Rep. Dan Daley

Pub. Rec./County and City Administrators and Managers; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, & assistant city managers, including names & personal identifying & location information of spouses & children of current county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, & assistant city managers; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides for retroactive application; provides statement of public necessity.

Pub. Rec./Sales of Ammunition; Provides exemption from public records requirements for records containing certain information pertaining to buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of ammunition; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Maddy summaryHB 53 requires background checks for the sale or transfer of ammunition. It directly affects gun stores, private sellers, and individuals purchasing or receiving ammunition. The bill mandates that sellers conduct a background check before completing any transaction to verify the buyer is not legally prohibited from possessing ammunition. This change aims to prevent ammunition from being sold to individuals with disqualifying factors, such as certain criminal records.

Educator Certifications and Training; Revises provisions relating to teacher & educator preparation programs and educator certification requirements to require certified educators to receive training relating to mass casualty incidents.

Elections; Revising provisions related to elections including elected positions, administration of election law & investigation of violations, voters rights, voter registration, vote-by-mail, ballot types, and Election Day holiday.

Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative ; Requires DOEA to contract for development & implementation of Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative; provides requirements for initiative; provides requirements for type of entity with which DOEA contracts; requires Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee to make certain recommendations to DOEA & Legislature annually.

Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence; Requires Division of Telecommunications within DMS to consult with certain entities to conduct feasibility study regarding specified alert system; provides requirements for such alert system; requires division to report to Legislature results of feasibility study by specified date; revises legislative findings to include victims of dating violence; defines "dating violence"; authorizes victims of dating violence to apply to participate in Attorney General's address confidentiality program.

First Responders; Provides that funds in First Responders Trust Fund may be used for grants to support first responder mental health; renames Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund as First Responders Trust Fund; revising the amount of fines for certain traffic violations to increase amount of funding for First Responders Trust Fund.

Construction Contracting; Requires applicant for licensure to submit specified notarized statement to DBPR; subjecting licensed contractor to disciplinary action; requires contractor to return contractee's deposit; authorizes contractor to retain portion of deposit; subjecting contractor to disciplinary action, including suspension of his or her license,; provides criminal penalties for certain violations; requires department to create & adopt by date certain standardized disciplinary form for certain purpose; provides requirements for local construction regulation boards; requires department to record each submitted form in specified automated system; requires specified report by date certain; requires financial literacy standards to include specified content for consumer protection awareness relating to construction contracting beginning in specified school year..

Transportation Facility Designations; Provides honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.