National Council Licensure Examination ; Expresses support of the House of Representatives to require National Council of State Boards of Nursing to produce & distribute NCLEX examination & test preparation materials in Spanish.
Consumer Protection; Requires unlicensed vendor providing home repair services to take certain actions within a specified timeframe after receiving payment; provides that unlicensed vendor has burden to prove just cause; provides criminal penalties; modifies exemption from certain permitting requirements for certain solicitors, salespersons, and agents.
Sanitary and Stormwater System Standards; Requiring that all sanitary and stormwater systems in counties and municipalities, respectively, comply with specified state Department of Transportation standards for certain elements; providing inspection requirements for such systems; specifying that certain local standards are superseded, etc.
Diabetes Management; Requiring the Department of Health to create and maintain a website; authorizing a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense a 30-day supply of insulin drugs, glucagon drugs, diabetes devices, and diabetic ketoacidosis devices under certain circumstances; requiring health insurance policies and health maintenance contracts, respectively, to provide coverage for laboratory and diagnostic testing and screening for diabetes under certain circumstances; requiring a dispenser to report to the electronic health recordkeeping system certain drugs and devices dispensed, etc.
Removal, Storage, and Cleanup of Electric Vehicles; Requires counties to establish daily administration fee for proper storage of certain electric vehicles; provides maximum amount for such fees; authorizes municipalities establish daily administration fee for proper storage of certain electric vehicles; provides maximum amount for such fees; provides that motor vehicle insurers are not required to pay certain costs; provides that any reasonable fee for service includes any daily administration fee.
Residential Land Use Development Regulations; Authorizes counties & municipalities, respectively, to zone or designate parcel for single-family residential use or single-family hybrid housing use; authorizes counties & municipalities, respectively, to allow use of land for single-family residential use, while prohibiting use of land for single-family hybrid housing use; provides for adoption of local land development regulations.
Diabetes Management; Establishes Task Force on Diabetes Management; ; requires task force to develop certain criteria upon making certain determination; provides for membership & meetings of task force; authorizes State Surgeon General to reestablish task force; specifies procedures & duties if task force is reestablished; requires State Surgeon General to establish program under certain conditions by specified date; requires DOH to create & maintain website; requires federally qualified health centers or covered entities to make good faith effort to schedule appointments within specified timeline; authorizes pharmacist to prescribe & dispense 30-day supply of insulin drugs, glucagon drugs, diabetes devices, & diabetic ketoacidosis devices; prohibits pharmacist from requiring patients to pay more than certain amount for such drugs & devices; requires pharmacists to refer patient to federally qualified health center; requires department to provide certain notice to all pharmacists; requires health insurance policies & health maintenance contracts, respectively, to provide coverage for laboratory & diagnostic testing & screening for diabetes; prohibits health insurance policy & health maintenance contracts from exposing certain cost-sharing requirements; provides applicability; requires dispenser to report to electronic health recordkeeping system certain drugs & devices dispensed.
Online Sellers from Foreign Countries of Concern; Requires online marketplace to record certain information from online sellers to verify online sellers' location; requires online marketplace to disclose to consumers online seller's or online marketplace's location if online seller or online marketplace is in or conducts business or fulfills orders from foreign country of concern; requires online marketplace to hold in U.S.-based escrow account sales proceeds from transactions between Florida-based consumers & online sellers located in or conducting business or fulfilling orders from foreign country of concern; requires online marketplace to hold such sales proceeds for certain period; authorizes such sales proceeds to be transferred to online seller after certain period.
Official Actions of Local Governments with Respect to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from taking official action as it relates to diversity, equity, & inclusion; provides penalty; authorizes cause of action against counties & municipalities, respectively, that take such action; defines "diversity, equity, & inclusion."
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✗ EducationOpposes EducationBill prohibits local governments from official action on DEI, which can restrict curriculum, academic freedom, or limit school programs related to diversity, equity, & inclusion.75% confidence
✗ HousingOpposes HousingBill prohibits local governments from taking actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, potentially restricting initiatives that prevent housing discrimination or promote equitable housing access.75% confidence
✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationThe bill prohibits local governments from taking official action related to diversity, equity, & inclusion, which often includes initiatives supporting immigrant integration and services.75% confidence
HB 445, titled "Toll Exemptions for Veterans," exempts certain disabled veterans from paying tolls when using toll facilities. The bill directly affects disabled veterans who qualify under its criteria, removing a financial barrier for their use of toll roads or bridges. Key provisions require toll authorities to waive toll payments for eligible disabled veterans upon verification of their status. This policy change provides a concrete financial relief measure without altering existing toll collection systems.
Panelized Construction; Authorizes counties & municipalities to authorize & approve panelized construction on certain property; defines "panelized construction"; provides that panelized construction is considered open construction & is authorized under Florida Building Code & only subject to local permitting; provides that certain panelized construction is not considered dwelling unit for purposes of Florida Building Code; specifies manner in which panelized construction is approved; provides that panelized construction meets requirements of local product approval.
Consumer Finance Loans; Prohibiting persons from engaging in specified actions to evade the requirements of ch. 516, F.S.; providing that consumer finance loans made in violation of such prohibitions are void and uncollectible; providing construction relating to when a person is deemed to be a lender subject to such prohibitions, etc.
