2026 Bill Summaries
The 2026 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.
- 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 Postsecondary (HE)
- Education Pre-K - 12 (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)
- Special Master on Claim Bills (SM)
- Transportation (TR)
Agriculture (AG)
- All 2026 Summaries for Agriculture (PDF)
- CS/CS/CS/SB 290 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- SB 386 - Farm Equipment
- HB 7011 - OGSR/Aquaculture Records
Appropriations (AP)
- All 2026 Summaries for Appropriations (PDF)
- HB 5401 - Trust Funds of the State Court System
- SB 7040, 1st Eng. - Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor
Banking and Insurance (BI)
- All 2026 Summaries for Banking and Insurance (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 175 - Payment Stablecoin
- HB 271 - Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers
- SB 394 - Reinsurance Intermediary Managers
- CS/HB 505 - Virtual Currency Kiosks
- CS/CS/SB 598 - Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
- CS/SB 772 - Limited Licenses for Portable Electronics or Eyewear Insurance
- CS/CS/HB 883 - Protected Cell Captive Insurance Companies
- CS/CS/SB 1028 - Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
- CS/CS/HB 1087 - Pub. Rec./Office of Financial Regulation
- CS/CS/HB 1311 - Legal Tender
- CS/HB 1343 - Insurance Customer Representative Licensing Qualifications
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1452 - Department of Financial Services
- CS/CS/SB 1568 - Use of Digital Currency by the Department of Financial Services
- CS/CS/SB 1668 - Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- All 2026 Summaries for Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 47 - Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations
- HB 491 - Faith-based Content in Batterers' Intervention Programs
- CS/CS/HB 565 - Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- HB 569 - Forensic Client Services
- CS/SB 578 - Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative
- CS/HB 915 - Medical Assistance Eligibility for Working Individuals with Disabilities
- SB 1022 - Children’s Initiatives
- CS/CS/SB 1030 - Recovery Residences
- CS/HB 1121 - Aging and Disability Services
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 - Child Care and Early Learning Services
Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- All 2026 Summaries for Commerce and Tourism (PDF)
- CS/HB 273 - Special District Funding
- CS/CS/HB 679 - Registration of Trademarks
- CS/CS/HB 797 - Nonprofit Corporations
- CS/SB 1004 - Domestic Animals
- CS/SB 1074 - One-cent Piece
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1081 - Cybersecurity Experiential Learning
- CS/SB 7014 - OGSR/Social Media Platform Investigations
- SB 7016 - OGSR/Administration of Small Business Loan Programs Held by an Economic Development Agency
Community Affairs (CA)
- All 2026 Summaries for Community Affairs (PDF)
- CS/CS/SB 118 - Assessments Levied on Recreational Vehicle Parks
- CS/CS/CS/HB 399 - Land Use and Development Regulations
- CS/CS/HB 425 - Historic Cemeteries Program
- CS/SB 504 - Code Inspector Body Cameras
- SB 506 - Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector
- SB 594 - Local Housing Assistance Plans
- CS/CS/CS/SB 686 - Agricultural Enclaves
- CS/HB 755 - Areas of Critical State Concern
- CS/CS/HB 803 - Building Permits and Inspections
- CS/CS/CS/HB 927 - Local Land Planning and Development
- HB 929 - Local Government Regulation of Chickees
- SB 962 - Affordable Housing
- CS/HB 967 - Electronic Payments Made to Units of Local Governments
- CS/CS/SB 984 - Firefighter Cancer Benefits
- CS/CS/SB 1134 - Official Actions of Local Governments
- CS/CS/SB 1180 - Community Development Districts
- CS/CS/HB 1329 - Local Government Finances
- CS/CS/HB 1389 - Affordable Housing
- CS/CS/SB 1434 - Infill Redevelopment
- CS/CS/CS/SB 1614 - Enforcement of the Florida Building Code
Criminal Justice (CJ)
- All 2026 Summaries for Criminal Justice (PDF)
- CS/SB 52 - Security Services at Places of Worship
