Sen. Tom Leek

Micromobility Devices; Providing requirements for the operation of electric bicycles; prohibiting the operation of an electric bicycle above a certain speed under certain circumstances; creating the Micromobility Device Safety Task Force adjunct to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; requiring the Florida Highway Patrol and each police department and sheriff’s office to maintain a certain list, beginning on a certain date, etc.

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Citing this act as the "Officer Jason Raynor Act"; revising a prohibition on the use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; providing for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revising provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers and other personnel; revising a provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons, etc.

Reinsurance Intermediary Managers; Defining the term “controlling”; revising the definition of the term “reinsurance intermediary manager” to exclude certain underwriting managers, etc.

Felony Battery; Revising the definition of “prison releasee reoffender” to include a defendant who commits or attempts to commit battery on a law enforcement officer which results in bodily injury; providing enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit a second or subsequent battery after having a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence, etc.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates how Florida local governments must handle excess funds collected from building code enforcement fees. It requires that any surplus money from permits, fines, and related charges be used only for building code enforcement activities, such as plan reviews, inspections, and training, rather than general government expenses. Local governments cannot carry forward more than the average of their previous four years' enforcement operating budgets, unless they have an established advisory board that recommends otherwise. The law also prohibits charging additional fees for proof of licensure, workers' compensation, or unrelated local ordinances, and allows permit holders to sue if a government misuses these funds.

Maddy summarySB 1688 amends Florida law to increase penalties for prostitution and related offenses. It escalates penalties for repeat violations: first offenses become misdemeanors, second offenses become felonies, and third or subsequent offenses are classified as higher-level felonies. The bill specifically targets massage establishments by reclassifying violations as more severe offenses if the location is licensed under massage laws. It also links prostitution convictions to automatic license suspensions for massage therapists and prohibits licensing for those convicted of related offenses. The bill is pending and would take effect October 1, 2026.

Coordinated Access Model Pilot Program; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to contract with certain entities to establish and operate the Coordinated Access Model Pilot Program in Clay, Duval, and St. Johns Counties; providing requirements for contracted entities; requiring contracted entities to subcontract with certain state universities for certain purposes; requiring the department and contracted entities to create a coordinated access model, etc.

Newborn Screenings; Citing this act as “Mattie’s Law”; requiring that newborns, beginning on a specified date, be screened for biliary atresia; requiring the Department of Health to consult with the Genetics and Newborn Screening Advisory Council before adopting certain rules; requiring hospitals that provide birthing services to screen for biliary atresia in a specified manner, etc.

Speech and Debate Education; Creating the Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame; designating Florida Speech and Debate Week annually in February; establishing the Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as a statewide speech and debate organization that performs certain functions in support of the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) in the Department of Education; requiring the Board of Governors of the State University System and the State Board of Education to develop specified undergraduate and graduate coursework, certificates, and micro-credentials, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,400,000

Liability of Advanced Driving System Manufacturers and Developers; Defining the term “advanced driving system”; providing a limitation on the liability of a manufacturer or developer of an advanced driving system for certain damages, injuries, claims, or losses; authorizing punitive damages only under certain circumstances, etc.