2024 Bill Summaries
The 2024 Bill Summaries are reports created by committee staff that give brief explanations of legislation that passed this session in both the House and Senate. These summaries are created by committee staff and do not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
PDF of all 2024 Bill Summaries
- Agriculture (AG)
- Appropriations (AP)
- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Education Postsecondary (HE)
- Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
- Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Finance and Tax (FT)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Health Policy (HP)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
- Regulated Industries (RI)
- Rules (RC)
- Transportation (TR)
Special Master on Claim Bills
Agriculture (AG)
- All 2024 Summaries for Agriculture (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 273 — Pub. Rec./Animal Foster or Adoption
- CS/HB 303 — Rabies Vaccinations
- CS/CS/SB 1084 — Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- CS/SB 1698 — Food and Hemp Products
- SB 7026 — Public Records/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Appropriations (AP)
- All 2024 Summaries for Appropriations (PDF)
- HB 83 — Trust Funds/Re-creation/State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund/DOC
- SB 2518 — Health and Human Services
- HB 5001 — General Appropriations Act
- HB 5003 — Implementing the 2024-2025 General Appropriations Act
- HB 5005 — Collective Bargaining
- HB 5101 — Education
- HB 5201 — Trust Funds/Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund/FGCC
- HB 5203 — Property Seized by the Florida Gaming Control Commission
- HB 5401 — Judges
- CS/HJR 7017 — Annual Adjustment to Homestead Exemption Value
- CS/HB 7019 — Exemption of Homesteads
- SB 7080 — Trust Funds/Indian Gaming Revenue Clearing Trust Fund/Department of Financial Services
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
- All 2024 Summaries for Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (PDF)
- CS/SB 1638 — Funding for Environmental Resource Management
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- All 2024 Summaries for Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (PDF)
- HB 7067 — Pretrial Detention Hearings
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- All 2024 Summaries for Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (PDF)
- CS/SB 330 — Behavioral Health Teaching Hospitals
- CS/SB 7072 — Cancer Funding
- HB 7085 — Sickle Cell Disease
Banking and Insurance (BI)
- All 2024 Summaries for Banking and Insurance (PDF)
- CS/HB 85 — Pub. Rec./New State Bank and New State Trust Companies
- CS/HB 215 — Risk Retention Groups
- CS/HB 241 — Coverage for Skin Cancer Screenings
- CS/SB 362 — Medical Treatment Under the Workers’ Compensation Law
- CS/CS/SB 532 — Securities
- CS/CS/SB 556 — Protection of Specified Adults
- CS/CS/HB 623 — Builder Warranties
- CS/CS/HB 885 — Coverage for Biomarker Testing
- CS/CS/CS/SB 892 — Dental Insurance Claims
- CS/CS/SB 902 — Motor Vehicle Retail Financial Agreements
- CS/CS/HB 939— Consumer Protection
- CS/CS/SB 988 — Public Records/My Safe Florida Home Program
- CS/CS/CS/HB 989 — Chief Financial Officer
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1029 — My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program
- CS/HB 1031 — Debt Relief Services
- SB 1078 — Public Records/Cellular Telephone Numbers Held by the Department of Financial Services
- CS/HB 1347 — Consumer Finance Loans
- CS/CS/HB 1503 — Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
- CS/HB 1569 — Exemption from Regulation for Bona Fide Nonprofit Organizations
- CS/CS/HB 1611 — Insurance
- CS/SB 7028 — My Safe Florida Home Program
- HB 7089 — Health Care Expenses
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- All 2024 Summaries for Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (PDF)
- CS/SB 474 — Public Records/Suicide Victims
- CS/CS/SB 564 — Young Adult Aftercare Services
- CS/HB 591 — Hot Car Death Prevention
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1065 — Substance Abuse Treatment
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1083 — Permanency for Children
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1224 — Protection of Children and Victims of Crime
- CS/CS/HB 1267 — Economic Self-sufficiency
- CS/CS/SB 1758 — Individuals with Disabilities
- HB 7001 — OGSR/Reporter of Child Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect
- HB 7009 — OGSR/Mental Health Treatment and Services
