Special Observances; Designates each November as "Veterans Appreciation Month"; removes provisions relating to Veterans Week; authorizes Governor to issue proclamation with specified information.
Sponsored bills
Coverage for Skin Cancer Screenings; Requires DMS to require contracted state group health insurance plans to provide coverage & payment for annual skin cancer screenings performed by specified persons without imposing any cost-sharing requirement; specifies requirement for & restriction on payments for such screenings.
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Training for Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers; Requires FDLE to establish online, continued employment training component relating to Alzheimer's disease & related forms of dementia; requires training component be developed with DOEA; specifies instruction requirements for training; authorizes completion of such training to count toward certain requirement.
Holocaust Remembrance Day; Requires Governor to proclaim specified day of each year as "Holocaust Remembrance Day"; requires such day to be observed in public schools & by public exercises as Governor may designate; requires educational instruction to be provided.
Advisory Opinions on Voter Eligibility; Requires Division of Elections to provide certain advisory opinions upon request for certain clarification within certain period; specifies form of advisory opinion; provides that person who makes such request is deemed eligible to register to vote & to vote if division does not provide advisory opinion within specified period; requires division to issue to such person certain certification; requires certification to be mailed to person on certain day.
Appointment of Courtroom Animal Advocates; Authorizes court to order separate advocate be appointed in interests of justice for certain criminal proceedings regarding cat or dog's welfare or custody; provides judge's decision denying appointment is not subject to appeal; authorizes appointed advocate to take certain actions involving proceedings; provides requirements for advocate.
Weapons and Firearms; Requires background checks on persons involved in firearm sales or transfers; requires firearm sales or transfers to be conducted through licensed dealer; revises requirements for safe storage of firearms; revises criminal penalties; requires firearms be sold by dealers with trigger locks or gun cases; revises warnings to be posted in gun dealerships; requires certain materials to be given to gun purchasers; prohibits specified acts involving unfinished firearm frames or receivers; prohibits certain activities involving three-dimensional printer or CNC milling machine.
Property Tax Exemptions for Affordable Property; Authorizes counties & municipalities to exempt certain accessory dwelling units from ad valorem taxation; removes requirement that certain tax exemption expire automatically.
Urban Agriculture Pilot Projects; Redefines term "urban agriculture."
Heat Illness Prevention; Requires employers to implement outdoor heat exposure safety program that has been approved by specified departments; specifies requirements for safety program; provides responsibilities for employers & employees; requires specified annual training on heat illness & providing requirements for such training; requires DACS, in conjunction with DOH, to adopt specified rules.