2024 Legislative Update & Bill Tracking
2024 Legislative Update & Bill Tracking
From Crystal Stickle
The House and Senate commenced session on Tuesday, March 9th – even as tornado warnings were broadcast across much of the state and a storm front moved through Tallahassee. The session will run for 60 days, ending March 8th.
The Florida Senate and the House of Representatives held a joint session, where Governor DeSantis delivered his State of the State Address. The Governor highlighted his leadership and partnership with the legislature and how it has made Florida a better place to live, work and raise a family.
Over the 49 remaining days, the legislature will work to address important issues ranging from expanding Florida’s healthcare workforce and improving the delivery and quality of health care in Florida, to reducing regulations on schools, and investing in the conservation and preservation of Florida’s land and water resources.
So far 1,816 bills have been introduced and we are actively monitoring several bills for impact to the Solar industry.
Both the Speaker and the Senate President made it very clear that that Medicaid expansion is not going to happen, but the Senate President is confident that her robust health package will create opportunities for health-care workforce to include enhancing partnerships between hospitals, colleges, and universities, and make sure that Florida’s medical graduates stay in our state.
Somewhat complex health care bills are underway and will be considered this session.
There will be a “Learn Local” education package that will deregulate public schools in several areas and is a priority for the Senate President.
Property insurance will be an important issue this session in that there are bills to offer assistance in the form of grants or rebates to help people pay their insurance bills. These bills will make changes to Citizens Property Insurance and the way they provide coverage, and also require new insurance companies to have more money coming into Florida.
In the Florida House, Speaker Paul Renner has made social media regulation one of his priorities this session. Bills would require social media platforms to ban minors from creating new accounts, provide better age verification techniques and report issues, make sure platforms make users aware of things like infinite scrolling and autoplay, and ban schools from having social media accounts. Another bill would require companies that make mobile devices to have filters enabled upon activation.
Speaker Renner has also indicated that energy will be a top priority of his chamber this year. Representative Bobby Payne and Senator Jay Collins have filed a comprehensive energy bill that covers many aspects of the energy sector from natural gas and hydrogen to electric vehicles. The bill does not make any changes to net metering. Section 18 of the bill, however, does direct the Public Service Commission to evaluate new technologies and impacts to the grid and grid stability.
Other highlights of the bill include :
- Directs the Department of Transportation and the Office of Energy to evaluate and study the development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure.
- Allows for hydrogen and natural gas fueling stations on the turnpike.
- Requires the PSC to review proposed retirements of any power plant larger than 75 megawatts, including solar.
- Creates an EV battery deposit program which requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to collect a deposit which will be refunded to the battery owner upon sale or transfer of ownership or leaving the state.
- Preempts local governments from amending land use plans to prevent a natural gas resiliency facility. Resiliency facility is defined as : “Resiliency facility” means a facility owned and operated by a public utility for the purposes of assembling, creating, holding, securing, or deploying natural gas reserves for temporary use during a system outage or natural disaster.
- Directs Florida Department Management Services to establish a Humane Preferred Energy Products list. Energy storage devices greater than 1 kilowatt DMS that “appear to be largely made free from forced labor”. Forced labor is defined as:
1. Obtained by intimidation, fraud, or coercion, including by threat of serious bodily harm to, or physical restraint against, a person, by means of a scheme intended to cause the person to believe that if he or she does not perform such labor or render such service, the person will suffer serious bodily harm or physical restraint, or by means of the abuse or threatened abuse of law or the legal process;
2. Imposed on the basis of a characteristic that has been held by the United States Supreme Court or the Florida Supreme Court to be protected against discrimination under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution or under s. 2, Art. I of the State Constitution, including race, color, national origin, religion, gender, or physical disability;
