Florida SB 116: Operation of Vehicles

Bill Text

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Protection of Specified Persons Against the Fraudulent and Exploitative Conveyance of Property Interests 
2025-10-07T07:54:32Z 
Revising the list of persons who must report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to include the clerk of the court; requiring that any deed or instrument purporting to convey real property or an interest therein be executed in the presence of a specified number of independent witnesses; authorizing a specified adult to file with the clerk the contact information of a trusted person; requiring the clerk to refer an objection to a not-for-profit legal aid organization to investigate whether the deed or instrument was obtained through fraudulent or exploitative means, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 116 

 By Senator Jones 

 34-00170-26 2026116__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the protection of specified persons 
 3 against the fraudulent and exploitative conveyance of 
 4 property interests; amending s. 415.1034, F.S.; 
 5 revising the list of persons who must report abuse, 
 6 neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to 
 7 include the clerk of the court; creating s. 415.1104, 
 8 F.S.; defining terms; requiring that any deed or 
 9 instrument purporting to convey real property or an 
 10 interest therein be executed in the presence of a 
 11 specified number of independent witnesses; prohibiting 
 12 the recording of such deeds or instruments with the 
 13 clerk until after a specified cooling-off period has 
 14 elapsed; authorizing a specified adult to file with 
 15 the clerk the contact information of a trusted person; 
 16 requiring the clerk to contact the trusted person 
 17 before the cooling-off period elapses; authorizing the 
 18 trusted person to object in writing to the deed or 
 19 instrument being recorded; providing that an objection 
 20 from a trusted person triggers another specified 
 21 cooling-off period; requiring the clerk to refer an 
 22 objection to a not-for-profit legal aid organization 
 23 to investigate whether the deed or instrument was 
 24 obtained through fraudulent or exploitative means; 
 25 authorizing the not-for-profit legal aid organization 
 26 to request additional time to investigate the matter; 
 27 prohibiting the clerk from recording the deed or 
 28 instrument until after the not-for-profit legal aid 
 29 organization has concluded the deed or instrument was 
 30 not obtained through fraudulent or exploitative means; 
 31 requiring the clerk to record the deed or instrument 
 32 if no fraud or exploitation of a vulnerable adult is 
 33 suspected; requiring a clerk or not-for-profit legal 
 34 aid organization that suspects a deed or instrument 
 35 was obtained through fraudulent or exploitative means 
 36 to refer the matter to the state attorney for further 
 37 investigation and prosecution; requiring the clerks, 
 38 by a specified date, to provide in their offices 
 39 certain materials written in plain language; 
 40 reenacting s. 415.1105(2), F.S., relating to training 
 41 programs, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 
 42 415.1034, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an 
 43 effective date. 
 44 
 45 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 46 
 47 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 
 48 415.1034, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 49 415.1034 Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or 
 50 exploitation of vulnerable adults; mandatory reports of death.— 
 51 (1) MANDATORY REPORTING.— 
 52 (a) A Any person, including, but not limited to, a any: 
 53 1. Physician, osteopathic physician, medical examiner, 
 54 chiropractic physician, nurse, paramedic, emergency medical 
 55 technician, or hospital personnel engaged in the admission, 
 56 examination, care, or treatment of vulnerable adults; 
 57 2. Health professional or mental health professional other 
 58 than one listed in subparagraph 1.; 
 59 3. Practitioner who relies solely on spiritual means for 
 60 healing; 
 61 4. Nursing home staff; assisted living facility staff; 
 62 adult day care center staff; adult family-care home staff; 
 63 social worker; or other professional adult care, residential, or 
 64 institutional staff; 
 65 5. State, county, or municipal criminal justice employee or 
 66 law enforcement officer; 
 67 6. Employee of the Department of Business and Professional 
 68 Regulation conducting inspections of public lodging 
 69 establishments under s. 509.032; 
 70 7. Florida advocacy council or Disability Rights Florida 
 71 member or a representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 
 72 Program; 
 73 8. Bank, savings and loan, or credit union officer, 
 74 trustee, or employee; or 
 75 9. Dealer, investment adviser, or associated person under 
 76 chapter 517; or 
 77 10. Clerk of the court, 
 78 
 79 who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a vulnerable 
 80 adult