Bills

Security Services at Places of Worship; Providing an exemption from licensure requirements for certain volunteers who provide armed security services for places of worship, etc.

Transportation Concurrency; Revises facilities required to be identified in capital improvements element of comprehensive plan that imposes transportation concurrency for small counties.

Veterans Dental Care Grant Program; Revising the purpose of the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program, etc.

Transportation Facility Designations ; Provides honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.

Statewide Health Care Coverage; Establishing the Task Force on Universal Health Care for a specified purpose; directing all agencies of state government to assist the task force, including furnishing information and advice deemed necessary by the task force; providing for the membership, meetings, and funding of the task force; requiring the task force to establish an advisory committee for a specified purpose; requ…

Local Government Enforcement Actions; Prohibits certain enforcement actions by counties & municipalities; authorizes persons or business entities subject to such actions to submit request for review; requires counties & municipalities to review such actions & respond within specified time period; requires counties & municipalities to establish & maintain rules; authorizes filing of legal action & providing legal rem…

Local Business Taxes; Repeals provisions related to local business taxes & authorizes certain local governments to continue to impose business taxes under specified conditions.

Transportation Facility Designations; Provides honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.

Cardiac Service Providers; Revises requirements for licensure of Level I & Level II adult cardiovascular programs; requires AHCA to update specified rules as new applicable industry standards & guidelines are published.

Treatment of Inmates; Specifying certain rights of inmates in the correctional system; requiring that a written copy of the rights be provided to each inmate upon his or her entry into the correctional system; revising the definition of the term “permanently incapacitated inmate” for purposes of conditional medical release, etc.

Gambling; Revises policy & reporting requirements for slot machine gaming licensure; prohibits betting on athletic contests with knowledge that results are prearranged or predetermined; prohibits false personation of personnel of Florida Gaming Control Commission; revises criminal penalties for numerous offenses; prohibits trafficking in slot machines or parts; prohibits transportation of specified numbers of person…

Resolution of Disputed Property Insurance Claims; Requiring, rather than authorizing, parties in a property insurance claim dispute to participate in mediation; providing that mediation is a condition precedent to commencing litigation; requiring all insureds, or their representatives, to attend the mediation; requiring the policyholder to provide the insurer with any information and certain documents within a speci…

Public Accountancy; Authorizes Board of Accountancy to competitively procure contracted services with certain corporations not for profit for performance of certain duties assigned to Division of Certified Public Accounting of DBPR; authorizes board to rescind such contracted services at any time by majority vote; revises education & work experience requirements for certified public accountant license; directs board…

Continuity of Care in Health Insurance Contracts; Requiring that contracts between a health insurer and a contracted health care practitioner require a specified notice; requiring a health insurer and a health care practitioner to allow certain policyholders to continue coverage and care for a specified timeframe; requiring that certain health maintenance organization contracts require a specified notice; requiring …

Shari'a and Other Foreign Law; Defines "foreign law, legal code, or system"; provides that certain rulings, decisions, or contractual provisions are void & unenforceable if such rulings, decisions, or contractual provisions allow application of Shari'a or certain foreign laws, legal codes, or systems; prohibits transfer of certain civil actions to another court.

Property Damage Caused by Limestone Mining Operations; Provides that certain property owners who have sustained property damage as result of limestone mining operations have right to file claim for compensation; provides claims requirements; requires such claims to be brought within specified period of time; requires Division of Administrative Hearings to adjudicate such claims; provides for adjudication process; pr…

Contract Protection for Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults; Creating the “Elderly and Disabled Adult Contract Protection Act”; requiring that all contracts involving an elderly person or a disabled adult be in that person’s primary language; requiring a contracting party to conduct a comprehensive review of the contract before an elderly person or disabled adult signs the contract; requiring a contracting party to …

Public Records/Crime Victims; Expanding a public records exemption for crime victims to include the name and personal identification number of a victim and any other information that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse the victim; providing that such exemption includes the portions of records generated by any agency that regularly generates or receives information from or concerning victims of crim…

Pub. Rec./Crime Victims; Expanding a public records exemption for crime victims to include the name and personal identification number of a victim and any other information that could be used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse the victim; providing that such exemption includes the portions of records generated by any agency that regularly generates or receives information from or concerning victims of crime; pr…

Local Business Taxes; Repealing provisions relating to local business taxes; authorizing certain municipalities to continue to impose a business tax; authorizing such municipalities to revise the definition of the term “merchant” in a specified manner, etc.

Special Districts; Abolishes certain soil & water conservation districts; transfers assets & liabilities of such districts to DACS; provides that independent special district that grants public access to district lands or water areas for outdoor recreational purposes owes no duty of care to perform specified actions; provides that independent special district is not responsible for injury to persons or property caus…

Vacation Rentals; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/658 & 608) Requiring applicants or licensees seeking to obtain or renew a license to operate a vacation rental to install a pool safety feature if a pool is located on the vacation rental property; authorizing the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to suspend or revoke a license and fine the licensee if a vacation rental is not in compliance

Homeowners’ Insurance Policies; Requiring insurers to reimburse homeowners for the cost of a specified roof inspection under certain circumstances; requiring insurers to make certain notifications to homeowners at a specified time, etc.

Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations; Provides that this state may accept relinquishment of exclusive concurrent legislative jurisdiction from U.S. over U.S. military installations located within boundaries of this state; provides that this state has concurrent legislative jurisdiction with U.S. over such military installations; provides procedures & requirements therefor.

