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HISTORY OF HOUSE BILLS
HB 1
GENERAL BILL by Stark; Pilon; (CO-SPONSORS) Berman; ClarkeReed; Jacobs; Moskowitz (Similar SB 246, Compare SB 192)
Texting While Driving; Revises penalties for violations of Florida Ban on
Texting While Driving Law; provides enhanced penalties for such violations
when committed in school zone or school crossing; removes requirement that
specified provisions be enforced as secondary action by law enforcement agency.
Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Highway and Waterway Safety
Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic
Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic
Affairs Committee
HB 3
GENERAL BILL by Powell (Identical SB 94)
Closing the Gap Grant Program; Adds priority area for project proposals under
Closing the Gap grant program to address racial & ethnic disparities in
morbidity & mortality rates relating to sickle cell disease. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care
Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human
Services Committee
HB 5
GENERAL BILL by Passidomo; Rodriguez, J. (Linked HB 7, Identical
SB 366, Compare SB 318, SB 360)
Guardianship Proceedings; Provides that fees & costs incurred by ward's
attorney in compensation proceedings are payable from guardianship assets;
authorizes court to appoint guardian ad litem to protect minor's interests;
provides for confidentiality in settlement of minor's claim; requires notification
of incapacitated person & attorney before hearing on appointment of emergency
temporary guardian; provides for compensation of examining committee if
petition for incapacity is dismissed; provides conditions under which petitioner
must reimburse state for expert witness fees; provides for appointment of
emergency temporary guardian; establishes burden of proof for determining
restoration of capacity of ward in pending guardianship cases; requires
reporting of incidents of abuse, neglect, & exploitation of ward by guardian.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
01/15/15 HOUSE
PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice
Subcommittee, 01/22/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
HB 7
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Passidomo (Linked HB 5,
Similar SB 360, Compare SB 366)
Pub. Rec./Claim Settlement on Behalf of Minor or Ward; Provides exemption
from public records requirements for records relating to settlement of claim on
behalf of minor or ward; authorizes guardian ad litem, ward, minor, & minor's
attorney to inspect guardianship reports & court records relating to settlement
of claim on behalf of minor or ward, upon showing of good cause; authorizes
court to direct disclosure & recording of amendment to report or court records
relating to settlement of claim on behalf of minor or ward, in connection with
real property or for other purposes; provides statement of public necessity;
provides for contingent effect. Effective Date: on the same date that HB 5 or
similar legislation takes effect if such legislation is adopted in the same
legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government
Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
01/15/15 HOUSE
On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee,
01/22/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
HB 9
GENERAL BILL by Slosberg (Compare SB 270)
Use of a Wireless Communications Device While Operating a Motor Vehicle ;
Defines "wireless communications device"; provides criminal penalty if person
operating motor vehicle while using wireless communications device causes
death of human being or unborn child. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary
Committee
HB 11
GENERAL BILL by Pilon; (CO-SPONSORS) Berman; Kerner (Similar SB
250)
Care of Children; Exempts certain membership organizations from licensing
requirements & minimum standards for child care facilities; provides screening
requirements for organization employees under certain circumstances. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors
Subcommittee; Education Committee; Health Care
Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human
Services Committee
HB 13
GENERAL BILL by Pilon
Mobile Home Park Lot Tenancies; Revises requirements relating to written
notification in absence of prospectus; clarifies that purchaser of mobile home
may assume seller's prospectus & terms contained in prospectus under certain
conditions; authorizes mobile home park owner to increase rental amount upon
expiration of assumed rental agreement under certain conditions; provides
notification requirements; requires mobile home park owner to disclose certain
information to purchaser; requires mobile home park owner & purchaser to sign
prospectus election form; provides form; requires mobile home park owner to
provide copy of election form to purchaser & maintain copy for certain period.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/10/14 HOUSE
Withdrawn prior to introduction
HB 15
GENERAL BILL by Jones, S.
Public School Educational Instruction; Requires school districts to provide
instruction in CPR & use of automated external defibrillator; provides
requirements for instruction & instructors. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education
Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
HB 17
GENERAL BILL by Slosberg
Driving Safety; Prohibits use of cellular telephones & other electronic
communications devices by drivers in school zone or school crossing or on school
district property. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Highway and Waterway Safety
Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic
Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic
Affairs Committee
HB 19
GENERAL BILL by Steube; (CO-SPONSORS) Eagle; Renuart (Similar
SB 180)
School Safety; Permits school superintendent, with approval of the school board,
to authorize school safety designee to carry concealed weapon or firearm on
school property; provides requirements for school safety designees; provides
exception to prohibition on possession of firearms or other specified devices on
school property or other specified areas; provides for fingerprint processing &
retention; requires that fees be borne by school safety designee or school;
requires school boards to formulate policies & procedures for dealing with active
shooters & hostage situations in consultation with law enforcement; requires
district school boards & private schools allow campus tours by local law
enforcement agencies for specified purposes & that their recommendations be
documented; permits district school boards to commission one or more school
safety officers on each school campus. Appropriation: $157,927. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Appropriations
Committee; Judiciary Committee
HB 21
GENERAL BILL by Hager; Harrell
Substance Abuse Services; Requires DCF to create voluntary certification
program for recovery residences; requires DCF to approve credentialing entities
to develop & administer certification program; requires background screening of
recovery residence employees; provides for denial, suspension, or revocation of
certification; directs DCF to approve at least one credentialing entity by
specified date to develop & administer certification program; requires DCF to
publish list on its website. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors
Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations
Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
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HB 23
GENERAL BILL by Cruz (Similar SB 146)
Autism; Requires physician to refer minor to appropriate specialist for
screening for autism spectrum disorder under certain circumstances; requires
certain insurers & HMOs to provide direct patient access to specialist for
screening for, or evaluation or diagnosis of, autism spectrum disorder. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Insurance
and Banking Subcommittee; Health Care
Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human
Services Committee
HB 25
GENERAL BILL by Cruz; (CO-SPONSORS) Richardson (Identical SB 98)
Employment Discrimination; Designates act as "Helen Gordon Davis Fair Pay
Protection Act"; provides legislative findings & intent relating to equal pay for
equal work for women; recognizes importance of DEO & FHRC in ensuring fair
pay; provides for duties of department & commission; creates Governor's
Recognition Award for Pay Equity in Workplace. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Economic Development and Tourism
Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Economic
Affairs Committee
HB 27
GENERAL BILL by Gaetz; (CO-SPONSORS) Santiago (Similar SB 240)
Issuance of Driver Licenses & Identification Cards; Provides for DHSMV to
accept military personnel identification card as proof of identity for purposes of
issuing driver license or identification card. Effective Date: upon becoming a
law.
11/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Highway and Waterway Safety
Subcommittee; Veteran and Military Affairs
Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee
HB 29
GENERAL BILL by Fitzenhagen; Diaz, M.; (CO-SPONSORS) Beshears;
Clarke-Reed; Combee; Cortes, J.; Cruz; Eagle; Edwards; Hill; Ingoglia;
Jenne; Jones, S.; La Rosa; Latvala; Mayfield; Murphy; Narain; Peters;
Pilon; Raschein; Rehwinkel Vasilinda; Renuart; Richardson; Rouson;
Santiago; Spano; Williams (Compare SB 92)
Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools ; Revises Next Generation
Sunshine State Standards for financial literacy instruction; provides that credit
requirements for high school graduation & standard diploma include separate
course in financial literacy; requires DOE to work with nonprofit organizations
to develop standards & curriculum & professional development guidelines for
teaching financial literacy. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/20/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education
Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
HB 31
GENERAL BILL by Porter (Identical SB 142)
Nonresidential Farm Buildings; Exempts certain nonresidential farm buildings,
farm fences, & farm signs from county & municipal assessment; provides
exception. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/21/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources
Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; State
Affairs Committee
HB 33
GENERAL BILL by Raschein; (CO-SPONSORS) Edwards; Hager; Jenne;
Jones, S.; Moskowitz; Richardson; Stark (Similar SB 156)
Prohibited Discrimination; Creates "Florida Competitive Workforce Act";
prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation & gender identity or
expression; defines terms; provides exceptions for constitutionally protected free
exercise of religion. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/24/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Government
Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 35
GENERAL BILL by Stark (Identical SB 148)
Resident Status for Tuition Purposes; Revises criteria relating to classification
of active duty members of U.S. Armed Services, & spouses & dependent
children, as residents for tuition purposes; classifies veterans, & spouses &
dependent children, as residents for tuition purposes under certain
circumstances. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/24/14 HOUSE
Filed
HB 35
12/19/14
HOUSE
Referred to Higher Education and Workforce
Subcommittee; Veteran and Military Affairs
Subcommittee; Education Appropriations
Subcommittee; Education Committee
HB 37
GENERAL BILL by Raschein (Identical SB 118)
Voluntary Contributions for Public Education Facilities; Authorizes
participating business that registers with DOR to solicit & collect contributions
from customers for construction & maintenance of public education facilities;
provides registration requirements; requires participating business to file
return & remit contributions to DOR; requires DOR to deposit contributions
into PECO & Debt Service Trust Fund; authorizes DOR to adopt emergency
rules. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/25/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Appropriations
Committee
HB 39
GENERAL BILL by Hill (Similar SB 136)
Florida Retirement System; Specifies eligibility of monthly death benefit
payment to surviving spouse, child, or parent of law enforcement officer or
firefighter employed by state; provides annual appropriation. Appropriation:
Indeterminate. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/25/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee
HB 41
GENERAL BILL by Metz (Identical SB 154)
Hazardous Walking Conditions; Revises criteria that determine hazardous
walking conditions for public school students; revises procedures for inspection
& identification of hazardous conditions; authorizes district school
superintendents to initiate formal request for correction of hazardous
conditions; requires district school boards to provide transportation to students
who would be subjected to hazardous conditions; requires state or local entities
with jurisdiction over roads with hazardous conditions to correct condition;
provides requirements for governmental entities relating to capital
improvement programs; provides requirements relating to civil actions for
damages. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/25/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee;
Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education
Committee
HB 43
GENERAL BILL by Nunez (Identical SB 296)
Diabetes Advisory Council; Requires Diabetes Advisory Council, in conjunction
with DOH, AHCA, & DMS, to develop plans relating to diabetes management,
treatment, & control; requires report to Governor & Legislature. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
11/26/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care
Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human
Services Committee
HB 45
GENERAL BILL by Kerner (Similar SB 150)
Student Loans; Requires Justice Administrative Commission & Office of
Attorney General to implement student loan assistance program to assist
attorneys in specified positions in repayment of eligible student loans;
establishes requirements; requires payments based on length of employment of
eligible attorney & availability of funds; provides funding; requires employers to
develop procedures. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/26/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 47
GENERAL BILL by Stafford; (CO-SPONSORS) Cortes, J. (Identical SB
114)
State Minimum Wage; Increases state minimum wage; provides that an
employer may not pay employee at rate less than state minimum wage; deletes
requirement that only individuals entitled to receive federal minimum wage are
eligible to receive state minimum wage. Effective Date: 01/01/2016.
12/01/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Economic Development and Tourism
Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Economic
Affairs Committee
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HB 49
GENERAL BILL by Moskowitz (Identical SB 138)
Tax-exempt Income; Increases amount of income that is exempt from corporate
income tax; increases amount of income that is exempt from franchise tax
imposed on banks & savings associations; provides applicability. Effective Date:
01/01/2016.
12/02/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Appropriations
Committee
HB 51
GENERAL BILL by Murphy (Identical SB 132)
Disabled Parking Permits; Prohibits DHSMV from requiring certain veterans to
resubmit certificate of disability for renewal of disabled parking permit.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/02/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Highway and Waterway Safety
Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic
Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic
Affairs Committee
HB 53
GENERAL BILL by Broxson (Identical SB 130)
Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center; Requires SBA to
annually transfer portion of investment income from Hurricane Catastrophe
Fund to Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center to support operations;
specifies that transferred income does not affect funding otherwise available.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/03/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee;
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee;
Regulatory Affairs Committee
HB 55
GENERAL BILL by Harrell
Children and Youth Cabinet; Revises membership of Children & Youth Cabinet.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/04/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Choice and Innovation Subcommittee;
Health and Human Services Committee; Education
Committee
HB 57
GENERAL BILL by Jones, S. (Similar SB 248)
Recording of Law Enforcement Activities; Designates act "Police and Citizen
Protection Act"; requires uniformed officers assigned to patrol duties to be
equipped with body cameras; requires use of such cameras during specified
activities; exempts recordings of such activities from specified provisions
relating to interception of wire, electronic, & oral communications. Effective
Date: 01/01/2016.
