2021 Bill Summaries
The 2021 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 2021 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)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
- Regulated Industries (RI)
- Rules (RC)
- Transportation (TR)
Special Master on Claim Bills
Agriculture (AG)
- All 2021 Summaries for Agriculture (PDF)
- CS/SB 628 — Urban Agriculture
- CS/CS/SB 1018 — Largemouth Bass
- SB 1634 — Public Records/Aquaculture/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- HB 7007 — OGSR/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Appropriations (AP)
- All 2021 Summaries for Appropriations (PDF)
- SB 2500 — General Appropriations Act
- SB 2502 — Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act
- SB 2504 — Collective Bargaining
- SB 2510 — State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System
- SB 2512 — Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions
- SB 2514 — Resilient Florida Trust Fund
- SB 2516 — Water Storage North of Lake Okeechobee
- SB 2518 — Health Care
- HB 5011 — Termination of the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund
- HB 5101 — Education Funding
- HB 5301 — Judges
- HB 5601 — Higher Education
- SB 7054 — Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund/Department of Economic Opportunity
- SB 7056 — Trust Funds
Banking and Insurance (BI)
- All 2021 Summaries for Banking and Insurance (PDF)
- CS/CS/SB 54 — Motor Vehicle Insurance
- CS/CS/CS/SB 76 — Property Insurance
- CS/SB 420 — Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage Exclusions
- CS/HB 425 — Disposition of Unclaimed Property
- HB 467 — Insurance Adjuster Examination Requirements
- CS/CS/SB 566 — Motor Vehicle Rentals
- CS/HB 701 — Behavior Health Care Services Coverage and Access
- SB 728 — Credit for Reinsurance
- HB 797 — Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1209 — Department of Financial Services
- CS/CS/SB 1598 — Consumer Protection
- CS/CS/SB 1786 — Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan
- SB 7014 — OSGR/Office of Insurance Regulation
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- All 2021 Summaries for Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (PDF)
- CS/SB 68 — Public Records/Staff and Domestic Violence Advocates of Domestic Violence Centers
- CS/SB 70 — Domestic Violence Centers
- CS/CS/SB 80 — Child Welfare
- CS/CS/SB 96 — Child Welfare
- CS/HB 141 — Parenting and Time-Sharing of a Minor Child for a Convicted Parent
- SB 252 — Child Care Facilities
- CS/CS/HB 441 — Elder-focused Dispute Resolution Process
- CS/SB 590 — School Safety
- CS/CS/SB 714 — Resource Information for Individuals with Disabilities
- SB 794 — Independent Living Services
- CS/CS/SB 804 — Substance Abuse Services
- HB 871 — Sovereign Immunity for Child Protection Teams
- CS/HB 1041 — Protection of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults
- SB 1136 — Board of Directors of Florida ABLE, Inc.
- HB 1231 — Domestic Violence
- CS/CS/SB 1532 — Child Support
- CS/CS/SB 1826 — Human Trafficking
Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- All 2021 Summaries for Commerce and Tourism (PDF)
- CS/CS/SB 50 — Taxation
- CS/HB 121 — Notaries Public
- CS/HB 379 — Public Records/Economic Development Agencies
- CS/CS/SB 430 — Petroleum Fuel Measuring Devices
- HB 483 — Electronic Legal Documents
- CS/SB 602 — Business Organizations
- CS/SB 1120 — Telephone Solicitation
- CS/CS/HB 1463 — Department of Economic Opportunity
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1507 — Workforce Related Programs and Services
Community Affairs (CA)
- All 2021 Summaries for Community Affairs (PDF)
- CS/CS/CS/HB 59 — Growth Management
- CS/SB 60 — County and Municipal Code Enforcement
- CS/CS/CS/HB 337 — Impact Fees
- CS/SB 378 — Payment for Construction Services
- CS/CS/HB 401 — Florida Building Code
- CS/HB 403 — Home-based Businesses
- HB 487 — Growth Management
- CS/CS/HB 597 — Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older
- CS/CS/HB 667 — Building Inspections
- SB 904 — Doorstep Refuse and Recycling Collection Containers
- CS/CS/SB 912 — Land Use and Development
- CS/CS/HB 1059 — Construction Permits
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1103 — Special District Accountability
- HJR 1377 — Limitation on Assessment of Real Property Used for Residential Purposes
- SB 1884 — Preemption of Firearms and Ammunition Regulation
Criminal Justice (CJ)
- All 2021 Summaries for Criminal Justice (PDF)
- CS/HB 1 — Combating Public Disorder
- CS/HB 9 — Protecting Consumers Against Pandemic-related Fraud
