Bill Tracking Report | Oct. 13

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APA Florida Bill Tracking Report 10.13.23 Ordered by Bill Number SB 0032

Mangrove Replanting and Restoration by Garcia (I) Mangrove Replanting and Restoration; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for mangrove replanting and restoration; providing requirements for the rules, etc. Effective Date: 7 /1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Rules Actions

SB 0036

09/14/2023

SENATE Filed

10/10/2023

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules

Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan by Stewart Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan for this state by a specified date, based on certain department recommendations; specifying minimum requirements for the comprehensive plan; requiring the department to submit a report to the Legislature upon completion of the comprehensive plan, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Environment and Natural Resources (Current Reference) Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Senate Fiscal Policy Actions

SB 0038

09/18/2023

SENATE Filed

10/10/2023

SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

Flood Zone Disclosures for Dwelling Units by Stewart Flood Zone Disclosures for Dwelling Units; Requiring landlords or persons authorized to enter into rental agreements on behalf of landlords to make specified disclosures relating to flood zones before the commencement of a tenancy; requiring landlords to notify current tenants of a change in a dwelling unit’ s flood zone designation, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference Senate Judiciary (Current Reference) Senate Community Affairs Senate Rules Actions 09/18/2023

SENATE Filed

10/10/2023

SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules


HB 0047

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates by Robinson (F) Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates: Requires municipality to charge customers receiving its utility services in another municipality same rates, fees, & charges as it charges consumers within its own municipal boundaries. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee House Commerce Committee Actions

HB 0057

09/18/2023

HOUSE Filed

10/05/2023

HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Commerce Committee

10/05/2023

HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee

County Commissioner Term Limits by Salzman County Commissioner Term Limits: Establishes term limits for county commissioners. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee (Current Reference) House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee House State Affairs Committee Actions

HB 0069

09/19/2023

HOUSE Filed

10/05/2023

HOUSE Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

10/05/2023

HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee

Homestead Tax Exemptions for School District Levies by Garcia (A) Homestead Tax Exemptions for School District Levies: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to allow current homestead exemption to also apply to school district levies. Effective Date: Not Specified Committees of Reference House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference) House Education & Employment Committee House Appropriations Committee Actions

HB 0071

09/20/2023

HOUSE Filed

10/05/2023

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Education & Employment Committee; Appropriations Committee

10/05/2023

HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

Homestead Tax Exemptions for School District Levies by Garcia (A) Homestead Tax Exemptions for School District Levies: Removes provision in order to allow current exemption to also apply to school district levies. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 69 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose Committees of Reference


House Ways & Means Committee (Current Reference) House Education & Employment Committee House Appropriations Committee Actions

SB 0104

09/20/2023

HOUSE Filed

10/05/2023

HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Education & Employment Committee; Appropriations Committee

10/05/2023

HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates by Jones Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates; Requiring a municipality to charge customers receiving its utility services in another municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as it charges consumers within its municipal boundaries under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/04/2023

HB 0109

SENATE Filed

Conversion Charter Schools by Andrade Conversion Charter Schools: Revises requirements for application for conversion charter school; authorizes municipalities to apply for conversion of specified public schools to charter schools; & authorizes Charter School Review Commission to solicit & review applications for conversion charter schools. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/03/2023

SB 0112

HOUSE Filed

Healthy Food Financing Initiative Program by Jones Healthy Food Financing Initiative Program; Providing program eligibility requirements for nonprofit organizations and revising eligibility requirements for community development financial institutions; revising requirements for program applicants and projects; revising the purposes for which project funding may be used; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to review the program and collected data after a specified timeframe and provide the Legislature with a specified report, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/04/2023

SB 0122

SENATE Filed

Trees on Residential Property by Stewart Trees on Residential Property; Repealing a provision relating to tree pruning, trimming, or removal on such property, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/09/2023

SENATE Filed


HB 0137

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses by Harris Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses: Prohibits individuals from using nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify conduct of an individual who commits criminal offense, or to mitigate severity of criminal offense. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/10/2023

HB 0141

HOUSE Filed

Regional Rural Development Grants Program by Abbott Regional Rural Development Grants Program: Removes requirement that certain grants received by regional economic development organization must be matched in certain manner; removes provision requiring certain consideration; removes certain demonstration requirements of program applicants. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/11/2023

SB 0144

HOUSE Filed

State Renewable Energy Goals by Berman State Renewable Energy Goals; Revising the definitions of the terms “biomass” and “renewable energy”; prohibiting the drilling or exploration for, or production of, oil, gas, or other petroleum products in certain locations; providing legislative intent that all electricity used in this state be generated by renewable energy by a specified date; creating the Renewable Energy Workforce Development Advisory Committee in the Office of Energy, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/09/2023

SB 0148

SENATE Filed

Antisemitism by Berman Antisemitism; Defining the term “antisemitism”; providing contemporary examples of antisemitism, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/09/2023

SB 0156

SENATE Filed

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses by Book Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Citing this act as the “Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Prohibition Act.”; prohibiting individuals from using a nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as a defense to a criminal offense, to excuse or justify an individual’s conduct, or to mitigate the severity of an offense, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/10/2023

SENATE Filed


HB 0157

Governing Body Meetings by Caruso Governing Body Meetings: Authorizes governing bodies of municipalities to convene meetings & conduct official business via teleconferencing or other technological means if certain conditions are met; provides limitations on such meetings; provides limitations placed on such meetings may be suspended upon state of emergency. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/12/2023

SB 0160

HOUSE Filed

Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex by Polsky Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex; Deleting a prohibition on the recognition of same-sex marriages; deleting a prohibition on the state and its agencies and subdivisions giving effect to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding that respects a same-sex marriage or relationship or a claim arising from such marriage or relationship, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/10/2023

SB 0196

SENATE Filed

Regional Rural Development Grants Program by Simon Regional Rural Development Grants Program; Deleting the requirement that certain grants received by a regional economic development organization must be matched in a certain manner; removing a provision requiring a certain consideration; removing certain demonstration requirements of program applicants, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 Committees of Reference No committees referenced Actions 10/12/2023

SENATE Filed

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