Florida Health Choices Program; Renaming "Florida Health Choices Program" as "Florida Employee Health Choices Program"; revises legislative findings & intent; revises definitions; revises purpose & components of program; revises eligibility & participation requirements for vendors under program; revises types of health insurance products that are available for purchase through program; removes certain pricing transparency requirements to conform to changes made by act; revises structure of insurance marketplace process under program; removes option for risk pooling under program; removes exemptions from certain requirements of Florida Insurance Code under program; renaming corporation administering program as "Florida Employee Health Choices, Inc."; revises membership of board of directors; authorizes corporation to exercise certain powers; revises duties of board & corporation; revises fiscal year in which corporation's annual report is due.
Rep. Taylor Yarkosky
Sponsored bills
Maddy summaryHB 103 repeals Florida's existing Chapter 205, which governed local business taxes, while creating new authority for municipalities to continue imposing their own business taxes measured by gross receipts. It specifically allows cities or counties that already levy such taxes to maintain them, revise the definition of "merchant" for tax purposes, but prohibits any changes to the tax rate. The bill affects local governments (not businesses directly) that currently impose business taxes, ensuring continuity for existing tax structures. Amendments to other statutes (like towing service rules) adjust references to reflect this repeal and new authority.
Speech and Debate Education; Designates Florida Speech & Debate Week annually in February; subject to legislative appropriation, establishing Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as statewide speech & debate organization that performs certain functions in support of Florida Civics & Debate Initiative (FCDI) in DOE; provides duties of FDI & FCDI.
Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Revises prohibition on use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; provides for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revises provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers & other personnel; revises provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons; increases level on offense severity ranking chart for committing battery on law enforcement officers & other specified personnel.
Patient Funds Held in Trust by Chiropractic Physicians; Removes limitation on amount of patient funds chiropractic physician may hold in trust for specified purposes.
Security Services on Religious Premises; Exempts certain persons providing voluntary armed security services at churches or ecclesiastical or denominational organizations from specified requirements; provides requirements such persons must meet to qualify for exemption.
Gambling ; Revises provisions related to gambling including the Florida Gaming Control Commission, gaming machines, pari-mutuel permits & permitholders, betting on certain athletic contests, criminal penalties, Internet gambling, Internet sports wagering, manipulation of card games, fantasy sports contests, games of chance, slot machines, & illegal gambling; regulation of certain gaming activities.
Pub. Rec./E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain e-mail addresses collected by DHSMV; provides for retroactive application; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides statement of public necessity.
Transportation; Requires licensing rather than registration of, & fuel tax decals rather than identifying devices for, motor carriers; requires copy of license to be carried in each qualified motor vehicle or made available electronically; specifies how fuel tax decals are to be displayed on qualified motor vehicles; requires DHSMV or its authorized agent to issue licenses & fuel tax decals; requires fuel tax decal renewal orders to be submitted electronically beginning on specified date; revises required contents of temporary fuel-use permits; revises reporting periods & due dates for motor fuel use tax returns; requires such tax returns to be submitted electronically beginning on specified date; revises requirements for calculation of interest due for delinquent tax; provides penalties for any person who counterfeits, alters, manufactures, or sells fuel tax licenses, fuel tax decals, or temporary fuel-use permits except under certain circumstances; requires motor carriers to destroy fuel tax decals under certain circumstances & notify DHSMV; revises apparent amount of property damage that requires driver of vehicle involved in crash to notify law enforcement of crash; provides exemption from certain vehicle registration requirements for certain active duty military members; requires applicants to provide proof of address; revises requirements for documenting applicant's address & proof of legal presence; revises prohibition on obscuring license plate; provides that use of license plate frame or decorative border device is not prohibited under specified conditions; authorizes DHSMV to use e-mail as method of notification; requires e-mail address to be included on ID card application & request for replacement driver license or instruction permit, respectively; authorizes orders of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification to be provided by e-mail notification.
Firefighter Cancer Benefits; Requires former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for specified time period; provides finding & declaration of important state interest.