Legislature reports on permitted sewage disposal facilities in state, priority ranking process for implementing advanced wastewater treatment upgrades at such facilities & implementation status of such upgrades. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 1159

01/03/2024

HOUSE Filed

01/09/2024

HOUSE Referred to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

01/09/2024

HOUSE Now in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee

Food Recovery by Roth Food Recovery: Directs DACS to implement pilot program to provide incentives to food recovery entities to negotiate price for fresh food products; provides shipping requirements; authorizes food recovery entities to reject certain fresh food products; requires DACS to reimburse food recovery entities for certain costs; provides reimbursement requirements; requires DACS to submit reports to Governor & Legislature; provides for expiration of pilot program; provides appropriation. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

SB 1166

01/22/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee, 01/24/24, 11:00 am, 404 H

01/24/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/25/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

Florida Main Street Program and Historic Preservation Tax Credits by DiCeglie Florida Main Street Program and Historic Preservation Tax Credits; Citing this act as the "Main Street Historical Tourism and Revitalization Act"; specifying eligibility requirements for receiving specified tax credits; specifying requirements for the Department of Revenue relating to approving and denying certain applications and granting credits; authorizing the department to make certain information available to the Division of Historical Resources and the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior for specified purposes; revising the order in which tax credits against the corporate income

tax or the franchise tax are applied, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference Senate Commerce and Tourism Senate Finance and Tax (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Actions

HB 1167

01/16/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Commerce and Tourism; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/17/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/18/2024

SENATE Now in Finance and Tax

Attorney Fees and Costs in Property Rights Disputes by Yarkosky Attorney Fees and Costs in Property Rights Disputes: Requires courts to award reasonable attorney fees & costs to prevailing defendant in certain civil actions relating to property rights. Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Civil Justice Subcommittee House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Judiciary Committee Actions

HB 1177

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 8:00 am, 404 H

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 1 Nay

01/25/2024

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Land Development by Duggan Land Development: Revises scope of power & responsibility of municipalities & counties under Community Planning Act; clarifies circumstances under which local government or special district must credit contributions toward collection of impact fee; removes exemption of water & sewer connection fees from Florida Impact Fee Act; revises exceptions from provisions governing credits against local impact fees; revises procedures regarding local government review of changes to previously approved developments of regional impact; specifies changes that are not subject to local government review; specifies that certain changes to comprehensive plan policies & land development regulations do not apply to proposed changes to approved development of regional impact or to development orders required to implement approved development of regional impact. Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Ways & Means Committee House State Affairs Committee Actions

HB 1183

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 11:30 am, 17 H

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 1 Nay

01/25/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

Florida Main Street Program and Historic Preservation Tax Credits by Barnaby Florida Main Street Program and Historic Preservation Tax Credits: Specifies eligibility requirements for

receiving specified tax credits for taxpayers that rehabilitate certified historic structures; specifies requirements for DOR relating to applications & credits; specifies requirements for such tax credits; authorizes carryforward, sale, & transfer of tax credits; provides limitation; revises order in which tax credits against corporate income tax credit or franchise tax are applied; revises order in which tax credits & deductions against insurance premium tax are applied. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference) House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 1184

01/03/2024

HOUSE Filed

01/09/2024

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

01/09/2024

HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

Land Use and Development Regulations by Ingoglia Land Use and Development Regulations; Revising the types of data upon which comprehensive plans and plan amendments must be based; requiring that future land use plans be based on data that includes elements related to the amount of land required to accommodate anticipated growth for specified types of development and the amount of certain land located outside of urban service areas; requiring local land development regulations to establish minimum lot sizes in certain districts and infill development standards for specified housing units, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Judiciary Senate Rules Actions

HB 1195

01/02/2024

SENATE Filed

01/08/2024

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules

Millage Rates by Garrison Millage Rates: Prohibits certain increases in millage rate from going into effect until it has been approved by specified vote. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Ways & Means Committee House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House State Affairs Committee Actions

