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Jonathan Martin R

State Senator
Florida Senate District 33
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028

Biography

Photo URL: https://flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/Senators/2022-2024/Photos/s33_5524.jpg

On Record (74)

Bill subject index
Roofing Material Restrictions for Homeowners’ Associations; Revising the prohibition on the adoption of certain covenants, rules, or guidelines by a homeowners’ association or a specified committee of an association to include a prohibition on requiring specific types of materials for the building or rebuilding of a roof if the built or rebuilt roof meets certain criteria and standards; revising the …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill (claims bills)
Relief of the Estate of M.N. by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office; Providing for the relief of the Estate of M.N. by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office; providing an appropriation to compensate the estate for injuries sustained by M.N. and her subsequent death as a result of the negligence of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office; providing a limitation on compensation …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill International Affairs
A bill to require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, and for other purposes.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Deleting provisions relating to the authorization of dispute resolution of claim determinations in proceedings before the Division of Administrative Hearings, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Providing employers with immunity from civil liability for actions taken against a current or prospective employee under certain circumstances, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Designating the month of June as "Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month" for a specified purpose; encouraging the Department of Law Enforcement, local governments, and other agencies and organizations to sponsor certain events, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Citing this act as "Isaiah's Law"; revising the definition of the term "habitual traffic offender", etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Defining the term "local government spending analysis"; requiring a local government spending analysis be included on certain referenda, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Revising the definition of the term "criminal gang member"; defining the term "gang-related language", etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Revising the definition of the term "common entity", etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Designating October 14 of each year as "Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance"; authorizing the Governor to issue an annual proclamation, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Deleting the limitation on the amount of patient funds a chiropractic physician may hold in trust for specified purposes, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Revises Special Risk Class member criteria to include members employed as certain prosecutors & special investigators; provides years of creditable service for full retirement eligibility.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Encouraging financial institutions in Florida to commit to fighting human trafficking, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing that the Florida Gaming Control Commission is exempt from specified state contracting provisions; authorizing the commission to acquire land, property, interests, buildings, or other improvements for a specified purpose; deleting specified premises as being prohibited from allowing minors to place bets; prohibiting a person from advertising illegal gambling; deleting a rebuttable presumption that a device, system, or network is …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Creating the trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring that the balance of the trust fund remain in the fund at the end of the year and be available for the purposes of the trust fund; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibiting the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from requiring school cafeteria personnel to adhere to specified federal guidelines under certain circumstances; defining the term "ultra-processed food"; prohibiting a public school from serving or selling ultra-processed food on school grounds during the school day, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Defining the terms "guaranteed income program" and "local government"; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing a law, an ordinance, a resolution, an order, or a rule that has the purpose or effect of providing for payments under a guaranteed income program; authorizing the Attorney General to send a cease and desist order to a local government that violates …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Eliminating certain circumstances in which criminal history records are automatically sealed; providing that specified provisions do not limit a prosecutor from accessing automatically sealed criminal history records for certain purposes, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibiting a person from depriving certain officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices; prohibiting a person from rendering useless certain officer's weapons or radios, digital recording devices, or restraint devices, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Repealing provisions relating to compensation for clerks of the circuit court and county comptrollers, supervisors of elections, and property appraisers, respectively; aligning the compensation of property appraisers, supervisors of elections, clerks of the circuit court, and county comptrollers with the compensation provided to tax collectors; providing that salaries are based on a 5-day workweek and must be prorated in certain …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing that the clerk of the circuit court is the county auditor with the duty and power to guard against illegal use of county funds; authorizing third-party financial institutions to rely on specified provisions to provide specified records and documents to county auditors without requiring additional processes or court orders; authorizing county auditors to obtain a certain credential to be …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring all covered entities, beginning on a specified date, to pay specified fees to the administrator of the electronic recordkeeping system on a monthly basis; specifying that failure to pay the fees subjects the covered entity to certain criminal penalties, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing applicability of provisions related to protection of private property rights; authorizing a local government to provide for certain residential land uses in its comprehensive plan and land development regulations; authorizing a local government to prohibit single-family hybrid use while allowing single-family owner use within a land use category, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing that chronically and terminally ill patients have the right, with assistance and guidance from their