12/04/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
HB 59
GENERAL BILL by Jones, S.
Student Data Privacy; Prohibits operator from displaying targeted advertising,
using certain information to amass student profiles for certain purposes, or
selling or disclosing covered information; authorizes operator to use covered
information for specified actions; requires operator to maintain security
procedures for protection of covered information & delete covered information
under certain circumstances; specifies certain actions by operators, law
enforcement agencies, service providers, & students that are not prohibited.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/04/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Government
Operations Subcommittee; Education Committee
HB 61
GENERAL BILL by Jones, S.
Charter Schools; Requires charter school applicant to provide evidence of surety
bond or secured escrow account by specified date to cover first-year operation
costs. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/04/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Choice and Innovation Subcommittee;
Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education
Committee
HB 63
GENERAL BILL by Steube (Linked HB 65)
Public-Private Partnerships; Creates Division of Public-Private Partnerships
within DEO; authorizes use of public-private partnerships for certain contracts;
revises provisions related to unsolicited proposals received by responsible public
entities; restricts & requires certain provisions in financing agreements.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/08/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee
HB 65
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Steube (Linked HB 63)
Public Records & Public Meetings/Public-Private Partnerships ; Provides
exemption from public records requirements & public meetings requirements for
unsolicited proposals held by responsible public entity for specified period;
provides definition; requires that recording be made of closed meeting; provides
exemption from public records requirements of records generated during a
closed meeting for specified period; provides for future legislative review &
repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity; provides for
contingent effect. Effective Date: on the same date that HB 63 or similar
legislation takes effect.
12/08/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee;
State Affairs Committee
HB 67
GENERAL BILL by Murphy; Latvala (Compare HB 473, HB 4001)
Utility Advanced Cost Recovery Fee; Provides for expiration of advanced cost
recovery for certain power plants; requires collected but unspent funds to be
returned to ratepayers; provides for future repeal. Effective Date: upon
becoming a law.
12/08/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee;
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee;
Regulatory Affairs Committee
HB 69
GENERAL BILL by Porter; (CO-SPONSORS) Van Zant
Missing Persons with Special Needs; Includes individuals who are at risk of
becoming lost or who are prone to wander due to autism spectrum disorder or
other conditions in definition of term "missing endangered person"; provides
that certain persons are immune from civil liability for damages for complying
with request to release information concerning missing special needs
individuals to appropriate agencies; specifies who may submit report concerning
missing special needs individual; requires FDLE, contingent on funding, to
make electronic monitoring devices available to certain individuals with autism
spectrum disorder; requires DCF to make annual report concerning such
individuals to FDLE; requires APD, contingent on funding, to make electronic
monitoring devices available to certain individuals with dementia; requires
Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission to incorporate retrieval of
missing individuals with special needs into curriculum for law enforcement
officers. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/08/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Children,
Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations
Committee; Judiciary Committee
HB 71
GENERAL BILL by Smith
Service Animals; Requires public accommodation to permit use of service
animal by individual with disability; provides conditions for public
accommodation to exclude or remove service animal; revises penalties for
certain persons or entities who interfere with use of service animal; provides
penalty for knowing & willful misrepresentation with respect to use or training
of service animal. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/08/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee
HB 73
GENERAL BILL by Smith
Tangible Personal Property Taxation; Authorizes collection of tangible personal
property tax recovery fee by certain persons engaging in business of renting or
leasing heavy equipment; provides requirements for collection & retention;
prohibits additional recoupment of recovery fee in current year under certain
circumstances; requires reduction in amount of recoupment of recovery fee for
following year under certain circumstances. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/08/14 HOUSE
Filed
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Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Economic
Affairs Committee
HB 75
GENERAL BILL by Combee; (CO-SPONSORS) Ahern; Cortes, J.; Eagle;
Pilon; Spano; Van Zant (Similar SB 232)
Department of Economic Opportunity; Requires DEO to create web page
accessible through its Internet website that provides certain information;
provides purpose of web page; requires DEO to collect all local business
information available to DEO; requires DEO to request relevant local
government to provide any otherwise unavailable information; requires local
governments to provide notice of changes in information collected by DEO;
authorizes local government entities to provide summary that includes certain
information for DEO's web page. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/08/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Economic Development and Tourism
Subcommittee; Local Government Affairs
Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic
Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic
Affairs Committee
HB 77
GENERAL BILL by Combee; (CO-SPONSORS) Albritton; Santiago
(Identical SB 96)
Patriotic Film Screening; Requires certain middle & high school students to
attend screening of certain film; provides exception. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/08/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education
Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
HB 79
GENERAL BILL by Cummings (Similar SB 340)
Crisis Stabilization Services; Requires DCF to develop standards and protocols
for collection, storage, transmittal, & analysis of utilization data from public
receiving facilities; requires compliance by managing entities by specified date;
requires DCF to create statewide database. Effective Date: upon becoming a
law.
12/09/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors
Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations
Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
HB 81
GENERAL BILL by Dudley (Similar SB 230)
Public Utilities; Requires PSC to approve proposed change in public utility's
billing cycle by specified period before its effective date; requires PSC to
consider public impact of proposed change; prohibits extension of billing cycle by
more than specified period; prohibits utility from charging consumer or user
higher rate due to extension; provides exception. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/09/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee;
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee; Regulatory Affairs
Committee
HB 83
GENERAL BILL by Richardson; (CO-SPONSORS) Jenne; Moskowitz;
Pafford; Stark (Similar SB 204)
Sexual Orientation Change Efforts; Prohibits persons licensed to provide
professional counseling & various practitioners who perform counseling as part
of their professional training from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts
on behalf of person who is younger than specified age. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
12/09/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health
Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human
Services Committee
HB 85
GENERAL BILL by Hill (Identical SB 358)
Public School Instruction; Requires that instructional staff of public schools
provide instruction to students about terrorist attacks occurring on September
11, 2001, & impact of those events. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/09/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education
Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
HB 87
GENERAL BILL by Passidomo
Construction Defect Claims; Revises definition of "completion of building or
improvement"; provides additional requirements for notice of claim; revises
requirements for response; provides that actions making claims for certain
previously resolved claims be deemed frivolous; provides for sanctions for such
frivolous claims; revises provisions relating to production of certain records;
provides for sanctions for claims that were solely fault of claimant or its agents;
provides exception. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
12/09/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business and
Professions Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 89
GENERAL BILL by Richardson; (CO-SPONSORS) Fitzenhagen
(Identical SB 188)
Original Works of Art; Exempts certain original works of art from sales & use
tax; defines term "original work of art." Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/10/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Economic
Development and Tourism Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee
HB 91
GENERAL BILL by Pilon (Linked HB 93)
Trade Secrets; Specifies that financial information be included in provisions
prohibiting theft, embezzlement, or unlawful copying of trade secrets; repeals
provision stating legislative findings concerning public records exemption
relating to trade secret information. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
12/11/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Operations
Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 93
GENERAL BILL by Pilon (Linked HB 91)
Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets; Reenacts exemptions from public records requirements
to incorporate changes to definition of "trade secret" by HB 91; provides for
future legislative review & repeal of reenactments; provides statement of public
necessity; provides for contingent effect. Effective Date: on the same date that
HB 91 or similar legislation relating to trade secrets takes effect.
12/11/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee;
Government Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary
Committee
HB 95
GENERAL BILL by Cruz
Overseas Absentee Ballots; Requires DOS to develop instructions & procedures
allowing electronic submission of voted absentee ballots from overseas voters;
requires DOS & supervisors of elections to develop security measures;
prescribes requirements for such security measures; requires DOS to perform
annual security assessment. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/12/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Transportation and Economic Development
Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
HB 97
GENERAL BILL by Lee (Identical SB 168)
Mobile Home Parks; Revises definition of term "mobile home park" to clarify
that it includes certain lots or spaces regardless of rental or lease term's length
or person liable for ad valorem taxes; provides that act is remedial & intended
to clarify existing law & to abrogate an interpretation of such law by DBPR;
provides for retroactive application; provides that act does not affect specified ad
valorem taxation issues. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
12/12/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee;
Civil Justice Subcommittee; Finance and Tax
Committee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
HB 99
GENERAL BILL by Clarke-Reed
Juvenile Civil Citations; Requires that law enforcement officer, upon making
contact with juvenile who admits having committed misdemeanor, issue civil
citation in certain circumstances. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/12/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
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HB 101
GENERAL BILL by Steube; (CO-SPONSORS) Hutson (Compare SB 140)
Taxation; Exempts certain obligations from nonrecurring intangible personal
property tax; exempts certain documents that transfer real property from tax;
exempts certain notes, written obligations, mortgages, or other evidences of
indebtedness from tax; reduces tax on rental or license fees charged for use of
real property; revises term "mail order sale" to specifically include sales of
tangible personal property ordered through Internet or dealer in foreign
country; provides that certain persons who make mail order sales & have nexus
with state are subject to state's power to collect sales tax when engaged in
certain activities; specifies that certain dealers are not required to collect sales
tax unless certain circumstances exist; creates rebuttable presumption that
dealer is subject to state's power to collect sales tax; creates annual sales tax
holiday for school supplies, personal computers, & personal computer-related
accessories; creates Restaurant & Hotel Renovation Tax Refund Program with
administration by DEO; authorizes applicant to receive tax refund under certain
circumstances; requires DOR to develop system to track changes in sales tax
remitted & submit reports to Governor & Legislature. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
12/12/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Economic
Development and Tourism Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee
HB 103
GENERAL BILL by Pilon (Identical SB 162)
Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration; Defines "violent felony";
provides that person is disqualified from receiving compensation under Victims
of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act if, before or during person's
wrongful conviction & incarceration, person was convicted of, pled guilty or nolo
contendere to, or was serving concurrent incarceration for, another violent
felony; provides that wrongfully incarcerated person who commits violent felony
law violation, rather than felony law violation, which results in revocation of
parole or community supervision is ineligible for compensation; reenacts
provisions. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
12/12/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
HB 105
GENERAL BILL by Eagle (Identical SB 216)
Publicly Funded Retirement Programs; Revises applicability of Marvin B.
Clayton Firefighters Pension Trust Fund Act; authorizes municipality that
provides fire protection services under an interlocal agreement with another
municipality to impose excise tax on property insurance premiums; requires
municipal services taxing units to provide Division of Retirement with certified
copy of ordinance assessing & imposing certain taxes; revises provisions relating
to limitation of disbursement; authorizes municipal services taxing unit, under
certain conditions, to revoke participation & cease to receive property insurance
premium taxes. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/15/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and
Tax Committee; State Affairs Committee
HB 107
GENERAL BILL by Steube (Compare HB 301, SB 186)
Malt Beverages; Prohibits EBT cards from being used or accepted to purchase
alcoholic beverages; provides requirements for licensed manufacturer of malt
beverages to sell beverages directly to consumers; provides/revises requirements
for vendor's licenses for manufacturers; provides requirements for brewpubs and
growlers; revises requirements for vendors transporting alcoholic beverages;
provides requirements for franchise agreements; prohibits termination,
cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance except under certain circumstances;
authorizes limited self-distribution for specified manufacturers; authorizes
certain malt beverage tastings; deletes restrictions on sale by craft distillery;
deletes package store restrictions. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/15/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee;
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee;
Regulatory Affairs Committee
HB 109
GENERAL BILL by Broxson (Identical SB 184)
Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot; Authorizes absent uniformed services voters
& overseas voters to use federal write-in absentee ballot in state or local
election; authorizes elector to vote on ballot measure in election using federal
write-in absentee ballot; specifies that vote cast in judicial merit retention
election is treated in same manner as vote on certain ballot measures; allows for
minor variations in name of ballot measure; prohibits supervisor of elections
from canvassing federal write-in absentee ballots from overseas voters in certain
elections until specified period after date of election; revises minimum
requirements for DOS rules used to determine what constitutes valid vote on
federal write-in absentee ballot. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/16/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Transportation and Economic Development
Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
HB 111
GENERAL BILL by Magar
Transitional Living Facilities; Creates part XI, ch. 400, F.S., relating to
transitional living facilities; provides requirements with respect to licensure,
policies & procedures, client admission & care, screening of employees,
recordkeeping, & safekeeping of client property & funds; provides penalties for
violations. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/16/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health
Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human
Services Committee
HB 113
GENERAL BILL by Perry
Local Government Construction Preferences; Prohibits local ordinances &
regulations from restricting a certified contractor's competition for award of
contract for construction services based upon certain conditions; requires state
college, school district, or other political subdivision to make specified
disclosures in competitive solicitation documents; provides construction.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/16/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Local Government Affairs Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee
HB 115
GENERAL BILL by Gaetz
Sentencing; Redefines "victim" for purposes of restitution provisions to include
governmental entities & political subdivisions; requires sentencing judge to
order restitution & specified number of community service work hours for
violations of provisions relating to bribery & misuse of public office & offenses
by public officers & employees. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
12/17/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 117
GENERAL BILL by Watson, B.
