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Religious Liberty

• FL H0245
  Provides increased criminal penalties for certain stalking or ethnic intimidation offenses committed in religious institutions while victim is on property for purpose of participating in or attending religious service. 2023/02/02 Withdrawn prior to introduction

Marriage

• FL H0219
  Removes prohibition on recognition of same-sex marriages; removes prohibition on state & its agencies & subdivisions giving effect to public act, record, or judicial proceeding that respects same-sex marriage or relationship or claim arising from such marriage or relationship. 2023/05/05 Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

Sanctity of Life

• FL H1033
  Provides that each person has certain fundamental rights relating to reproductive health care; prohibits person, state, local governmental entity, or any political subdivision of state from discriminating against, denying, unduly burdening, or interfering with person's exercise of such fundamental rights; provides for civil cause of action & remedies; provides that recovery limits of sovereign immunity […]
• FL S0300
  Citing this act as the "Heartbeat Protection Act"; requiring the Department of Health to contract for the management and delivery of parenting support services, in addition to pregnancy support services; prohibiting physicians from knowingly performing or inducing a termination of pregnancy after the gestational age of the fetus is determined to be more than 6 […]

Gambling

• FL H0715
  Provides retailer compensation for lottery ticket sales by specified date; provides limitation on additional retailer compensation. 2023/05/05 Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2023-240)
• FL H0417
  Requires Department of Lottery to create instant-ticket lottery game that benefits veterans' assistance education programs; provides that veterans' assistance education programs may be funded by Educational Enhancement Trust Fund; requires department to provide certain information to public. 2023/05/05 Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
• FL S0850
  Providing legislative intent and purpose; establishing the Compulsive and Addictive Gambling Prevention Program within the Florida Gaming Control Commission; requiring the commission to ensure that gaming facilities participate in the program by taking certain actions; authorizing the commission to allocate funding for the program from a specified source; requiring the Department of the Lottery to […]
• FL H0275
  Prohibits greyhound racing permitholders from conducting live greyhound racing or dogracing; requires thoroughbred permitholder to conduct live thoroughbred racing; authorizes specified permitholders to elect to conduct live harness horse racing; authorizes Florida Gaming Control Commission to approve certain changes to operating dates. 2023/05/05 Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• FL S0660
  Defining the term "veterans' assistance education programs"; requiring the Department of the Lottery to create an instant-ticket lottery game that benefits veterans' assistance education programs; providing that veterans' assistance education programs may be funded by the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, etc. 2023/05/05 Died in Regulated Industries

Adoption

• FL S1322
  Specifying that certain adoption consents are valid, binding, and enforceable by the court; deleting a provision regarding the sufficiency of the home study provided by the adoption entity; requiring the court to order the transfer of custody of the child to the prospective adoptive parents under certain circumstances and in accordance with a certain transition […]
• FL H1339
  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 […]
• FL H0373
  Authorizes only one avenue for disclosure of certain adoption related records without court order; removes authorization for certain adoption related records to be disclosed without court order; removes required fee for certain services & expenses; authorizes court to break seal of specified birth records upon request of certain persons under certain conditions. 2023/05/05 Died in […]
• FL H1377
  Specifies certain adoption consents are valid for certain period of time & enforceable by court; removes provision regarding sufficiency of home study provided by adoption entity; requires evidentiary hearing & certain determinations to be made under certain circumstances; provides rebuttable presumption; requires court to grant party status to current caregivers for certain period of time; […]
• FL H0007
  Revises provisions relating to athlete agents representing intercollegiate athletes for certain purposes, compensation that intercollegiate athletes may receive, postsecondary educational institutions requirements, & specified workshops; & provides specified individuals are not liable for damages. 2023/02/17 Chapter No. 2023-4

Human Trafficking

• FL S1690
  Requiring residential treatment centers for children and adolescents to place specified signage; requiring the Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration, to adopt rules; requiring the Services and Resources Committee of the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to conduct a study and make certain recommendations; requiring the department […]
• FL S1210
  Providing that a petition for human trafficking victim expunction and all pleadings and documents related to the petition are confidential and exempt from public records requirements; providing for future legislative review and repeal under the Open Government Sunset Review Act; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. 2023/05/17 Chapter No. 2023-84
• FL H0873
  Authorizes sexual offense victim, or representative, to make written request to remove protected information which has been published or disseminated; requires person or entity to remove protected information within specified timeframe; prohibits person or entity from further publishing or disseminating protected information; authorizes civil action to enjoin continued publication or dissemination or republication or redissemination […]
• FL H0647
  Creates Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking within DLA; provides for funding sources & purposes of trust fund; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund. 2023/05/05 Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• FL H0059
  Revises definition of term "coercion"; prohibits facilitating or enabling receiving of persons into any place, structure, building, or conveyance for purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation or facilitating or enabling any person to remain in such place; prohibits knowingly engaging in specified activities for purpose of prostitution; provides increased criminal penalties for specified prohibited acts. […]
• FL S1428
  Providing that a petition for human trafficking victim expunction and all pleadings and documents related to the petition are confidential and exempt from public records requirements; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. 2023/05/05 Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see […]
• FL S0852
  Providing that a victim of sexual violence or sexual exploitation has the right to prevent any person or entity from disclosing or disseminating information or records that might identify him or her as a victim; prohibiting a person or an entity in possession of information or records that might identify an individual as a victim […]
• FL S0340
  Specifying the authorized uses of funds from the Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking, etc. 2023/05/05 Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
• FL S0338
  Creating the Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking within the Department of Legal Affairs; providing for the funding sources and purposes of the trust fund; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund, etc. 2023/05/05 Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
• FL S0166
  Prohibiting facilitating or enabling the receiving of persons into any place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; prohibiting knowingly engaging in specified activities for the purpose of prostitution and thereby benefitting financially or receiving anything of value; providing increased criminal penalties for specified prohibited acts relating to lewdness, assignation, […]

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