Anchoring or Mooring at Seaports; Authorizing the governing bodies of certain seaports to apply to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to prohibit anchoring or mooring within specified boundary limits for specified purposes; authorizing the commission to consult with certain entities when considering an application for seaports where anchoring and mooring will be prohibited and the boundaries of such prohibited areas; requiring certain seaports annually to review the boundaries of approved prohibitions and notify the commission of such review and proposed modifications if necessary, etc.
Voting Opportunities on Florida College System Institution and State University Campuses; Requires establishment of certain early voting sites; exempts such sites from certain parking requirements; requires establishment of certain polling places; requires campus Office of Public Policy to publicize certain voting opportunities in a specified manner.
Waste Incineration; Prohibiting a local government or the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for a certain new solid waste disposal facility or a waste-to-energy facility in specified areas, etc.
Contracts for Postadoption Contact; Defines "legal relative"; authorizes certain parties to enter into written contract for postadoption contact that permits contact between adopted child & his or her legal relatives; provides that certain contract provisions are unenforceable; requires that postadoption contract include certain statements; authorizes any party to such contract to file contract with court; requires court to make contract part of final adoption order; provides that continuing validity of adoption is not contingent upon compliance with terms of contract; authorizes & providing requirements for enforcement, modification, or termination of contract; prohibits enforcement of contract in certain circumstances; provides for automatic termination of contract in certain circumstances.
HB 427 revises the criteria and procedures for creating rules governing adult cardiovascular services. The bill updates the requirements and steps that state health agencies must follow when developing these rules, such as public input or technical review processes. This directly affects state health departments and oversight bodies responsible for setting standards for heart and blood vessel care services. The bill focuses solely on the rule-making process and does not alter existing service standards or requirements.
International Health Organization Policies; Repeals provision authorizing certain entities & institutions to adopt, implement, or enforce specified policies by rule or executive order of Governor.
Education on Abusive Head Trauma; Requires DOH to adopt evidence-based parent education materials on dangers of abusive head trauma, including shaken baby syndrome; specifies requirements for parent education materials; specifies requirements for distribution of parent education materials; requires department to implement multi-year phase-in plan for distribution of parent education materials.
Pub. Rec./Medical Examiners; Provides public records exemption for personal identifying & location information of current & former medical examiners & spouses & children of such medical examiners; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides for retroactive application.
Certified Recovery Residences; Revises definition of term "certified recovery residence"; requires credentialing entity to revoke certified residence's certificate of compliance if certified recovery residence willfully, knowingly, or intentionally provides false or misleading information to credentialing entity; revises applicability of provisions governing referrals to or from recovery residences.
Mandatory Human Reviews of Insurance Claim Denials; Requiring that insurers’ decisions to deny claims or any portion of a claim be made by qualified human professionals; prohibiting using algorithms, artificial intelligence, or machine learning systems as the sole basis for determining whether to adjust or deny a claim; requiring insurers to include certain information in denial communications to claimants, etc.
Activities of Special Districts; Authorizes certain special districts to jointly enter into, participate in, establish, or control specified joint relationships or collaborations if certain determination is made by such districts; authorizes such districts to exercise such powers regardless of certain consequences as result of exercising such power.
Labor Negotiations; Prohibits certain persons from knowingly & intentionally disclosing certain information unless authorized by specified persons; requires persons who receive such information to refer person who provided such information to Commission on Ethics.