SB 1200

01/22/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee; 15 Yeas, 7 Nays

01/22/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/23/2024

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Enforcement of the Florida Building Code by Rodriguez Enforcement of the Florida Building Code; Revising local governments’ responsibilities in enforcing the Florida Building Code to include any process or enforcement related to obtaining and finalizing a building permit; revising a local government’s prohibition on funding certain activities, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference

Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Regulated Industries Senate Rules Actions

SB 1202

01/03/2024

SENATE Filed

01/08/2024

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules

Referendums to Increase Millage by Ingoglia Referendums to Increase Millage; Prohibiting any increase in a taxing authority’s millage rate from going into effect until it has been approved by a specified, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions

SB 1208

01/03/2024

SENATE Filed

01/05/2024

SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduction

My Safe Florida Home Program by Martin My Safe Florida Home Program; Providing for home inspections for flood damage under the program; requiring the Department of Financial Services to contract with flood certification entities to provide mitigation inspections; authorizing flood mitigation inspectors to participate as mitigation contractors under the program under certain circumstances; requiring that matching fund grants be made available to certain entities for projects that reduce flood damage, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Banking and Insurance (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

HB 1211

01/03/2024

SENATE Filed

01/08/2024

SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

Review of Advisory Bodies by Botana Review of Advisory Bodies: Requires executive agencies to annually upload report to specified website maintained by EOG; provides requirements for such report; provides that specified provisions are subject to repeal unless reviewed & saved from repeal by Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee (Current Reference) Actions

SB 1218

01/22/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/24/24, 8:00 am, 404 H

01/24/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/24/2024

HOUSE Now in State Affairs Committee

Broadband by Burgess Broadband; Extending the date through which a promotional rate and related terms for certain wireline

attachments of broadband facilities to municipal electric utility poles are effective, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Regulated Industries Senate Commerce and Tourism Senate Rules (Current Reference) Actions

HB 1221

01/18/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 110 S

01/23/2024

SENATE Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/24/2024

SENATE Now in Rules

Land Use and Development Regulations by McClain Land Use and Development Regulations: Revises types of data that comprehensive plans & plan amendments must be based on; revises means by which application of methodology used in data collection or whether particular methodology is professionally accepted & evaluated; revises elements that must be included in comprehensive plan; revises criteria for adopting small scale development amendment; revises content requirements for local land development regulations; revises mechanisms by which applications for infill development must be administratively approved. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 1226

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 11:30 am, 17 H

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 5 Nays

01/26/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

Department of Transportation by DiCeglie Department of Transportation; Deleting the requirement that the secretary of the department appoint the department’s inspector general; limiting the percentage of the total contract amount which may be allocated for the purchase of plant materials based on the monetary size of the contract; requiring each public transit provider to certify that its actual administrative costs are no greater than a certain amount; requiring the department to preserve a rail corridor within the right of way of Interstate 4 between Orlando and Tampa for a specified purpose, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Transportation (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Senate Rules Actions

HB 1239

01/03/2024

SENATE Filed

01/08/2024

SENATE Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules

Affordable Housing by Lopez (V) Affordable Housing: Provides and revises provisions related to affordable housing, including multifamily

& mixed-use residential development uses, floor area ratio of certain proposed developments, restrictions of height of certain proposed developments, development within specified proximity to military installations, ad valorem property tax exemptions, property appraisers duties, property owners seeking certification notice from Florida Housing Finance Corporation, requirements for market value analysis, & exclusion of certain proposed developments from specified airport zoning provisions.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference House State Affairs Committee (Current Reference) House Ways & Means Committee House Appropriations Committee Actions

SB 1244

01/13/2024

HOUSE Referred to State Affairs Committee; Ways & Means Committee; Appropriations Committee

01/13/2024

HOUSE Now in State Affairs Committee

01/17/2024

Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 01/19/24, 9:15 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

Housing by Torres, Jr. Housing; Citing this act as “Keep Floridians Housed Act”; creating the Department of Housing and Tenant Rights as a new department of state government; providing requirements for rental agreements; requiring that a landlord provide written notice of a rent increase to a tenant by a specified time; prohibiting landlords from charging tenants a security deposit that is more than 1 month’s rent; revising and specifying grounds for termination of a rental agreement; authorizing local governments and special districts to adopt a specified impact fee, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Senate Appropriations Actions

