2017 Bill Summaries
The 2017 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 2017 Bill Summaries
- Agriculture (AG)
- Appropriations (AP)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Education (ED)
Special Master on Claim Bills
- CS/CS/SB 18 — Relief of "Survivor" and the Estate of "Victim" by the Department of Children and Families (PDF)
- CS/HB 6501 — Relief/J.D.S./Agency for Persons With Disabilities (PDF)
- CS/HB 6503 — Relief/Sean McNamee, Todd & Jody McNamee/School Board of Hillsborough County (PDF)
- CS/HB 6507 — Relief/Angela Sanford/Leon County (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 6511 — Relief/L.T./Department of Children and Families (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 6515 — Relief/Wendy Smith and Dennis Darling, Sr./State of Florida (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 6519 — Relief/Amie Draiemann O'Brien, Hailey Morgan Stephenson, and Christian Darby Stephenson II/Department of Transportation (PDF)
- CS/HB 6521 — Relief/Mary Mifflin-Gee/City of Miami (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 6529 — Relief/Lillian Beauchamp/St. Lucie County School District (PDF)
- CS/HB 6533 — Relief/Jennifer Wohlgemuth/Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PDF)
- CS/HB 6539 — Relief/Eddie Weekley and Charlotte Williams/Agency for Persons with Disabilities (PDF)
- CS/HB 6545 — Relief/Jerry Cunningham/Broward County (PDF)
- CS/HB 6549 — Relief/Altavious Carter and Dustin Reinhardt/Palm Beach County School Board (PDF)
Agriculture (AG)
- All 2017 Summaries for Agriculture (PDF)
- HB 1233 — Cottage Food Operations
- CS/CS/SB 1726 — Industrial Hemp Pilot Projects
- HB 7035 — OGSR/Nonpublished Reports and Data/Dept. of Citrus
Appropriations (AP)
- All 2017 Summaries for Appropriations (PDF)
- SB 2500 — Appropriations
- SB 2502 — Implementing the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act
- SB 2504 — Collective Bargaining
- SB 2506 — Clerks of the Court
- SB 2508 — Division of State Group Insurance
- SB 2510 — Public Records/Dependent Eligibility Verification Services
- SB 2512 — Capitol Complex Advisory Council
- SB 2514 — Health Care
- HB 5203 — Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- HB 5205 — Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- HB 5301 — State Agency Information Technology Reorganization
- HB 5401 — Pesticide Registration
- HB 5403 — Trust Funds/Termination/Environmental Laboratory Trust Fund/DEP
- HB 5501 — Economic Programs
- CS/HB 7069 — Education
- HB 7099 — Corporate Income Tax
- HB 7109 — Taxation
Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
- All 2017 Summaries for Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (PDF)
- CS/HJR 21 — Limitations on Property Tax Assessments
Banking and Insurance (BI)
- All 2017 Summaries for Banking and Insurance (PDF)
- CS/HB 221 — Transportation Network Companies
- HB 243 — Public Records/Nonsworn Investigative Personnel of OFR’s Bureau of Financial Investigations
- CS/HB 307 — Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
- CS/HB 339 — Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Companies
- CS/HB 359 — Regulation of Insurance Companies
- CS/CS/HB 421 — Public Housing Authority Insurance
- CS/CS/HB 435 — International Financial Institutions
- CS/CS/HB 437 — Public Records/International Financial Institutions
- CS/CS/HB 465 — Firefighters
- CS/HB 577 — Discount Plan Organizations
- CS/CS/SB 800 — Medication Synchronization
- CS/CS/HB 805 — Insurance Policy Transfers
- CS/CS/HB 813 — Flood Insurance
- CS/CS/HB 837 — Insurer Insolvency
- CS/CS/HB 911 — Insurance Adjusters
- CS/CS/HB 925 — Department of Financial Services
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1007 — Prohibited Insurance Acts
- CS/HB 1009 — Public Records/Insurance Fraud Information/DFS
- CS/CS/HB 1107 — Public Records/Workers’ Compensation
- CS/SB 1108 — Public Records/Firefighters and their Spouses and Children
- CS/HB 1347 — Application of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act to Credit Unions
- HB 7045 — OGSR/Reports of Unclaimed Property
- HB 7067 — A Review Under the Open Government Sunset Review Act
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- All 2017 Summaries for Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (PDF)
- CS/SB 60 — Children Obtaining Driver Licenses
- CS/HB 329 — Child Protection
