Advanced Nuclear Reactors; Authorizes PSC to regulate advanced nuclear reactors in this state; authorizes DOH & DEP to exercise specified powers & duties; requires PSC, DOH, & DEP to jointly establish criteria for certification of laboratories that perform analysis on nuclear materials; authorizes possession of nuclear material for specified purposes; requires permits for transfer, receipt, possession, use, storage, or disposal of nuclear materials; requires certifications for significant design modifications of small modular reactors; requires PSC to make certain determinations before issuing such permits & certifications; authorizes PSC to issue reciprocal permits under certain conditions; requires commission, after consultation with DEP & DOH, to adopt rules; revises criteria PSC must consider in preliminary study of electric utility 10-year site plans & in making determinations for proposed power plants; revises requirements for development of certain standards by electric utilities; removes such requirement for rural cooperatives; revises applicability of power plant capacity & expansion thresholds.
Rep. Richard Gentry
Sponsored bills
Maddy summaryHB 125 designates October 14 of each year as "Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance" in Florida. The bill creates a statutory designation requiring the Governor to issue an annual proclamation for this date, honoring Charlie Kirk's work with Turning Point USA and his advocacy for free speech and civic engagement. This is a purely commemorative measure with no funding, regulatory changes, or direct impact on citizens or institutions. It does not alter existing laws or create new obligations. The designation takes effect July 1, 2026.
Utility Terrain Vehicles; Authorizes utility terrain vehicle (UTV) to be operated during all hours; authorizes operation of UTVs on certain roadways & on certain parts of State Highway System; authorizes DOT to prohibit use of UTVs under certain circumstances; authorizes persons possessing certain licenses to operate UTV; requires owners or operators of UTV to comply with certain requirements & regulations; authorizes county or municipality to restrict operation of UTVs under certain circumstances; provides civil penalties; requires DHSMV to issue license plate to owner or lessee of vehicle registered as UTV upon payment of certain taxes & fees; requires that license plates for UTVs comply with specified provisions.
Home Inspectors; Requires that home inspector examination meet specified requirements certified by DBPR; requires home inspectors to maintain errors & omissions insurance policy.
Heated Tobacco Products; Revises definitions of “cigarette” & “tobacco products” to exclude certain types of products containing tobacco & defines "heated tobacco product."
Leave for Living Organ Donation; Defines "living organ donor"; requires state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed specified number of days, to allow employee to serve as living organ donor; specifies that such leave is in addition to other leave authorized by law; defines "employer" and "living organ donor"; requires certain employers to grant unpaid leave of absence to allow employee to serve as living organ donor; specifies length of such leave of absence; authorizes employers to grant paid or unpaid leave for period longer than required period of time; provides effective date.
Maddy summaryHB 99 revises Florida's definition of "reinsurance intermediary manager" to exclude certain underwriting managers from regulatory oversight. Specifically, it removes exclusions for: (1) underwriting managers who manage all reinsurance operations under common control with the reinsurer, (2) those managing less than 10% of assumed reinsurance, and (3) managers of insurance groups/pools. This change directly affects reinsurance companies and their underwriting managers by clarifying which roles fall under the state's regulatory scope. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026, and updates related sections of Florida law to reflect this definition.
Felony Battery; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit subsequent battery after having prior conviction for resisting officer with violence.
OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information; Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public records requirements for certain conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information.
Public Officers and Employees; Requiring that, beginning on a specified date, secretaries and executive directors of departments, chief administrative officers of certain units of state government, members of commissions and licensing boards, chairs of governing boards or certain chief executives of certain statewide entities, or any persons appointed to hold state office in the executive branch of state government be United States citizens and residents of this state; providing that a specified provision applies to each such offices; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, members of the board of trustees for state universities be United States citizens and residents of this state or graduates of the state university that the board oversees.