Rep. Lisa Dunkley

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Prohibits, beginning on specified date, certain use & sale, purchase, or distribution of aqueous film-forming foam; requires, beginning on specified date, certain entities to submit aqueous film-forming foam inventories & disposal plans to DEP; prohibits, beginning on specified date, possession & use of aqueous film-forming foam; authorizes DEP to administer certain grants or cost share programs; provides penalties & injunctive relief; requires certain public entities disposing of domestic wastewater biosolids and treated effluent to quarterly conduct specified samplings & submit results to DEP; limits purpose such samplings until specified standards are established by EPA & adopted by DEP.

Pub. Rec./Uterine Fibroid Research Database; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain records & personal identifying information submitted to DOH for inclusion in uterine fibroid research database; provides statement of public necessity.

Maddy summaryHB 327 requires Florida's Department of Health to add uterine fibroids to a state-maintained list of diseases used for research. This creates a new database to collect anonymized health data about uterine fibroids, specifically for research purposes, while prohibiting the inclusion of any personal identifying information about patients. The database will support studies on uterine fibroids, a condition affecting many women, without compromising individual privacy. The law takes effect on July 1, 2026.

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.

Optional Retirement Programs for Public Postsecondary Employees; Revises contribution amounts & how contributions are paid for specified optional retirement programs.

Required Coverage for Imaging and Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk; Requires individual health policies, group, blanket, & franchise policies, & health maintenance contracts to provide coverage for evidence-based cancer imaging & genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk, without any cost-sharing requirements, for specified individuals.

Florida Museum of History; Authorizes DOS to partner with certain county commissions & local entities for specified purpose; requires each Florida Museum of History to be owned, managed, & operated by certain entity; establishes Florida Museum of History Advisory Committee; provides membership & duties of committee; requires each county commission & local entity to create Florida Museum of History Board; provides for membership & duties of operating board; requires that certain entities develop & execute marketing plan to promote each Florida Museum of History; requires financial feasibility studies; provides for funding from specific sources for certain purposes; provides requirements for Florida Museum of History.

Parity for Nonnursing Services Under Long-term Managed Care Plans; Beginning on specified date, requiring AHCA to reimburse nonnursing services provided by licensed providers at same rate or higher than rate it reimburses unlicensed providers for such services under Medicaid long-term managed care program; requires agency annually to adjust rate for licensed providers; requires agency, within specified timeframe, to seek any Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment necessary to implement rate changes.

Maddy summaryHB 185 would exempt impact-resistant doors, garage doors, and windows from Florida's sales and use tax. These products must meet specific safety standards, such as ASTM International E1886/E1996 or Florida Building Code Testing Standards, to qualify. The exemption applies to homeowners purchasing these safety products for home hardening, directly reducing their costs for hurricane-resistant upgrades. The bill would take effect on July 1, 2026, if passed.

Speech and Debate Education; Designates Florida Speech & Debate Week annually in February; subject to legislative appropriation, establishing Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as statewide speech & debate organization that performs certain functions in support of Florida Civics & Debate Initiative (FCDI) in DOE; provides duties of FDI & FCDI.