Government and Corporate Activism; Revises provisions relating to deposits & investments of state money, retirement system & trust fund assets, & public funds; defined contribution plans; bonds; government contracts; financial institutions; consumer finance; money services businesses; & unfair & deceptive trade practices.
Sponsored bills
Public Nuisances; Prohibits person from distributing onto private property any material for purpose of intimidating or threatening owner, resident, or invitee; prohibits person from willfully & maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; requires violations be reported as hate crimes; prohibits display or projection of images onto building, structure, or property without permission; prohibits person who willfully enters campus of state university or Florida College System institution for purpose of threatening or intimidating another person from remaining on such campus after being warned to depart.
United States Military Meritocracy; Urges Congress to restore Department of Defense's superior warfighting principles of recruiting, assigning, training, promoting, & retaining personnel solely based on merit & ensuring such personnel maintain & display warrior ethos.
Pregnancy and Parenting Support; Prohibits use of state funds for person to travel to another state to receive services to support abortion; requires DOH to report to Governor & Legislature information relating to Florida Pregnancy Care Network, Inc.; prohibits physician from knowingly performing or inducing termination of pregnancy after specified period of time; provides exceptions; requires physician to perform or induce termination of pregnancy or to dispense abortion-inducing drugs in person; removes provisions relating to termination of pregnancies during viability; prohibits telehealth provider from using telehealth to provide abortion; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $30,000,000
Florida Retirement System; Revises provisions relating to Special Risk Class normal retirement date, DROP participation, interest accrual rates, COLA, employer retirement contribution rates, investment plan member accounts, member disability coverage, & line-of-duty death benefit coverage.
Public Safety; Authorizes person to carry concealed weapon or firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; requires person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license to carry identification & display upon demand by law enforcement; prohibits person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license from carrying such weapon or firearm in specified locations; authorizes nonresident to carry concealed weapon or firearm in this state if he or she meets same requirements as resident; requires Office of Safe Schools to develop behavioral threat management operational process. APPROPRIATION: $60,177,846
Education; Revises provisions relating to Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, part-time enrollment in public schools, transportation of students, graduations requirements, Commissioner of Education duties, & educator certifications.
Civil Remedies; Creates rebuttable presumption that lodestar fee is sufficient & reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; reduces statute of limitations for negligence actions; provides standards for bad faith actions; provides for distribution of proceeds when two or more third-party claims arising out of single occurrence exceed policy limits; limits applicability of provisions relating to attorney fees in certain actions against insurers; provides standards for evidence to prove damages for medical expenses in certain civil actions; requires certain disclosures with respect to claims for medical expenses for treatment rendered under letters of protection; requires trier of fact to consider fault of certain persons who contribute to an injury; provides that owner or principal operator of multifamily residential property which substantially implements specified security measures on that property has presumption against liability in connection with certain criminal acts that occur on premises; revises provisions relating to immunity from liability for injury to trespassers on real property; specifies applicability of provisions relating to offer of judgment & demand for judgment.
Transportation Facility Designations; Designates 98 Points of Light Way in Miami-Dade County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District, Manatee County; Revises boundaries of district.