False Personation; Revises list of officials who are prohibited from being falsely
personated; prohibits sale or transfer of specified badges bearing in any manner
or combination words "fire department" & ownership or operation of vehicles
marked or identified by words "fire department"; requires specified intent for
certain offenses; provides exception. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
12/18/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 119
GENERAL BILL by Berman (Identical SB 210)
Licensing of Facilities that offer Health and Human Services ; Requires family
day care home to conspicuously display license or registration, provide proof of
written plan designating substitute for operator, & provide proof of certain
screening & background checks; prohibits advertisement of child care facility,
family day care home, or large family child care home unless it is licensed or
registered or provides proof of exemption; defines "advertisement." Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
12/18/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors
Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations
Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
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HB 121
GENERAL BILL by Stafford (Identical SB 356)
Employment of Felons; Provides corporate income tax credit for employment of
person previously convicted of felony; provides requirements to receive credit;
provides exceptions for certain felons. Effective Date: 01/01/2016.
12/18/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Criminal
Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee
HB 123
GENERAL BILL by Cortes, J. (Identical SB 152)
Disability Awareness; Requires, rather than authorizes, each district school
board to provide disability history & awareness instruction in all K-12 public
schools; requires each public school to establish disability history & awareness
advisory council. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
12/18/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education
Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
HB 125
GENERAL BILL by Edwards (Linked HB 127, Identical SB 306,
Compare SB 308)
Domestic Violence Organizations; Specifies duties of DCF & Florida Coalition
Against Domestic Violence with respect to domestic violence advocacy
organizations; requires that certified domestic violence advocacy organizations
meet specified requirements; provides consequences for failure to meet
requirements; requires organizations to establish procedures for person to
voluntarily seek their services; requires law enforcement officers to make
referrals to certified organizations in specified circumstances. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
12/18/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors
Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations
Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
01/12/15 HOUSE
Withdrawn from Children, Families and Seniors
Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations
Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
01/12/15 HOUSE
Withdrawn prior to introduction
HB 127
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Edwards (Linked HB 125,
Similar SB 308, Compare SB 306)
Pub. Rec./Clients of Domestic Violence Advocacy Organizations or Referral
Services; Provides exemption from public records requirements for information
concerning clients of domestic violence advocacy organizations or referral
services; requires written consent of client for disclosure of certain information;
provides exceptions; provides for future legislative review & repeal of
exemptions; provides statement of public necessity. Effective Date: on the same
date that HB 125 or similar legislation relating to domestic violence advocacy
organizations and referral services takes effect.
12/18/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors
Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee;
Health and Human Services Committee
01/12/15 HOUSE
Withdrawn from Children, Families and Seniors
Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee;
Health and Human Services Committee
01/12/15 HOUSE
Withdrawn prior to introduction
HB 129
GENERAL BILL by Moskowitz; (CO-SPONSORS) Berman; Edwards;
Hill; O'Toole; Pilon (Identical SB 2)
Greyhound Racing Injuries; Designates act as "Victoria Q. Gaetz Racing
Greyhound Protection Act"; requires injuries to racing greyhounds be reported
on form adopted by DBPR within certain timeframe; exempts injuries to certain
animals from reporting requirements. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/18/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee; Regulatory Affairs
Committee
HB 131
GENERAL BILL by Moskowitz; Harrell; (CO-SPONSORS) Berman;
Combee; Cortes, J.; Eagle; Edwards; Gonzalez; Hager; Hill; Hutson;
Jacobs; Kerner; Latvala; Moraitis; Pilon; Richardson; Rouson; Van Zant
(Compare SB 218)
Use of Intercepted Wire or Oral Communications as Evidence ; Creates
exception to prohibition on use of intercepted wire or oral communications as
evidence for prosecutions for acts of sexual abuse involving certain minor
victims. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
12/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
HB 131
01/08/15
HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 133
GENERAL BILL by Plasencia
Sexual Offenses; Designates act as "43 Days Initiative Act"; provides extended
statute of limitations on civil actions relating to sexual battery on victims 16
years of age or older; revises time limitations for criminal prosecution of
specified sexual battery offenses if victim is 18 years of age or older; provides
applicability. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 135
GENERAL BILL by Cortes, B.; (CO-SPONSORS) Plakon
Elections; Authorizes high school principal to accept voter registration
applications from students during school year & exempting principal's
acceptance of such applications from third-party voter registration
requirements; revises list of authorized methods for identifying elector at
polling place; specifies that voters standing in line at polling place are included
within no-solicitation zone; provides criminal penalties for poll watcher to
influence or interfere with elector voting ballot. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/19/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Education Appropriations Subcommittee;
Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee
HB 137
GENERAL BILL by Rader (Similar SB 158)
Civil Liability of Farmers; Revises exemption from civil liability for certain
farmers; revises applicability of exemption. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/23/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Agriculture and
Natural Resources Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 139
GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez, J.; Watson, C.
Sentencing in Capital Felonies; Requires that advisory sentence of death be
made by unanimous recommendation of jury after defendant's conviction or
adjudication of guilt; requires court to instruct jury that, in order for jury to
recommend to court that death penalty be imposed, jury must find that
sufficient aggravating circumstances exist which outweigh any mitigating
circumstances; requires court to instruct jury that each aggravating
circumstance must be proven beyond reasonable doubt by unanimous vote;
requires that court provide special verdict form for each aggravating
circumstance. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/23/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 141
GENERAL BILL by Renuart; Adkins (Similar CS/SB 144)
Pub. Rec./Impaired Practitioner Consultants; Provides exemption from public
records requirements for certain identifying & location information of impaired
practitioner consultants & their employees retained by DOH or other state
agency & spouses & children of such consultants & employees; provides for
future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public
necessity. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
12/24/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Government
Operations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services
Committee
HB 143
GENERAL BILL by Bileca; (CO-SPONSORS) Baxley; Cortes, B.; Hill;
Perry; Pilon; Van Zant (Similar SB 352)
American Founders' Month; Designates September as "American Founders'
Month"; authorizes Governor to annually designate month; requires district
school boards to celebrate American Founders by observing American Founders'
Month; provides that instruction may be integrated into existing school
curriculum. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/24/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education
Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
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HB 145
GENERAL BILL by Beshears (Similar SB 220)
Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board; Provides for appointment of
additional members to Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board by Governor &
Commissioner of Agriculture & provides for action by quorum of board. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
12/29/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Highway and Waterway Safety
Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic
Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic
Affairs Committee
HB 147
GENERAL BILL by Hill; (CO-SPONSORS) Ahern; Baxley; Gonzalez;
Plakon
Abortion; Requires certain physicians to have admitting privileges at hospital
within specified distance of location where abortion is performed or induced;
provides penalties. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/29/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health and
Human Services Committee
HB 149
GENERAL BILL by Rouson (Similar SB 368)
Rights Of Grandparents and Great-Grandparents; Authorizes grandparent of
minor child to petition court for visitation; provides for application of Uniform
Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act; provides conditions under which
court may terminate grandparent visitation; provides for great-grandparent's
right to notice of adoption. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/29/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Children,
Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary
Committee
HB 151
GENERAL BILL by Goodson
Disclosure of Sexually Explicit Images; Prohibits individual from electronically
disclosing sexually explicit image of identifiable person with intent to harass
such person if individual knows or should have known that such person did not
consent to disclosure; providing criminal penalties; provides enhanced penalties
for violations by persons 18 years of age or older involving victims younger than
16 years of age; provides exceptions; exempts providers of specified services;
requires court to order that person convicted of violation be prohibited from
having contact with victim & requires penalties for violation of order run
consecutively to penalties for original violation. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
12/29/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 153
GENERAL BILL by Lee
Literacy Jump Start Pilot Project; Requires Office of Early Learning to establish
pilot project in St. Lucie County to assist low-income, at-risk children in
developing emergent literacy skills; requires OEL to select organization to
implement pilot project; provides eligibility requirements for participation;
requires background screening for personnel & emergent literacy training for
instructors; requires OEL to allocate funds for pilot project. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
12/29/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Choice and Innovation Subcommittee;
Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education
Committee
HB 155
GENERAL BILL by Pilon
Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose; Designates act as "Emergency
Treatment & Recovery Act"; authorizes health care practitioners to prescribe
opioid antagonist to patient or caregiver under certain conditions; authorizes
storage, possession, & emergency administration of opioid antagonist by patient
or caregiver & certain emergency responders; provides immunity from liability.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
12/29/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Civil Justice
Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
HB 157
GENERAL BILL by Passidomo (Similar SB 390)
Fraud; Defines "business entity"; provides for restitution for certain out-ofpocket costs of victims; requires business entities to provide copies of business
records of fraudulent transactions involving identity theft to victims & law
enforcement agencies in certain circumstances; includes counties & other
political subdivisions in provisions prohibiting false marking of goods or
packaging with location of origin; prohibits fraudulent issuance of indicia of
membership interest in limited liability company; specifies that electronic
statements are included in provisions prohibiting certain false representations;
increases criminal penalties for fraudulently obtaining goods or services from
health care provider; expands specified identity theft offenses to include all
persons rather than being limited to natural persons; prohibits knowingly
providing false information that becomes part of public record to facilitate or
further commission of certain offenses. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
12/29/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HJR 159
JOINT RESOLUTION by Jenne
Real Property Rights of Aliens Ineligible for Citizenship ; Proposes amendment
to s. 2, Art. I of State Constitution to delete provision authorizing laws that
regulate or prohibit ownership, inheritance, disposition, & possession of real
property by aliens ineligible for citizenship.
12/30/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary
Committee
HB 161
GENERAL BILL by Burton
Responsibilities of Health Care Facilities; Repeals provisions relating to
provider hospitals; requires hospital to notify obstetrical physicians before
closing its obstetrical department or ceasing to provide obstetrical services.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/30/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health
Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human
Services Committee
HB 163
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Beshears; (CO-SPONSORS)
Cortes, B. (Identical SB 224)
Public Records/Contractors; Defines term "acting on behalf of public agency";
revises definition of term "contractor"; requires that public agency contract for
services include statement providing name & telephone number of public
agency's custodian of records; prescribes form of statement; revises contractual
provisions in public agency contract for services regarding contractor's
compliance with public records laws; specifies circumstances under which court
may assess & award reasonable costs of enforcement against public agency or
contractor. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
01/05/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee;
State Affairs Committee
HB 165
GENERAL BILL by Santiago (Similar SB 258, Compare HB 273, SB 202)
Property and Casualty Insurance; Requires OIR to use certain models or
methods, or straight average of model results or output ranges, to estimate
hurricane losses when determining whether rates in rate filing are excessive,
inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory; increases length of time during which an
insurer must adhere to certain findings made by Commission on Hurricane Loss
Projection Methodology with respect to certain methods, principles, standards,
models, or output ranges used in rate filing; revises provisions for making & use
of rates for motor vehicle insurance; increases amount of prior notice required
with respect to nonrenewal, cancellation, or termination of certain insurance
policies; deletes certain provisions that require extended periods of prior notice
with respect to nonrenewal, cancellation, or termination of certain insurance
policies; prohibits cancellation of certain policies; provides that policy or
contract may not be cancelled based on certain credit information; authorizes
policyholder of personal lines insurance to affirmatively elect delivery of policy
documents by electronic means; revises notification requirements for
participation in neutral evaluation program; revises time period for applicability
of certain Medicare fee schedules or payment limitations; revises preinsurance
inspection requirements for private passenger motor vehicles. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/05/15 HOUSE
Filed
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HOUSE
Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee;
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee;
Regulatory Affairs Committee
HB 167
GENERAL BILL by Santiago (Identical SB 190)
Hospices; Requires AHCA to assume need for additional hospice provider in
certain hospice service areas. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/05/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/13/15 HOUSE
Withdrawn prior to introduction
HB 169
GENERAL BILL by Jenne; (CO-SPONSORS) Rehwinkel Vasilinda;
Stark; Watson, C. (Compare SB 166)
Well Stimulation Treatments; Prohibits well stimulation treatments for
exploration or production of oil or natural gas; defines term "well stimulation
treatment." Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/05/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources
Subcommittee; Energy and Utilities Subcommittee;
Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations
Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
HB 171
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Edwards
Pub. Rec./Emergency Information Gathering Systems; Revises provisions
providing public records exemption for information furnished to state, county, or
municipal government agency for use in emergency information gathering
system; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides
statement of public necessity. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/05/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Economic Development and Tourism
Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee;
Economic Affairs Committee
HB 173
GENERAL BILL by Goodson
Property Tax Exemptions; Increases property tax exemption for residents who
are widows, widowers, blind, or totally & permanently disabled; provides
applicability. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
01/05/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Local and
Federal Affairs Committee
HB 175
GENERAL BILL by Spano (Identical SB 222)
Electronic Commerce; Creates "Computer Abuse & Data Recovery Act";
prohibits person from intentionally committing specified acts without
authorization with respect to protected computer; provides penalties for
violation; specifies remedies for civil actions brought by persons affected by
violation; provides that specified criminal judgments/decrees against defendant
act as estoppel as to certain matters in specified civil actions; provides that
specified civil actions must be filed within certain periods of time; provides that
act does not prohibit specified activity by certain state, federal, & foreign law
enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, & political subdivisions. Effective
Date: 10/01/2015.