health care providers, to determine their individual courses of treatment; authorizing compounding pharmacies to obtain certain active pharmaceutical ingredients to provide the prescribed course of treatment in such cases, provided the active pharmaceutical ingredients meet specified conditions, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring a court to award reasonable attorney fees to certain persons in certain claims for declaratory relief; deleting a provision relating to a defense offered by an insurer that makes a total coverage denial of a claim; specifying that international health insurance policies are subject to specified provisions, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require that the Senate confirm appointments and removals made by the Governor and to require that the Legislature authorize an extension of a state of emergency declared by the Governor, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Repealing a provision relating to unnatural and lascivious acts; prohibiting a person from, for a specified purpose, intentionally exposing his or her sexual organs in a lewd or lascivious manner or intentionally performing specified sexual acts while observing a child under 16 years of age; providing criminal penalties; specifying what does not constitute a defense to committing such offense, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Repealing a provision relating to penalties and violations related to illegal gambling; authorizing a person who is ineligible for employment with the commission to submit a waiver request to the commission asking to be considered eligible for employment if the person possesses certain expertise or experience; revising the standards of conduct for current and former commissioners and employees of the …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing an exemption from public records requirements for information received by the Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to certain cybersecurity event provisions relating to information systems and customer information of loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage lenders and for information received by the office as a result of investigations and examinations of such cybersecurity events; providing a public records exemption …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Defining the term "abandoned vehicle"; revising the circumstances under which law enforcement officers and traffic accident investigation officers may provide for the removal of an abandoned vehicle to the nearest garage or place of safety; prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle that the person knows bears a registration license plate or validation sticker that was not issued and …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide state agencies and certain third parties with access to certain driver license information for specified purposes with the licensee's consent; authorizing such third parties to use licensee images, signatures, and data in a certain manner under certain circumstances; prohibiting such third parties from retaining or selling certain data and …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing an exemption from public records requirements for a showing of interest signed by the employees or the group of employees who no longer desire to be represented by a certified bargaining agent; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for the reversion of specified statutory text under certain conditions; providing statements of public necessity, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Authorizing a judge to issue an arrest warrant or issue a summons or a notice to appear in lieu of an arrest warrant under specified circumstances if a complaint alleges only the commission of a misdemeanor offense; authorizing, rather than requiring, a trial court judge to issue a summons under specified circumstances when a complaint is for a misdemeanor that …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibiting a person from possessing an open container of certain products while operating or a passenger in or on a vehicle or while seated in or on a vehicle that is parked or stopped within a road; providing that such open container is considered to be in a person's possession under certain circumstances; providing penalties, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring the imposition of specified civil penalties and periods of driver license suspension on a person found at a mandatory hearing to have committed certain traffic infractions that resulted in a crash with another vehicle, in addition to any other penalties; requiring persons cited for specified infractions that result in a crash with another vehicle to appear at a certain …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Citing this act as the "Florida Retirement Savings Task Force Act"; creating the Florida Retirement Savings Task Force adjunct to the Department of Commerce; requiring the department to provide administrative, technical, and staff support to the task force; providing that members serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel reimbursement; authorizing the task force to receive confidential …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing that prevailing parties in suits by certain health care providers for overdue medical benefits under motor vehicle personal injury protection policies are entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revising the prohibition on the adoption of certain covenants, rules, or guidelines by a homeowners' association or a specified committee of an association to include a prohibition on requiring specific types of materials for the building or rebuilding of a roof if the built or rebuilt roof meets certain criteria and standards; revising the prohibited clauses in homeowners' association documents …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revising the definitions of the terms "habitual felony offender," "habitual violent felony offender," "three-time violent felony offender," and "violent career criminal"; revising the procedures that a court must follow in separate proceedings to determine whether a defendant is a habitual felony offender, a habitual violent felony offender, a three-time violent felony offender, or a violent career criminal, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing that a professional services contract between a design professional and a contracting party, rather than between a design professional and a public agency, may require the design professional to indemnify and hold harmless the contracting party, and its officers and employees, only against certain liability and damages; specifying that a professional services contract must require a design professional to …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Citing this act as the "Correctional and Probation Officer Fairness Act"; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, the minimum annual base rate of pay for a correctional officer, a correctional probation officer, or an institutional security specialist be no less than $60,000; requiring the Department of Management Services to submit an annual compensation analysis report to the Governor and …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Deleting obsolete provisions that provide legislative