Florida 2025 1st Special Session All Bills (Page 59)
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Florida House Bill HB1533
Authorizes sibling who is separated from his or her other siblings to file specified motion; provides standing; requires court to hold hearing, take evidence, & hear arguments if motion for sibling visitation or contact is contested; prohibits court from denying such motion unless certain circumstances exist; requires immediate provision of certain services; authorizes certain parties to appeal court order in specified manner; prohibits court from restricting sibling visitation or contact without need for motion; provides that court retains jurisdiction over dependent child in permanent guardianship for certain purposes relating to sibling visitation or contact; revises required response DCF or community-based care lead agency must provide to prospective adoptive parent; prohibits court from denying postadoption visitation or contact between siblings unless certain circumstances exist; requires immediate provision of certain services; specifying that certain factors must be considered for postadoption visitation or contact between adopted child & certain persons; provides that court retains jurisdiction over adopted child for certain purposes until child is specified age.
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Florida House Bill HB1537
Defines "legal relative"; authorizes certain parties to enter into written contract for postadoption contact that permits contact between adopted child & his or her legal relatives; provides that certain contract provisions are unenforceable; requires that postadoption contract include certain statements; authorizes any party to such contract to file contract with court; requires court to make contract part of final adoption order; provides that continuing validity of adoption is not contingent upon compliance with terms of contract; authorizes & providing requirements for enforcement, modification, or termination of contract; prohibits enforcement of contract in certain circumstances; provides for automatic termination of contract in certain circumstances.
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Florida House Bill HB1539
Defines "harmful to minors"; revises list of materials used in classroom which are subject to objection process by parents or residents.
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Florida House Bill HB1541
Specifies that certain provisions relating to homeowners' policies, offers of replacement cost coverage, & offers of law & ordinance coverage do not prohibit insurers from providing specified property insurance policies by including roof covering reimbursement schedules; provides requirements for roof covering reimbursement schedules; specifies that certain provisions relating to homeowners' policies, offers of replacement cost coverage, & offers of law & ordinance coverage do not prohibit insurers from providing specified property insurance policies by offering roof reimbursement on basis of replacement costs; specifies that certain provisions relating to homeowners' policies, offers of replacement cost coverage, & offers of law & ordinance coverage do not prohibit insurers from providing coverage on specified property insurance policies for roof that is limited to certain value; provides that stated value sublimit of coverage may not be applied to roof in certain circumstances.
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Florida 2025 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill HB1543
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into certain contracts for services or to purchase certain products & from extending or renewing contracts with entities with certain connections to foreign countries of concern; requires certain entities that submit bid, proposal, or reply to provide goods or services to sign affidavit; prohibits laboratories from using certain operational or research software produced in or by foreign country of concern, state-owned enterprise of foreign country of concern, or company domiciled within foreign country of concern; provides certain protections for licensees who fail to obtain assurances from person or entity that indirectly owns controlling interest in licensee or indirectly holds interest in certain entities.
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Florida House Bill HB1545
Establishes the Consortium for Parkinson's Disease Research within the University of South Florida; establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Board; requires the board to direct the operations of the consortium and to annually adopt a plan for Parkinson's disease research; provides duties of the consortium director; provides research requirements for the plan.
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Florida House Bill HB1549
Requires state financial institutions to pay semiannual assessment for specified time periods; requires that semiannual assessment be received by Office of Financial Regulation in specified manner & by specified dates; authorizes office to issue specified certificate under certain circumstances; authorizes certain elected officers, directors, or committee members of credit union to be reimbursed for certain expenses; revises timeframe for certain requirements by directors of proposed bank or trust company; revises timeframe within which bank or trust company corporation is required to open & conduct specified business.
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Florida 2025 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill HB155
Provides public records exemption for personal identifying & location information of current or former employees of Judicial Qualifications Commission & their spouse & children; provides for retroactive application; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides statement of public necessity.
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Florida 2025 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill HB1551
Requires court to award attorney fees to prevailing parties in civil actions brought against surplus lines insurers & insurers by named or omnibus insureds or named beneficiaries; provides guidelines to determine prevailing parties; provides applicability of prevailing party attorney fee provision to specified insurers, insurance policies or coverage types, & rate standards & to claims presented to specified guaranty associations.
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Florida House Bill HB1553
Requires DOH to include uterine fibroids in a specified list of diseases.
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Florida 2025 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill HB1555
Requires surplus lines insurers to comply with valued policy law; requires insurers' decisions to deny claims to be reviewed, approved, & signed off by qualified human professionals; prohibits artificial intelligence, machine learning algorithms, & automated systems from serving as basis for denying claims; requires insurers to maintain certain records of human review process for denied claims; requires insurers to include certain information in denial communications to claimants; authorizes OIR to audit claim denials.
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Florida 2025 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill HB1557
Defines terms "central service technician" & "health care practitioner"; authorizes licensed hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to employ or otherwise retain services of central service technician only if he or she meets specified criteria; requires central service technicians who do not meet specified criteria to obtain certain certification within specified timeframe as condition of continued employment; requires central service technicians to complete continuing education as condition of continued employment; requires hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to, upon written request of central service technician, verify in writing technician's dates of employment or contract period with facility.
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Florida 2025 1st Special Session
Florida House Bill HB1559
Expands actions subject to Florida Vexatious Litigant Law; revises eligibility for designation as vexatious litigant; revises sanctions & remedies for vexatious litigation; prohibits clerks of court from accepting certain filings from vexatious litigant; specifies duration of automatic stay imposed against vexatious litigation.
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Florida House Bill HB1561
Revises expedited state review process for adoption of comprehensive plan amendments.
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Florida House Bill HB1563
Beginning on specified date, requiring AHCA to reimburse nonnursing services provided by licensed providers at same rate or higher than rate it reimburses unlicensed providers for such services under Medicaid long-term managed care program; requires agency annually to adjust rate for licensed providers; requires agency, within specified timeframe, to seek any Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment necessary to implement rate changes.