2023 Legislation

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2023 Pittman- Heartbeat Bill

Voting Sequence for House on Pregnancy and Support Bill  

It is unfortunate to note that certain Republicans, including House members Karen Gonzalez-Pittman voted against and Tracy Koster did not vote on this crucial bill. It is puzzling and disheartening to see a self-proclaimed Christian and Republican vote against a bill that aims to safeguard the innocent lives of babies. There is no valid reason or excuse for such a decision.

"That is what Catholics are called to: to be unconditionally pro-life. There is no ambiguity in the words of Peter's successor. To be Catholic is to be unconditionally pro-life.  It is a scandal that Catholic politicians vote for bills which fund or otherwise advance abortion. They should be named, publicly shamed and admonished so that they can cease their evil and return to God.  (Teresa Miller- I would say...

Karen Pittman, 2023 Legislation, 2024 Candidate
2023 Hillsborough County School Board Legislative Review

They did not discuss page 8 and page 9 because they will use these pages for the Book Challenge workshop on June 27.

 

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Gender Clinical Interventions/ Treatments for Sex Reassignment

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HB 1421 General Bill by Fine and Massullo (CO-SPONSORS) Jacques
CS/SB 254: Treatments for Sex Reassignment GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Broxson
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Treatments for Sex Reassignment; Granting courts of this state jurisdiction to enter, modify, or stay a child custody determination relating to a child present in this state to the extent necessary to protect the child from being subjected to sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures in another state; prohibiting certain public entities from expending state funds for the provision of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures; requiring certain licensed facilities, by a specified date and as a condition of licensure thereafter, to provide a signed attestation of specified information to the Agency for Health Care Administration; prohibiting sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures for patients younger than 18 years of age, etc.

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HB 1421 General Bill by Fine and Massullo (CO-SPONSORS) Jacques
CS/SB 254: Treatments for Sex Reassignment GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Broxson
Similar bills... 

Treatments for Sex Reassignment; Granting courts of this state jurisdiction to enter, modify, or stay a child custody determination relating to a child present in this state to the extent necessary to protect the child from being subjected to sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures in another state; prohibiting certain public entities from expending state funds for the provision of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures; requiring certain licensed facilities, by a specified date and as a condition of licensure thereafter, to provide a signed attestation of specified information to the Agency for Health Care Administration; prohibiting sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures for patients younger than 18 years of age, etc.

2023 Legislation
Hemp

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This bill progressed from the next best thing to banning the bill to one of the worst bills in the nation.  My "Hail Mary" before the vote- go  2:45 to hear Teresa's testimony. ​

HOUSE: General Bill by Robinson, W. (CO-SPONSORS) Tant  Hemp: Provides that hemp extract is considered food subject to certain requirements; revises requirements that hemp extract must meet before being distributed & sold; provides that hemp extract may only be sold to businesses which meet certain permitting requirements; prohibits products intended for human ingestion which contain hemp extract from being sold to persons under specified age; provides requirement for products intended for human ingestion or inhalation; requires DACS to adopt rules.

SENATE: B 1676: Hemp  GENERAL BILL by Burton  Hemp; Providing that hemp extract is considered a food subject to certain requirements; revising the requirements that hemp extract must meet before being distributed and sold in this state; providing that hemp extract may only be sold to businesses in this state which meet certain permitting requirements; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt rules, etc.

Link to Committee meetings, notes, transcripts....  IDENTICAL BILLS

This bill progressed from the next best thing to banning the bill to one of the worst bills in the nation.  My "Hail Mary" before the vote- go  2:45 to hear Teresa's testimony. ​

HOUSE: General Bill by Robinson, W. (CO-SPONSORS) Tant  Hemp: Provides that hemp extract is considered food subject to certain requirements; revises requirements that hemp extract must meet before being distributed & sold; provides that hemp extract may only be sold to businesses which meet certain permitting requirements; prohibits products intended for human ingestion which contain hemp extract from being sold to persons under specified age; provides requirement for products intended for human ingestion or inhalation; requires DACS to adopt rules.