findings and require the Department of Environmental Protection to review and update a specified report; preempting the regulation of auxiliary containers to the state; permitting rules, regulations, or ordinances restricting the use of glass auxiliary containers within the boundaries of a public beach; authorizing the Division of Recreation and Parks to regulate auxiliary containers …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing that requests by a defendant, regardless of location, to residents of this state to transfer virtual currency to an account located outside of this state subjects the defendant to the jurisdiction of the state courts, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Referring to this act as the "Technical Trademark Amendments Act of 2026"; requiring the Department of State to annually adopt the United States Patent and Trademark Office's system of classification of goods and services that is in effect by a specified date; requiring the department, by a certain date, to establish and maintain a secure online registration system for a …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to impose a fine for certain violations; requiring the department to use the moneys collected from such fines to provide compensation to victims harmed by unauthorized aliens; requiring the department to develop a program to compensate residents who have suffered harm caused by unauthorized aliens; creating a cause of action against certain local governmental …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Specifies that it is defense to prosecution under any law that defendant, as result of mental disease or defect, lacked culpable mental state required as element of crime charged; specifies that mental disease or defect is not otherwise defense to prosecution under any law; removes affirmative defense to criminal prosecution that, at time of commission of acts constituting offense, defendant …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires certain public meetings as condition precedent to effectiveness of new or extended agreement under which municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; requires municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by specified date, & annually thereafter, to PSC; requires PSC to compile such information & submit report by specified date, & …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Expands jurisdiction of law enforcement officers for Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco; provides DBPR enforcement authority over employment eligibility verification; revises prohibitions relating to minors for talent agencies; requires Barbers' Board & Board of Cosmetology, respectively, to establish certain minimum standards & penalties for failing to adhere to such standards; requires department to report penalties imposed to DOE; authorizes …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits unauthorized aliens from receiving certain licensing or certification, financial assistance, & claim reimbursement; requires certain procedures, instruction, & testing to be conducted in English; prohibits alternate language accommodations; requires employers & licensees to verify employment eligibility & citizenship status, respectively, before taking certain actions; provides civil cause of action & criminal penalty; provides penalties; authorizes certain complaints; requires Office …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits counties, municipalities, & special districts, respectively, from substantially burdening free exercise of religion by adopting or enforcing certain ordinances, regulations, resolutions, rules, or other policies; prohibits local enforcement agency from denying issuance of certificate of occupancy to owner of residential or commercial property based on noncompliance with Florida-friendly landscaping ordinances; prohibits local enforcement agency from denying issuance of building …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revises duties & requirements of Florida Digital Services; creates the Bureau of Enterprise Project Management and Oversight; provides duties & requirements of the bureau; requires state agencies include follow certain processes and use certain forms; requires certain information be included in specified contracts; revises requirements for certain contracts; requires DMS to create a repository for certain records; revises requirements for …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revises membership of Big Cypress Basin governing board; requires SFWMD to revise boundaries of Big Cypress Basin based on specified study & ensure that distribution of basin ad valorem taxes be used for specified projects & flood control operations & maintenance.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Replaces term "child pornography" with term "child sexual abuse material"; revises criteria related to reclassification of specified offenses; revises mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses; increases penalty for employing, authorizing, or inducing child of specified age to engage in sexual performance; prohibits person from employing, authorizing, or inducing child younger than 12 …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revises provisions relating to certain final orders issued by PERC; specifies annual salaries of chair & other commissioners of PERC; revises provisions for delivery of service; requires employee organization, within specified timeframe, to revoke membership of, & cease collection of membership dues from, public employee; revises requirements for registration, registration renewal, certification, recertification, or decertification of employee organizations; removes provisions …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires FDLE to establish & administer Statewide Counterintelligence & Counterterrorism Unit for specified purposes; provides requirements for establishing, administering, & funding such unit.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires driver license or ID marking for career offender; specifies reporting location and required information for initial career offender registration; specifies manner in which information changes must be reported; revises information & documentation certain career offenders must provide to DHSMV; removes provision relating to career offender's registering at FDLE; specifies procedure for career offender to establish residence; requires annual reregistration; …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Authorizes Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation, on behalf of clerks, to submit request for reimbursement to reimburse clerks for filing certain petitions, orders, appeals, & summons; increases rate at which clerks may be reimbursed for filing certain petitions, orders, appeals, & summons; authorizes clerk to be reimbursed for certain fees & charges; increases percentage of certain penalties that must …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Provides that specified exemptions apply to licensed & unlicensed veterinary technicians; revises membership of Board of Veterinary Medicine; provides requirements for licensure of veterinary technicians; provides continuing education requirements for renewal of licensed veterinary technicians' licenses; prohibits certain persons from taking specified actions relating to licensure of & use of titles of licensed veterinary technicians; provides criminal penalties; provides grounds …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires court to determine minimum period of time for child to remain in commitment program; requires child to remain in program until completion; authorizes specified minimum period of time for minimum-risk nonresidential commitment for misdemeanor of second degree; requires child to have objective performance-based treatment plan while in program; reduces minimum required age for child to be committed to maximum-risk …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires FCS institutions & state universities to limit number of enrolled students who are citizens of foreign country & who are not permanent residents of United States to specified percentage of students enrolled at institution or university.