Sen. Nick DiCeglie

Mental Health; Citing this act as the “Tristin Murphy Act”; expanding the programs and diversion initiatives supported by implementation or expansion grants to include training for 911 public safety telecommunicators and emergency medical technicians for certain purposes and to include veterans treatment court programs; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish misdemeanor or ordinance violation mental health diversion programs; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish pretrial felony mental health diversion programs; expanding eligibility for the Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program to include Hillsborough County, etc. APPROPRIATION: $794,880

Regulation of Presidential Libraries; Preempting to the state all regulatory authority over the establishment, maintenance, activities, and operations of presidential libraries; defining the term “presidential library”; prohibiting counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure regarding presidential libraries unless authorized by federal law, etc.

Fraudulent Use of Gift Cards; Providing criminal penalties for persons who, with the intent to defraud, commit specified prohibited acts related to gift cards; providing criminal penalties for persons who, with the intent to defraud, use for certain purposes gift cards or gift card redemption information; providing enhanced criminal penalties, etc.

Transportation; Requiring counties to report certain information to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research annually by a specified date; revising the definitions of the terms “dynamic driving task,” “micromobility device,” and “vehicle”; revising provisions relating to the administration and financing of certain aviation and airport programs and projects; revising the bidding and award process for contracts for road construction and maintenance projects; revising membership of the governing body of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency, etc.

Taxation of Home Hardening; Exempting from sales and use tax impact-resistant doors, garage doors, and windows during a specified month; specifying qualifications for the exemption, etc.

Cybersecurity Incident Liability; Providing that a county, municipality, other political subdivision of the state, covered entity, or third-party agent that complies with certain requirements is not liable in connection with a cybersecurity incident under certain circumstances; requiring covered entities and third-party agents to align their cybersecurity programs with any revised frameworks, standards, laws, or regulations within a specified time period; providing that a private cause of action is not established, etc.

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and Reinsurance Assistance; Specifying the retention multiple for specified contracts under the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund program beginning on a certain date; providing the adjusted retention multiple for insurers electing the 100-percent coverage level; authorizing, rather than requiring, a certain formula to provide for a cash build-up factor; requiring the cash build-up factor to be frozen beginning in a specified contract year and to freeze for a specified period ending by a specified date; authorizing, rather than requiring, eligible RAP insurers to purchase RAP coverage; revising the coverage layers of the Florida Optional Reinsurance Assistance (FORA) program, etc.

My Safe Florida Home Trust Fund/Department of Financial Services; Creating the My Safe Florida Home Trust Fund within the Department of Financial Services; requiring that a certain percentage of specified insurance premium tax be distributed into the fund; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund, etc.

Maddy summarySB 1206 revises insurance requirements for drivers working with transportation network companies (like Uber or Lyft). It directly affects these drivers by mandating higher minimum insurance coverage limits when they are actively working through the app. The key provision requires transportation network companies to provide insurance that covers drivers during active service periods, ensuring better protection than current standard personal auto policies. This policy change aims to clarify and strengthen insurance coverage for drivers in the ride-sharing industry.

Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Form; Authorizing the Financial Services Commission to incorporate flood mitigation criteria into the uniform mitigation verification inspection form, etc.