- CS/CS/HB 397 — Public Records/Victim of Alleged Sexual Harassment/Identifying Information
- CS/HB 399 — Guardianship
- CS/CS/SB 590 — Child Support and Parenting Time Plans
- CS/CS/SB 886 — Public Records/Substance Abuse Impaired Persons
- CS/HB 899 — Comprehensive Transitional Education Programs
- CS/CS/HB 981 — Pub. Rec./Department of Elderly Affairs
- HB 1051 — Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program
- CS/CS/HB 1121 — Child Welfare
- CS/HB 1269 — Child Protection
- HB 7073 — Ratification of a Department of Elder Affairs Rule and a Department of Health Rule
Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- All 2017 Summaries for Commerce and Tourism (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 169 — Fictitious Name Registration
- CS/CS/HB 467 — Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- HB 671 — Reemployment Assistance Fraud
- HB 7077 — Gulf Coast Economic Corridor
- HB 7079 — Trust Funds/Creation/Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund/DEO
Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
- All 2017 Summaries for Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (PDF)
- CS/SB 90 — Renewable Energy Source Devices
- CS/CS/HB 687 — Utilities
- CS/CS/HB 1021 — Construction
Community Affairs (CA)
- All 2017 Summaries for Community Affairs (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 599 — Public Works Projects
- CS/SB 1634 — Residential Elevators
- HJR 7105 — Increased Homestead Property Tax Exemption
- HB 7107 — Homestead Exemption Implementation
- HB 7113 — OGSR/Donor or Prospective Donor/Publicly Owned Performing Arts Center
Criminal Justice (CJ)
- All 2017 Summaries for Criminal Justice (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 39 — Autism Awareness Training for Law Enforcement Officers
- CS/CS/CS/HB 107 — Criminal Offenses Involving Tombs and Memorials
- CS/CS/HB 111 — Public Records/Identity of Witness to a Murder
- SB 280 — Sentencing for Capital Felonies
- CS/HB 305 — Law Enforcement Body Cameras
- CS/SB 312 — Eyewitness Identification
- CS/CS/HB 343 — Payment Card Offenses
- CS/HB 457 — Terrorism and Terrorist Activities
- CS/HB 477 — Controlled Substances
- CS/SB 494 — Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration
- CS/HB 505 — Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
- CS/HCR 631 — Groveland Four
- CS/CS/HB 699 — Internet Identifiers
- CS/CS/HB 807 — Practices of Substance Abuse Service Providers
- CS/CS/SB 852 — Human Trafficking
- CS/HB 879 — Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services
- CS/HB 1027 — Unmanned Devices
- HB 1031 — Marine Turtle Protection
- CS/CS/HB 1201 — Department of Corrections
- HB 1203 — Public Records/Department of Corrections/Health Information
- HB 1239 — School Bus Safety
- CS/HB 1379 — Department of Legal Affairs
- HB 1385 — Domestic Violence
- CS/SB 1694 — Support for Parental Victims of Child Domestic Violence
- CS/CS/HB 7059 — Juvenile Justice
- HB 7091 — Probation and Community Control
Education (ED)
- All 2017 Summaries for Education (PDF)
- CS/CS/CS/HB 15 — Educational Options
- SB 256 — Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching
- CS/CS/HB 293 — Middle Grades
- HB 371 — Assistive Technology Devices
- CS/CS/SB 374 — Postsecondary Education
- CS/SB 396 — Student Loan Debt
- SB 436 — Religious Expression in Public Schools
- CS/CS/HB 501 — Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Information Technology/Postsecondary Education Institutions
- CS/HB 749 — Adoption Benefits
- CS/HB 7069 — Education
- HB 781 — Designation of School Grades
- CS/CS/HB 859 — Postsecondary Distance Education
- CS/CS/SB 890 — Direct-Support Organizations
- CS/CS/SB 896 — Florida Prepaid College Board
- CS/CS/HB 989 — Instructional Materials
- CS/HB 1109 — Private School Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities
- HB 6037 — Blind Services Direct-support Organization
Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
- All 2017 Summaries for Environmental Preservation and Conservation (PDF)
- CS/SB 10 — Water Resources
- CS/CS/CS/HB 185 — State Park Fees
- CS/HB 335 — Resource Recovery and Management
- HB 379 — Underground Facilities
- CS/CS/HB 573 — Water Protection and Sustainability
- CS/CS/SB 884 — Shark Fins
- CS/CS/SB 1018 — Pollution
- CS/CS/HB 7043 — Vessels
Ethics and Elections (EE)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- All 2017 Summaries for Governmental Oversight and Accountability (PDF)