01/06/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Economic
Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Judiciary
Committee
HB 177
GENERAL BILL by Hill (Similar SB 380)
Persons with Developmental Disabilities; Allows eligible individual whose
parent or guardian is member of U.S. Armed Forces, Florida National Guard, or
U.S. Reserve Forces to receive Medicaid home and community-based waiver
services under certain conditions. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/06/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors
Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations
Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
HB 179
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Eagle (Identical SB 200)
Public Records/Tax Collectors; Provides public records exemption for e-mail
addresses obtained by tax collector for certain purposes; provides for future
review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
01/06/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 179
01/15/15
HOUSE
Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee;
Government Operations Subcommittee; Finance and
Tax Committee
HB 181
GENERAL BILL by Bileca
Educational Facilities; Provides for school district construction flexibility;
authorizes exceptions to educational facilities construction requirements under
certain circumstances. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/06/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education
Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
HB 183
GENERAL BILL by Pritchett
Juvenile Expunction; Allows minors who have certain felony arrests to have
FDLE expunge their nonjudicial arrest record upon successful completion of
prearrest or postarrest diversion program. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/06/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 185
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Gaetz
Public Records/Military Special Operations Units; Provides exemption from
public records requirements for certain personal identifying information of
current or former servicemembers of military special operations units & their
spouses & children; provides for future review & repeal of exemption; provides
statement of public necessity. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/06/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Veteran and Military Affairs Subcommittee;
Government Operations Subcommittee; Local and
Federal Affairs Committee
HB 187
GENERAL BILL by Rader (Identical SB 262, Compare HB 239, SB 226)
Racing Animals; Designates act as "Greyhound Safety Act"; revises provisions
prohibiting administration of certain drugs to racing animal, provisions for
collection & testing of fluids from an animal, procedures, & penalty provisions;
requires DBPR to maintain certain records of injuries to racing greyhounds.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/07/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee;
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee;
Regulatory Affairs Committee
HB 189
GENERAL BILL by Cummings
Insurance Guaranty Associations; Revises definition of term "asset" to include
Florida Insurance Guaranty Association assessments for purposes of
determining financial condition of insurer; transfers provision relating to
obligation of Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association to pay
valid claims. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/07/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee;
Finance and Tax Committee; Regulatory Affairs
Committee
HB 191
GENERAL BILL by Slosberg
Traffic Safety; Prohibits use of electronic communications devices by certain
drivers; provides for voluntary checkoff on driver license applications to permit
contributions to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Effective Date: 01/01/2016.
01/07/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Highway and Waterway Safety
Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic
Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic
Affairs Committee
HB 193
GENERAL BILL by Broxson; (CO-SPONSORS) Baxley (Identical SB 164)
Crime Stoppers Trust Fund; Authorizes county that is awarded grant from trust
fund to use such funds for purchase & distribution of promotional items.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/07/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
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HB 195
GENERAL BILL by Powell
Prosecution of Juveniles; Revises age-based criteria & offenses for which
discretionary direct file of information against child may be made in adult court;
prohibits filing of information on child otherwise eligible if it is child's first
offense unless there are compelling reasons; requires such reasons to be stated
in writing; provides criteria for state attorney to determine whether to file
information; requires state attorney to file written explanation when
information is filed; provides criteria for consideration of child's request to
return to juvenile justice system. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/07/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 207
GENERAL BILL by Watson, B.
Pet Services and Advocacy Programs; Designates act as "Pets' Trust Act";
authorizes counties to create independent special districts &, if approved by
referendum, levy ad valorem taxes to provide funding for pet services &
advocacy programs; creates Pets' Trust council; provides for council
membership, powers, & functions; provides that certain nonbinding straw
ballots satisfy referendum requirements; provides for future expiration.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee;
Finance and Tax Committee; Local and Federal Affairs
Committee
HB 197
GENERAL BILL by Metz (Identical SB 282)
Tracking Devices or Applications; Prohibits use of tracking device or application
to determine location or movement of person without person's consent; creates
presumption that consent is revoked upon initiation of specified proceedings;
provides exceptions. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/07/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Economic
Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Judiciary
Committee
HB 209
GENERAL BILL by Artiles
Emergency Fire Rescue Services and Facilities Surtax; Revises distribution of
surtax proceeds; deletes provision requiring county governing authority to
develop & execute interlocal agreements with local government entities
providing emergency fire & rescue services; requires local government entity
requesting & receiving certain personnel or equipment from another service
provider to pay for such personnel or equipment from its share of surtax
proceeds; deletes requirement that surtaxes collected in excess of projected
collections be applied as rebate to final millage; deletes provision requiring local
government entities to enter into interlocal agreement in order to receive surtax
proceeds. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Local Government Affairs Subcommittee;
Finance and Tax Committee; Local and Federal Affairs
Committee
HB 199
GENERAL BILL by Sprowls; (CO-SPONSORS) Burgess; Latvala (Similar
SB 170)
Florida Public Service Commission; Revises provisions regarding terms & term
limits for PSC commissioners; prohibits elected officials from serving on PSC for
specified period after leaving office; creates five districts whose boundaries align
with district courts of appeal boundaries; requires one commissioner to
represent each district; PSC Nominating Council to select nominees who are
residents of district they will represent. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/07/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee;
Government Operations Subcommittee; Government
Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory
Affairs Committee
HB 201
GENERAL BILL by Narain
Diabetes Awareness Training for Law Enforcement Officers ; Designates act
"Arthur Green, Jr., Act"; requires Criminal Justice Standards & Training
Commission to develop standards for instruction of law enforcement officers in
diabetic emergencies; specifies topics to be included. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/07/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 203
GENERAL BILL by Artiles (Identical SB 134)
Lifetime Electronic Monitoring of Sex Offenders; Establishes lifetime electronic
monitoring program within FDLE; requires electronic monitoring system to
monitor sex offenders sentenced to lifetime electronic monitoring; requires
tracking movement & location of each offender; requires timely reporting &
recording of offender's presence in certain circumstances; requires that such
records be available upon request; requires offender sentenced to lifetime
electronic monitoring to wear or carry monitoring device as determined by
FDLE; requires offender to reimburse FDLE for cost of monitoring; authorizes
imprisonment for specified violations relating to monitoring to run consecutively
with other violations. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/07/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 205
GENERAL BILL by Jones, M.
Criminal History Records of Minors; Reduces period for which criminal history
records of certain minors must be retained before expungement. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 211
GENERAL BILL by Raschein
Specialty License Plates; Directs DHSMV to develop Bonefish & Tarpon Trust
license plate. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Highway and Waterway Safety
Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic
Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic
Affairs Committee
HB 213
GENERAL BILL by Moraitis (Identical SB 266)
Property Appraisers; Provides that property appraiser's budget shall be funded
once DOR makes its final budget amendments; obligates county commission to
fund DOR's final property appraiser budget during pendency of appeal to
Administration Commission. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 215
GENERAL BILL by Bracy
Forfeiture of Contraband Articles; Provides that forfeiture is not final & title to
property does not pass until specified criteria are met; provides for recovery for
damage to seized property; requires issuance of seizure warrant before property
may be seized; provides requirements for issuance of such warrant; provides
additional requirements for custody of seized property; provides for rights of
owners of seized property; provides for expedited recovery of seized property in
certain circumstances. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 217
GENERAL BILL by Van Zant
Engineers; Prohibits person who is not licensed as engineer from using specified
names & titles; provides licensure & application requirements for structural
engineer license; prohibits specified persons from using titles of "licensed
structural engineer," "professional structural engineer," "registered structural
engineer," or "structural engineer." Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 219
GENERAL BILL by Peters; (CO-SPONSORS) Kerner; Latvala; Sprowls
(Similar SB 288)
Utilities Regulation; Requires PSC to conduct additional meetings related to
electric utilities; requires PSC to post information on website; requires persons
who lobby PSC Nominating Council to register as lobbyist; requires PSC
commissioners to take ethics training courses; revises provisions regarding ex
parte communications; grants additional powers to Public Counsel; revises
provisions regarding utility billing practices; clarifies use of funds received to
encourage development of certain energy systems. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
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HB 221
GENERAL BILL by Drake
Long-Term Care Insurance; Provides additional forms for mandatory offer of
nonforfeiture benefits in long-term care insurance policies. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 223
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Combee (Identical SB 182)
Public Records and Meetings/Postsecondary Education Executive Search ;
Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying
information of applicant for president, provost, or dean of state university or
Florida College System institution; provides exemption from public meeting
requirements for meeting held for purpose of identifying or vetting applicants
for president, provost, or dean of state university or Florida College System
institution & for portion of meeting held for purpose of establishing
qualifications of, or compensation framework to be offered to, potential
applicants that would disclose personal identifying information of applicant or
potential applicant; requires release of names of specified applicants within
certain timeframe; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption;
provides statement of public necessity. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/09/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 225
GENERAL BILL by Cortes, B.; (CO-SPONSORS) Eagle; Rehwinkel
Vasilinda
All-American Flag Act; Designates act as "All-American Flag Act"; requires U.S.
flag or state flag that is purchased on or after specified date by the state, county,
or municipality for public use to be made in U.S. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/12/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 227
GENERAL BILL by Williams (Identical SB 228)
Online Voter Registration; Requires DOS to develop online voter registration
system; provides application requirements for system; requires DHSMV to
verify information submitted online; authorizes division to promulgate rules to
implement system; requires supervisors of elections to notify applicants in
certain situations; requires system compliance with federal accessibility
provisions. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/12/15 HOUSE
Filed
HJR 229
JOINT RESOLUTION by Cortes, B.
Municipal Property Tax Exemption; Proposes amendment to State Constitution
to allow Legislature, by general law after specified date, to exempt from
taxation property owned by municipality that is not used for municipal or public
purposes.
