Bill Tracking Report | Dec. 8, 2023

APA Florida Bill Tracking Report December 1 2023 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, 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 Rules Actions

SB 0036

09/14/2023

SENATE Filed

10/10/2023

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

11/27/2023

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

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 (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 0038

09/18/2023

SENATE Filed

10/10/2023

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

11/27/2023

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

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 customers receiving its utility services in another municipality same rates, fees, & charges as it charges consumers within its own municipal boundaries. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 0057

09/18/2023

HOUSE Filed

10/05/2023

HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

10/05/2023

HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity 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 (Current Reference) House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions

SB 0104

09/19/2023

HOUSE Filed

10/05/2023

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

10/05/2023

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

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

HB 0109

10/04/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

Conversion Charter Schools by Andrade Conversion 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. 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

10/03/2023

HOUSE Filed

10/17/2023

HOUSE Referred to Choice & Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education & Employment Committee

10/17/2023

HOUSE Now in Choice & Innovation Subcommittee

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

SB 0122

10/04/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

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

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

HB 0143

10/11/2023

HOUSE Filed

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 (Current Reference) House Ways & Means Committee House Infrastructure Strategies Committee Actions 10/17/2023

HOUSE Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee

10/17/2023

HOUSE Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee HOUSE On Committee agenda - Transportation & Modals Subcommittee, 12/07/23, 10:

11/30/2023 SB 0144

00 am, 404 H

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

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

10/16/2023

HOUSE Filed

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

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 (Current Reference) House Judiciary Committee Actions

HB 0193

11/02/2023

HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

11/29/2023

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 12/06/23, 11:30 am, 404 H

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

Regional Rural Development Grants Program by Simon Regional Rural Development Grants Program; 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 (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

HB 0217

10/12/2023

SENATE Filed

11/07/2023

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

11/27/2023

SENATE On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 12/05/23, 2:00 pm, 110 S

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 10/18/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/02/2023

HOUSE Referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee; Education & Employment Committee

11/02/2023 SB 0222

HOUSE Now in Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee

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, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Education Postsecondary (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Education Senate Appropriations Actions

SB 0224

10/18/2023

SENATE Filed

11/07/2023

SENATE Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Education; Appropriations

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 (Current Reference) Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Senate Rules Actions

SB 0246

10/18/2023

SENATE Filed

11/07/2023

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

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

Department of Transportation by Hooper Department of Transportation; Prohibiting the department 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; replacing the term “public-private partnership agreement” with the term “comprehensive agreement”; prohibiting additional metropolitan planning organizations from being designated in this state after a specified date; creating within the department a local agency program 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 Appropriations Actions

HB 0267

10/25/2023

SENATE Filed

11/07/2023

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

Residential Building Permits by Esposito Residential Building Permits: Requires governing bodies to create program to expedite process for issuing residential building permits; provides requirements for governing bodies & applicants; authorizes applicants to use private provider for certain reviews; authorizes governing body to issue temporary parcel identification numbers; revises provisions relating to acquiring building permits for residential dwellings; revises timeframes for approving or denying building permits; reduces permit fees; provides certain permits are valid indefinitely. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 0276

10/24/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/02/2023

HOUSE Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development 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 (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0280

11/08/2023

SENATE Filed

11/15/2023

SENATE Referred to Rules

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. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference Senate Regulated Industries (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

HB 0287

11/30/2023

SENATE Filed

11/30/2023

SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Fiscal Policy

Transportation by Esposito Transportation: Limits revenues DOT may commit to public transit projects; authorizes DOT to enter into comprehensive agreements with private entities; requires DOT to pay interest to contractor; authorizes DOT to determine whether to reduce bonding requirements; revises time periods during which certain actions must be instituted by claimant; 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; creates Local Agency Program; provides purposes, prioritization, & eligibility & contract requirements; requires oversight by DOT. 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 0293

10/26/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/13/2023

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

11/13/2023

HOUSE Now in Transportation & Modals 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 (Current Reference) House Civil Justice Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 0298

10/27/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/13/2023

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

11/13/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments by Polsky Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments; Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to provide coastal counties, beginning on a specified date, with Resilient Florida Grant Program grants

to fund saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments; specifying the purpose of and requirements for the assessments; requiring the department to update the comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and make certain information received from the saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments publicly available on its website, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

HB 0329

11/02/2023

SENATE Filed

11/15/2023

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy

11/27/2023

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

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

HB 0333

11/22/2023

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Appropriations Committee

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)

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 Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Appropriations Committee

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)

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

11/03/2023

HOUSE Filed

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

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

HB 0339

11/07/2023

SENATE Filed

11/15/2023

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

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 (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

SB 0386

11/08/2023

SENATE Filed

11/15/2023

SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Rules

11/27/2023

SENATE On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 12/05/23, 2:00 pm, 110 S

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 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

SB 0404

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 (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Senate Rules Actions

HB 0413

11/09/2023

SENATE Filed

11/28/2023

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

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

SB 0438

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

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 (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs

Senate Rules Actions

HB 0451

11/13/2023

SENATE Filed

11/28/2023

SENATE Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Rules

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 (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Appropriations Actions

HB 0479

11/14/2023

SENATE Filed

11/28/2023

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

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 (Current Reference) House Ways & Means Committee House Commerce Committee Actions 11/15/2023

HOUSE Filed

SB 0480

11/22/2023

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

11/22/2023

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

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 (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 0484

11/15/2023

SENATE Filed

11/28/2023

SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; 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

11/16/2023

HOUSE Filed

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

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 that park trailer may be used as permanent living quarters; provides that such park trailer may be referred to as "movable tiny home"; 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 & adopt certain code updates. Effective Date: October 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 0566

11/20/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/30/2023

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

11/30/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development 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 No committees referenced Actions 11/27/2023 SB 0578

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 11/27/2023

HB 0579

SENATE Filed

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 0592

11/20/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/30/2023

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

11/30/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

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 No committees referenced Actions 11/28/2023

SB 0594

SENATE Filed

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 11/28/2023 HB 0599

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 11/28/2023

HB 0665

SENATE Filed

Expedited Approval of Residential Building Permits by McClain Expedited Approval of Residential Building Permits: Requires governing bodies to create program to expedite process for issuing residential building permits; authorizes governing body to issue 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; requires specified persons to mail signed, certified letter with information to DBPR & DOC after governing body creates program. Effective Date: upon becoming a law Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions

11/28/2023 SB 7000

HOUSE Filed

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, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Education Pre-K - 12 Senate Fiscal Policy (Current Reference) Actions

SB 7002

11/15/2023

SENATE Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Pre-K -12; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays

11/16/2023

SENATE Committee Bill Text Filed

11/16/2023

SENATE Referred to Fiscal Policy

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; 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 (Current Reference) Actions

SB 7004

11/15/2023

SENATE Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Pre-K -12; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays

11/16/2023

SENATE Committee Bill Text Filed

11/16/2023

SENATE Referred to Fiscal Policy

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; 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: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Education Pre-K - 12 Senate Fiscal Policy (Current Reference)

Actions 11/15/2023

SENATE Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Pre-K -12; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays

11/16/2023

SENATE Committee Bill Text Filed

11/16/2023

SENATE Referred to Fiscal Policy

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