Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer; Reduces minimum age at which person may purchase firearm & age of purchasers to which specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring firearm.
Religious and Patriotic Expression in the Public School System; Requires specified information to be provided to certain persons relating to religious expression & liberties in public schools; revises requirements for display of state motto, "In God We Trust," in certain schools & buildings.
Maddy summaryHB 689 modifies the legal definition of "chronic health condition" by excluding certain specified conditions from this category. This change directly affects pharmacists and patients, as collaborative pharmacy practices under this law would no longer apply to those excluded conditions. The key mechanism is the removal of these specific conditions from the definition, altering which health issues qualify for team-based care involving pharmacists. This is a technical adjustment to eligibility criteria rather than a new program.
Social Media Use by Minors; Requires social media platforms to permanently delete certain information, allow parents or legal guardians of certain minor account holders to view specified information, disclose certain data to law enforcement officers, & prohibit certain minor account holders from using or accessing certain messages.
Expedited DNA Testing Grant Program; Creates Expedited DNA Testing Grant Program within FDLE; provides for annual award of grants; specifies uses of grants; requires annual report by each grant recipient; & provides rulemaking authority.
Reading Interventions and Instruction; Revises requirements relating to Just Read, Florida! Office, Florida Center for Reading Research, school district reading instruction plans, & school district professional learning system to include specified training & instruction related to reading interventions & instruction; & creates reading coach allocation.
Regulation of Xylazine; Excepts from list of Schedule I controlled substances certain xylazine animal drug products approved by USDA & used for certain purposes; provides criminal penalties & requiring mandatory minimum term of imprisonment specified offenses involving xylazine.
Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Correctional Probation Officer Benefits; Provides that law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer & his or her spouse & dependent children are eligible for certain insurance coverage if officer is injured in line of duty or while engaged in official training exercise.
Removal of Altered Sexual Depictions Posted without Consent ; Defines "covered platform"; requires covered platforms to establish process for removal of altered sexual depictions posted without consent of identifiable person; provides requirements for such process; requires notice; provides immunity for good faith compliance; prohibits unreasonable failure to comply; provides remedies; provides exceptions.
Offenses Involving Children; Provides that ignorance of victim's age, misrepresentation of victim's age, & bona fide belief concerning victim's age are not defenses to certain offenses in which victim's age is an element of offense; provides an exception; revises age of victim involved in luring or enticing offenses; prohibits a person from luring or enticing victim out of a structure, dwelling, or conveyance for other than a lawful purpose, etc.
