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THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. MEMBERS AND VISITORS PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER. WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE PASTOR TIM CHANDLER WITH REDEMPTION CHURCH IN PENSACOLA AT THE INVITATION OF REPRESENTATIVE SALZMAN. PASTOR CHANDLER PLEASE APPROACH THE WELL. >> LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH HUMBLE HEARTS AS THE SESSION BEGINS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL WISDOM JUSTICE AND TRUTH FLOW THROUGH YOU. WE ASK YOUR GUIDING HAND UPON THE CONGRESS EVERY WORD SPOKEN, DECISION MAKING IN CONGRESS TO BE MADE WITH INTEGRITY, COURAGE, AND SINCERE DESIRE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU TOUCH OUR NATION AND OUR MILITARY THAT ARE IN HARMS WAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU CAN USE FLORIDA AS AN EXAMPLE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD AND THE LORD THAT WE BE A LIGHTHOUSE TO A DARKENED COMMUNITY AND WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO USE THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN TO MAKE LAWS IN SESSION THAT MAKE LIVES FOR PEOPLE BETTER. WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY HONOR AND PRAISE IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME. AMEN. SPEAKER DUGGAN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. MEMBERS, THE PENTAGON HAS IDENTIFIED TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE SERVING IN THE ONGOING CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I ASK THAT YOU KEEP THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. MR. SPEAKER, I ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MAJOR JEFFREY O'BRIEN, CHIEF SWORN OFFICER ROBERT MARKSON. MEMBERS OF PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. CLERK UNLOCK THE MACHINE AND MEMBERS RECORD YOUR PRESENCE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS RECORDED THEIR PRESENCE? CLERK LOCK THE MACHINE AND ANNOUNCE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. >> 105 MEMBERS VOTING. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. MEMBERS PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY LIBERTY SCHOOL FROM TALLAHASSEE AT THE INVITATION OF REPRESENTATIVE DUNKLEY AND [INAUDIBLE] FROM REPRESENTATIVE BUSATTA AND MYSELF, AND SUE WALKER FROM TALLAHASSEE AT THE INVITATION OF REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN AND KURT WHITAKER FROM TALLAHASSEE AT THE INVITATION OF REPRESENTATIVE TOMKOW. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE ARE HONORED TODAY TO BE JOINED BY OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE DAY, DETECTIVE CORA MULLIGAN WITH THE GREEN COAST SPRINGS DEPARTMENT AT THE INVITATION OF REPRESENTATIVE SAPP. DETECTIVE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WELCOME TO THE FLORIDA HOUSE. [APPLAUSE]. ARE THERE CORRECTIONS TO THE JOURNAL? >> NONE SHOW AS APPROVED. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES? >> ON THE DESK. READ THE REPORT. >> HONORABLE DANIEL PEREZ SPEAKER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DEAR MR. SPEAKER THE RULES AND ETHICS COMMITTEE HERE WITH SPECIAL ORDER FOR THURSDAY MARCH 5th, 2026. CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE BILLS ON SPECIAL ORDER INCLUDING THE SENATE COMPANION MEASURES ON THE HOUSE CALENDAR, READING OF THE REPORT MR. SPEAKER. REPRESENTATIVE GARRISON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED ON THE REPORT. SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR ALLOCATION TIME AND DEBATE MOVE ADOPTION OF SPECIAL ORDER MARCH 5th, 2026. DEBATE? THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? THIS IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE REPORTS? >> NONE. MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE REFERENCES? MATTERS ON RECONSIDERATION? BILLS OR JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING. >> NONE. BILLS ON THE SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR? >> ON THE DESK. BEFORE THE FIRST BILL WITHOUT OBJECTION SHOW CS FOR CS FOR CS FOR CS HB 765, CS FOR CS HB 979, AND CS FOR CS HB 1291, CS HB 1295, CS FOR CS FOR CS HB 1481, AND CS FOR CS HP 1001 TEMPORARILY POSTPONED. READ THE FIRST BILL. >> BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN HOUSE BILL 7031 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION. REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE BILL. THANK YOU. MEMBERS, THIS IS THIS YEAR'S TAX PACKAGE. IT CONTAINS A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS AFFECTING STATE AND LOCAL TAXES. FOR SALES TAX THE BILL CREATES A HUNTING, FISHING, AND CAMPING SALES TAX HOLIDAY. FOR SPECIFIED HUNTING, FISHING, AND CAMPING ITEMS FROM SEPTEMBER 1st THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. IT CREATES A ONE YEAR EXEMPTION FOR AND CHANGES THE TIME EXCUSE ME, THE TIMING OF THE PERMANENT BACK TO SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY WE CREATED LAST YEAR. YOU MAY RECALL THIS HOLIDAY IS FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF AUGUST AND THAT IS WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR. THE BILL SHIFTS THE TIMING BY 11 DAYS SO THAT THE HOLIDAY WILL ONE FROM JULY 20th THROUGH AUGUST 20th TO BETTER ALLOW FAMILIES TO SHOP FOR SCHOOL ITEMS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. IT INCLUDES A PROVISION IN HB 1177 BY LEADER SIROIS IN CREATES AN EXEMPTION FOR LEASES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY SPACE FLORIDA BUT LIMITS THE EXEMPTION TO ONE YEAR. IT INCLUDES THE PROVISIONS OF THE HOUSE BILL 185 BY REPRESENTATIVE DUNKLEY PROVIDING TWO-IMPACT ON RESISTANT DOORS AND GARAGE DOORS AND CLARIFIES THE PERMANENT EXEMPTION WE CREATED LAST YEAR FOR GAS CANS INCLUDES PROPANE GAS TANKS TAKES. FOR PROPERTY TAXES THE BILL CREATES 3 PERCENT ASSESSMENT INCREASE LIMITATION FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS WHEN SUCH PARKS RENT AT LEAST 75 PERCENT OF THEIR LOTS TO MOBILE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE UNDER LONG TERM THIS WAS AT THE REQUEST OF REPRESENTATIVE STARK. WELL DONE ON YOU. IT EXEMPTS CHILDREN SERVICES COUNCIL FROM BEING REQUIRED TO SHARE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE WITH CRA. IT CONTAINS A PROVISION THAT WAS ALSO IN 1177 BY LEADER SIROIS. IT CREATES AN EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OWNED PROPERTY USED PURSUANT TO A SPACE FLORIDA PROJECT. IT CONTAINS PROVISIONS OF HOUSE BILL 827 BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON. IT REQUIRES ONLINE LISTING PLATFORMS LIKE ZILLOW TO CONTAIN AN ESTIMATE OF PROPERTY TAXES FOR RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS. AND CREATES PROVISIONS OF HOUSE BILL 20 THE BELLA LINE STATUTORY SCHEME FOR AFFORDABILITY AND CONTAINS A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC INTELLIGENCE COUNSELOR AND FOREIGN SERVICE AGENTS TO KEEP HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND THEY RENT WHILE STATIONED OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA AND PROVIDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREATED LAST YEAR FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS ON STATE OWNED PROPERTY MAY CONTINUE IF THE STATE SELLS THE PROPERTY AS LONG AS THE OTHER REQUIRED CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE CONDITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONTINUES TO BE MET. IT CLARIFIES THE NEW PROPERTY TAX LEVIES THAT NEW PROPERTY TAX LEVIES FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNITS AND DEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS MUST BE APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL IT ALLOWS PROPERTY APPRAISERS TO NOTIFY TAXPAYERS OF ISSUES WITH AN EXEMPTION APPLICATION THAT MAY RESULT IN DENIAL OF THE EXEMPTION BETWEEN JULY 1 AND THE DATE IN AUGUST IN WHICH THEY MAIL ALL THESE NOTICES. FOR PARI MUTUEL TAXES AND FEES THE BILL REDUCES THE CARD ROOM TAX FROM 8 PERCENT TO 5 PERCENT AND REDUCE TAX ON SLOT MACHINE REVENUE FROM 35 PERCENT TO 34 PERCENT AND ELIMINATES A LICENSING FEE FOR SLOT MACHINE LICENSE HOLDERS IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET. RELATING TO TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS THE BILL EXTENDS THE CHILDCARE TAX CREDIT PROGRAM CHAMPIONED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS AND INCLUDES RAILROADS OPERATING SOLELY IN FLORIDA TO THE TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES. A CLARIFIES THE ORDER IN WHICH TAX CREDITS ARE TAKEN, IN WHICH PREMIUM TAXES ARE CAPPED AT THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS MAY RECEIVE UNDER THE STRONG FAMILY TAX CREDIT PROGRAM AT $5 MILLION PER ORGANIZATION AND CAPS THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENTITY MAY MAKE AT 1 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION PER ENTITY. FOR ONE YEAR, IT EXPANDS THE TYPES OF VEHICLE PURCHASES FOR WHICH CONSUMERS MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE A PORTION OF THEIR SALES TAX TO AN ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING ORGANIZATION TO INCLUDE CERTAIN HEAVY TRUCKS. AND IT CONTAINS THE SUBSTANCE OF HOUSE BILL 311 BY REPRESENTATIVE EDMONDS THAT CREATES A THREE YEAR TAX CREDIT PROGRAM CAP OF $5 MILLION PER YEAR FOR CERTAIN BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THEIR INCOME-LIMITED EMPLOYEES WITH FIRST-TIME HOMESTEAD PURCHASES. THE BILL ALSO REQUIRES ONLINE ADVERTISING PLATFORMS TO COLLECT SALES TAXES AND RELATED TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAXES FROM PEOPLE USING THEIR PLATFORMS FOR VACATION RENTALS. IT FULLY DECOUPLES FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX CHANGES MADE IN THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL THEREBY AVOIDING ANY REVENUE IMPACTS TO THE STATE. FOR ONE YEAR IT LOWERS ETHICALLY MANUFACTURED BEER FROM 48 CENTS TO 40 CENTS PER GALLON WHEN SOLD IN BULK AND FROM SIX TO 5 CENTS PER PINT ONE SOLD IN CONTAINERS OF LESS THAN 1 GALLON. IT EXTENDS A DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PROMISSORY NOTES USED BY CONTRACTORS FOR THREE YEARS AND FINALLY PROVIDES A ONE YEAR EXEMPTION FOR SURPLUS LINES OF FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES. THAT IS THE BILL MR. SPEAKER. QUESTIONS? REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. THANK YOU. I WONDER IF YOU COULD TALK MORE ABOUT DECOUPLING AND WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON THE STATE BUDGET WE PIGGYBACKED AND DID NOT DECOUPLE? REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN. THANK YOU. OUR ESTIMATES INTERNALLY IN THE HOUSE ARE THAT IF IMPLEMENTED THE POLICIES THAT THE PROVISIONS I SHOULD SAY IN THAT THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL AND MADE THEM FULLY RETROACTIVE, WHICH IS AN ELECTION THAT WE COULD MAKE, IT WOULD IMPACT OVER 3 BILLION WITH B DOLLARS OF RECURRING REVENUE TO THE STATE. REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND WHAT WAS THE ASSUMPTION WHEN IT COMES TO THE IMPACT? TOO HEAVY AT THIS TIME? REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN. THANK YOU. GENERALLY, YES. AS WE HAVE ALL SEEN AND HEARD OF THE REVENUE ESTIMATING CONFERENCE THE LONG FINANCIAL OUTLOOK ESTIMATES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS ARE NOT ROSY FOR THE STATE AND AS A MATTER OF POLICY DO NOT WANT TO HAMSTRING THE SPEAKER DESIGNATE CHAIR CANADY OVER THAT TIME HORIZON WITHOUT LOSS OF REVENUE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE ON THAT ISSUE. REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS AROUND THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR FIREARM ACCESSORIES. COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH THE INTENTIONAL IMPACTS OF THAT? THANK YOU. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY QUESTIONS AROUND THAT. CAN YOU ELABORATE WHAT THE QUESTIONS AROUND THAT EXEMPTION ARE? THANK YOU. I GUESS THE PURPOSE OF THAT EXEMPTION. THANK YOU. WELL, YOU WILL RECALL ON THE 24 BALLOT WE PUT THE RIGHT TO HUNT AND FISH IN THE CONSTITUTION. IT PASSED NORTH OF 70 PERCENT OF THE RATING AND SO THESE ARE ACTIVITIES THAT THE CITIZENS OF OUR STATE ENGAGE IN. AS A COMPONENT OF THAT IN OUR SALES TAX HOLIDAY WE WANT TO INCLUDE THE ACCESSORIES THAT GO ALONG WITH EXERCISING THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. SENATOR BERFIELD. THANK YOU. CHAIR DUGGAN, LOOKING IN SECTION FOUR AND BASED ON YOUR DESCRIPTION I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT HOMEOWNERS PAY A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PROPERTY TAXES AND CURRENTLY MOBILE HOMEOWNERS WOULD PAY A PARTIAL RATE. IF I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SHARED THIS WOULD ACTUALLY ADJUST TO THAT WERE HOMEOWNERS WHETHER A TRADITIONAL HOMEOWNER OR A MOBILE HOMEOWNER WOULD PAY EQUALLY. IS THAT ACCURATE? REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN. YES IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET ESSENTIALLY IF THE MOBILE HOME IS PASSING THROUGH THE TAXES TO THE MOBILE HOME RESIDENT THEN YES THEY WOULD FUNCTIONALLY GET THE SAVE OUR HOMES BENEFIT YES. QUESTIONS? AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. SHOW THE BILL ROLLED OVER FOR THIRD READING. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION. I MOVE THE RULES BE WAIVED AND HB 7031 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN MOVES THE RULES BE WAIVED AND HB 703 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? SHOW THIS ADOPTED. READ THE BILL A THIRD TIME BY TITLE. >> BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN HOUSE BILL 7031 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION. AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. WE ARE GOING TO STRUCTURED DEBATE ON HB 7031 LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES PER SIDE IN 15 MINUTE INCREMENTS TOTAL DEBATE TIME NOT TO EXCEED 30 MINUTES. REPRESENTATIVE GOTTLIEB YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO BEGIN IN DEBATE AND THE CLERK WILL START THE DEBATE CLOCK. THANK YOU. I YIELD THE FLOOR TO REPRESENTATIVE HUNSCHOFSKY. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN DEBATE. THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN I DO WANT TO PREFACE BY SAYING THERE ARE LOTS OF VERY POSITIVE THINGS IN THIS TAX PACKAGE. MR. SPEAKER I'M HAVING TROUBLE HEARING. MEMBERS TAKE CONVERSATIONS TO THE BUBBLE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. I APPRECIATE IT. REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN THERE ARE MANY POSITIVE THINGS IN THIS TAX PACKAGE SO I DO WANT TO PREFACE WITH THAT THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO INCLUDE SO MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO FLORIDIANS. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE ONE, THE TWO SECTIONS THAT ARE DEALING WITH FIREARM ACCESSORIES, THE SALES TAX HOLIDAY FOR FIREARM ACCESSORIES, AMMUNITION, AND FIREARMS. AND WHILE I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CONSTITUENTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA BELIEVE THERE IS A RIGHT TO HUNT AND FISH, I DO NOT THINK IT IS A GOOD USE OF TAX DOLLARS TO GO TOWARD SUPPORTING THE PURCHASE OF UNLIMITED FIRE ACCESSORIES, UNLIMITED AMMUNITION, UNLIMITED GUNS THAT RANGE FROM AR15 TO EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. WE ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY SUCH AS THE RIGHT TO PETITION. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT MAYBE MAKING IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR FLORIDIANS TO GO AND VOTE AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR FLORIDIANS TO HAVE INITIATIVES ON THE BALLOT AND HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD WOULD BE BETTER USES OF TAX DOLLARS SUPPORTING PEOPLE'S RIGHTS. WHILE I DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE ON THIS AS LAST YEAR I VOTED ON THE ORIGINAL TAX PACKAGE UNTIL IT INCLUDED THESE UNLIMITED AMOUNTS OF SALES TAX HOLIDAYS FOR UNLIMITED AMOUNTS OF FIREARM, FIREARM ACCESSORIES AND AMMUNITION. ONCE IT GETS PUT IN IT BECOMES FOR ME A BIT OF A POISON PILL AND THEREFORE I WILL VOTE NO. REPRESENTATIVE GOTTLIEB. I YIELD THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME. REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS. I RECOGNIZE REPRESENTATIVE FABRICIO. REPRESENTATIVE FABRICIO. THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN, THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE AFFORDABILITY STATUTE FIX IN HERE AND ALLOWING FOR MORE LIQUIDITY IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND ALLOW FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE SAVINGS AND AFFORDABILITY. THANK YOU. IT IS A WONDERFUL BILL. WONDERFUL TAX PACKAGE. THANK YOU. VOTE UP. LEADER SIROIS. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE AND DISMAY I YIELD THE FLOOR TO REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. O MY GOSH REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS. IN EIGHT YEARS MEMBERS THIS IS MY LAST SESSION THERE HAS TO BE A MOMENT FOR YES ESKAMANI ON THIS TAX PACKAGE, SO I APPRECIATE THE GENEROUS WAIVE OF TIME TOWARD ME. I WILL BE BRIEF. I SERVED ON THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE FOR EIGHT YEARS AND I DID NOT WANT TO SERVE ON WAYS AND MEANS IT WAS NOT ON MY REQUESTED LIST AND THE SPEAKER AT THE TIME ADDED ME TO IT PROBABLY THINKING I WOULD NOT ENJOY IT AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS SILO AND I'M GRATEFUL TO WORK WITH CHAIR DUGGAN AND THE PAST CHAIR'S PROPOSALS AND POLICIES I HAD A SOME CONCERNS WITH THIS TAX PACKAGE. MY LEADER DESIGNATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS OUTLINED IT BEAUTIFULLY BUT I WILL SAY THE DECOUPLING PIECE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND THERE IS ALWAYS SO MUCH PRESSURE FOR US TO GO ALONG WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. BUT WE MUST CHOOSE OUR STATE AND WE MUST CHOOSE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FISCAL SECURITY OF OUR STATE AND TO DECOUPLE FROM HJR ONE ON THE TAX PROPOSAL IS GOOD COMMONSENSE POLICY AND TO TAKE LEADERSHIP TO HOLD THE LINE AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHAIR DUGGAN AND I WILL VOTE YES ON THIS TAX PACKAGE TODAY. THANK REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS. YIELD TO REPRESENTATIVE DUNKLEY. THANK YOU. LEADER DUGGAN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INCLUDING THAT COMPONENT UNDER TAX PACKAGE FOR THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION BECAUSE WE KNOW THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION MANY FLORIDIANS WILL RECEIVE THAT HOME HARDENING PORTION WHEN THEY GO AND MAKE SURE THEIR INSURANCE RATES GO DOWN SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU FOR PUTTING THAT IN THE TAX PACKAGE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS TAX PACKAGE. REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS. YIELD TO REPRESENTATIVE HART LOWMAN. YES. YES, CHAIRMAN IT IS POSITIVE. I HAVE SAT ON THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS RIGHT ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. MANY PEOPLE NOW THAT I REALLY WANT TO HAVE PERMANENT FIXES ARE BACK TO SCHOOL FOREVER BECAUSE PARENTS REALLY DO NEED THAT ASSISTANCE. HAVING EXTRA TIME WILL ALLOW FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BUDGET BETTER AND GET THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED. WHEN I LOOK AT THE TAX PACKAGE, YES MY LEADER OUTLINED IT PERFECTLY. I DO NOT SUPPORT THE GUN PORTION. YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE I SAID IN COMMITTEE. BUT I DO SUPPORT THE PACKAGE WHERE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE EDMONDS PIECE FOR HOUSING IN THE PACKAGE. IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA AND IT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE THAT CORPORATIONS CAN PAY A DOWN PAYMENT AND CLOSING COSTS TO INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY WORK FOR THEM THAT ARE TRYING TO GET HOUSING. THAT WAS DEFINITELY AN UP FOR ME. THE FACT THAT REPRESENTATIVE DUNKLEY'S PIECE WAS ADDED TO THE TAX PACKAGE. I THINK FOR ME IT LOOKS AS IF THIS IS THE YEAR WE HAVE REALLY GIVEN BACK TO OUR FLORIDIANS. FAR MORE THEN WE HAVE IN ANY OF THE OTHER YEARS WHEN CORPORATIONS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN THE ONES THAT WERE GETTING THE MOST TAX BREAKS. FOR THAT REASON I AM OFF ON THE BILL TODAY. REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS. YIELD TO REPRESENTATIVE GERWIG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LEADER SIROIS AND CHAIR DUGGAN FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE FLEXIBILITY AND TIMING ON THE TAX BREAK. THE MOMS AND THE FAMILIES WERE CRYING OUT AND THEY WANTED MORE FRONT TIME ON THIS AND I APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY. THANK YOU. LEADER SIROIS. BEFORE I YIELD BACK I WANT TO SAY TO MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN WELL DONE. WELL DONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT AND HARD WORK ON THIS. [APPLAUSE]. WE YIELD BACK THE TOTALITY OF OUR TIME. [APPLAUSE]. HAVING YIELDED BACK THE REMAINING TIME, REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN, YOU MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU. MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT DEBATE. THANK YOU VICE CHAIR FABRICIO. IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO HAVE YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. RANKING MEMBER IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ON THE COMMITTEE SERVING WITH YOU FOR MULTIPLE YEARS AND HAVING YOU AS THE RANKING MEMBER. MEMBERS, I HOPE YOU GET A SENSE FROM THE POINTS THAT I RAISED AND THE DEBATE THAT WE HAVE HAD AS TRULY THIS IS A WHOLE OF THE HOUSEWORK PRODUCT. THE COMMITTEE WAS PRIVILEGED TO DO THE WORK THAT WE HAVE INCORPORATED WITH FANTASTIC POLICY. THIS IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS INDIVIDUAL AND I WILL SUBMIT A POSITIVE WAIVE AS TO THE BENEFIT OF THEIR OWN PERSONAL OR BUSINESS SITUATION BUT ALSO TO THE STATE AS A WHOLE. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I AM PROUD OF THIS. THAT ROUND OF APPLAUSE IS REALLY FOR YOURSELVES BECAUSE SO MUCH OF YOUR WORK PRODUCT IS IN THIS. THANK YOU. THE QUESTION OCCURS ON FINAL PASSAGE. CLERK UNLOCK THE MACHINE AND MEMBERS PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? CLERK LOCK THE MACHINE ANNOUNCE THE VOTE. >> 105 YES, TWO NO. THE BILL PASSES. READ THE NEXT BILL. >> BY COMMERCE COMMITTEE, TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, AND REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS CS FOR CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL 1177 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO SPACEPORT OPERATIONS AND SPACE FLORIDA. YOU MAY EXPLAIN THIS BILL. THIS SPECIFIES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR CERTAIN SPACEPORT TERRITORIES. AND MODIFIES BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND CREATES A NEW DESIGNATION AT THE SPACE PORT HUB. THAT IS THE BILL. QUESTIONS? AMENDMENTS? >> NONE. ROLL OVER FOR A THIRD READING. REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. MOVE RULES BE WAIVED AND CS FOR CS FOR CS HOUSE BILL 1177 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. >> THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY READ THE BILL A THIRD TIME BY TITLE. >> BY COMMERCE COMMITTEE, TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, AND REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS CS FOR CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL 1177 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO SPACEPORT OPERATIONS AT SPACE FLORIDA. AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. DEBATE? REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN. THANK YOU. LEADER I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH ME ON THIS ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO SPACEPORTS IN MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY. YOU MADE IT BETTER FOR THE ISSUES I CARE ABOUT. DEBATE? REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS YOU MAY CLOSE. MEMBERS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL BE HERE AFTER I AM GONE, PLEASE KNOW THAT FLORIDA FACES INCREDIBLE COMPETITION FROM ALABAMA TO TEXAS AND ARIZONA AND OTHER STATES IN TERMS OF THEIR APPROACH AND AGGRESSIVENESS IN CAPTURING COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE BUSINESS. AS YOU CONSIDER I ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT FLORIDA REMAINS AHEAD OF THE CURVE. OUR LAUNCH OF CANON CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND WE WANT THESE COMPANIES TO COME TO FLORIDA. THIS BILL IS A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE THE WORK THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. FINAL PASSAGE ON CS CS CS HB 1177 UNLOCK THE MACHINE MEMBERS PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? CLERK LOCK THE MACHINE AND ANNOUNCE THE VOTE. >> 107 YES, ZERO NO. THIS PASSES. READ THE NEXT BILL. >> BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE BRANNAN CS CS HOUSE BILL 639 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES. REPRESENTATIVE BRANNAN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR MOTION. I MOVE CS FOR SP 246 THE COMPANION MEASURE BE SUBSTITUTED FOR CS FOR CS HB 639 AND THE SENATE BILL BE READ A SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED. SP 246 BE SUBSTITUTED FOR CS FOR CS FOR HB 639 AND THE SENATE BILL BE READ A SECOND TIME BY TITLE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? SHOW THE MOTION ADOPTED. READ THE SENATE BILL A SECOND TIME BY TITLE. >> BY FISCAL POLICY AND SENATOR GRUTERS AND OTHERS CS SENATE BILL 246 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATED TO SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES. REPRESENTATIVE BRANNAN YOU MAY EXPLAIN THE SENATE BILL. THERE WILL BE A STRIKE ALL AMENDMENT IN JUST A MOMENT. I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING AND BRING IT TOGETHER VERY SHORTLY. OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE DO WE HAVE AMENDMENTS? >> ON THE DESK. READ THE AMENDMENT. >> REPRESENTATIVE BRANNAN OFFERS THE FOLLOWING STRIKE ALL AMENDMENT WITH TITLE AMENDMENT BAR CODE 532499 REMOVE EVERYTHING AFTER THE ENACTING CLAUSE AND INSERT AMENDMENT. REPRESENTATIVE BRANNAN YOU MAY EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT. STRIKE ALL AMENDMENT REPLACES THE SUBSTANCE OF THE SENATE BILL HB 639 WITH ONE DIFFERENCE, THE AMENDMENT ADDS THE ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE LICENSE PLATE IN THE SENATE BILL. THIS AMENDMENT WHEN ADOPTED WILL ALSO REVISE THE CURRENT FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE BY ALLOWING IT TO BE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC NOT JUST MEMBERSHIP CREATING A NEW SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE WITH ANNUAL USE FEES OF $25 THAT I WILL READ IT A MOMENT AND ALSO REVISE THE GENERAL SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE ISSUANCE PROCESS BY REQUIRING NOW THAT AN ORGANIZATION WITH IMPROVED STATE SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE TO SUBMIT A FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PROJECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE SPECIALTY LICENSE AND REQUIRE ANY ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE FUNDS BE A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION REGISTERED IN FLORIDA OR FOR NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT AUTHORIZES BY LAW FOR THESE AFFAIRS IN FLORIDA THE EIGHT NEW LICENSE PLATES, THE CREATION OF THE NEW LICENSE PLATE, ARE AS FOLLOWS, THIS COMES FROM BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE BILL. MIAMI NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PLATE, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL PLATE, THE ULTIMATE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PLATE, AND THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY PLATE, AND THE MIAMI DADE COLLEGE PLATE, FLORIDA LEGACY PLATE, AND THE ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE PLATE. QUESTIONS? AMENDMENTS TO THE AMENDMENT? >> ON THE DESK. READ THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT. >> REPRESENTATIVE SIROIS OFFERS THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT WITH THE DIRECTORY AND TITLE AMENDMENTS BARCODE 473559 BETWEEN LINES 132 AND 133 INSERT AMENDMENT. EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT. THIS MOTORCYCLE PLATE IS THE EXISTING PLATE. QUESTIONS? YOU MAY CLOSE. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT? THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN ADOPTED. ARE THERE OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE AMENDMENT? >> NONE ON THE DESK MR. SPEAKER. SUBSIDY AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. DEBATE? REPRESENTATIVE ARISTIDE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN DEBATE. THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE BRANNAN THANK YOU FOR THIS BILL. YOU'RE GETTING READY TO DO SOMETHING IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS NOTHING. YOU'RE GETTING READY TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WILL MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER. WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED THIS SUMMER WHERE A COACH WAS TRYING TO HELP SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AND WAS GIVEN RESOURCES AND HE GOT IN TROUBLE. THIS BILL ALLOWS YOUNG FOLKS FROM LIBERTY CITY TO HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE THAT I THINK MANY PEOPLE HERE TODAY -- I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT WILL OCCUR WHEN YOU COME TOGETHER AS A LEGISLATURE TO MAKE A DECISION AND WE WILL HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE MOST CHALLENGES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M TRULY GRATEFUL TO SEE MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AS ONE IN THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TO GET A SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH REPRESENTATIVE AND THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. DEBATE? REPRESENTATIVE BARTLEMAN. I HAVE TO STAND UP FOR MY COLLEAGUES AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, FORMER PONCE A PARK THEATER SCHOOL FROM MIAMI NORTHWESTERN I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND TO THE PRINCIPAL, THIS WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. I KNOW THAT 100 PERCENT FOR THE FAMILIES AND THE KIDS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? REPRESENTATIVE BRANNAN YOU MAY CLOSE ON THE AMENDMENT. WAIVE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. ROLL OVER FOR A THIRD. I MOVE THE RULES BE WAIVED, AND THIS BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. CS FOR SB 246 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. READ THE BILL A THIRD TIME BY TITLE. >> BY FISCAL POLICY AND SENATOR GRUTERS AND OTHERS CS SENATE BILL 246 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES. AMENDMENT? >> NONE ON THE DESK. DEBATE? REPRESENTATIVE BRANNAN YOU MAY CLOSE ON THE BILL. WAIVE. QUESTION OCCURS ON FINAL PASSAGE OF CS FOR SB 246 THE CLERK WILL UNLOCK THE MACHINE AND MEMBERS WILL PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? THE COURT WILL LOCK THE MACHINE AND ANNOUNCE THE VOTE. >> 109 YES, ZERO NO. THE BILL PASSES READ THE NEXT. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, REPRESENTATIVE KINCART JONSSON, AND OTHERS CS HOUSE BILL 697 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO DRUG PRICES AND COVERAGE. REPRESENTATIVE KINCART JONSSON YOU MAY EXPLAIN THE BILL. THANK YOU. CS FOR HB 697 BUILT UPON THE PBM REFORMS PASSED DURING THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION REQUIRES PVM TO PAY A PHARMACY THE SAME AMOUNT AS THEY PAY A PBM AFFILIATED PHARMACY AND PROHIBITS THEM FROM FORCING PHARMACIES TO TAKE A LOSS ON A CONSOLIDATED CLAIM APPEAL. THAT'S THE BILL. QUESTIONS? AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. SHOW THE BILL ROLLED OVER FOR A THIRD READING. THANK YOU. I MOVE THE RULES BE WAIVED AND CS FOR HB 697 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACE ON FINAL PASSAGE. CS FOR HB 697 BE READ THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? READ THE BILL A THIRD TIME BY TITLE. REPRESENTATIVE KINCART JONSSON AND OTHERS CS HOUSE BILL 697 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO DRUG PRICES AND COVERAGE. AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. WE ARE GOING TO STRUCTURED DEBATE IN CS FOR HB 697. DEBATE IS LIMITED TO TEN MINUTES PER SIDE. DEBATE TIME NOT TO EXCEED 20 MINUTES. LEADER DRISKELL YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO BEGIN IN DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL START THE DEBATE CLOCK. WE YIELD BACK OUR TIME IN ITS ENTIRETY. HAVING YIELDED REPRESENTATIVE MAGGARD YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. WE YIELD BACK OUR TIME. ROCKING AND ROLLING. REPRESENTATIVE KINCART JONSSON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE. THANK YOU. CS FOR HB 697 BUILDS DIRECTLY ON REFORMS THE LEGISLATURE PASSED IN 2023. THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE WORK WE HAVE STARTED, FOCUSING ON FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PROVIDING ACCESS FOR PATIENTS ACROSS FLORIDA. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR FAVORABLE SUPPORT. UNLOCK THE MACHINE AND MEMBERS PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? THE CLERK WILL LOCK THE MACHINE AND ANNOUNCE THE VOTE. >> 108 YES, ZERO NO. THIS PASSES. READ THE NEXT BILL. >> COMMERCE COMMITTEE INSURANCE BANKING REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY CS FOR HOUSE BILL 1263 AN ACT RELATING TO AN OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION. REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY YOU MAY EXPLAIN THE BILL. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. HB 1263 FURTHER PROVIDES THE OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION WITH TOOLS TO EXECUTE MARKET CONDUCT EXAMS, FINANCIAL SOLVENCY EXAMS, CLAIMS HANDLING PRACTICES, AND MORE. MUCH OF THE BILL -- FOLKS THIS BILL FOCUSES ON THE REGULATORY SIDE BUT THERE ARE SOME GOODIES IN THERE THAT FOCUS ON THE CONSUMER SIDE OF INSURANCE. THAT IS THE BILL. QUESTIONS? AMENDMENTS? >> ON THE DESK. READ THE AMENDMENT. >> REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY FILED AMENDMENT TITLE AMENDMENT BARCODE 670587 REMOVE LINES 339 THROUGH 443 AND INSERT AMENDMENT. REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY YOU MAY EXPLAIN. AMENDMENT FOR HB 1263 CLARIFIES THE PEOPLE WHOM OIR WILL BE FINGERPRINTING. THIS WAS AT THE REQUEST OF THE DOE. QUESTIONS? AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT? >> NONE ON THE DESK. REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY YOU MAY CLOSE. WAIVE CLOSE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN ADOPTED. ROLL OVER FOR A THIRD READING. REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR MOTION. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT THE RULES BE WAIVED FOR CS FOR CS FOR HB 1263 TO BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. MOVE RULES BE WAIVED AND CS FOR CS HB 1263 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? READ THE BILL A THIRD TIME BY TITLE. >> BY THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE INSURANCE BANKING SUBCOMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY CS FOR HOUSE BILL 1263 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION. AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. DEBATE? REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY YOU MAY CLOSE. I WANT TO THANK YOU CHAIR YEAGER AND STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HELP WITH THIS BILL AND WITH THAT I CLOSE. QUESTION OCCURS ON FINAL PASSAGE CS FOR CS HB 1263 UNLOCK THE MACHINE AND MEMBERS PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? CLERK WILL LOCK THE MACHINE AND ANNOUNCE THE VOTE. >> 100 ON YES, ZERO NO. THIS BILL PASSES. READ THE NEXT BILL. >> BY COMMERCE COMMITTEE, INSURANCE BANKING SUBCOMMITTEE, REPRESENTATIVE CASSELL AND OTHERS CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL 257 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO MANDATORY HUMAN USE OF INSURANCE CLAIM DENIAL. REPRESENTATIVE CASSELL. CS FOR CS HB 527 IS A CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL THAT ENSURES NO FLORIDIAN HAS THEIR INSURANCE CLAIM DENIED OR REDUCED SOLELY BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BILL RECOGNIZES THAT INSURERS MAY USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AUTOMATED SYSTEMS TO ASSIST IN PROCESSING CLAIMS BUT DRAWS A CLEAR LINE WHEN IT COMES TO DENYING OR REDUCING A CLAIM. A QUALIFIED HUMAN PROFESSIONAL MUST INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW THE FACTS, ANALYZE POLICY, EVALUATE ANY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GENERATED OUTPUT AND MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION. THE BILL ALSO REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF THE REVIEW, TRANSPARENCY AND DENIAL OF COMMUNICATIONS, AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. THIS LEGISLATION DOES NOT BAN INNOVATION, SIMPLY ENSURES THAT TECHNOLOGY ASSISTS BUT NEVER REPLACES HUMAN JUDGMENT. WHEN FAMILIES, INJURED WORKERS, OR PATIENTS ARE DEPENDING UPON THEIR COVERAGE. AND THAT IS THE BILL MR. SPEAKER. QUESTIONS? AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. ROLL OVER FOR A THIRD READING. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR MOTION. I MOVE THE RULES BE WAIVED AND CS FOR CS HB 527 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. REPRESENTATIVE CASSEL MOVE RULES BE WAIVED IN CS FOR CS FOR HB 527 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION ADOPTED. READ THE BILL A THIRD BY TITLE. >> BY COMMERCE COMMITTEE INSURANCE MAKING SUBCOMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE CASSELL AND OTHERS CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL 527 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO MANDATORY HUMAN REVIEW OF INSURANCE CLAIM DENIALS. AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. >> DEBATE? THANK YOU CHAIR YEAGER AS WELL AS THE INSURANCE BANKING STAFF FOR HELPING ME GET THIS BILL AS PROCONSUMER AS WE CAN. THE FINAL QUESTION HAPPENS CLERK UNLOCK THE MACHINE AND MEMBERS PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? LOCK THE MACHINE ANNOUNCE THE VOTE. >> 108 YES, ZERO NO. THIS BILL PASSES. READ THE NEXT BILL. >> HEALTHCARE FACILITY SUBCOMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE BUSATTA CS FOR HOUSE BILL 1449 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE PROVIDER AND HEALTH PLAN CLAIM DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM. REPRESENTATIVE BUSATTA YOU MAY EXPLAIN THE BILL. HB 449 MAKES A DISPUTED CLAIM INELIGIBLE FOR THIS UNDER THE STATEWIDE HEALTH PLAN DISPUTE RESOLUTION WHEN THE CLAIMANT SUBMITS THE DISPUTED CLAIM THROUGH THE FEDERAL INDEPENDENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. QUESTIONS? AMENDMENTS? >> ON THE DESK. READ THE AMENDMENT. >> REPRESENTATIVE BUSATTA OFFERED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT WITH TITLE AMENDMENT. BARCODE 7069038 REMOVE LINES 32 THROUGH 40 AND INSERT AMENDMENT. YOU MAY EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT. THIS LIMITS THE CLAIMS TO THE OUT OF NETWORK EMERGENT SERVICES IN CLAIMS THAT ARE LESS THAN OR EQUAL 250,000. QUESTIONS? AMENDMENTS TO AMENDMENT? >> NONE THE DESK. >> SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT? >> NONE. DEBATE? REPRESENTATIVE BUSATTA YOU MAY CLOSE. WAIVE CLOSE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN ADOPTED. READ THE NEXT AMENDMENT. >> NONE ON THE DESK. REPRESENTATIVE BUSATTA YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR MOTION. I MOVE THE RULES BE WAIVED AND CS 1449 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE. MOVE RULES BE WAIVED AND CS 1449 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. THOSE IN FAVOR? READ THE BILL A THIRD TIME BY TITLE. >> HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE SYSTEMS REPRESENTATIVE BUSATTA CS HOUSE BILL 1449 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE PROVIDER AND HEALTH PLAN CLAIM DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM. AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. DEBATE? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE. WAIVE CLOSE. THE QUESTION OCCURS ON HB 1449 UNLOCK THE MACHINE AND MEMBERS PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? LOCK THE MACHINE AND ANNOUNCE THE VOTE. >> 108 YES, ZERO NO. SHOW THE BILL PASSES. READ THE NEXT BILL. >> BY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON AND OTHERS CS HOUSE BILL 93 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO PROTECTION FROM SURGICAL SMOKE. REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE BILL. THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. YOU LOOK GREAT UP THERE BY THE WAY MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU. HOUSE BILL 93 ENTITLED PROTECTION FROM SURGICAL SMOKE REQUIRES ALL HOSPITALS AND SURGICAL CENTERS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES THAT REQUIRE THE USE OF SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEMS DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES. SEVERAL HOSPITALS ARE USING THEIR EQUIPMENT HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY HARMFUL TO EVERYONE'S HEALTH WE ARE REQUIRING THAT ALL HOSPITALS AND SURGICAL CENTERS FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE. SURGICAL SMOKE IS THE RESULT OF HUMAN TISSUE CONTACT WITH THE LASERS AND ELECTRICAL SURGICAL PENCILS COMMONLY USED DURING SURGERY. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 500,000 PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE EXPOSED TO SURGICAL SMOKE EVERY YEAR. THE AVERAGE DAILY IMPACT OF SURGICAL SMOKE TO THE PATIENT AND THE SURGICAL TEAM INCLUDING DOCTORS, NURSES, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, IT IS THE EQUIVALENT MR. SPEAKER MEMBERS, THAT MAY BE MY LAST TIME DOING THAT. PLEASE GIVE REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. THE AVERAGE DAILY IMPACT OF SURGICAL SMOKE TO THE PATIENTS AND THE SURGICAL STEAM IS THE EQUIVALENT OF INHALING ULTIMATELY 30 UNFILTERED CIGARETTES A DAY. TWENTY OTHER STATES HAVE PASSED THIS LEGISLATION AND FLORIDA I WANT YOU TO BE NEXT. WE HAVE TO CARE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS INCLUDING OUR DOCTORS, PATIENTS, NURSES, AND EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. MR. SPEAKER THIS IS THE BILL. QUESTIONS OF THE SPONSOR? AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. ROLL OVER FOR A THIRD READING REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR MOTION. I MOVE THE RULES BE WAIVED AND CS HB 93 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON MOVES THE RULES BE WAIVED AND CS 93 BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION ADOPTED. READ THE BILL A THIRD TIME BY TITLE. >> BY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON AND OTHERS CS HOUSE BILL 93 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO PROTECTION FROM SURGICAL SMOKE. AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. DEBATE. REPRESENTATIVE RAYNER YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. YOU LOOK SO GOOD UP THERE. REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON. I WANTED TO SAY ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THIS BILL SINCE YOU GOT INTO THE LEGISLATURE AND I AM GLAD IT IS GETTING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. SO COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AND MAKE SURE PROVIDERS ARE PROTECTED, BUT I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A PASSION OF YOURS SINCE DAY ONE, AND I AM SO PROUD, AND THIS IS MY LAST SESSION AND TIME WITH YOU TO BE ABLE TO WITNESS SEEING YOU GET THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE SO CONGRATULATIONS MY FRIEND. REPRESENTATIVE HART LOWMAN IN DEBATE. REPRESENTATIVE, I DITTO WHAT SHE SAID. FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW YOU HAVE BEEN CARRYING THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU, AND I'M MORE EXCITED FOR THOSE OF US WHO MAY SOMEDAY NEED SOME FORM OF SURGERY. WE WANT TO BE KEPT SAFE ALONG WITH ALL OF THE PROVIDERS THAT ARE TAKING CARE OF US. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW THE SENATE WILL MAKE IT WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING. REPRESENTATIVE TANT. THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY TO YOU REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERSISTENCE. I WAS UNAWARE, I GOT TO HEAR THIS BILL IN COMMITTEE AND I WAS UNAWARE OF THE IMPACT TO OUR NURSES, DOCTORS, AND PATIENTS UNTIL YOU BROUGHT THIS BILL TO US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AND LIKE WHAT WE ARE SENT HERE TO DO MEMBERS IS WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING WE NEED TO RIGHT WE DO IT. THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE DUNKLEY. REPRESENTATIVE DUNKLEY RECOGNIZED IN DEBATE. THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION AND MAKING HOPE TODAY WITH THIS BILL. THANK YOU FOR CARRYING THIS BILL. I KNOW IT IT'S LIKE TO BE CARRYING A BILL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND SO I HOPE TODAY THAT OUR DOCTORS, PATIENTS, AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS ADDITIONALLY WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR THIS BILL AS YOU SEE IT THROUGH THE FINISH LINE. AS WE KNOW, OVER 500,000 WORKERS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE IMPACTED. YOU ARE GOING TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO PUT A DENT AND PREVENT THE TRAUMA THAT THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THE SMOKE THAT HAS COME FROM THE SERVICES. I SUPPORT THIS BILL. REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. YOU DO LOOK VERY SHARP UP THERE. