Florida HB 13: Property Tax Exemptions For Widows, Widowers, Blind Persons, or Persons Totally and Permanently Disabled

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HB 13 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Social Work Licensure 2
Interstate Compact; creating s. 491.022, F.S.; 3
creating the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; 4
providing purposes, objectives, and definitions; 5
specifying requirements for state participation in the 6
compact and duties of member states; specifying that 7
the compact does not affect an individual's ability to 8
apply for, and a member state's ability to grant, a 9
single state license pursuant to the laws of that 10
state; providing for recognition of compact privilege 11
in member states; specifying criteria a licensee must 12
meet for compact privilege; providing for the 13
expiration and renewal of compact privilege; 14
specifying that a licensee with compact privilege in a 15
remote state must adhere to the laws and rules of that 16
state; authorizing member states to act on a 17
licensee's compact privilege under certain 18
circumstances; specifying the consequences and 19
parameters of practice for a licensee whose compact 20
privilege has been acted upon or whose home state 21
license is encumbered; specifying that a licensee may 22
hold a home state license in only one member state at 23
a time; specifying requirements and procedures for 24
changing a home state license designation; authorizing 25

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active duty military personnel or their spouses to 26
keep their home state designation during active duty; 27
authorizing member states to take adverse actions 28
against licensees and issue subpoenas for hearings and 29
investigations under certain circumstances; providing 30
requirements and procedures for such adverse action; 31
authorizing member states to engage in joint 32
investigations under certain circumstances; providing 33
that a licensee's compact privilege must be 34
deactivated in all member states for the duration of 35
an encumbrance imposed by the licensee's home state; 36
providing for notice to the data system and the 37
licensee's home state of any adverse action taken 38
against a licensee; establishing the Social Work 39
Licensure Compact Commission; providing for 40
jurisdiction and venue for court proceedings; 41
providing for membership and powers of the commission; 42
specifying powers and duties of the commission's 43
executive committee; authorizing the commission to 44
convene in closed, nonpublic meetings under certain 45
circumstances; providing for the financing of the 46
commission; providing specified individuals immunity 47
from civil liability under certain circumstances; 48
providing exceptions; requiring the commission to 49
defend the specified individuals in civil actions 50

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under certain circumstances; requiring the commission 51
to indemnify and hold harmless specified individuals 52
for any settlement or judgment obtained in such 53
actions under certain circumstances; providing for the 54
development of the data system, reporting procedures, 55
and the exchange of specified information between 56
member states; requiring the commission to notify 57
member states of any adverse action taken against a 58
licensee or applicant for licensure; authorizing 59
member states to designate as confidential information 60
provided to the data system; requiring the commission 61
to remove information from the data system under 62
certain circumstances; providing rulemaking procedures 63
for the commission; providing for member state 64
enforcement of the compact; authorizing the commission 65
to receive notice of process, and have standing to 66
intervene, in certain proceedings; rendering certain 67
judgments and orders void as to the commission, the 68
compact, or commission rules under certain 69
circumstances; providing for defaults and termination 70
of compact membership; providing procedures for the 71
resolution of certain disputes; providing for 72
commission enforcement of the compact; providing for 73
remedies; providing for implementation of, withdrawal 74
from, and amendment to the compact; specifying that 75

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licensees practicing in a remote state under the 76
compact must adhere to the laws and rules of that 77
state; specifying that the compact, commission rules, 78
and commission actions are binding on member states; 79
providing construction; providing for severability; 80
amending s. 456.073, F.S.; requiring the Department of 81
Health