Redesignate the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia as a Foreign Terrorist Organization; Urging United States Secretary of State to redesignate Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia as Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Rep. Juan Porras
Sponsored bills
OGSR/Public Guardians and Employees with Fiduciary Responsibility; Revises provision which provides exemption from public records requirements for identifying & location information of current or former public guardians, employees with fiduciary responsibility, & spouses & children of current or former public guardians & employees with fiduciary responsibility; narrowing scope of public records exemption for current public guardians & employees with fiduciary responsibility & former public guardians & employees with fiduciary responsibility; removes scheduled repeal of exemption.
Library Cooperative Funding; Deletes limitation on funding library cooperative is eligible to receive.
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
Authorization of Restriction Concerning Dogs; Authorizes public housing authorities to adopt certain policies relating to dogs; restricts types of ordinances & policies that may be adopted; removes exemption for local breed-specific ordinances adopted before specified date.
Sentencing Proceedings in Death Penalty Cases; Requires determination of specified number of jurors, rather than unanimity, for sentencing recommendation of death; requires court to impose recommended sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole if fewer than 8 jurors recommend death; authorizes court to impose life imprisonment without possibility of parole or sentence of death if at least 8 jurors recommend sentence of death; requires court to include in its written order reasons for not accepting jury’s recommended sentence, if applicable.
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.
Education; Revises provisions relating to Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, part-time enrollment in public schools, transportation of students, graduations requirements, Commissioner of Education duties, & educator certifications.