Florida

Providing an exemption from public records requirements for information relating to notifications of violations or investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs of certain companion chatbot violations; requiring certain information remain confidential and exempt upon the completion or cessation of an investigation; providing an exemption from public records requirements for information relating to notifications of violations or investigations by the department of certain bot-related consumer protection violations; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for a trade secret held by an agency, etc.

Deleting a duplicative exemption from public records requirements for certain examination and assessment instruments; requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively, governing the retention and disposal process for specified records; deleting a provision requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt certain rules and regulations, respectively, governing access to records; extending the scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the cybersecurity, information technology, and operational technology information held by an agency; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for any portion of a meeting that would reveal such information; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Authorizing an elected officer, except while serving as a legislator, to remain in elective office and receive accumulated Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) proceeds after the officer attains a certain age; requiring the Division of Retirement or the State Board of Administration, as appropriate, to take steps to recoup from the elected officer any DROP proceeds distributed in accordance with a specified provision, under specified circumstances; revising the cost-of-living adjustment for eligible Special Risk Class retirees, etc.

Revises purpose of Veterans Dental Care Grant Program.

Requires hospital emergency departments to develop & implement policies & procedures, conduct training, record weights in certain manner, designate pediatric emergency care coordinator, & conduct specified assessments; authorizes hospital with emergency department to conduct National Pediatric Readiness Project's Open Assessment under certain conditions; requires agency to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, and, in consultation with Florida Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Program, establish minimum standards for pediatric patient care in hospital emergency departments; requires agency to collect & publish results of specified assessments submitted by hospitals by specified dates; provides requirements for collection & publication of such assessment scores.

Provides exemption from public records requirements for information received by OFR relating to cybersecurity event of loan originators, mortgage brokers, & mortgage lenders; certain trade, commerce, & investments; breaches of security of financial institutions; & applications for authority to organize new financial institutions & for certain information relating to specified directors; provides exemption from public records requirements for information received by OFR for investigations & examinations; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Requiring health insurers and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage; prohibiting such coverage from being subject to cost-sharing requirements, etc.

Revising the list of official records that a condominium association is required to maintain to include audio conference recordings; revising association meeting requirements and authorizing associations to use audioconferencing, in addition to videoconferencing, or to use both; revising the emergency powers of a condominium association to include the power to conduct meetings and elections via audioconferencing; revising the emergency powers of a residential cooperative association and a homeowners' association, respectively, to include the power to conduct meetings and elections via audioconferencing, etc.

Requiring the clerk to retain certain funds or deposit the funds into the fine and forfeiture fund; authorizing the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation, on behalf of the clerks, to submit a request for reimbursement to reimburse the clerks for filing certain petitions, orders, appeals, and summons; authorizing the clerk to be reimbursed for certain fees and charges, etc.

This bill amends Florida's public records law to create new exemptions for body camera recordings made by code inspectors in certain private settings. The legislation aims to balance privacy interests with government transparency by shielding sensitive recordings from public disclosure while still allowing limited access for directly affected individuals. The bill establishes retention requirements for these recordings and subjects the new exemptions to future legislative review under Florida's Open Government Sunset Review Act.

Revising agency agreements that provide state financial assistance to recipients or subrecipients to include certain special districts as an entity to which such agency may provide for the payment of invoices under specified circumstances; revising the definition of "rural community" to include certain special districts, etc.

Prohibits use of term "West Bank" in official government materials; prohibits use of moneys to create official government materials using such term; provides exception.

Authorizing specified public employers to provide a one-time payout of sick leave and annual leave to certain employees for a specified purpose; requiring the employer to remit payment and disburse funds in a specified manner; requiring an escrow agent to return funds under certain circumstances, etc.

This legislation establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for nursing education programs in Florida, fundamentally transforming how prelicensure nursing programs are approved, monitored, and held accountable for student outcomes. The bill addresses concerns about nursing program quality by implementing rigorous performance standards tied to graduate passage rates on licensing examinations, mandating minimum faculty qualifications, and creating robust oversight mechanisms. The legislation aims to ensure that nursing graduates are adequately prepared for professional practice while protecting students from substandard educational programs through transparency requirements and financial accountability measures. By requiring programs to maintain passage rates within ten percentage points of the state average and limiting clinical simulation to fifty percent of training, the bill prioritizes hands-on clinical experience and demonstrable competency. The framework creates a multi-layered accountability system involving the Board of Nursing, the Department of Health, and the Florida Center for Nursing to evaluate program effectiveness and enforce compliance with educational standards.