01/12/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 231
GENERAL BILL by Passidomo
Transportation; Revises provisions relating to the rights & safety of vulnerable
users of public rights-of-way; prohibits assault of bicycle riders; revises
provisions for careless driving; provides penalties for specified infractions
contributing to bodily injury of vulnerable users; requires traffic law &
substance abuse education courses to include certain instruction; requires driver
license examinations to include test of applicant's knowledge of certain traffic
laws; requires driver education courses offered by school district to include
certain information. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/12/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 233
GENERAL BILL by Santiago (Similar SB 252)
Insurance; Provides that absence of countersignature does not affect validity of
policy or contract of insurance. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/12/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 235
GENERAL BILL by Eagle (Identical SB 312)
Restitution; Requires child's parent or guardian, in addition to child, to make
restitution for damage or loss caused by child's offense; provides for payment
plans in certain circumstances; authorizes parent or guardian to be absolved of
liability for restitution in certain circumstances; authorizes court to order both
parents or guardians liable for child's restitution regardless of one parent
having sole parental responsibility; specifies that DCF, foster parents, &
specified agencies contracting with DCF are not guardians for purposes of
restitution; removes duplicative provisions authorizing court to require parent
or guardian to be responsible for any restitution ordered against child. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
01/12/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 237
GENERAL BILL by Latvala (Similar SB 196)
Qualified Television Revolving Loan Fund; Creates qualified television
revolving loan fund; requires DEO to contract with fund administrator; provides
fund administrator qualifications; provides for fund administrator's
compensation & removal; specifies fund administrator's powers & duties;
provides structure of loans; provides qualified television content criteria;
authorizes AG to conduct operational audit of fund & fund administrator;
authorizes DEO to adopt rules; provides for expiration of loan program; provides
emergency rulemaking authority; provides for expiration of emergency
rulemaking authority; requires analysis of qualified television loan fund in
Economic Development Programs Evaluation. Effective Date: upon becoming a
law.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 239
GENERAL BILL by Fitzenhagen (Identical SB 226, Compare HB 187, SB
262)
Racing Animals; Revises prohibition on use of substances on racing animals;
requires the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering to notify owners or trainers,
stewards, & appropriate horsemen's association of all drug test results; expands
violations to include prohibited substances that break down during race found
in specimens collected after race. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 241
GENERAL BILL by Trumbull
Personal Flotation Devices; Requires that personal flotation devices be used in
accordance with the U.S. Coast Guard approval label during operation of certain
vessels or personal watercraft or while engaged in water skiing, parasailing,
aquaplaning, & similar activities. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 243
GENERAL BILL by Roberson
Vital Statistics; Revises duties & responsibilities of DOH with respect to
production & maintenance of death certificates & burial transit permits;
requires electronic filing & transmission of certain death records. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 245
GENERAL BILL by Ahern; (CO-SPONSORS) Edwards
Tax on Commercial Real Property; Provides certain exemptions from tax
imposed on rental or license fees charged for use of commercial real property;
provides for future repeal of tax. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 247
GENERAL BILL by Van Zant
Abortion; Creates "Florida for Life Act"; prohibits induced abortions; prohibits
operation of facility for purpose of providing abortion services; prohibits
termination of pregnancy unless specified conditions are met; requires informed
consent; provides standard of care if fetus is viable; requires that fetal remains
be disposed of according to specified standards; provides restrictions on use of
state & federal funds for state exchanges that provide coverage for induced
abortions & termination of pregnancies under certain conditions. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 249
GENERAL BILL by Raburn (Identical SB 398)
Agricultural Tax Exemptions; Redefines terms "livestock" & "agricultural
production"; revises sales & use tax exemption for certain farm equipment to
exempt from tax irrigation equipment, repairs of farm equipment & irrigation
equipment, & certain trailers; revises sales & use tax exemption for items in
agricultural use to exempt from tax stakes used to support plants during
agricultural production. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
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HB 251
GENERAL BILL by Rogers (Linked HB 255)
School Safety; Provides that state sales & use taxes collected on firearms &
ammunition shall be allocated to Safe Schools Trust Fund; provides that
exception to prohibition on open carrying of weapons for certain nonlethal
weapons does not apply to persons, other than school faculty or staff members,
within school safety zones; provides that person within school safety zone who is
carrying weapon or firearm in violation of specified provisions may avoid
charges by surrendering weapon or firearm to specified person at earliest
opportunity if person has committed no other offense involving weapon or
firearm within zone; provides that license to carry concealed weapon or firearm
does not authorize any person to openly carry handgun or carry concealed
weapon or firearm in school safety zone; requires school district's guidance plan
to include mandatory guidance counseling for certain students in school safety
issues. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 253
GENERAL BILL by Rogers
Small Business Participation in State Contracting; Directs agencies to avoid
contract bundling; requires agencies to conduct market research & include
written summaries & analyses of such research in solicitations for bundled
contracts; requires agencies to award percentage of contracts to small
businesses; requires contractors to use small businesses as subcontractors;
provides requirements for payment of subcontractors; prohibits agencies &
contractors from requiring certain sureties for certain contracts; requires rules
ombudsman in EOG to establish system for reporting small business
participation in state contracting; requires agencies to cooperate with such
reporting; requires specified annual reports. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 255
TRUST FUND/GENERAL BILL by Rogers (Linked HB 251)
Trust Funds/Creation/Safe Schools Trust Fund/DOE; Creates Safe Schools
Trust Fund within DOE; provides for sources of funds & purposes; provides for
annual carryforward of trust fund balances; provides for future review &
termination or re-creation of trust fund; provides for contingent effect. Effective
Date: on the same date that HB 251 or similar legislation takes effect.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 257
GENERAL BILL by Ray
Freight Logistics Zones; Defines "freight logistics zone"; authorizes county or
two or more contiguous counties to designate geographic area or areas within its
jurisdiction as freight logistics zone; requires adoption of strategic plan which
must include certain information; provides that certain projects within freight
logistics zones may be eligible for priority in state funding & certain incentive
programs; provides evaluation criteria for freight logistics zones. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/13/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 259
GENERAL BILL by Fant (Similar SB 384)
Small Business Saturday Sales Tax Holiday; Provides that sales and use tax
may not be levied on sale of items or articles of tangible personal property by
certain small businesses during specified period; provides appropriation.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/14/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 261
GENERAL BILL by Rader (Identical SB 280)
Teacher Salaries; Requires Legislature to fund FEFP at level that ensures
guaranteed minimum annual starting salary for instructional personnel;
specifies statewide minimum salary for 2015-2016 fiscal year; requires DOE to
annually adjust minimum starting salary; requires district school boards to
adjust minimum starting salary. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/14/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 263
GENERAL BILL by Renuart
Craft Distilleries; Defines term "branded product"; revises limitation on
containers that may be sold by craft distilleries to include specified amount of
individual containers for each branded product. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/14/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 265
GENERAL BILL by Murphy
Specialty License Plates/Rotary's Camp Florida; Creates Rotary's Camp Florida
license plate; establishes annual use fee for plate; provides for distribution of
use fees received from sale of such plates. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/14/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 267
GENERAL BILL by Pilon (Identical SB 372)
Confidential Informants; Requires law enforcement agency that uses
confidential informants to adopt policies & procedures providing reasonable
protective measures & requires agencies to refer certain prospective & current
informants to substance abuse prevention or treatment; requires that policies &
procedures provide general guidelines for management & safety of confidential
informants & training requirements for certain agency personnel; revises factors
used in assessing person's suitability as confidential informant; requires law
enforcement agencies that solicit persons to act as confidential informants to
provide them with opportunity to consult with attorney; prohibits minors from
participating in certain activities; prohibits person who is receiving substance
abuse services or related treatment from participating in certain activities;
prohibits Florida College System & university police from recruiting or using
enrolled students for certain activities; requires law enforcement agency to
annually collect & submit confidential informant data. Effective Date:
10/01/2015.
01/14/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 269
GENERAL BILL by Pilon
Experimental Treatments for Terminal Conditions; Designates "Right to Try
Act"; provides conditions for manufacturer to provide investigational drugs,
products, or devices to patient; specifies insurance coverage requirements &
exceptions; provides conditions for provision of certain services by hospital or
health care facility; provides immunity from liability. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/14/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 271
GENERAL BILL by Nunez
Consumer Protection; Designates act as "True Origin of Digital Goods Act";
requires owners & operators of specified websites & online services to disclose
certain information; provides for injunctive relief. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 273
GENERAL BILL by Perry (Similar SB 202, Compare HB 165, SB 258)
Insurance; Authorizes policyholder of personal lines insurance to affirmatively
elect delivery of policy documents by electronic means; authorizes notice of
change in policy terms to be sent in separate mailing to an insured. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 275
GENERAL BILL by Santiago
Offer or Sale of Securities; Exempts certain issuers & intermediaries from
registration requirements relating to offer or sale of certain securities; provides
requirements for such issuers & intermediaries; provides limitations on offers or
sales of such securities; prohibits use of specified exemptions from registration
requirements in conjunction with another exemption from registration
requirements; provides exceptions; requires OFR to provide information on
website. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 277
GENERAL BILL by Hager (Identical SB 394)
Public Lodging Establishments; Requires specified public lodging
establishments to waive certain policies for individuals who present valid
military identification card. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 279
GENERAL BILL by Pigman
Pharmacy; Authorizes registered intern under supervision of pharmacist to
administer specified vaccines to adult; revises which vaccines may be
administered by pharmacist or registered intern under supervision of
pharmacist; requires registered intern seeking to administer vaccines to be
certified to administer such vaccines & to complete minimum amount of
coursework. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 281
GENERAL BILL by Pigman
Prescription Medication; Authorizes licensed physician assistant acting under
direction of supervisory physician to order medication & controlled substances
for administration to specified patients; authorizes ARNP to order medication &
controlled substances for administration to specified patients; revises definition
of term "prescription" to exclude order dispensed for administration to specified
patient. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
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HB 283
GENERAL BILL by Berman
Transfers to Minors; Specifies that certain transfers from a trust are treated as
made by grantor of such trust; revises specific termination provisions related to
certain custodianships for minors. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 285
GENERAL BILL by Narain
Community Health Worker Certification; Requires DOH to approve qualified
third-party credentialing entities to administer voluntary community health
worker certification programs; establishes criteria for approval of third-party
credentialing entity; establishes maximum fee for such certification. Effective
Date: upon becoming a law.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 287
GENERAL BILL by Jacobs
Controlled Substances; Includes Kratom in schedule of controlled substances;
reenacts provisions. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 289
GENERAL BILL by Harrell
Boating Under the Influence; Provides that conviction for BUI be recorded in
person's driving record; provides that convictions for BUI are considered prior
convictions for DUI; provides that conviction for BUI be reported to DHSMV;
provides that convictions for DUI are considered prior convictions for BUI.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 291
GENERAL BILL by Harrell
Involuntary Examinations of Minors; Provides requirements for notification of
involuntary examination of minors by public schools, charter schools, &
receiving facilities. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 293
GENERAL BILL by Roberson (Compare SB 382)
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; Reorganizes long-term ombudsman
services; provides duties of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman & State
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; provides conditions under which
representative of office could be found to have conflict of interest; provides
immunity from liability for representative of office; requires long-term care
facilities to provide representatives of office with access to facilities, residents, &
records for certain purposes; provides for office to coordinate ombudsman
services with Disability Rights Florida. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 295
GENERAL BILL
No Subject Available; No title Available
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 297
GENERAL BILL by Campbell
Safe Work Environments; Creates "Safe Work Environment Act"; provides that
subjecting employee to abusive work environment is unlawful employment
practice; prohibits retaliating against employee who has opposed any unlawful
employment practice, or who has made charge, testified, assisted, or
participated in any manner in investigation or proceeding concerning such
claim; provides for vicarious liability for employers in certain circumstances;
provides defense; provides for liability for individual employees in certain
circumstances; provides defense; provides affirmative defenses; specifies relief
available; limits employer's liability for emotional distress & precludes punitive
damages in certain circumstances; specifies that provisions may only be
enforced by private right of action; provides time limitation on actions; provides
that remedies provided shall be in addition to & not in place of other remedies
provided in law; provides for screening certain persons public & private school
entering instructional areas. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HJR 299
JOINT RESOLUTION by Plakon
Homestead Exemption/Living Spouse of Deceased Combat-Disabled Veteran;
Proposes amendment to s. 6, Art. VII of State Constitution to authorize living
spouse of deceased veteran, who upon death was aged 65 or older, partially or
permanently disabled during combat, & honorably discharged, to receive
discount on ad valorem taxes on homestead property based on percentage of
veteran's disability & to specify that exemption is transferrable to another
residence if spouse remains unmarried & uses residence as his or her primary
residence.
