Roofing Services ; Revises definition of term "roofing contractor"; revises official start date that residential property owner may cancel contract to replace or repair roof without penalty or obligation; revises language required to be in contract, or attached thereto, to replace or repair roof that is executed within a specified time of declaration of state of emergency in certain circumstances; requires contractor executing contract to replace or repair roof of residential property to include in contract, or attach thereto, specified language.
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers; Revises provisions related to relations between applicants and licensees, or common entities thereof, and franchised motor vehicle dealers including prohibitions on certain performance metrics, prohibition on retaliation, and circumstances under which franchise agreements are deemed unfair.
Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Revises definition of "critical infrastructure facility"; provides exception to prohibition on operating drone over critical infrastructure facility; increases criminal penalty for certain prohibited actions relating to drones; defines "unmanned aircraft" & "unmanned aircraft system"; prohibits certain actions relating to unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems; provides exception; provides criminal penalties; revises & provides exceptions to certain prohibited actions relating to drones; & provides criminal penalties & applicability.
Feasibility Study Relating to Statewide Pawn Data Database; Requires FDLE to conduct feasibility study regarding creating statewide pawn data database; requires report; provides that study is subject to specific appropriation.
Annexing State-owned Lands; Requiring a municipality proposing to annex state-owned lands to notify each member of the legislative delegation of the county at a certain time, etc.
Senate Bill 232 updates the regulations concerning the collection of consumer debt. It revises the specific practices that are prohibited for individuals and entities attempting to collect these debts. This bill directly affects debt collectors by modifying their operational guidelines and aims to provide updated protections for consumers facing debt collection efforts.
Securities; Revises circumstances under which securities transactions are exempt from registration requirements; revises filing requirements for securities issuers under Florida Invest Local Exemption law; revises circumstances under which securities offers & sales are not subject to integration with other offerings; revises list of persons who must submit fingerprints for live-scan processing for registration applications; provides fees for fingerprint processing; revises written assurances requirements that merger & acquisition brokers must receive from certain control persons; revises circumstances under which person is eligible for payment from Securities Guaranty Fund; revises requirements for applications for payment from fund; specifies prohibition against certain misrepresentations in issuing & selling securities; increases maximum number of days that dealers & investment advisers may extend delay on certain disbursements & transactions of funds & securities for protection of specified adults.
Utility Service Restrictions ; Prohibits rural electric cooperatives, boards, agencies, commissions, & any authority of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision from restricting or prohibiting fuel sources & appliances used to provide energy to consumers; revises retroactive applicability; prohibits Florida Building Commission & State Fire Marshal from restricting or prohibiting installation of certain materials.
Pawnbroker Transaction Forms; Authorizing pawnbroker transaction forms to be in digital or printed formats; authorizing a pawnbroker to use either format; revising recordkeeping requirements, etc.
OGSR/Agency Cybersecurity Information; Amending a provision which provides exemptions from public records requirements for agency cybersecurity information held by a state agency and exemptions from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings which would reveal confidential and exempt information; amending a provision which provides exemptions from public records and public meetings requirements for portions of risk assessments, evaluations, external audits, and other reports of a state agency’s cybersecurity program for the data, information, and information technology resources of that state agency which are held by a state agency and for portions of a public meeting which would reveal such confidential and exempt records; extending the date of the scheduled repeal of such exemptions, etc.
OGSR/Site-specific Location Information for Endangered and Threatened Species; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for site-specific location information for endangered and threatened species; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.
Water Access Facilities; Provides sovereignty submerged land leases for Clean Marine Manufacturer facilities; provides competitive grant programs for construction & maintenance of public parking lots for boat-hauling vehicles & trailers.
