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Shev Jones D

State Senator
Florida Senate District 34
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028
1 Total

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On Record (39)

Bill subject index
Official Records of Condominium Associations, Residential Cooperative Associations, and Homeowners’ Associations; Revising the list of official records that a condominium association is required to maintain to include audio conference recordings; revising association meeting requirements and authorizing associations to use audioconferencing, in addition to videoconferencing, or to use both; revising the emergency powers of a condominium association to include the power …
Jun 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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Apr 08, 2026 · source · details / share
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Revising requirements for a continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances which health care practitioners are required to complete, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Revising the base salaries used to calculate the compensation of a clerk of the circuit court and a county comptroller and the compensation of a supervisor of elections, respectively, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creating the Tariffs Result in Untimely Money Problems (TRUMP) Trust Fund; providing for funding of the trust fund; providing for future review and termination of the trust fund, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the services may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; requires certain service providers to apply to, rather than register with, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; revises the date for a requirement to obtain a license as a marriage and family therapist; …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Providing for the relief of the Estate of Danielle Maudsley; providing an appropriation to compensate the estate for Ms. Maudsley's death as a result of the alleged negligence of Trooper Daniel Cole and the Florida Highway Patrol, a division of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibiting drug manufacturers from engaging in certain acts relating to the acquisition of 340B drugs by and the delivery of such drugs to specified pharmacies; prohibiting health insurance issuers, pharmacy benefit managers, and other third-party payors, and agents thereof, from engaging in certain discriminatory acts relating to reimbursement to 340B entities for 340B drugs; prohibiting individual health insurers, group, blanket, …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Creating an exception to allow a person convicted of a felony who is not currently incarcerated to serve as a personal representative if they have a specified relationship to the deceased in certain circumstances; requiring a court to consider certain criteria when determining if such person may serve as a personal representative, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt statewide standards and policies for the use of artificial intelligence (AI); requiring the board to direct the department to provide specified teacher training; requiring the board to direct the department to review school district compliance with AI policies; requiring students in specified grade levels to receive instruction on digital literacy and the …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, to establish and operate a program to provide universal free school breakfast and lunch meals to all public school students; deleting provisions requiring school districts to implement and charge students for a breakfast program; authorizing school districts to operate free school meal programs …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association license plate; specifying design elements for the plate; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plate, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring a local law enforcement agency to activate the emergency alert system and issue a Ya Ya Alert to public and private schools and child care facilities under certain circumstances; requiring local law enforcement agencies to create and maintain a list of such schools and facilities within their jurisdictions; providing immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Citing this act as the "Health Care Freedom Act"; repealing provisions relating to the prohibited use of state funds for travel to another state for purpose of abortion services, the prohibited use of state funds for sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures, and the right of medical conscience of health care providers and health care payors, respectively; creating the "Health Care Transparency …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Citing this act as the "HIV Prevention Justice Act"; reducing the degree of criminal penalty for certain persons who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who donate blood, plasma, organs, skin, or other human tissue for use in another person; revising prohibitions relating to the intentional transmission of certain diseases through sexual conduct; revising requirements for HIV testing …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Miami Carol City Senior High School Alumni license plate; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plate, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibiting the Department of Children and Families from deeming the results of a home study unfavorable under certain circumstances; prohibiting the removal of a child from certain placement due to the child and his or her custodian or parent temporarily residing in a certified domestic violence center if certain requirements are met; prohibiting a court from making a certain finding …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Citing this act as "Ava's law"; requiring that, upon her request, every female arrested and not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered a pregnancy test within a specified timeframe; requiring each municipal detention facility or county detention facility to notify each arrested female upon booking at the facility of her right to request a pregnancy test; …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Creating the People's Relief Program within the Department of Children and Families; providing a purpose for the program; requiring the program to provide assistance in the form of grants to certain residents under specified conditions; providing program eligibility requirements for individuals, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Citing this act as the "Voter Protection in Redistricting Act"; providing that congressional and state legislative district boundaries may be drawn only in the second year after the most recent federal decennial statewide census, during an extraordinary apportionment session or judicial reapportionment session, or according to federal law or court order, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires civilian to submit to test of his or her blood within certain timeframe after incident if he or she discharges firearm within this state resulting in injury or death; specifies procedure for testing; specifies consequences for refusing to submit to testing; provides for confidentiality & disclosure of test results; provides reporting requirements.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Specifies that requirement for certain universities, colleges, career centers, & charter technical career centers to waive out-of-state fees for certain students applies to students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires FHSAA to adopt bylaws authorizing coach to support welfare of student by using personal funds to provide certain effects to student; requires coach to report such use of personal funds to FHSAA; provides that such use of personal funds is presumed not to be impermissible benefit; provides exceptions & provides specified limitations on amount of personal funds coach may …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires school districts to appoint districtwide sexual assault response liaison; establishes Safe Students & Survivors Grant Program; revises required health instruction for students in grades 7 through 12 to include instruction on sexual assault prevention & consent.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revises persons who must report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to include clerk of court; requires quitclaim deed be executed in presence of specified number of subscribing witnesses; prohibits recording of such deeds until after specified cooling-off period; authorizes specified adult to designate certain person through filing of power of attorney; requires clerk to contact such person before …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Creates First Grade Summer Reading Immersion Pilot Program.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires that order appointing guardian identify persons entitled to certain information upon incapacitated person's death; authorizes that order appointing guardian identify persons entitled to notice if incapacitated person is transferred to medical facility & persons entitled to visit incapacitated person; authorizes guardian to restrict ability of minor ward to maintain certain contacts in certain circumstances; authorizes guardian to restrict ability …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires DOS to waive specified fees for certain businesses; provides eligibility & registration requirements for such waivers; provides tax exemptions for certain businesses; provides eligibility requirements for such exemptions; requires DOR to establish procedures for claiming such exemptions; provides for rulemaking & interagency cooperation; provides annual reporting requirements.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires licensees who sell pet insurance to complete specified continuing education; revises requirements for disclosures from pet insurer to policyholder; requires pet insurers to file annually specified report with OIR.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires individuals to report lost or stolen firearms to local law enforcement agency in jurisdiction in which loss or theft occurred within specified timeframe; requires such individuals to provide specified information to local law enforcement agency; requires local law enforcement agency to create incident report upon receiving report of lost or stolen firearm; requires individual who reported firearm lost or …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits imposition of certain fees, surcharges, & periods in rental agreements; revises time period for nonpayment of rent from 3 days to 5 days; prohibits landlords from imposing any fees or surcharges during such period.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires private schools participating in FES Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before their student's initial enrollment in school; & provides private school requirements relating to certain services.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires that contracts between individual health insurer, group, blanket, or franchise health insurer & HMO & contracted health care practitioner require specified notice to affected policyholders & subscribers before cancellation or termination of contracts; provides administrative penalties; requires health insurer, HMO & health care practitioner to allow certain policyholders & subscribers to continue coverage & care for specified timeframe; requires …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revises definition of term "developmental disability"; defines "Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome"; requires level 2 employment screening for all employees of residential facilities & adult day training programs; requires agency to contract with state university to develop & administer certain surveys; provides requirements for such surveys; requires state university to submit certain report to agency by specified date; requires agency to conduct public …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires DOE to develop & maintain statewide strategic plan for recruitment & retention of speech-language pathologists & provision of quality services; provides requirements for such plan, DOE, school districts, & charter schools.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires DHSMV to establish program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder & law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requires DHSMV to develop & make available to such individuals certain envelope & card by specified date; provides requirements for envelope & card; authorizes such individuals to request envelope & card from DHSMV or tax collector's office beginning on …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Authorizes local government to enact land development regulations to permit land use for small-footprint grocery store located in food insecure area; authorizes local government to include in its comprehensive plan provision permitting land use for small-footprint grocery store located in food insecure area; authorizes local government to require mandatory reporting of certain information from small-footprint grocery store.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits discrimination based on protected hairstyle in K-20 public education system & specified private schools.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Revises core curricula for certain teacher preparation programs to include training relating to mass casualty incidents; requires certain postsecondary educator preparation institution programs to include training relating to mass casualty incidents; revises certified educator eligibility criteria to require such persons to receive training in mass casualty incidents; requires persons who hold adjunct teaching certificates to receive training in mass casualty …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (16)

