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Votes at a glance: multiple Senate bills passed April 3
Summary
The Florida Senate certified passage of a set of bills on April 3 covering open-government review, insurance timelines, probation, courts, agricultural coverage, licensure in corrections, peer support, vessel accountability, warranties, LLCs, and municipal annexation. Tallies and short descriptions follow.
During the April 3 floor session the Senate passed multiple bills with recorded roll-call votes. The following summary lists each measure, a one-line description of the floor explanation, and the Senate roll-call tally announced on the floor.
- Senate Bill 7020 (Open Government Sunset Review Act review of cybersecurity information exemptions): "addresses the open government sunset review for specific cybersecurity information held by a state agency." Vote: 37 yays, 0 nays.
- Committee Substitute for SB 944 (insurance overpayment claims submitted to psychologists): Shortens insurer overpayment claim window from 30 months to 12 months for licensed psychologists. Vote: 37 yays, 0 nays.
- Senate Bill 878 (probation for misdemeanor offenses): Extends probation flexibility for controlled-substance-related crimes to allow treatment-based probation similar to alcohol-related offenses. Vote: 36 yays, 1 nay.
- CS for SB 538 (state court system legislative package): Updates duty judge provisions, arbitrator compensation cap repeal, notarization options, and clerk reimbursement procedures. Vote: 37 yays, 0 nays.
- CS for CS for SB 480 (nonprofit agricultural organization medical benefit plans): Creates affordable coverage options for farmers and ranchers; floor debate included questions about eligibility. Vote: 32 yays, 4 nays.
- CS for SB 472 (education and correctional facilities for professional licensure): Ensures inmates who complete qualifying classes receive credit toward licensure requirements. Vote: 37 yays, 0 nays.
- CS for HB 421 (substituted for CS/SB 86; peer support for first responders): Expands peer-support eligibility to include support personnel and aligns House companion. Vote: 37 yays, 0 nays.
- CS for SB 164 (vessel accountability): Creates a long-term anchoring permit program, increases penalties for derelict vessels, and authorizes grants for local governments in derelict vessel prevention. Vote: 37 yays, 0 nays.
- Committee Substitute for SB 282 (home and consumer goods warranty associations): Allows multiple insurance policies to back warranty obligations and eases filing requirements for large companies. Vote: 36 yays, 0 nays.
- CS for SB 316 (limited liability companies): Establishes statutory framework for series LLCs including definitions, governance, reporting, and rules for foreign series LLCs. Vote: 35 yays, 1 nay.
- CS for CS for SB 384 (annexing state-owned lands): Requires municipalities to notify the local legislative delegation prior to the first public hearing on proposals to annex state-owned lands. Vote: 36 yays, 0 nays.
These bills were moved through third reading and recorded as passed on the floor; most were described by sponsors as technical, corrective, or policy changes in their respective areas. The Senate adopted a procedural motion to certify bills passed that day to the House.