HB 1263

01/03/2024

SENATE Filed

01/08/2024

SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations

My Safe Florida Home Program by LaMarca My Safe Florida Home Program: Revises provisions related to My Safe Florida Home Program including legislative intent, eligibility requirements, applications, home inspections, grants, hurricane mitigation, matching fund grants, & priority of applications & providing appropriations. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Current Reference) House State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 1275

01/05/2024

HOUSE Filed

01/13/2024

HOUSE Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

01/13/2024

HOUSE Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Investment by Berfield

Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Investment: Requires DOT to develop Strategic Infrastructure Investment Plan; provides purpose; provides requirements for development; requires plan to contain certain provisions; provides requirements for review, update, timeframe, & strategy & performance metrics of plan; requires Secretary of Transportation to submit plan & specified report biennially to Governor & Legislature; requires DOT to make annual distribution to State Transportation Trust Fund to fund projects identified in plan. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

HB 1277

01/05/2024

HOUSE Filed

01/13/2024

HOUSE Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee; Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

01/13/2024

HOUSE Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

Municipal Utilities by Busatta Cabrera Municipal Utilities: Requires certain public meetings as condition precedent to effectiveness of new or extended agreement under which municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; specifies matters to be addressed in such public meetings; requires such agreements to be written; requires annual customer meetings; defines "governing body" for specified purposes; limits portion of certain utility revenues that municipality may use to fund or finance general government functions; requires municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by specified date to PSC on annual basis; requires PSC to compile certain information & submit report containing such information to Governor & Legislature by specified date; revises provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, & charges imposed by municipal water & sewer utilities on customers located outside municipal boundaries. Effective Date: July 1, 2025 Committees of Reference House Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 1279

01/19/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 2 Nays

01/22/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/23/2024

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Administrative Procedures Committee Review of Agency Rules by Gregory Administrative Procedures Committee Review of Agency Rules: Requires each agency to annually compile inventory of rules by certain date; requires Administrative Procedures Committee to advise & assist agencies in preparing certain inventories & in achieving certain rule reductions; requires staff director of committee to annually prepare certain historical report by certain date; requires staff director of committee to provide report to committee, publish report in certain manner, & transmit report electronically to Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House State Affairs Committee Actions 01/05/2024

HOUSE Filed

HB 1297

01/13/2024

HOUSE Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

01/13/2024

HOUSE Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

Affordable Housing in Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern by Mooney, Jr. Affordable Housing in Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern: Excludes land designated as area of critical state concern from county & municipality affordable housing provisions; provides for ad valorem property tax exemption of specified amount for certain property used to provide affordable housing; specifies that certain housing units may be eligible for tax exemptions; adds certain requirements to local comprehensive plans relating to hurricane evaluation study; revises powers of land authority; provides requirements for conveying affordable housing homeownership units; provides lien status prioritization; excludes land designated as area of critical state concern from award requirements made to specified sponsors or persons for purpose of providing eligible housing as part of local housing assistance plan; authorizes counties designated as areas of critical state concern to use tourist development tax revenue for affordable workforce or employee housing. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Ways & Means Committee House State Affairs Committee Actions

HB 1299

01/05/2024

HOUSE Filed

01/13/2024

HOUSE Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; State Affairs Committee

01/13/2024

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Property Tax Exemptions for Affordable Property by Cross Property Tax Exemptions for Affordable Property: Authorizes counties & municipalities to exempt certain accessory dwelling units from ad valorem taxation; removes requirement that certain tax exemption expire automatically. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference) House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions

HB 1301

01/13/2024

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

01/13/2024

HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

01/24/2024

Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 01/26/24, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)

