Rep. Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin

Unidentified Persons in Hospitals; Requires hospitals to maintain directory of unidentified persons containing specified information; requires hospitals to make directory available to public upon request; requires hospitals, before including unidentified person in directory, to inform unidentified person of directory & provide him or her with opportunity to restrict or prohibit inclusion in directory or disclosure of his or her personal identifying information.

Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care; Specifies rights of children & young adults in out-of-home care; provides roles & responsibilities of DCF & community-based care lead agencies; authorizes district school boards to establish certain educational programs; designates children's ombudsman within DCF & provides responsibilities of ombudsman; requires DCF & community-based care lead agencies to use information provided by ombudsman in carrying out responsibilities; requires DCF to establish statewide toll-free telephone number for ombudsman.

Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Requires history of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to be included in specified instruction.

Property Appraisers; Revises thresholds for variances in assessed value which allow property appraiser to appeal decisions of value adjustment board.

Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits; Authorizing a landlord to offer a tenant the option to pay a fee in lieu of a security deposit; requiring the landlord to notify the tenant of certain unpaid fees and costs within a specified time after the conclusion of the tenancy; prohibiting the landlord from accepting certain payments; specifying that landlords have exclusive discretion as to whether to offer tenants the option to pay a fee in lieu of a security deposit, etc.

Condominium and Cooperative Associations; Revises & provides laws for condominium & cooperative associations relating to disciplinary action, official records, reserve accounts & studies, recertifications & phase 2 inspections, written recertification & phase 2 inspection reports, transfer of control of association, information that must be provided to potential buyers, & information included in prospectus or offering circular. APPROPRIATION: $500,944

United States Department of State's List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations; Memorial to Congress of United States, urging Congress to oppose the Biden Administration's removal of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from United States DOS's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

After-School All-Stars; Provides an appropriation for the After-School All-Stars. APPROPRIATION: $1,125,000

Pet Protection; Requires licensure of pet stores; requires DBPR to adopt procedures for such licensure; regulates sale or transfer of household pets by pet stores; limits sources from which pet stores may acquire pets for sale; requires DBPR to conduct periodic inspections of pet stores & audit sales records; revises importation, sterilization, & reporting requirements of certain public or private entities.

Servicers and Lenders of Residential Mortgage Loans; Requires periodic statements for residential mortgage loans to follow specified laws; requires mortgage servicers & mortgage lenders to assume duties & obligations related to previously approved loan modifications; prohibits mortgage servicers & mortgage lenders from commencing civil actions, recording specified notices, & conducting foreclosures of sale unless specified conditions are met; requires mortgage servicers & mortgage lenders to establish single points of contact; requires mortgage servicers & mortgage lenders to send written acknowledgment of application receipt to foreclosure prevention alternative applicants in specified manners within specified timeframe; prohibits mortgage servicers & mortgage lenders from charging specified fees; prohibits insurers & insurance agents from engaging in certain acts relating to lender-placed insurance for residential mortgage loan guaranty.