Conservation Easements; Requiring a water management district to release a conservation easement upon application of the fee simple owner of a parcel of land if certain conditions are met; requiring that the ad valorem taxes of the property be based on the just value of the property; authorizing such property to be used for development consistent with the zoning designation of the adjacent lands; providing that the property owner assumes responsibility for any stormwater requirements if the property is developed, etc.
Sovereign Immunity for Public Transit Contractors; Providing that contractors providing public transit services and their employees or agents are deemed agents of the state for purposes of sovereign immunity, etc.
Florida Retirement Savings Task Force; Citing this act as the “Florida Retirement Savings Task Force Act”; creating the Florida Retirement Savings Task Force adjunct to the Department of Commerce; requiring the department to provide administrative, technical, and staff support to the task force; providing that members serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel reimbursement; authorizing the task force to receive confidential and exempt information under specified conditions, etc.
Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures; Prohibits person from knowingly aiding or abetting health care practitioner to participate in specified violation; authorizes Attorney General to conduct investigation & bring civil action against health care practitioner or other person; provides for damages, injunctive relief, & civil penalties; provides that any damages collected shall accrue to injured minor.
Marriage and Family Therapists Licensure by Endorsement; Requires Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, & Mental Health Counseling to issue license by endorsement to certain applicants.
HB 789 removes all references to county and school district ad valorem tax levies from over 20 sections of Florida Statutes, including repealing specific provisions like "district school tax" (s. 1011.71) and "school capital outlay surcharge" (s. 1011.715). It amends statutes related to tax powers, bond issuance, and school district funding by deleting outdated language about these levies. The bill does not change current tax rates, collection methods, or financial obligations - only updates legal references to eliminate obsolete terminology. This is a procedural revision to modernize the tax code, not a policy change affecting taxpayers or local governments.
Trust Funds/Florida Cryptocurrency Reserve; Creating the Florida Cryptocurrency Reserve, a trust fund, within the office of the Chief Financial Officer; providing for the source of funds and the purpose of the reserve; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the reserve, etc.
Mathematics Education; Providing requirements for mathematics pathways established by a certain workgroup; requiring the Department of Education to develop applied algebra courses; providing requirements for the applied algebra courses; requiring the department to collaborate with the Board of Governors of the State University System to ensure the courses are accepted as mathematics credits for state university admissions, etc.
Correctional Officers, Correctional Probation Officers, and Institutional Security Specialists; Citing this act as the "Correctional and Probation Officer Fairness Act"; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, the minimum annual base rate of pay for a correctional officer, a correctional probation officer, or an institutional security specialist be no less than $60,000; requiring the Department of Management Services to submit an annual compensation analysis report to the Governor and Legislature, beginning on a specified date; requiring, beginning with a specified fiscal year and subject to legislative appropriation, an annual increase to the base rate of pay for correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and institutional security specialists, etc.
Land Use Regulations for Local Governments Affected by Natural Disasters; Prohibiting impacted local governments from enforcing certain moratoriums, requiring the repair or reconstruction of certain improvements to meet certain requirements, or enforcing changes to specified procedures; revising circumstances under which impacted local governments may enforce certain amendments, site plans, development permits, or development orders; deleting provisions related to filing suit against an impacted local government for injunctive relief, etc.
Sovereign Immunity of Public Transit Contractors in Tort Actions; Designates certain public transit contractors & people acting on behalf of such contractors as agents of state for purposes of provisions relating to sovereign immunity in tort actions; defines "public transit."
Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve; Creating the “Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Act”; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to take certain actions in administering and managing the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve; authorizing payment of the reasonable cost of administering and managing the reserve from a specified source; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to purchase cryptocurrency for the reserve only if a specified condition is met; creating the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Advisory Committee for a specified purpose, etc.
