East Lake Tarpon Community, Pinellas County; Revises boundaries; removes municipal annexation expiration date.
Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State; Adopting the United States Decennial Census of 2020 as the official census of the state for use in redistricting the state’s congressional districts; redistricting the state’s congressional districts in accordance with the United States Decennial Census of 2020 (plan P000C0109); providing for the inclusion of unlisted territory in contiguous districts in accordance with figures from the United States Decennial Census of 2020; specifying that certain electronic maps serve as the official maps of the congressional districts of the state; requiring such maps to be made available to the public by the Office of Economic and Demographic Research within a specified timeframe; requiring actions challenging the state’s congressional districts to be brought in a specific venue; specifying limitations for actions challenging the state’s congressional districts, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000
Firefighters' Relief and Pension Fund of the City of Pensacola, Escambia County; Removes reductions to a retiree's spousal benefits & the prohibition of remarriage for the widow or widower; provides for pensionable overtime hours & basic life support.
City of Key West, Monroe County; Authorizes certain number & type of affordable housing units to be constructed for certain public sector governmental & essential services personnel.
Grandparent Visitation Rights; Creates presumption for maternal or paternal grandparent or stepgrandparent visitation of child; provides burden for overcoming such presumption.
Regulation of Smoking by Counties and Municipalities; Authorizing counties and municipalities to further restrict smoking within the boundaries of public beaches and public parks under certain circumstances; providing an exception, etc.
Guardianship Data Transparency; Requiring the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation and the clerks of court to establish a statewide database of guardianship data; requiring the Office of Public and Professional Guardians to share certain data; requiring the corporation to compile and report certain data to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) at specified intervals; prohibiting the Department of Elderly Affairs from populating the profiles with certain information, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,740,000
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Student Service Requirements; Authorizes student's service requirements for award under Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to be paid rather than volunteer; authorizes, rather than requiring, student to identify specified interest or develop plan for his or her service requirements.
Evidence of Vendor Financial Stability; Authorizes agency to establish financial stability criteria & require vendor to demonstrate financial stability; provides that agency that requires vendor to demonstrate financial stability during competitive solicitation process must accept certain evidence.
Cybersecurity; Requires state agencies & local governments to report cybersecurity & ransomware incidents; provides cybersecurity training requirements; requires after-action & other reports; prohibits certain entities from paying or otherwise complying with ransom demand; revises purpose & duties of Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council; provides criminal penalties; requires person convicted of certain offenses to pay certain fine; requires deposit of certain moneys in General Revenue Fund.
Homestead Property Tax Exemptions for Classroom Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Child Welfare Professionals, and Servicemembers; Specifies information that must be supplied annually to property appraiser by specified professionals who qualify for specified exemption; provides conditions under which those specified professionals may receive additional homestead property tax exemption; specifies amount of homestead property tax exemption; provides requirements for applying for & receiving exemption; specifies actions property appraiser may take if taxpayer improperly claims exemption; provides penalties under certain conditions; requires Legislature to appropriate moneys to offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenues experienced by fiscally constrained counties due; specifies procedures for distributing such moneys.
Local Tax Referenda Requirements; Requires referenda elections related to tourist development taxes, tourist impact taxes, children's services & independent special district property taxes, increases in county & municipal ad valorem tax millages, ninth-cent fuel tax, local option fuel taxes, & certain school district millage elections to be held on day of general elections.
