Protection from Surgical Smoke; Defining the terms “smoke evacuation system” and “surgical smoke”; requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, by a specified date, to adopt and implement policies to prevent patients and personnel from being exposed to harmful surgical smoke, etc.
Statewide, Standardized Assessments; Requiring the Department of Education to develop versions of statewide, standardized assessments and specified portions of the statewide, standardized coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, respectively, in certain languages by a specified date; requiring the department to develop a timetable and an action plan for the development and implementation of such assessments and written portions of the system; authorizing parents to prohibit the use of such assessments and portions of the system in certain languages, etc.
School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program; Establishes School Teacher Training & Mentoring Program within DOE; provides DOE, teacher mentor, & mentee requirements; & authorizes award of stipends.
Booking Officer Duties Related to Minor Children of Arrested Persons; Requires booking officer to ask certain questions of arrested persons during booking process & take certain actions relating to arrested person's minor children.
Beach Management; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to review certain data when designating certain beaches as critically eroded and in need of restoration and nourishment; requiring that certain beaches, whose local government preserved funds for a certain purpose and which possess specified features, be designated as critically eroded; revising the list of areas that may receive designation as an area of critical state concern, etc.
SB 580 allows Florida counties and municipalities to license home caregivers within their own jurisdictions, rather than requiring state-level licensing. This directly affects home caregivers seeking employment and local governments that would establish their own licensing processes. The bill creates a new statute (§ 163.212, F.S.) enabling local authorities to implement these licensing systems, while maintaining state oversight as the default. The law would take effect on July 1, 2026.
Property Insurance Interstate Compact; Requires Commissioner of Insurance Regulation to initiate compact with other states to establish national risk pool for property insurance for natural disasters for specified purpose; requires commissioner to enter into compact with minimum number of member states.
Senior Management Service Class; Authorizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to select a specified number of managerial or policymaking positions within the judicial branch for inclusion in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System; requiring the Executive Director and the General Counsel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission to participate in the Senior Management Service Class, etc.
Florida Legislative Investigation Committee; Acknowledges injustices perpetrated against targets of Florida Legislative Investigation Committee between 1956 & 1965 & offers formal & heartfelt apology to those whose lives, well-being, & livelihoods were damaged or destroyed by activities & public pronouncements of those who served on committee.
HB 6001 repeals Section 381.96 of Florida Statutes, which previously established requirements for pregnancy support and wellness services. This bill removes the existing legal framework governing these services but does not create new programs or directly affect individuals. The repeal takes effect on July 1, 2026. As a procedural bill, it eliminates a prior statute without introducing new policy.
Advertisement of a Harmful Vaccine; Defines "advertise"; provides manufacturer liability; authorizes individual to file cause of action; provides that prevailing party is entitled to actual damages, court costs, & reasonable attorney fees.
Protection from Surgical Smoke ; Defines "smoke evacuation system" & "surgical smoke"; requires hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to, by specified date, adopt & implement policies requiring use of smoke evacuation systems or any other appropriate measure under certain circumstances.
