Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses ; Requires DOS to waive specified fees for certain businesses; provides eligibility & registration requirements for such waivers; provides tax exemptions for certain businesses; provides eligibility requirements for such exemptions; requires DOR to establish procedures for claiming such exemptions; provides for rulemaking & interagency cooperation; provides annual reporting requirements.
Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients ; Requires DCF to receive, deposit, & conserve certain benefit payments for certain minor clients; provides requirements for such funds; prohibits DCF from using such funds for certain purposes.
Housing for Veterans; Creating the “Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program Act”; establishing the Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program in certain counties, subject to legislative appropriation; requiring a landlord to submit to the contracted program administrator required documentation within a specified time period to apply for funding; authorizing a landlord to apply for up to a specified dollar amount from the funds, etc.
Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses; Authorizing the Department of Revenue to provide specified state tax information to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Department of State under a specified condition; creating the “Florida Veterans and Military Spouses Business Development Act”; requiring the Department of State to waive all fees for certain businesses; requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to establish registration requirements for businesses seeking certain fee waivers and tax exemptions; providing annual reporting requirements, beginning on a specified date, etc.
Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans; Requiring the Department of Health to charge a reduced fee for the issuance, replacement, or renewal of medical marijuana use registry identification cards for qualified patients who are honorably discharged veterans; providing requirements for proof of identification, etc.
Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans; Authorizes DOH to charge a reduced fee for issuance, replacement, or renewal of ID card for honorably discharged veteran; provides requirements for proof of identification.
SB 464 requires all Florida public K-12 school districts to observe Veterans’ Day as an official school holiday, directly affecting every district and its academic calendar. The bill amends Florida Statute 1001.42 to mandate that school boards designate Veterans’ Day (as defined in section 110.117(1)(f)) as a holiday in their annual calendars. This policy change standardizes holiday observance across all districts, eliminating the current option for schools to treat Veterans’ Day as a non-holiday. The requirement takes effect July 1, 2026, applying to all public K-12 schools statewide.
Toll Discounts for Certified Veteran Business Enterprises; Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a pilot program that provides certified veteran business enterprises with a discount on certain toll expenses; providing eligibility requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Florida Turnpike Enterprise, in coordination with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Department of Management Services, to administer the pilot program, etc.
HB 409 requires all Florida K-12 public school districts to observe Veterans' Day as an official school holiday, directly affecting school calendars and operations. The bill amends Florida Statutes to mandate that school boards designate Veterans' Day - listed in Section 110.117(1)(f) - as a holiday, replacing current discretionary observance. This policy change ensures consistent recognition of Veterans' Day across all public schools, with implementation required by July 1, 2026. The law does not alter the holiday's date or create new requirements beyond standard school holiday designation.