SENATE: B 1676: Hemp  GENERAL BILL by Burton  Hemp; Providing that hemp extract is considered a food subject to certain requirements; revising the requirements that hemp extract must meet before being distributed and sold in this state; providing that hemp extract may only be sold to businesses in this state which meet certain permitting requirements; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt rules, etc.

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Medical Conscience Protection

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HOUSE:  General Bill by Rudman (CO-SPONSORS) Beltran  Protections of Medical Conscience: Authorizes health care providers & health care payors to opt out of participation in or payment for certain health care services by conscience-based objections without discrimination or threat of adverse actions; requires health care provider to notify the patient and the health care provider’s supervisor or employee, if applicable, in writing when such health care provider declines to participate in certain health care services & retain copy of such notification; prohibits certain boards and DOH from taking certain disciplinary actions under certain circumstances.

SENATE:  GENERAL BILL by Trumbull  Protections of Medical Conscience; Providing that health care providers and health care payors have the right to opt out of participation in or payment for certain health care services on the basis of conscience-based objections; providing requirements for a health care provider’s notice and documentation of such objection; providing whistle-blower protections for health care providers and health care payors that take certain actions or disclose certain information relating to the reporting of certain violations; prohibiting boards, or the Department of Health if there is no board, from taking disciplinary action against or denying a license to an individual based solely on specified conduct, etc.

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HOUSE:  General Bill by Rudman (CO-SPONSORS) Beltran  Protections of Medical Conscience: Authorizes health care providers & health care payors to opt out of participation in or payment for certain health care services by conscience-based objections without discrimination or threat of adverse actions; requires health care provider to notify the patient and the health care provider’s supervisor or employee, if applicable, in writing when such health care provider declines to participate in certain health care services & retain copy of such notification; prohibits certain boards and DOH from taking certain disciplinary actions under certain circumstances.

SENATE:  GENERAL BILL by Trumbull  Protections of Medical Conscience; Providing that health care providers and health care payors have the right to opt out of participation in or payment for certain health care services on the basis of conscience-based objections; providing requirements for a health care provider’s notice and documentation of such objection; providing whistle-blower protections for health care providers and health care payors that take certain actions or disclose certain information relating to the reporting of certain violations; prohibiting boards, or the Department of Health if there is no board, from taking disciplinary action against or denying a license to an individual based solely on specified conduct, etc.

2023 Legislation
Medical Freedom

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(Support this bill instead of SB 252 (only included Covid)...this bill expands to all immunizations.)

HB 303: General Bill by Barnaby (CO-SPONSORS) Amesty; Black; Jacques; Plasencia

Protection of Medical Freedom: Prohibits DOH from requiring enrollment in state’s immunization registry or otherwise requiring persons to submit to immunization tracking; prohibits business & governmental entities from requiring individuals to provide proof of vaccination to gain access to, entry upon, or service from such entities; prohibits employers from refusing employment to, or discharging, disciplining, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against, individual on basis of vaccination or immunity status; revises purposes of Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to include discrimination protection for vaccination or immunity status.

SB 222: Protection of Medical Freedom   GENERAL BILL by Gruters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Protection of Medical Freedom; Prohibiting the Department of Health from requiring enrollment in the state’s immunization registry or otherwise requiring persons to submit to immunization tracking; prohibiting business and governmental entities from requiring individuals to provide proof of vaccination or post infection recovery from any disease to gain access to, entry upon, or service from such entities; prohibiting employers from refusing employment to, or discharging, disciplining, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against, an individual solely on the basis of vaccination or immunity status; revising the purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to include discrimination protection for vaccination or immunity status, etc.

LInk to committee notes, action alerts, transcripts....

Excellent talking points, background information, data

(Support this bill instead of SB 252 (only included Covid)...this bill expands to all immunizations.)

