Florida 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 42)
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill S1596
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/16/26
Failed
3/13/26
Increasing the minimum amount of professional liability coverage certain physicians and osteopathic physicians, respectively, are required to maintain as a condition of licensure, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida House Bill H1351
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Failed
3/13/26
Authorizes certain entities meeting specified criteria to serve as qualified Medicaid providers for purposes of making presumptive Medicaid eligibility determinations for pregnant women; requires DCF to ensure that such providers are adequately trained & monitored for compliance when serving in such roles; requires AHCA to provide Medicaid coverage to pregnant women deemed presumptively eligible for duration of specified time period; provides that pregnant women deemed presumptively eligible are entitled to coverage of all medically necessary services under Medicaid program during such eligibility period; requires that all prior authorizations granted before or during such period remain in effect for duration of such period; requires agency, within specified timeframe, to seek federal approval to extend allowable period of presumptive Medicaid eligibility coverage for pregnant women; requires agency & department to initiate certain rulemaking within specified timeframe.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill S1540
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/16/26
Failed
3/13/26
Authorizing hospitals to disclose specified information about admitted patients to law enforcement agencies for a specified purpose and under certain circumstances; authorizing hospitals to search and use hospital records of admitted patients to identify potential matches to persons listed as missing on the Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida House Bill H1345
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Failed
3/13/26
Requires secondhand dealers, secondary metals recyclers, & pawnbrokers to transmit specified records to FDLE for purpose of statewide data sharing.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill S1554
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/16/26
Failed
3/13/26
Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information contained in a public report published by the Department of Health relating to experimental treatment outcomes and safety signals; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida House Bill H1353
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Failed
3/13/26
Revises definitions of terms "harass" & "cyberstalk."
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill S1542
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/16/26
Failed
3/13/26
Revising the duties and responsibilities of the Office of Economic Accountability and Transparency within the Department of Commerce; revising penalties, including suspension and revocation of certain licenses and the imposition of fines, for violating provisions related to employing unauthorized aliens; requiring that such fines be deposited into a specified trust fund; requiring that all private employers, rather than only those employing a specified number or more of employees, use the E-Verify system to verify a new employee's employment eligibility, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill S1592
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/16/26
Failed
3/13/26
Revising the time in which an action founded on the design, planning, or construction of an improvement to real property shall be commenced; revising the date on which the statute of limitations period for such action begins; defining the terms "completion of the improvement" and "completion of the contract", etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida House Bill H1355
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Failed
3/13/26
Authorizes landlord to report tenant's rent payment history to credit reporting agencies under certain conditions; requires tenant to provide written consent to participate in rent reporting; provides requirements for such consent form; authorizes tenant to opt out of rent reporting at any time without penalty; provides notice requirements; authorizes landlord to charge specified fee for providing rent reporting services; prohibits landlord from taking certain actions; authorizes landlord to stop reporting tenant's rental payments; prohibits tenant from participating in rent reporting for specified amount of time; prohibits landlord from taking retaliatory actions if tenant refuses, declines, or opts out of rent reporting.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill S1526
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/16/26
Failed
3/13/26
Requiring the Florida Building Commission and the State Fire Marshal, within their respective codes, to establish safety design standards for certain office surgery suites by a specified date, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida House Bill H1331
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Failed
3/13/26
Requires certain organizations & agencies to provide employees with annual training approved by DCF relating to protection of children from abuse & neglect; provides requirements for such training; requires DCF to create process to approve qualified accrediting organizations; requiring such organization maintain certain records; requires DCF review status of accredited child safety organizations at certain intervals; requires DCF to collect & analyze certain reports of abuse which are reported from or occurred at child-serving organization; requires OIR to approve rating plans for employer's liability insurance which provide premium discount to certain child-serving organizations; provides requirements for such plans; requires OPPAGA to conduct study on affordability & availability of liability coverage for child-serving organizations; requires office to provide certain report to Legislature by certain date.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill S1556
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/16/26
Failed
3/13/26
Creating the Experimental Treatment Access Trust Fund within the Department of Health for specified purposes; authorizing licensed experimental treatment centers to contribute a specified amount to the trust fund or provide specified care at no cost; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill S1534
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/16/26
Failed
3/13/26
Creating the "Patient-Directed Blood Donation Act"; requiring blood banks to comply with a licensed physician's order for an autologous or directed blood donation for a named patient, subject to certain conditions; authorizing blood banks and hospitals to charge a reasonable and necessary fee to cover administrative costs; requiring that all autologous and directed donations be collected, tested, stored, and transfused in accordance with certain laws and standards, etc.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida House Bill H1349
Introduced
1/9/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Refer
1/15/26
Failed
3/13/26
Revises provisions for Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund including, retention multiple, adjusted retention multiple, reimbursement contracts, loss adjustment expense, contract obligations, reimbursements, reimbursement premiums, & reinsurance.
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Florida 2026 Regular Session
Florida Senate Bill S7028
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
Authorizing an elected officer, except while serving as a legislator, to remain in elective office and receive accumulated Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) proceeds after the officer attains a certain age; requiring the Division of Retirement or the State Board of Administration, as appropriate, to take steps to recoup from the elected officer any DROP proceeds distributed in accordance with a specified provision, under specified circumstances; revising the cost-of-living adjustment for eligible Special Risk Class retirees; revising required allocations from the Contributions Clearing Trust Fund to provide disability coverage to members of the investment plan of the Florida Retirement System, etc.