Restrictions on Firearms and Ammunition During Emergencies; Repeals provisions relating to specified automatic restrictions on firearms & ammunition during certain declared emergencies.
Legal Tender; Revising the sales and use tax exemption for certain coin or currency; specifying that a person who claims the sales tax exemption bears the burden for determining whether the gold coin or silver coin meets a specified definition; providing a presumption regarding the purity requirements of gold coin and silver coin, etc.
Special Observances; Designates August 21 of each year as "Fentanyl Awareness & Education Day"; encourages specified entities & public schools to sponsor events to promote awareness of dangers of fentanyl & potential overdoses, including education on specified topics.
State Land Management; Requiring public hearings for all updated conservation and nonconservation land management plans; requiring the Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental Protection to make available to the public, within a specified timeframe, electronic copies of land management plans for parcels of a certain size and for parcels located in state parks; revising the duties of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying requirements for the management of parks and recreational areas held by the state; requiring the division to comply with specified provisions when granting certain privileges, leases, concessions, and permits; authorizing the division to acquire, install, or permit the installation or operation at state parks of campsites and cabins that meet certain requirements; prohibiting the division from authorizing certain uses or construction activities within a state park; prohibiting the division from installing or permitting the installation of any lodging establishment within the boundaries of a state park; requiring that individual management plans for parcels located within state parks be developed with input from an advisory group; requiring that the advisory group's required public hearings be noticed to the public within a specified timeframe, etc.
Amendments to the State Constitution; Revises provisions relating to amendments to State Constitution including initiative petitions; handling petitions; sponsor & petition circulator registration; signature verification procedures; signature revocation; record retention; duties & responsibilities of supervisors of elections, Division of Elections, & DOS; Financial Impact Estimating Conference; certification of elections involving constitutional amendments; public funding; & criminal penalties.
Stem Cell Therapy ; Authorizes allopathic physicians & osteopathic physicians to perform stem cell therapy not approved by United States Food & Drug Administration; specifies requirements for stem cells that may be used by allopathic physicians & osteopathic physicians; requires allopathic physicians & osteopathic physicians to adhere to applicable current good manufacturing practices in performance of such therapies; prohibits allopathic physicians & osteopathic physicians from obtaining stem cells for therapies from facilities failing to meet certain requirements; requires allopathic physicians & osteopathic physicians to include certain terms in contracts or agreements with facilities producing stem cells for therapies; requires allopathic physicians & osteopathic physicians to include specified notice in any form of advertisement; provides requirements for such notice; requires allopathic physicians & osteopathic physicians to obtain signed consent form from patient or his or her representative before performing therapy; specifies requirements for consent form; requires Board of Medicine & Board of Osteopathic Medicine to adopt rules, respectively.
Maddy summaryHB 651 revises the powers and duties of Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS). It directly affects agricultural landowners, farm workers, and local governments by prohibiting local ordinances from banning housing for agricultural workers on actual farms, requiring such housing to meet specific safety criteria, and allowing existing housing to continue under certain conditions. The bill also establishes new rules for DACS to manage surplus agricultural lands (requiring rural easements and trust fund deposits), regulates electric vehicle charging stations (mandating registration and permitting), and updates mosquito control program requirements. These changes apply to DACS operations, agricultural properties, and local land-use decisions across Florida. The bill is a broad package of policy updates rather than a single-issue measure.
Holocaust Remembrance Day; Requires Governor to proclaim specified day annually as "Holocaust Remembrance Day"; authorizes "Holocaust Remembrance Day" to be observed in this state's public schools & be observed by public exercise as Governor may designate; authorizes specified instruction.
Sampling of Beach Waters and Public Bathing Spaces; Revises provisions related to bacteriological sampling of beach waters & public bathing places, including rule adoption & enforcement; issuance of health advisories; closure of beach waters & public bathing places; & notification & signage requirements.
Maddy summaryThis bill designates a specific stretch of State Road A1A in twelve Florida counties as the "Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway." To mark this change, the state Department of Transportation is required to install appropriate signage along the road by August 30, 2024. The legislation applies only to the named highway and does not alter any existing traffic rules or funding allocations.
