Rep. Vanessa Oliver

Maddy summaryHB 125 designates October 14 of each year as "Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance" in Florida. The bill creates a statutory designation requiring the Governor to issue an annual proclamation for this date, honoring Charlie Kirk's work with Turning Point USA and his advocacy for free speech and civic engagement. This is a purely commemorative measure with no funding, regulatory changes, or direct impact on citizens or institutions. It does not alter existing laws or create new obligations. The designation takes effect July 1, 2026.

Final Disposition, Funeral, and Cemetery Services ; Revises provisions relating to solicitations of sales of final disposition, funeral, & cemetery services by licensees of such services; cemetery land requirements; licensure of specified positions relating to final disposition, funeral, & cemetery services; disposal of human remains; & requirements for notices to purchasers & legally authorized persons of unfulfilled preneed contracts; provides requirements for licensure of natural organic reduction facilities & requirements for practice of natural organic reduction; revises provisions relating to waiting time period for funeral & direct disposal establishments to dispose of cremated remains; excludes preneed contracts from requirements that insured persons apply for or consent to such contracts & terms.

Utilities ; Requires municipalities that operate utility services to allow other municipalities & property owners outside its municipal boundaries to connect with & use its utility services under specified conditions; prohibits municipalities that operate utility services from denying such services based on specified criteria; requires municipalities to make certain determinations; provides for appeal of such determinations; provides that municipalities are not liable for such fees & costs under certain conditions; authorizes notices for rural electrical cooperative board of trustees meetings to be delivered by electronic mail; revises notice requirements for meetings during which elections will occur; requires board of trustees, beginning on specified date, to annually prepare list of cooperative members & to make list available for certain inspection; revises quorum requirements; revises requirements for rural electrical cooperative bylaws; requires appointment of election inspectors; authorizes rural electric cooperatives to conduct elections & membership votes through electronic voting; requires electronic voting to be authorized by resolution of board of trustees; provides for cooperative members to consent to & opt out of electronic voting; provides for cooperative members to petition board of trustees to adopt electronic voting.

Bermont Drainage District, Charlotte County; Creates Bermont Drainage District in Charlotte County as public corporation; provides that all subsequent proceedings concerning district are ratified, confirmed, & approved; creates district's charter; provides district's status & boundaries; provides minimum charter requirements; provides applicability of specified laws to district.

Boating Safety; Revises & provides penalties for vessel collisions, accidents, casualties, reckless operation, & providing false information in specified reports; revises requirements for operating certain vessels; requires person convicted of certain noncriminal infractions to pay fine; provides minimum mandatory prison term for BUI manslaughter.

Health Care Patient Protection ; Requires hospital emergency departments to develop & implement policies & procedures, conduct training, record weights in certain manner, designate pediatric emergency care coordinator, & conduct specified assessments; authorizes hospital with emergency department to conduct National Pediatric Readiness Project's Open Assessment under certain conditions; requires agency to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, and, in consultation with Florida Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Program, establish minimum standards for pediatric patient care in hospital emergency departments; requires agency to collect & publish results of specified assessments submitted by hospitals by specified dates; provides requirements for collection & publication of such assessment scores.

Disclosure of Public Servants' Personal Information; Provides that certain public employees & officials may provide written notice to data broker to prevent disclosure of specified personal data concerning themselves & related persons; prohibits release of data after receipt of such notice; provides for actions against data broker for failure to comply.

Firefighter Health and Safety ; Requires Division of State Fire Marshal within DFS to adopt certain rules; requires division to assist in decreasing frequency of fatalities; requires division to adopt rules relating to education on chemical hazards or toxic substances & mental health best practices.

Health Facilities ; Revises definition of term "health facility"; authorizes authority to make mortgage or other secured or unsecured loans & refund or refinance outstanding bonds, obligations, loans, indebtedness, or advances issued, made, given, or incurred by or for benefit of any health facility for cost of project in accordance with specified agreement; authorizes authority to lease certain projects to health facility under loan agreement; provides that specified projects financed by authority shall be governed by one or more loan agreements; provides requirements for such loan agreements; authorizes authority to require certain health facilities to operate, repair, & maintain projects & bear certain costs; authorizes issuance of revenue bonds of other issuers if proceeds were used for specified purposes; provides requirements for closure of not-for-profit hospitals; provides tax exemption criteria for hospitals.

Children's Medical Services Program; Transfers operation of Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan from DOH to AHCA, effective on specified date; provides construction as to judicial & administrative actions pending as of specified date & time; requires department's Children's Medical Services (CMS) program to collaborate with agency in care of children & youth with special health care needs; requires CMS program to conduct certain clinical eligibility screenings & provide ongoing consultation to agency for specified purpose; requires agency to implement approved waiver amendment subject to certain conditions; authorizes agency to adopt rules; requires agency to submit results of evaluation to Governor & Legislature by specified date; requires ACHA to develop comprehensive plan to redesign Florida Medicaid Model Waiver for home & community-based services to include children who receive private duty nursing services; providing requirements for the redesign of waiver program; requires agency to submit specified report to Governor & Legislature.