01/16/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 301
GENERAL BILL by Sprowls; (CO-SPONSORS) Burgess (Similar SB 186,
Compare HB 107)
Malt Beverages; Authorizes sale of malt beverages packaged in individual
containers of certain sizes if they are filled at point of sale by certain
licenseholders; requires container to be imprinted or labeled with certain
information; requires container to be sealed or incapable of being immediately
consumed; provides penalties. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
01/16/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 303
GENERAL BILL by Antone
Funding for High School Interscholastic Athletic Programs ; Levies surcharge on
admission charges for professional sporting events; defines "professional
sporting event"; provides that certain admissions are exempt from surcharge;
requires DOR to administer, collect, & enforce surcharge; provides for deposit &
use of surcharge proceeds for high school interscholastic athletic programs;
provides formula for allocating proceeds among school districts & schools.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/16/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 305
GENERAL BILL by Harrison
Landlords and Tenants; Excludes transient occupancy in dwelling unit or
premises from applicability of Florida Residential Landlord & Tenant Act;
revises definition of term "transient occupancy." Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/16/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 307
GENERAL BILL by Latvala
Mobile Homes; Requires Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, &
Mobile Homes to approve training & educational programs for board members
of mobile home owners associations; provides requirements for education
curriculum information for board member & mobile home owner training;
revises mobile home owner's general obligations; provides & revises
requirements for lot rental increases; revises provisions relating to rights of
purchasers of lifetime leases; provides for removal of member of board of
directors; revises quorum & voting requirements; revises provisions relating to
board of directors, committee, & member meetings; revises requirements for
amendment of articles of incorporation & bylaws; deletes requirement that
officers & directors of association have fiduciary relationship to members;
revises requirements for recall of board members; provides requirements for
alternative resolution of recall disputes; specifies certification or educational
requirements for newly elected or appointed cooperative board member; revises
& provides requirements relating to official records of association. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
01/16/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 309
GENERAL BILL by Harrison
Patient Admission Status Notification; Provides requirements for licensed
facilities for patient notification regarding admission status. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/16/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 311
GENERAL BILL by Ingoglia; (CO-SPONSORS) Perry (Identical SB 302)
Community Contribution Tax Credit Program; Extends expiration date
applicable to granting of community contribution tax credit against sales & use
tax, corporate income tax, & insurance premium tax for contributions to eligible
sponsors of revitalization & housing projects approved by DEO; reenacts
provisions to incorporate changes made by act. Effective Date: upon becoming a
law.
01/16/15 HOUSE
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HB 313
GENERAL BILL by Fant (Similar SB 102)
Digital Assets; Authorizes personal representative to have access to specified
digital assets of decedent; authorizes guardian to have access to specified digital
assets of ward; authorizes an agent to have access to specified digital assets of
principal; authorizes trustee to have access to specified digital assets held in
trust; provides rights of fiduciary relating to digital assets; provides that
specified provisions in terms-of-service agreement are unenforceable or void as
against strong public policy of this state; provides requirements for compliance
for custodian, personal representative, guardian, an agent, trustee, or another
person that is entitled to receive & collect specified digital assets; provides for
damages if demand for trust instrument is not made in good faith by custodian;
provides applicability; provides immunity for custodian & its officers,
employees, & agents for any action done in good faith & in compliance with act.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
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HB 315
GENERAL BILL by Clarke-Reed (Identical SB 386)
Voter Registration; Requires supervisor of elections to make available online
form that allows elector to electronically submit notice of in-state change of
residence. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 317
GENERAL BILL by Costello
Job Creation through Business Tax Reform; Provides legislative intent; replaces
revenue from corporate income tax, sales taxes on commercial leases, & sales
tax on industrial machinery & equipment with revenue from state sales surtax;
revises provisions of communications services tax; provides directive to DOLRI.
Effective Date: 01/01/2016.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 319
GENERAL BILL by Costello
Education Funding Property Tax Reform; Provides legislative intent; replaces
revenue from required local effort school property tax & nonvoted discretionary
& capital outlay property taxes with revenue from state sales surtax &
collection of sales tax on Internet sales; creates exemption from sales & use tax
for certain used tangible personal property; provides directive to DOLRI.
Effective Date: 01/01/2016.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 321
GENERAL BILL by Avila
HIV Testing; Revises & provides definitions; specifies notification & consent
procedures for performing HIV test in health care & nonhealth care settings.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 323
GENERAL BILL by Watson, B. (Similar SB 286)
Classified Advertisement Websites; Defines "safe-haven facility"; requires
specified number of safe-haven facilities to be designated in each county based
upon population size; authorizes state or local governmental buildings to serve
as safe-haven facilities; limits liability of entity that provides safe-haven facility;
limits actions against state or local government related to transactions taking
place at safe-haven facility. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 325
GENERAL BILL by Tobia
Labor Pools; Revises methods by which labor pool is required to compensate day
laborers; requires labor pool to provide certain notice before day laborer's first
pay period; specifies requirements for labor pool that selects to compensate day
laborer by payroll debit card; authorizes labor pool to deliver wage statement
electronically upon request by day laborer. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 327
GENERAL BILL by Tobia
Alcoholic Beverages; Requires specified distributors to sell & distribute wine or
distilled spirits to any person who is licensed or registered to sell alcoholic
beverages by DBPR's Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco; limits persons
from which vendor may purchase or acquire alcoholic beverages for purposes of
resale; specifies that vendor selling certain alcoholic beverages is not required to
be licensed as distributor; deletes provisions relating to vendor pool buying
groups. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 329
GENERAL BILL by Ingram (Identical SB 112)
Special License Plates; Directs DHSMV to issue Distinguished Flying Cross
license plates. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 331
GENERAL BILL by Ray
Freight Mobility & Trade Projects; Revises provisions relating to fees collected
by DHSMV for issuance of motor vehicle certificates of title & related services;
provides for certain funds in State Transportation Trust Fund to be set aside for
specified freight mobility & trade projects; revises provisions relating to motor
vehicle license taxes; provides that certain fees collected shall be set aside for
specified freight mobility & trade projects. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 333
GENERAL BILL by Lee
Reemployment After Retirement; Authorizes Florida Retirement System
members to be reemployed after retirement under certain conditions. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 335
GENERAL BILL by Plasencia
Health Care Practitioners; Requires psychiatric nurses to hold national
advanced practice certification as psychiatric-mental health advanced practice
nurse; authorizes such nurses to approve release of individuals from receiving
facility after involuntary examination. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 337
GENERAL BILL by Mayfield
Local Government Services; Authorizes county to provide certain services &
facilities outside boundaries of municipality without express consent of
municipality's governing body under certain circumstances; prohibits
municipality from extending its corporate powers within unincorporated areas
of county without express consent of county's governing body. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 339
GENERAL BILL by Williams
Poverty; Establishes the Commission on Poverty in EOG; provides membership,
powers, & duties; requires reports. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 341
GENERAL BILL by Cummings (Identical SB 172)
Local Government Pension Reform; Revises provisions addressing firefighter
pension trust funds; revises provisions for distribution of insurance premium
tax revenues under certain retirement plans; defines & revises terms; revises
calculation of retirement income for firefighters & police officers; revises
provisions addressing police officer retirement trust funds. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
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HB 343
GENERAL BILL by Moraitis
Estates; Revises provisions for allocation of estate tax, apportionment of net tax
attributable to specified interests, & requirements for determining how specific
interests are passed for purposes of determination of net tax; provides
retroactive applicability. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 345
GENERAL BILL by Burton
Code Enforcement Officers; Provides training requirements & certifications for
code enforcement officers; requires postcertification training at specified
intervals; specifies timeframes for completing training courses. Effective Date:
10/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
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HB 347
GENERAL BILL by Taylor
Persons with Disabilities; Requires law enforcement agencies to report certain
criminal activity & enforcement of certain laws to FDLE & DHSMV; requires
DHSMV to consider course content relating to traffic laws to assist legally blind
& mobility-impaired persons; requires examination questions & traffic law
education programs, basic skills course for law enforcement officers & driver
education programs to include material relating to laws to assist legally blind &
mobility-impaired persons. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 349
GENERAL BILL by Mayfield; (CO-SPONSORS) Harrell; Plasencia
Opening and Closing of Public Schools; Revises requirement for uniform
opening date of public schools; provides that academically high-performing
school districts must comply with provisions relating to uniform opening date of
public schools. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 351
GENERAL BILL by Rehwinkel Vasilinda
Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods; Provides lists of raw agricultural
commodities at high risk or potentially at risk for cultivation in genetically
engineered form; requires DACS to publish list by specified date & annually
update list; provides mandatory labeling requirements for genetically
engineered raw agricultural commodities & processed foods made with or
derived from genetically engineered ingredients; provides for enforcement of
labeling requirements; provides civil remedies & penalties. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 353
GENERAL BILL by Burgess; (CO-SPONSORS) Latvala
Advanced Cost Recovery; Prohibits PSC from authorizing use of advanced cost
recovery by utility for more than one plant at any one time; requires PSC to
conduct periodic reviews; requires PSC to order refunds of advanced costs
collected under specific circumstances. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 355
GENERAL BILL by Burgess (Compare SB 310)
Sales and Use Tax; Revises method for calculating amount of tax &
discretionary sales surtax. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/19/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 357
GENERAL BILL by Diaz, M.
Charter School District Pilot Program; Creates Charter School District Pilot
Program; provides requirements for participation, exemptions, professional
development, rulemaking, & reporting; provides authorization period of charter;
provides for renewal or revocation of charter; requires district school boards
participating in pilot program to provide certain funding allocations; provides
additional authority & responsibilities to school principals; specifies contents of
professional development program. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 359
GENERAL BILL by Diaz, M.
Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Area; Requires amendments to local zoning &
subdivision regulations concerning properties located within Lake Belt Area to
be compatible with limestone mining activities; prohibits amendments to local
zoning & subdivision regulations which would result in an increase in
residential density for certain property; includes monitoring as environmental
purpose for which certain mitigation fees apply; decreases amount of the
mitigation fees for limerock & sand under certain conditions; imposes
environmentally endangered lands fee & requires DOR to administer, enforce, &
collect such fee & provides for use of such proceeds; rescinds the water
treatment plant upgrade fee. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 361
GENERAL BILL by Trumbull
Military Housing Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions; Grants certain leasehold
interests & improvements to land owned by US or agency thereof, branch of US
Armed Forces, or quasi-governmental agency exemption from ad valorem
taxation; exempts such leasehold interests & improvements without need to
apply for exemption or property appraiser approving exemption; provides
nonapplicability of provisions to transient public lodging establishments;
provides retroactive applicability. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 363
GENERAL BILL by Rehwinkel Vasilinda
Hemp Production; Designates act "Hemp Industry Development Act"; provides
that hemp is agricultural crop; requires registration of hemp producers;
provides exemptions; requires rulemaking; provides for affirmative defense to
certain charges relating to cannabis; provides exceptions to other laws. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
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HB 365
GENERAL BILL by Gonzalez (Identical SB 408)
Designated Areas for Skateboarding, Inline Skating, Paintball, or Freestyle or
Mountain & Off-Roading Bicycling; Removes requirement that governmental
entity that provides designated area for skateboarding, inline skating, or
freestyle bicycling post rules indicating written consent of parent or legal
guardian of child under certain age is required to participates; provides for
application of specified provisions that limit liability of governmental entity.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
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HB 367
GENERAL BILL by Gonzalez (Similar SB 406)
Sales of Tax Certificates for Unpaid Taxes; Prohibits bidder from placing
multiple bids during sale of certain tax certificates by tax collector; provides
penalties. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 369
GENERAL BILL by Kerner
Human Trafficking; Requires DOT & certain employers to display human
trafficking awareness signs at specified locations; provides civil penalties for
violations; requires AG, in consultation with certain others, to develop
specifications for form & content of signs; provides contents of signs; provides
that AG shall be responsible for enforcement. Effective Date: 01/01/2016.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 371
GENERAL BILL by Raulerson
Agency Inspectors General; Provides additional hiring requirements,
employment qualifications, & terms of employment for inspectors general &
staff; specifies additional records & personnel accessible to inspector general
during audit or investigation; authorizes inspectors general to administer oaths;
requires personnel to comply with requests of inspectors general under penalty
of loss of employment; clarifies that attorney-client privilege is not waived when
providing certain information to inspectors general; authorizes Chief Inspector
General to issue & enforce subpoenas. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 373
GENERAL BILL by Raulerson
Public Accountancy; Revises definition of term "licensed audit firm"; revises
which firms are required to hold public accounting license; revises definition of
term "quality review" to include a peer review. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HJR 375
JOINT RESOLUTION by Avila (Linked HB 377)
Homestead Tax Exemption/Senior, Low-Income, Long-Term Residents; Proposes
amendment to s. 6, Art. VII of State Constitution to specify the calculation that
county or municipality may use in determining just value for purposes of
homestead tax exemption for certain persons 65 or older, if authorized by law.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 377
GENERAL BILL by Avila (Linked HJR 375)
County and Municipality Homestead Tax Exemption; Specifies the calculation
that county or municipality may use in determining just value for purposes of
homestead tax exemption for certain persons 65 or older, if authorized by law.
