Business Development Incentives for Veterans and Military Spouses; Requires DOS to waive specified fees for certain businesses established by veteran or military spouse; provides eligibility & registration requirements; provides for rulemaking & interagency cooperation; provides reporting requirements.
School Readiness Program; Revises requirements for specified statewide data information program within school readiness program; revises requirements for program's uniform waiting list; revises requirements for determining school readiness program allocation.
Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Quadriplegics; Authorizes surviving spouses of certain quadriplegics to carry over certain tax exemption in certain circumstances.
Malt Beverages; Authorizes certain manufacturers to sell malt beverages to vendors; authorizes manufacturer to terminate, cancel, nonrenew, or discontinue certain contracts under certain conditions; provides that such termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance is not violation of unlawful acts & practices provisions; authorizes Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to determine manufacturer’s yearly production amount, upon manufacturer’s request; provides that certain information is prima facie evidence.
Maddy summaryHB 1623, the "Early Education Workforce Support Pilot Program," would have provided free child care at licensed facilities for the children of early education workers in two Florida counties with the highest workforce shortages. Eligible workers (employed 20+ hours/week at licensed child care centers) could access free full- or part-time care for children under kindergarten age, with funding covering tuition directly to providers. The program, set to run for two years (2025-2027), required verification of employment and residency, and mandated a report to the legislature on outcomes like workforce retention. However, the bill was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration in June 2025, effectively halting its progress.
Exceptions to the Limitation on Termination of Pregnancies; Revises definition of term "fatal fetal abnormality"; provides that one physician, rather than two physicians, must make specified medical determinations for purposes of specified medical exceptions to limitation on termination of pregnancies; revises criteria of specified medical exception.
Termination of Pregnancies; Prohibits physicians from knowingly performing or inducing termination of pregnancy after determining that fetus is sustainable outside womb through standard medical measures, with exceptions; revises exceptions.
Statewide, Standardized Assessments; Requires development of statewide standardized assessments & portions of coordinated screening & monitoring system in specified languages by specified school year; provides requirements for DOE; authorizes parents to prohibit use of such assessments & system in languages other than English.
Instructional Hours for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Revises instructional hours required to be delivered in Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program for school-year & summer programs.
Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services; Revises contract requirements for Florida Pregnancy Care Network, Inc.; requires DOH to conduct annual visits to each organization within network; providing requirements for visits.