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Impact of Perimenopause and Menopause on Women’s Health; Requiring the Department of Health to establish a perimenopause and menopause policy workgroup; requiring the department, in collaboration with others, to develop and make publicly available on its website information relating to …
Jun 23, 2026 · details / share
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Revising the purpose of the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to include specified requirements in its contracts with Medicaid managed care plans; defining the term "outside of regular business hours", etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Requiring local governments to approve applications from historic African-American cemeteries to change the land use category and zoning district of excess vacant land under certain conditions, etc.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Revising legislative findings; providing a legislative designation, etc.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Providing that certain facts are found and declared to be true; providing that a sum is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of State for specified relief; requiring that a specified percentage of such relief be provided …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Revising the purpose of the Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; revising the age requirements for children receiving a voucher through the program; requiring the Department of Health to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures and safe bathing practices for …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Providing an exemption from public records requirements for petitions, and the contents thereof, for injunctions for protection against serious violence by a known person; providing an exemption from public records requirements for information that can be used to identify a …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Requiring a facility conducting an involuntary examination to include in its report to the Baker Act Reporting Center whether the individual examined is an active or former member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or their reserve …
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
Revises DOH responsibilities for educational programs concerning epilepsy; revises requirements for student's individualized seizure action plan; revises list of which employees must complete training in care of students with epilepsy & seizure disorders; & provides that training is valid for …
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
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, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Defines "veterinary professional associate"; increases amount of time for which prescriptions based solely on veterinary telehealth evaluation may be issued for certain drugs; revises applicability of certain exemptions; provides requirements for veterinary professional associates to receive certificates of registration from …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Defines "auxiliary container" and "single-use"; removes obsolete provisions; preempting regulation of auxiliary containers to state; provides exceptions; requires DEP to develop uniform ordinance for use and disposition of single-use, nonrecyclable auxiliary containers; provides requirements for development of such ordinance; requires …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
Bill crosspost Neutral
Requires DOH to develop educational materials on drowning prevention safety measures & safe bathing practices for specified purposes; provides requirements for such materials; requires hospitals, birth centers, & home birth providers to provide educational materials to new parents & caregivers …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share