Family Court Report Cards; Requires Office of State Courts Administrator to establish pilot program beginning on specified date; provides appropriation; requires office to prepare & publish on its website annual family court report card of each judge who presides over family law proceedings in each judicial circuit beginning on specified date; requires office to maintain publicly accessible online database of report cards & certain statewide summaries; requesting Supreme Court to adopt rules.
Conditional Geriatric Release ; Requires Florida Commission on Offender Review, in conjunction with DOC, to establish conditional geriatric release program; specifies eligibility for program; authorizes persons sentenced to custody of department to apply to commission to be considered for conditional geriatric release within specified time before reaching eligibility; specifies that person does not have right to conditional geriatric release; requires commission to consider any evidence relevant to public safety; authorizes commission to consider continued cost to department to house inmate; specifies that commission has sole discretion to determine whether to grant conditional geriatric release; authorizes revocation of conditional geriatric release for violations of any conditions of release; requires rulemaking.
HB 1467 revises Florida's penalties for prostitution and related offenses, primarily increasing consequences for repeat violations. It establishes tiered penalties: first offenses are misdemeanors, second offenses become felonies, and third+ offenses carry harsher penalties. For violations involving soliciting or procuring prostitution (paragraph 2(f)), the bill mandates 100 hours of community service, mandatory educational programs, and a minimum 10-day jail term for second or subsequent offenses. Additionally, it allows courts to order vehicle impoundment for up to 60 days if a vehicle was used in the offense, with specific exceptions for owners who prove hardship or theft. The bill directly affects individuals convicted of prostitution-related crimes under Florida law.
Public Records Requests Pertaining to Law Enforcement Officers; Requires certain identification from person requesting to inspect or copy public record relating to law enforcement officer; requires custodian of public records to retain copy of such identification.
Testing of Cosmetics on Animals; Provides that it is unlawful for person to manufacture, repackage, sell, hold, or offer for sale cosmetics that have been tested on animals as part of manufacturing process; prohibits manufacturers from using animal testing as part of cosmetics manufacturing process; prohibits manufacturers from repackaging, selling, holding, or offering for sale cosmetics that have been tested on animals; provides that manufacturers, upon issuance of cosmetic manufacturer permit, consent to specified inspections by DBPR & to submit to DBPR certain written documentation by specified date each year; provides for criminal penalties; provides administrative penalty; provides for cause of action by DBPR.
Schools of Hope; Authorizes mutual management plans for school district facilities used by schools of hope to include provision for school of hope & school district to share specified costs.
Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries; Authorizes use of specified funds deposited in Florida Forever Trust Fund for acquisition of lands which preserve certain historic cemeteries; subject to appropriation, authorizing use of additional funds for acquisition of such lands; requires state to be granted easement for ingress & egress to abandoned cemeteries on private lands for specified purposes; requires abandoned cemeteries on private lands to be included in Florida Master Site File; provides that owner of such private land is entitled to conservation easement.
Required Coverage for Imaging and Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk; Requires individual health policies, group, blanket, & franchise policies, & health maintenance contracts to provide coverage for evidence-based cancer imaging & genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk, without any cost-sharing requirements, for specified individuals.
HB 1379 creates a new "Outsider" specialty license plate for Florida vehicles, requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to design it with "Florida" at the top and "Outsider" at the bottom. The annual fees from selling these plates will be distributed to the Hoober Brothers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with 25% covering marketing and administrative costs and 75% funding the creation or restoration of public destinations across Florida. This bill directly affects vehicle owners who purchase the plate and the Hoober Brothers Foundation, which will manage the funds. The bill takes effect on October 1, 2026.
Sexual Assault Education and Support; Requires school districts to appoint districtwide sexual assault response liaison; establishes Safe Students & Survivors Grant Program; revises required health instruction for students in grades 7 through 12 to include instruction on sexual assault prevention & consent.
Financial Fraud; Creates Financial Crimes Intelligence Center within DLA; specifies purposes of center; authorizes certain agreements; requires agreement relating to appointment of director of center; specifies qualifications of director; provides that certain information is intellectual property of department; specifies powers & duties of center; authorizes center to take certain actions; requires annual report by certain date; requires that such report contain certain information; requires department to adopt rules.
Licensure of Medical Spas; Requires medical spas to be licensed; provides licensure requirements; requires Board of Pharmacy to maintain public database of licensed medical spas; provides database requirements; provides that medical spa is dispenser; prohibits medical spa from acquiring or receiving certain prescription medications; provides storage requirements for prescription medications & certain devices; requires medical spas to have certain security controls; requires medical spas to designate responsible person; provides requirements for responsible person; provides that submission of application for licensure by medical spa constitutes permission for inspections; provides requirements for inspections; requires medical spas to notify board of any adverse incidents within specified time frame; provides notice requirements; provides that violation of specified provisions constitutes unfair & deceptive trade practice; authorizes board to investigate certain violations & provide penalties; provides rulemaking authority.