Effective Date: on the same date that HJR 375 or a similar joint resolution
having substantially the same specific intent and purpose takes effect.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 379
GENERAL BILL by Peters
Local Housing Distributions; Requires Florida Housing Finance Corporation to
distribute to DCF & DOE funds from Local Government Housing Trust Fund to
provide support, training, & assistance to designated agencies of local homeless
assistance continuums of care. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
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HB 381
GENERAL BILL by Wood
Towing of Vehicles & Vessels; Authorizes owner or lessee of real property to
have vehicle or vessel removed from property without certain signage if vehicle
or vessel has remained on property for specified period. Effective Date: upon
becoming a law.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 383
GENERAL BILL by Edwards; Perry; (CO-SPONSORS) Pilon
Private Property Rights; Provides that settlement agreements between owners
& governmental entities apply if issues are resolved; provides legislative intent
regarding unconstitutional exactions by governmental entities; creates cause of
action for damages caused by unconstitutional exactions; authorizes award of
certain amounts under certain circumstances. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 385
GENERAL BILL by Antone
Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishment Inspections ; Revises
certain duties & rights of Division of Hotels & Restaurants of DBPR; revises
provisions related to public lodging establishment inspections; provides
jurisdiction to division for public food service establishment inspections;
provides regulations related to public food service establishment inspections.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 387
GENERAL BILL by Rouson
Sexual Predators and Offenders; Requires circuit court of state to have qualified
practitioner conduct risk assessment before sentencing for defendant who has
been found guilty of or has entered plea of nolo contendere or guilty to specified
sexual offenses; specifies reporting requirements for risk assessment; requires
court to order curfew as condition of probation or community control for
offenders who commit certain sexual offenses on or after specified date;
requires, rather than authorizes, court to require specified probationers or
community controllees to undergo evaluation at probationers' or community
controllees' expense; requires court, rather than qualified practitioner, to
determine if need is established by evaluation process & to require probationers
or community controllees to complete & pay for treatment. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
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HJR 389
JOINT RESOLUTION by Hutson
Vetoed Appropriations; Proposes amendment to s. 8, Art. III of State
Constitution to require specific appropriations of general appropriation bill
which originate from general revenue fund & are vetoed by Governor, but which
are not reinstated by two-thirds vote of each house of Legislature in special
session, to be transferred to budget stabilization fund & to specify that such
amounts do not count toward principal balance limitation of fund.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 391
GENERAL BILL by Ingram
Location of Utilities; Provides that board of county commissioners may grant
licenses for utility lines within certain right-of-way limits; authorizes DOT &
certain governmental entities to prescribe & enforce certain rules regarding
utility lines within right-of-way limits; prohibits municipalities & counties from
requiring certain information from communications services providers; provides
circumstances under which authority must bear cost of relocating utility that is
located within certain right-of-ways along public roads or rail corridors; provides
exceptions. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 393
GENERAL BILL by Watson, C.
Zero-Tolerance Policies; Requires school districts to use alternatives to
expulsion or referral to law enforcement agencies for certain offenses except in
case of threat to school safety; provides exceptions. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HJR 395
JOINT RESOLUTION by Watson, C. (Linked HB 397)
Restoration of Rights; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to authorize
Legislature to prescribe additional circumstances under which certain fines &
forfeitures may be suspended or remitted, reprieves may be granted, civil rights
may be restored, & punishments may be commuted.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 397
GENERAL BILL by Watson, C. (Linked HJR 395)
Restoration of Civil Rights; Designates act as "Restoration of Civil Rights Act";
provides for automatic restoration of former felon's civil rights, other than right
to own, possess, or use firearms, following completion of his or her sentence of
incarceration & community supervision; provides conditions for & exemptions
from automatic restoration; provides for education concerning civil rights of
people who have felony convictions; provides for retroactive applicability;
provides for contingent effect. Effective Date: on the effective date of HJR 395 or
another amendment to the State Constitution that authorizes, or removes
impediments to, enactment of this act by the Legislature.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 399
GENERAL BILL by Dudley
Florida Public Service Commission; Requires Governor to select chair of PSC;
prohibits certain ex parte communications between individuals & PSC
commissioners; prohibits the recovery of costs associated with exploration,
drilling, or production of oil or natural gas by public utilities. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 401
GENERAL BILL by Magar
Public Lodging & Public Food Service Establishments ; Deletes requirement that
DBPR's Division of Hotels & Restaurants adopt rules providing risk-based
inspection frequency for licensed public food service establishments; revises how
often division must reassess inspection frequency of licensed public food service
establishment; revises DBPR's duties with respect to distribution of specified
food-recovery brochure; deletes restriction on length of time that licensed public
food service establishment may operate at temporary food service event;
authorizes division to deliver lodging inspection reports & food service
inspection reports electronically; requires operators of public food service
establishments to maintain copies of food service inspection reports & make
them available to division; revises certain delinquent fees for license renewal.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 403
GENERAL BILL by La Rosa
Newborn Adrenoleukodystrophy Screening/Gabriel's Law; Designates act as
"Gabriel's Law"; directs DOH to provide requirements for newborn
adrenoleukodystrophy screening; provides for certain insurance & managed care
coverage. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 405
GENERAL BILL by La Rosa
Regulation of Not-for-profit Self-insurance Funds; Revises requirements for
formation of corporation not for profit self-insurance funds. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 407
GENERAL BILL by Stone (Similar SB 410)
Mandatory Supervision for Released Violent Offenders; Renames conditional
release program as mandatory supervision program; revises which prisoners
may only be released under mandatory supervision; provides applicability;
specifies that Mandatory Supervision Program Act continues prior Conditional
Release Program Act. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 409
GENERAL BILL by Stone (Similar SB 160)
Rural Letter Carriers; Exempts rural carriers of United States Postal Service
from requirements to be restrained by safety belt while performing their duties.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 411
GENERAL BILL by Miller (Similar SB 332)
Vaccination of Nursing Home Residents; Revises type of pneumococcal vaccine
administered to nursing home residents. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 413
GENERAL BILL by Cortes, B.
Low-Voltage Alarm Systems; Revises & adds definitions related to certain
alarm systems; provides that permit is not required for wireless alarm systems;
reduces maximum price for permit labels for alarm systems; authorizes local
law enforcement agency to coordinate inspection of certain alarm system
projects. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 415
GENERAL BILL by DuBose
Specialty License Plates; Directs DHSMV to create Support Down Syndrome
license plate; establishes annual use fee for plate; provides for distribution of
use fees received from sale of such plates. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 417
GENERAL BILL by Wood
Ad Valorem Assessments; Provides definitions for "fair market value," "just
value," & "market value" for certain purposes; adds provision to Taxpayer's Bill
of Rights regarding assessment practices of certain entities. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 419
GENERAL BILL by Taylor
Tiger Bay State Forest; Provides for use of roads & trails within forest by
certain motor vehicles; requires Florida Forest Service to designate area of
forest for exclusive use of off-highway vehicles; directs DACS to set fee to access
such area. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 421
GENERAL BILL by Rodrigues, R. (Identical SB 264)
Traffic Enforcement Agencies and Traffic Citations; Designates counties &
municipalities as traffic enforcement agencies; prohibits establishing traffic
citation quotas; requires county or municipality to submit report of its traffic
citation revenue & its expenses for operating law enforcement agency during
fiscal year to Legislative Auditing Committee. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 423
GENERAL BILL by Drake
County Officers; Provides that salaries of clerk of circuit court, county
comptroller, sheriff, supervisor of elections, property appraiser, tax collector, &
district school superintendent may not be decreased under specific
circumstances as county population increases. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 425
GENERAL BILL by McGhee
Education of Children with Disabilities; Provides for "Florida Bill of Rights for
Children with Disabilities & their Parents or Guardians"; provides guarantees
relating to free appropriate public education, least-restrictive educational
environment, IEPs, procedural due process, nondiscriminatory assessment,
parental participation, & data sharing. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 427
GENERAL BILL by McGhee
Florida Student Internship Tax Credit; Designates act as "Florida Student
Internship Tax Credit"; provides tax credit against corporate income tax for
hiring student interns; provides qualifying criteria for business & student
intern; provides limitations & requirements with respect to program; provides
that tax credit is equal to specified percentage of wages paid to student intern,
subject to cap on total amount of credit claimable by business; authorizes DOR
to adopt rules; authorizes business to carry forward unused tax credit for
specified number of years. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HJR 429
JOINT RESOLUTION by Geller
Legislation by Initiative; Proposes creation of s. 22, Art. III & amendment of s.
10, Art. IV of State Constitution to authorize proposal & enactment of
legislation by initiative & provide for Supreme Court review of petitions
proposing legislation.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 431
GENERAL BILL by Torres (Similar SB 364)
Driver License Requirements; Includes notice of approval of application for
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status issued by U.S. Citizenship &
Immigration Services as valid proof of identity for purposes of applying for
driver license. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 433
GENERAL BILL by Geller
Employment Discrimination; Includes unpaid interns within definition of term
"employee" for purposes of Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
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Filed
HB 435
GENERAL BILL by Adkins
Administrative Procedures; Revises provisions regarding attorney fees & costs
in administrative cases; revises certain requirements related to proceedings
regarding rules, proposed rules, unadopted rules, & agency statements; revises
certain authorities of administrative law judges; revises provisions regarding
noticing of agency actions; expands agency reporting requirements of certain
minor rules; revises certain timeframes in administrative proceedings. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 437
GENERAL BILL by Adkins
Guardians for Dependent Children who are Developmentally Disabled or
Incapacitated; Requires updated case plan developed in face-to-face conference
with child & other specified persons, when appropriate; provides requirements
for DCF when court determines that child may be developmentally disabled, has
developmental disability, or may be incapacitated; requires DCF to provide
specified information if another interested party initiates proceedings for
appointment of guardian; requires proceedings seeking appointment of guardian
be conducted in separate proceeding in probate court; requires probate court to
initiate proceedings for appointment of guardian advocate if petition is filed for
appointment is filed for child subject to ch. 39 proceedings when child has
attained specified age; provides that such child has same due process rights as
adult; provides requirements for when order must be issued; provides that if
child is subject to proceedings under ch. 39, F.S., parents may act as natural
guardians unless court finds that it is not in child's best interests or parental
rights have been terminated. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
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HB 439
GENERAL BILL by Eisnaugle
Department of Legal Affairs; Revises list of offenses that may be investigated &
prosecuted by Office of Statewide Prosecution; specifies distribution of certain
funds recovered in Medicaid fraud actions; revises criminal penalties for
offenses involving failure to report case of known or suspected abuse, neglect, or
exploitation of vulnerable adult; authorizes AG & supervisor of elections to
confer regarding address of participant in batters' intervention program for
purposes of absentee ballot voting; specifies that aggrieved person does not need
to exhaust his or her administrative remedies before bringing civil action under
Fair Housing Act; provides for reclassification of offenses committed against
disabled adults; revises provisions relating to convenience businesses; revises
provisions relating to crime victim compensation. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 441
GENERAL BILL by Rodrigues, R.
Home Health Agencies; Revises information that home health agency is
required to submit to AHCA for license renewal; removes requirement that
home health agency submit quarterly reports. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 443
GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez, J.
Violation of an Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence ; Provides
enhanced criminal penalties for third or subsequent violation of injunction for
protection against domestic violence or foreign protection order issued under
specified provisions. Effective Date: 10/01/2015.
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HB 445
GENERAL BILL by Torres
Road Designation/Orange County; Designates Borinqueneer Boulevard in
Orange County. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
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HB 447
GENERAL BILL by Rooney
Ad Valorem Taxes and Non-Ad Valorem Assessments Against Subdivision
Property; Provides for assessment of ad valorem taxes & non-ad valorem
assessments against certain common elements of subdivision; prohibits such
common elements from being prorated by property appraiser & included in
assessment of lots within subdivision. Effective Date: 01/01/2016.
01/20/15 HOUSE
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HB 449
GENERAL BILL by Rooney
Behavioral Analysts; Creates Board of Applied Behavior Analysis; provides
requirements for licensure & renewal; establishes maximum fees; provides
grounds for disciplinary action by board; provides penalties for unlicensed
practice or wrongfully identifying oneself as licensed behavior analyst; requires
applicant for licensure to submit to certain fingerprinting requirements.
Effective Date: 01/01/2016.
