Pretrial Release and Detention; Provides for setting, reduction, & alteration of bail; requires Supreme Court to create statewide uniform bail bond schedule; provides for chief judge of judicial circuit to establish lower bail bond schedule; provides certain arrested persons may not be released until first appearance; provides court may revoke pretrial release & order detention if defendant materially violates release condition; requires court to order pretrial detention in certain circumstances; provides requirements for detention hearings; removes requirement for pretrial detention for defendants charged with illegally manufacturing controlled substances in certain cases.
Sponsored bills
Independent Postsecondary Educational Grants; Authorizes DOE to award grants to students enrolled at certain colleges & universities; provides requirements for such colleges & universities; & provides that such colleges & universities are not under jurisdiction of Commission for Independent Education.
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.
Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Lewdness; Increases criminal penalties for specified offenses involving adult theaters; provides civil cause of action for victims of human trafficking against certain entities; authorizes judicial circuits to establish educational programs for persons convicted of or charged with certain violations; revises requirements for law enforcement training in identifying & investigating human trafficking; creates Statewide Data Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data at USF.
Offenses Involving Fentanyl or Fentanyl Analogs; Provides criminal penalties & mandatory minimum term of imprisonment if person sells, manufactures, or delivers, or possesses with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver, specified substances or mixtures, & such substance or mixture has at least one specified attribute.
Pub. Rec./Broadband Opportunity Program/DEO; Provides exemption from public records requirements for information relating to communications services locations, project proposals, & challenges submitted to & held by DEO under Broadband Opportunity Program or pursuant to federal broadband access grant program implemented by DEO; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School Boys' Varsity Basketball Team; Honors Belen Jesuit Preparatory School Boys' Varsity Basketball Team for winning the State Championship.
510th Anniversary of Founding of State of Florida by Ancestors of Puerto Rico; Recognizes April 2, 2023, as 510th Anniversary of founding of State of Florida by ancestors of Puerto Rico.
Natural Emergencies; Prohibits counties & municipalities from prohibiting temporary shelters; requires DEM to post model contract, prioritize training & assistance & administer revolving loan fund for projects; providing liability protections for public utilities; authorizes local governments to create inspection teams & approve permitting procedures; prohibits local governments from taking actions related to comprehensive plans; authorizes certain actions related to derelict vessels; authorizes certain fire control districts to file on alternative schedules. APPROPRIATION: $61,000,000
Ethics Requirements for Public Officials; Revises provisions of law relating to ethics requirements for public officials, including requirements for full & public disclosures, annual ethics training, electronic filing, reporting of clients represented for fee, & lobbying investigations; requires acceptance of verification or receipt of filing & of certain forms or statements showing sources of income; revises fines & civil penalties; authorizes commission to dismiss certain complaints & investigations; requires commission to revise forms & rules for a specified filing year.