CS/CS/HB 383 – Purchase & Possession of Firearms by Law Enforcement & Servicemembers

Expands Florida law to authorize correctional probation officers (with CJSTC certification) to carry concealed firearms off-duty at the discretion of their agency and exempts them and service members from the standard three-day waiting period for firearm purchases.

CS/HB 687 – Driving and Boating Offenses (“Trenton’s Law”)

Strengthens penalties by elevating repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter or vehicular/vessel homicide to a first-degree felony and establishes new penalties for first-time refusals to submit to breath or urine tests.

CS/HB 703 – Utility Relocation

Creates a Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program funded by a portion of communications services tax to reimburse providers for moving infrastructure, requires coordination and cost-sharing with local authorities, and mandates provider response within set timeframes.

HB 711 – Spectrum Alert

Mandates FDLE, alongside several state agencies, to establish a “Spectrum Alert” system and training program to rapidly locate missing children with autism spectrum disorder and integrate with existing statewide alerts.

CS/HB 751 – Law Enforcement, Correctional & Correctional Probation Officer Benefits (“Deputy Andy Lahera Act”)

Expands employer-paid health insurance coverage to include officers catastrophically injured in the line of duty or during official training—extending coverage to their spouses and dependents under set conditions.

CS/HB 797 – Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds

Authorizes certain licensed skilled nursing facilities and state veterans’ homes to designate or alter beds exclusively for veterans and their spouses, and exempts such facilities from certificate‑of‑need requirements under specified criteria.

CS/HB 929 – Firefighter Health and Safety

Updates the Florida Firefighters Occupational Safety and Health Act to include occupational diseases and mental health risks, mandates safer gear and limits on shift lengths, and directs inspections and training by the State Fire Marshal to reduce fatalities and suicides.

CS/CS/HB 961 – Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Expands the role of tax collectors as DHSMV agents—allowing them to mail documents, manage online transactions, and issue lifetime disabled parking permits—while prohibiting the sale of service appointments and enhancing license exam integrity.

CS/HB 1049 – Tampering, Harassing, or Retaliating Against Court Officials

Establishes a comprehensive criminal framework making it a felony to threaten, harass, tamper with, or retaliate against court personnel (e.g., judges, clerks, jurors), with penalties scaled by the seriousness of the underlying proceeding.

CS/HB 1353 – Home Health Care Services

Revises rules to allow one administrator to oversee up to five home health agencies with the same ownership, permits contracted individuals (not just employees) to perform initial and evaluation visits, and updates criteria for participation in the Excellence in Home Health Program.

CS/CS/HB 1559 – Vexatious Litigants

Broadens the Vexatious Litigant law by expanding the range of actions that can trigger designation, tightening eligibility, implementing new sanctions and automatic filing bans, and allowing courts to block filings from repeat offenders.

HB 4007 – Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Martin County

Caps payments to non‑contracted medical and emergency transport providers for Martin County inmates at 110 % of Medicare rates (or 125 % if operating in the red), with higher limits for trauma centers, aiming to reduce costs.

HB 4009 – St. Augustine–St. Johns County Airport Authority

Allows the airport authority to rebrand the Northeast Florida Regional Airport as “St. Augustine Airport” to reflect community identity and improve clarity in communications.

CS/HB 4011 – Palm Beach County

Expands eligibility for the Palm Beach County Building Code Advisory Board, allowing part-time or contract building officials with state certification—not just full-time employees—to serve.

HB 4013 – Citrus County

Repeals a special state law that granted specific rights or protections to employees and appointees of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office.

HB 4015 – Broward County Narcotics & Dangerous Drug Intelligence and Enforcement Unit

Repeals the 1971 law establishing Broward County’s Narcotics & Dangerous Drug Intelligence and Enforcement Unit, effectively dissolving its legal basis and recognizing it as defunct.

HB 4023 – Officers and Employees of North Springs Improvement District, Broward County

Adds a prohibition to the district charter barring employees or officers from holding conflicting employment or contracts with entities regulated by or doing business with the district.

HB 4029 – Greater Naples Fire Rescue District (Collier County)

Requires a referendum to elect all commissioners district-wide for the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, rather than by zone, pending voter approval.

HB 4031 – City of Oviedo (Seminole County)

Creates an Arts & Entertainment District in Oviedo and authorizes off-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages in the zone using special “to-go” cups, with licenses issued by the DBPR.

CS/HB 4033 – San Carlos Estates Water Control District (Lee County)

Transitions the district from independent to a dependent special district under the City of Bonita Springs, subject to landowner and city elector referendums.

CS/HB 4045 – City Pension Fund for Firefighters & Police (Tampa, Hillsborough County)

Extends the allowable Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) participation from 5 to 8 years for firefighters and police officers and updates plan terminology.

CS/HB 4051 – Pasco County Mosquito Control District

Changes board elections from at-large to single-member districts with a two-term limit, requiring the county commission to draw boundaries.

CS/HB 4053 – Duval County

Adds seating and spatial criteria for special alcoholic beverage licenses for event centers in Jacksonville’s urban transition area, creating an exception to general liquor law.

HB 4057 – Tohopekaliga Water Authority (Osceola County)

Revisions district boundaries to reflect the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s succession of the Reedy Creek district, adding parts of Orange and Polk Counties.

CS/HB 4065 – City of Auburndale (Polk County)

Transfers a specific parcel of real property from the state’s Internal Improvement Trust Fund to Auburndale’s city commission, with defined use and disposition terms.

CS/HB 4071 – City of Coral Springs & City of Parkland (Broward County)

Transfers approximately 8.7 acres of municipal land from the City of Coral Springs to the City of Parkland, ensuring existing contracts remain unaffected—with no expected fiscal impact.

CS/CS/HB 4073 – Leon County (LCSO Career Service Act)

Revises the Leon County Sheriff’s Office Career Service Employees’ Act by clarifying the sheriff’s personnel authority (especially around captains/directors), strengthening annual probation rules, updating appeals procedures, and eliminating outdated review boards.

HB 4075 – Leon County (Inmate Medical & Transport Compensation)

Caps compensation rates for non-contracted medical and emergency transport providers serving Leon County inmate detention centers at 110% of Medicare rates—or 125% if the provider reports a negative operating margin—mirroring statewide standards

CS/HB 4067 – Special Beverage Licenses for Equestrian Sport Facilities in Marion County

Allows large equestrian venues (with at least 500 acres and public lodging/food services) in Marion County to obtain special alcohol licenses—permitting off-site wine/malt sales, on-site full alcohol service, and indoor smoking in designated bars—potentially boosting state/local revenue by $15M in year 1 and $30M in year 2.

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