- CS/CS/HB 7021 — Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- All 2024 Summaries for Commerce and Tourism (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 49 — Employment
- CS/HB 141 — Economic Development
- SB 304 — Household Moving Services
- CS/CS/HB 433 — Employment Regulations
- CS/HB 481 — Building Construction Regulations and System Warranties
- CS/SB 998 — Sale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
- CS/CS/SB 1198 — Corporate Actions
- CS/CS/SB 1420 — Department of Commerce
Community Affairs (CA)
- All 2024 Summaries for Community Affairs (PDF)
- CS/HB 103 — Pub. Rec./County and City Attorneys
- HB 113 — Tax Collections and Sales
- CS/CS/SB 224 — Citizen Volunteer Advisory Committees
- CS/CS/CS/HB 267 — Building Regulations
- CS/CS/SB 328 — Affordable Housing
- CS/HB 479 — Alternative Mobility Funding Systems
- CS/HB 705 — Public Works Projects
- CS/CS/SB 770 — Improvements to Real Property
- CS/CS/CS/SB 812 — Expedited Approval of Residential Building Permits
- SB 958 — Local Government Employees
- CS/SB 1082 — Housing for Legally Verified Agricultural Workers
- CS/HB 1161 — Verification of Eligibility for Homestead Exemption
- CS/CS/HB 1365 — Unauthorized Public Camping and Public Sleeping
- CS/CS/SB 1456 — Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern
- CS/SB 1526 — Local Regulation of Nonconforming and Unsafe Structures
- CS/CS/SB 1628 — Local Government Actions
- CS/CS/SB 1704 — Sheriffs in Consolidated Governments
- SB 1720 — Marine Encroachment on Military Operations
- CS/HB 7011 — Inactive Special Districts
- CS/CS/HB 7013 — Special Districts
- CS/SB 7054 — Private Activity Bonds
Criminal Justice (CJ)
- All 2024 Summaries for Criminal Justice (PDF)
- SB 184 — Impeding, Threatening, or Harassing First Responders
- CS/CS/CS/HB 275 — Offenses Involving Critical Infrastructure
- CS/HB 305 — Offenses Involving Children
- HB 533 — DNA Samples from Inmates
- CS/HB 549 — Theft
- HB 601 — Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers
- CS/SB 678 — Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Grant Program
- CS/CS/CS/SB 718 — Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs
- CS/SB 758 — Tracking Devices and Applications
- CS/CS/CS/SB 764 — Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence
- CS/HB 801 — Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Training for Law Enforcement Officers
- CS/CS/SB 808 — Treatment by a Medical Specialist
- CS/CS/SB 1036 — Reclassification of Criminal Penalties
- HB 1131 — Online Sting Operations Grant Program
- CS/CS/HB 1171 — Schemes to Defraud
- CS/CS/HB 1181 — Juvenile Justice
- CS/CS/HB 1235 — Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders
- CS/CS/HB 1241 — Probation and Community Control Violations
- CS/HB 1281 — Interception and Disclosure of Oral Communications
- CS/SB 1286 — Return of Weapons and Arms Following an Arrest
- CS/CS/HB 1337 — Department of Corrections
- CS/CS/HB 1389 — Digital Voyeurism
- CS/HB 1425 — Juvenile Justice
- SB 1512 — Controlled Substances
- CS/HB 1545 — Child Exploitation Offenses
- CS/HB 1653 — Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death
Education Postsecondary (HE)
- All 2024 Summaries for Education Postsecondary (PDF)
- CS/SB 62 — Resident Status for Tuition Purposes
- CS/CS/HB 217 — College Campus Facilities in Areas of Critical State Concern
- CS/CS/SB 494 — Graduate Program Admissions
- SB 522 — Tallahassee Community College
- CS/HB 707 — State University Unexpended Funds
- CS/HB 1291 — Educator Preparation Programs
- HB 7007 — OGSR/Campus Emergency Response
- CS/SB 7032 — Education
Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
- All 2024 Summaries for Education Pre-K -12 (PDF)
- SB 46 — Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Program
- HB 523 — Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program
- CS/CS/HB 537 — Student Achievement
- SB 832 — Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
- CS/CS/HB 883 — Short-acting Bronchodilator Use in Public and Private Schools
- CS/CS/HB 917 — Career and Technical Education
- HB 931 — School Chaplains
- HB 1109 — Security for Jewish Day Schools and Preschools
- CS/CS/SB 1264 — History of Communism
- CS/CS/HB 1285 — Education
- CS/HB 1317 Patriotic Organizations
- CS/HB 1361 — Education
- CS/CS/HB 1403 — School Choice
- CS/CS/HB 1473 — School Safety
- CS/CS/HB 1509 — Pub. Rec./School Guardians
- SB 1688 — Career-themed Courses
- CS/SB 7002 — Deregulation of Public Schools
- CS/SB 7004 — Education
Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
- All 2024 Summaries for Environment and Natural Resources (PDF)
- CS/HB 87 — Taking of Bears
- CS/HB 321 — Release of Balloons
- CS/CS/HB 437 — Anchoring Limitation Areas
- CS/HB 487 — Lost and Abandoned Property
- CS/CS/SB 1136 — Regulation of Water Resources
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1532 — Mitigation
- CS/CS/HB 1557 — Department of Environmental Protection
- CS/CS/HB 1565 — Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative
- CS/SB 7040 — Ratification of the Department of Environmental Protection’s Rules Relating to Stormwater
Ethics and Elections (EE)
- All 2024 Summaries for Ethics and Elections (PDF)
- CS/HB 135 — Voter Registration Applications
- CS/HB 919 — Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Advertising
- SJR 1114 — Public Financing for Campaigns of Candidates for Elective Statewide Office
- SB 1116 — Campaign Finance
- CS/HB 7003 — OGSR/Preregistered Voters
- HB 7005 — OGSR/Financial Disclosure
- CS/SB 7014 — Ethics
Finance and Tax (FT)
Fiscal Policy (FP)
- All 2024 Summaries for Fiscal Policy (PDF)
- SB 322 — Public Records and Meetings
- HCR 7055 — Equal Application of the Law
- HCR 7057 — Line-item Veto
- SB 7078 — Public Records and Meetings/Cancer Research Grant Applications
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- All 2024 Summaries for Governmental Oversight and Accountability (PDF)
- CS/HB 21 — Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program
- CS/CS/HB 23 — Pub. Rec./Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program
- CS/CS/CS/HB 149 — Continuing Contracts
- CS/HB 151 — Florida Retirement System
- CS/CS/SB 592 — Historical Preservation Programs
- SB 674 — United States-produced Iron and Steel in Public Works Projects
- CS/HB 781 — Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships
- CS/CS/HB 1331 — Commodities Produced by Forced Labor
- CS/HB 1415 — Peer Support for First Responders
- CS/HB 1551 — Florida State Guard
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1555 — Cybersecurity
- CS/SB 1746 — Public Employees
- HB 7043 — OGSR/Agency Personnel Information
- HB 7063 — Anti-human Trafficking
- HB 7071 — Foreign Investments by the State Board of Administration
Health Policy (HP)
- All 2024 Summaries for Health Policy (PDF)
- CS/CS/SB 66 — Revive Awareness Day
- CS/CS/HB 159 — HIV Infection Prevention Drugs
- CS/CS/HB 165 — Sampling of Beach Waters and Public Bathing Spaces
- CS/SB 168 — Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screenings
- CS/SB 186 — Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Policy Committee
- CS/CS/HB 197 — Health Care Practitioners and Massage Therapy
- CS/HB 201 — Emergency Refills of Insulin and Insulin-related Supplies or Equipment
- CS/HB 415 — Pregnancy and Parenting Resources Website
- CS/SB 544 — Swimming Lesson Voucher Program
- CS/SB 644 — Rural Emergency Hospitals
- CS/HB 775 — Surrendered Infants
- CS/HB 855 — Dental Services
- CS/HB 865 — Youth Athletic Activities
- CS/CS/HB 935 — Home Health Care Services
- SB 938 — Dentistry
- CS/CS/HB 975 — Background Screenings and Certifications
- CS/CS/HB 1063 — Practice of Chiropractic Medicine
- CS/HB 1259 — Providers of Cardiovascular Services
- CS/HB 1561 — Office Surgeries
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1582 — Department of Health
- CS/SB 1600 — Interstate Mobility
- CS/SB 7016—Health Care
- SB 7018 — Health Care Innovation
Judiciary (JU)
- All 2024 Summaries for Judiciary (PDF)
- CS/HB 1 — Online Protections for Minors
- CS/CS/HB 3 — Online Protections for Minors
- HB 73 — Supported Decisionmaking Authority
- CS/CS/CS/SB 86 — Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection
- CS/HB 117 — Disclosure of Grand Jury Testimony
- SB 158 — Value of Motor Vehicles Exempt from Legal Process
- HB 187 — Antisemitism
- CS/CS/HB 271 — Motor Vehicle Parking on Private Property
- CS/CS/HB 285 — Pub. Rec./Recording Notification Service
- HB 353 — Alternative Headquarters for District Court Judges
- CS/CS/HB 385 — Safe Exchange of Minor Children
- CS/HB 461 — Excusal from Jury Service
- CS/CS/HB 473 — Cybersecurity Incident Liability
- HB 521 — Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets and Liabilities
- CS/CS/HB 619 — Sovereign Immunity for Professional Firms
- CS/CS/HB 621 — Property Rights
- HCR 693 — Congressional Term Limits
- SB 702 — Attorney Fees and Costs
- HCR 703 — Balanced Federal Budget
- CS/HB 715 — Pub. Rec./Problem-solving Court Participant Records
- CS/HB 761 — Interpersonal Violence Injunction Petitions
