State Financial Accounting; Revises name of certain subsystem used for financial management; requires replacement of certain warrants; deletes authority to make semimonthly salary payments; requires certain requests for records to be made to specified entity; requires agencies to pay interest from available appropriations.
Insurance; Requires FDLE to accept & process certain fingerprints; authorizes FDLE to exchange certain records with OIR; specifies that fingerprints must be submitted in accordance with certain rules; requires FDLE to conduct certain background checks; requires certain background checks to be conducted through FBI; requires that fingerprints be submitted & entered into specified system; requires that certain criminal history records be used by OIR for certain purposes; establishes standards for compensation arrangements & oversight of affiliate transactions involving insurers, reciprocal insurers, managing general agents, & attorneys in fact; specifies requirements for affiliate compensation arrangements; removes definition of “diligent effort”; revises conditions under which insurance coverage is eligible for export; requires notification of arbitration before Division of Administrative Hearings as option for dispute resolution procedures under Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
Interfering with an Officer’s Means of Protection or Communication; Prohibiting a person from depriving certain officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices; prohibiting a person from rendering useless certain officer’s weapons or radios, digital recording devices, or restraint devices, etc.
National Association of Women Business Owners Day; Recognizing April 23, 2025, as “National Association of Women Business Owners Day” in Florida, etc.
Areas of Critical State Concern; Exempting a person entering into a construction contract with Habitat for Humanity International, Inc., or any of its affiliates from executing a payment and performance bond under certain circumstances; extending the timeframe for specific Florida Forever appropriations to be used for the purchase of lands in the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern; providing a limitation for additional building permit allocations, etc.
SB 960 requires elevator car interiors to include at least one support rail meeting specific safety and accessibility specifications. This applies directly to building owners and operators installing or upgrading elevators in commercial and public facilities. The key provision mandates that the rail must be positioned, sized, and designed to provide safe handhold support for individuals with mobility impairments during elevator use. The bill focuses on improving physical accessibility within elevators without altering broader building codes or introducing new funding mechanisms.
Medicaid Enrollment for Permanently Disabled Individuals ; Requires that certain Medicaid-eligible persons who receive specified Medicaid-covered services & who are permanently disabled be presumed eligible for continued Medicaid coverage during redetermination processes; requires AHCA to continue to make payments for such services; requires certain persons to notify AHCA & DCF of certain changes in disability or economic status; authorizes DCF to conduct redetermination of eligibility; requires DCF to make notifications; requires AHCA to seek federal authorization to exempt certain persons from annual redetermination of eligibility; requires AHCA & DCF to develop specified process.
Local Option Taxes; Revising provisions related to Local Option Taxes including Tourist Development Tax, Local option food and beverage tax, & discretionary sales surtax.
Emergencies; Authorizing certain servicemembers to provide medical care in specified circumstances; authorizing the Division of Emergency Management to create certain local organizations in county constitutional offices; providing that the division has command and control of specified emergency management efforts; requiring certain political subdivisions to publish specified information on publicly available websites, etc.
Executive Branch; Revising policies regarding equal employment opportunity in state government; repealing a provision relating to utilization of minority business enterprises in contracts for public construction works; revising provisions governing preferences for Florida-based businesses in procurement; repealing a provision relating to the certification of minority business enterprises; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action against a vendor or affiliate that violates specified provisions, etc.
Higher Education; Requiring members of a state university board of trustees and members of the Board of Governors to be United States citizens and either residents of this state or graduates of a state university beginning on a specified date; requiring certain members of the Board of Governors to comply with specified financial disclosure requirements beginning on a specified date; revising term limits for members and the chair of the State Board of Education; providing term limits for members and the chairs of the Florida College System institution boards of trustees; providing that certain actions related to the president of a Florida College System institution are not subject to approval by the State Board of Education, etc.
Misuse of Emergency Communications Systems; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for a specified violation relating to the use of emergency communications services which results in bodily injury or property damage; requiring courts to order restitution for certain violations; providing requirements for such restitution, etc.