Department of Transportation by Abbott Department of Transportation: Removes provisions requiring DOT secretary to appoint inspector general; revises provisions relating to allocation of funds for purchase of plant materials, acceptance & processing of electronic payments to Florida Turnpike Enterprise, & inactive prepaid toll accounts; prohibits DOT from expending certain state funds to support certain projects or programs; authorizes DOT to enter into service contracts to finance certain projects; prohibits DOT from considering certain nonpecuniary factors when developing transportation plans; creates Supply Chain Innovation Grant Program within DOC; requires DOC & DOT to consider applications & select grant awardees; requires funds appropriated from State Transportation Trust Fund for New Starts Transit Program to revert to

trust fund; revises provisions relating to public transit provider responsibilities. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

SB 1304

01/13/2024

HOUSE Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

01/23/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Transportation & Modals Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 11: 30 am, 404 H

01/25/2024

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 6 Nays

Advanced Wastewater Treatment by Berman Advanced Wastewater Treatment; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the water management districts and sewage disposal facilities, to submit to the Governor and Legislature, by specified dates, reports on certain permitted sewage disposal facilities in this state, a priority ranking process for implementing advanced wastewater treatment upgrades at such facilities, and the implementation status of such upgrades, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 1322

01/04/2024

SENATE Filed

01/10/2024

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

Millage Rates by Ingoglia Millage Rates; Prohibiting any increase in the millage rate from going into effect until it has been approved by a specified vote, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Finance and Tax (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Actions

SB 1326

01/17/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/22/24, 4:00 pm, 401 S

01/22/2024

SENATE Favorable by Community Affairs; 5 Yeas, 3 Nays

01/23/2024

SENATE Now in Finance and Tax

Review of Agency Rules by DiCeglie Review of Agency Rules; Requiring each state agency to annually compile a specified report, by a specified date; requiring the Administrative Procedures Committee to advise and assist state agencies with specified actions; requiring the staff director of the committee to prepare a certain report annually, by a specified date, and to publish such report on the committee’s website and submit such report to the Legislature, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Current Reference)

Senate Fiscal Policy Senate Rules Actions

SB 1330

01/04/2024

SENATE Filed

01/10/2024

SENATE Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Fiscal Policy; Rules

Resilience Districts by Calatayud Resilience Districts; Designating the “Resilience District Act of 2024”; declaring that this act constitutes the sole authority for resilience districts; providing that the establishment of resilience districts is through a petition by certain persons; specifying requirements for the size of resilience districts; specifying acceptable uses of resilience districts; authorizing the payment of certain fees for project management of resilience districts, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Finance and Tax Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 1362

01/04/2024

SENATE Filed

01/10/2024

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Fiscal Policy

Aviation by Harrell Aviation; Revising requirements for the statewide aviation system plan developed by the Department of Transportation; providing duties of the department, subject to funding, with respect to vertiports, electric aviation, and other advances in aviation technology, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Transportation Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 1364

01/23/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Transportation; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/24/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/25/2024

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Everglades Protection Area by Calatayud Everglades Protection Area; Requiring that proposed plans and plan amendments that apply to certain lands within or near the Everglades Protection Area follow the state coordinated review process; authorizing local governments to consider an application for a development permit or development order contingent upon adoption of such plans and amendments; providing duties of the Department of Environmental Protection relating to such plans and plan amendments; prohibiting the adoption of smallscale development amendments for properties located within or near the Everglades Protection Area, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Agriculture (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

SB 1366

01/11/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/16/24, 11:00 am, 401 S

01/16/2024

SENATE Favorable by Community Affairs; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/16/2024

SENATE Now in Agriculture

My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by DiCeglie My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program; Establishing the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program within the Department of Financial Services; providing requirements for associations and unit owners to participate in the pilot program; requiring the department to contract with specified entities for certain inspections; providing requirements for hurricane mitigation inspectors and inspections, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Banking and Insurance (Current Reference) Senate Regulated Industries Senate Appropriations Actions

SB 1386

01/04/2024

SENATE Filed

01/10/2024

SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Regulated Industries; Appropriations

Department of Environmental Protection by Calatayud Department of Environmental Protection; Revising the aquatic preserves within which a person may not operate a vessel outside a lawfully marked channel under certain circumstances; defining the term “Florida Flood Hub”; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct enforcement activities for violations of certain onsite sewage treatment and disposal system regulations in accordance with specified provisions; requiring certain facilities and systems to include a domestic wastewater treatment plan as part of a basin management action plan for nutrient total maximum daily loads, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 1422

