Sen. Tracie Davis

Food and Hemp Products; Providing that a marijuana testing laboratory may acquire hemp and hemp extract only from certain businesses; revising requirements for the sale and distribution of hemp extract; prohibiting businesses or food establishments from possessing hemp or hemp extract products that are attractive to children; prohibiting a business permitted to sell hemp or hemp extract from being located in certain areas; providing a penalty for hemp extract possessed, manufactured, delivered, held, offered for sale, distributed, or sold by certain entities in violation of specified provisions, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000

Protection from Surgical Smoke; Requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to, by a specified date, adopt and implement policies requiring the use of smoke evacuation systems during certain surgical procedures, etc.

Organ and Tissue Donation; Authorizing a minor under 18 years of age to be an organ and tissue donor with informed parental consent; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide certain education on organ and tissue donation to a donor at a specified time; revising criteria for the web-based donor registry and anatomical gift education program, etc.

Maddy summarySB 358 specifies certain rights for inmates within the state's correctional system and outlines how those rights can be enforced. It directly affects individuals incarcerated in state correctional facilities by defining their protected rights. The bill authorizes legal relief (such as court actions) if these rights are violated by correctional staff or facilities. Key provisions include clearly listing the rights inmates are entitled to and establishing a process for seeking redress when those rights are denied. This creates a concrete legal pathway for addressing rights violations in prisons and jails.

Coverage of Prescription Drugs for Pain; Requiring the Medicaid program and Medicaid managed care plans, respectively, to provide coverage such that nonopioid pain drugs are not disadvantaged or otherwise discouraged relative to any opioid or narcotic drug for pain management or treatment; specifying prohibited practices in relation to such coverage, etc.

Education; Citing this act as the “Freedom to Learn Act”; repealing a provision relating to prohibited training or instruction in specified concepts which constitutes discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex; authorizing and encouraging Florida College System institutions, state universities, and direct-support organizations to develop programs based on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles; providing that school libraries may provide materials and information presenting all points of view, etc.

Licenses for Marijuana for Personal Use; Beginning on a specified date, requiring the Department of Health to authorize medical marijuana treatment centers (MMTCs) to operate as marijuana cultivators, processors, distributors, and retailers; requiring the department to issue a specified number of marijuana cultivator, processor, distributor, and retailer licenses on specified dates; specifying application requirements for such licensure; specifying requirements for change of ownership for marijuana licenses, etc.

Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; Requiring a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States; establishing a procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; providing that the agreement becomes effective upon the occurrence of specified actions, etc.

Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse when evaluating certain reports; authorizing, under a certain circumstance, a parent or legal custodian from whom a child was removed to request specified examinations of the child, etc.

Medicaid Coverage for Dental Services; Revising optional adult dental services covered by the state Medicaid program; beginning on a specified date, requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to reimburse providers of Medicaid-covered adult dental services at a specified rate; requiring the agency to implement any state plan amendments and seek any federal waivers necessary to implement these changes; revising dental services benefits covered under Medicaid managed care plans, etc.