3. Not performed or rendered voluntarily by a person; or
4. In violation of the Child Labor Law or otherwise performed or rendered through oppressive child labor.
2024 Legislative Session – FlaSEIA Bill Tracking List
Professional Licensing Requirements for Barbers and Cosmetologists | Stewart | 12/06/23 | ||||
Professional Licensing Requirements for Barbers and Cosmetologists; Providing a period of time when a conviction, or any other adjudication, for a crime may not be grounds for denial of licensure as a barber or cosmetologist; providing an exception; requiring the applicable board to approve certain educational program credits offered to inmates in certain institutions or facilities for purposes of satisfying training requirements for licensure as a barber or cosmetologist, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
09/18/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
10/10/23 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Rules | ||||||
11/27/23 SENATE On Committee agenda - Regulated Industries, 12/06/23, 8:30 am, 401 S | ||||||
12/06/23 SENATE Favorable by Regulated Industries; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
12/06/23 SENATE Now in Criminal Justice | ||||||
Florida Statutes | Mayfield | 01/17/24 | ||||
Florida Statutes; Deleting provisions that have expired, have become obsolete, have had their effect, have served their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed or superseded; removing inconsistencies, redundancies, and unnecessary repetition in the statutes; and improving the clarity of the statutes and facilitating their correct interpretation, etc. Effective Date: On the 60th day after adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in which enacted | ||||||
11/29/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
11/29/23 SENATE Referred to Rules | ||||||
12/04/23 SENATE On Committee agenda - Rules, 12/13/23, 2:00 pm, 412 K | ||||||
12/13/23 SENATE Favorable by Rules; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
12/13/23 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading | ||||||
01/09/24 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/10/24 | ||||||
01/10/24 SENATE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified | ||||||
01/10/24 HOUSE In Messages | ||||||
01/11/24 HOUSE Bill referred to House Calendar | ||||||
01/11/24 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/17/24 | ||||||
01/17/24 HOUSE Substituted for HB 7029; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 01/18/24 | ||||||
Professional Licensing Requirements for Barbers and Cosmetologists | Chambliss | 11/08/23 | ||||
Professional Licensing Requirements for Barbers and Cosmetologists: Provides period of time when convictions, or any other adjudication, for crimes may not be grounds for denial of licensure as barber or cosmetologist; providing exception; requires applicable board to approve certain educational program credits. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
10/10/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
10/17/23 HOUSE Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; Commerce Committee | ||||||
10/17/23 HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee | ||||||
11/01/23 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee, 11/08/23, 9:00 am, 212 K | ||||||
11/08/23 HOUSE Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
11/08/23 HOUSE Now in Commerce Committee | ||||||
State Renewable Energy Goals | Berman | 10/17/23 | ||||
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 | ||||||
10/09/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
10/17/23 SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy | ||||||
State Renewable Energy Goals | Eskamani | 11/02/23 | ||||
State Renewable Energy Goals: Prohibits drilling or exploration for, or production of, oil, gas, or other petroleum products & permitting & construction of certain related structures; requires statewide renewable energy electricity & carbon emission reductions by specified dates; directs Office of Energy within DACS to develop unified statewide plan & submit plan to Governor & Legislature; creates Renewable Energy Advisory Committee; directs Commissioner of Agriculture to submit annual report to Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
10/17/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
11/02/23 HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee | ||||||
11/02/23 HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee | ||||||
Public Service Commission Rules | Payne | 11/15/23 | ||||
Public Service Commission Rules: Removes expiration & revises scope of exemption from certain provisions relating to statements of estimated regulatory costs for certain rules adopted by Public Service Commission. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
10/18/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
11/02/23 HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee | ||||||
11/02/23 HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee | ||||||
11/08/23 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee, 11/15/23, 10:00 am, 102 H | ||||||
11/15/23 HOUSE Favorable by Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
11/15/23 HOUSE Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee | ||||||
Limitation on Property Tax Assessments | Garcia (A) | 12/06/23 | ||||
Limitation on Property Tax Assessments: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to eliminate an exception for school district levies from the constitutional limitations on real property assessment increases on specified nonhomestead real property. Effective Date: Not Specified | ||||||
11/03/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
11/15/23 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 11/17/23, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | ||||||
11/22/23 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Appropriations Committee | ||||||
11/22/23 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee | ||||||
11/29/23 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 12/01/23, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | ||||||
12/06/23 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 12/08/23, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | ||||||
