Florida 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 32)

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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1195

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Revises persons who must report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to include clerk of court; requires quitclaim deed be executed in presence of specified number of subscribing witnesses; prohibits recording of such deeds until after specified cooling-off period; authorizes specified adult to designate certain person through filing of power of attorney; requires clerk to contact such person before cooling-off period elapses; authorizes person designated in power of attorney to object in writing to quitclaim deed being recorded; requires clerk to notify persons of right to file rescission; requires clerk to enroll specified adult in statewide Property Alert Service; requires clerk to conduct preliminary investigation; requires clerk to refer objection to not-for-profit legal aid organization for further investigation; authorizes not-for-profit legal aid organization to request additional time to investigate; requires clerk to record quitclaim deed if no fraud or exploitation of specified adult is suspected; requires clerk or not-for-profit legal aid organization that suspects quitclaim deed was obtained through fraudulent or exploitative means to refer matter to state attorney for further investigation & prosecution; requires clerks to provide certain materials written in plain language.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1249

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Specifies conditions under which commission officers & other commission personnel may enter private property.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1205

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
Requires DACS to certify laboratories that meet certain qualifications; requires DACS to adopt certain rules for certification & DOH to assist DACS in developing such rules; provides that licensed laboratories agree to certain audits & inspections by DACS; requires certain criteria to be met for distribution & sale of kratom products; prohibits retail sale & delivery of kratom products; prohibits kratom products from being sold, given, bartered, furnished, or delivered to certain consumers; provides that it is unlawful to sell, give, barter, furnish, or deliver kratom products to persons under certain age; provides that kratom products sold, offered for sale, delivered, or distributed in violation of specified provisions are contraband, are subject to seizure & forfeiture, & must be disposed of in specified manner; prohibits person from ingesting kratom products in, on, or within specified distance from school property during certain time period; authorizes specified businesses to sell kratom products.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1243

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Authorizes insurer to use excess rates for specified percentage of its workers' compensation insurance policies; specifies workers' compensation policies that are excluded from such percentage; removes provisions relating to exclusion of specified commercial insurance policies from percentage of policies that are subject to excess rates; revises composition of board of directors of Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association, Incorporated.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1424

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Authorizing parties to civil cases, family law cases, or probate cases to, by written agreement or stipulation, agree to the appointment of a voluntary trial resolution judge, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the parties to file such written agreement or stipulation with the clerk of the court any time after the action is filed and to file a joint motion requesting such appointment; requiring an appointed voluntary trial resolution judge to take and subscribe to a specified oath; requiring a voluntary trial resolution judge to adjudicate a case until a specified finality occurs in the case, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1412

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Citing this act as the "On-the-Job Workforce Training Act"; exempting an employer from state minimum wage requirements for specified employees; authorizing employees to voluntarily opt out of the state minimum wage requirements by signing a waiver; prohibiting an employer from coercing an employee into opting out of the state minimum wage; requiring employers to pay an employee at or above the federal minimum wage, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1193

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Provides purpose & duties of community residence; requires that community residence be licensed or certified, or operate pursuant to charter from entity recognized or sanctioned by Congress; authorizes local government to revoke or nullify siting approval of community residence; provides spacing distance requirements for siting of community residence; requires local government to authorize reasonable accommodation for certain proposed community residences if specified requirements are met; requires sponsoring entity to notify designated local government official or other applicable entity within specified timeframe that its license or certification has been revoked or denied; authorizes local government to require sponsoring entity of recovery community to immediately cease operations if continued operation poses immediate & significant threat to health & safety of residents or community; requires local government to respond in writing within specified timeframe to requests regarding whether proposed community residence or recovery residence is within certain spacing distance from certain other residences.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1410

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Requiring that the employer contribution rate for certain optional retirement programs be equal to the employer contribution rate for the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1406

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to revise the percentage of elector votes required for approval of an amendment to or a revision of the State Constitution from at least 60 percent to a simple majority vote of the electors voting on the measure, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1434

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Creating the "Infill Redevelopment Act"; requiring that a local government permit qualifying parcels to be developed with residential uses; prohibiting a local government from using the subdivision process to restrict development in a certain manner; requiring developers of such parcels to pay double the parks and recreation facilities impact fees for a certain purpose and provide certain written notice to property owners; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain local laws, ordinances, or regulations, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1229

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/5/26  
Provides licensure & application requirements; requires AHCA to require certain background screening for certain persons; requires access to medically complex children's home at reasonable times for certain persons; requires agency to issue provisional license to newly licensed provider for specified timeframe; authorizes agency to issue conditional license for specified timeframe to licensed provider for specified reasons; requires agency to conduct inspections; provides rulemaking authority, procedures, & requirements; provides eligibility requirements to qualify for admission to medically complex children's home; provides uniform firesafety standards, emergency preparedness requirements, & construction standards; provides for denial, suspension, & revocation of license; provides for administrative fines.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1211

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/9/26  
Refer
2/9/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
Revises authorization to be granted leave of absence for military service to include Coast Guard; clarifies provision relating to leaves of absence for all state officers & employees for reserve or guard training; authorizes local governments to provide additional leave of absence for officers & employees for reserve or guard training; specifies that authorization for leave of absence for public officials & state employees to perform active military service for specified timeframe is based on single order; removes DMA positions from compulsory participation in SMS Class; provides that participation in such class for all other members employed within DMA is separately governed by specified provision; revises eligibility for Soldiers & Airmen Assistance Program to include traditional drilling guardsmen on state active duty or specified federal duty & their eligible beneficiaries demonstrating valid financial need; requires requests for assistance to be reviewed, processed, & approved by Florida National Guard Foundation's board of directors; requires requests for assistance to be reviewed & evaluated based on specified criteria; requires board to annually review bylaws that govern such program; requires board to provide report to DMA to be approved by Adjutant General.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1416

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Requiring that elections, in the event of an emergency, be conducted in accordance with specified provisions and carried out in a certain manner; authorizing supervisors of elections to request approval from the Secretary of State to take specified actions under specified conditions; requiring that notice of a rescheduled election be posted on any social media account controlled by the supervisor or the supervisor's office, on the affected county's social media accounts, and a certain newspaper; requiring the Division of Elections to adopt by rule a statewide election emergency contingency plan, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1221

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
Revises provisions related to DFS including financial subsystems, warrants, firefighter employment, , My Safe Florida Home & Condominium Programs, payments, coordinating council, licensing & examination, fire safety, fire codes, licensee requirements, deferred payment processors, public adjusters, bail bonds, abandoned & unclaimed property, & legal tender.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1199

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Transfers Division of FHP & Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement from DHSMV to FDLE; requires executive director of DHSMV to be appointed by Governor & subject to confirmation by Senate.