Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Providing enhanced penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; authorizing, and in certain circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic monitoring in domestic violence cases; revising the information contained in a petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence; increasing the maximum payment amounts for relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence, etc.
OGSR/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public record requirements for information received by DHSMV as result of investigation or examination conducted pursuant to certain provisions.
OGSR/Social Media Platform and Antitrust Investigations; Extends scheduled repeal of exemption from public records requirements for certain information received in investigations by Attorney General or law enforcement agency into social media platform activities & certain information received in investigations by DLA or law enforcement agency into violations by certain social media platforms.
Firefighter Cancer Benefits; Requires former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for specified time period; provides finding & declaration of important state interest.
Electric Bicycles; Provides requirements for operation of electric bicycles; provides penalties; creates Electric Bicycle Safety Task Force adjunct to DHSMV & provides requirements therefor; requires certain reports to Governor & Legislature by specified dates.
Controlled Substances; Excepts from list of Schedule I controlled substances certain xylazine animal drug products approved by United States Food & Drug Administration & used for certain purposes; provides criminal penalties & requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment if person sells, manufactures, or delivers or possesses with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver xylazine; creates offense of trafficking in xylazine; provides criminal penalties & requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment & fines based on quantity of controlled substance involved in offense.
Eligibility of Leasehold Interests for Homestead Exemptions; Revises circumstances under which persons may be deemed to have legal or beneficial & equitable title to certain property for homestead exemption purposes.
HB 85 revises Florida's Swimming Lesson Voucher Program to limit eligibility to children aged 1 through 4 years (previously 1-7 years), while maintaining the income requirement of 200% of the federal poverty level and residency in Florida. The bill updates the statute to specify that children seeking vouchers must be between 1 and 4 years old, directly affecting families with young children who meet income and residency criteria. Key provisions include clarifying the age range for voucher recipients and preserving the program’s goal of increasing water safety through free swimming lessons. The change takes effect July 1, 2026, and does not alter the existing income or application processes.
OGSR/Small Business Loan Program Information; Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public record requirements for certain information held by economic development agency.
OGSR/Public Service Commission; Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of hearing before PSC wherein certain proprietary confidential business information is discussed.
OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter; Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public record requirements for address & telephone number of persons provided public emergency shelter.
OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information; Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public records requirements for certain conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information.