- CS/SB 156 - Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel
- SB 168 - Public Nuisances
- CS/CS/HB 199 - Veterans Affairs
- CS/CS/CS/SB 212 - Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators
- CS/CS/HB 277 - Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions
- CS/SB 296 - Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence
- CS/SB 298 - Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence
- CS/CS/HB 325 - Education and Workforce Development for Inmates
- CS/HB 359 - Search Warrants
- CS/CS/HB 397 - Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes
- SB 418 - Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- CS/HB 429 - Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership
- CS/SB 432 - Intoxicating Substances
- CS/CS/SB 436 - Felony Battery
- CS/CS/HB 445 - Dangerous Crimes
- CS/HB 477 - Drug Paraphernalia
- CS/HB 559 - Animal Welfare
- CS/SB 590 - Statute of Limitations Period for Violations Involving Required Reports Concerning Children
- CS/SB 656 - Internet Crimes Against Children Programs
- CS/CS/HB 757 - School Safety
- CS/CS/CS/HB 913 - Inmate Services
- CS/HB 1113 - Pub. Rec./Crime Victims
- CS/CS/HB 1153 - Juvenile Justice
- CS/CS/HB 1159 - Sexual Offenses
- CS/SB 1332 - Career Offender Registration
- CS/CS/HB 1525 - Lewd or Lascivious Acts
- SB 7004 - OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information
Education Postsecondary (HE)
- All 2026 Summaries for Education Postsecondary (PDF)
- SB 816 - Diabetes Research
- CS/HB 1115 - Grants for Genetic Counseling Education
- CS/SB 1246 - Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund
- CS/CS/HB 1279 - Education
- HB 1405 - Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs
Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
- All 2026 Summaries for Education Pre-K - 12 (PDF)
- SB 124 - Florida Virtual School
- CS/CS/SB 178 - Athletics in Public K-12 Schools
- CS/CS/SB 182 - Education
- CS/HB 453 - Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma
- CS/CS/CS/SB 538 - Extracurricular Activities
- CS/HB 561 - Educator Preparation and Certification
- CS/CS/HB 753 - School Counselors
- CS/SB 824 - School District Unimproved Real Property
- CS/HB 851 - Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel
- CS/HB 1073 - Public Education
- SB 7022 - Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instruments
Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
- All 2026 Summaries for Environment and Natural Resources (PDF)
- CS/CS/SB 302, 1st Eng. - Coastal Resiliency
- CS/HB 441 - Conservation Lands
- CS/CS/CS/HB 589 - Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits
- CS/CS/SB 848, 1st Eng. - Stormwater Treatment
- CS/CS/HB 1019 - Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
- CS/CS/HB 1103 - Local Administration of Vessel Restrictions
- CS/HB 1219 - Waterbody Designations
- CS/CS/HB 1245 - Biosolids Management
- CS/CS/HB 1285 - Biosolids Management
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1417 - Department of Environmental Protection
Ethics and Elections (EE)
- All 2026 Summaries for Ethics and Elections (PDF)
- CS/HB 91 - Candidate Qualification
- CS/HB 461 - Volunteering at Polling Locations
- CS/SB 572 - Ethics for Public Officers and Employees
- CS/CS/CS/HB 905 - Foreign Influence
- CS/CS/HB 991 - Elections
Finance and Tax (FT)
- All 2026 Summaries for Finance and Tax (PDF)
- CS/SB 110 - Homestead Exemptions
- CS/HB 1217 - Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- HB 7031 - Internal Revenue Code
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- All 2026 Summaries for Governmental Oversight and Accountability (PDF)
- CS/SB 474, 1st Eng. - Military Affairs
- HB 1031 - Customer Service Callback Queues
- CS/CS/HB 1085 - Local Government Cyber Security
- CS/CS/SB 1296, 1st Eng. - Public Employees Relations Commission
- SB 7024, 1st Eng. - OGSR/Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Operational Technology Information
- SB 7026 - OGSR/Trade Secret Held by an Agency
Health Policy (HP)
- All 2026 Summaries for Health Policy (PDF)
- SB 192 - Patient Funds Held in Trust by Chiropractic Physicians
- HB 327 - Uterine Fibroid Research Database
- CS/SB 340 - Human Trafficking Education for Nurse Licensure
- CS/HB 355 - Health Care Patient Protection
- SB 428 - Drowning Prevention
- CS/SB 688 - Naturopathic Medicine
- CS/HB 697 - Drug Prices and Coverage
- CS/HB 809 - Temporary Certificates for Practice in Areas of Critical Need
- CS/SB 844 - Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education
- CS/HB 867 - Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists
- CS/CS/HB 1069 - Background Screenings
- CS/CS/SB 1092 - Podiatric Medicine
- CS/HB 1175 - Safety Design Standards for Office Surgery Suites
- CS/HB 1201 - Student Health and Safety
- HB 1347 - Clinical Laboratory Personnel
- CS/CS/SB 1404, 1st Eng. - Memory Care
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1443 - Parkinson's Disease Registry
- CS/HB 1445 - Pub. Rec./Parkinson's Disease Registry
- HB 1515 - Pub. Rec./Uterine Fibroid Research Database
Judiciary (JU)
- All 2026 Summaries for Judiciary (PDF)
- CS/HB 131 - Curators of Estates
- HB 145 - Claims Against the Government
- CS/CS/HB 177 - Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel
- CS/CS/HB 625 - Justice Administrative Commission
- CS/CS/HB 655 - Pub. Rec. and Pub. Meetings/Attorney Meetings to Discuss Private Property Rights Claims
- CS/SB 820 - Problem-solving Court Reports
- HB 893 - Trust Fund Interest for Purposes Approved by Supreme Court
- HB 895 - Trustee Settlement and Discharge
- CS/HB 925 - Clerks of the Court
- CS/HB 1293 - Fraudulent Entry of Residential Dwellings
- CS/HB 1337 - Estates
- CS/HB 1407 - Commencement of Civil Actions
- CS/CS/HB 1471 - Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations
- CS/CS/HB 1473 - Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
- All 2026 Summaries for Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (PDF)
- CS/HB 249 - Designation of Official State Flagship
- CS/HB 253 - Veterans Dental Care Grant Program
- CS/CS/SB 1602 - Housing for Veterans
- CS/SB 7000 - OGSR/Persons Provided Public Emergency Shelter
- CS/SB 7002 - OGSR/Department of Military Affairs/United States Department of Defense
Regulated Industries (RI)
- All 2026 Summaries for Regulated Industries (PDF)
- CS/CS/HB 89 - Veterinary Prescription Disclosure
- SB 288 - Rural Electric Cooperatives
- CS/CS/SB 484 - Data Centers
- CS/CS/SB 800 - Engineering
- CS/HB 1137 - Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages
- CS/CS/HB 1451 - Utility Services
- HB 1509 - Veterinarian Licensure by Endorsement
- SB 7006 - OGSR/Florida Public Service Commission
- SB 7008 - OGSR/Florida Gaming Control Commission
Rules (RC)
- All 2026 Summaries for Rules (PDF)
- HB 167 - Former Phosphate Mining Lands
- CS/HB 245 - Child Pornography Terminology
Special Master on Claim Bills (SM)
- All 2026 Summaries for Special Master on Claim Bills (PDF)
- SB 14 - Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County
- HB 6507 - Relief of L.E. by the Department of Children and Families
- CS/CS/HB 6509 - Relief of the Estate of Mark LaGatta by the Department of Transportation
- HB 6515 - Relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County
- HB 6517 - Relief of Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen by the City of St. Petersburg
Transportation (TR)
- All 2026 Summaries for Transportation (PDF)
- CS/HB 33 - Transportation Facility Designations
- CS/HB 35 - Habitual Traffic Offender Designation
- CS/SB 246 - Specialty License Plates
- CS/SB 382 - Micromobility Device
- CS/CS/SB 422 - Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcasts
- SB 488 - Transportation
- SB 490 - Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices
- SB 584 - Commercial Driving Schools
- SB 628 - Transportation Facility Designations/Warrior Sacrifice Way
- CS/CS/HB 919 - Commercial Service Airports
- CS/HB 961 - Salvage Certificates of Title and Certificates of Destruction
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1093 - Vertiports
- CS/SB 7012 - OGSR/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles