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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2024

The 2024 Legislative Session will kick off January 2024 and is sure to be action packed.  Bills are being filed as of this writing, and committees have been meeting since late September.  We encourage you to stay abreast of proposed legislation by bookmarking this page where we provide updates on bills we are following on your behalf.  If you wish to follow other proposed legislation, you can visit the State Legislative site, sign up for an account, and begin tracking legislation.  You will receive daily alerts each time any action is taken on the bill you have marked to track.  The easiest way to do this is once on the site, select the Florida Senate link, and once on that page look to the upper right corner and you will see an option to "Sign Up".  Click that and create your account which is needed in order to track bills.  Once you have created your account you can begin to look at bills in both the House and Senate, and mark those that you wish to track.

This site also allows you to view a summary of each bill, see the full text of the bill, see where the bill is in the legislative process, see companion bills, and see any amendments filed to the bills as they move through committees.  On this site you can also find you legislators and information is available on how to contact them.


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We encourage you to bookmark this page and check it regularly as we will update information as it becomes available.  FRPA eConnect will also be used to send legislative Elerts if quick action is needed on an issue.
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    CHILD WATER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS


    HB 123 by Representative Chambliss
    SB 274 by Senator Rodriguez

    Citing this act as the "Kareem Angel Green Act"; providing that certain organizations that care for or supervise children must require parents or legal guardians to attest certain information in writing before taking children under their care or supervision to public bathing places or public swimming pools; providing requirements to provide personal floatation equipment for children when such organizations conduct certain activities in public bathing places or public swimming pools.   Providing an exception for children participating in swimming instruction.

    Status of HB 123

    10/09/2023 Filed
    10/17/2023 Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; and Health & Human Services Committee

    Status of SB 274

    10/30/2023 Filed
    11/07/2023 Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules

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    MANGROVE REPLANTING AND RESTORATION


    SB 32 by Senator Garcia

    Mangrove Replanting and Restoration; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for mangrove replanting and restoration; providing requirements for the rules, etc.

    Status of SB 32

    09/14/2023 Filed
    10/10/2023 Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment and General Government; and Rules Committee
    12/06/2023 On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Building

     

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    POSSESSION OR USE OF FIREARM IN SENSITIVE LOCATION


    SB 130 by Senator Berman

    Prohibits possession or use of a firearm in sensitive locations – defined to include any park, recreational facility or area, or playground owned or controlled by a state, county, or municipality or other governmental entity.

    Status of HB 130

    10/09/2023 Filed
    10/17/2023 Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; and Fiscal Policy Committees

     

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    PUBLIC RESTROOM FACILITIES


    SB 44 by Senator Stewart

    Requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt certain requirements in the Florida Building Code for certain public restroom facilities newly constructed or renovated after a specified date, etc.

    Status of SB 44

    09/18/2023 Filed
    10/10/2023 Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Rules

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    RELEASE OF BALLOONS


    HB 321 by Representative Chaney

    Provides that intentional release of certain balloons is considered littering; revises penalty for such release.

    Status of HB 321

    11/02/2023 Filed
    11/13/2023 Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

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    SAFETY OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES

    HB 541 by Representative Williams

    Requires law enforcement agencies to notify child care facilities of certain incidents at nearby schools.

    Status of HB 541

    11/20/2023 Filed
    11/30/2023 Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; and Judiciary Committee

     

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    SMOKING IN STATE PARKS

    HB 495 by Representative Woodson

    Prohibits smoking & vaping within boundaries of state parks; requires DOH to post specified signs; provides penalties.

    Status of HB 495

    11/16/2023 Filed
    11/30/2023 Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Appropriates Committee; and Health & Human Services Committee

     

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    SWIMMING LESSON VOUCHER PROGRAM


    SB 544 by Senators Hutson and Berman
    HB 581 by Representative Cabrera

    Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; Creating the program within the Department of Health for a specified purpose; requiring the department to contract with and establish a network of swimming lesson vendors to participate in the program; requiring the department to attempt to secure a vendor in each county; specifying eligibility criteria for the program, etc.

    Status of SB 544

    11/30/2023 Filed

    Status of HB 581

    11/20/2023 Filed
    11/30/2023 Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; and Health & Human Services Committee

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    TREE TRIMMING

    SB 122 by Senator Stewart

    Relating to trees on residential property; 3 repealing s. 163.045, F.S., relating to tree pruning, 4 trimming, or removal on such property.

    Status of SB 122

    10/09/2023 Filed
    10/17/2023 Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules

     

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