School District Levies | Garcia (A) | 12/06/23 | ||||
School District Levies: Requires school district levies for certain properties to be assessed in same manner as other levies. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 331 | ||||||
11/03/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
11/15/23 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 11/17/23, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | ||||||
11/22/23 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Appropriations Committee | ||||||
11/22/23 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee | ||||||
11/29/23 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 12/01/23, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | ||||||
12/06/23 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 12/08/23, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | ||||||
Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund | Garcia (I) | 11/28/23 | ||||
Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund; Providing a scheduled increase in the maximum payment amounts that may be made from the recovery fund for Division I and Division II individual and aggregate claims, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
11/13/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
11/28/23 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy | ||||||
Alternative Mobility Funding Systems | Robinson (W) Jr. | 01/17/24 | ||||
Alternative Mobility Funding Systems: Revises requirements relating to agreements to pay for or construct certain improvements; authorizes local governments to adopt alternative mobility planning & fee system; prohibits alternative system from imposing responsibility for funding existing transportation deficiency on new development; prohibits local governments that do not issue building permits from charging for transportation impacts; prohibits local governments from assessing multiple charges for same transportation impact; revises requirements for calculation of impact fees; requires local governments transitioning to alternative funding systems to provide holders of impact fee credits with full benefit of intensity & density of prepaid credit balances as of specified date. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
11/15/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
11/22/23 HOUSE Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; Commerce Committee | ||||||
11/22/23 HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee | ||||||
01/08/24 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, 01/10/24, 4:00 pm, 17 H | ||||||
01/10/24 HOUSE Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
01/10/24 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee | ||||||
01/12/24 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Ways & Means Committee, 01/17/24, 10:30 am, 404 H | ||||||
01/17/24 HOUSE Favorable by Ways & Means Committee; 21 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
01/17/24 HOUSE Now in Commerce Committee | ||||||
Renewable Natural Gas | DiCeglie | 01/17/24 | ||||
Renewable Natural Gas; Authorizing a public utility to recover prudently incurred renewable natural gas infrastructure project costs through an appropriate Florida Public Service Commission cost-recovery mechanism; specifying eligible renewable natural gas infrastructure projects; revising the required contents of a basin management action plan for an Outstanding Florida Spring to include identification of certain water quality improvement projects; encouraging counties and municipalities to develop regional solutions to certain energy issues; authorizing the farm-to-fuel initiative to address the production and capture of renewable natural gas, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
11/15/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
11/28/23 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy | ||||||
01/04/24 SENATE On Committee agenda - Regulated Industries, 01/09/24, 2:30 pm, 401 S | ||||||
01/09/24 SENATE Favorable by Regulated Industries; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
01/09/24 SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government | ||||||
01/12/24 SENATE On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 01/17/24, 1:30 pm, 110 S | ||||||
01/17/24 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
01/17/24 SENATE Now in Fiscal Policy | ||||||
Building Construction Regulations and System Warranties | Maggard | 01/16/24 | ||||
Building Construction Regulations and System Warranties: Provides specified effective date for provisions relating to HVAC manufacturer's warranty transfers; prohibits HVAC manufacturer's warranties from being conditioned upon product registration; provides effective date for certain HVAC systems & components warranties under specified circumstance; provides required information for warranty & product registration cards & forms; prohibits HVAC systems & components warranties from being conditioned upon product registration. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
11/15/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
11/22/23 HOUSE Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee | ||||||
11/22/23 HOUSE Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/11/24, 2:00 pm, 404 H | ||||||
01/11/24 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
01/12/24 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed | ||||||
01/16/24 HOUSE Reference to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee removed; Reference to Commerce Committee added; Remaining references: Commerce Committee; Judiciary Committee | ||||||
01/16/24 HOUSE Now in Commerce Committee | ||||||
Preemption of Recyclable and Polystyrene Materials | Stewart | 11/28/23 | ||||
Preemption of Recyclable and Polystyrene Materials; Removing the preemption of local laws regarding the regulation of auxiliary containers, wrappings, or disposable plastic bags; removing the preemption of local laws regarding the use or sale of polystyrene products to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
11/16/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
11/28/23 SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Rules | ||||||
Swimming Pool and Spa Contractors | Smith | 11/30/23 | ||||
