Resolution of Disputed Property Insurance Claims; Requiring, rather than authorizing, parties in a property insurance claim dispute to participate in mediation; providing that mediation is a condition precedent to commencing litigation; requiring all insureds, or their representatives, to personally attend the mediation; requiring the policyholder to provide the insurer with any information and certain documents within a specified timeframe after mediation is invoked, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000
Legal Representation Contracts; Prohibits DLA from entering into certain contracts until Attorney General makes specified written determination; requires Attorney General to request proposals from private attorneys after making such determination; provides that written determination does not constitute final agency action that is subject to review; requires contracted private attorneys to maintain certain records & to provide those records to DLA; requires DLA to post & maintain specified information on its website; requires Attorney General to submit annual report to Legislature.
Protection of Parental Rights; Prohibiting a court from denying or restricting certain parental rights based solely on a parent’s status as a qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana use; prohibiting the presumption of neglect or child endangerment based solely on a parent’s status as a qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana use, etc.
HB 589 prevents property tax increases for farmers who make certain improvements to existing structures on agricultural land. It directly affects agricultural landowners who upgrade buildings like barns or storage facilities. The key provision blocks these improvements from triggering a higher assessed value for property tax purposes, meaning the tax bill stays the same as before the upgrade. This maintains current tax burdens for farmers making qualifying structural changes without requiring new tax calculations.
Traffic Offenses; Prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner; providing an exception; requiring that sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revising penalty provisions relating to the use of wireless communications devices in a handheld manner in certain circumstances; requiring persons cited for specified infractions that result in a crash with another vehicle to appear at a certain mandatory hearing, etc.
Fines for Public Nuisance Abatement; Revises provisions relating to assessment & collection of fines for public nuisances; removes limit on total amount of fines that may be imposed on public nuisance.
Rent of Affordable Housing Dwelling Units; Defining the terms “affordable” and “base rent”; prohibiting certain landlords of specified dwelling units from increasing the base rent during the term of a rental agreement, etc.
Transportation Facility Designations; Designates Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson Boulevard in Miami-Dade County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Notification of Anti-harassment Policies and Supportive Measures; Requiring schools to establish anti-harassment policies and supportive measures; requiring schools to notify specified persons of the policies and measures; requiring the policies and measures to be published in specified places and on certain websites, etc.
Dog Breeding Trust Fund; Creates trust fund within DACS; provides purpose of trust fund & source of funds; requires that balance of trust fund remain in fund at end of year & be available for purposes of trust fund; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund.
Nonopioid Advance Directives; Defining the term “episode of care”; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to create and post on its website a voluntary nonopioid patient form; requiring each health care facility to post the form on its website or provide a link to the form on the agency’s website, etc.
Public Records/E-mail Addresses/DHSMV; Expanding an exemption from public records requirements for e-mail addresses collected by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for providing renewal notices to include e-mail addresses collected for use as a method of notification generally and not only for the purpose of providing renewal notices; expanding the exemption to include e-mail addresses collected for use as a method of notification related to vessel registrations; providing retroactive applicability; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
