Rep. Dean Black

Gender Clinical Interventions; Authorizes court of state to enter, modify, or stay child custody determination under specified circumstances; prohibits persons & entities from expending funds for reimbursement for specified clinical interventions; prohibits person's biological sex from being changed on birth certificate; prohibits gender clinical interventions for minors; authorizes certain persons to refuse to participate in gender clinical interventions; prohibits health insurance policy & health maintenance contract from providing coverage for gender clinical interventions; provides physician liability & authorizes award of specified damages, fees, & costs.

Protection of Children; Prohibits governmental entity from issuing permit or otherwise authorizing person to conduct performance in violation of certain provisions; authorizes Division of Hotels & Restaurants of DBPR to fine, suspend, or revoke license of any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment if establishment admits child to adult live performance; provides violation constitutes immediate serious danger to public health, safety, or welfare; authorizes division to impose specified fines for violations; specifies division may revoke or suspend license of person found to be maintaining licensed premises that admits child to adult live performance; prohibits person from knowingly admitting child to adult live performance.

Pub. Rec./Judicial Assistants; Adds current judicial assistants & their spouses & children to specified agency personnel & family members to whom exemption from public records requirements applies; provides for retroactive application of exemption; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Pregnancy and Parenting Support; Prohibits use of state funds for person to travel to another state to receive services to support abortion; requires DOH to report to Governor & Legislature information relating to Florida Pregnancy Care Network, Inc.; prohibits physician from knowingly performing or inducing termination of pregnancy after specified period of time; provides exceptions; requires physician to perform or induce termination of pregnancy or to dispense abortion-inducing drugs in person; removes provisions relating to termination of pregnancies during viability; prohibits telehealth provider from using telehealth to provide abortion; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $30,000,000

Sentencing Proceedings in Death Penalty Cases; Requires determination of specified number of jurors, rather than unanimity, for sentencing recommendation of death; requires court to impose recommended sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole if fewer than 8 jurors recommend death; authorizes court to impose life imprisonment without possibility of parole or sentence of death if at least 8 jurors recommend sentence of death; requires court to include in its written order reasons for not accepting jury’s recommended sentence, if applicable.

Florida Retirement System; Revises provisions relating to Special Risk Class normal retirement date, DROP participation, interest accrual rates, COLA, employer retirement contribution rates, investment plan member accounts, member disability coverage, & line-of-duty death benefit coverage.

Public Safety; Authorizes person to carry concealed weapon or firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; requires person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license to carry identification & display upon demand by law enforcement; prohibits person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license from carrying such weapon or firearm in specified locations; authorizes nonresident to carry concealed weapon or firearm in this state if he or she meets same requirements as resident; requires Office of Safe Schools to develop behavioral threat management operational process. APPROPRIATION: $60,177,846

Education; Revises provisions relating to Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, part-time enrollment in public schools, transportation of students, graduations requirements, Commissioner of Education duties, & educator certifications.

Causes of Action Based on Improvements to Real Property; Revises time in which action founded on design, planning, or construction of improvement to real property must be commenced; revises events after which statute of limitations & repose periods begin to run; provides exceptions for model homes & improvements with multiple buildings; limits actionable violation under Florida Building Code to material violation.

Transportation of Inspected Unauthorized Aliens; Provides legislative findings; creates Unauthorized Alien Transport Program within Division of Emergency Management to facilitate transport of inspected unauthorized aliens within United States; authorizes division to contract for services to implement program; authorizes division to adopt rules to implement program; provides for future expiration; removes s. 185 of chapter 2022-156, Laws of Florida; deems certain payments approved; reverts appropriated funds; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $10,000,000