Sen. Danny Burgess

Maddy summarySB 1720 would have protected specific savings accounts from being seized by creditors. It proposed two new exemptions: "homeowner savings plans" (for Florida homestead property owners saving tax savings on their homes) and "qualified home disaster mitigation accounts" (for funds used on home repairs after disasters). These accounts would have been shielded from attachment, garnishment, or legal claims by creditors. The bill required federal tax-exempt status for homeowner savings plans before taking effect and was never enacted, as it died in committee in June 2025.

Local Government Official Salaries; Revising the base salary used to calculate the compensation of a clerk of the circuit court and a county comptroller, a supervisor of elections, and a property appraiser, respectively, etc.

Curators of Estates; Revising the requirements for a court to appoint a curator of certain estates; providing that a curator has specified authority and duties; providing the circumstances in which a curator must take into its custody the estate of specified decedents or persons; providing that a curator is subject to removal and surcharge by the court, etc.

Use of Wireless Communications Devices in Schools; Requiring the Commissioner of Education to coordinate with school districts selected by the Department of Education to implement a policy for a specified school year prohibiting the use of cell phones while on school grounds or engaged in certain activities off school grounds; requiring the department to provide a report to the Legislature before a specified date; providing requirements for the report, etc.

Hope Florida; Creating the "Hope Florida Act"; creating the Hope Florida Office within the Executive Office of the Governor; providing eligibility requirements for Hope Florida participants; requiring the office to designate a state agency to perform certain functions; requiring that Hope Navigators be embedded in communities for specified purposes, etc.

Registration of Agents and Organizations Associated with Foreign Countries of Concern; Requiring agents of foreign countries of concern and foreign-supported political organizations to register with the Division of Elections within a specified timeframe; requiring the registration of an agent of a foreign country of concern be signed under oath; requiring the division to create registration forms; providing requirements for such forms; requiring periodic updates by agents and organizations, etc.

Specialty License Plates/United States Naval Academy and United States Military Academy; Directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a United States Naval Academy license plate and a United States Military Academy license plate, etc.

Grandparent Visitation Rights; Authorizing a grandparent of a minor child to petition a court for court-ordered visitation with the child in certain circumstances, etc.

Residential Property Insurers; Requiring homeowner’s policy insurers to give specified notifications to policyholders; requiring that such notice be mailed and, under certain circumstances, e-mailed; specifying exceptions to notification requirements, etc.

Public Records/Hope Florida Program ; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying information of a participant in the Hope Florida program contained in records held by the Hope Florida Office or any other agency designated to participate in the administering the program; providing retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.