Designation of the State Birds; Designating the American flamingo as the official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the official state songbird; providing that such designations supersede the designation of the mockingbird as the official state bird, etc.

Florida Public Service Commission; Revising the membership of the Florida Public Service Commission; requiring a group of parties to certain proceedings to negotiate the terms of a settlement with the Public Counsel before presenting such settlement to the commission; requiring that orders issued by the commission contain adequate support and rationale for any conclusions made by the commission; authorizing certain …

The Florida Virtual School; Removes provisions relating to Florida Virtual School giving priority to certain students; revises who may call board of trustees meeting; provides that board of trustees may use supplemental funding sources to develop state-of-the-art technology-based education delivery system; authorizes Florida Virtual School to accrue supplemental revenue from direct-support organizations; revises whi…

Florida Virtual School; Deleting provisions relating to the Florida Virtual School giving priority to certain students; providing that the board of trustees may use supplemental funding sources to develop a state-of-the-art technology-based education delivery system; authorizing the Florida Virtual School to accrue supplemental revenue from direct-support organizations; revising which entities review and approve exp…

Motor Vehicle Data Privacy and Autonomy; Prohibits manufacturer from certain actions relating to operator data; provides exceptions; prohibits manufacturer from certain actions relating to personal identifying information; requires manufacturer to provide motor vehicle owner with access to & control of operator data; requires manufacturer to create certain interface; provides reporting requirements; requires DHSMV, …

Common Entities of Motor Vehicle Distributors and Manufacturers; Revising the definition of the term “common entity”, etc.

Restoration of Voting Rights; Requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database containing certain information for a certain purpose; requiring the Department of Management Services, acting through the Florida Digital Service, to provide certain technical assistance to the commission; providing that a person who takes certain actions in reasonable reliance on the database has an …

Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer; Reduces minimum age at which person may purchase firearm & age of purchasers to which specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring firearm; removes exception.

Telephone Solicitation; Revising the definition of the terms “telephone solicitor” and “telephonic sales call”; revising the conditions for awarding attorney fees in civil actions relating to telephone solicitation, etc.

Insurer Disclosures on Prescription Drug Coverage; Requiring individual and group health insurers to provide notice of prescription drug formulary changes within a certain timeframe to current and prospective insureds and the insureds’ treating physicians; requiring insurers to maintain a record of formulary changes; defining the term “cost-sharing requirement”; providing an exception to requirements relating to cha…

Self-storage Spaces; Revises definition of term "last known address"; revises notice requirements of owners of self-storage units in order to enforce lien on tenant's property; requires that rental agreements for renters of self-storage units which are entered into on or after specified date provide certain information in compliance with Self-storage Facility Act; provides that failure or refusal of tenant to design…

Self-storage Spaces; Revising the notice requirements of owners of self-storage units in order to enforce a lien on a tenant’s property; requiring that rental agreements for renters of self-storage units which are entered into on or after a specified date provide certain information in compliance with the Self-storage Facility Act; providing that failure or refusal of a tenant to designate an alternate contact does …

Protections for Public Employees who use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients; Prohibiting a public employer from taking adverse personnel action against an employee or a job applicant for his or her use of medical marijuana if the employee or job applicant is a qualified patient; providing exceptions; requiring a public employer to provide, within a specified timeframe, written notice of an employee’s or a job a…

Admissible Evidence in Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Actions; Providing that evidence admissible in personal injury or wrongful death actions may be used for rebutting, as well as for proving, the amount of certain damages; providing that such evidence may be offered by any party, etc.

Sickle Cell Disease Treatment of Pain Continuing Education; Revises requirements for continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Autonomous Practice; Authorizing certain advanced practice registered nurses to engage in autonomous practice to provide mental health services as defined by rule of the Board of Nursing, etc.

Whistleblower Protections for Employees and Independent Contractors of Property Insurers; Prohibiting property insurers, or their agents or affiliates, from taking adverse actions against employees or contractors for specified reasons; authorizing such employees or contractors to bring a civil action within a specified timeframe, etc.

Residential Swimming Pool Requirements; Requiring that swimming pools located on residential real property that is transferred or sold on or after a specified date meet certain pool safety requirements; requiring that swimming pools located on residential real property that is transferred or sold on or after a specified date meet certain pool barrier requirements, etc.

Sickle Cell Disease Care Management and Treatment Continuing Education; Revising requirements for a continuing education course on prescribing controlled substances which health care practitioners are required to complete, etc.

Department of Transportation Contractor Liability; Providing that a contractor is considered an agent of the state in certain circumstances; requiring contract documents to indemnify the department for liability caused by the negligence of the contractor or its employees, etc.

Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain information relating to designation of organization as domestic terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organization by Chief of Domestic Security; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations; Providing that the Department of State may administratively dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a terrorist organization in certain situations; providing that a person who receives military training from a domestic terrorist organization in certain situations commits a specified crime; providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts or conspires to pro…

Living Organ Donation; Defining the term “living organ donor”; requiring state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed a specified number of days, to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor; requiring employers to grant an unpaid leave of absence to allow an employee to serve as a living organ donor under certain circumstances, etc.

Traffic Offenses; Prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner; providing an exception; requiring that sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revising penalty provisions relating to the use of wireless communications device…

Pub. Rec./Uterine Fibroid Research Database; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain records & personal identifying information submitted to DOH for inclusion in uterine fibroid research database; provides statement of public necessity.

Uterine Fibroid Research Database; Amending provisions and deleting a prohibition on the inclusion of personal identifying information in the uterine fibroid research database.