HB 303: General Bill by Barnaby (CO-SPONSORS) Amesty; Black; Jacques; Plasencia

Protection of Medical Freedom: Prohibits DOH from requiring enrollment in state’s immunization registry or otherwise requiring persons to submit to immunization tracking; prohibits business & governmental entities from requiring individuals to provide proof of vaccination to gain access to, entry upon, or service from such entities; prohibits employers from refusing employment to, or discharging, disciplining, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against, individual on basis of vaccination or immunity status; revises purposes of Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to include discrimination protection for vaccination or immunity status.

SB 222: Protection of Medical Freedom   GENERAL BILL by Gruters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Protection of Medical Freedom; Prohibiting the Department of Health from requiring enrollment in the state’s immunization registry or otherwise requiring persons to submit to immunization tracking; prohibiting business and governmental entities from requiring individuals to provide proof of vaccination or post infection recovery from any disease to gain access to, entry upon, or service from such entities; prohibiting employers from refusing employment to, or discharging, disciplining, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against, an individual solely on the basis of vaccination or immunity status; revising the purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to include discrimination protection for vaccination or immunity status, etc.

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Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants

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HB 1339 -  Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants   General Bill by Abbott
Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants: Requires licensed child-placing agencies to maintain specified registry; requires that certain information be removed from registry; prohibits child-placing agency from transferring certain costs to prospective adoptive parents; requires licensed child-placing agencies to immediately place surrendered newborn infant in physical custody of identified prospective adoptive parent; provides that prospective adoptive parent becomes guardian of such infant under certain conditions for certain period of time; requires court to require child-placing agency to make certain reasonable efforts to identify appropriate prospective adoptive parent; provides requirements for licensed child-placing agencies once they take physical custody of surrendered newborn infant.

SB 1306: Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants  GENERAL BILL by Harrell

Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants; Requiring licensed child-placing agencies to maintain a specified registry; requiring that certain information be removed from the registry under certain circumstances; prohibiting the child-placing agency from transferring certain costs to prospective adoptive parents; requiring licensed child-placing agencies to immediately place a surrendered newborn infant in the physical custody of an identified prospective adoptive parent; providing that the prospective adoptive parent becomes the guardian of such infant under certain conditions for a certain period of time; providing requirements for licensed child-placing agencies once they take physical custody of a surrendered newborn infant, etc.

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HB 1339 -  Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants   General Bill by Abbott
Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants: Requires licensed child-placing agencies to maintain specified registry; requires that certain information be removed from registry; prohibits child-placing agency from transferring certain costs to prospective adoptive parents; requires licensed child-placing agencies to immediately place surrendered newborn infant in physical custody of identified prospective adoptive parent; provides that prospective adoptive parent becomes guardian of such infant under certain conditions for certain period of time; requires court to require child-placing agency to make certain reasonable efforts to identify appropriate prospective adoptive parent; provides requirements for licensed child-placing agencies once they take physical custody of surrendered newborn infant.

SB 1306: Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants  GENERAL BILL by Harrell

Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants; Requiring licensed child-placing agencies to maintain a specified registry; requiring that certain information be removed from the registry under certain circumstances; prohibiting the child-placing agency from transferring certain costs to prospective adoptive parents; requiring licensed child-placing agencies to immediately place a surrendered newborn infant in the physical custody of an identified prospective adoptive parent; providing that the prospective adoptive parent becomes the guardian of such infant under certain conditions for a certain period of time; providing requirements for licensed child-placing agencies once they take physical custody of a surrendered newborn infant, etc.

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Public Health Emergency

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HOUSE:  General Bill by Rudman Public Health Emergency Actions: Revises provisions related to expiration & renewal of declarations of public health emergency; authorizes State Health Officer to request rather than order individual to be examined, tested, treated, isolated, or quarantined for certain communicable diseases; requires two-thirds vote of membership of both houses of Legislature to allow actions that affect entire groups or communities; revises procedures for imposing & releasing an isolation or quarantine.

SENATE:  GENERAL BILL by Yarborough  Declarations of a Public Health Emergency; Providing that the administration of vaccines is not included within the meaning of the terms “treat,” “treated,” or “treatment” as they relate to public health emergencies; revising provisions related to the expiration and renewal of declarations of a public health emergency; authorizing an individual to refuse examination, testing, or treatment under a State Health Officer’s order during a public health emergency by submitting a written refusal to the State Health Officer, etc.

