Infrastructure and Resiliency; Provides that DEP has exclusive authority to execute coastal resiliency projects through public-private partnerships; authorizes department to take certain actions to encourage investment from private sector in coastal resiliency projects; requires department to publish certain information on its website.
Gaming Control; Providing that the Florida Gaming Control Commission is exempt from specified state contracting provisions; authorizing the commission to acquire land, property, interests, buildings, or other improvements for a specified purpose; deleting specified premises as being prohibited from allowing minors to place bets; prohibiting a person from advertising illegal gambling; deleting a rebuttable presumption that a device, system, or network is a prohibited slot machine or device under certain circumstances, etc.
Industries and Professional Activities; Renames, removes, & redesignates specified boards, commissions, & councils established within DBPR; changes office locations of certain divisions; requires DBPR to provide to Division of Professions summary of changes to statutory law within specified time period after adjournment of session; revises retail nicotine product dealer administrative penalties; authorizes Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to assist any agent of DACS in enforcing state hemp program; authorizes division to enter any public or private premises during specified timeframe in performance of its duties.
This bill allows healthcare providers to mail hearing aids directly to patients who have received a doctor's prescription for them. It directly affects individuals who require prescription hearing aids, replacing the need for in-person pickup. The key mechanism is authorizing mail delivery as a standard option for distributing these medical devices. This changes the delivery method without altering prescription requirements or costs.
Florida Museum of Black History; Providing legislative intent; establishing the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors; prohibiting specified members of the board from holding state or local elective office while serving on the board; requiring that the board work jointly with the Foundation for the Museum of Black History, Inc., etc.
Veterans Affairs; Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs; requires certain notice be provided to defendants; provides for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants.
Affordable Property Ad Valorem Tax Exemption on Leased Land; Authorizes certain leased land to qualify for specified ad valorem tax exemption; authorizes Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules.
Health Care; Repeals provisions relating to sex-reassignment prescriptions & procedures & civil liability for provision of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures to minors, respectively; requires covered entity to adopt policy relating to providing notice of its refused services; requires DOH to publish & maintain on its website current list of covered entities & their refused services & develop & administer public education & awareness program; revises timeframe in which physician may perform termination of pregnancy; requires AHCA to provide Medicaid reimbursement for medically necessary treatment for or related to gender dysphoria or comparable or equivalent diagnoses; prohibits AHCA from discriminating in reimbursement on basis of recipient's gender identity or that recipient is transgender individual.
Continuing Education Requirements; Revising applicability of a certain provision relating to completion of a continuing education requirement for licensure renewal to exempt certain building code administrators and inspectors, etc.
Florida Museum of Black History; Establishes Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors; provides for membership of board; requires that appointments to board be made by specified date; prohibits specified members of board from holding state or local elective office while serving on board; provides for filling of vacancies; requires that board work jointly with Foundation for Museum of Black History, Inc.; requires St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners to provide administrative support & staffing to board until specified actions are completed.
Resilience Districts; Creating the “Resilience District Act of 2025”; declaring that the act constitutes the sole authority for resilience districts; authorizing the establishment of infrastructure resilience districts through a petition by certain persons; specifying requirements for resilience districts and condominium resilience districts; specifying acceptable uses of infrastructure resilience districts and condominium resilience districts; authorizing the payment of certain fees for project management of infrastructure resilience districts, etc.
Special Districts; Repealing a provision relating to a requirement that special districts establish goals, objectives, and performance measures to assess the performance of district programs and activities and publish an annual report concerning the goals and objectives the district achieved and failed to achieve, etc.
