Florida 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 35)

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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1223

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Citing act as "HIV Prevention Justice Act"; reduces degree of criminal penalty for certain persons who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) & who donate blood, plasma, organs, skin, or other human tissue for use in another person; revises prohibitions relating to intentional transmission of certain diseases through sexual conduct; provides that person's failure to comply with behavioral recommendations does not de facto establish intent to transmit a disease; revises requirements for HIV testing in cases involving criminal transmission of HIV.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1245

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Prohibiting the land application of bulk Class AA biosolids fertilizer and compost products from exceeding the appropriate agronomic rate; requiring the owner or operator of certain land application sites to maintain application records for a specified timeframe and make such records available to the Department of Environmental Protection upon request; requiring the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, on a specified basis and beginning on a specified date, to publish and make publicly available recommended agronomic rates for the reuse of bulk Class AA biosolids fertilizer and compost products; prohibiting Class AA biosolids fertilizer products and certain Class AA biosolids compost products from being marketed or distributed for agricultural land application unless specified requirements are met, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1209

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Revises requirements for audits of licensed pharmacies conducted by or on behalf of pharmacy benefit plans or programs; revises audit procedures, documentation requirements, recoupment limits, & reporting & appeal requirements; provides procedures for conducting audits of fraud, waste, or abuse; provides for enforcement; authorizes OIR to impose fines & other administrative penalties; authorizes suspension or revocation of pharmacy benefit manager's registration; requires FSC to adopt rules.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1285

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Prohibiting the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing or renewing a permit for certain biosolids land application sites if there is a permitted wastewater treatment facility that accepts septage for higher levels of treatment and which meets specified requirements, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1191

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Requires that elections, in event of emergency, be conducted in accordance with specified provisions & carried out in certain manner; authorizes supervisors of elections to request approval from Secretary of State to take specified actions under specified conditions; requires that supervisors submit all such requests at once, to extent practicable; authorizes submission of revised or additional requests; requires secretary to approve or deny requests within specified timeframe; requires secretary to consider specified factors; provides that requests are deemed approved under specified conditions; requires secretary to publish approvals & denials on DOS's website; etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1247

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Provides requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators; requires sworn law enforcement officers with certain authority to take into custody persons determined to be unauthorized aliens operating commercial motor vehicles & facilitate transfer of such persons into custody of federal immigration agency; requires impoundment & removal of commercial motor vehicle; requires such officers to immediately provide certain notification & information to FHP; provides that motor carriers are liable for certain civil penalties; prohibits release of certain impounded commercial motor vehicles unless certain penalties are paid or bonds are posted & certain costs are paid; requires Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement to issue certain out-of-service orders; authorizes office to issue such orders to & impose civil penalties upon motor carriers; provides that certain motor carriers are subject to certain penalties; requires approval of such orders by director of Division of FHP or his or her designee; provides circumstances under which such orders may be removed; provides for payment of certain penalties to CFO, who shall credit funds to State Transportation Trust Fund for distribution to FHP to fund certain training & technology.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1255

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Requires portable wireless device manufacturers to make certain items available to device owners & independent repair providers; prohibits certain manufacturers from requiring authorized repair providers to continue purchasing certain information in proprietary format; provides that violation is deceptive & unfair trade practice; requires original equipment manufacturers of agricultural equipment to make certain diagnostic & repair information available for no charge & in certain manner to independent repair providers & owners; prohibits original equipment manufacturers from excluding certain information concerning security-related electronic functions.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1241

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Prohibits person who violates careless driving provisions from operating vehicle while using wireless communications device in handheld manner; provides additional penalties for person who violates such provisions & operates vehicle while using such device in handheld manner; authorizes first-time offenders to participate in wireless communications device driving safety program in lieu of imposition of additional penalties; provides exceptions to such prohibition; requires law enforcement officer who stops vehicle for violation of such provisions & finds that operator of vehicle is also using such device in handheld manner to inform vehicle operator of his or her right to decline search of his or her wireless communications device; prohibits such officer from taking certain actions without warrant or consent from vehicle operator; provides that user's billing records for such device or testimony of or written statements from certain authorities are admissible as evidence in crashes resulting in death or serious bodily injury for certain purposes; provides additional fine for person who commits careless driving while using such device in handheld manner; requires deposit of such fine into EMS Trust Fund of DOH.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1271

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Revises definition of term "extraordinary collection action" & defining term "prohibited collection actions."
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1508

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Citing this act as the "The Motherhood Initiative"; requiring the Department of Health to establish a certain home visit program for expectant mothers; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to authorize reduced fees for an applicant or a licensee for certain birthing centers; requiring the department to provide a blood pressure monitor and cuff to an expectant mother for certain purposes and to repair the device and provide replacement parts as necessary; authorizing a doula or midwife to be present with his or her client during childbirth at a hospital, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1269

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Revises procedures for awards of attorney fees in legal proceedings for declaratory reliefs to determine insurance coverage; provides guidelines for awards of attorney fees in civil claims for damages against surplus lines insurers & insurers.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1281

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Prohibits drug manufacturers from engaging in certain acts against acquisitions of 340B drugs by & delivery of such drugs to specified pharmacies & from interfering with pharmacies' rights to contract with 340B entities; prohibits health insurance issuers, PBMs & other third-party payors, & agents, from engaging in discriminatory acts relating to reimbursement to 340B entities for 340B drugs; prohibits health insurers & HMOs from engaging in discriminatory acts relating to reimbursement to 340B entities for 340B drugs; provides that each commission of certain acts constitutes violation of Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act & subjects violator to certain actions & penalties.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1448

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Revising the definition of the term "retention"; requiring reimbursement contracts to contain a promise by the State Board of Administration to reimburse the insurer for applicable loss adjustment expenses; requiring that, for contracts and rates effective on or after a specified date, the loss adjustment expense included be a specified amount, 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 Senate Bill S1418

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Citing this act as the "Sickles High School Ought to be a Law Cosmetic Animal Testing Act of 2026"; prohibiting manufacturers from using animal testing as part of the cosmetics manufacturing process; prohibiting manufacturers from repackaging, selling, holding, or offering for sale cosmetics that have been tested on animals; providing that manufacturers, upon issuance of a cosmetic manufacturer permit, consent to specified inspections by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, etc.