Authorization of Restrictions Concerning Dogs; Authorizing public housing authorities to adopt certain policies relating to dogs; removing an exemption for local breed-specific ordinances adopted before a specified date, etc.
Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities; Authorizes specified persons to visit county & municipal detention facilities.
Flooding and Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Studies; Revises purposes for which DEP may provide grants under Resilient Florida Grant Program to counties, municipalities, & water management districts; requires state-financed constructors to take specified actions before commencing construction; requires DEP to develop specified sea level impact projection study standard; provides for civil actions, injunctive relief, recovery of certain funds, & enforcement; provides for future repeal of requirements for construction of certain structures in coastal building zone.
Homeowners' Associations; Revises provisions relating to homeowners' associations including official records, fines & suspensions, attorney fees & costs, liens, & removing & reinstating certain officers & directors from office; prohibits certain funds from being commingled with association funds & requires certain accounting and remittance of funds within specified timeframe; provides criminal & civil penalties for actions by officers, directors, or managers of association & requires disclosures; provides criminal penalties for fraudulent voting activities.
Limitation of Actions Involving Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies; Specifies statutes of limitations periods for certain actions involving real estate appraisers & appraisal management companies; provides construction; provides applicability.
Real Property Fraud; Creates Title Fraud Prevention Through Identity Verification Pilot Program; authorizes clerk to require production of government-issued photographic ID card before recording deed & provides requirements therefor; provides requirements for clerk; provides clerk is not required to allow access to record or other information that is confidential & exempt; requires clerk to create, maintain, & operate opt-in recording notification service; requires clerk to ensure that registration for such service is possible through electronic registration portal; provides action may be brought to quiet title after fraudulent attempted conveyance; revises requirements for recording instruments affecting real property.
Unlawful Dumping; Specifies it is unlawful to dump litter in or on any water control district property or canal right-of-way without consent; provides when litter is thrown or discarded from boat, operator or owner, or both, are in violation of certain provisions; requires water control district to report unlawful dumping to law enforcement; revises definition of term "posted land" to include land owned by water control district which has no trespassing signs placed at specified points.
Regulation of Securities; Requiring the Financial Services Commission to define the term “accredited investor” by rule; revising requirements for the registration of securities; revising grounds on which the office may revoke, suspend, or deny the registration of securities; specifying continuing education requirements for associated persons of investment advisers and federal covered advisers; authorizing the commission to establish rules of conduct and prohibited business practices for intermediaries, etc.
Condominium and Cooperative Associations; Revising the circumstances under which community association managers or management firms must comply with a specified provision; revising who must have milestone inspections performed for buildings; requiring architects or engineers performing milestone inspections to submit a specified progress report to a local enforcement agency within a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; revising requirements relating to budget meetings; specifying that certain disputes are not subject to nonbinding arbitration and must be submitted to presuit mediation; revising items that developers are required to deliver to an association upon relinquishing control of the association, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,369,121
Water and Wastewater Facility Operators; Revising legislative findings and intent; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to issue water treatment plant operator licenses, water distribution system operator licenses, and domestic wastewater treatment plant operator licenses by reciprocity to certain applicants; providing licensure requirements; authorizing the department to issue temporary operator licenses during a declared state of emergency, etc.
State Estate Tax; Provides exceptions relating to state estate tax for certain estates.
Collateral Protection Insurance; Providing a restriction on insurance charges made to mortgagors; providing for the calculation of collateral protection insurance coverages and premiums, providing construction relating to noncircumvention, etc.
