Pub. Rec./ Pawnbroker Transactions; Provides exemption from public records requirements for records relating to pawnbroker transactions that are delivered to FDLE; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Local Government Enforcement Actions; Prohibits certain enforcement actions by counties & municipalities; authorizes persons or business entities subject to such actions to submit request for review; requires counties & municipalities to review such actions & respond within specified time period; requires counties & municipalities to establish & maintain rules; authorizes filing of legal action & providing legal remedies in certain circumstances; requires that such action be filed within specified time period; provides for certain protections from retaliation; authorizes filing of certain complaints in specified circumstances; provides for preemption.
Public Records; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, & assistant city managers, including names & personal identifying & location information of their spouses & children; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides for retroactive application; provides statement of public necessity.
HB 6011 requires Florida officials and certain government employees (including "reporting individuals" like elected officials and "procurement employees" handling contracts) to annually report gifts or honoraria exceeding $100. They must disclose the giver’s name, gift/honorarium description, dates, total value, and attach prior reports by July 1 each year. Reporting individuals file with their financial disclosure office, while procurement employees file with the Commission on Ethics. The bill also mandates similar annual disclosure for honoraria expenses related to events. It would take effect July 1, 2026.
Patriotic Displays at Public Schools; Requires, subject to legislative appropriation, each district school board to adopt rules to require display of portraits of George Washington & Abraham Lincoln at each public school in district; & requires DOE to select portraits & make them available to each school district.
Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program; Establishes pilot program in Broward, Miami-Dade, & Palm Beach Counties for specified purpose; requires DOH, in collaboration with its maternal & child health section, to implement & oversee pilot program; requires pilot program to target specified populations for enrollment; specifies services that must be provided under pilot program; requires department to collaborate with specified entities to integrate doula services into existing maternal health programs & facilitate outreach & service delivery; authorizes department to integrate doula services into existing maternal & child health programs as expansion of pilot program, subject to certain requirements; creates Doula Certification Task Force within department for specified purpose; requires department to oversee & provide administrative support to task force; requires task force to submit final report of its findings & recommendations to Governor & Legislature by specified date.
Injunctions for Protection; Creates cause of action for injunction for protection in cases of serious violence by known person; specifies persons who have standing to file such injunction for protection in circuit court if specified conditions are met; prohibits clerk of court from assessing fee for filing of such injunction for protection; requires clerk of court to provide petitioner with certified copy of such injunction for protection; provides requirements for such petition for injunction for protection; provides requirements for temporary or final judgment on such injunction for protection; requires clerk of court to electronically transmit copies of specified documents within certain timeframe after court issues such injunction for protection; requires law enforcement officers to accept certified copy of such injunction for protection from petitioner & immediately serve it upon respondent; provides requirements for inclusion of such injunction for protection in specified statewide communication system; requires that respondent be held in custody if he or she is arrested for committing act of serious violence by known person in violation of injunction for protection until being brought before court.
Dependent Children; Provides additional situations in which rebuttable presumption of detriment is created; requires certain guardians ad litem & attorneys ad litem to have special training in parricide; requires certain persons to provide to court & certain agencies & persons access to certain records of child; requires visitation or other contact to be supervised by person who has special training in parricide; requires court to refer certain children to specified trauma-informed therapeutic services; provides additional reasons law enforcement officer or authorized agent of DCF can take child into custody; requires hearing before placing certain children in shelter.
Pub. Rec./Agency Employees; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain identifying & location information of current or former agency employees & spouses & children of such employees; provides for retroactive application; specifies that exemption does not limit certain existing exemptions; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
HB 4021 revises the boundary lines of the Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District in Brevard County, Florida, adjusting which neighborhoods and properties fall under its jurisdiction. The bill specifically updates legal descriptions of district boundaries to include new parcels and annex certain areas (like Sections 20 and 29 in Township 28) into the City of Palm Bay. This change directly affects property owners within the revised boundary lines and ensures the district's geographic scope aligns with current land divisions. The bill does not alter the district's purpose or funding mechanisms, only its geographic boundaries.
Leave for Living Organ Donation; Defines "living organ donor"; requires state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed specified number of days, to allow employee to serve as living organ donor; specifies that such leave is in addition to other leave authorized by law; defines "employer" and "living organ donor"; requires certain employers to grant unpaid leave of absence to allow employee to serve as living organ donor; specifies length of such leave of absence; authorizes employers to grant paid or unpaid leave for period longer than required period of time; provides effective date.
HB 555 would allow Florida counties and municipalities to license home caregivers within their own jurisdictions, shifting authority from the state to local governments. This bill directly affects home caregivers seeking to work in specific communities and local governments that would establish their own licensing processes. The key provision creates a new section (163.212) in Florida law explicitly authorizing local licensing, while maintaining existing state oversight for other occupations. The bill would take effect on July 1, 2026, if passed. This is a procedural change to licensing authority, not a modification of caregiver qualifications or services.