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Removes provisions relating to classification of goods and services for trademark purposes; requires DOS to use international schedule of classes of goods and services; requires department to establish & maintain secure Internet website that allows submission of online trademark registration application and renewal application; provides website requirements; requires department to make online application system available by specified date; provides online …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Defines "clawback provision" & "family member"; creates cause of action for certain violations relating to induction or performance of abortion; provides applicability; authorizes injunctive relief, recovery of damages, & reasonable costs & attorney fees; provides limitation; creates separate cause of action against person who has initiated certain foreign state proceedings; provides that court may protect privacy of certain persons.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Provides enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit subsequent battery after having prior conviction for resisting officer with violence.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revises requirements to manufacture, issue, & operate instant bingo tickets; requires that instant bingo ticket dispensers have certain features.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits municipality or political subdivision of state from requiring owners & builders of certain residences to receive construction permits from DEP as condition of issuing building or plumbing permits; requires such owners & builders to provide certain proof to municipality or political subdivision.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires court to remand person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, dangerous crime to custody immediately; requires such person to remain in custody pending sentencing without possibility of release on bond; revising definition of "dangerous crime."
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires loan originators, mortgage brokers, & mortgage lenders & money services businesses to develop, implement, & maintain comprehensive written information security programs for protection of information systems & nonpublic personal information & to establish written incident response plans; provides requirements for notices of security breaches; revises list of actions by money services businesses which constitute grounds for disciplinary actions & …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Authorizes employer-owned life insurance policies covering key persons of business entities, organizations, companies, & corporations under certain circumstances; requires certain disclosures to key persons; prohibits employer-owned life insurance policies covering certain employees; provides that policies covering such employees are void as against public policy; requires insurer notice to OIR of employer-owned life insurance policies; requires office to maintain registry & …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Exempts employer from state minimum wage requirements for specified employees; prohibits certain work-based learning opportunities from lasting longer than specified timeframe; authorizes employees to voluntarily opt out of state minimum wage requirements by signing waiver; prohibits employer from coercing employee into opting out of state minimum wage; provides requirements for waiver to be effective for minor employee; requires employers to …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires that all private employers, rather than only those employing more than specified number of employees, use E-Verify system to verify new employee's employment eligibility beginning on specified date.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires offices of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel to provide notice to court in certain circumstances; authorizes courts to appoint office of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel from another region to represent defendant if certain requirements are met; requires court to appoint private counsel; requires JAC to pay appointed office of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel for …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Renaming "Florida Health Choices Program" as "Florida Employee Health Choices Program"; revises legislative findings & intent; revises definitions; revises purpose & components of program; revises eligibility & participation requirements for vendors under program; revises types of health insurance products that are available for purchase through program; removes certain pricing transparency requirements to conform to changes made by act; revises structure …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires that home inspector examination meet specified requirements certified by DBPR; requires home inspectors to maintain errors & omissions insurance policy.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (4)

Bill crosspost Neutral
Requiring that finished kratom products sold to consumers at certain establishments meet certain requirements; requiring that kratom products be manufactured only by a processor who holds a certain permit issued by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing requirements …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Requires, beginning on specified date, that newborns to be screened for biliary atresia; requires DOH to consult with Genetics & Newborn Screening Advisory Council before adopting certain rules; requires department, by specified date, to implement certain education campaign relating to …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Designates Florida Speech & Debate Week annually in February; subject to legislative appropriation, establishing Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as statewide speech & debate organization that performs certain functions in support of Florida Civics & Debate Initiative (FCDI) in DOE; …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Prohibits governmental entity from displaying, placing, or causing to be placed certain flags on real property; specifies flags governmental entity may display on such property; provides requirements for governmental entity that displays flag of United States; prohibits local government from …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share