Dangerous Excessive Speeding; Provides conduct that constitutes dangerous excessive speeding; authorizes, rather than requires, officer to indicate applicable civil penalty on certain traffic citations; requires person cited for certain driving infractions to appear at scheduled hearing.
Arrest and Detention of Individuals with Significant Medical Conditions; Defines "person with significant medical condition"; provides that law enforcement officer may use his or her discretion in determining whether to make an immediate arrest of person with significant medical condition.
Trespass ; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for trespassing on property maintained or secured by federal, state, or local law enforcement officers if specified notice is posted, etc.
Maddy summaryHB 139 authorizes pawnbrokers to use transaction forms in either digital or printed formats. This change provides flexibility for pawnbroker businesses in how they manage their record-keeping for customer transactions.
Maddy summaryHB 205 prohibits dog owners from restraining their dogs outside during a natural disaster and then abandoning them. This bill directly affects individuals who own dogs in areas subject to natural disasters. Its key provision makes it illegal to leave a dog tied up outdoors during such events and subsequently abandon the animal.
Interscholastic Activities; Revises provisions relating to private schools & students participating in FHSAA sports, FHSAA board of directors & committees on appeals, & certain appeals; requires specified information be posted online.
Maddy summaryHB 421, titled "Peer Support for First Responders," revises the definition of "first responder." This bill expands the current definition to include specified support personnel. The purpose of this change is to ensure these support personnel are eligible for and can receive peer support services.
Transportation Facility Designations; Provides honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; redesignates specified bridge in St. Lucie County as "E.C. Summerlin Family Bridge"; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Veterinary Practices; Authorizing licensed veterinarians to practice veterinary telehealth in accordance with specified criteria; specifying the powers of the Board of Veterinary Medicine related to the practice of telehealth; providing that the practice of veterinary medicine is deemed to occur under specified circumstances; specifying the drugs that a veterinarian practicing telehealth may not provide unless specified conditions are met; providing specific authorizations for cases in which the patient is a food-producing species, etc.
Homeowners' Associations; Providing requirements for certain community association managers and community association management firms; requiring certain associations to post certain documents on its website or make available such documents through an application by a date certain; providing that an association or its agent is not liable for the disclosure of certain information; requiring an association or any architectural, construction improvement, or other such similar committee of an association to apply and enforce certain standards reasonably and equitably; etc.
