HB 6007 repeals the current provisions related to pregnancy support and wellness services. This removes the specific legal requirements and administrative framework that governed these services. The bill does not establish new programs or funding but eliminates the existing statutory structure. As a result, the state will no longer operate under these repealed provisions for pregnancy support services.
Noncriminal Traffic Infractions Causing Vehicle Crashes; Provides specified penalties for certain infractions resulting in crash with another vehicle & requires hearing for such infractions.
Tourist Development Tax; Limiting the total amount of tourist development tax revenues that must be spent annually to promote and advertise tourism in order for any tourist development tax revenues to be used for a specified purpose, etc.
Weapons and Firearms; Citing this act as the “Responsible Gun Ownership Act”; requiring background checks on all persons involved in a firearm sale or other transfer; specifying requirements for firearm sales or transfers through licensed dealers; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting certain actions leading to the manufacture or assembly, sale, importing, purchasing, offering for sale, or transfer of a firearm not imprinted with a valid serial number, etc.
Public Records and Meetings/Social Work Licensure Compact; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling pursuant to the Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizing the disclosure of such information under certain circumstances; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings or portions of certain meetings of the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission or its executive committee or other committees; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing statements of public necessity, etc.
Siblings Placed in Out-of-home Care; Authorizes sibling who is separated from his or her other siblings to file specified motion; provides standing; requires court to hold hearing, take evidence, & hear arguments if motion for sibling visitation or contact is contested; prohibits court from denying such motion unless certain circumstances exist; requires immediate provision of certain services; authorizes certain parties to appeal court order in specified manner; prohibits court from restricting sibling visitation or contact without need for motion; provides that court retains jurisdiction over dependent child in permanent guardianship for certain purposes relating to sibling visitation or contact; revises required response DCF or community-based care lead agency must provide to prospective adoptive parent; prohibits court from denying postadoption visitation or contact between siblings unless certain circumstances exist; requires immediate provision of certain services; specifying that certain factors must be considered for postadoption visitation or contact between adopted child & certain persons; provides that court retains jurisdiction over adopted child for certain purposes until child is specified age.
Heavy Equipment Rental Recovery Fee; Authorizes heavy equipment rental dealer to charge & collect specified recovery fee; requires heavy equipment rental dealer to retain recovery fee for specified purpose; prohibits recovery fee from being charged to certain entities; prohibits recovery fee from being included in any taxable sales price.
Invalid Restrictive Covenants with Physicians; Provides that restrictive covenants which prohibit physician from practicing medicine within specified area for certain period of time are void & unenforceable.
Student Online Personal Information Protection; Prohibits collection or sharing of student's covered information without written consent from parent or guardian; requires specified contracts, agreements, & written arrangements to include specified statement; requires school districts to publish specified portions of contracts, agreements, or written arrangements relating to collection or sharing of covered information; provides penalties for operators & interactive computer services that fail to meet specified requirements; requires DOE to publish specified information relating to operators & interactive computer services on its website within specified timeframe.
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expands grounds for reclassification of crimes to include acts of prejudice based on gender of victim; specifies that reclassification occurs if crime was based in whole or in part on actual or perceived characteristics of victim; provides for reclassification of crime if it was based in whole or in part on actual or perceived mental or physical disability of victim.
Medicaid Coverage of Continuous Glucose Monitors; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to, within a specified timeframe, seek federal approval as needed to provide coverage of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies as a durable medical equipment benefit under the Medicaid program; requiring the agency to implement these changes upon receiving any necessary federal approval, etc.
Office of Faith and Community; Establishes Office of Faith & Community within EOG for specified purpose; specifies duties of Office of Faith & Community; provides for appointment of liaison for faith & community; specifies duties of liaison for faith & community; provides that Office of Faith & Community provides administrative support to Florida Faith-Based & Community-Based Advisory Council.
