Wendelstedt Umpire School; Congratulates Wendelstedt Umpire School on 50 years of providing world-class umpire training for Minor League & Major League Baseball umpires across nation.
This is a ceremonial resolution (not a substantive bill) recognizing Santa Fe College's 60th anniversary. The resolution formally commends the college for its achievements, including national awards for student success, veteran support, and transfer rates to the University of Florida. It has no policy impact or direct effect on any individuals or programs, as it is purely a symbolic gesture of appreciation. The resolution was adopted by the Florida House of Representatives on March 5, 2026.
Pinellas County Schools’ Journeys in Journalism Program; Recognizing and commending Pinellas County Schools’ Journeys in Journalism program on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, etc.
Building Permits and Inspections; Providing for expiration of certain building permits issued by a county after a specified timeframe; providing that any certified residential manufactured building may not be denied a building permit for placement on specified lots or property associations; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain zoning, land use, or development ordinances or regulations; requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule uniform statewide building permit applications for commercial and residential construction projects; requiring certain persons who perform work on a property to file a notice of permit exemption with the local enforcement agency within a specified timeframe, etc.
Public Records/Chief of Domestic Security; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information relating to the designation of an organization as a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist organization by the Chief of Domestic Security; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Educator Preparation and Certification; Authorizing an educator preparation institute to allow certain program participants to enroll in introductory coursework; revising the criteria for the award of a temporary educator certification to include certain persons with expired professional certificates; requiring that subject area coverages and endorsements for a certificateholder be reinstated with the certificateholder’s professional certificate; requiring the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence to collaborate with the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching for specified purposes, etc.
Ideologies Inconsistent with American Principles; Prohibiting the application of certain law in adjudicatory proceedings; providing that the Department of State may administratively dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a terrorist organization in certain situations; defining the term “domestic terrorist organization”; providing that a person who receives military training from a domestic terrorist organization in certain situations commits a specified crime; providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts or conspires to provide material support or resources to a domestic terrorist organization commits a specified crime, etc.
Waterbody Designations/Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island; Designating the Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island; directing the Department of Environmental Protection to erect specified suitable markers, etc.
Local Administration of Vessel Restrictions; Authorizing counties and municipalities to adopt ordinances to administer, in coordination with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, certain provisions relating to vessels at risk of becoming derelict, the enforcement of long-term anchoring permit requirements, and derelict and migrant vessels, respectively; authorizing counties and municipalities to designate code enforcement officers for specified purposes; providing that certain determinations made by the code enforcement officers are for administrative purposes only and are not criminal findings, etc.
Qualified Contractors; Requiring each county and municipality, respectively, of a specified size to create and implement a program for the purpose of making development preapplication consultation services available at an applicant’s request; authorizing a county or municipality to use a qualified contractor or qualified contractor firm to fulfill specified preapplication services requirements; requiring a local government to establish a registry of a specified number of qualified contractors or qualified contractor firms to conduct certain preapplication services; requiring the governing body of certain local governments and counties to include certain developments in a program that expedites the process for issuing building permits for planned unit developments or phases of a community or subdivision, etc.
This bill (SR 724) designates August 2026 as "Amblyopia Awareness Month" in Florida through a Senate resolution. It recognizes amblyopia - the leading cause of vision loss in children - as a critical public health issue, emphasizing that early detection through screening before age 5 significantly improves treatment outcomes. The resolution highlights that less than 20% of preschool children currently receive vision screening despite insurance coverage, and undetected amblyopia causes permanent vision loss in many children. This symbolic resolution aims to raise awareness about childhood vision screening needs but does not create new laws or funding.
Inmate Services; Requiring that maintenance and repair deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional facilities be deposited in the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requiring that funds from the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund be used for specified purposes, etc.