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HOUSE:  General Bill by Rudman Public Health Emergency Actions: Revises provisions related to expiration & renewal of declarations of public health emergency; authorizes State Health Officer to request rather than order individual to be examined, tested, treated, isolated, or quarantined for certain communicable diseases; requires two-thirds vote of membership of both houses of Legislature to allow actions that affect entire groups or communities; revises procedures for imposing & releasing an isolation or quarantine.

SENATE:  GENERAL BILL by Yarborough  Declarations of a Public Health Emergency; Providing that the administration of vaccines is not included within the meaning of the terms “treat,” “treated,” or “treatment” as they relate to public health emergencies; revising provisions related to the expiration and renewal of declarations of a public health emergency; authorizing an individual to refuse examination, testing, or treatment under a State Health Officer’s order during a public health emergency by submitting a written refusal to the State Health Officer, etc.

2023 Legislation
School Choice

 

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2/10 Senate filed bill- bills are 'Compare' 

HOUSE: General Bill by Education Quality Subcommittee and Education & Employment Committee, and PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, and Choice & Innovation Subcommittee and Tuck and Plasencia (CO-SPONSORS) Amesty; Anderson; Baker; Barnaby; Basabe; Black; Brackett; Fabricio; Fine; Garcia; Giallombardo; Jacques; Leek; Lopez, V.; Massullo; Melo; Michael; Overdorf; Payne; Persons-Mulicka; Plakon; Porras; Rizo; Roach; Robinson, W.; Rommel; Sirois; Snyder; Tramont

SENATE:  GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Education ; Simon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Collins

K-12 Education; Revising student eligibility and ineligibility requirements for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; revising obligations of eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; revising student eligibility and ineligibility requirements for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; authorizing public schools, including charter schools, to enroll certain students on a part-time basis; requiring the State Board of Education to provide recommendations by a specified date to the Governor and the Legislature for repeals and revisions of the Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code to be considered in the 2024 legislative session; authorizing vehicles other than buses to transport students; authorizing district school boards to use advanced degrees in setting salary schedules for instructional personnel or school administrators, etc.

 

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2/10 Senate filed bill- bills are 'Compare' 

HOUSE: General Bill by Education Quality Subcommittee and Education & Employment Committee, and PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, and Choice & Innovation Subcommittee and Tuck and Plasencia (CO-SPONSORS) Amesty; Anderson; Baker; Barnaby; Basabe; Black; Brackett; Fabricio; Fine; Garcia; Giallombardo; Jacques; Leek; Lopez, V.; Massullo; Melo; Michael; Overdorf; Payne; Persons-Mulicka; Plakon; Porras; Rizo; Roach; Robinson, W.; Rommel; Sirois; Snyder; Tramont

SENATE:  GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Education ; Simon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Collins

K-12 Education; Revising student eligibility and ineligibility requirements for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; revising obligations of eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; revising student eligibility and ineligibility requirements for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; authorizing public schools, including charter schools, to enroll certain students on a part-time basis; requiring the State Board of Education to provide recommendations by a specified date to the Governor and the Legislature for repeals and revisions of the Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code to be considered in the 2024 legislative session; authorizing vehicles other than buses to transport students; authorizing district school boards to use advanced degrees in setting salary schedules for instructional personnel or school administrators, etc.

2023 Legislation
Tampa Republican wants stiffer penalties for refusing a breathalyzer

Penalties for drivers who refuse to take breath-alcohol tests would be increased under a bill filed Thursday by a House Republican.

People who refuse to take the tests currently can have their driver’s licenses suspended for a year.

They can face 18-month suspensions if they have previously had their licenses suspended or have been fined for previous refusals.

The bill (HB 197), filed Thursday by Rep. Traci Koster, R-Tampa, would add to those penalties. It would include a requirement that people who refuse breath tests a first time would face mandatory installation of ignition interlock devices in their vehicles for a year.

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