Rep. Dotie Joseph

Public Nuisances; Prohibits person from distributing onto private property any material for purpose of intimidating or threatening owner, resident, or invitee; prohibits person from willfully & maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; requires violations be reported as hate crimes; prohibits display or projection of images onto building, structure, or property without permission; prohibits person who willfully enters campus of state university or Florida College System institution for purpose of threatening or intimidating another person from remaining on such campus after being warned to depart.

Haitian Heritage Month; Designates May 2023 as "Haitian Heritage Month" in Florida.

Disposal of Department of Transportation Property; Provides that use of property as affordable housing qualifies as use for public purpose in context of authorization of DOT to convey property without consideration to governmental entity.

Seagrass Restoration; Establishes Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative within DEP; requires creation of 10-year Florida Seagrass Restoration Plan; requires initiative to submit annual report by specified date to Governor, Legislature, Secretary of Environmental Protection, & executive director of FWCC; establishes Initiative Technology Advisory Council as part of initiative; provides for meetings, membership, terms of office, & compensation of advisory council; provides for expiration of initiative; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $10,000,000

Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Fatality Review Teams; Authorizes establishments of elder & vulnerable adult abuse fatality review teams; revises team membership; authorizes team to determine number & types of incidents to review; removes provisions relating to state attorney; revises team requirements; requires members sign specified acknowledgment of public records requirements; expands immunity from monetary liability to other persons; provides communications, information, & records acquired by team are not subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in certain proceedings; provides person who attends meeting or other authorized activities of team may not testify in certain proceedings as to certain records or information.

Relief/Kristin A. Stewart/Sarasota County; Provides for relief of Kristin A. Stewart by Sarasota County; provides for appropriation of funds to pay Kristin A. Stewart for injuries sustained as result of negligence of employee of Sarasota County; provides legislative intent regarding waiver of certain liens; provides limitations on compensation & payment of attorney fees, lobbying fees, & costs or other similar expenses. CLAIM: $5,750,000

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day; Resolution recognizing June 19, 2023, as "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" in Florida.

Relief/Jamiyah Mitchell/South Broward Hospital District; Provides for relief of Jamiyah Mitchell, Latricia Mitchell, & Jerald Mitchell by South Broward Hospital District; provides appropriation to compensate Jamiyah Mitchell for injuries & damages sustained as result of negligence of South Broward Hospital District; provides limitation on payment of compensation & attorney fees, lobbying fees, & other similar expenses. CLAIM: $795,000

Relief/Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano/Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office; Provides for relief of Ricardo Medrano-Arzate & Eva Chavez-Medrano, as personal representatives of Hilda Medrano, by the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office; provides for appropriation of funds to pay Ricardo Medrano-Arzate & Eva Chavez-Medrano for damages awarded in connection with death of their daughter as result of negligence of Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office; provides limitation on payment of compensation, attorney, lobbying fees, & costs. CLAIM: $1,200,000

Relief/Robert Earl DuBoise/State of Florida; Provides for relief of Robert Earl DuBoise for being wrongfully incarcerated for almost 37 years; directs CFO to draw warrant payable directly to Mr. DuBoise; provides for waiver of tuition & fees; declares Legislature does not waive certain defenses or increase state's limits of liability; prohibits funds awarded from being used or paid for specified attorney or lobbying fees; prohibits Mr. DuBoise from submitting compensation application under certain provisions upon his receipt of payment; provides that certain benefits are vacated upon specified findings. APPROPRIATION: $1,850,000