Rep. Dotie Joseph

Relief/Molly Parker/Department of Transportation; Provides for relief of Molly Parker; provides appropriation to compensate estate for Ms. Parker's death as result of negligence of DOT; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees; provides legislative intent regarding waiver of certain liens. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $5,950,000

Relief/Leonard Cure/State of Florida; Provides for relief of Leonard Cure; provides appropriation to compensate him for being wrongfully incarcerated for 16 years; directs CFO to draw warrant payable directly to Mr. Cure; requires CFO to pay directed funds without requiring Mr. Cure sign liability release; provides for waiver of certain tuition & fees; prohibits funds awarded under act to Mr. Cure from being used for attorney or lobbying fees. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $817,000

Relief/Maria Garcia/Pinellas County School Board; Provides appropriation to Maria Garcia as compensation for injuries resulting from negligence of employee of Pinellas County School Board; provides legislative intent regarding waiver of certain liens; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $2,800,000

Relief/Estate of Jason Sanchez/Miami-Dade County; Provides for relief of Estate of Jason Sanchez by Miami-Dade County; provides for appropriation to compensate Estate of Jason Sanchez for injuries & damages sustained by Jason Sanchez & his survivors as result of negligence of Miami-Dade County employee; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney & lobbying fees. CLAIM: $950,000

Minority Health Month; Recognizes April 2023 as "Minority Health Month" in Florida.

Support of a Free Iran; Urges Congress to stand in support of the fight for freedom of the people of Iran.

Suicide Prevention; Renames Commission on Mental Health & Substance Abuse; revises purposes of commission to include assessment of state's suicide prevention infrastructure; revises membership & duties of commission; requires commission to submit annual interim reports for specified timeframe; revises date by which commission must submit its final report; extends repeal date of commission.

Domestic Violence; Requires court with jurisdiction over dissolution of marriage proceeding to consider factors in deciding whether shared parental responsibility is detrimental to child; provides additional conduct relating to domestic violence which court must consider when ordering parenting plan; provides additional factor court must consider in determining whether petitioner of domestic violence injunction is in imminent danger.

Florida Retirement System; Revises provisions relating to Special Risk Class normal retirement date, DROP participation, interest accrual rates, COLA, employer retirement contribution rates, investment plan member accounts, member disability coverage, & line-of-duty death benefit coverage.

Lactation Space in Courthouses; Requires lactation space in each county courthouse; provides requirements for such spaces; authorizes use of funds to provide lactation spaces in appellate courthouses.