Rep. Nathan Boyles

Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County; Provides exemption from non-ad valorem assessments for churches & specified religious institutions otherwise exempt from ad valorem taxes; provides calculation methods for non-ad valorem assessments; revises non-ad valorem assessments for residential properties & non-ad valorem assessments for industrial properties exceeding 40,000 square feet.

Pace Fire Rescue District, Santa Rosa County; Provides exemption from non-ad valorem assessments for churches & specified religious institutions otherwise exempt from ad valorem taxes; provides calculation methods for non-ad valorem assessments; revises non-ad valorem assessments for residential properties & for industrial properties exceeding 40,000 square feet.

Biosolids Management ; Prohibiting the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing or renewing a permit for certain biosolids land application sites if there is a permitted wastewater treatment facility that accepts septage for higher levels of treatment and which meets specified requirements, etc.

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Prohibits, beginning on specified date, certain use & sale, purchase, or distribution of aqueous film-forming foam; requires, beginning on specified date, certain entities to submit aqueous film-forming foam inventories & disposal plans to DEP; prohibits, beginning on specified date, possession & use of aqueous film-forming foam; authorizes DEP to administer certain grants or cost share programs; provides penalties & injunctive relief; requires certain public entities disposing of domestic wastewater biosolids and treated effluent to quarterly conduct specified samplings & submit results to DEP; limits purpose such samplings until specified standards are established by EPA & adopted by DEP.

Maddy summaryHB 1343 revises Florida's requirements for obtaining an insurance customer representative license. It expands qualifying pathways by adding specific industry designations (like AAI, CIC, or CPSR) and mandating a new high school course in insurance and personal finance. The bill requires Florida schools to develop a 0.5-credit course by 2027, covering property and casualty insurance basics, for use starting in the 2027-2028 school year. This directly affects current license applicants seeking alternative qualifications and future students who may complete the high school course. The changes take effect July 1, 2026.

Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to a penalty enhancement; establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified county; requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain persons, to design and implement the pilot program; providing requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an evaluation and provide specified reports to the Legislature; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions against dating violence and sexual violence into a statewide verification system, etc.

Department of Environmental Protection; Removes provisions creating the Environmental Regulation Commission; requires certain solar facility permit applicants to incorporate certain protections in the development and implementation of erosion and sediment control plans for the construction of such facilities; specifies requirements for such plans; revises the date by which certain major permitted sources of air pollution must pay an annual operation license fee; ratifies specified rules relating to the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs minimum flows and recovery strategy for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant to provisions which require ratification of any rule exceeding the specified thresholds for likely adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs, etc.

Outsourcing Facilities; Requires outsourcing facilities apply to DOH, using form prescribed by Board of Pharmacy, to obtain permit before engaging in specified activities; requires department to issue outsourcing facility permits to applicants board certifies as meeting certain criteria; requires that initial application for permit include specified documentation; requires board to review such documentation & consider certain actions of applicant outsourcing facility; prohibits department from issuing permit to outsourcing facility; provides that certain outsourcing facilities are only required to obtain outsourcing facility permit; requires outsourcing facilities to obtain additional applicable permits if they engage in certain activities; provides applicability; provides that outsourcing facilities holding valid outsourcing permit issued before specified date are deemed to be in compliance with certain permitting requirements; authorizes such facilities to continue operating under such permit until certain condition occurs; requires board & department to rely on & recognize certain federal inspection reports as satisfying state inspection requirements for purposes of initial permitting & subsequent renewals; authorizes department to conduct inspections; provides that board is sole state regulatory authority responsible for permitting, oversight, & discipline of outsourcing facilities; exempts permitted outsourcing facilities from separate licensure or permitting requirements under Florida Drug & Cosmetic Act for engaging in specified activities; requires board to adopt rules; exempts permitted outsourcing facilities from applicability of Florida Drug & Cosmetic Act.

Charitable Giving; Prohibits charitable organization that accepts contribution pursuant to written donor-imposed restriction from violating terms of that restriction without potential penalty; authorizes donor, or donor's legal representative, to file complaint within specified timeframe if charitable organization violates donor-imposed restriction contained in endowment agreement; specifies venue where complaint may be filed; provides that complaint may be filed regardless of whether endowment agreement expressly reserves right to sue or enforce agreement; prohibits donor or donor representative from seeking judgment awarding damages; requires charitable organization to notify donor, or donor's legal representative, if it cannot fulfill term in endowment agreement & offer donor, or donor's legal representative, alternative solution that closely matches initial term in such endowment agreement; etc.

Protection of the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range; Prohibits construction, installation, operation, maintenance, or expansion of specified oil & gas facilities on, in, over, or across certain waters & sovereignty submerged lands; prohibits Board of Trustees of Internal Trust Fund, state agencies, water management districts, port authorities, & local governments from issuing leases, easements, rights-of-way, authorizations, & permits for such activities; prohibits award of state grants or financial assistance for such activities; provides for enforcement; provides duties of DEP; provides for injunctive relief & civil penalties.