- CS/CS/SB 80 — Public Records
- HB 207 — Agency Inspectors General
- CS/CS/HB 455 — Tax Exemptions for First Responders and Surviving Spouses
- SB 1020 — Collective Bargaining Impasses
- SB 7022 — Public Employees
- HB 7093 — OGSR/Agency Personnel Information
Health Policy (HP)
- All 2017 Summaries for Health Policy (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 101 — Certificates of Nonviable Birth
- CS/HB 103 — Pub. Rec./Nonviable Birth Records
- CS/CS/HB 209 — Medical Faculty and Medical Assistant Certification
- CS/CS/HB 229 — Health Care Practitioner Licensure
- CS/CS/HB 249 — Drug Overdoses
- CS/CS/SB 474 — Hospice Care
- CS/CS/HB 543 — Regulation of Health Care Practitioners
- CS/CS/HB 557 — Controlled Substance Prescribing
- HB 589 — Prescription Drug Price Transparency
- CS/CS/CS/HB 785 — Stroke Centers
- CS/HB 863 — Hospice Services
- HB 883 — Memory Disorder Clinics
- CS/HB 1041 — Laboratory Screening
- CS/CS/SB 1124 — Newborn Screenings
- CS/HB 1253 — Rights and Responsibilities of Patients
- CS/CS/HB 1307 — Physician Assistant Workforce Surveys
- HB 6021 — Home Health Agency Licensure
- SB 7004 — OGSR/Peer Review Panels/Department of Health
- HB 7097 — Direct Support Organization of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Judiciary (JU)
- All 2017 Summaries for Judiciary (PDF)
- HB 65 — Civil Remedies for Terrorism
- CS/CS/CS/SB 118 — Criminal History Records
- CS/SB 128 — Self-defense Immunity
- CS/CS/HB 151 — Proceedings Involving Minors or Certain Other Persons
- CS/HB 239 — Public Records/Protective Injunction Petitions
- CS/CS/HB 277 — Wills and Trusts
- CS/CS/HB 357 — Self-Service Storage Facilities
- CS/CS/HB 361 — Bail Bonds
- CS/CS/HB 377 — Limitations on Actions other than for the Recovery of Real Property
- CS/HB 441 — Court Records
- CS/CS/SB 724 — Estates
- CS/CS/SB 1052 — Justifiable Use of Force
- CS/CS/HB 1237 — Condominiums
- HB 7087 — OGSR/Protective Injunctions for Certain Types of Violence
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
- All 2017 Summaries for Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (PDF)
- CS/HB 181 — Natural Hazards
- CS/CS/SB 370 — Florida Wing of the Civil Air Patrol
- CS/HB 401 — Notaries Public
- CS/HB 1079 — Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Campus Emergency Response for Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions
- SB 7008 — Department of Veterans' Affairs Direct-Support Organization
- SB 7010 — Department of Military Affairs Direct-support Organization
Regulated Industries (RI)
- All 2017 Summaries for Regulated Industries (PDF)
- CS/CS/SB 106 — Vendors Licensed Under the Beverage Law
- CS/HB 141 — Craft Distilleries
- CS/HB 211 — Cosmetic Product Registration
- CS/HB 241 — Alarm Systems
- CS/HB 327 — Household Movers and Moving Brokers
- CS/CS/CS/SB 398 — Estoppel Certificates
- CS/CS/HB 615 — Professional Regulation
- CS/CS/CS/HB 653 — Community Associations
- CS/CS/CS/HB 689 — Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
- CS/CS/CS/HB 727 — Accessibility of Places of Public Accommodation
- HB 741 — Department of Business and Professional Regulation Fees
- CS/CS/HB 747 — Mortgage Regulation
- CS/SB 818 — Timeshares
- CS/CS/HB 927 — Real Estate Appraisers
- CS/CS/HB 937 — Warnings for Lottery Games
- CS/HB 987 — Public Accountancy
- CS/SB 1520 — Termination of Condominium Association
- HB 6027 — Financial Reporting
Rules (RC)
- All 2017 Summaries for Rules (PDF)
- CS/CS/SM 572 — Haitian Independence and Flag Day/Haitian, Haitian American, and Caribbean American Heritage Month
- HB 7115 — Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys
Transportation (TR)
- All 2017 Summaries for Transportation (PDF)
- CS/SB 164 — Certificates of Title for Motor Vehicles
- HB 299 — Central Florida Expressway Authority
- CS/CS/SB 368 — Transportation Facility Designations
- CS/HB 493 — Enhanced Safety for School Crossings
- CS/CS/CS/HB 695 — South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
- CS/HB 711 — Vessel Registrations
- CS/CS/HB 775 — Motor Vehicle Warranty Repairs and Recall Repairs
- CS/CS/CS/HB 865 — Department of Transportation
- CS/HB 1049 — Limited Access and Toll Facilities
- HB 1169 — Transportation Facility Designations
- CS/CS/HB 1175 — Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers
- CS/CS/SB 1672 — Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority