Florida HB 1195: Fentanyl Testing

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HB 1195 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the protection of specified persons 2
against the fraudulent and exploitative conveyance of 3
property interests; amending s. 415.1034, F.S.; 4
revising the list of persons who must report abuse, 5
neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to 6
include the clerk of the court; creating s. 415.1104, 7
F.S.; providing definitions; requiring that any 8
quitclaim deed purporting to convey real property or 9
an interest therein from a specified adult be executed 10
in the presence of a specified number of subscribing 11
witnesses; prohibiting the recording of such deeds 12
with the clerk until after a specified cooling-off 13
period has elapsed; authorizing a specified adult to 14
designate a certain person through a power of attorney 15
recorded with the clerk; requiring the clerk to 16
contact the person designated in the power of attorney 17
before the cooling-off period elapses; authorizing 18
such person to object in writing to the quitclaim deed 19
being recorded; requiring the clerk to notify 20
specified persons of their right to file a recission 21
of the quitclaim deed; requiring the clerk to provide 22
instructions on how to file such recission; requiring 23
the clerk to enroll the specified adult in the 24
statewide Property Alert Service if an objection is 25

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made; requiring the clerk to conduct a preliminary 26
investigation and provide notification on the status 27
of the investigation; requiring the clerk to refer an 28
objection to a not-for-profit legal aid organization 29
if further investigation is needed; authorizing the 30
not-for-profit legal aid organization to request 31
additional time to investigate the matter; prohibiting 32
the clerk from recording the quitclaim deed until 33
after the not-for-profit legal aid organization has 34
concluded the quitclaim deed was not obtained through 35
fraudulent or exploitative means; requiring the clerk 36
to record the quitclaim deed if no fraud or 37
exploitation of a specified adult is suspected; 38
requiring a clerk or not-for-profit legal aid 39
organization that suspects a quitclaim deed was 40
obtained through fraudulent or exploitative means to 41
refer the matter to the state attorney for further 42
investigation and prosecution; requiring the clerks, 43
by a specified date, to provide in their offices 44
certain materials written in plain language; 45
reenacting s. 415.1105(2), F.S., relating to training 46
programs, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 47
415.1034, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an 48
effective date. 49
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 51
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 53
415.1034, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 54
415.1034 Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or 55
exploitation of vulnerable adults; mandatory reports of death.— 56
(1) MANDATORY REPORTING.— 57
(a) A Any person, including, but not limited to, a any: 58
1. Physician, osteopathic physician, medical examiner, 59
chiropractic physician, nurse, paramedic, emergency medical 60
technician, or hospital personnel engaged in the admission, 61
examination, care, or treatment of vulnerable adults; 62
2. Health professional or mental health professional other 63
than one listed in subparagraph 1.; 64
3. Practitioner who relies solely on spiritual means for 65
healing; 66
4. Nursing home staff; assisted living facility staff; 67
adult day care center staff; adult family-care home staff; 68
social worker; or other professional adult care, residential, or 69
institutional staff; 70
5. State, county, or municipal criminal justice employee 71
or law enforcement officer; 72
6. Employee of the Department of Business and Professional 73
Regulation conducting inspections of public lodging 74
establishments under s. 509.032; 75

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7. Florida advocacy council or Disability Rights Florida 76
member or a representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 77
Program; 78
8. Bank, savings and loan, or credit union officer, 79
trustee, or employee; or 80
9. Dealer, investment adviser, or associated person under 81
chapter 517; or 82
10. Clerk of the court, 83
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who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a vulnerable 85
adult has been or is being abused, neglected, or exploited must 86
immediately report suc