Rep. Ashley Gantt

Mental Health Services for First Responders; Requires Division of State Fire Marshal to develop & implement statewide behavioral health access program to provide certain mental wellness services & resources to first responders; provides requirements for program; provides that first responders are not required to pay copayment for services & resources; provides training requirements for licensed professional counselors; requires program, by specified date, to develop specified plan & submit plan to Legislature.

Specialty License Plates; Directs DHSMV to develop Miami Dade College license plate; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of plate.

Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses; Requires DOS to waive specified fees for certain businesses established by veteran or military spouse; provides eligibility & registration requirements; provides for rulemaking & interagency cooperation; provides reporting requirements.

Maddy summaryHB 6039 repeals specific legal provisions that previously addressed marriage between persons of the same sex. This bill directly affects the state's legal code by removing separate statutory language for same-sex marriage, integrating it under general marriage laws. The key mechanism is the deletion of these provisions from the code, updating the framework without altering marriage rights. The bill does not change the legal status of same-sex marriage but streamlines the law by eliminating redundant references.

Intestate Succession Involving a Person Born Out of Wedlock; Revises circumstances used to determine intestate succession involving persons born out of wedlock

Resident Status for Tuition Purposes; Provides that person may not lose his or her resident status for tuition purposes due solely to his or her incarceration in specified correctional facilities.

Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program; Establishes Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program within DACS; provides requirements for pilot program; requires OPPAGA to conduct study to evaluate food insecurity on campuses of Florida College System institutions & state universities.

Elections; Revising provisions related to elections including elected positions, administration of election law & investigation of violations, voters rights, voter registration, vote-by-mail, ballot types, and Election Day holiday.

Delivery of Patient Protection; Requires health care facilities to implement & maintain staffing plans; specifies minimum staffing levels for direct care registered nurses based on hospital or clinical unit setting; requires that patients be cared for only in hospital or clinical units that meet specified minimum staffing levels; prohibits health care facilities from using video cameras or monitors as substitute for direct observation; exempts health care facilities from minimum staffing level requirements during declared state of emergency; provides whistle-blower protections; creates cause of action; prohibits employers from taking actions with respect to employment for certain unionized staff.

Repair of Motorized Wheelchairs; Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available any documentation, parts, & tools, required for diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of motorized wheelchair & parts for motorized wheelchair; requires original equipment manufacturer of motorized wheelchair with electronic security lock to make available any special documentation, parts, & tools, needed to access & reset lock when disabled in course of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of motorized wheelchair; provides that violation of act is unlawful practice under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act; provides that original equipment manufacturer is not required to divulge trade secrets.