Florida Statutes; Deleting provisions that have expired, have become obsolete, have had their effect, have served their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed or superseded; replacing incorrect cross-references and citations; correcting grammatical, typographical, and like errors; removing inconsistencies, redundancies, and unnecessary repetition in the statutes; and improving the clarity of the statutes and facilitating their correct interpretation, etc.
Florida Statutes; Amending provisions to conform to section 10 of chapter 2022-16, Laws of Florida, which directs the Division of Law Revision to prepare a reviser’s bill to replace references to the term “Next Generation Sunshine State Standards” with the term “state academic standards” wherever the term appears in the Florida Statutes, etc.
Florida Statutes; Adopting the Florida Statutes 2023 and designating the portions thereof that are to constitute the official law of the state; providing that the Florida Statutes 2023 shall be effective immediately upon publication; providing that general laws enacted during the May 23-27, 2022, special session and prior thereto and not included in the Florida Statutes 2023 are repealed; providing that general laws enacted during the December 12-16, 2022, special session through the 2023 regular session are not repealed by this adoption act, etc.
Florida Statutes; Deleting provisions providing for apportionment of the districts of the State Senate and House of Representatives that have been superseded, etc.
Florida Statutes; Deleting provisions which have become inoperative by noncurrent repeal or expiration and, pursuant to s. 11.242(5)(b) and (i), F.S., may be omitted from the 2023 Florida Statutes only through a reviser’s bill duly enacted by the Legislature, etc.
Florida Statutes; Amending provisions to conform to section 7 of chapter 2022-70, Laws of Florida, which directs the Division of Law Revision to prepare a reviser’s bill to replace references to the phrases “the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,” “the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,” and “the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges,” wherever they occur in the Florida Statutes, with the phrase “an accrediting agency or association recognized by the database created and maintained by the United States Department of Education”, etc.
Florida Statutes; Amending provisions to conform to the directive of the Legislature in section 9 of chapter 2012-116, Laws of Florida, codified as section 11.242(5)(j), Florida Statutes, to prepare a reviser’s bill to omit all statutes and laws, or parts thereof, which grant duplicative, redundant, or unused rulemaking authority, etc.
Civil Remedies; Creates rebuttable presumption that lodestar fee is sufficient & reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; reduces statute of limitations for negligence actions; provides standards for bad faith actions; provides for distribution of proceeds when two or more third-party claims arising out of single occurrence exceed policy limits; limits applicability of provisions relating to attorney fees in certain actions against insurers; provides standards for evidence to prove damages for medical expenses in certain civil actions; requires certain disclosures with respect to claims for medical expenses for treatment rendered under letters of protection; requires trier of fact to consider fault of certain persons who contribute to an injury; provides that owner or principal operator of multifamily residential property which substantially implements specified security measures on that property has presumption against liability in connection with certain criminal acts that occur on premises; revises provisions relating to immunity from liability for injury to trespassers on real property; specifies applicability of provisions relating to offer of judgment & demand for judgment.
Reedy Creek Improvement District, Orange and Osceola Counties; Reenacting, amending & repealing chapter 67-764, Laws of Florida, relating to district; provides for continuation of authority for revenue collection & powers to meet outstanding obligations; renames district; provides boundaries; revises manner of selection of board of supervisors; provides term limits; revises board member compensation; revises powers of board; revises powers of district; provides for transition; provides for continued effect of stipulation between district & Orange County; provides exception to general law.
Sunshine Water Control District, Broward County; Codifying, reenacting, amending & repealing district charter; provides for continuation of authority for revenue collection & powers to meet outstanding obligations; removes chapters 63-609 & 2021-255, Laws of Florida, relating to district; provides exception to general law.
Eastpoint Water and Sewer District, Franklin County; Reenacts, amends, & repeals special act relating to district; provides for continuation of authority for revenue collection & powers to meet outstanding obligations; revises definitions; removes separate positions of board secretary & board treasurer; creates position of board secretary-treasurer; removes chapter 67-1399, Laws of Florida, relating to district; provides exception to general law.
Intercollegiate Athlete Compensation and Rights; Revises provisions relating to athlete agents representing intercollegiate athletes for certain purposes, compensation that intercollegiate athletes may receive, postsecondary educational institutions requirements, & specified workshops; & provides specified individuals are not liable for damages.