Swimming Pool and Spa Contractors: Revises the definitions of commercial & residential pool/spa contractors & swimming pool/spa servicing contractor; specifies maximum recovery amount for certain claims relating to certain contracts; specifies total aggregate cap for certain licensees relating to certain contracts. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
11/17/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
11/30/23 HOUSE Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee | ||||||
11/30/23 HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee | ||||||
Building Construction Regulations and System Warranties | Hooper | 01/16/24 | ||||
Building Construction Regulations and System Warranties; Authorizing prevailing parties in proceedings on interpretations of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction to recover attorney fees; providing that certain provisions governing the transfer of HVAC manufacturer’s warranties apply to transfers made on or after a specified date; prohibiting HVAC manufacturer’s warranties from being conditioned upon the product registration; providing the effective date for certain HVAC system and component warranties under a specified circumstance, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
11/29/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
12/13/23 SENATE Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Rules | ||||||
01/11/24 SENATE On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 01/16/24, 1:30 pm, 110 S | ||||||
01/16/24 SENATE Favorable with CS by Commerce and Tourism; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
Homestead Assessments | Garcia (I) | 12/13/23 | ||||
Homestead Assessments; Revising the manner for assessing property that receives a homestead exemption, etc. Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 654 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment to the State Constitution is approved at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose | ||||||
11/30/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
12/13/23 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations | ||||||
Assessments of Homestead Property | Garcia (I) | 12/13/23 | ||||
Assessments of Homestead Property; Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to revise the manner for assessing property that receives a homestead exemption and to provide an effective date, etc. | ||||||
11/30/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
12/13/23 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations | ||||||
Alternative Mobility Funding Systems | Martin | 01/10/24 | ||||
Alternative Mobility Funding Systems; Authorizing certain local governments to adopt an alternative mobility planning and fee system or an alternative system in certain circumstances; prohibiting an alternative system from imposing responsibility for funding an existing transportation deficiency upon new development; providing that only local governments issuing building permits may charge for transportation impacts; revising requirements for the calculation of impact fees by certain local governments and special districts, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
12/05/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
12/13/23 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Transportation; Rules | ||||||
01/04/24 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/09/24, 4:30 pm, 401 S | ||||||
01/09/24 SENATE Favorable by Community Affairs; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
01/10/24 SENATE Now in Transportation | ||||||
Disqualification from Licensing, Permitting, or Certification Based on Criminal Conviction | Hunschofsky | 12/19/23 | ||||
Disqualification from Licensing, Permitting, or Certification Based on Criminal Conviction: Prohibits denial of application for license, permit, or certification because applicant was arrested, but not convicted, for crime; provides that application may only be denied based on applicant's prior conviction under certain circumstances; requires state agency to consider certain factors in determining whether applicant has been rehabilitated; revises & provides requirements for state agencies relating to denying certain applications & petitions, advising applicant how to remedy disqualifications & submit rebuttal, new petition requests, & reviewability of agency decisions; revises state agency reporting requirements. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
12/06/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
12/19/23 HOUSE Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee | ||||||
12/19/23 HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee | ||||||
Assessment of Renewable Energy Source Devices | Bankson | 01/17/24 | ||||
Assessment of Renewable Energy Source Devices: Revises definition of term "renewable energy source device." Effective Date: upon becoming a law | ||||||
12/06/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
12/19/23 HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; Commerce Committee | ||||||
12/19/23 HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee | ||||||
01/17/24 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 01/19/24, 9:15 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) | ||||||
01/17/24 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee, 01/19/24, 12:30 pm, 102 H | ||||||
Improvements to Real Property | Martin | 01/17/24 | ||||
Improvements to Real Property; Authorizing a residential or commercial property owner to apply to a qualifying improvement program for funding to finance an improvement and to enter into a financing agreement with the local government, subject to a local government ordinance or resolution regarding the program; authorizing the local government or program administrator to consider certain evidence and the statements by the property owner regarding his or her income in confirming the property owner’s ability to pay; prohibiting wind-resistance improvements in certain buildings or facilities in a financing agreement between a local government and a residential property owner, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
12/06/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
