Optometry; Revises membership requirements for Board of Optometry; revises & provides rules to be implemented by board; revises requirements for administration & prescription of ocular pharmaceutical agents & provisions related to topical & oral ocular pharmaceutical agent formularies established by board; authorizes optometrist certified in ophthalmic procedures to perform certain procedures; requires board to determine required content, grading criteria, & passing score for such examination; authorizes certain procedures certified optometrist may perform; prohibits commercial or mercantile establishment from having any control over manner in which licensee practices optometry; removes provision prohibiting surgery of any kind; authorizes specified titles & abbreviations for certified optometrists; provides requirements for demonstration of financial responsibility as condition of licensure.
Use of State Resources to Influence Statewide Ballot Initiatives; Provides short title, legislative intent, & definitions; prohibits certain entities from producing, disseminating, or funding specified public service announcements during certain timeframe; provides construction; requires certain entities to maintain specified records & make such records available to public.
HB 6019 repeals the state estate tax and removes all references to it from state law. This affects individuals whose estates would have been subject to the tax upon the death of a person owning significant assets. The bill eliminates the tax requirement and deletes all existing legal references to the state estate tax in statutes. No new provisions or mechanisms are added; the change is solely a repeal.
Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms; Deleting references to the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; requiring a district school board to vote to establish a policy to provide video cameras in self-contained classrooms upon the request of a parent; prohibiting a school or school district from concealing the identity of an employee in a video recording, etc.
Medicaid Oversight; Establishes Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight within Office of Auditor; specifies duties; requires Auditor General & AHCA to enter into data sharing agreement; requires Auditor General to assist committee; provides that committee must be given access to certain records, papers, & documents; authorizes committee to compel testimony & evidence; provides that certain joint rules of Legislature apply to committee; requires agency to provide report of specified information to committee.
SB 1100 revises the legal definition of "serious felony offense" to determine eligibility for protective services for victims and witnesses. This change would directly affect individuals involved in cases where a serious felony is alleged, as it would clarify which cases qualify for these services. The bill's key provision is updating the definition to align with current legal standards, replacing the existing criteria. The abstract does not specify the exact changes to the definition, so the precise scope of affected cases remains unclear.
Labor Negotiations; Prohibiting certain persons from knowingly and intentionally disclosing certain information or work products unless authorized to disclose such information by the chief executive officer or legislative body of the public employer; requiring persons who receive such information or work products to refer the person who provided the information to the Commission on Ethics, etc.
HB 1229 addresses the financing of specific improvements made to residential properties. The bill revises the method by which certain non-ad valorem assessments are collected. These assessments are charges that are not based on the value of the property, often used to finance qualifying home upgrades. This change directly affects homeowners who utilize these financing programs by altering the administrative process for how these particular assessments are paid.
Pub. Rec./Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Forms; Provides exemptions from public records requirements for insureds' uniform mitigation verification inspection forms & associated data entered into insurers' databases; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.
Paid Parental Leave; Defining the term “paid parental leave”; requiring the state to provide paid parental leave to certain employees for a specified period of time; prohibiting the state from refusing to grant such leave, etc.
Taxes on Homestead Property; Authorizing certain persons to apply to defer payment of certain taxes on homestead property up to a specified assessed just value; revising the maximum amount of the tax certificate representing delinquent taxes on certain property which may not be sold at public auction or by electronic sale, etc.
Cyberintimidation by Publication; Providing increased criminal penalties for persons who electronically publish another person’s personal identification information with the intent to, or with the intent that a third party will use the information to, incite violence or commit a crime against the person or threaten or harass the person; authorizing a person whose personal identification information is electronically published in violation of certain provisions to initiate a civil action against the perpetrator to obtain all appropriate relief, etc.