This bill aims to significantly reform land use and development regulations in Florida, with a focus on streamlining residential development approvals and limiting local government authority to regulate certain aspects of development. The legislation seeks to promote infill development, affordable housing, and economic development while restricting fees and regulations that could impede residential construction. Key objectives include redefining land use compatibility, limiting design regulations on single-family and two-family dwellings, prohibiting denial of residential development based on school capacity, and allowing infrastructure surtax proceeds to be used for economic development projects.

Creating the offense of aggravated stalking if a person willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person and in the course of such conduct commits specified acts, etc.

Prohibiting increases in certain assessed valuations if the just value of the property has decreased since the previous assessment, etc.

Requires that certain rate filings with OIR from residential property insurers include rate transparency reports; provides for office to accept such reports or to request that insurer make modifications; requires insurers to provide such reports to consumers; requires that report indicate that it is preliminary & subject to modification by insurer at direction of office under specified circumstance; requires office to define terms used in such reports; requires office to establish & maintain comprehensive resource center on its website; prohibits insurer from including value of land when establishing homeowner's policy coverage amount or adjusting certain claims.

Requiring the Department of Health, in consultation with medical experts identified by the department, to develop educational materials on congenital cytomegalovirus for distribution to expectant and new parents or caregivers; requiring certain hospitals, birth centers, and obstetrics and gynecology physician practices to provide the educational materials to such parents and caregivers; requiring the licensing boards of certain health care practitioners, beginning on a specified date, to require such practitioners to complete a board-approved course on congenital cytomegalovirus as a part of initial licensure and every other licensure renewal, etc.

Revising the definition of the term "principal office", etc.

This legislation establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework governing the use of body-worn cameras by code enforcement inspectors in Florida. The bill creates a permissive system where local governmental entities may authorize code inspectors to use body cameras, but if they choose to do so, they must comply with detailed policy, training, and data management requirements. The legislation aims to balance transparency and accountability in code enforcement activities with practical considerations of privacy, public records management, and local government autonomy. Significantly, the bill exempts code inspector body camera recordings from Florida's wiretapping laws, removing the typical requirement for two-party consent to audio recordings. The framework mirrors similar body camera policies developed for law enforcement but adapts them specifically to the code enforcement context, where inspectors regularly enter private property and interact with citizens regarding compliance with local ordinances and building codes.

Conforms terminology for consistency with Model Nonprofit Corporation Act adopted by American Bar Association; aligns provisions with Florida Business Corporation Act; revises corporate powers; updates provisions on distributions, dividends, & board vacancies; revises who may answer DOS interrogatories; specifies acceptable methods of written notice; requires officers to act in good faith, with reasonable care, & in corporation's best interests; establishes requirements for judicial removal of directors; provides construction; allows board actions to satisfy meeting & voting requirements if no members exist; removes affiliate chapter registration requirement; ensures equal member rights & obligations; authorizes board to admit members for consideration & set payment terms; permits membership termination per terms; prohibits corporation from being its own member; allows fines or penalties if authorized; permits certain nonprofits to purchase membership interests; sets rules for buying interests of resigned or terminated members; revises meeting procedures & special meeting requirements; provides proxy voting rules & effects of incapacity; revises remote participation provisions; updates board composition, election, & term rules; grants liability immunity to all officers & directors; authorizes eligible mergers; requires statements for property held for charitable purposes.

Granting the Florida Public Service Commission the sole authority to regulate advanced nuclear reactors in this state; requiring the commission, the Department of Health, and the Department of Environmental Protection to jointly establish criteria for the certification of laboratories that perform analysis on nuclear materials for certain purposes; revising the criteria the commission must consider in its preliminary study of electric utility 10-year site plans; revising requirements for the development of certain standards by electric utilities, etc.