TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Monday was a quiet day on the Capitol, with the Senate holding no committee conferences and the Home convening just a few.
Right here’s a couple of of the Home payments that superior Monday:
Elimination of deepfake sexual content material
- What it does: HB 1161 amends Florida’s deepfake regulation to mandate that coated on-line platforms take away altered sexual depictions and their copies upon a sufferer’s request, requiring platforms to determine a elimination course of, comply inside 48 hours, and face penalties for non-compliance, whereas offering legal responsibility protections for good-faith actions.
- The sponsors: Rep. Wyman Duggan is carrying the invoice. An analogous invoice, SB 1400, is being carried by Sen. Alexis Calatayud within the Senate.
- Subsequent steps: The invoice handed and can head to the Home ground for consideration. The Senate invoice has one committee cease left.
Fentanyl testing, ‘Gage’s Legislation’
- What it does: HB 1195 requires hospitals in Florida to conduct necessary fentanyl testing in suspected drug overdose or poisoning circumstances to enhance well timed and acceptable affected person care amid rising fentanyl-related deaths.
- Why: The invoice is called after Gage Austin Taylor, a 2022 fentanyl overdose sufferer.
- The sponsors: Democratic Rep. Jennifer “Rita” Harris and Republican Rep. Douglas Bankson are carrying the Home invoice. An analogous invoice, SB 1346, is being carried by Sen. Tina Polsky within the Senate.
- Subsequent steps: The invoice handed and can head to the Home ground for consideration. The Senate invoice has one committee cease left.
Institution of workplace to attach with religion and neighborhood teams
- What it does: HB 293 establishes the Workplace of Religion and Group throughout the Government Workplace of the Governor to facilitate connections with Florida’s religion and neighborhood networks and help the Florida Religion-based and Group-based Advisory Council.
- The sponsors: Rep. Douglas Bankson is carrying the invoice. An analogous invoice, SB 820, is being carried by Sen. Clay Yarborough within the Senate.
- Subsequent steps: The invoice handed and has another committee cease. The Senate invoice has two committee stops left.
Florida Keys improvement guidelines
- What it does: HB 995 modifies rules within the Florida Keys Space of Essential State Concern by making development efficiency bonds non-obligatory for Habitat for Humanity, extending the authorization of the Florida Keys Stewardship Act for land acquisition, and increasing the hurricane evacuation timeframe to permit for the discharge of recent residential allow allocations.
- The sponsors: Rep. Jim Mooney is carrying the invoice. An analogous invoice, SB 1326, is being carried by Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez within the Senate.
- Funding: The invoice extends the timeframe for allocating at the very least $5 million in Florida Endlessly funding yearly for land acquisition within the Florida Keys Space.
- Subsequent steps: The invoice handed and has one committee cease left. The Senate invoice has two committee stops left.
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