Regulation of Auxiliary Containers; Defines "auxiliary container"; requires DEP to review & update specified report; prohibits local regulation of auxiliary containers; preempts such regulation to state.
Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before their student’s initial enrollment in the school; providing private school requirements relating to certain services, etc.
Public Records and Meetings/Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Occupational Therapy pursuant to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing disclosure of the information under certain circumstances; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings, or portions of meetings, of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing statements of public necessity, etc.
Licensing and Regulating Locksmith Services Businesses; Requires licensure of locksmith services businesses by DACS; requires fingerprinting & background screening for criminal history record checks of license applicants & certain persons ; authorizes licensure through endorsement & reciprocity agreements; provides for denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew licenses; requires locksmith services business to maintain liability insurance; establishes qualifications & training requirements for locksmiths, automotive-only locksmiths, & apprentice locksmiths; requires locksmith services businesses to keep certain records & issue photo ID cards to locksmiths & apprentices; requires display of photo ID cards & licenses & display license numbers & business names in all advertising; authorizes review of records by law enforcement & DACS; prohibits persons from obtaining, owning, & possessing locksmith tools; preempts to state regulation of locksmith services, locksmiths, & locksmith services businesses; prohibits issuance or renewal of local business tax receipts to locksmith services businesses; creates Advisory Council within DACS.
Medicaid Oversight; Establishing the Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight for specified purposes; requiring the Auditor General and the Agency for Health Care Administration to enter into a data sharing agreement by a specified date; providing that the committee must be given access to certain records, papers, and documents, etc.
Public Records and Meetings/Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; Providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain portions of meetings of the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists Commission and its executive committee; providing an exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, and records generated during exempt portions of such meetings; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing statements of public necessity, etc.
Malt Beverages; Authorizes certain manufacturers to sell malt beverages to vendors; authorizes manufacturer to terminate, cancel, nonrenew, or discontinue certain contracts under certain conditions; provides that such termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance is not violation of unlawful acts & practices provisions; authorizes Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to determine manufacturer’s yearly production amount, upon manufacturer’s request; provides that certain information is prima facie evidence.
Food Additives; Requires food & drink products intended for human consumption that contain synthetic dyes to have certain warning on products' packaging; requires DACS to conduct certain inspections.
Generated Child Pornography; Prohibits creation, download, or possession of photograph or image of person with intention of using such photograph or image to create generated child pornography.
Power of County Commissioners to Levy Special Assessments; Deleting special assessments as a source of funding for certain municipal facilities and services; deleting the ability of the legislative and governing body of a county to levy and collect special assessments; deleting special assessments as a mechanism to finance services or programs rendered specially for the benefit of property or residents in unincorporated areas, etc.
Practice of Veterinary Medicine; Revises membership of Board of Veterinary Medicine; establishes application criteria for persons who desire to become & who are licensed as veterinary technicians; authorizes licensed veterinary technicians or technologists to perform specified services under supervision of licensed veterinarians; provides that licensed veterinarians are responsible for all services performed by licensed veterinary technicians or technologists; provides services that only licensed veterinarians may make or provide; authorizes supervising veterinarian to delegate to licensed veterinary technician responsibility of supervising certain tasks performed by unlicensed persons.
HB 939, titled "Timely Filing of Tax Returns," would require tax filing rules to consider returns timely if they meet specific conditions outlined in the bill. These conditions, such as electronic submission by a defined deadline or inclusion of required documentation, would expand what qualifies as a timely filing. The bill directly affects taxpayers who file annual income tax returns by providing additional flexibility to meet deadlines without penalties. It does not change the standard tax filing due date but clarifies new criteria for timely submissions.
