This bill is about prostitution and related activities. It defines terms such as "commercial sex" and "prostitution.” It bars adults from offering, committing, or engaging in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, with associated criminal penalties. The bill stipulates courts must order those convicted under certain provisions to attend an educational program. It legalizes using reputational testimony in the trial of related offenses, and escalates criminal charges for repeated offenses.

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The bill aims to tighten restrictions on the discharge of firearms in residential areas. Violators may face first-degree misdemeanor charges. The legislation outlines specific exceptions to these prohibitions, including lawful defense of life or property, official duties, circumstances not risking life or property, and accidental discharges.

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This bill regulates products containing kratom, derived from the Mitragyna speciosa plant. Processors are barred from selling kratom products or extracts adulterated with harmful substances, or exceed a 2% concentration of the alkaloid 7-hydroxymitragynine. They must ensure packaging includes safe usage directions and no medical claims. The sale of products with high residual solvent levels is banned. SB 842 also bans providing kratom products to anyone under 21.

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This bill revises guardianship laws, mandates public guardian rotation, sets minors' visitation rights, requires strong evidence to restrict contact, specifies power of attorney suspension protocols, and imposes periodic guardianship reevaluations.

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This bill regulates condo/co-op associations, entails manager/disclosure rules, mandates record return on contract end with penalties for noncompliance, and dictates conflict of interest protocols.

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This bill simplifies Florida small-scale development planning, prioritizing affordability but may limit public input and strain the environment.

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This bill mandates training for law enforcement on interacting with people with autism, covering recognition, response techniques, and ensuring safety and rights.

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This bill imposes international price benchmarking for prescription drugs from 2025, promises lower costs for patients/payers, demands reporting, and enforces fines for noncompliance.

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This bill revises Florida's medical negligence laws, detailing which medical costs can be claimed and broadening wrongful death claim eligibility. It mandates regulatory findings for compensation.

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This rewritten bill prohibits creating new accounts or maintaining existing ones for minors under 14 without termination options and gives parents the right to terminate their minor children’s accounts. For minors aged 14 or 15, platforms must obtain parental consent before letting them create an account, and third-party anonymous age verification is mandated. It provides measures for the Department of Legal Affairs to enforce compliance, including civil penalties for violations, up to $10,000.

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This mandates third-party age verification for minors on social media, bans all accounts for minors younger than 16, and requires platforms to disclose content and data policies, with penalties for non-compliance.

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This bill creates a Swimming Lesson Voucher Program within the Florida Department of Health to improve water safety by offering free swimming lessons to families with an income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level with children 4 years or younger.

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This bill requires Florida inmates who have not previously provided a DNA sample to submit one to the Department of Corrections no later than September 30, 2024. The department is responsible for the collection and processing of these samples.

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This bill excuses a woman from jury service if she has given birth within the six months prior to the reporting date. The request for excusal must be in writing and accompanied by a photocopy of the newborn's birth certificate. This excusal only applies to the specific summons for which it is requested.

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This bill allows pharmacists to dispense an emergency refill of a vial of insulin and insulin-related supplies or equipment for diabetes up to 3 nonconsecutive times per year when unable to obtain authorization from the prescriber.

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This bill mandates reporting students promoting foreign terrorist organizations to Homeland Security and imposes penalties such as out-of-state tuition fees and ineligibility for fee waivers, grants, and financial aid for students on F-1 visas who are found promoting such organizations.

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This bill focuses on defamation, especially targeting media outlets and journalists. It prohibits publishing false narratives or defamatory material about public figures, redefines the venue for such actions, and introduces alternate proof standards for defendants who do not reveal their sources.

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This bill mandates that political ads using generative AI must include a disclaimer if the content depicts unreal events. Violators will face civil penalties, and complaints can be filed with the Florida Elections Commission.

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This bill establishes April as "Hot Car Death Prevention Month." It encourages agencies and local governments to sponsor events focused on raising public awareness and educating people to prevent hot car deaths.

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This bill mandates the retention of specified sexual offense evidence for at least eight years post-collection. It requires anonymous storage and a documented chain of custody.

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Increases admissible age from 16 to 17 for child victim out-of-court statements and enforces sexual predator status on sex traffickers.

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This bill aims to define antisemitism, adopting the IHRA's working definition. It intends to aid in identifying and combating antisemitic hate crimes and discrimination.

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This bill creates a legal presumption of knowledge of a minor's age for those unlawfully sheltering or aiding minors under 18, offers a defense for actions believed necessary for a minor's welfare, and increases criminal penalties for these offenses.

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This bill ensures comprehensive access to contraceptives and reproductive health care. It asserts the right to obtain and use contraceptives, have healthcare providers offer them, and receive related information. The bill prohibits restrictions on FDA-approved contraceptives, and allows civil action against violators. The bill seeks to safeguard reproductive rights despite attempts by some states to limit contraceptive access.

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This bill establishes a woman's right to abortion prior to fetal viability, presumed at the end of the second trimester. It allows for civil suits, with penalties and state-covered damages for indigent violators, includes employer liability, and sets a 21-year limitation period for action.

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This bill addresses gender identity in employment practices. It defines "sex" based on biological traits at birth and states that a person's sex is fixed. It prohibits employees and contractors from being compelled to use, provide, or being asked to provide certain personal titles and pronouns that do not correspond to the person's biological sex. It bars penalties or adverse actions for not using such titles and pronouns, and protects beliefs in religious and biology-based views of sexuality and gender. It allows for administrative and civil remedies.

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This bill amends Florida's wrongful death statute, extending the definition of "survivors" to include the parents of an unborn child. Parents of an unborn child are authorized to recover damages for mental suffering, and medical or funeral expenses, should the unborn child die wrongfully. This excludes medical malpractice and related matters.

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This bill requires that election boards must include at minimum one members from at least the two largest political parties in the state, ensuring no single party has sole representation. Except during primaries with one party's candidates on the ballot.

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This bill intends to regulate workplace heat exposure requirements at the state level, preempting local authorities. It mandates the creation of uniform statewide regulations by the Department of Commerce if federal OSHA standards are not established by July 1, 2028. The bill outlines the definition of terms relevant to heat exposure and prohibits local governments from imposing their own requirements on employers. However, local governments retain the power to regulate their own employees' heat exposure and the law will not apply if it conflicts with federal funding conditions.

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This bill establishes a universal free school breakfast and lunch program. Subject to appropriation the State is to set up and maintain a program offering free school breakfast and lunch to all public school k-12 students. It requires parental notification of this program. The program will maximize federal funding through reimbursements through the National School Breakfast / Lunch Program.

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