HB 69 proposes to reduce the maximum annual increase in assessed value for Florida homestead properties from 3% to 1.5% of the prior year's value. This change would directly affect homeowners who qualify for the homestead exemption by limiting how much their property taxes could rise each year. The bill amends Section 193.155 of Florida Statutes to establish this lower cap, replacing the current 3% limit with a 1.5% threshold. The bill's effective date depends on voter approval of a related constitutional amendment regarding property taxes. (Note: The bill was withdrawn before introduction on October 31, 2025.)
Reduction of Annual Assessment Increases for Homestead Property; Proposes State Constitutional amendment reducing maximum amount that homestead property’s assessed value may increase annually.
Nonparticipating and Out-of-network Nurse Registries and Home Health Agencies; Prohibiting state group health insurance plans and state-contracted health maintenance organizations, the Agency for Health Care Administration, Medicaid managed care plans, individual health insurers, and health maintenance organizations, respectively, and any persons responsible for administering claims on behalf of such plans, organizations, agency, or insurers, from restricting participants, recipients, enrollees, policyholders, and subscribers from obtaining care from nonparticipating or out-of-network licensed nurse registries or home health agencies; revising applicability for group health insurance, blanket health insurance, and franchise health insurance, etc.
HB 257, a withdrawn Florida bill (filed but not introduced), proposed increasing penalties for prostitution-related offenses. It would have reclassified repeat violations as higher-level misdemeanors or felonies (e.g., third offense as a third-degree felony) and added provisions for vehicle impoundment when vehicles are used in violations. The bill also aimed to tie license suspensions for massage therapists to arrests for violating prostitution laws, particularly affecting licensed massage establishments. It did not become law, as it was withdrawn before introduction on October 24, 2025. The bill’s key focus was strengthening criminal penalties and professional licensing consequences for prostitution-related activities.
Sale and Purchase of Ivermectin; Authorizes sale & purchase of specified ivermectin as over-the-counter medication without prescription or consultation with health care provider.
Educational Dollars for Duty Program; Requires Educational Dollars for Duty program to set aside certain amount of funds to provide tuition assistance to spouses & children of active members of Florida National Guard; authorizes Legislature to increase amount of such funds; requires DMA to oversee implementation & enforcement of program; requiring DMA to establish certain procedures.
Political Activities on School Grounds; Provides that certain activities are allowed on school grounds; authorizes candidates to be invited to speak as candidates on school grounds if certain conditions are met; prohibits certain political activities on school grounds; prohibits certain employees from using e-mail, offices, or time during working hours for political advocacy; provides criminal penalties for persons who violate specified provisions; provides that each such violation is separate offense.
Self-storage Spaces; Revising the notice requirements of owners of self-storage units in order to satisfy a lien on a tenant’s property; requiring that rental agreements for renters of self-storage units which are entered into on or after a specified date provide certain information in compliance with the Self-storage Facility Act; authorizing owners of a self-storage unit to send notice to certain tenants’ last known address to apprise such tenants of a specified right, etc.
Fentanyl Testing; Requires hospitals or hospital-based off-campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl in urine test & perform confirmation test if urine test results are positive for fentanyl; requires specified results to be retained as part of patient's clinical record for certain timeframe.
Immigration; Citing this act as the “Tackling and Reforming Unlawful Migration Policy (TRUMP) Act”; providing that the Commissioner of Agriculture is the only person responsible for serving as liaison between certain entities regarding federal immigration laws; creating the Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program within the Office of State Immigration Enforcement within the Division of Law Enforcement under the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for specified purposes; creating the Office of State Immigration Enforcement within the Division of Law Enforcement under the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for specified purposes, etc. APPROPRIATION: $515,030,239
State Group Insurance Program Coverage of Standard Fertility Preservation Services ; Requires DMS under state group health insurance plan policies to provide coverage of medically necessary expenses relating to standard fertility preservation services; prohibits state group health insurance plans from requiring preauthorization for such services; authorizes maximum benefit provisions & cost-sharing requirements.
Relief of Darline Angervil and J.R. by the South Broward Hospital District; Providing for the relief of Darline Angervil and J.R., a minor, by the South Broward Hospital District; providing an appropriation to compensate Darline Angervil, individually and as parent and natural legal guardian of J.R., and J.R. for injuries and damages sustained as a result of negligence of the South Broward Hospital District; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $6,100,000