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATION REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON. YOU HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONING THIS BILL FOR MULTIPLE SESSIONS. THE NURSES IN MY DISTRICT ALWAYS UPLIFT THIS ISSUE TO ME AND ON THE BEHALF OF DISTRICT 42 I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR NEVER GIVING UP AND CONTINUING TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR MEDICAL PROVIDERS. ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGAGING IN SUCH IMPORTANT LIFE SAVING SERVICES. I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN SEE THIS BILL BECOME LAW. AS MY LAST SESSION I WANT TO SAY IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU. THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN. THANK YOU AGAIN. I TRULY ADMIRED YOUR GRIT AND WORK ETHIC AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOUR PASSION ALSO BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORT YOU. REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS. THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER AND I WANT TO SAY YOU BOTH LOOK WONDERFUL. AND WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS IN LOVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TENACITY. ALL THE SESSIONS I HAVE BEEN HERE I KNOW YOU HAVE RUN THIS BILL IT'S A GOOD BILL AS THE DAUGHTER OF A NURSE I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING OUT FOR THOSE WHO TAKE CARE OF US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I'M SO EXCITED TO VOTE UP ON THIS BILL AGAIN. AS WELL AS GET IT TO THE FINISH LINE. REPRESENTATIVE WOODSON YOU MAY CLOSE. IF YOU ALLOW ME I WILL BE LONG ON THIS BECAUSE THIS BILL MR. SPEAKER I HAVE CARRIED IT FOR THREE YEARS AND AS I MENTIONED IN THE LAST COMMITTEE, I FEEL LIKE TODAY I AM HAVING A BABY. BECAUSE IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK AND IT TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET THIS BILL WHERE IT IS. STARTING WITH YOU. I REMEMBER WHEN I HAD IT IN YOUR COMMITTEE. YOU REALLY GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE BILL IN YOUR COMMITTEE AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I HAVE CHAIR TOMKOW I AM GRATEFUL FOR HER PUTTING THE BILL ON THE LAST COMMITTEE RECENTLY IN ORDER FOR ME TOO GET IT TO WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE. THIS BILL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. I HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE TO THANK YOU. MY COLLEAGUES WHO JUST SPOKE ON THE BILL. THEY KNOW WHAT THIS BILL WILL DO FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US BECAUSE ANYONE CAN BE IN A HOSPITAL SETTING WHERE YOU REQUIRE SURGERY AND NOT ONLY SURGICAL SMOKE IS HARMFUL TO YOU BUT ALSO IT IS HARMFUL TO THE DOCTORS HOOPER ARE AND YOU ARE PERFORMING THE SURGERY ON THE NURSES IN THE ROOM AND TO THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO ARE IN THE SURGERY ROOM TWO CRYSTAL COLUMBUS I AM SO GRATEFUL. SHE WORKED WITH ME FOR THREE YEARS ON THIS BILL. HER AND HER TEAM AND YOU NEVER GOT TIRED OF ME COMING TO YOU WITH THE QUESTIONS I HAD AND THE WORK THAT YOU TO BE DONE. TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM CRYSTAL THANK YOU SO MUCH. I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS. WILL AND JACK QUARRY THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. SPEAKER I HAVE A NURSE WHO LEFT HER JOB USUALLY WE HAVE A HOUSE FULL BUT WE HAVE UPHELD KATHY HAYES ACTUALLY WHO IS IN THE WEST GALLERY. SHE CAME HERE, LEFT HER JOB TO BE HERE TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THAT IS NEEDED IN ORDER FOR US TO GET THIS BILL THE FINISH LINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH KATHY. MEMBERS, TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU NOT JUST ABOUT POLICY BUT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR HEALTHCARE HEROES AND THE PATIENTS THAT THEY SERVE. THEY ARE OUR HEALTHCARE HEROES BECAUSE THEY KEEP US HEALTHY AND SAFE. EVERY DAY A DEDICATED SURGEONS, NURSES, AND TECHNICIANS ENTER OPERATING ROOMS ARMED WITH THE SKILLS AND COMMITMENT TO HEALING YET THEY FACE A HIDDEN DANGER SURGICAL SMOKE. A BYPRODUCT OF THERMAL DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE THAT IS NOT ONLY HARMFUL BUT POISON THAT BUT POSES SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISKS. THIS IS A TOXIC IT HAS CARCINOGENS WHICH IS CANCER. BUT BY ALLOWING IT TO LINGER IN THE AIR WE OF THOSE WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO SAVE LIVES. FURTHERMORE THIS BILL IS NOT JUST ABOUT SAFETY BUT ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CARE EVERY PATIENT DESERVES. WHEN WE WENT INTO AN OPERATING ROOM AND WE EXPECT EVERYTHING TO BE CLEAN WITH THE AIR AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT BUT IF WE PASS THIS BILL TODAY WE'RE MAKING A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING A MORE SAFE CLEANING SURGICAL ENVIRONMENT. ONE THAT FOSTERS HEALING AND PROMOTES THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS. I THANK EVERYTHING WILL ONE OF YOU MEMBERS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. BY OUR PEOPLE AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN ORDER TO KEEP EVERYONE HEALTHY. LET'S PASS THIS BILL AND CREATE A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR EVERYONE IN OUR STATE. THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. THE QUESTION OCCURS ON FINAL PASSAGE FOR CS HB 983 UNLOCK THE MACHINE AND MEMBERS PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? THE CLERK WILL LOCK THE MACHINE AND ANNOUNCE THE VOTE. >> 107 YES, TWO NO. THE BILL PASSES READ THE NEXT BILL. [APPLAUSE]. >> BY COMMERCE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER, REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES, CS HOUSE BILL 1217 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO PROHIBITED GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES REGULATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. BEFORE WE GET TO THE BILL SPONSOR LET'S DO SOME RECOGNITIONS. REPRESENTATIVE SAPP YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO RECOGNITION. THANK YOU. I ASKED MEMBERS TO PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE WEST GALLERY WHERE WE ARE JOINED TODAY BY MEMBERS OF THE GREEN COVE SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE OF OUR OFFICER OF THE DAY. TELL ME WELCOME CHRIS, I'M SORRY CHIEF SEAN HEINZ. COMMANDER BARBARA LUDWIG, AND SERGEANT TAMMY PERRY, AND ALSO THE OFFICER OF THE DAY'S FAMILY GWEN, MIKE, JESSE, AND THEODORE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY AND WELCOME TO THE FLORIDA HOUSE. STAND UP. [APPLAUSE]. WELCOME TO THE FLORIDA HOUSE. REPRESENTATIVE ANDERSON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR RECOGNITION. >> MEMBERS, IN THE JOURNAL TODAY IS A RESOLUTION DECLARING JUNE 9th FSGS AWARENESS DAY. WHICH IS A RARE KIDNEY DISEASE THAT IS A LEADING CAUSE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. THOSE FROM TAMPA BAY MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ANNUAL FSGS JIG EVENT WHICH WAS FOUNDED BY FRIENDS OF THE PATIENT THAT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FSGS. AND IT IS NOW AN EVENT THAT DRAWS NEARLY 10,000 INDIVIDUALS AND RAISES TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR RESEARCH FOR THIS DISEASE AND I ASK THAT YOU TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE EAST GALLERY AND TO JOIN ME IN WELCOMING ADVOCATES FOR FSGS INCLUDING DOCTOR STEVEN PITTMAN, STAND UP DOCTOR PITTMAN. AND HIS FRIENDS. WELCOME TO THE FLORIDA HOUSE. [APPLAUSE]. WELCOME TO FLORIDA HOUSE. WE ARE BACK ON THE BILL. REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES. AT REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER'S DESK. YOU RECOGNIZE MAY EXPLAIN THE BILL. THANK YOU. CS FOR HB 1217 REGARDING ENTITIES FROM HAVING A ZERO NET POSITIVE. THAT'S THE BILL. REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES YOU AND REP. SNYDER YOUR BILL DEFINES A NET ZERO POLICY AS A POLICY DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSE GAS ADMITTED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE WITH THE EQUAL AMOUNT REMOVED FROM THE ATMOSPHERES SO FOR CLARITY DOES THIS MEAN THAT POLICY PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT SIMPLY SEEK TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS BUT BALANCE THEM WITH CARBON REMOVE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE NOT INCLUDING IN THE DEFINITION OF NET ZERO POLICY? REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES. THANK YOU. THAT IS CORRECT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION. REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. IF THE BILL WERE TO PASS WILL THE STATE'S ENERGY POLICY STATE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT STILL ADVANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AFFORDABILITY, RESILIENCY AND COST SAVINGS AS PROVIDED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 03-21. REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES. THIS DOES NOT OVERRIDE THE CHAPTER OF FLORIDA LAW THAT CURRENTLY OVERSEES ENERGY POLICY. THANK YOU. WOULD YOUR BILL PERMIT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM PROGRAM OR POLICY FOR EXAMPLE OF INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS, ENERGY STORAGE, OR ENHANCE BUILDING EFFICIENCY IF THE PURPOSE IS PURELY TO ADVANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AFFORDABILITY, RESILIENCY, OUR COST SAVINGS TO THE TAXPAYER CONSISTENT TO THE FLORIDA CHAPTER WE JUST MENTION? THANK YOU. AND IN THAT SITUATION NOT NECESSARILY. OF COURSE WE HAVE TO REVIEW EVERY SITUATION AS IT COMES BUT SOLELY IF IT IS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WHICH ALIGNS WITH STATE POLICY CURRENTLY THAT IS ALLOWED. IF IT IS IMPLEMENTING SING THEIR NEEDS ONLY ONE ENERGY SOURCE IT WOULD RUN AFOUL BUT OF COURSE ENERGY EFFICIENCY WOULD BE ALLOWED EVEN IF THE BILL PASSES. THANK YOU FOR THE RAPID CLARITY. CHAPTER 377-601. WOULD YOUR BILL FORBID A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR EXAMPLE USING GOVERNMENT FUNDS FOR INSTALLED SOLAR PANELS, ENERGY STORAGE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ET CETERA ET CETERA IF THE PURPOSE WAS TO SAVE THE TAXPAYERS MONEY AS CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 377. THAT GOAL WOULD TOTALLY BE ALLOWED BUT IF YOU'RE DICTATING THAT ONE SOURCE OF ENERGY HAS TO BE USE THAT IS WHERE YOU WOULD BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW. REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. IF YOUR BILL WOULD STILL ALLOW FOR THOSE POLICY PROGRAMS THAT INCIDENTALLY REDUCE CARBON BUT ARE JUSTIFIED BY A REFERENCE TO COST SAVINGS OR RESILIENCY IS THIS A BILL JUST A REGULATION HOW THE POLICY IS EXPRESSED OR DESCRIBED BY THE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT? CAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STILL PURSUE THESE PROGRAMS IF THEY EXPRESS IS NOT INTENT TOWARD NEUTRALITY OR NET ZERO? REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES. THERE IS THE DEFINITION OF NET ZERO AND THE LABELING OF IT RUNNING A FILE OF THE BILL BUT ALSO ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS OF COURSE. IF THEY ARE STILL DOING THE SAME THINGS IN VIOLATION OF THE BILL IT'S A VIOLATION BUT IF IT IS AN INCIDENTAL REDUCTION OF CARBON OR ANY SORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVE THAT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY RUN AFOUL OF THE BILL IT WOULD ONLY BE WHEN YOU COME DOWN TO THE SPECIFIC PROHIBITION OUTLINED SUCH AS TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, FEES, AND SO FORTH TO ACHIEVE AND NET ZERO POLICY GOAL. REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. IT IS A MOTIVATING FACTOR BUT NOT THE ONLY MOTIVATING FACTOR MAYBE A LESSER FACTOR. HOW WOULD THAT WOULD IT RUN AFOUL OF THE LEGISLATION OR NOT? REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES. WHEN IT COMES TO REDUCTION THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE A VIOLATION THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO OFFSET BY REMOVING AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF CARBON THAT IS EMITTED WHICH THE DEFINITION DOES NET ZERO BUT REDUCING THE CARBON THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. I WILL USE THESE FIVE MINUTES. YOUR BILL FORBIDS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES FROM USING GOVERNMENT FUNDS WITH A ZERO NET POLICY IS THIS PERSPECTIVE ONLY? IN OTHER WORDS IF AN ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED THIS BUT NO LONGER SUPPORTS IT WITH THE STATE AGENCY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT BE ALLOWED TO MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION? REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES. EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 1st, 2026, SO IF ON THAT DATE IF THEY AREN'T IN CONTRACT WITH THESE POLICIES THEN IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THEY HAD IN THE PAST AND THEY DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE IT WHEN THE BILL TAKES EFFECT IT WOULD NOT BE A VIOLATION. TIME HAS EXPIRED. ARE THERE AMENDMENTS? >> NONE. ROLL OVER FOR A THIRD READING. REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR MOTION. MOVE THIS BE READ A THIRD TIME BY TITLE AND PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE. THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? >> BY COMMERCE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER, REP. JACQUES, CS HOUSE BILL 1217 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AND ACT RELATING TO PROHIBITED GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES REGULATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. AMENDMENTS? >> NONE ON THE DESK. BEFORE DEBATE WE HAVE ANOTHER FAREWELL SPEECH. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. ALL RIGHT. REPRESENTATIVE LOPEZ IT IS YOUR TURN FOR YOUR FAREWELL REMARKS. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED YOUNG LADY. THANK YOU. TODAY I RISE WITH A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE AS I SAY FAREWELL TO SERVING IN THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT THIS LEVEL. REPRESENTING DISTRICT 43 IN THE GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY LIFE. WHEN I FIRST WALKED INTO THIS CHAMBER AND DID NOT WALK IN A, JUST LIKE ALL OF YOU I CARRY WITH ME THE STORIES OF MY COMMUNITY, WORKING FAMILIES, SINGLE MOTHERS, WIDOWS, STUDENTS WITH BIG DREAMS BUT LIMITED RESOURCES, SENIORS WHO BUILT THE STATE, AND LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS WHO TOOK RISKS EVERY SINGLE DAY. I CARRY THEIR STRUGGLES AND THEIR HOPES AND THEIR FAITH. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LEARNING FROM LEADERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. WE DID BUT I LEARNED GOOD POLICY BEGINS WITH LISTENING. AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE SO IMPORTANT AND WHEN WE CHOOSE COLLABORATION OVER TRADITION WE SERVE THE PEOPLE BETTER. TO SPEAKER PEREZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE. AND TO LEADER DRISKELL AND REPRESENTATIVE HUNSCHOFSKY AND FRANKLIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND AVAILABILITY. TO MY COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR THE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS AND THE SHARED LAUGHTER AND MOMENTS OF UNITY WHEN WE NEEDED IT MOST. DEMOCRACY WORKS BEST WHEN WE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE HUMAN FIRST. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT MADE THIS JOURNEY EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL. REPRESENTATIVE PLASENCIA WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN SO MANY DIFFERENT BILLS. THAT GESTURE MEANS MORE THAN YOU KNOW. I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP. I ALSO WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE TRABULSY, WOODSON, CHANEY, GOSSETT SEIDMAN, AND REPRESENTATIVE BENARROCH. IT WAS A REMINDER THAT COLLABORATION IS POSSIBLE AND THAT RESPECT CAN BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS DIFFERENCES. ACROSS DIFFERENCES. REPRESENTATIVE VALDES MY FRIEND THANK YOU FOR THE CONVERSATIONS, THE LAUGHTER, THE TEARS, AND MOMENTS OF REFLECTION OUTSIDE OF COMMITTEE ROOMS. THOSE MOMENTS REMINDED ME THAT RELATIONSHIPS ARE AT THE HEART OF THIS WORK. REPRESENTATIVE ANTONE AND REPRESENTATIVE ALVAREZ THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE AND ALWAYS TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE AND CONNECT. TO ALL THE ORANGE COUNTY DELEGATION DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS I LOVE YOU ALL. YOU ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE FLORIDA BETTER FOR MEETINGS, FOR LETTERS, FOR ADVICE, YOU ARE AMAZING. WORDS CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION BEHIND HER ANALYST BEHIND EVERY COMMITTEE AND THE COMMUNITY FROM THE SERGEANTS OFFICE AND THE HARD WORKING STAFF IN THE KITCHEN WHO KEEP THIS PLACE RUNNING EVERY DAY. AND TO FRANCISCO RAMIREZ HERE IN THE CORNER FOR ALWAYS FOLLOWING UP WHEN I NEED ASSISTANCE AND TECHNOLOGY. HE IS ALSO A VETERAN AND SERVES IN THE MARINES. [APPLAUSE]. BUT BEFORE I WAS REPRESENTATIVE LOPEZ I WAS A DAUGHTER. MY MOTHER IS 98 YEARS OLD. AND SHE IS WATCHING US TODAY. SHE TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSEVERANCE, LOYALTY, AND PERSEVERANCE. MAYBE MANY OF YOU HAD A MOTHER LIKE MINE WHO SACRIFICED QUIETLY AND BELIEVED IN YOU BEFORE THE WORLD. AND SHE WOULD TELL ME [SPEAKING SPANISH] STUDY, GET INVOLVED. PREPARE YOURSELF. YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON ME. MY FATHER SERVED THIS COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR II WHEN HE RETURNED HOME HE CARRIED VISIBLE WOUNDS, PTSD, AND ALCOHOLISM. WHEN I WAS TEN YEARS OLD HE LOST HIS VOICE AND HIS ABILITY TO WALK. OUR FAMILY LEARNED EARLY THAT LIFE CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT MAYBE SOME OF YOU KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO GROW UP TOO FAST AND TO HELP AT HOME THOSE EXPERIENCES DID NOT BREAK ME. THEY BUILT ME. [APPLAUSE]. TO MY CHILDREN MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT, GIANNA WHO IS THERE. HELLO GIANNA. [APPLAUSE]. YOU WERE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN I DECIDED TO RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD. YOU HAVE WALK EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND STILL HELPING ME TO BECOME A COMMISSIONER OF ORANGE COUNTY. I HAVE TO SAY IT. SORRY. I AM SO PROUD OF THE WOMAN YOU HAVE BECOME AND I AM HAPPY TO COME BACK HOME TO BE CLOSER TO YOU. TO MY OLDEST DAUGHTER GIA AFTER SERVING SIX YEARS IN THE NAVY YOU SHOWED ME WHAT DISCIPLINE AND PATRIOTISM LOOKED LIKE AND WHEN YOU WERE ACCEPTED INTO DARTMOUTH COLLEGE ON A FULL SCHOLARSHIP YOU SHATTERED EXPECTATIONS REPRESENTING THE VERY BEST OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN FLORIDA. TO MY OLDEST SON THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME A GRANDMOTHER. SEEING YOU AS A LOVING FATHER REMINDS ME THAT STRENGTH AND TENDERNESS CAN LIVE IN THE SAME HEART. TO MY THIRD DAUGHTER YOUR DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSIONALISM SHOW THAT EXCELLENCE IS BUILT DAY BY DAY AND QUIET DEDICATION. STANDING HERE TODAY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WALK SIDE BY SIDE OF MY LIFE. BECAUSE OF MY FAMILY. BECAUSE A FORMER STUDENT BELIEVES IN ME. BECAUSE A YOUNG IMMIGRANT LEADER REMINDS US THE NEXT GENERATION IS NOT WAITING FOR PERMISSION THEY'RE READY NOW. TO MY STAFF MIGUEL AND DIEGO MIGUEL AND DIEGO YES. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY, LONG HOURS, AND BELIEVING IN OUR MISSION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I PROMISED THIS IS THE LAST PAGE. PUBLIC SERVICE IS NEVER A SOLO JOURNEY. IT BELONGS TO EVERY FAMILY THAT SACRIFICES TIME, EVERY VOLUNTEER WHO KNOCKS ON DOORS, EVERY VOTER THAT BELIEVES THAT THEIR VOICE MATTERS, AS I RETURN TO ORANGE COUNTY I DO NOT SEE ENDING BUT A CONTINUATION BECAUSE MY STORY IS NOT UNIQUE IT IS THE STORY OF MANY FLORIDIANS OF PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD AND FACE ADVERSITY WHO REFUSED TO GIVE UP. I LEAVE THIS CHAMBER WITH GRATITUDE AND LESSONS LEARNED AND RELATIONSHIPS BUILT AND WITH THE SAME FIRE MY MOTHER PLACED IN MY HEART IN PUERTO RICO MANY YEARS AGO. LET US CONTINUE PROVING THAT LEADERSHIP CAN BE STRONG AND COMPASSIONATE AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU FLORIDA. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. LET'S KEEP FIGHTING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. [NO AUDIO] WE WILL GET STARTED. I WILL START WITH REPRESENTATIVE SHOAF. YOUR ARE RECOGNIZED FOR RECOGNITION. MEMBERS IN THE EAST GALLERY I'M EXCITED TO HAVE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF WAKULLA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WITH US TODAY. IT'S ALWAYS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME THE FUTURE LEADERS TO THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHERE LAWS ARE DEBATED AND DECISIONS ARE MADE AND THE WORK OF SERVING FLORIDA TAKES PLACE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [APPLAUSE]. WELCOME TO THE FLORIDA HOUSE. MEMBERS WE’RE BACK ON THE BILL. WE’RE GOING TO STRUCTURED DEBATE ON CS FOR 328. WE WILL HAVE TOTAL DEBATE TIME IN 5-MINUTE INCREMENTS NOT EXCEEDING TEN MINUTES. REPRESENTATIVE GANTT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN DEBATE. YOU CAN START THE DEBATE CLOCK. >> I YIELD TO REPRESENTATIVE CROSS. I RISE TO OPPOSE THIS BILL. I TAKE ISSUE WITH THE SWEEPING PREEMPTION AS WELL AS STATEMENTS IN THE BILL THAT ARE CATEGORICALLY FALSE PARTICULARLY THAT NET ZERO POLICIES ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THE STATES ENERGY SECURITY AND ECONOMIC INTEREST AND INCONSISTENT WITH THE ENERGY POLICY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE STATE. I WANT TO POINT OUT WHY THIS IS FALSE AND ALSO DANGEROUS OVER THE LONG TERM HEALTH AND PROSPERITY OF OUR STATE. COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WORKING TOWARD NET ZERO THAT HAVE MORE ROOFTOP SOLAR AND CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES ARE ABLE TO RECOVER SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER FOLLOWING HURRICANES THAN THOSE THAT RELIES SOLELY ON INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES. DOES NOT ONLY ALLOWS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS FASTER BUT THEY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT. THE INCREASE OF NATURAL DISASTERS FOR MORE DAMAGING STONE DUST STORMS, FEROCIOUS WILDFIRES AND DROUGHTS AND EVEN SNOW IN TALLAHASSEE ARE SYMPTOMS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE THAT IS FUELED BY DIRTY FOSSIL FUELS. YET YEAR AFTER YEAR RATHER THAN TAKING PROACTIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE OUR RELIANCE ON DIRTY FOSSIL FUELS THIS BODY NOT ONLY DOUBLES DOWN ON THEM BUT PREEMPTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENCE AND SEEKING CLEANER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS TO POWER THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE USING ZEROS SCHOOL BUS EMISSIONS TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE OR IMPACTING UNIVERSITY CLUBS THAT SEEK TO CHOOSE GREEN PRODUCTS KNOWING THAT THEY ARE INHERITING THE MESS THAT WE HAVE MADE. MEMBERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE ON THE FRONT LINE OF OUR CLIMATE CRISIS. WE HAVE SEEN THE DAMAGING IMPACTS OF HURRICANES AND THOSE THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FRESH WATER FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND THEY ARE INVESTING TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS THAT REPEATEDLY FLOOD AND WATERFRONT OWNERS WHO LIVE WITH ENCROACHING SEE LEVELS. THESE COMMUNITIES SHOULD NOT FEEL REPERCUSSIONS FROM HEAVY HANDED POLICIES INSTEAD THEY SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO IMPLEMENT MORE RESILIENT STRATEGIES AND UTILIZE MORE EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE PROCUREMENT AND POLICY DECISIONS THAT FIT THEIR NEEDS FOR THE EXPECTED CHALLENGES AHEAD. FRIENDS IT'S OFTEN SAID YOU CAN LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY. OUR COUNTRY IS NOT LEADING UNDER STATE IS NOT LEADING. THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET LOCALS LEAD. WE CAN DO BETTER. WE CAN START BY SAYING NO TO THIS BILL. REPRESENTATIVE GANTT. YIELD TO REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS. MEMBERS, MEMBERS, I'M SPEAKING. THANK YOU, MEMBERS. FLORIDA IS A BIG STATE I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW DIVERSE IT IS AND WHAT WORKS IN ONE COMMUNITY MAY NOT WORK IN ANOTHER. COASTAL COMMUNITIES FACE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAN INLAND COMMUNITIES AND SOME CITIES ARE INVESTING IN ENERGY INNOVATION. SOME ARE LOOKING AT RESILIENCE, PLANNING AND OTHERS ARE TRYING TO REDUCE LONG TERM COSTS THROUGH MODERNIZATION. THIS BILL SAYS NONE OF THIS MATTERS. IT SAYS THE STATE KNOWS BEST AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ALLOWED TO EXPLORE THESE IDEAS. MANY OF THESE POLICIES ARE NOT ABOUT THE MANDATES ARE THE TAXES BUT ABOUT INNOVATION AND INVESTING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND GIVING COMMUNITIES FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WORK THE BEST FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. THIS BILL WILL SHUT THE DOOR ON FLEXIBILITY. CITIES AND COUNTIES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COME TO TALLAHASSEE HAND OUT ASKING TO PLAY, AND RESPONSIBLY WE CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ENERGY POLICY BUT MEMBERS I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY VOTE DOWN ON HB 1217. THANK YOU. REPRESENTATIVE GANTT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. YIELD TO REPRESENTATIVE ESKAMANI. THANK YOU, I WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE JACQUES FOR ANSWERING MY MANY QUESTIONS. THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK AND PERHAPS YOU CAN ADDRESS IT IN CLOSE IS REGARDING FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND FUNDING. WOULD YOUR BILL PREVENT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM COMPLYING WITH FEDERAL OR STATE LAW OR GRANT PROGRAMS BE LOST IF IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS? A