Court-ordered Nonbinding Arbitration; Deleting a provision that limits the amount of per diem expenses an arbitrator may charge when seeking compensation from state funds, etc.
Code Enforcement Officers; Requiring the reclassification of certain offenses committed against code enforcement officers while engaged in the performance of their duties, etc.
Digital Trust Business; Prohibiting certain entities from engaging in digital trust business without an application to and prior approval by the Office of Financial Regulation; authorizing a state bank or state trust company to exclusively engage in virtual trust business under certain circumstances; requiring the commission to ensure that the state bank’s or state trust company’s policies and procedures satisfy certain requirements; requiring the commission to establish standards by rule which relate to stablecoin, etc.
Prevention of Distracted Driving; Citing this act as the “Anthony Branca and Anita Neal Act”; prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle in this state while performing certain actions; defining the term “stand-alone electronic device”; providing that persons who commit a specified violation that results in a crash may elect, in lieu of certain penalties, to participate in a certain driver safety program, etc.
Parole; Reinstating parole for offenders who solely committed certain nonviolent felony offenses, etc.
State Board of Administration; Authorizing the State Board of Administration and its affiliated limited liability entities to issue securities and borrow money through specified means, subject to specified limitations, etc.
Limited English-proficient Voter Assistance; Requiring a supervisor of elections or a political subdivision that administers an election to provide certain language-related assistance to a limited English-proficient voter under certain circumstances, record such voter’s language preference, and conduct specified surveys of such voters; requiring a supervisor of elections and a political subdivision to operate and provide public notice of a language assistance hotline, etc.
Misdescription of Beneficiaries and Banks; Revising requirements for rights as a beneficiary of a payment order and acceptance of the order when the beneficiary is a nonexistent or unidentifiable person or account; removing rules relating to accepted payment orders; revising requirements relating to the misdescription of banks for intermediaries and beneficiaries, etc.
Veterinary Professional Associates; Citing this act as the “Veterinary Workforce Innovation Act”; authorizing certain individuals to use the title “veterinary professional associate”; authorizing such associates to perform certain duties and actions; providing that supervising veterinarians are liable for the acts or omissions of veterinary professional associates under their supervision and control, etc.
County Budget Officers; Specifying that the county budget officer reports directly to the board of county commissioners; prohibiting such officer from being a member of the executive branch of county government unless otherwise authorized, etc.
Access to Contraception; Designating the “Right to Contraception Act”; providing definitions; authorizing a person to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception; authorizing a health care provider to provide contraceptives, contraception, and contraception-related information; providing requirements for a defense to certain violations; authorizing the Attorney General, a person, or an entity to bring enforcement actions under certain circumstances, etc.
Taxation of State Chartered Banks; Providing that community banks have the same immunity from taxation as specified credit unions; providing a definition of “community bank”, etc.
