Rep. Angie Nixon

Voting Rights; Requires DOS to create certain procedures by specified date; requires DOS to provide certain notice, information, & instructions to certain persons upon determination of ineligibility; requires DOS to provide such persons with certain contact information; requires DOS to notify certain persons of their ineligibility; creates affirmative defense in certain criminal actions.

Trust Funds/Creation/Emergency Residential Property Insurance Assistance Trust Fund/DFS; Creates Emergency Residential Property Insurance Assistance Trust Fund within DFS; provides purpose, funding, & administration of trust fund; provides eligibility for trust fund; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund.

Instructional Hours for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Revises instructional hours required in Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to provide for 8-hour program day in summer & school-year programs.

Protections for Public Employees who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients; Prohibits public employer from taking adverse personnel action against employee or job applicant who is qualified patient for his or her use of medical marijuana; provides exceptions; requires public employer to provide written notice of employee's or job applicant's right to explain positive marijuana test result within specified timeframe; provides procedures that apply when public employee or job applicant tests positive for marijuana; provides cause of action & damages.

Certificates of Use; Prohibits local governmental entities from adopting or maintaining in effect any ordinance which requires certificate of use before execution of purchase or lease agreement; provides requirements for adoption or maintenance in effect of any ordinance which requires certificate of use; provides for termination & expiration of such ordinances within specified period; prohibits such ordinances from being extended or renewed.

Corporate Income Tax; Specifies circumstances under which corporation is member of unitary combined group; specifies requirements for & prohibitions relating to unitary combined groups; authorizes executive director of DOR to undertake certain actions; revises provisions relating to where sales are considered to occur; specifies requirements for corporate tax return filings; requires recaptured funds be deposited into General Revenue Fund.

Housing; Creates Department of Housing & Tenant Rights; provides for secretary be appointed by Governor & confirmed by Senate; provides purpose of department; requires department submit a specified report; revises provisions relating to residential tenancies, landlords, & tenants, including requirements for rental agreements, security deposits, notices, evictions, rights to purchase, rent control, impact fees, & documentary stamp taxes.

Statehood Status for District of Columbia; Urges Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to people of District of Columbia.

Affordable Housing; Authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs to sell eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to allocate tax credit to certain projects; authorizes tax credit to be transferred by recipient; authorizes corporation to establish procedures, exercise powers, & prepare annual plan; requires plan to be approved by Governor; provides FHFC with certain powers & responsibilities relating to Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program; provides requirements for program.

Small Business Investment Corporation; Creates Small Business Investment Corporation; provides purpose; provides for board of directors appointed by Secretary of Economic Opportunity; provides that Secretary of Economic Opportunity shall serve as chief executive officer; provides powers of corporation; requires corporation to establish certain fund; authorizes & requires deposit of certain moneys into fund; requires certain moneys to be used for certain purpose.