HB 107 names the Chanda Cheeseborough Ribault River Bridge in Duval County as a transportation facility. It requires the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) to install appropriate markers identifying the bridge with this new name. This is a ceremonial designation with no policy changes or direct impact on regulations or funding.
HB 53 requires background checks for the sale or transfer of ammunition. It directly affects gun stores, private sellers, and individuals purchasing or receiving ammunition. The bill mandates that sellers conduct a background check before completing any transaction to verify the buyer is not legally prohibited from possessing ammunition. This change aims to prevent ammunition from being sold to individuals with disqualifying factors, such as certain criminal records.
Youth Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Pilot Program; Establishes Youth Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Pilot Program within the Community School Grant Program; provides requirements for program.
Tax of Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft; Exempts from state sales tax lease, sale, or transfer of electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) aircraft from manufacturer to operator.
Nonpublic Religious Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Removes religious colleges from list of institutions specified as not being under jurisdiction or purview of Commission for Independent Education; provides requirements that must be met by nonpublic religious postsecondary educational institutions that operate without being licensed by commission; provides duties & requirements of the commission & institutions; & provides specified persons are subject to certain criminal penalties.
Instructional Hours for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Revises instructional hours required to be delivered in Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program for school-year & summer programs.
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Requires public high schools to establish Bright Futures Scholarship mentorship program for students; & provides requirements for such program.
HB 109 permits photography inside polling rooms and early voting sites during specific, designated hours. It directly affects voters who wish to take photos and election workers managing these locations. The bill's key provision is authorizing photography under defined timeframes, without altering voting procedures or ballot secrecy. This change focuses solely on allowing visual documentation during permitted periods at voting locations.
Interest on Trust Accounts Program Interest Rates ; Requires CFO to establish quarterly two interest rate alternatives applicable to Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) Program to determine interest paid to Funding Florida Legal Aid (FFLA) by participating financial institutions; requires such institutions to select one of two rate alternatives annually; requires that each rate alternative be set at specified rate; requires CFO to inform FFLA of rate alternatives established for each upcoming quarter; provides applicability.
Candidate Qualification; Provides eligibility requirements for persons seeking to qualify for nomination as candidates of political party or with no party affiliation; provides certain entities may bring action for declaratory & injunctive relief; prohibits person from qualifying as candidate for election & prohibiting his or her name from appearing on ballot.
Pregnant Women in Custody; Requires every female who is arrested & not released within 72 hours after arrest be administered pregnancy test upon request; requires that each municipal or county detention facility notify each arrested female of right to request pregnancy test; authorizes sentencing court to stay beginning of period of incarceration; authorizes court to order pregnant woman to comply with specified terms & conditions during stay; requires that woman be offered specified assessment & services; requires detention facilities & DOC to collect & report specified information.
Utility Terrain Vehicles; Authorizes utility terrain vehicle (UTV) to be operated during all hours; authorizes operation of UTVs on certain roadways; authorizes operation of UTVs on certain parts of State Highway System; authorizes DOT to prohibit use of UTVs; authorizes persons possessing certain licenses to operate UTV; requires owners or operators of UTV to comply with certain requirements & regulations; authorizes county or municipality to restrict operation of UTVs; provides civil penalties; requires DHSMV to issue license plate to owner or lessee of vehicle registered as UTV upon payment of certain taxes & fees; requires that license plates for UTVs comply with specified provisions.
