Relief/Mande Penney-Lemmon/Sarasota County; Provides for appropriation to compensate Mande Penney-Lemmon for injuries sustained as result of negligence of Sarasota County through its employee; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $2,291,364
Maddy summaryHB 4061 revises the election procedures for the West Villages Improvement District board in Sarasota County. It directly affects residents within the West Villages Improvement District by changing how board members are selected. The bill updates the rules for nominating, electing, and serving on the board, including potential changes to voting methods or term lengths. This is a procedural update focused on the district's governance structure, not on new services or funding.
Transportation Facility Designations; Provides honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots; Requires hospitals with emergency departments to develop & implement policies & procedures & conduct training for rendering of appropriate medical attention for persons at risk of forming venous thromboembolisms; repeals provisions requiring DOH to contract with private entity to establish statewide venous thromboembolism registry at no cost to state; provides requirements for private entity; requires hospitals with emergency department, beginning on date certain, to regularly report certain information; requires department to require private entity to use nationally recognized platform to collect certain data; requires private entity to provide regular reports to department on such data; requires agency, by date certain, to provide to Governor & Legislature specified report; provides requirements for such report; provides applicability; revises requirements for certain annual inservice training for certified nursing assistants employed by nursing home facilities; revises training requirements for certain certified nursing assistants who may be delegated tasks in nursing home facilities; provides legislative findings; requires assisted living facilities to provide a consumer information pamphlet containing specified information to residents.
Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Authorizes first responder amputees to continue to serve as first responders; creates Florida Medal of Valor & Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; prohibits use of motor vehicle kill switches; requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for attempted murder in first degree committed against specified justice system personnel; prohibits depriving specified officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices, rendering them useless, or otherwise preventing officer from defending himself or herself or summoning assistance; revises requirements for reporting of missing persons information; creates Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program within FDLE; specifies requirements for testing inmates for infectious diseases.
Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies; Adds as an aggravating factor that capital felony was committed against head of state, or in an attempt to commit such crime capital felony was committed against another individual.
Fees for the Recordkeeping System for Ephedrine and Related Compounds; Requires manufacturers of ephedrine or related compounds to pay fee to operate an electronic recordkeeping system; provides for establishment of fee schedule.
International Health Organization Policies; Prohibits governmental entities and educational institutions from adopting, implementing, or enforcing international health organizations' public health policies or guidelines without exception.
Memory Care ; Requires memory care providers to follow specified standards of operation in providing memory care services; provides requirements for resident contracts; provides requirements for memory care facilities; prohibits certain facilities from advertising, representing, or holding themselves out as memory care providers unless such facilities meet specified criteria; removes provisions relating to special care for persons with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or other memory disorders; provides purpose & legislative intent for Florida Alzheimer's Center of Excellence; provides duties of center; provides eligibility requirements for services.
Registration of Agents and Organizations Associated with Foreign Countries of Concern; Requires agents of foreign countries of concern & foreign-supported political organizations to register with Division of Elections within specified timeframe; requires registration of agent of foreign country of concern be signed under oath; requires division to create registration forms.
