2019 Bill Summaries
The 2019 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 2019 Bill Summaries
- Agriculture (AG)
- Appropriations (AP)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Education (ED)
- Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Finance and Tax (FT)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Health Policy (HP)
- Infrastructure and Security (IS)
- Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Military and Veterans Affairs and Space (MS)
- Rules (RC)
Special Master on Claim Bills
- CS/HB 6513 — Relief/Eric Scott Tenner/Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners (PDF)
- CS/HB 6515 — Relief/Estate of Herminio Padilla, Jr./the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach (PDF)
- CS/HB 6517 — Relief/Robert Allan Smith/Orange County (PDF)
- CS/HB 6523 — Relief/Jane Doe/School Board of Miami-Dade County (PDF)
- CS/HB 6525 — Relief/Dominguez Family/Hillsborough County (PDF)
Agriculture (AG)
Appropriations (AP)
- All 2019 Summaries for Appropriations (PDF)
- SB 2500 — Appropriations
- SB 2502 — Implementing the 2019-2020 General Appropriations Act
- SB 2504 —Collective Bargaining
- HB 5011 — Courts
- HB 5303 — Child Support Enforcement
- HB 5401 — Department of Environmental Protection
- SB 7060 — Termination of the Working Capital Trust Fund within the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Banking and Insurance (BI)
- All 2019 Summaries for Banking and Insurance (PDF)
- CS/HB 7 — Direct Health Care Agreements
- CS/CS/CS/HB 301 — Insurance
- CS/CS/SB 322 — Health Plans
- CS/CS/CS/HB 431 — Liens Against Motor Vehicles and Vessels
- CS/HB 617 — Homeowners' Insurance Policy Disclosures
- CS/CS/HB 673 — Insurer Guaranty Associations
- CS/CS/CS/SB 862 — Lessor Liability Under Special Mobile Equipment Leases
- CS/HB 925 — Warranty Associations
- HB 975 — Aircraft Liens
- HB 983 — Ratification of Rules of the Department of Financial Services
- CS/CS/SB 1024 — Blockchain Technology
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1033 — Continuing Care Contracts
- CS/HB 1113 — Health Insurance
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1393 — Department of Financial Services
- HB 7033 — OGSR/Family Trust Companies
- HB 7049 — OGSR/Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act
- CS/CS/HB 7065 — Insurance Assignment Agreements
- HB 7091 — OGSR/Hurricane and Flood Loss Model Trade Secrets
- HB 7097 — OGSR/Informal Enforcement Actions and Trade Secrets/OFR
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- All 2019 Summaries for Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (PDF)
- CS/SB 124 — Dependent Children
- CS/SB 184 — Aging Programs
- CS/SB 262 — Child Welfare
- CS/CS/CS/SB 318 — Public Records/Child Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect
- CS/CS/HB 369 — Substance Abuse Services
- CS/CS/HB 449 — Alzheimer’s Disease
- CS/CS/SB 838 — Public Records/Mental Health Treatment and Services
- CS/HB 1209 — Caregivers for Children in Out-of-Home Care
- CS/CS/SB 1418 — Mental Health
- HB 6047 — Florida ABLE Program
Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- All 2019 Summaries for Commerce and Tourism (PDF)
- SB 180 — Lost or Abandoned Personal Property
- HB 445 — Trademark Classifications
- CS/HB 563 — Unemployment Compensation
- CS/CS/HB 1009 — Business Organizations
Community Affairs (CA)
- All 2019 Summaries for Community Affairs (PDF)
- CS/HB 9 — Community Redevelopment Agencies
- CS/SB 82 — Vegetable Gardens
- CS/HB 127 — Permit Fees
- CS/HB 207 — Impact Fees
- CS/CS/HB 437 — Community Development Districts
- CS/CS/HB 447 — Construction
- CS/HB 521 — Wetland Mitigation
- HB 861 — Local Government Financial Reporting
- CS/HB 1159 — Private Property Rights
- HB 6017 — Small-scale Comprehensive Plan Amendments
- CS/CS/HB 7103 — Community Development and Housing
Criminal Justice (CJ)
- All 2019 Summaries for Criminal Justice (PDF)
- CS/HB 49 — Incarcerated Women
- CS/CS/SB 96 — Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Dogs and Police Horses
- CS/SB 160 — Prohibited Acts in Connection with Obscene or Lewd Materials
- SB 186 — Public Records/Victim of Mass Violence
- CS/CS/CS/SB 248 — Public Records/Civilian Personnel Employed by a Law Enforcement Agency
- CS/CS/HB 595 — Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions
- CS/SB 828 — Lewd or Lascivious Exhibition
- CS/CS/CS/HB 851 — Human Trafficking
- CS/HB 1021 — DNA Database
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1080 — Hazing
- SB 1136 — Cyberharassment
- CS/HB 7057 — Corrections
- HB 7059 — OGSR/Concealed Carry License/DACS
- CS/HB 7107 — Controlled Substances
- CS/HB 7125 — Administration of Justice
Education (ED)
- All 2019 Summaries for Education (PDF)
- CS/SB 190 — Higher Education
- HB 525 — Renaming of Florida College System Institutions
- CS/CS/HB 547 — Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program
- CS/CS/HB 593 — Postsecondary Fee Waivers
- CS/HB 807 — Civics Education
- HB 1027 — Office of Early Learning
- HB 7001 — OGSR/State University DSO Research Funding
- SB 7018 — OGSR/Public Research Facility/Animal Research
- CS/CS/SB 7030 — Implementation of Legislative Recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission
- CS/SB 7070 — K-12 Education
- CS/HB 7071 — Workforce Education
Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
- All 2019 Summaries for Environment and Natural Resources (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 95 — C-51 Reservoir Project
- SB 320 — Residential Conservation Programs
- CS/HB 325 — Coastal Management
- CS/CS/HB 767 — Right of Entry
- CS/CS/HB 771 — Environmental Regulation
- SB 1552 — Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1666 — Vessels
- SR 1820 — Moratorium on Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Ethics and Elections (EE)
- All 2019 Summaries for Ethics and Elections (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 5 — Ballot Measures
- CS/HB 281 — Public Records/Voters and Voter Registration
- SB 702 — Qualified Blind Trusts
- CS/HB 7021 — Financial Disclosure
- CS/HB 7023 — Public Records/Financial Disclosure
- CS/SB 7066 — Election Administration
Finance and Tax (FT)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- All 2019 Summaries for Governmental Oversight and Accountability (PDF)
- CS/CS/SB 426 — Firefighters
- CS/CS/HB 1121 — Support Organizations
- CS/SB 1306 — Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission
- HB 5301 — Information Technology Reorganization
- CS/SB 7014 — Government Accountability
- SB 7016 — State-administered Retirement Systems
- CS/SB 7098 — Death Benefits
Health Policy (HP)
- All 2019 Summaries for Health Policy (PDF)
- CS/HB 19 — Prescription Drug Importation Programs
- CS/HB 21 — Hospital Licensure
- CS/CS/HB 23 —Telehealth
- CS/CS/CS/SB 182 — Medical Use of Marijuana
- CS/HB 213 — Immunization Registry
- CS/CS/SB 366 — Infectious Disease Elimination Programs
- CS/CS/HB 375 — Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- CS/HB 411 — Nonemergency Medical Transportation Services
- CS/CS/HB 451 — Nonopioid Alternatives
- CS/CS/HB 501 — Alternative Treatment Options for Veterans
- HB 549 — Continuing Education for Dentists
- CS/CS/SB 732 — Office Surgery
- CS/HB 831 — Electronic Prescribing
- CS/HB 843 — Health Care
- HB 1045 — Closing the Gap Grant Proposals
- CS/CS/HB 1253 — Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- CS/CS/SB 1460 — Stroke Centers
- HB 7003 — OGSR/Alzheimer’s Disease Research Grant Advisory Board
- HB 7009 — OGSR/Identification and Location Information/Department of Health
- CS/HB 7099 — Child Welfare
Infrastructure and Security (IS)
- All 2019 Summaries for Infrastructure and Security (PDF)
- SB 64 — Transportation Facility Designations/Officer Lance Christian Whitaker Highway
- CS/CS/HB 87 — Registration and Titling of Vehicles and Vessels
- CS/HB 107 — Wireless Communications While Driving
- CS/CS/SB 252 — Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration Applications
- CS/HB 311 — Autonomous Vehicles
- CS/HB 341 — Motor Vehicles and Railroad Trains
- CS/CS/CS/HB 385 — Transportation
- CS/CS/HB 453 — Micromobility Devices
- CS/CS/CS/HB 475 — Certificates of Title for Vessels
- CS/HB 611 — Motor Vehicle Racing
- CS/CS/HB 725 — Commercial Motor Vehicles
- CS/CS/CS/HB 905 — Department of Transportation
- CS/HB 1057 — Motor Vehicles
- HB 7011 — OGSR/Division of Emergency Management
- SB 7034 — OGSR/Automated License Plate Recognition System
- SB 7036 — OGSR/Payment of Toll on Toll Facilities/Identifying Information
- CS/SB 7068 — Transportation
Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
- All 2019 Summaries for Innovation, Industry, and Technology (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 327 — Pub. Meetings/Pub. Records/Local Government Utilities
- CS/CS/HB 441 — E911 Systems
- CS/HB 591 — Pub. Rec./Public Utility Held Customer Information and Data
- CS/HB 629 — Lottery Games
- HB 763 — Registered Contractor Licensing
- CS/CS/CS/SB 796 — Public Utility Storm Protection Plans
- CS/CS/HB 827 — Engineering
- CS/HB 977 — Public Accountancy
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1000 — Communications Services
- CS/CS/SB 1020 — State Hemp Program
- CS/SB 7012 — Vaping
- HB 7121 — Public Records/Lottery
Judiciary (JU)
- All 2019 Summaries for Judiciary (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 91 — Judicial Process
- CS/CS/CS/SB 168 — Federal Immigration Enforcement
- CS/CS/HB 337 — Courts
- CS/CS/HB 409 — Electronic Legal Documents
- CS/HB 487 — Carrying of Firearms by Tactical Medical Professionals
- CS/CS/HB 741 — Anti-Semitism
- CS/CS/CS/HB 829 — Attorney Fees and Costs
- CS/HB 845 — Public Records/Petition for Certain Protective Injunctions
- SB 910 — Court-ordered Treatment Programs
- CS/CS/HB 1247 — Construction Bonds
- CS/SB 1656 — Criminal Statutes
- CS/SB 7006 —Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act
- HB 7025 — OGSR/Treatment-based Drug Court Programs
- HB 7047 — OGSR/Security Breach Information
- CS/HB 7081 — State Court System Administration
Military and Veterans Affairs and Space (MS)
- All 2019 Summaries for Military and Veterans Affairs and Space (PDF)
- SB 212 — Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
- CS/SB 292 — Education
- CS/CS/HB 427 — Honor and Remember Flag
- CS/CS/SB 620 — Military-friendly Initiatives