Rep. Jose Alvarez

Maddy summaryHB 841 changes Florida's motor vehicle registration process by requiring renewal records to be kept electronically instead of using physical validation stickers. This directly affects all Florida vehicle owners who currently receive and attach paper stickers to license plates showing expiration dates. The bill removes all existing rules about physical stickers, including their placement, design, and renewal requirements, while maintaining current plate replacement schedules and fees. It updates the law to reflect digital record-keeping as the standard method for tracking registration renewals.

Maddy summaryHB 795 clarifies that specific inheritance transfers of homestead property do not count as a "change of ownership" for property tax assessment purposes in Florida. It directly affects homeowners who inherit homestead property under defined circumstances, such as transfers to surviving spouses, dependent family members, or when joint tenants with rights of survivorship inherit. The bill amends Florida Statute 193.155 to explicitly exclude these inheritance scenarios from triggering reassessment under homestead exemption rules. This ensures the property retains its existing tax assessment level without requiring a new homestead application. The provision takes effect upon approval of a related constitutional amendment.

Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit; Requires FDLE to establish & administer Statewide Counterintelligence & Counterterrorism Unit for specified purposes; provides requirements for establishing, administering, & funding such unit.

Assessment of Inherited Homestead Property; Proposes State Constitutional amendment authorizing Legislature to provide that transfer of homestead property by inheritance is not considered change of ownership for purposes of homestead property assessment.

Community Associations; Provides requirements for terminating dissolved HOA governing documents; provides requirements relating to easements of dissolved HOA; provides retroactive applicability; requires condominium & homeowners' associations to include specified statement in their governing documents or to hold meeting by date certain to vote to amend governing documents to include such statement; revises provisions relating to official records, electronic ballots, turnover inspection reports, & roofs; provides disclosure requirements for conflicts of interest; removes presuit mediation requirements; requires that specified arbitrators conduct arbitration proceedings; authorizes HOA's to be terminated; provides requirements for termination of HOA; provides duties & responsibilities of HOA board, & termination trustee; provides for distribution of HOA assets & paying lawful debts after termination; authorizes circuit court to create & administer community association court program; provides duties of chief judge; provides jurisdiction of community association court program; authorizes community association court program to take certain actions; requires each judicial circuit to submit to Legislature specified report annually by specified date; provides duties of OSCA; provides for funding & additional judges.

Acupuncture; Revises licensure requirements; provides applicability; exempts certain persons from certain regulations governing practice of acupuncture.

Termination of Rental Agreement by Victim of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, or Stalking; Prohibits landlord from evicting tenant or terminating rental agreement because tenant or tenant's minor child is victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; specifies that rental agreement may not contain certain provisions; authorizes victim of such actual or threatened violence or stalking to terminate rental agreement; requires certain documentation & written notice to landlord; provides for liability for rent for both tenant & perpetrator, if applicable; specifies that tenant does not forfeit certain money paid to landlord for terminating rental agreement; requires landlord to change locks of dwelling unit within specified time period; authorizes tenant to change locks of dwelling unit; prohibits certain actions by landlord; authorizes filing of civil action & award of damages, fees, & costs; prohibits waiver of certain provisions.

Maddy summaryHB 407, titled the "Connecting to Care Act," authorizes pharmacists in Florida to administer specific medications under certain conditions. It expands pharmacists' roles by allowing them to deliver long-acting antipsychotics or opiate addiction treatments via injection, following physician-established protocols, after completing an 8-hour training course. Pharmacists must work within licensed facilities with privacy for injections, maintain separate prescriptions per dose, and adhere to safety protocols. This directly affects pharmacists, healthcare facilities, and patients receiving medication-assisted treatment for behavioral health conditions.

Rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Coverage; Provides that limitations on required annual rate increases for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation coverage do not apply to new policies issued by corporation on or after specified date & to subsequent renewals of such policies; provides exception.

Maddy summaryHB 109 prohibits all school district employees in Florida public schools from using corporal punishment on students. The bill removes existing provisions that allowed limited use of corporal punishment under strict conditions, such as principal approval, an adult witness, and parent notification. It amends multiple statutes to eliminate references to corporal punishment as an allowable disciplinary tool and requires school boards to adopt alternative discipline programs instead. The law would take effect on July 1, 2026, directly affecting all public school students and staff in Florida.