Sen. Lori Berman

Injunctions for Protection; Defining the terms “serious violence by a known person” and “serious bodily injury”; creating a cause of action for an injunction for protection in cases of serious violence by a known person; prohibiting the clerk of the court from assessing a fee for the filing of such injunction for protection; requiring the clerk of the court to electronically transmit copies of specified documents within a certain timeframe after a court issues such injunction for protection; requiring law enforcement officers to accept a certified copy of such injunction for protection from the petitioner and immediately serve it upon a respondent, etc.

Impact of Perimenopause and Menopause on Women’s Health; Requiring the Department of Health to establish a perimenopause and menopause policy workgroup; requiring the department, in collaboration with others, to develop and make publicly available on its website information relating to perimenopause and menopause, etc.

Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs; Amending a provision relating to the missing persons with special needs statewide project; providing that the project is created through the centers for autism and related disabilities; requiring that participants for the project be selected based on certain criteria, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000

Grants for Genetic Counseling Education; Creating the Genetic Counseling Education Enhancement Grant Program within the State University System; requiring the Board of Governors, subject to legislative appropriation, to award grant funds to state universities for specified purposes; requiring the program to reward excellence among genetic counseling programs based on specified criteria; prohibiting such funds from being used for specified purposes, etc.

Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Providing enhanced penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; authorizing, and in certain circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic monitoring in domestic violence cases; revising the information contained in a petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence; increasing the maximum payment amounts for relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence, etc.

Maddy summaryThis Senate Resolution designates August 9, 2026, as "Bob Graham Day" throughout the State of Florida to honor the legacy of former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham. The bill directly affects state officials and the public by establishing an official commemorative date that recognizes Graham's contributions to Florida's environmental preservation, public service, and political leadership. Key provisions include formal recognition of the date August 9, which marks the founding of the Save Our Everglades program in 1983, and acknowledge Graham's extensive career spanning 38 years in public office. The resolution serves as a symbolic tribute rather than creating new laws or regulations, focusing on celebrating Graham's achievements in areas such as environmental conservation, education, and national security.

Maddy summaryThis bill (SR 724) designates August 2026 as "Amblyopia Awareness Month" in Florida through a Senate resolution. It recognizes amblyopia - the leading cause of vision loss in children - as a critical public health issue, emphasizing that early detection through screening before age 5 significantly improves treatment outcomes. The resolution highlights that less than 20% of preschool children currently receive vision screening despite insurance coverage, and undetected amblyopia causes permanent vision loss in many children. This symbolic resolution aims to raise awareness about childhood vision screening needs but does not create new laws or funding.

Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma; Providing that students can substitute marching band experience for physical education and performing fine arts credit requirements for a standard high school diploma; providing that students with disabilities may participate in the Special Olympics to meet the physical education requirement for a standard high school diploma, etc.

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Citing this act as the “Joe Casello Act”; prohibiting, beginning on a specified date, certain use and the sale, purchase, or distribution of aqueous film-forming foam in this state; prohibiting, beginning on a specified date, the possession and use of aqueous film-forming foam in this state; requiring certain public entities disposing of domestic wastewater biosolids and treated effluent to quarterly conduct specified samplings and submit the results to the department, etc.

Uterine Fibroid Research Database; Deleting a prohibition on the inclusion of personal identifying information in the uterine fibroid research database, etc.