Availability of Marijuana for Adult Use; Revising the sales tax exemption for the sale of marijuana and marijuana delivery devices to apply only to purchases by qualified patients and caregivers; revising background screening requirements for caregivers; revising provisions related to the licensure and functions of medical marijuana treatment centers (MMTCs); authorizing MMTCs licensed to cultivate or process marijuana to use contractors to assist with the cultivation and processing of marijuana; authorizing MMTCs licensed to cultivate and process marijuana to sell marijuana at wholesale to other registered MMTCs only if certain conditions are met; requiring an MMTC to obtain a facility permit before selling, dispensing, or storing marijuana in a facility, etc.
Sponsored bills
Threshold for Voter Approval of Constitutional Amendments; Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to revise the percentage of elector votes required for approval of an amendment to or a revision of the State Constitution from at least 60 percent to a simple majority vote of the electors voting on the measure, etc.
Maddy summarySenate Resolution 1776 designates January 27, 2026, as "UCF Day" in Florida to recognize the University of Central Florida's contributions. The resolution highlights UCF's history, growth to over 70,000 students, research partnerships (including with NASA and the Space Force), and role in workforce development. It has no policy impact or direct effect on residents or programs - it is a symbolic gesture honoring UCF's legacy. The resolution will be presented to UCF's president as a formal acknowledgment.
Compensation of the Descendants of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas; Providing that certain facts are found and declared to be true; providing that a sum is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of State for specified relief; requiring that a specified percentage of such relief be provided to certain individuals and estates; providing that specified persons are ineligible for further compensation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $4,000,000
Home Cultivation of Marijuana; Authorizing certain qualified patients to cultivate up to six flowering cannabis plants for personal consumption and noncommercial purposes; authorizing certain qualified patients to purchase medical marijuana seeds and clones from a licensed medical marijuana treatment center; providing that the personal consumption of cannabis cultivated at a qualified patient’s residence is subject to specified limitations, etc.
Emergency Alerts; Requiring a local law enforcement agency to activate the emergency alert system and issue a Ya Ya Alert to public and private schools and child care facilities under certain circumstances; requiring local law enforcement agencies to create and maintain a list of such schools and facilities within their jurisdictions; providing immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for complying in good faith with specified provisions; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with specified departments, to activate the emergency alert system and issue an Imminent Threat Alert at the request of a local law enforcement agency under certain circumstances, etc.
Coverage for Treatment of Stuttering; Authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to pay for certain services and devices as a treatment for stuttering for Medicaid recipients; authorizing speech therapy in person and via telehealth as a treatment for stuttering; requiring certain individual health insurance policies, group health insurance policies, and health maintenance contracts, respectively, to provide coverage for specified services and devices as treatments for stuttering, etc.
Local Government Land Development Regulations and Orders; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to follow certain application procedures for applications for certain development permits and development orders; creating the “Florida Starter Homes Act” for a specified purpose; prohibiting local governments from imposing regulations governing residential lots unless such regulations meet specified requirements; prohibiting local governments from imposing certain regulations if a residential lot is connected to a public water system and a sewerage system; requiring the permitting as of right of an off-site constructed residential dwelling in certain zoning districts, etc.
Maddy summarySB 976 amends Florida law to allow counties collecting tourist development taxes to use those revenues for operating commuter rail services within regional transportation authorities. This change specifically adds commuter rail operations as an authorized use under Section 125.0104(5)(a)(8) of the Florida Statutes, alongside existing permitted uses like convention centers, beach maintenance, and tourism promotion. The bill does not alter other existing uses of tourist tax funds but expands the scope to include public transit infrastructure. It takes effect on July 1, 2026, and applies to all Florida counties imposing the tourist development tax.
Affordable Housing; Increasing the length of time that certain rental units must remain affordable in order to qualify for a specified zoning variance; requiring that certain incentives be used for the construction of affordable housing; decreasing the maximum median income used to determine eligibility for certain tax incentives; specifying that documentary stamp taxes do not apply to deeds, transfers, or conveyances of residential property to first-time homebuyers, etc.