Artificial Intelligence; Prohibits governmental entities from extending or renewing contract with specified entities; prohibits governmental entities from taking certain actions relating to contracting for AI technology, software, or products unless certain requirements are met; prohibits governmental entities from entering into contracts for AI technology, software, or products under certain conditions; provides rights of Floridians relating to AI use; requires consent for minors to create new or maintain existing companion chatbot platforms; requires companion chatbot platforms to make certain disclosures & institute certain measures to protect minors; prohibits AI technology companies from selling or disclosing personal information of users unless information is deidentified; prohibits commercial use of individual's name, image, or likeness created through AI without consent; provides for enforcement; provides for civil penalties & damages; provides for private causes of action.
Rep. Alex Rizo
Sponsored bills
School Safety Equipment; Requires private schools & public schools, including charter schools, to have specified safety equipment on each campus of school; requires DOE, in coordination with FDLE, to establish minimum specifications for such equipment; authorizes schools to use specified funds to meet requirements of such safety equipment; provides training requirements for such safety equipment; requires schools to report specified information to Office of Safe Schools; & authorizes office to conduct random audits for specified purposes.
Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian; Authorizes court to appoint person who has been convicted of felony to be guardian of proposed ward; requires court to consider imposing additional requirements on certain guardians to safeguard proposed ward & his or her property; authorizes court to deny appointment as guardian if it determines appointment would place proposed ward, or his or her property, at risk.
Private School Facilities; Providing that certain private schools are considered a permitted use in certain zoning districts; authorizing counties and municipalities to require specified measures to mitigate vehicular traffic and pedestrian safety; authorizing private schools to provide a traffic study rather than comply with such measures; authorizing the award of injunctive relief; requiring certain private schools operating in such facilities to meet specified Florida Fire Prevention Code standards; authorizing the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules, etc.
Nicotine Products; Requires Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to inspect on regular basis place or premises of certain retail nicotine products dealers; provides that applicant for retail nicotine products dealer permit, by accepting permit, agrees to such inspections; authorizes division to assess certain fines & penalties for violations involving sale of certain nicotine dispensing devices, or advertising, promoting, or displaying for sale such devices; prohibits dealers of certain nicotine dispensing devices that do not prohibit individuals under 21 years of age on licensed premises from advertising, promoting, or displaying for sale such devices in specified manner; provides applicability; authorizes dealers of certain nicotine dispensing devices that prohibit individuals under 21 years of age on licensed premises to advertise, promote, or display for sale such devices in specified manner.
Performance of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Removes requirement that supervising physician notify DOH in writing of any delegation of prescribing authority to physician assistant; removes requirement that supervising physician's name be included in prescription issued by physician assistant; revises requirements for drug formulary for physician assistants; revises drug formulary requirements for advanced practice registered nurses authorized to prescribe medications; provides exception for psychiatric nurses.
Maddy summaryHB 841 changes Florida's motor vehicle registration process by requiring renewal records to be kept electronically instead of using physical validation stickers. This directly affects all Florida vehicle owners who currently receive and attach paper stickers to license plates showing expiration dates. The bill removes all existing rules about physical stickers, including their placement, design, and renewal requirements, while maintaining current plate replacement schedules and fees. It updates the law to reflect digital record-keeping as the standard method for tracking registration renewals.
Veterinary Medicine; Defines "veterinary professional associate"; increases amount of time for which prescriptions based solely on veterinary telehealth evaluation may be issued for certain drugs; revises applicability of certain exemptions; provides requirements for veterinary professional associates to receive certificates of registration from DBPR; requires department to make list of veterinary professional associate registrants publicly available on its website; authorizes department to suspend registration of veterinary professional associate upon certain determination by Board of Veterinary Medicine; authorizes department to rescind registration of veterinary professional associate; prohibits person from holding himself or herself out as veterinary professional associate; authorizes registered veterinary professional associate to engage in practice of veterinary medicine; prohibits registered veterinary professional associate from taking certain actions.
Protection of Religious Expression in Public Schools; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to provide protection from discrimination for student & school personnel religious expression in public schools.
Recognizing Judea and Samaria; Prohibits use of term "West Bank" in official government materials; prohibits use of moneys to create official government materials using such term; requires instructional materials & library media center collections adopted or acquired by certain entities on or after specified date to refer to certain area as Judea & Samaria; prohibits instructional materials & library media center collections adopted or acquired by certain entities on or after specified date from using term "West Bank."