Rep. Bill Partington

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.

Grandparent Visitation Rights; Authorizes grandparent of minor child to petition court for court-ordered visitation with child in certain circumstances; making technical changes.

Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools; Removes references to Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; requires district school board to establish specified policy relating to video cameras in self-contained classrooms; prohibits concealment of certain employee identities in video recording; & provides that video recording made available after request must include accompanying audio.

Jurisdiction Over Virtual Currency Transactions; Provides for jurisdiction over virtual currency transactions originating in this state & when certain acts occur in this state.

Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit; Requires FDLE to establish & administer Statewide Counterintelligence & Counterterrorism Unit for specified purposes; provides requirements for establishing, administering, & funding such unit.

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.

Medical Use of Marijuana; Authorizes patient prescribed certain opioid drugs to qualify to receive marijuana or marijuana delivery device; requires qualified physician to conduct in-person or telehealth examination before issuing or renewing certification; requires qualified physician to submit certain documentation to Board of Medicine or Board of Osteopathic Medicine for patients prescribed certain opioid drugs; revises supply limits qualified physician may issue & frequency of patient evaluations required for issuance of new physician certification; revises penalties; requires medical marijuana use registry ID cards to be renewed biennially rather than annually; requires DOH to establish processes & procedures for issuance & registration of medical marijuana use registry ID cards for certain nonresidents; authorizes visiting qualified patients to engage in in all conduct authorized for qualified patient; requires waiver of certain fees for honorably discharged veterans.

Court Fees; Increases service charges clerk of circuit court charges for certain services rendered by clerk's office; increases certain filing fees & service charges that may be charged by clerk in probate matters; increases certain filing fees & service charges in trial & appellate proceedings; increases certain filing fees & service charges for civil actions, suits, or proceedings in county court; revises distribution formula for additional filing fees; increases service charge clerk is entitled to for disbursement of surplus proceeds for certain judicial sales procedures; increases filing fee for additional timeshare interests joining consolidated timeshare foreclosure action; increases fee clerk of circuit court may charge for auditing of return of ward's estate; requires Office of Economic & Demographic Research to prepare certain report; requires such report to be submitted to Legislature.

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."

Maddy summaryHB 409 requires all Florida K-12 public school districts to observe Veterans' Day as an official school holiday, directly affecting school calendars and operations. The bill amends Florida Statutes to mandate that school boards designate Veterans' Day - listed in Section 110.117(1)(f) - as a holiday, replacing current discretionary observance. This policy change ensures consistent recognition of Veterans' Day across all public schools, with implementation required by July 1, 2026. The law does not alter the holiday's date or create new requirements beyond standard school holiday designation.