Rep. J.J. Grow

Hands-free Driving; Prohibits person from operating motor vehicle while using wireless communications device in handheld manner; provides exception; requires that sustained use of wireless communications device by person operating motor vehicle be conducted through hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revises exceptions to prohibition; removes obsolete provisions; revises penalty provisions relating to use of wireless communications devices in handheld manner in certain circumstances.

Storage and Disposal of Prescription Drugs and Sharps; Requires DOH & DEP to conduct study of safe collection & proper disposal of sharps; requires departments to make specified assessment of use of sharps in home; establishes collection methods to be considered in conducting study; requires departments to submit specified report to Governor & Legislature by certain date; provides for appropriation; provides requirements for establishments that store, warehouse, or hold certain prescription drugs solely for purpose of destruction. APPROPRIATION: $200,000

Sanitary and Storm Water System Standards; Requires that all sanitary & storm water systems comply with specified state DOT standards for certain elements; provides inspection requirements for such systems; specifies that certain local standards are superseded; provides finding of an important state interest.

Maddy summaryHB 445, titled "Toll Exemptions for Veterans," exempts certain disabled veterans from paying tolls when using toll facilities. The bill directly affects disabled veterans who qualify under its criteria, removing a financial barrier for their use of toll roads or bridges. Key provisions require toll authorities to waive toll payments for eligible disabled veterans upon verification of their status. This policy change provides a concrete financial relief measure without altering existing toll collection systems.

Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Correctional Probation Officer Benefits; Provides that law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer & his or her spouse & dependent children are eligible for certain insurance coverage if officer is injured in line of duty or while engaged in official training exercise.

Spectrum Alert; Requires FDLE, in cooperation with specified agencies, to establish & implement Spectrum Alert; develop training program & alert system for missing children with autism spectrum disorder which is compatible with existing alert systems; specifies requirements for training program. APPROPRIATION: $190,000

Firefighter Health and Safety ; Requires Division of State Fire Marshal within DFS to adopt certain rules; requires division to assist in decreasing frequency of fatalities; requires division to adopt rules relating to education on chemical hazards or toxic substances & mental health best practices.

Sexual Images; Prohibits person from possessing with intent to promote specified depictions including lewd or lascivious image; prohibits person from soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing depiction including lewd or lascivious image; provides criteria that may be used to evidence actual or simulated lewd exhibition of genitals; prohibits person from soliciting depiction including child pornography; prohibits person from willfully generating an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person, without consent; prohibits person from soliciting an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without consent; prohibits person from possessing with intent to maliciously promote altered sexual depiction of identifiable person without consent.

Special Observances; Designates August 21 of each year as "Fentanyl Awareness & Education Day"; encourages specified entities & public schools to sponsor events to promote awareness of dangers of fentanyl & potential overdoses, including education on specified topics.

State Land Management; Requiring public hearings for all updated conservation and nonconservation land management plans; requiring the Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental Protection to make available to the public, within a specified timeframe, electronic copies of land management plans for parcels of a certain size and for parcels located in state parks; revising the duties of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying requirements for the management of parks and recreational areas held by the state; requiring the division to comply with specified provisions when granting certain privileges, leases, concessions, and permits; authorizing the division to acquire, install, or permit the installation or operation at state parks of campsites and cabins that meet certain requirements; prohibiting the division from authorizing certain uses or construction activities within a state park; prohibiting the division from installing or permitting the installation of any lodging establishment within the boundaries of a state park; requiring that individual management plans for parcels located within state parks be developed with input from an advisory group; requiring that the advisory group's required public hearings be noticed to the public within a specified timeframe, etc.