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died · Florida · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 1802: Public Records/Parkinson’s Disease Research Program Registry

Public Records/Parkinson’s Disease Research Program Registry; Providing a public records exemption for information held in the Parkinson’s Disease Research Program Registry which provides background information on individuals served by the Parkinson’s Disease Research Program; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Alexis Calatayud (R)
died · Florida · House Jun 16, 2025

HB 1267: Education

Education; Revises provisions relating to public postsecondary boards, presidents, presidential succession plans, textbooks & instructional materials, & graduation requirements; Institute for Freedom in the Americas; & K-12 educational facilities, early warning system, district school board real property, capital outlay, student reading & mathematics deficiencies, schools of hope, New Worlds Reading Initiative, student report cards, & school grades; & establishes Rural Incentive for Professional Educators (RIPE) Program.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationThe bill revises educational provisions, addresses K-12 facilities & capital outlay, implements initiatives like 'New Worlds Reading,' and establishes a 'Rural Incentive for Professional...' indicating efforts to advance and strengthen education.95% confidence
Demi Busatta (R) · 1 co-sponsor
died · Florida · House Jun 16, 2025

HB 1309: Reading Interventions and Instruction

Reading Interventions and Instruction; Revises requirements relating to Just Read, Florida! Office, Florida Center for Reading Research, school district reading instruction plans, & school district professional learning system to include specified training & instruction related to reading interventions & instruction; & creates reading coach allocation.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates 'reading coach allocation,' directly funding educational programs through budget appropriations, aligning with fiscal support for public services.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationThe bill strengthens K-12 education by enhancing reading instruction, providing professional training, and allocating resources for reading coaches.95% confidence
John Snyder (R) · 8 co-sponsors
died · Florida · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 448: Administrative Procedure

Administrative Procedure; Specifying that an agency’s issuance of a guidance document or other statement interpreting a statute without express statutory delegation to issue such guidance is an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority; prohibiting an agency from adopting a rule or issuing a guidance document without statutory delegation; requiring an agency to conduct retrospective cost-benefit analyses and assessment reports for certain rules, subject to certain requirements; requiring that additional information be published in the Florida Administrative Code, etc.
Danny Burgess (R)
died · Florida · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 284: Recreational Customary Use of Beaches

SB 284 repeals a prior provision that established rules for recreational customary use of beaches. This bill removes the legal requirement for formal establishment of such use, affecting how beach access regulations are currently structured. The repeal eliminates an existing regulatory mechanism without creating new policies or directly altering public access rights. It is a procedural change to the existing legal framework.
Darryl Rouson (D)
died · Florida · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 84: Housing for Legally Verified Agricultural Workers

Housing for Legally Verified Agricultural Workers; Defining the terms “housing site” and “legally verified agricultural worker”; prohibiting governmental entities from adopting or enforcing any legislation that inhibits the construction of housing for legally verified agricultural workers on agricultural land operated as a bona fide farm; specifying applicability of permit allocation systems in certain areas of critical state concern, etc.
Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingThe bill explicitly prohibits legislation that inhibits the construction of housing for legally verified agricultural workers, directly promoting housing development.95% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationThe bill facilitates housing construction for 'legally verified agricultural workers,' providing a service for a specific group whose status is defined by immigration law.80% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentThe bill facilitates housing construction for legally verified agricultural workers, supporting their ability to live and work, thus advancing their employment conditions.75% confidence
Jay Collins (R)
died · Florida · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 1280: Military Affairs

Military Affairs; Redesignating the official state flagship as the S.S. American Victory; updating a reference to federal law relating to the designation of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as the state approving agency for veterans’ education and training; renaming the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program administered by Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., as the Veterans Florida Opportunity Program; requiring Florida is for Veterans, Inc., and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to enter into a grant agreement, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,500,000
Topics ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransRenames Veterans Employment Program and updates VA's role in education, strengthening veteran services and recognition per bill's focus on veterans' programs.85% confidence
Jay Collins (R)
died · Florida · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 502: Animal Cruelty Offenses

SB 502 defines "domestic animal" for criminal cruelty statutes and establishes specific sentencing guidelines for animal cruelty offenses. It directly affects individuals convicted of animal cruelty by setting standardized punishment levels based on offense severity. The bill's key provision clarifies which animals are covered under cruelty laws (like pets and livestock) and creates a structured sentencing scale for judges. This changes how courts handle such cases by replacing vague terms with defined categories and penalties. (Note: The provided context lacks specific details about the sentencing scale or exact animal definitions, so this summary reflects only the abstract's general scope.)
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeSB 502 strengthens criminal justice by defining terms and establishing clear, standardized sentencing guidelines for animal cruelty, improving consistency in courts.85% confidence
Tom Leek (R) · 1 co-sponsor
died · Florida · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 1502: Special Mobile Equipment

Special Mobile Equipment; Revising the definition of the term “special mobile equipment”; authorizing the Department of Transportation to issue a mobile crane special blanket permit for certain purposes, etc.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAuthorizes DOT permits for mobile cranes used in infrastructure projects, facilitating transportation-related construction and maintenance work.75% confidence
Jay Collins (R)
died · Florida · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 1306: Exemption from Ad Valorem Taxes of Child Care Facilities

Exemption from Ad Valorem Taxes of Child Care Facilities; Exempting from ad valorem taxes any portion of property used as a child care facility that has achieved Gold Seal Quality status; requiring that the lessor child care facility operator be considered eligible to derive the benefit of the exemption upon a specified demonstration, etc.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill grants tax exemption for child care facilities, a form of tax relief that indirectly supports an essential service and aligns with funding essential programs.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationThe bill provides tax exemptions for quality child care facilities, supporting early childhood education access and quality by reducing operational costs.80% confidence
Alexis Calatayud (R)
died · Florida · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 176: Assessment of Homestead Property

Assessment of Homestead Property; Requiring that changes, additions, or improvements that replace or are made to elevate homestead property be assessed in a specified manner; specifying how such assessment must be calculated under certain conditions; authorizing property appraisers to require certain evidence, etc.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill defines specific methods for assessing homestead property, directly impacting property taxation and fiscal management by clarifying assessment procedures and strengthening the regulatory framework.75% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingThe bill clarifies and specifies the assessment method for homestead property improvements, which directly impacts property rights and financial predictability for homeowners.85% confidence
Nick DiCeglie (R)
died · Florida · House Jun 16, 2025

HB 995: Areas of Critical State Concern

Areas of Critical State Concern; Provides exemption from specified payment & performance bond requirements for specified entities; extends specific Florida Forever appropriations to be used for purchase of lands in Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern; revises requirements for specified local comprehensive plans in Florida Keys Area relating to hurricane evacuation clearance time for permanent residents; requires certain entities to maintain building permit allocation systems; provides for award of additional building permit allocations for specified entities; provides requirements for award of such building permits.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentExtends Florida Forever funds for land acquisition in designated 'Area of Critical State Concern' (Florida Keys), directly supporting environmental conservation and protection of natural resources.95% confidence
Jim Mooney (R) · 1 co-sponsor
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