Construction Permits; Requires county that issues building permits & local enforcement agency to post certain information on their websites; authorizes all components to completed application be submitted electronically or in person; requires local enforcement agency, local government, or local building department to reduce permit fee by specified percentage for failing to meet certain deadlines; requires applicant to take certain action within specified time; requires surcharges to be recalculated under certain conditions; prohibits authority that issues building permit from requiring applicant to provide specified contracts as part of application for certain construction.
Sunshine Drainage District, Broward County; Revises number of members of board of supervisors; provides for members of board of supervisors to be elected by qualified electors of district; provides for staggered terms; requires nonpartisan elections; provides requirements for candidates & election duties of the supervisor of elections; provides requirements for referendum.
Craft Distilleries; Authorizing craft distilleries to be licensed as specified vendors under certain circumstances; requiring certain alcoholic beverages to be obtained through a licensed distributor; prohibiting a distillery from operating as a craft distillery until certain requirements are met; authorizing persons to have common ownership in craft distilleries under certain circumstances; requiring a minimum percentage of a craft distillery’s total finished branded products to be distilled in this state and contain one or more Florida agricultural products after a specified date, etc.
Motor Vehicle Rentals; Specifying the applicable sales tax rate on motor vehicle leases and rentals by motor vehicle rental companies and peer-to-peer car-sharing programs; specifying applicability of the surcharge; requiring motor vehicle rental companies to collect specified surcharges; specifying the applicable rental car surcharge on peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreements involving shared vehicles; specifying motor vehicle insurance requirements for peer-to-peer car-sharing programs, etc.
Parents' Bill of Rights; Provides parental rights relating to a minor child's education, upbringing, & health care; provides school district, health care practitioner, hospital requirements & specified penalties.
City of Key West, Monroe County; Revises provisions relating to election of Utility Board members, membership of board, & terms of service; provides for forfeiture of office; revises exemption from competitive procurement time period for original contract; provides sale, transfer, or other disposition of ownership interest in certain utilities effective only under specified circumstances.
Operation and Safety of Motor Vehicles and Vessels; Revising conditions under which a person’s driving privilege is suspended and under which the person commits a misdemeanor relating to tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or controlled substances; requiring the clerk of the court to notify the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of certain final dispositions by electronic transmission; providing circumstances under which a person may operate a human-powered vessel within the boundaries of the marked channel of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway; designating Monroe County as an anchoring limitation area subject to certain requirements; authorizing a county or municipality to establish a boating-restricted area within and around a public mooring field and within certain portions of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, etc.
Transportation; Authorizing governing bodies of municipalities and counties to abandon and convey their interests in certain roads and rights-of-way dedicated in a recorded residential subdivision plat to community development districts under specified conditions; providing that certain governmental entities may not prohibit certain vendors from responding to competitive solicitations of certain contractual services; revising provisions authorizing vehicles and equipment to show or display flashing lights; prohibiting the Department of Transportation and contractors and subcontractors of the department from purchasing specified substances from a borrow pit unless specified conditions are satisfied, etc.
Restitution; Providing for the purposes of restitution in a criminal proceeding; specifying the standards for valuation of a restitution order; authorizing a court to consider hearsay evidence regarding valuation of a restitution award under certain circumstances; providing for the purposes of restitution in a delinquency proceeding; specifying the standards for valuation of a restitution order; authorizing a court to consider hearsay evidence regarding valuation of a restitution award under certain circumstances, etc.
Okaloosa Gas District, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton Counties; Revises territorial limits & area of service of district to include all of Santa Rosa County & all of Walton County; provides exception; revises membership of the Board of Directors to include one member appointed by each of the Board of County Commissioners of Santa Rosa and Walton Counties; revises director's fee for each meeting attended by a member.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety; Revising and providing requirements for the driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or an electric bicycle; providing exceptions; providing a penalty; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide an annual awareness and safety campaign regarding certain safety precautions; exempting a motor vehicle driver from certain provisions relating to no-passing zones when overtaking a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or an electric bicycle; making a technical change; revising requirements for vehicles turning at intersections; prohibiting persons riding bicycles in a bicycle lane from riding more than two abreast, etc.
Telephone Solicitation; Prohibiting certain telephonic sales calls without the prior express written consent of the called party; removing provisions authorizing the use of certain automated telephone dialing systems; providing a cause of action for aggrieved called parties; prohibiting a commercial telephone seller or salesperson from using automated dialing or recorded messages to make certain commercial telephone solicitation phone calls, etc.