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HB 451
GENERAL BILL by Miller
Entertainment Industry Tax Credit Program; Revises information in certain tax
credit applications; provides procedures for queuing applications; provides
procedures for certifying tax credits; requires provision of workforce data;
requiring certified production companies to contribute portion of tax credit
award to other entities; requires certain production companies to provide
internship opportunities; requires certified production companies to promote
state; revises provisions related to distributions and certifications of tax credits.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
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Filed
HB 453
GENERAL BILL by Eisnaugle
Timeshares; Revises provisions relating to timeshares, including amendments
made to timeshare instrument, public offering statements, release of certain
escrow funds, written advertising materials, real estate licensure requirements,
fee requirements, multisite timeshare plans, substitutions & deletions of
component site accommodations or facilities, etc. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 455
GENERAL BILL by Campbell
Labor Regulations; Designates act as "Florida Overtime Act of 2015"; revises
number of hours of labor that comprise legal day's work; revises rates of
overtime compensation for labor performed in excess of certain of hours of work;
provides that commuting to & from certain locations is not part of day's work;
prohibits employer from requiring employee to continue working after
employee's shift under certain circumstances; prohibits employer from paying
employee for less than amount of contracted hours worked by employee;
provides penalties; provides that act does not affect employer's liability under
Workers' Compensation Law. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 457
GENERAL BILL by Sullivan
Specialty License Plates/Safe and Free Florida License Plate ; Directs DHSMV
to create Safe & Free Florida license plate; establishes annual use fee for plate;
provides for distribution of use fees received from sale of such plates. Effective
Date: 10/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 459
GENERAL BILL by Raburn (Similar SB 362)
Powers of Attorney; Revises qualifications of agent in execution of power of
attorney to include certain not-for-profit corporations. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 461
GENERAL BILL by Sullivan
Independent Nonprofit Higher Educational Facilities Financing ; Revises
definition of term "project" for purposes of Higher Educational Facilities
Financing Act. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 463
GENERAL BILL by Ingoglia
Ticket Sales; Revises provisions to include digital platforms; revises certain
presale disclosure requirements; revises provisions relating to prohibitions on
bypassing portions of ticket buying process, disguising identity of buyer; or
circumventing security measures; provides criminal penalties for knowingly
reselling ticket in violation of statute; requires registration of ticket brokers;
provides registration requirements; requires ticket brokers to make specified
disclosures before resale of ticket; restricting use of intellectual property by
resellers without consent; provides exceptions; authorizes administrative
penalties for certain violations; provides criminal penalties for certain
violations; deletes provisions imposing penalties for intentionally using or
selling software to circumvent certain ticket seller security measures. Effective
Date: 10/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 465
GENERAL BILL by Spano (Linked HB 467, HB 469)
Human Trafficking; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for soliciting another
to commit prostitution & similar offenses; provides that persons convicted of
such offenses may also be required to attend an education program; requires
such persons to pay costs of such program; provides for impoundment of vehicle
used in soliciting another to commit prostitution & similar offenses; provides
exceptions; provides an opportunity for owner who was not operating vehicle
when offense occurred to prevent impoundment or immobilization in certain
circumstances; authorizes judge to close hearing on expunction of criminal
records of human trafficking victim in certain circumstances. Effective Date:
10/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 467
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Spano (Linked HB 465)
Pub. Rec./Human Trafficking Victims; Revises exemption from public records
requirements for certain criminal intelligence & investigative information to
exempt information that reveals identity of victims of certain human trafficking
offenses; provides exemption from public records requirements for investigative
information relating to criminal history records of human trafficking victims
that have been ordered expunged; provides for future legislative review & repeal
of exemption; provides statement of public necessity; provides for contingent
effect. Effective Date: on the same date that HB 465 or similar legislation
relating to human trafficking takes effect.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 469
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Spano (Linked HB 465)
Pub. Rec./Residential Facilities Serving Victims of Sexual Exploitation ; Provides
exemption from public records requirements for information about location of
safe houses, safe foster homes, & other residential facilities serving victims of
sexual exploitation held by an agency; provides exemption from public records
requirements for information about location of residential facilities serving
adult victims of human trafficking involving commercial sexual activity held by
an agency; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions;
provides statement of public necessity; provides contingent effective date.
Effective Date: on the same date that HB 465 or similar legislation relating to
human trafficking takes effect.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 471
GENERAL BILL by DuBose
Disabled Parking; Removes provisions for charging parking fee for vehicles
displaying disabled parking permit at certain timed parking facilities. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 473
GENERAL BILL by Ahern (Compare HB 67, HB 4001)
Repeal of Advanced Nuclear Cost Recovery; Repeals provisions relating to cost
recovery mechanisms for siting, design, licensing, & construction of nuclear &
integrated gasification combined cycle power plants; deletes provisions limiting
challenges to utility's right to recover costs incurred prior to commercial
operation of certain plants; prohibits utilities from continuing to collect
advanced costs for certain plants after specified date. Effective Date: 09/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
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HISTORY OF HOUSE BILLS
HB 475
GENERAL BILL by Edwards
Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program; Designates act as "Miami-Dade
Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA)"; authorizes University of Miami &
its affiliates to establish sterile needle and syringe exchange pilot program in
Miami-Dade County; provides that distribution of needles & syringes under
pilot program does not violate Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention &
Control Act; requires report by OPPAGA. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 3501
CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Beshears (Similar SB 62)
Relief/Shuler Limited Partnership/DACS; Provides for appropriation to
compensate Shuler Limited Partnership for damages sustained to its timber as
result of negligence, negligence per se, & gross negligence of employees of
Florida Forest Service; provides limitation on payment of fees & costs. Claim
with appropriation: $670,493. Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
12/11/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations
Committee; Judiciary Committee
HB 3503
CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Plakon; (CO-SPONSORS) Santiago
(Identical SB 24)
Relief/J.D.S./Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Provides appropriation from
General Revenue Fund to compensate J.D.S. for injuries & damages sustained
as result of negligence by APD, as successor agency of DCF; provides limitation
on payment of fees & costs. Appropriation: $950,000. Effective Date: upon
becoming a law.
12/16/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations
Committee; Judiciary Committee
HB 3505
CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Steube (Identical SB 44)
Relief/Estate of Lazaro Rodriguez/City of Hialeah; Provides appropriation to
compensate Estate of Lazaro Rodriguez & his legal survivors for injuries
sustained as result of negligence of City of Hialeah; provides limitation on
payment of fees & costs; provides that appropriation settles all present & future
claims related to wrongful death of Lazaro Rodriguez. Claim: $485,000. Effective
Date: upon becoming a law.
12/23/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary
Committee
HB 3507
CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Clarke-Reed (Identical SB 48)
Relief/Barney Brown/State of Florida; Provides appropriation to compensate
Barney Brown for his wrongful incarceration; directs CFO to draw warrant;
provides that act does not waive certain defenses or increase state's liability;
provides limitation on payment of fees & costs. Claim: $1,900,000. Effective
Date: upon becoming a law.
12/30/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations
Committee; Judiciary Committee
HB 3509
CLAIMS/GENERAL BILL by Albritton (Identical SB 46)
Relief/Clinton Treadway/State of Florida; Provides for relief of Clinton
Treadway for wrongful incarceration; directs CFO to draw warrant for purchase
of annuity; provides conditions for purchase of annuity; requires DLA & FDLE
to immediately expunge Clinton Treadway's criminal record from his wrongful
incarceration; provides that act does not waive certain defenses or increase
state's liability; provides that certain benefits & appropriation satisfies all
present & future claims related to wrongful incarceration; provides limitation
on payment of fees & costs; provides that unused compensation provided under
act shall be revoked upon future finding that he is not innocent of alleged crimes
for which he was wrongfully incarcerated & provides for reversion of unused
funds. Claim with appropriation: $350,000. Effective Date: upon becoming a
law.
01/05/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations
Committee; Judiciary Committee
HB 3511
CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Raburn (Identical SB 68)
Relief/Carl Abbott/Palm Beach County School Board; Provides for appropriation
to compensate Carl Abbott for injuries sustained as result of negligence of
employee of Palm Beach County School District; provides that appropriation
settles all present & future claims relating to injuries of Carl Abbott; provides
limitation on fees & costs. Claim: Indeterminate. Effective Date: upon becoming
a law.
01/06/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary
Committee
HB 3513
CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Nunez (Identical SB 36)
Relief/Estate of Victor Guerrero/Pasco County; Provides for appropriation to
compensate Estate of Victor Guerrero for Officer Guerrero's death, which was
result of negligence by employee of Pasco County; provides that appropriation
settles all present & future claims relating to death of Officer Guerrero;
provides limitation on fees & costs. Claim: Indeterminate. Effective Date: upon
becoming a law.
01/08/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 4001
GENERAL BILL by Rehwinkel Vasilinda (Compare HB 67, HB 473)
Repeal of Advanced Nuclear Cost Recovery; Repeals provisions for cost recovery
mechanisms for siting, design, licensing, & construction of nuclear & integrated
gasification combined cycle power plants, including mechanisms that promote
utility investment in, & allow for recovery in electric utility rates of certain costs
of, such plants. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/21/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee;
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee;
Regulatory Affairs Committee
HB 4003
GENERAL BILL by Rehwinkel Vasilinda
Death Penalty; Deletes provisions providing for death penalty for capital
felonies; deletes associated provisions, including provisions relating to
representation in death penalty cases, capital collateral representation, jurors
in capital cases, prohibiting imposition of death sentence on defendant with
mental retardation, determination of whether to impose sentence of death or life
imprisonment for capital felony or capital drug trafficking felony, issuance of
warrant of execution, stay of execution of death sentence, proceedings when
person under sentence of death appears to be insane, proceedings when person
under sentence of death appears to be pregnant, grounds for death warrant,
execution of death sentence, prohibition against reduction of death sentence as
result of determination that method of execution is unconstitutional, sentencing
orders in capital cases, regulation of execution, transfer to state prison for
safekeeping before death warrant issued, return of warrant of execution issued
by Governor, sentence of death unexecuted for unjustifiable reasons, & return of
warrant of execution issued by Supreme Court. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
11/21/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
HB 4005
GENERAL BILL by Steube; (CO-SPONSORS) Baxley; Combee; Diaz, M.;
Eagle; Hutson; Van Zant (Identical SB 176)
Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons or Firearms; Deletes provision
prohibiting concealed carry licensees from openly carrying handgun or carrying
concealed weapon or firearm into college or university facility. Effective Date:
07/01/2015.
12/08/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Higher
Education and Workforce Subcommittee; Judiciary
Committee
01/13/15 HOUSE
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice
Subcommittee, 01/20/15, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
HB 4007
GENERAL BILL by Gaetz
Division of Bond Finance; Deletes requirement that Division of Bond Finance
issue newsletter addressing local & state bonds. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/15/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee;
Finance and Tax Committee; State Affairs Committee
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HISTORY OF HOUSE BILLS
HB 4009
GENERAL BILL by Eagle
Public Lodging Establishments; Deletes vacation rentals & transient
apartments from classification & regulation as public lodging establishments;
makes conforming changes. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
12/16/14 HOUSE
Filed
01/08/15 HOUSE
Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee;
Finance and Tax Committee; Regulatory Affairs
Committee
HB 4011
GENERAL BILL by Goodson (Similar SB 234)
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Removes exclusion from definition of term "motor
vehicle insurance" for policies insuring more than four automobiles. Effective
Date: 07/01/2015.
01/05/15 HOUSE
Filed
01/15/15 HOUSE
Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee;
Regulatory Affairs Committee
HB 4013
GENERAL BILL by Campbell
Workforce Education Postsecondary Student Fees; Removes adult general
education program student fees. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/15/15 HOUSE
Filed
HB 4015
GENERAL BILL by Campbell
Public Lodging Establishments & Public Food Service Establishments ; Deletes
provisions that preempt to state the regulation of public lodging establishments
& public food service establishments; conforms provisions to changes made by
act. Effective Date: 07/01/2015.
01/20/15 HOUSE
Filed
HCR 8001
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION by Berman (Similar SCR 88)
Equal Rights for Men and Women; Ratifies proposed amendment to U.S.
Constitution relating to equal rights for men & women.
12/04/14 HOUSE
Filed
12/19/14 HOUSE
Referred to Local and Federal Affairs Committee;
Judiciary Committee; Rules, Calendar and Ethics
Committee
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