Judgment Liens; Specifies payment intangibles, accounts, & proceeds thereof are subject to judgment liens; removes provision specifying priority of liens; specifies validity & enforceability of liens against motor vehicles & vessels; prohibits issuing motor vehicle certificate of title under certain circumstances; specifies procedures for judgment lienholder to place lien on motor vehicles or vessels; revises authority of certain persons to demand & receive lien satisfaction; requires lienholder to enter satisfaction in certificate of title upon satisfaction or lapse of judgment lien.
Local Government; Prohibiting an initiative or referendum process in regard to any land development regulation; specifying the measurement of land during annexation procedures; revising contraction procedures when qualified voters desire to be excluded from municipal boundaries, etc.
Hemp; Providing that hemp extract is considered a food subject to certain requirements; revising the requirements that hemp extract must meet before being distributed and sold in this state; providing that hemp extract may only be sold to businesses in this state which meet certain permitting requirements; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt specified rules, etc.
Crime Victim Compensation Claims; Provides for waiver of deadlines for filing for victim compensation claims if delay occurred because of delay in testing of DNA or DNA profile matching from material collected as evidence related to sexual offense.
Controlled Substance Testing; Revising the definition of the term “drug paraphernalia” to exclude certain narcotic-drug-testing products used for a specified purpose, etc.
Health Care Provider Accountability; Revises rights of licensed nursing home facility residents; creates cause of action for ex parte temporary injunction against continued unlicensed activity; authorizes ACHA to provide records to local law enforcement & state attorneys' offices; provides standard of care requirements for office surgeries; prohibits certain office surgeries; provides physician, office, & procedure requirements.
Juvenile Court Proceedings; Authorizes person to attend certain proceedings through audio or audio-video communication technology; requires parties to provide their primary e-mail address to court for notice purposes; provides exceptions; requires notices & summons to include instructions for parties to attend hearings through audio or audio-video communication technology; requires notices that failure to appear at hearings either in person or through audio or audio-video communication technology constitutes consent to adjudicating child as dependent or termination of parental rights.
Parenting and Time-sharing of Minor Children; Removes requirement for unanticipated change in circumstances in order to modify parenting plan or time-sharing schedule; creates rebuttable presumption that equal time-sharing is in best interests of child; provides standard of evidence to rebut such presumption; requires court to evaluate certain factors & make specific written findings of fact when creating or modifying time-sharing schedule; authorizes modification of time-sharing schedule.
Continuing Care Providers; Revises conditions for release of certain escrowed funds to providers; revises information required to be contained in certain providers' financial reports in their annual reports; revises list of financial institutions in which escrow accounts for certain providers' funds must be established; revises condition under which provider may hold & not deposit resident's check for specified period; specifies requirements for notice & for certain plans to replenish withdrawn funds; revises calculation of minimum liquid reserve requirements for certain facilities; revises requirements for letters of credit which satisfy minimum liquid reserve requirements; revises circumstances under which provider may withdraw funds held in escrow without office's approval; specifies that forfeiture penalty may be deducted from certain resident refunds; provides reporting & notice requirements for continuing care facilities; provides disclosure requirement for providers to prospective residents or their legal representatives.
Utility System Rate Base Values; Establishes alternative procedure by which PSC may establish rate base value for certain acquired utility systems; requires that approved rate base value be reflected in acquiring utility's next general rate case for ratemaking purposes; establishes procedure for appraisal of acquired utility system; provides contents required for petition to PSC for approval of rate base value of acquired utility system; provides duties of PSC regarding petitions; authorizes PSC to set rates for & classify certain acquired utility systems; requires PSC to take certain factors into consideration for certain rate base value petitions; requires PSC to adopt rules.
Biosolids; Establishes biosolids grant program within DEP; authorizes DEP to provide grants to counties, special districts, & municipalities for certain wastewater conversion projects; provides eligibility, prioritization, & funding requirements; authorizes waiver of matching fund requirement; requires DEP to develop specified reporting requirements for grants awarded to counties, special districts, & municipalities.
Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems; Provides requirements for two-way radio communication enhancement systems including submission of design, installation of such system, required assessments & consents, & modifications; prohibits local authority from withholding temporary certificate of occupancy; requires State Fire Marshal to incorporate changes made by this act into Florida Fire Prevention Code; exempts installations of two-way radio communication enhancement systems from certain prohibition.
