Rep. Daryl Campbell

Maddy summaryHB 109 prohibits all school district employees in Florida public schools from using corporal punishment on students. The bill removes existing provisions that allowed limited use of corporal punishment under strict conditions, such as principal approval, an adult witness, and parent notification. It amends multiple statutes to eliminate references to corporal punishment as an allowable disciplinary tool and requires school boards to adopt alternative discipline programs instead. The law would take effect on July 1, 2026, directly affecting all public school students and staff in Florida.

Career and Academic Planning For Middle and High School Students; Requires district school boards to annually provide students & their parents with certain information relating to career & technical education programs beginning in specified grade; requires middle schools to hold career & academic planning meeting for specified students & their parents; requires certain information to be included in meeting; revises information included in student's personalized academic & career plan; requires students in specified grades to annually review personalized academic & career plan; requires such review to include certain demonstration.

Maddy summaryHB 41, titled "Jaime's Law," proposes requiring background checks for ammunition sales in Florida. It would mandate that licensed sellers conduct a criminal history check through the Department of Law Enforcement before selling or transferring ammunition, similar to firearm sales rules, with a $8 fee per transaction. Key exceptions include transfers to law enforcement officers, at shooting ranges, or for hunting/fishing when specific conditions are met. The bill is currently under review by the Criminal Justice Subcommittee and does not apply to ammunition transfers between residents across state lines.

Student Elopement ; Requires public schools to create School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team & school elopement plan; provides requirements for SAFE Teams, elopement plans, & schools.

Use of Campaign Funds for Campaign-related Child Care Expenses; Defines "campaign-related child care expenses" & "eligible child care provider"; authorizes candidate to use funds on deposit in his or her campaign account to pay for campaign-related child care expenses under specified conditions; requires candidate to maintain specified records for specified timeframe & provide such records to Division of Elections upon request; requires candidate to disclose use of campaign funds for campaign-related child care expenses in his or her regular campaign finance reports.

Postsurgical Recovery Homes; Provides legislative findings & intent, & licensure requirements; provides minimum standards, prohibited acts, & rulemaking procedures.

Property Insurance Interstate Compact; Requires Commissioner of Insurance Regulation to initiate compact with other states to establish national risk pool for property insurance for natural disasters for specified purpose; requires commissioner to enter into compact with minimum number of member states.

Maddy summaryHB 6001 repeals Section 381.96 of Florida Statutes, which previously established requirements for pregnancy support and wellness services. This bill removes the existing legal framework governing these services but does not create new programs or directly affect individuals. The repeal takes effect on July 1, 2026. As a procedural bill, it eliminates a prior statute without introducing new policy.

Protection from Surgical Smoke ; Defines "smoke evacuation system" & "surgical smoke"; requires hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to, by specified date, adopt & implement policies requiring use of smoke evacuation systems or any other appropriate measure under certain circumstances.

Reproductive Health and Instructional Materials ; Requires materials used in instruction of reproductive health & specified diseases to be annually approved at district school board meeting.