Acceptance of Cash Payments by Businesses; Requires certain businesses to accept cash payments for certain transactions; prohibits fees or conditions for such transactions; provides applicability & civil penalties; requires DACS to adopt rules.
Carrying and Possession of Weapons and Firearms; Prohibits carrying of concealed handgun or unconcealed firearm without license & possession of such handgun or firearm without valid identification; repeals provisions relating to arrests without warrant & exemption from licensing requirements for law enforcement officers; allows open carrying of any otherwise legal firearm or electric weapon or device; revises list of places into which person may not carry handgun or concealed weapon or concealed firearm; provides exceptions; deletes provisions relating to open carry, collection of fees for licenses to carry concealed weapons or concealed firearms, allowing school districts to restrict possession of firearm in vehicle, exceptions to statutory protections of right to keep & bear arms in motor vehicles; revises definition of “bump-fire stock”; repeals provisions for risk protection orders.
Recall of County Officers and Commissioners; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to authorize recall of county officers & commissioners by electors of this state.
Elections; Requires write-in candidates to pay certain fees; prohibits write-in candidate from being considered opponent for certain purposes; requires DOS to adopt rules for security of voting systems; requires such rules to prohibit connection to internet; authorizes counties to count ballots by hand at precinct level.
HB 6001 repeals Section 163.035 of Florida Statutes, which previously established rules for "recreational customary use of beaches." This bill removes an existing legal provision about beach access regulations but does not create new rules or directly affect specific groups. The bill was withdrawn before introduction on January 2, 2025, as companion legislation (CS/SB 1622) was enacted instead. It is a procedural repeal with no new policy impact.
Animal Cruelty During a Declared State of Emergency; Provides increased criminal penalties for animal cruelty offenses committed during declared state of emergency.
Mandatory Waiting Period for Handgun Purchases; Revising the mandatory 3-day waiting period to apply only to handguns, rather than to firearms; removing a provision authorizing that the mandatory waiting period expire upon completion of a records check; revising records requirements relating to firearm sales to apply only to handguns, etc.
Financial Support for Pregnant Survivors of Rape or Incest; Providing that certain low-income students who are pregnant as a result of rape or incest and who decide to carry the pregnancy to term are exempt from paying specified postsecondary tuition and fees; establishing the Academic Success of Pregnant Students Who Are Victims of Sexual Abuse Grant Program within the Department of Education; providing student eligibility requirements; providing for program funding and the disbursement of awards, etc.
Advisory Opinions on Voter Eligibility; Requiring the Division of Elections to provide certain advisory opinions upon request within a certain timeframe; providing that a person who makes such request is deemed eligible to register to vote and to vote if the division does not provide the advisory opinion within the specified timeframe; requiring the division to issue to such person a certain card; requiring that the card be mailed to the person by a certain day, etc.
Naturopathic Medicine; Creating the Board of Naturopathic Medicine within the Department of Health; prohibiting certain unlicensed persons from practicing naturopathic medicine or promoting, identifying, or describing themselves using specified titles or abbreviations; requiring the board to adopt rules providing for the handling of medical records by licensed naturopathic physicians; providing that patients are responsible for advising treating health care practitioners about any legend drugs, nutrients, or natural medicinal substances that a naturopathic physician has prescribed or recommended to the patient, etc.
Child Protective Investigations; Prohibiting the initiation of a child protective investigation or removal of a child from his or her residence solely based on a parent’s religious beliefs or ideology; requiring the investigator to submit a written summary to the subject of the investigation confirming certain information, etc.
Sale of Rabbits; Prohibiting the sale of rabbits in specified locations and during specified months; specifying unlawful acts relating to the sale, offering for sale, and the giving away as merchandising premiums of certain rabbits; requiring local authorities to retrieve, return, and place abandoned rabbits in a specified manner; providing criminal penalties, etc.
