Food and Hemp Products; Provides requirements for the advertisement, distribution, & retail sale of hemp & hemp extract products; prohibits unpermitted business sales, street sales, or festival sales of hemp extract; prohibits businesses & food establishments from possessing hemp extract products that are attractive to children; prohibits business permitted to sell hemp or hemp extract from being located in certain areas; prohibits retail sale of THC-infused beverages at certain locations. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000
State Lotteries; Increases amount of lottery retailer bond; authorizes lottery retailer to remit funds to Department of Lottery for deposit in specified bank account in lieu of such bond; authorizes department to act as courier service & contract with third party to provide such service; requires all courier services to have written agreement that conforms to certain requirements & rules; authorizes courier services to store lottery tickets for customers in lieu of delivery; requires such courier services to maintain secure database of all stored lottery tickets & provide specified notice of winning ticket; authorizes such courier services to redeem winning tickets; prohibits portion or percentage of such winning tickets from being charged, accepted, given, or paid to such courier services; prohibits courier service from operating without written agreement; prohibits certain false claims & theft of lottery tickets by lottery retailers, courier services, or employees.
Public Records and Public Meetings/Helping Abuse Victims Escape Now (HAVEN) Coordinating Council; Specifying that information obtained by the Helping Abuse Victims Escape Now (HAVEN) Coordinating Council which is exempt or confidential and exempt from public records requirements retains its protected status; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of the coordinating council’s meetings during which exempt or confidential and exempt information is discussed; providing statements of public necessity, etc.
Termination of Pregnancies; Prohibits physicians from knowingly performing or inducing termination of pregnancy after determining that fetus is sustainable outside womb through standard medical measures, with exceptions; revises exceptions.
Pub. Rec./E-mail Addresses/DHSMV; Exempts from public records requirements e-mail addresses collected by DHSMV when providing renewal notices; expands exemption to include e-mail addresses from certain licensees; expands exemption to include e-mail addresses collected as method of notification related to vessel registrations; provides retroactive applicability; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Revenues from Ad Valorem Taxes; Revising the method of computing the rolled-back rate; revising the maximum millage rate that may be levied in a fiscal year; prohibiting a higher rate from being levied; requiring that revenues collected in excess of a certain amount be disposed of in a specified manner, etc.
Political Advertisements by Governmental Officials; Citing this act as the “Broadcast Freedom Protection Act”; prohibiting elected and appointed officials from using or threatening to use their official authority, position, and influence to compel, coerce, induce, or intimidate broadcasters to air or refrain from airing certain political advertisements; prohibiting such officials from threatening to withhold or promise to grant state funding, permits, or other benefits to such broadcasters or initiating or threatening regulatory action, investigations, or audits against such broadcasters; providing criminal and administrative penalties, etc.
Coverage of Dental Services under the Medicaid Program; Revises adult dental services that are paid by AHCA as optional Medicaid services; requires agency to reimburse Medicaid providers at specified rate for covered adult dental services; requires agency to seek federal approval; requires agency to implement statewide Medicaid prepaid dental health program for children & adults; provides requirements for benefits under program.
State University Student Fee Waivers; Requiring state universities to waive specified fees for graduate students who meet a specified full-time equivalent appointment requirement, etc.
Kratom Products; Revises Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act; requires DACS to certify certain laboratories; provides for distribution & retail sale of kratom products; provides for mail order, Internet, & remote sales of kratom products; provides for seizure & destruction of contraband kratom products; prohibits ingestion of kratom products near school properties; authorizes specified businesses to sell kratom products; revises & provides penalties.
Enhanced Firearms Training Facilities; Establishing procedures for licensure by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; authorizing a sheriff to enter into an agreement with the owner of an enhanced firearms training facility to conduct training for the school guardian program at the facility; exempting an enhanced firearms training facility from complying with specified local government requirements under certain circumstances, etc.
Court-ordered Sealing of Criminal History Records; Revising eligibility requirements for the court-ordered sealing of certain criminal history records; authorizing courts to seal additional adjudications of guilt in certain circumstances, etc.
