SB 352 revises Florida's definition of "common entity" for motor vehicle distributors and manufacturers. It defines a "common entity" as an organization controlled by or owning over 30% of another entity in the auto industry, or owned by entities that control over 30% of a manufacturer/distributor. The bill includes two key exemptions: (1) entities tied to distributors licensed before March 1, 2023, meeting specific conditions, and (2) U.S.-incorporated manufacturers of vehicles without franchised dealers in Florida. These changes aim to clarify regulatory relationships within the auto industry and take effect July 1, 2026.
Assault Weapons and Large-capacity Magazines; Prohibiting the sale or transfer of an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; providing exceptions; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting possession of an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; requiring certificates of possession for assault weapons or large-capacity magazines lawfully possessed before a specified date, etc.
Issuance of Special Beverage Licenses; Revising the service area square footage and capacity of a bona fide food service establishment that may be issued a special beverage license, etc.
Division of Labor Standards; Creating the Division of Labor Standards within the Department of Commerce for specified purposes; revising the protected rights of an employee; authorizing and providing the division certain powers to conduct investigations, issue citations, enforce and collect judgments by certain means, and partner with other entities for enforcement and education outreach; creating the Division of Labor Standards Community Advisory Board within the Division of Labor Standards, etc.
Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care; Citing this act as the “Fostering with Dignity Act”; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain children with luggage for certain purposes; requiring the department to collaborate with certain entities and pursue strategic partnerships for specified purposes; authorizing the department to solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for certain purposes, etc.
Blue Ribbon Projects; Requiring that a development project meet certain requirements to qualify as a blue ribbon project; providing maximum residential density and nonresidential intensity permitted within the development area of a blue ribbon project; requiring a blue ribbon project to have a blue ribbon plan; requiring a project to receive dollar-for-dollar credits from a local government under certain circumstances, etc.
Initiating a Property Insurance Interstate Compact; Requiring the Commissioner of Insurance Regulation to initiate a compact with other states to establish a national risk pool for property insurance for natural disasters for a specified purpose; requiring the commissioner, as soon as feasible, to enter into the compact with a minimum number of member states, etc.
Department of Transportation Contractor Liability; Providing that a contractor is considered an agent of the state in certain circumstances; requiring contract documents to indemnify the department for liability caused by the negligence of the contractor or its employees, etc.
Advertisement of a Harmful Vaccine; Defining the term “advertise”; providing manufacturer liability under certain circumstances; authorizing an individual to file a cause of action under certain circumstances within a specified timeframe, etc.
Alternative Judicial Sales Procedures; Requiring the court to direct the clerk of an alternative auctioneer to sell real or personal property under an order or final judgment at public sale; prohibiting the court in a foreclosure action from approving a request from a party to substantially deviate from specified judicial sales procedures unless certain conditions are met; requiring the clerk to conduct a sale according to specified provisions under specified circumstances; requiring the court to set forth in writing any deviation authorized in the final judgment of foreclosure or other order, etc.
State Lotteries; Revising the powers and duties of the Department of the Lottery; revising the information required to be provided to the department by persons who submit a bid, a proposal, or an offer to negotiate a contract for major procurement; authorizing the Division of Security’s sworn law enforcement officers to purchase and present lottery tickets to a lottery retailer to claim a prize under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain false claims relating to state lottery tickets, etc.
Fraternal Order of Police License Plate; Deleting a restriction on who may be issued the Fraternal Order of Police license plate; revising the distribution and use of annual use fees collected from sales of the Fraternal Order of Police license plate, etc.
