Editor’s Observe: Reporter Michelle Vecerina and Information Director Anita Padilla contributed to this report.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Right here’s a recap of among the payments that have been taken up in Florida legislative committee conferences on March 10.
Petition initiative
- What it does: Senate proposed invoice SPB 7016 proposes an modification to the state structure and contains complete laws to “cut back fraud, defend voter info, and safeguard the method by which constitutional amendments are positioned on the poll for consideration by Florida voters.”
- The sponsor(s): Sen. Don Gaetz and Sen. Erin Grall are carrying the Senate proposed invoice.
- Subsequent steps: The Senate proposed invoice handed favorably and can now head to the Senate President for referral. A Home invoice has not but been linked.
Minimal wage necessities
- What it does: SB 676 amends the Florida Minimal Wage Act to permit workers to decide out of receiving the minimal wage for work-study, internship, pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship program, or different comparable work-based studying alternatives.
- The sponsors: Republican Sen. Jonathan Martin is carrying the Senate invoice whereas Republican Rep. Ryan Chamberlin is carrying the similar Home invoice, HB 541.
- Subsequent steps: The Senate invoice handed favorably. The Home invoice has three extra committee stops.
Greater schooling modifications
- What it does: SB 1264 modifies a number of points of Florida’s larger schooling system, together with tuition insurance policies, workforce growth applications, and institutional governance, whereas additionally changing particular references to race, shade, nationwide origin, intercourse, incapacity, or marital standing, with “underrepresented populations” and renames the Florida Instructional Fairness Act to the “Florida Instructional Equality Act.”
- The sponsors: Republican Sen. Alexis Calatayud is carrying the invoice, whereas the comparable HB 1307, is being carried by Republican Rep. John Paul Temple within the Home.
- Subsequent steps: The invoice handed and has two committee stops left. The Home invoice has 5 committee stops left and had its first studying final week.
Pilot program to deal with AI in social media
- What it does: SB 702 establishes a pilot program throughout the Division of Emergency Administration to trace the origin of digital content material. It addresses AI software program suppliers so as to add provenance information to AI-generated content material and offers customers the choice so as to add it to AI-modified photographs in order that the general public can distinguish what’s actual from what’s pretend.
- The sponsors: Sen. Danny Burgess is carrying the Senate model of this invoice, whereas Rep. Fiona McFarland is carrying HB 369.
- Subsequent steps: The Senate invoice handed and has two committee stops left. The Home invoice has three extra committee stops.
Expanded autism protection
- What it does: SB 756 expands insurance coverage protection for autism spectrum dysfunction by eradicating age restrictions and aligning the definition of ASD with the most recent diagnostic requirements.
- The sponsors: Republican Sen. Colleen Burton is carrying the invoice, whereas the similar invoice, HB 377, is being carried by Democratic Rep. Allison Tant.
- Subsequent steps: The Senate invoice handed by one committee and has two committee stops left. The Home invoice has 4 committee stops left.
Nonprofit agriculture organizations well being protection, rural protection enlargement
- What it does: SB 480 allows nonprofit agricultural organizations to supply well being protection to their members, exempting these plans from state insurance coverage rules. This may increasingly provide extra choices for rural communities however removes commonplace insurance coverage client protections.
- The sponsors: Republican Sen. Nick DiCeglie is carrying the invoice, whereas Republican Rep. J.J. Develop is carrying the same invoice, HB 497, within the Home.
- Subsequent steps: The Senate invoice handed by one committee and has two extra committee stops. The Home invoice handed by one subcommittee and has two committee stops left.
Pet insurance coverage regulation
- What it does: SB 1226 establishes state oversight of pet insurance coverage, together with client protections and coverage disclosure necessities.
- The sponsors: Republican Sen. Nick DiCeglie is carrying the invoice, whereas the same invoice, HB 655, is being carried by Republican Rep. Kaylee Tuck within the Home.
- Subsequent steps: The Senate invoice handed by its first committee and has two committee stops left. The Home invoice handed by one subcommittee and has one committee cease left.