12/15/23 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy | ||||||
01/17/24 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/22/24, 4:00 pm, 401 S | ||||||
Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by Same Owner | Robinson (W) Jr. | 01/12/24 | ||||
Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by Same Owner: Authorizes owner of real property to create easement, servitude, or other interest in owner's real property & providing that such easement, servitude, or other interest is valid; provides that act does not revive or reinstate right or interest that has been adjudicated invalid before certain date. Effective Date: upon becoming a law | ||||||
12/08/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
12/27/23 HOUSE Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee; Judiciary Committee | ||||||
12/27/23 HOUSE Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/11/24, 2:00 pm, 404 H | ||||||
01/11/24 HOUSE Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
01/12/24 HOUSE Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee | ||||||
Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by the Same Owner | Yarborough | 01/04/24 | ||||
Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by the Same Owner; Authorizing an owner of real property to create an easement, servitude, or other interest in the owner’s real property and providing that such easement, servitude, or other interest is valid; providing construction and applicability; providing that the act does not revive or reinstate a right or interest that has been adjudicated invalid before a certain date, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law | ||||||
12/08/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/04/24 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Rules | ||||||
Homestead Property Tax Assessment | McFarland | 12/15/23 | ||||
Homestead Property Tax Assessment: Proposes amendment to State Constitution to increase period of time during which accrued benefit from specified limitations on homestead property tax assessments may be transferred from prior homestead to new homestead & revising calculation of such transfer. Effective Date: Not Specified | ||||||
12/13/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
12/15/23 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction | ||||||
Swimming Pool and Spa Contractors | Perry | 01/04/24 | ||||
Swimming Pool and Spa Contractors; Specifying a maximum recovery amount for certain claims relating to certain contracts; specifying a total aggregate cap for certain licensees relating to certain contracts, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
12/13/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/04/24 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy | ||||||
Improvements to Real Property | Trabulsy | 01/05/24 | ||||
Improvements to Real Property: Revises provisions concerning residential or commercial property owners in applying for qualifying improvement funding with local government. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
12/19/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
01/05/24 HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Ways & Means Committee; State Affairs Committee | ||||||
01/05/24 HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee | ||||||
Reduction of Assessed Value | Perry | 01/17/24 | ||||
Reduction of Assessed Value; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to allow counties to reduce the assessed value of a homestead property for the portions of such property used as living quarters for the property owner’s parent or grandparent who is 62 years of age or older and to remove current provisions limiting the exemption to increases in assessments resulting from construction or reconstruction of such living quarters and limiting the amount of such exemption, etc. | ||||||
12/18/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/04/24 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations | ||||||
01/17/24 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/22/24, 4:00 pm, 401 S | ||||||
Reduction Of Assessed Value | Perry | 01/17/24 | ||||
Reduction Of Assessed Value Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 976 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment to the State Constitution is approved at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose | ||||||
12/18/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/04/24 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations | ||||||
01/17/24 SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs, 01/22/24, 4:00 pm, 401 S | ||||||
Employment of Ex-offenders | Calatayud | 01/17/24 | ||||
Employment of Ex-offenders; Prohibiting the denial of a license, permit, or certification because of an arrest for a crime not followed by a conviction; providing the circumstances and mitigating factors that an agency must consider to determine whether granting a license, permit, or certification to a person would pose a direct and substantial risk to public safety; authorizing a person to petition a state agency at any time for a decision as to whether his or her prior conviction disqualifies him or her from obtaining a license, permit, or certification; requiring an agency to provide applicants with certain written notice if the agency intends to base its denial of an application for a license on a prior conviction, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
12/19/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/04/24 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy | ||||||
01/17/24 SENATE On Committee agenda - Regulated Industries, 01/22/24, 1:30 pm, 401 S | ||||||
Assessment of Real Property and Residential Real Property | Calatayud | 01/04/24 | ||||
Assessment of Real Property and Residential Real Property; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to remove provisions and apply certain requirements on the change in assessment of real property and residential real property to school district levies and to provide an effective date, etc. | ||||||
12/21/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/04/24 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Finance and Tax; Appropriations | ||||||
Assessments for School District Levies | Calatayud | 01/04/24 | ||||