01/12/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 301 S

01/17/2024

SENATE Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/17/2024

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Food Recovery by Burgess Food Recovery; Directing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, subject to legislative appropriation, to implement a program to provide incentives to food producers to sell high-quality fresh food products to food recovery entities at a discounted price; providing a goal for the program; requiring food recovery entities to negotiate with food producers; providing shipping requirements; requiring the department to reimburse food recovery entities for certain costs, etc. APPROPRIATION: $5,000,000 Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Agriculture Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Current Reference)

Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 1440

01/11/2024

SENATE On Committee agenda - Agriculture, 01/16/24, 1:30 pm, 301 S

01/16/2024

SENATE Favorable by Agriculture; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/16/2024

SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemptions For Accessory Dwelling Units by Calatayud Affordable Housing Property Tax Exemptions for Accessory Dwelling Units; Authorizing counties and municipalities to exempt certain accessory dwelling units from ad valorem taxation, etc. Effective Date: 7 /1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs Senate Finance and Tax (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Actions

SB 1456

01/16/2024

SENATE Favorable with CS by Community Affairs; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/16/2024

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/18/2024

SENATE Now in Finance and Tax

Affordable Housing in Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern by Rodriguez Affordable Housing in Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern; Excluding land designated as an area of critical state concern from county and municipality affordable housing provisions, respectively; providing for an ad valorem property tax exemption of a specified amount for certain property used to provide affordable housing; adding certain requirements to local comprehensive plans relating to a hurricane evaluation study; revising the powers of the land authority; providing requirements for conveying affordable housing homeownership units; excluding land designated as an area of critical state concern within a specified timeframe from award requirements made to specified sponsors or persons for the purpose of providing eligible housing as a part of a local housing assistance plan, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Community Affairs (Current Reference) Senate Finance and Tax Senate Appropriations Actions

SB 7000

01/05/2024

SENATE Filed

01/10/2024

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

Deregulation of Public Schools/Instructional, Administrative, and Support Personnel by Education Pre-K - 12 Deregulation of Public Schools/Instructional, Administrative, and Support Personnel; Requiring innovation schools of technology to comply with specified provisions of law relating to instructional multiyear contracts for instructional personnel in addition to annual contracts; requiring newly hired prekindergarten instructors to complete specified training within a specified timeframe; requiring the State Board of Education to develop written strategies to address critical teacher shortages; revising requirements for school bus drivers; revising requirements for individuals to participate in the Teacher Apprenticeship Program; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules to provide for the transition to or renewal of a 10-year professional certificate in certain situations, etc. Effective Date: 7/1 /2024

Committees of Reference Senate Education Pre-K - 12 Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 7002

01/10/2024

SENATE Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (365690, 692396); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified

01/10/2024

SENATE Engrossed Text (E1) Filed

01/10/2024

HOUSE In Messages

Deregulation of Public Schools/School District Finance and Budgets, Facilities, and Administration and Oversight by Education Pre-K - 12 Deregulation of Public Schools/School District Finance and Budgets, Facilities, and Administration and Oversight; Providing that district school boards are not subject to certain rule requirements under certain circumstances; requiring a district school board to advertise its intent to adopt a tentative budget on a publicly available website if it does not advertise such intent in a newspaper of general circulation; requiring district school boards to provide personnel access to facilities for emergency management, rather than staffing such facilities, or perform other specified duties as may be required in the county emergency management plan; revising requirements for signage that must be posted on certain school buses; requiring the Department of Education to annually inform district school superintendents that they may petition to receive a specified declaratory statement, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Education Pre-K - 12 Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 7004

