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Gov. Rick Scott Signs 29 Bills Into Law; Vetoes Five
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott signed the following bills into law:
HB 1A — Economic Development –This bill establishes the new $85 million Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to promote public infrastructure and individual job training. It also fully funds VISIT FLORIDA at $76 million and implements new accountability and transparency measures to VISIT FLORIDA and Enterprise Florida (EFI).
HB 3A — Florida Education Finance Program –This bill secures the highest per-student K-12 funding in state history, increasing funding by $100 per student, for a total of $20.6 billion for K-12 public schools included in the Fighting for Florida’s Future Budget.
CS/CS/CS/HB 15 — Educational Options –This bill expands the Gardiner Scholarship Program for students with unique abilities and increases the scholarship amounts for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program.
CS/HB 335 — Resource Recovery and Management –This bill creates guidelines for the resource recovery and management of certain plastic materials.
CS/CS/HB 361 — Bail Bonds –This bill revises the responsibilities of bail bond agents and the requirements for a bond to be forfeited and discharged.
CS/CS/HB 557 — Controlled Substance Prescribing –This bill modifies reporting requirements to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
CS/CS/HB 699 — Internet Identifiers – This bill increases registration requirements for sexual predators and sexual offenders.
HB 781 — Designation of School Grades –This bill provides greater opportunities for K-3 schools to receive school recognition funding.
CS/CS/CS/HB 785 — Stroke Centers –This bill makes additional resources and services available to stroke patients and creates a statewide stroke data registry to further improve care.
CS/CS/HB 807 — Practices of Substance Abuse Service Providers – This bill enhances oversight on licensure and regulation of substance abuse service providers.
CS/HB 899 — Comprehensive Transitional Education Programs –This bill authorizes the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to initiate receivership proceedings for Comprehensive Transitional Education Programs (CTEPs).
CS/CS/HB 925 — Department of Financial Services –This bill updates regulation procedures and requirements within the Department of Financial Services.
CS/CS/HB 981 — Public Records/Department of Elderly Affairs –This bill creates a public record exemption for identifying information in connection with a complaint investigation.
CS/CS/HB 989 — Instructional Materials –This bill allows greater public input and transparency in the K-12 instructional materials adoption process.
CS/CS/CS/HB 1007 — Prohibited Insurance Acts –This bill establishes uniform fraud prevention standards for insurance companies.
CS/HB 1009 — Public Records/Insurance Fraud Information/Department of Financial Services –This bill provides a public record exemption for information relating to the investigation of insurance fraud.
HB 1031 — Marine Turtle Protection –This bill amends a cross-reference in the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
CS/HB 1041 — Laboratory Screening –This bill revises provisions to enhance the Lead Screening Program, the Newborn Screening Program and laboratory screening requirements.
CS/HB 1049 — Limited Access and Toll Facilities –This bill requires the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority to reduce tolls for SunPass users, dedicate surplus toll revenues to area transportation projects, and justify proposed toll increases.
HB 1051 — Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program –This bill authorizes the Department of Children and Families to implement a Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program in Okaloosa County.
CS/HB 1079 — Public Records and Meetings/Campus Emergency Response for Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions –This bill creates a public record and public meeting exemption for information associated with the campus emergency response of state colleges and universities.
CS/CS/HB 1107 — Public Records/Workers’ Compensation/Department of Financial Services – This bill creates a public record exemption for the identifying information of an injured or deceased employee held by the Department of Financial Services.
CS/HB 1109 — Private School Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities – This bill increases opportunities for private school students to participate in sports at public schools.
CS/CS/HB 1175 — Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers –This bill ensures fair compensation of motor vehicle dealers with updated facilities and prevents motor vehicle manufacturers from taking unsupported, punitive actions against dealers.
CS/CS/HB 1237 — Condominiums –This bill makes changes to the regulation and operation of condominium associations to provide greater transparency and accountability for unit owners.
HB 1239 — School Bus Safety –This bill creates the Cameron Mayhew Act which provides additional penalties for failing to stop for a school bus and causing serious bodily injury or death.
CS/HB 1347 — Application of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act to Credit Unions – This bill exempts credit unions from the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
HB 5203 — Prescription Drug Monitoring Program –This bill permanently authorizes the Department of Health to implement the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program using state funds.
HB 7097 — Direct Support Organization of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program – This bill extends the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Direct Support Organization to October 2027.
To view the transmittal letters, click HERE.
The Governor vetoed the following bills:
CS/CS/HB 277 — Wills and Trusts – To view the veto letter, click HERE.
CS/CS/CS/HB 653 — Community Associations – To view the veto letter, click HERE.
CS/CS/HB 747 — Mortgage Regulation – To view the veto letter, click HERE.
CS/CS/HB 937 — Warnings for Lottery Games – To view the veto letter, click HERE.
HB 5301 — State Agency Information Technology Reorganization – To view the veto letter, click HERE.