Assessments for School District Levies; Deleting the exception for school district levies relating to the assessment of nonhomestead residential property; deleting the exception for school district levies relating to the assessment of nonresidential real property and residential real property, etc. Effective Date: On the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by SJR 1060 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose, if such amendment to the State Constitution is approved at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized by law for that purpose | ||||||
12/21/23 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/04/24 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Finance and Tax; Appropriations | ||||||
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Alvarez | 01/09/24 | ||||
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Revises, repeals, & creates various provisions relating to electric vehicle charging stations; pest control & fumigation; commercial landscaping & wildlife management; weapons & firearms; charitable organizations & professional solicitors; cultivated meat & saw palmetto berries; motor vehicle repair shops; direct support organizations; Florida Agricultural Museum; trespass on & theft of property; weights & measures; household moving & shipping services; agricultural school activities; hunter ID program; & penalties for various violations. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
12/30/23 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee | ||||||
Homesteads | Caruso | 01/09/24 | ||||
Homesteads: Proposes amendments to State Constitution to allow newly established homestead property to be assessed at less than just value if the property was previously assessed as nonhomestead property and has not changed ownership and authorizing residency requirements for homestead exemptions be provided by general law. Effective Date: Not Specified | ||||||
01/02/24 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee | ||||||
Establishment of a New Homestead | Caruso | 01/09/24 | ||||
Establishment of a New Homestead: Requires homestead property be assessed below just value in certain circumstances & limits amount of such assessment. Effective Date: on the effective date of the amendment to the State Constitution proposed by HJR 1103 or a similar joint resolution having substantially the same specific intent and purpose | ||||||
01/02/24 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE Referred to Ways & Means Committee; Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE Now in Ways & Means Committee | ||||||
Carbon Sequestration | Cross | 01/09/24 | ||||
Carbon Sequestration: Creates Carbon Sequestration Task Force adjunct to DEP; provides for task force membership & duties; requires task force to submit specified reports to Secretary of Environmental Protection & Governor & Legislature by specified dates; provides appropriation. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
01/03/24 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee | ||||||
Bill Comments | ||||||
Enforcement of the Florida Building Code | Rodriguez | 01/08/24 | ||||
Enforcement of the Florida Building Code; Revising local governments’ responsibilities in enforcing the Florida Building Code to include any process or enforcement related to obtaining and finalizing a building permit; revising a local government’s prohibition on funding certain activities, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
01/03/24 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/08/24 SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules | ||||||
Carbon Sequestration | Rodriguez | 01/17/24 | ||||
Carbon Sequestration; Creating the Carbon Sequestration Task Force adjunct to the Department of Environmental Protection; providing for task force membership and duties; requiring the task force to submit specified reports to the Secretary of Environmental Protection and to the Governor and Legislature by specified dates; providing for expiration of the task force, etc. APPROPRIATION: $350,000 Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
01/03/24 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/08/24 SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy | ||||||
01/12/24 SENATE On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 301 S | ||||||
01/17/24 SENATE Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays | ||||||
01/17/24 SENATE Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government | ||||||
Santa Rosa County | Rudman | 01/13/24 | ||||
Santa Rosa County: Creates North Santa Rosa County Utilities Authority & its charter; provides service area of authority; provides legislative findings; provides purposes of authority; provides for creation of interim authority; provides staffing; provides preliminary report; provides for election of governing body of authority; provides terms; provides duties & compensation; provides powers of authority; provides rate setting procedure; provides for personnel; provides personnel procedures; provides procedures for appeal of decisions of authority; provides for executive director; provides for fiscal year & budgeting; provides for execution of documents & payment of bills; provides for management efficiency audit; provides for appointment of citizens' advisory committees; provides for enforcement & penalties for violation of rules & regulations relating to operation of authority & its services. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
01/08/24 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
01/13/24 HOUSE Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee; Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee | ||||||
01/13/24 HOUSE Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee | ||||||
Wind Energy Facility Siting | Altman | 01/13/24 | ||||
Wind Energy Facility Siting: Prohibits construction, operation, or expansion of wind energy facilities & offshore wind energy facilities in state; authorizes injunctive relief; requires DEP to adopt rules. Effective Date: upon becoming a law | ||||||
01/08/24 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
01/13/24 HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Commerce Committee | ||||||
