Sen. Clay Yarborough

Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots; Citing this act as the "Emily Adkins Family Protection Act"; requiring hospitals with emergency departments and ambulatory surgical centers to develop and implement policies and procedures and conduct training for the rendering of appropriate medical attention for persons at risk of forming venous thromboembolisms; requiring the Department of Health to contract with a private entity to establish a statewide venous thromboembolism registry at no cost to the state; revising requirements for certain annual inservice training for certified nursing assistants employed by nursing home facilities, etc.

Human Trafficking Awareness; Requiring the Department of Education to identify a curriculum regarding human trafficking awareness; specifying required components of the curriculum; authorizing in-person or online training; requiring public schools to require that certain personnel have received certain training, etc.

Restrictions on Firearms and Ammunition During Emergencies; Repealing provisions relating to specified automatic restrictions on firearms and ammunition during certain declared emergencies, etc.

Vexatious Litigants; Expanding actions subject to the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law; revising eligibility for designation as a vexatious litigant; prohibiting clerks of the court from accepting certain filings from a vexatious litigant, etc.

Florida Trust Code; Specifying circumstances in which the Attorney General has the exclusive authority to represent certain interests relating to a charitable trust having its principal place of administration in this state; prohibiting certain public officers of another state from asserting such rights, etc.

Maddy summaryThis symbolic resolution designates March as "Blood Clot Awareness Month" in Florida, encouraging the Governor to issue an annual proclamation promoting public education about blood clot prevention and symptoms. It aligns with the National Blood Clot Alliance's existing campaign but does not create new laws, funding, or medical requirements. The resolution focuses solely on raising awareness through official recognition, without implementing concrete policy changes. It follows the same approach as the companion House resolution (HR 8007), which was adopted alongside it.

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Senator Geraldine F. “Geri” Thompson; Recognizing and celebrating the life and legacy of Senator Geraldine F. “Geri” Thompson, etc.

Dentistry; Deleting the role of the Board of Dentistry in the administration of the licensure examination for dentists; deleting the requirement for the board to establish an examination fee; revising requirements for licensure as a dentist; deleting a time limitation on the validity of certain licensure examination results; deleting a board-imposed reexamination fee, etc.

Civil Penalties Under the Gas Safety Law of 1967; Increasing, until a specified date, the civil penalty amount for violating the Gas Safety Law of 1967; increasing the maximum authorized civil penalty for any related series of violations during such timeframe; requiring the Florida Public Service Commission, after a date certain and at least annually thereafter, to establish and, if necessary, revise maximum penalties by rule based on specified factors, etc.

Sheriffs in Consolidated Governments; Authorizing sheriffs in a consolidated government, as well as all other sheriffs, to transfer funds after their budgets are approved by the board of county commissioners, city council, or budget commission, etc.