Rep. Yvette Benarroch

Disclosure of Estimated Ad Valorem Taxes; Requires certain listings to include estimated ad valorem taxes; prohibits current owner's ad valorem taxes from being displayed or used for certain purposes; provides requirements for listing platforms, DOR, & property appraisers; provides protection from liability for specified parties who take certain actions; prohibits certain materials from including specified information; requires, beginning on specified date, department to annually publish formula & certain information on its website.

Adverse Personnel Actions Against Employees; Prohibits agencies & independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees for disclosing certain information to Commission on Ethics; requires that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; requires disclosure of specified information to commission; provides that specified provisions protect employees & persons who submit written complaints to commission or provide information to investigator during investigation of complaint; authorizes certain employees or applicants for employment to file complaints in accordance with specified provisions; authorizes such employees or applicants to pursue specified administrative remedy or civil action within specified timeframe; authorizes local public employees to file complaint with appropriate local governmental authority; provides requirements for administrative procedures created by local governmental authorities; authorizes such employee to bring civil actions in court of competent jurisdiction; requires specified relief; provides that it is affirmative defense to certain actions that adverse action was predicated on grounds other than exercising of certain protected rights.

Local Business Taxes ; Revises provisions related to local business taxes including conditions imposed on taxing authorities governing levies, modification of ordinances, reclassification of businesses, prohibitions on revenues over a specified value, and audits.

Registration of Agents and Organizations Associated with Foreign Countries of Concern; Requires agents of foreign countries of concern & foreign-supported political organizations to register with Division of Elections within specified timeframe; requires registration of agent of foreign country of concern be signed under oath; requires division to create registration forms.

Canine Support Grant Program for First Responders; Requires FDLE & State Fire Marshal to establish & jointly administer grant program; provides requirements for grants, support dogs, & handlers; provides for oversight & annual reporting.

Maddy summaryHB 765 designates October 21 of each year as "Celia Cruz Day" in the state. This commemorative bill formally recognizes the date on the state's official calendar without creating new laws or affecting any specific group. It honors the legacy of Celia Cruz, the renowned Cuban-American singer, through an annual observance. The bill has no policy mechanisms or direct impact beyond this symbolic designation.

Maddy summaryHB 1261 updates high school graduation requirements by revising the personal financial literacy course credit mandate. It requires schools to include specific, defined instruction content within the existing half-credit course. This change directly affects high school students in public schools, ensuring they receive standardized financial education covering mandated topics like budgeting or debt management. The bill does not create new funding or programs but clarifies the required curriculum for the existing course.

Consumer Guide to Homeowner's Insurance; Requires OIR to provide consumer guide relating to homeowner's insurance on publicly accessible website; specifies requirements for such guide.

Hands-free Driving; Prohibits person from operating motor vehicle while using wireless communications device in handheld manner; provides exception; requires that sustained use of wireless communications device by person operating motor vehicle be conducted through hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revises exceptions to prohibition; removes obsolete provisions; revises penalty provisions relating to use of wireless communications devices in handheld manner in certain circumstances.

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.