Rep. Webster Barnaby

Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to a penalty enhancement; establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified county; requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain persons, to design and implement the pilot program; providing requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an evaluation and provide specified reports to the Legislature; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions against dating violence and sexual violence into a statewide verification system, etc.

Faith-based Content in Batterers' Intervention Programs; Specifies that batterers' intervention programs may include faith-based activities, but may not require participation in such activities.

Maddy summaryHB 35 revises Florida's definition of a "habitual traffic offender" by adding three specific traffic violations that count toward this designation. It includes failing to stop after a crash causing death or injury, driving a commercial vehicle while disqualified, and driving without a valid license. Drivers who accumulate three or more convictions for these offenses (or similar violations from other jurisdictions) within a 5-year period could face enhanced penalties. The bill expands the list of qualifying offenses beyond previous standards, affecting individuals with repeated serious traffic violations. It takes effect July 1, 2026.

Deductions for Certain Losses of Alcoholic Beverages; Authorizes distributor of vinous, spirituous, or malt beverages to make excise tax deduction in its monthly tax report for alcoholic beverages that have become unsellable through warehouse breakage, spoliation, evaporation, or expiration or that have become unfit for human consumption; requires distributors that distribute more than one type of alcoholic beverage to deduct their gross taxes for products according to those specified in specified manner; excludes extraordinary losses of vinous, spirituous, or malt beverages from such deductions; authorizes distributor to deduct actual gallonage of extraordinary loss.

Maddy summaryHB 1093 authorizes Florida's Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund public vertiport projects - facilities for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft - by covering up to 100% of costs if no federal funds are available, or up to 80% of the nonfederal share if federal funds exist. It directly affects public entities building vertiports by providing clear funding pathways and requires commercial airports to include vertiports in their infrastructure programs starting November 2025. Key provisions include revising definitions to explicitly include vertiports and charging systems under "qualifying projects" and "airport infrastructure," and mandating annual airport certification reports for infrastructure maintenance. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026, creating a structured framework for public investment in emerging aviation infrastructure.

Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations; Providing that the Department of State may administratively dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a terrorist organization in certain situations; providing that a person who receives military training from a domestic terrorist organization in certain situations commits a specified crime; providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts or conspires to provide material support or resources to a domestic terrorist organization commits a specified crime; providing that a person who willfully becomes a member of a domestic terrorist organization and serves under the direction or control of such organization with a specified intent commits a specified crime; authorizing the Chief of Domestic Security to designate an organization a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist organization if certain requirements are met; requiring the Chief to provide specified written notice to the Governor, the Cabinet, and the organization of the designation; providing that the Governor and the Cabinet may by a majority vote approve or reject the designation; requiring the Chief to publish such designation in the Florida Administrative Register within a specified time period after approval of the designation by the Governor and the Cabinet; providing that certain students of school districts and Florida College System institutions are ineligible for specified fee waivers; prohibiting students who promote domestic terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organizations from being awarded certain public institution funds, etc.

Drug Prices and Coverage ; Revises definition of term "pharmacy benefits plan or program" to exclude plan or program that exclusively serves PACE organization; requires contracts between pharmacy benefit managers & participating pharmacies to allow specified option in administrative appeal procedure; provides pharmacy benefit manager prohibited practices relating to pharmacies & pharmacists. APPROPRIATION: $30,901,933

Establishment and Administration of a State Cryptocurrency Reserve; Establishes Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Fund as special fund assigned to SBA; provides for objective, custody, administration, & management of reserve; provides sources of reserve; authorizes Legislature to appropriate funds for deposit to credit of reserve for specified purposes; authorizes board to pay certain costs using cryptocurrency in reserve or net proceed from sale of cryptocurrency in reserve; authorizes transfer of reserve money to State Treasury; authorizes board to dispose of certain cryptocurrency received by reserve; provides requirements for cryptocurrency to be purchased for reserve; authorizes contracts with third parties for administration or management of reserve; authorizes board to use derivatives; authorizes contracts with certified public accountants for independent audits; establishes Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Fund Advisory Committee within board; provides for committee membership; provides duties & terms of committee members; requires board to adopt rules; requires board to provide to Legislature certain information relating to reserve.

Resilient Buildings; Authorizes owners of resilient buildings to receive certain tax credits; provides requirements for tax credit application, receipt, amounts, eligibility, & use; creates Florida Resilient Building Advisory Council; provides duties & requirements for membership of such council.

Maddy summaryHB 989 modifies Florida law governing relationships between motor vehicle manufacturers (including importers and distributors) and franchised dealers. It requires manufacturers distributing 1,000+ vehicles of a single brand annually in Florida to maintain at least three independent dealers in the state. The bill clarifies that manufacturers must repurchase specific new vehicles, parts, and equipment from dealers upon contract termination, and allows manufacturers to reject ownership transfers if they would violate these rules (e.g., if the new owner doesn’t meet written qualifications or would cause regulatory noncompliance). This directly affects dealers seeking to transfer ownership or sell their business, and manufacturers with significant market presence in Florida.