Rep. Melony Bell

Congressional Term Limits; Applies to Congress of United States to call convention for sole purpose of proposing amendments to Constitution of United States to set limit on number of terms to which person may be elected as member of United States House of Representatives & to set limit on number of terms to which person may be elected as member of the United States Senate.

Use of Lights and Sirens on Emergency Vehicles; Authorizes driver of authorized emergency vehicle to exercise certain privileges when transporting organs or surgical teams for organ donation or transplant to certain locations; authorizes authorized emergency vehicles to operate emergency lights & sirens in emergency; authorizes organ transport vehicles to show or display red lights; authorizes organ transport vehicle to display or use red warning signals.

Youth Athletic Activities; Revises requirements for athletic coaches to include certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, & use of automatic external defibrillators.

Towing and Storage; Revises provisions relating to towing & storing of vehicles & vessels, including establishing maximum rates for certain cleanup & disposal; excluding or failing to designate certain wrecker operators; authorizing fees; revising requirements relating to removal of vehicles or vessels; revising requirements for liens, notices of lien, sale, notices of sale, & types of payment; requiring operator to accept & maintain certain documents, rate sheets, & invoices; revising criminal penalties.

Ballot Boxes; Requires law enforcement officer to transport ballot boxes or ballot transfer containers from supervisor of elections to precinct; requires all ballot boxes & ballot transfer containers be supervised by law enforcement officer at all times; requires ballot boxes, ballots, ballot stubs, memoranda, & papers to be transported by law enforcement officer.

Taxable Income of Licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers; Authorizes certain businesses to subtract specified deductions & credits from their taxable income.

District and School Advisory Councils; Renaming "district advisory councils" & "school advisory councils" as "district community advisory boards" & "community advisory boards"; & revises requirements for such boards.

Health Care for Inmates; Provides requirements for involuntary examinations of inmates, placement & treatment of inmate in mental health treatment facility, & filing petitions for involuntary inpatient placement for inmates; provides requirements for emergency & psychotropic medications, use of force, & management & treatment for self-injurious behaviors; requires wardens to consult with inmate’s treating physician & make certain determinations; provides for petitions to compel inmate to submit to medical treatment; provides requirements for inmate capacity, health care advance directives, & proxies.

Voting Systems; Authorizes counties to count ballots by hand at precinct level; prohibits DOS from approving certain voting systems; requires DOS to make certain information & materials available to public on its website; deletes public records exemption that applies to certain software on file with DOS; provides that software is public record & must be provided at actual cost of duplication.

Land Acquisition Trust Fund; Provides annual appropriation to DEP to implement Heartland Headwaters Protection & Sustainability Act; requires funds to be used & distributed for specified purposes. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate