Elections of County Commissioners, District School Board Members, and District School Superintendents; Requiring county commissioners to be nominated and elected by qualified electors who reside in the same county commission district as the commissioner; revising the membership of district school boards; requiring members of the district school board to be elected by the qualified electors who reside in the same school district as the member; revising provisions relating to the election and term of office for district school superintendents, etc.
Withholding Funds from the Return of Cash Bonds; Requiring a clerk of the court to withhold funds for specified purposes from the return of a cash bond posted by a criminal defendant or his or her spouse, rather than to withhold such funds from the return of a cash bond posted on behalf of the criminal defendant by a person other than a bail bond agent, etc.
Special Elections; Requiring that a written resignation be submitted by an officer within a specified timeframe if such officer is filling a vacancy caused by a certain resignation; providing construction; revising the timeframe during which a vacancy that occurs in an elective office must be filled by candidates qualifying within the timeframes provided by general law; requiring the Governor to fix the dates of the special election within a specified timeframe after the vacancy occurs; requiring the Governor to fix dates to coincide with an already scheduled election; requiring that vote-by-mail ballots from overseas voters be received before a specified time on election day, etc.
SB 1614 authorizes the Department of State to offer expedited services to individuals. This means a person can request faster processing for certain services provided by the Department. To utilize this option, individuals would follow a specified process, which includes paying an expedited service fee.
State Department Customer Service Standards; Requiring state departments to employ a callback queue system for customers who contact the departments by telephone, etc.
Insurance Regulations; Providing that the Chief Financial Officer is the agent for service of process on health maintenance organizations; authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to exchange certain records with the Office of Insurance Regulation; deleting certain provisions relating to credits allowed in specified reinsurance circumstances and relating to assuming insurers’ accreditations; prohibiting personal residential property insurers from submitting more than two use and file filings under certain circumstances; requiring that certain rate filings with the office from residential property insurers include rate transparency reports, etc.
Public Records/Licensed Veterinary Technicians ; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for records relating to licensed veterinary technicians until specified criteria are met; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Fees/Expedited Services; Providing filing fees for expedited services; specifying manners in which expedited service fees may be paid; providing that expedited service fees are nonrefundable, etc.
Dog Breeders Trust Fund/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Creating the trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring that the balance of the trust fund remain in the fund at the end of the year and be available for the purposes of the trust fund; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund, etc.
SB 1350 would exempt the sale of qualifying indigenous products from the state's sales tax. This directly affects sellers and buyers of these products within the state. The bill's key mechanism is removing the sales tax obligation for transactions involving such products, as specified in the official abstract. It creates a specific tax exemption for indigenous products without defining them further in the provided summary.
Cybersecurity Incident Liability; Providing that a county, municipality, other political subdivision of the state, covered entity, or third-party agent that complies with certain requirements is not liable in connection with a cybersecurity incident under certain circumstances; requiring covered entities and third-party agents to align their cybersecurity programs with any revised frameworks, standards, laws, or regulations within a specified time period; providing that a private cause of action is not established, etc.
Medspas; Defining the term “medspa”; requiring each medspa to prominently post on its website and in a conspicuous location in its facility specified information about the physician supervising the medspa, etc.