01/13/24 HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee | ||||||
Municipal Utilities | Brodeur | 01/10/24 | ||||
Municipal Utilities; Authorizing a municipality to fund or finance general government functions with a portion of revenues from utility operations; establishing limits on utility revenue transfers for municipal utilities; modifying provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, and charges imposed by municipal water and sewer utilities on consumers located outside the municipal boundaries, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025 | ||||||
01/05/24 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/10/24 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Appropriations | ||||||
Climate Resilience and Drinking Water Standards | Joseph | 01/13/24 | ||||
Climate Resilience and Drinking Water Standards: Requires DEP to establish Blue Communities Program & Blue Communities Fund; establishes advisory board within DEP; provides for membership; establishes Ocean State Climate Adaptation & Resilience Grant Fund within DEP; specifies sources & uses of funding & project eligibility requirements; provides duties of DEP & Florida Oceans & Coastal Council; provides reporting requirements; requires DEP & council to jointly adopt rules; establishes Marine Resources Conservation Account within Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund to be administered by FWCC; requires DEP, or local county health department designated by DEP, to monitor level of forever chemicals in certain water systems; provides monitoring standards. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
01/08/24 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
01/13/24 HOUSE Referred to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee | ||||||
01/13/24 HOUSE Now in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee | ||||||
Energy | Gruters | 01/10/24 | ||||
Energy; Prohibiting the Department of Transportation from assigning or transferring its permitting rights across transportation rights-of-way operated by the department to certain third parties under certain circumstances; requiring the Public Service Commission to approve targeted storm reserve amounts for public utilities; requiring the Department of Commerce to expand categorical eligibility for the low-income home energy assistance program to include individuals who are enrolled in certain federal disability programs; requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct or cause to be conducted a feasibility study on the use of small modular nuclear reactors in this state; defining the term “small modular nuclear reactor” or “reactor”, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
01/05/24 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/10/24 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy | ||||||
Energy Resources | Collins | 01/11/24 | ||||
Energy Resources; Allowing resiliency facilities in certain land use categories in local government comprehensive plans and specified districts if certain criteria are met; prohibiting amendments to a local government’s comprehensive plan, land use map, zoning districts, or land development regulations in a manner that would conflict with resiliency facility classification after a specified date; requiring the Department of Management Services to develop a Florida Humane Preferred Energy Products List in consultation with the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring the commission to notify the Attorney General of the retirement of an electrical power plant in specified circumstances; requiring the commission to develop specified policies for smart energy, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024 | ||||||
01/05/24 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/11/24 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy | ||||||
Climate Resilience | Torres, Jr. | 01/11/24 | ||||
Climate Resilience; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to establish the Blue Communities Program for a specified purpose; establishing an advisory board within the department; providing for membership; establishing the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Grant Fund within the department; creating the Carbon Sequestration Advisory Council within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024 | ||||||
01/05/24 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/11/24 SENATE Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations | ||||||
Energy Resources | Payne | 01/13/24 | ||||
Energy Resources: Allows resiliency facilities in certain land use categories in local government comprehensive plans & specified districts; revises energy guidelines for public businesses; eliminates requirements related to Florida Climate-Friendly Preferred Products List, Green Lodging designations, & procurement of vehicles; requires DMS to develop Florida Humane Preferred Energy Products List; provides requirements related to procurement of energy products; creates Electric Vehicle Battery Deposit Program; provides requirements related to access to turnpike system; requires public utility to petition PSC before retiring electrical power plant; provides requirements for PSC; repeals Florida Energy & Climate Protection Act, Renewable Energy & Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program, Florida Green Government Grants Act, Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program, & Qualified Energy Conservation Bond Allocation Program; requires DOT to study & evaluate potential development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support hydrogen-powered vehicles. Effective Date: July 1, 2024 | ||||||
01/09/24 HOUSE Filed | ||||||
01/13/24 HOUSE Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Commerce Committee | ||||||
01/13/24 HOUSE Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee | ||||||
Wind Energy Facility Siting | Collins | 01/11/24 | ||||
Wind Energy Facility Siting; Prohibiting construction, operation, or expansion of wind energy facilities and offshore wind energy facilities in this state, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law | ||||||
01/05/24 SENATE Filed | ||||||
01/11/24 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Rules | ||||||