Bill Tracking Reporter | Dec. 15, 2023

APA Florida Bill Tracking Report December 15, 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; 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 (Current Reference) Senate Rules Actions

SB 0036

12/06/2023

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

12/06/2023

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

12/08/2023

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

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 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 10/04/2023

SENATE Filed

10/17/2023

SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

HB 0109

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

SB 0144

11/30/2023

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Transportation & Modals Subcommittee, 12/07/23, 10: 00 am, 404 H

12/07/2023

HOUSE Favorable with CS by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays

12/11/2023

HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

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 House Judiciary Committee (Current Reference) Actions

HB 0193

11/29/2023

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

12/06/2023

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

12/06/2023

HOUSE Now in Judiciary Committee

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 Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Current Reference) Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

HB 0217

11/27/2023

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

12/05/2023

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

12/06/2023

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

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

10/18/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/02/2023

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

11/02/2023

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

11/02/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

12/06/2023

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee, 12/13/23, 1:30 pm, 212 K - PCS

12/13/2023

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

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 12/04/2023

SENATE On Committee agenda - Rules, 12/13/23, 2:00 pm, 412 K

12/13/2023

SENATE Favorable by Rules; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays

12/13/2023 SB 0280

SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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 Senate Fiscal Policy (Current Reference) Actions

HB 0287

12/04/2023

SENATE On Committee agenda - Regulated Industries, 12/13/23, 8:30 am, 401 S

12/13/2023

SENATE Favorable by Regulated Industries; 4 Yeas, 0 Nays

12/13/2023

SENATE Now in 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

11/13/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee

12/06/2023

HOUSE On Committee agenda - Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee, 12/13/23, 1:30 pm, 212 K

12/13/2023

HOUSE Temporarily Postponed by 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 Senate Fiscal Policy (Current Reference) Actions

HB 0329

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 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

HB 0333

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)

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

11/03/2023

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 Senate Rules (Current Reference) Actions

SB 0386

11/27/2023

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

12/05/2023

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

12/06/2023

SENATE Now in Rules

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 (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 11/13/2023

HOUSE Filed HOUSE Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts

SB 0438

11/22/2023

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 0455

11/14/2023

SENATE Filed

11/28/2023

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

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

HB 0479

11/14/2023

HOUSE Filed

11/22/2023

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

11/22/2023

HOUSE Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency 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 (Current Reference) House Ways & Means Committee House Commerce Committee Actions

SB 0480

11/15/2023

HOUSE Filed

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 11/17/2023

HOUSE Filed

HB 0557

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

SB 0578

11/27/2023

SENATE Filed

12/05/2023

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

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 11/27/2023

SENATE Filed

12/05/2023

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules

HB 0579

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 Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 0594

11/28/2023

SENATE Filed

12/05/2023

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

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 0643

11/28/2023

SENATE Filed

12/05/2023

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

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

HB 0665

12/01/2023

SENATE Filed

12/13/2023

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 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 House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 0683

11/28/2023

HOUSE Filed

12/07/2023

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

12/07/2023

HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development 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 No committees referenced Actions 12/01/2023

SB 0684

HOUSE Filed

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 (Current Reference) Senate Transportation Senate Rules Actions

SB 0696

12/05/2023

SENATE Filed

12/13/2023

SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Transportation; Rules

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

HB 0705

12/05/2023

SENATE Filed

12/13/2023

SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Rules

Public Works Projects by Shoaf Public Works Projects: Revises definition of term "public works project" to include activities paid for with local funds; revises applicability of provision that prohibits state or political subdivision that contracts for public works project from taking certain actions. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 12/04/2023

SB 0714

HOUSE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/05/2023

HB 0723

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/05/2023

SB 0734

HOUSE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/06/2023 HB 0735

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/05/2023

SB 0738

HOUSE 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 No committees referenced Actions 12/06/2023

SB 0742

SENATE Filed

Public Works Projects by Grall Public Works Projects; Revising the definition of the term “public works project” to include activities paid for with local funds; revising applicability of a provision that prohibits the state or a political subdivision that contracts for a public works project from taking certain actions, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 12/06/2023

HB 0749

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/06/2023 HB 0777

HOUSE Filed

Municipal Water or Sewer Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges by Brackett Municipal Water or Sewer Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges: Removes provision authorizing municipalities serving consumers outside their boundaries to add specific surcharges to rates, fees, & charges; removes provision which do not require public hearing for adding specific surcharges; requires municipalities to conduct rate studies by specified dates. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 12/07/2023

HB 0781

HOUSE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/07/2023

HB 0789

HOUSE Filed

Environmental Management by Overdorf Environmental Management: Provides that prevailing party in certain actions against DEP or water management district is entitled to reasonable costs & attorney fees; requires that nonindustrial stormwater management systems be designed with side slopes that meet certain minimum design requirements; requires department & water management districts to conduct holistic reviews of their respective agency's costal permitting processes & permit programs; requires department & water management districts to submit reports of their findings & proposed solutions to Governor & Legislature.

Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 12/07/2023

HB 0791

HOUSE 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 No committees referenced Actions 12/07/2023 HB 0799

HOUSE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/08/2023

HB 0805

HOUSE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/08/2023

SB 0812

HOUSE Filed

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 certain governing bodies, by a date certain, to update their programs to conform to the Florida Building Code; requiring a local building official and a local governing body to mail a signed, certified letter with specified information to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Department of Commerce, respectively, after the governing body creates the program, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 12/08/2023

SB 0814

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced

Actions 12/08/2023 SB 0836

SENATE Filed

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 12/11/2023

SB 0854

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/12/2023

HB 0863

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/13/2023

HB 0867

HOUSE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/13/2023

SB 0870

HOUSE Filed

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 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 No committees referenced Actions 12/12/2023 SB 0894

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/13/2023

SB 0928

SENATE Filed

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 No committees referenced Actions 12/13/2023

SB 7000

SENATE 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 Actions 12/12/2023

SENATE Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

12/13/2023

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

12/14/2023

SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

SB 7002

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

12/12/2023

SENATE Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays

12/13/2023

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

12/14/2023

SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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: 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

HB 7013

12/12/2023

SENATE Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

12/13/2023

SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed

12/14/2023

SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

Special Districts by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Special Districts: Revises criteria for creation, reauthorization, dissolution, and performance reviews for community redevelopment agencies, neighborhood improvement districts, special districts, & mosquito control districts. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 12/13/2023

HOUSE Filed (Formerly PCB LFS2)

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