Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs; Provides that award of attorney fees, suit money, & costs may be awarded retroactively & prospectively; authorizes inclusion of fees, money, & costs in award of attorney fees, suit money, & costs; authorizes court to consider whether party rejected good faith offer of settlement when awarding fees, money, & costs; authorizes court to award, deny, or reduce fees, money, & costs as sanction; requires court to make certain written findings; authorizes fees, money, & costs be paid to attorney; provides award of attorney fees & costs to nonoffending party under certain circumstances; provides relief is cumulative; authorizes court to order attorney fees, suit money, & costs in certain appellate proceedings; prohibits court from awarding fees, money, & costs to noncompliant party; provides that trial court has continuing jurisdiction to award temporary appellate fees, money, & costs; specifies primary factor for court to consider in making awards of appellate fees & costs; authorizes court to take certain actions in action involving criminal contempt.
HB 125 designates October 14 of each year as "Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance" in Florida. The bill creates a statutory designation requiring the Governor to issue an annual proclamation for this date, honoring Charlie Kirk's work with Turning Point USA and his advocacy for free speech and civic engagement. This is a purely commemorative measure with no funding, regulatory changes, or direct impact on citizens or institutions. It does not alter existing laws or create new obligations. The designation takes effect July 1, 2026.
Law Enforcement and Immigration Officer Identifying Information and Face Coverings; Requires covered immigration officers to wear specified visible identification during public immigration enforcement functions; provides requirements for such visible identification; prohibits covered immigration officers from wearing face coverings that impair visibility of identifying information or obscure covered immigration officer's face; provides exception; provides duties of State Board of Immigration Enforcement; requires State Immigration Enforcement Council to submit specified report to Legislature by specified date; prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings in performance of their official duties; requires specified advance notice be given to sheriff; provides applicability; provides criminal penalties; requires FDLE to adopt rules.
Smoking in Public Places; Revises legislative intent; defines "public place"; revises definition of terms "smoking" & "vape" or "vaping"; prohibits smoking in public places in this state, with exceptions; provides applicability; revises requirements for customs smoking rooms to prohibit smoking & vaping of marijuana products at any time.
Performance Reports of Circuit and County Court Judges; Requires each clerk of circuit court to prepare annual performance report with specified information regarding each circuit & county court judge; authorizes judges to prepare specified explanatory statement; requires such statements to be posted with relevant reports; provides for specified reporting period; defines "final disposition."
Animal Cremation; Creating “Sevilla’s Law”; requiring a provider of companion animal cremation services to provide certain individuals and entities with a written description of the services the provider offers; requiring certain providers to include a certification with the returned animal’s cremation remains; providing that certain acts are unlawful; providing civil penalties for initial and subsequent offenses, etc.
Rating Factors for Automobile Liability Insurers; Prohibiting insurers providing automobile liability coverage from establishing or maintaining rates or rating classifications based on certain information, etc.
Homeowners’ Insurance Policies; Requiring insurers to reimburse homeowners for the cost of a specified roof inspection under certain circumstances; requiring insurers to make certain notifications to homeowners at a specified time, etc.
Resolution of Disputed Property Insurance Claims; Requires parties in property insurance claim dispute to participate in mediation; provides that mediation is condition precedent to commencing litigation; provides that parties may mutually agree to conduct mediation by teleconference or other electronic means; requires all insureds, or their representatives, to attend mediation; revises & specifies duties relating to bearing certain costs of mediation; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000
Resolution of Disputed Property Insurance Claims; Requiring, rather than authorizing, parties in a property insurance claim dispute to participate in mediation; providing that mediation is a condition precedent to commencing litigation; requiring all insureds, or their representatives, to attend the mediation; requiring the policyholder to provide the insurer with any information and certain documents within a specified timeframe after mediation is invoked; revising the definition of the term “claim”, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000
Pet Insurance; Revising requirements for disclosures from a pet insurer to a policyholder; prohibiting agents from soliciting the sale of pet insurance policies or pet wellness products under certain circumstances; authorizing agents to rely on certain standards and materials; specifying that certain training standards are not part of certain continuing education requirements; providing that certain courses are eligible for certain continuing education credit, etc.
Cost-sharing Requirements for Insulin and Diabetes Supplies; Prohibits health insurance policies from imposing cost-sharing requirements that exceed specified amount for 30 days of insulin & diabetes supplies.
