Transportation Concurrency; Revising which facilities must be identified in the capital improvements element of a comprehensive plan that imposes transportation concurrency, etc.
Public Records/Municipal Clerks; Providing a public records exemption for personal identifying and location information of current municipal clerks and their staff and the personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such municipal clerks and their staff; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing for retroactive application of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Cold Case Murders; Citing this act as "The Decker Act"; requiring the heads of law enforcement agencies or their designees to review certain cold cases and make a specified determination upon receiving a written application from a designated person; requiring law enforcement agencies to conduct a full reinvestigation of a cold case under certain circumstances; requiring law enforcement agencies to provide specified training; requiring law enforcement agencies, by a specified date and periodically thereafter, to report certain data to the Global Forensic and Justice Center at Florida International University, etc.
Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans; Authorizing the surviving spouses of veterans who predecease the issuance of a certain letter from the Federal Government to produce the letter before the property appraiser, etc.
Jai Alai Permitholders; Authorizes holders of valid pari-mutuel permit to lease certain facilities to any other holder of same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within specified radius of each other; authorizes such lessees to apply for certain license; prohibits such lessees from operating cardroom or slot machine at leased facility; requires certain jai alai permitholders to conduct minimum number of live performances using their existing permit.
Temporary Cash Assistance Eligibility ; Removes prohibition of awarding benefits to person who has felony drug conviction for trafficking; removes specified requirements in order for person convicted of drug felony to receive benefits.
Parental Rights of Qualified Patients; Prohibits court from denying or restricting certain parental rights based solely on parent's status as qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana use; prohibits presumption of neglect or child endangerment based solely on parent's status as qualified patient for purposes of medical marijuana use.
Policy Cancellations and Nonrenewals by Property Insurers; Prohibiting insurers from canceling or nonrenewing, within certain timeframes, policies covering personal residential or commercial residential properties damaged by hurricanes or wind losses; providing that an insurer may not cancel personal residential or commercial residential property insurance policies until certain repairs are made or a specified policy renewal expires; requiring homeowner’s policy insurers to give specified notifications to policyholders, etc.
Grandparent Visitation; Revising the criteria required for the grandparent of a minor child to petition the court for grandparent visitation; revising the purpose for which the court shall hold a certain preliminary hearing; revising the circumstances in which the court may appoint a guardian ad litem and must refer the matter to family mediation; revising the circumstances in which the court may award reasonable visitation to a grandparent, etc.
SB 134 exempts the sale of gold, silver, and platinum bullion from state sales tax. This directly affects individuals and businesses purchasing or selling physical bullion coins and bars within the state. The bill's key provision removes the standard sales tax obligation on these specific precious metal products at the point of sale. The policy change applies to all qualifying bullion transactions under the state's sales tax code.
Political Activities on School Grounds; Provides that certain activities are allowed on school grounds; authorizes that candidates may be invited to speak as candidates on school grounds if certain conditions are met; prohibits certain political activities on school grounds; prohibits certain employees from using e-mail, offices or time during work hours for political advocacy; provides criminal penalties.
Building and Plumbing Permits for the Use of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems; Revises conditions under which municipalities & political subdivisions are prohibited from issuing certain building & plumbing permits for use of onsite sewage treatment & disposal systems.