01/09/2024

SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/10/24

01/10/2024

SENATE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified

01/10/2024

HOUSE In Messages

Deregulation of Public Schools/Assessment and Accountability, Instruction, and Education Choice by Education Pre-K - 12 Deregulation of Public Schools/Assessment and Accountability, Instruction, and Education Choice; Revising how often a school district or charter school must update its school capacity determination; deleting a requirement for the Commissioner of Education to provide for an annual comparative evaluation of charter technical career centers and public technical centers; deleting a requirement regarding assessment procedures for Department of Juvenile Justice education programs; providing additional options for a school that completes a plan cycle but does not meet certain requirements; deleting a requirement for the Commissioner of Education to review specified feedback reports and submit findings to the State Board of Education, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference Senate Education Pre-K - 12 Senate Fiscal Policy Actions 01/10/2024

SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (573724); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified

01/10/2024

SENATE Engrossed Text (E1) Filed

01/10/2024

HOUSE In Messages

HB 7011

Inactive Special Districts by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Inactive Special Districts: Dissolves special districts that have been declared inactive & repeals their enabling laws; provides exception to general law; dissolves Sunny Isles Reclamation & Water Control Board & repeals judicial order establishing district. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House State Affairs Committee Actions

HB 7013

01/17/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

01/18/2024

HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

01/24/2024

HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/01/24

Special Districts by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Special Districts: Prohibits creation of new neighborhood improvement districts after date certain; provides term limits for elected members of governing bodies of independent special districts; provides method for changing boundaries of independent special district; provides additional criteria for declaring special district inactive; provides that district declared inactive may only expend funds as necessary to service outstanding debt & to comply with existing bond covenants & contractual obligations; requires independent special fire control districts to annually report training information to Division of State Fire Marshal; provides boundaries of mosquito control district may only be changed by special act; reducing maximum millage rate for mosquito control districts. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Ways & Means Committee House State Affairs Committee Actions

SB 7028

01/23/2024

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed

01/24/2024

HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

01/24/2024

HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/01/24

My Safe Florida Home Program by Banking and Insurance My Safe Florida Home Program; Specifying eligibility requirements for hurricane mitigation inspections under the program; authorizing an applicant to receive a home inspection under the program without being eligible for a grant or applying for a grant; specifying eligibility requirements for hurricane mitigation grants; revising the improvements for which grants may be used, etc. APPROPRIATION: $107,000,000 Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Banking and Insurance Senate Fiscal Policy (Current Reference) Actions

HB 7039

01/16/2024

SENATE Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Banking and Insurance; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/17/2024

SENATE Committee Bill Text Filed

01/17/2024

SENATE Referred to Fiscal Policy

Education by Choice & Innovation Subcommittee Education: Revises requirements relating to district school board duties & responsibilities, requirements for student management of specified health conditions, prekindergarten instructors postsecondary educator preparation in field experiences, Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation, critical teacher shortages, collective bargaining, Teacher Apprenticeship Program, Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching

Program, FCS institution employment equity accountability program, rent or lease of K-12 specified plants & facilities & sites, requirements for land for construction projects. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Education Quality Subcommittee House Education & Employment Committee (Current Reference) Actions

HB 7049

01/17/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Education Quality Subcommittee, 01/19/24, 9:00 am, 102 H

01/19/2024

HOUSE Favorable by Education Quality Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/19/2024

HOUSE Now in Education & Employment Committee

Transportation by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Transportation: Revises membership of certain advisory boards; revises requirements for designation of additional M.P.O.'s; revises provisions relating to M.P.O.'s long-range transportation plan & transportation improvement program; requires DOT to convene M.P.O.'s of similar size to exchange best practices; authorizes committees or working groups; requires training for new M.P.O. governing board members; requires DOT to create M.P.O. quality performance scoring mechanism; provides requirements relating to quality performance scores; removes provisions relating to Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council; requires report to Governor & Legislature; requires redesign of registration license plate by DHSMV. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions

TMS1

01/19/2024

HOUSE Filed (Formerly PCB TMS1)

01/22/2024

HOUSE Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

01/22/2024

HOUSE Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee

Transportation by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee PCB TMS 24-01 – Transportation Committees of Reference House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee (Current Reference) Actions 01/17/2024

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Transportation & Modals Subcommittee, 01/19/24, 9:00 am, 404 H

01/19/2024

HOUSE Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/19/2024

HOUSE Committee Bill Text Filed as HB 7049

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