Sen. Danny Burgess

Maddy summaryThis bill redesignates the S.S. American Victory - a historic 1944 WWII merchant vessel now operating as a maritime museum in Tampa - as Florida’s official state flagship, replacing the previous designation. The ship, which served in WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam War, is recognized as a National Historic Place and supports military charities, education, and tourism. The change takes effect July 1, 2026, formalizing its role as a symbol of Florida’s naval heritage and community engagement. The bill contains no new funding or policy requirements, solely updating the legal designation.

Technology Education; Providing requirements for general education core courses with a technology component; requiring high school computer science courses to include instruction on artificial intelligence, etc.

Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers; Providing duties of certain foreign and alien bail bond insurers relating to reporting bail bond premiums to the Office of Insurance Regulation, keeping records of considerations paid for bail bonds written by the insurers, and disclosing certain information in the financial statements filed with the office, etc.

Curators of Estates; Revising the authorization for a court to appoint a curator of estates; revising bond requirements for a curator of estates; clarifying who may subject a curator of estates to removal and surcharge; authorizing the court to require more frequent reporting or additional documents under certain circumstances, etc.

Relief of J.N., a Minor, by Hillsborough County; Providing for the relief of J.N., a minor, by Hillsborough County; providing an appropriation to Stephany Grullon, as parent and guardian of J.N., to compensate J.N. for injuries and damages she sustained as a result of the negligence of Hillsborough County in maintaining sidewalks and culvert systems; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of certain fees and costs, etc. CLAIM: $400,000

Administrative Procedures; Requiring agencies to publish a notice of rule development within a specified timeframe; requiring a certain number of days between a notice of rule development and notice of proposed rule; requiring that certain rules be withdrawn if not ratified within the legislative session immediately following the filing for adoption; providing that if a proposed rule is not ratified within a specified timeframe, the emergency rule expires; providing that a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative submitted after a notice of change is made in good faith only if the proposal contains certain statements, etc.

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

Veterans; Requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to conduct a study that includes a survey evaluating the extent to which specified persons are aware of certain existing programs or services; requiring the department to ensure coordination to the greatest extent possible with the United States Department of Defense for a specified purpose; revising the purpose of the Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot Program to include specialized mental health training; requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to develop a plan to establish adult day health care facilities across this state to serve veterans and their families, etc. APPROPRIATION: $350,000

Virtual Instruction; Authorizing students to enroll in virtual programs through private schools using Family Empowerment Scholarship and Florida Tax Credit Scholarship awards, respectively; authorizing public schools to operate hybrid models of education while maintaining student enrollment, etc.

Maddy summarySB 1682 defines the term "first responder" and redefines "public agency" and "public safety agency" for legislative purposes. This is a definitional bill with no substantive policy changes or new requirements. It does not directly affect specific individuals or create new programs, but rather clarifies terminology used in other laws. The bill's sole purpose is to standardize these terms within the state's legal framework. (1 sentence summary for a procedural definitional bill)