- CS/CS/SB 44 — Use of Drones by Government Agencies
- CS/SB 166 — Public Records/Nonjudicial Record of the Arrest of a Minor
- CS/CS/SB 234 — Sexual Offender Registration
- SB 274 — Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction
- CS/HB 363 — Privileged Communications Made to Crime Stoppers Organizations
- CS/HB 371 — False Reports of Crimes
- CS/CS/HB 545 — Reproductive Health and Disease Education
- HB 661 — Modification or Continuation of Terms of Probation
- CS/CS/HB 673 — DNA Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations
- CS/SB 776 — Racketeering
- CS/CS/HB 885 — Juvenile Justice Programs and Detention
- CS/CS/SB 890 — Use of Electronic Databases
- CS/HB 921 — Electronic Crimes
- CS/SB 1046 — Arrest Booking Photographs
- CS/SB 1048 — Public Records/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information
- CS/CS/HB 1189 — Victims of Sexual Offenses
- CS/CS/HB 1229 — Public Records
- HB 1523 — Corporate Espionage
- HB 6095 — Scheduling of Drug Products Containing Cannabidiol
- HB 7009 — OGSR/Juvenile Criminal History Records
Education (ED)
- All 2021 Summaries for Education (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 3 — Home Book Delivery for Elementary Students
- HB 5 — Civic Education Curriculum
- CS/CS/SB 52 — Postsecondary Education
- CS/CS/HB 131 — Educator Conduct
- SB 146 — Civic Literacy Education
- CS/HB 149 — Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
- CS/HB 157 — First Aid Training in Public Schools
- CS/CS/HB 173 — Individual Education Plan Requirements for Students with Disabilities
- CS/CS/HB 233 — Postsecondary Education
- CS/HB 311 — Pub. Rec/Assessment Instruments
- CS/CS/SB 366 — Educational Opportunities Leading to Employment
- CS/CS/HB 419 — Early Learning and Early Grade Success
- CS/CS/CS/HB 429 — Purple Star Campuses
- CS/HB 519 — Required Health Education Instruction
- HB 529 — Moments of Silence in Public Schools
- CS/HB 723 — Juvenile Justice Education Programs
- HB 827 — School District Funding
- CS/HB 845 — Higher Education
- CS/HB 847 — Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network
- CS/CS/SB 1028 — Education
- CS/HB 1159 — Education
- CS/HB 1261 — Higher Education
- CS/HB 7011 — Student Literacy
- CS/HB 7017 — Foreign Influence
- HB 7033 — Task Force on Closing the Achievement Gap for Boys
- CS/HB 7045 — School Choice
Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
- All 2021 Summaries for Environment and Natural Resources (PDF)
- CS/SB 64 — Reclaimed Water
- HB 169 — Purchase of Commodities and Services by Water Management Districts
- HB 217— Conservation Area Designations
- CS/CS/HB 223 — Marina Evacuations
- SB 524 — Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Trust Funds
- CS/CS/SB 694 — Waste Management
- CS/CS/SB 920 — Liability of Persons Providing Areas for Public Outdoor Recreational Purposes
- CS/CS/SB 976 — Protection of Ecological Systems
- CS/HB 1051 — Environmental Compliance Costs
- CS/CS/SB 1086 — Operation and Safety of Motor Vehicles and Vessels
- CS/HB 1177 — Biscayne Bay
- HB 1309 — Environmental Regulation
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1946 — Anchoring Limitation Areas
- CS/CS/SB 1954 — Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience
Ethics and Elections (EE)
- All 2021 Summaries for Ethics and Elections (PDF)
- SB 82 — Sponsorship Identification Disclaimers
- CS/CS/CS/SB 90 — Election Administration
- CS/HB 1639 — Pub. Rec./Network Schematics, Hardware and Software Configurations, or Encryption/Supervisors of Elections
- CS/CS/SB 1890 — Campaign Financing
Finance and Tax (FT)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- All 2021 Summaries for Governmental Oversight and Accountability (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 37 — Abandoned Cemeteries
- CS/CS/CS/HB 53 — Public Works
- SJR 204 — Abolishing the Constitution Revision Commission
- CS/SB 400 — Public Records
- CS/CS/HB 781 — Public Records
- CS/HB 909 — Cultural and Historical Programs
- CS/CS/SB 1040 — Duties of the Attorney General
- CS/HB 1055 — Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets
- CS/CS/HB 1079 — Agency Contracts for Commodities and Contractual Services
- CS/CS/HB 1137 — Information Technology Procurement
- CS/CS/HB 1297 — Cybersecurity
- SB 7018 — Employer Contributions to Fund Retiree Benefits
- SB 7072 — Social Media Platforms
- SB 7074 — Public Records/Social Media Platform Activities
Health Policy (HP)
- All 2021 Summaries for Health Policy (PDF)
- HB 17 — Podiatric Medicine
- CS/HB 183 — Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
- HB 245 — Massage Therapy