- HB 799 — Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by Same Owner
- CS/HB 923 — Wills and Estates
- CS/HB 983 — Pub. Rec./Clerks of the Circuit Court, Deputy Clerks, and Clerk Personnel
- CS/SB 984 — Judgment Liens
- CS/CS/HB 1049 — Flood Disclosure in the Sale of Real Property
- CS/CS/HB 1077 — Clerks of Court
- CS/HB 1093 — Florida Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act
- CS/HB 1305 — Residential Tenancies
- CS/HB 1377 — Pub. Rec./Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs
- HB 1393 — Court Interpreter Services
- HB 1451 — Identification Documents
- CS/CS/HB 1491 — Pub. Rec./Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs
- CS/SB 1616 — Electronic Access to Official Records
- CS/CS/SB 1680 — Advanced Technology
- SB 7020 — Delivery of Notices
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
- All 2024 Summaries for Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (PDF)
- CS/HB 357 — Special Observances
- SB 548 — Public Records/Military Personnel and their Spouses and Dependents
- HB 725 — Veterans’ Long-term Care Facilities Admissions
- SB 818 — Military Leave
- CS/SB 968 — Spaceport Territory
- HB 1227 — Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
- CS/CS/HB 1329 — Veterans
- CS/CS/HB 1567 — Qualifications for County Emergency Management Directors
Regulated Industries (RI)
- All 2024 Summaries for Regulated Industries (PDF)
- HB 59 — Provision of Homeowners’ Association Rules and Covenants
- SB 92 — Yacht and Ship Brokers’ Act
- CS/HB 133 — Criminal History of Licensees and Employees
- CS/SB 280 — Vacation Rentals
- CS/HB 293 — Hurricane Protections for Homeowners’ Associations
- SB 364 — Public Service Commission Rules
- CS/SB 366 — Civil Penalties Under the Gas Safety Law of 1967
- CS/CS/CS/SB 382 — Continuing Education Requirements
- CS/HB 429 — Real Property
- CS/SB 478 — Designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
- CS/HB 535 — Low-voltage Alarm System Projects
- CS/HB 583 — Individual Wine Containers
- CS/CS/CS/HB 613 — Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies
- CS/SB 676 — Food Delivery Platforms
- CS/SB 692 — Public Records/Florida Gaming Control Commission
- CS/HB 709 — In-Store Servicing of Alcoholic Beverages
- CS/CS/SB 804 — Gaming Licenses and Permits
- CS/HB 813 — Certified Public Accountants
- HB 849 — Veterinary Practices
- CS/CS/HB 1007 — Nicotine Dispensing Devices
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1021 — Community Associations
- CS/SB 1090 — Unauthorized Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
- CS/SB 1142 — Occupational Licensing
- HB 1147 — Broadband
- CS/CS/HB 1203 — Homeowners’ Associations
- CS/CS/HB 1335 — Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- CS/CS/HB 1645 — Energy Resources
- CS/SB 7006 — OGSR/Utility Owned or Operated by a Unit of Local Government
- CS/SB 7008 — OGSR/Department of the Lottery
Rules (RC)
- All 2024 Summaries for Rules (PDF)
- SM 226 — Florida National Guard
- SB 276 — Review of Advisory Bodies
- HM 351 — Condemning the Emerging Partnership between the Chinese and Cuban Governments
- SM 370 — Spaceports
- SM 800 — Foreign Polluters
- SM 1020 — Designation of Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Transportation (TR)
- All 2024 Summaries for Transportation (PDF)
- HB 91 — Transportation Facility Designations
- CS/CS/HB 179 — Towing and Storage
- CS/CS/CS/HB 287 — Transportation
- HB 317 — Interstate Safety
- CS/CS/HB 341 — Designation of Certain Diagnosis on Motor Vehicle Registrations
- HB 377 — License or Permit to Operate a Vehicle for Hire
- CS/HB 379 — Public Records/Financial Information Regarding Competitive Bidding
- CS/CS/HB 389 — Transportation Facility Designations
- CS/CS/HB 403 — Specialty License Plates
- CS/HB 405 — Regulation of Commercial Motor Vehicles
- CS/HB 463 — Lights Displayed on Fire Department Vehicles
- CS/CS/SB 736 — Services Provided by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or Its Agents
- HB 937 — Purple Alerts
- CS/CS/SB 994 — Student Transportation Safety
- CS/CS/HB 1113 — Use of Lights and Sirens on Emergency Vehicles
- CS/CS/HB 1133 — Violations Against Vulnerable Road Users
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1301 — Department of Transportation
- CS/SB 1350 — Salvage
- CS/CS/HB 1363 — Traffic Enforcement
- CS/CS/SB 1380 — Transportation Services for Persons with Disabilities and the Transportation Disadvantaged
- CS/HB 1589 — Driving Without a Valid Driver License
- CS/SB 1764 — Car Racing Penalties