Hardee County Economic Development Authority, Hardee County; Authorizes the Hardee County Economic Development Authority to approve operating budget for specified purposes under certain circumstances.
Holiday Park Park and Recreation District, Sarasota County; Authorizes board of trustees to adopt & enforce certain rules & regulations governing use of district facilities & prescribe penalties for violations of such rules & regulations; provides requirements for such penalties.
Manatee County; Creates North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District; provides charter; requires referendum for ad valorem taxation.
Town of Ocean Breeze, Martin County; Provides exception to general law; authorizes the Town of Ocean Breeze in Martin County to hold public meetings within specified mileage of its jurisdictional boundary under certain circumstances.
Volusia County; Authorizes Volusia County to permit vehicular traffic upon a portion of coastal beach not previously permitted for such traffic for a specified purpose.
Tri-Par Estates Park and Recreation District, Sarasota County; Authorizes board of trustees to adopt & enforce certain rules & regulations governing use of district facilities & prescribe penalties for violations of such rules & regulations; provides requirements for such penalties.
Taxation; Increasing a population limit on counties that may use tourist development tax revenues for certain uses; extending the timeframe within which certain changes to property damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Michael must commence to prevent the assessed value of the property from increasing; revising the deadlines for applying for additional ad valorem tax exemptions for certain servicemembers for a specified tax year; authorizing a property appraiser in a county for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency to post notices of proposed property taxes on its website if mailing the notice is not possible; providing sales tax exemptions for certain clothing, wallets, bags, school supplies, personal computers, and personal computer-related accessories during a certain timeframe; providing sales tax exemptions for certain disaster preparedness supplies during a certain timeframe, etc. APPROPRIATION: $311,000
Haitian and Caribbean American Recognitions; Urging Congress to recognize January 1 as “Haitian Independence Day,” the month of May as “Haitian American Heritage Month,” May 18 as “Haitian Flag Day,” and the month of June as “Caribbean American Heritage Month”, etc.
Motor Vehicle Rentals; Provides requirements for sales taxes & surcharges on motor vehicle leases & rentals by motor vehicle rental companies & peer-to-peer car-sharing programs; specifies insurance requirements for shared vehicle owners & shared vehicle drivers; provides for liability; provides exceptions; provides for exclusions; provides right of contribution to shared vehicle owner's insurer for certain claims; requires provision of certain information regarding liens; specifies recordkeeping, record-sharing, disclosure, & driver license verification & data retention requirements; provides for consumer protections.
Price Transparency in Health Care Services; Prohibits limitations on price transparency with patients in contracts between health care providers & health insurers or HMOs; prohibits health insurer & HMO from requiring insured & subscriber to make payment for covered service that exceeds certain amount; requires health benefit plans covering small employers to comply with such restrictions.
Takings Claims Within Areas of Critical State Concern; Provides for apportionment of awards of damages for takings claims within areas of critical state concern; directs state land planning agency to commission updated hurricane evacuation model; provides limitation on liability.
Customer Service Standards for State Agencies; Requiring departments within the executive branch of state government to implement certain measures with respect to telephone calls placed by customers, etc.