- CS/SB 262 — Dispensing Medicinal Drugs
- CS/CS/SB 272 — Rare Disease Advisory Council
- CS/SB 348 — Medicaid
- SB 388 — Injured Police Canines
- CS/CS/HB 431 — Practice of Physician Assistants
- CS/CS/HB 485 — Personal Care Attendants
- SB 530 — Nonopioid Alternatives
- CS/CS/SB 716 — Consent for Pelvic Examinations
- CS/CS/SB 768 — Administration of Vaccines
- CS/CS/CS/HB 805 — Volunteer Ambulance Services
- CS/HB 833 — Unlawful Use of DNA
- CS/HB 905 — Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
- CS/HB 1057 — Agency for Health Care Administration
- CS/HB 1157 — Freestanding Emergency Departments
- CS/HB 1381 — Maternal Health Outcomes
- SB 1770 — Genetic Counseling
- CS/SB 1934 — Health Care Practitioner Discipline
- HB 7001 — OGSR/Nurse Licensure Compact
Judiciary (JU)
- All 2021 Summaries for Judiciary (PDF)
- CS/HB 35 — Legal Notices
- HB 67 — Public Defender Duties
- CS/SB 72 — Civil Liability for Damages Relating to COVID-19
- CS/CS/CS/SB 88 — Farming Operations
- HB 241 — Parents’ Bill of Rights
- CS/CS/HB 259 — Safety of Religious Institutions
- CS/CS/SB 354 — Restitution
- CS/CS HB 421 and HB 1101 — Relief from Burdens on Real Property Rights
- CS/HB 583 — Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications Made in Violation of Protective Orders
- CS/HB 625 — Attorney Compensation
- CS/CS/SB 838 — Clerks of the Circuit Court
- CS/CS/SB 1060 — Limitation of Liability for Voluntary Engineering or Architectural Services
- CS/CS/SB 1070 — Estates and Trusts
- CS/CS/SB 1108 — Education
- CS/HB 1197 — Courts
- CS/HB 6077 — Assets of an Estate in Administration
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
- All 2021 Summaries for Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 221 — Recovery of Spaceflight Assets
- HB 231 — Services for Veterans and Their Families
- CS/CS/HB 327 — Public Records Exemption for Persons in Public Shelters
- CS/SB 416 — POW-MIA Vietnam Veterans Bracelet Memorial
- HB 435 — Veterans Employment and Training
- CS/HB 873 — Military Affairs
- SB 922 — Veterans’ Preference in Employment
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1069 — Public Records/Department of Military Affairs
- CS/CS/SB 1892 — Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund
- CS/CS/SB 2006 — Emergency Management
- CS/HB 7023 — Veterans Treatment Court Programs
Regulated Industries (RI)
- All 2021 Summaries for Regulated Industries (PDF)
- CS/CS/SB 46 — Craft Distilleries
- CS/CS/SB 56 — Community Association Assessment Notices
- CS/SB 148 — Beverage Law
- CS/SB 286 — Fire Sprinklers
- SB 346 — Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
- HB 369 — Construction Contracting Regulation Exemption
- CS/HB 463 — Community Association Pools
- CS/SB 616 — Public Accountancy
- CS/CS/SB 630 — Community Associations
- CS/HB 649 — Petition for Objection to Assessment
- CS/HB 663 — Cottage Food Operations
- HB 735 — Preemption of Local Occupational Licensing
- CS/HB 823 — Alarm System Contractors
- CS/CS/HB 839 — Express Preemption of Fuel Retailers and Related Transportation Infrastructure
- HB 855 — Barber Services
- CS/CS/SB 896 — Renewable Energy
- CS/CS/HB 919 — Preemption Over Restriction of Utility Services
- CS/CS/SB 1080 — Tobacco and Nicotine Products
- CS/CS/HB 1239 — Broadband Internet Infrastructure
- CS/HB 1311 — Public Records and Public Meetings/Public Service Commission
- CS/CS/SB 1966 — Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- HB 7003 — OGSR/State Boxing Commission
- SB 7022 — Open Government Sunset Review/Proprietary Confidential Business Information
- SB 7028 — OGSR/Data Processing Software
Rules (RC)
Transportation (TR)
- All 2021 Summaries for Transportation (PDF)
- CS/HB 77 — Diesel Exhaust Fluid
- CS/SB 100 — Highway Projects
- CS/HB 139 — Motor Vehicle and Vessel Registration Data
- CS/CS/SB 184 — Purple Alert
- CS/SB 342 — Vehicle and Vessel Registration
- HB 353 — Bicycle Operation Regulations
- CS/CS/SB 676 — Special and Specialty License Plates
- CS/SB 950 — Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
- CS/SB 1126 — Department of Transportation
- SB 1134 — Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1194 — Transportation
- CS/CS/HB 1289 — Autonomous Vehicles
- CS/HB 1313 — Digital Driver Licenses and Identification Cards
- CS/HB 1315 — Public Records/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- HB 1359 — Public Records/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- CS/SB 1716 — Transportation Facility Designations Honoring Fallen Law Enforcement Officers
- CS/HB 7037 — OGSR/State-funded Infrastructure Bank