(*145*)After a daily and two particular classes, here is how the numbers break down. Gov. Ron DeSantis took out the felt pens and signed 269 payments. He vetoed 11.
(*145*)Legislative information present 145 items of coverage are actually set to take effect on the finish of the week, the primary day of July.
(*145*)You can discover the complete record (*1*). Below are a number of the highlights:
(*145*)The Budget: DeSantis pared it again a bit, however subsequent fiscal 12 months’s spending plan continues to be the most important in state historical past — $109.9 billion. It’s stuffed with federal stimulus cash and higher-than-expected income. There are extra {dollars} for lecturers and college students, funds for a state guard, and it will begin with $16 billion in reserves.
(*145*)The finances additionally makes use of an October reduce to the state gasoline tax, plus a number of gross sales tax holidays, to save Floridians an estimated $1.24 billion by way of the following fiscal 12 months.
(*145*)HB 3: Law enforcement incentive bundle. It provides businesses instruments to enhance recruitment and different incentives, together with one-time bonus funds of up to $5,000 for recruits.
(*145*)HB 5: The 15-week abortion ban. The new legislation prohibits physicians from providing abortions after 15 weeks. It makes exceptions just for deadly fetal abnormalities. It faces authorized challenges in state courtroom.
(*145*)HB 7: The governor calls it his “Stop WOKE Act.” The invoice bans vital race principle ideas in faculties and office coaching underneath risk of authorized motion. It faces a lawsuit in federal courtroom.
(*145*)HB 1557: The Parental Rights in Education legislation or what critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay Bill.” Under its provisions lecturers are prohibited from providing instruction on gender identification and sexual orientation in Okay-3 school rooms, or when not age-appropriate. This new legislation additionally faces a authorized problem.
(*145*)SB 4C: The new legislation will finally dissolve Disney’s particular district, in addition to a number of others, on June 1 of 2023. Lawmakers focused the leisure firm’s privileges by way of the Reedy Creek Improvement District after it spoke out towards HB 1557.
(*145*)HB 7065: A precedence for House Speaker Chris Sprowls this 12 months, the new legislation creates the Responsible Fatherhood Initiative to “provide all fathers resources and inspiration to enhance their positive involvement with their children.” It goals to bolster mentorship for at-risk boys and aids noncustodial dad and mom struggling to pay youngster assist.
(*145*)SB 226: Care for Retired Police Dogs Program. It directs the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to present a constant supply of economic assist for vet care of retired police canine.
(*145*)SB 312: Expands telehealth companies in the state. Practitioners can prescribe Schedule III, IV and V managed substances.
(*145*)HB 615: This 12 months’s invoice on human trafficking requires the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to assess the extent social media platforms play in facilitating or supporting human trafficking throughout the state. The legislation additionally requires a recommended record of cures.
(*145*)HB 1467: The new legislation prohibits faculty board members from showing on a reelection poll in the event that they’ve served in that workplace for 12 consecutive years. The limitation solely applies to phrases starting on or after Nov. 8, 2022. According to analysts, “school board members reelected to a consecutive term in 2022 could serve another 12 consecutive years before reaching the term limit.”
(*145*)SB 105: Allows counties and cities to ban smoking at their seashores and parks. The solely exception is unfiltered cigars — that are nonetheless permitted underneath this new legislation.
(*145*)SB 1048: The new legislation ends the annual Florida Standards Assessments, or FSA testing, for college kids in the state. The rigorous exams are set to get replaced by progress monitoring, which is able to present college students with common evaluations all through the college 12 months.
(*145*)SB 1006: Starting on the primary of July, Florida acknowledges strawberry shortcake “with natural Florida dairy topping” because the official state dessert. Don’t fear Key lime lovers, it stays the state pie.