Rep. Mitch Rosenwald

Veterans Rental Assistance Grant Program; Creates Veterans' Rental Assistance Grant Program; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to provide certain grants to eligible applicants for specified purpose; provides eligibility requirements for program.

Housing; Creates Department of Housing & Tenant Rights; provides requirements for rental agreements; prohibits landlords from requiring prospective tenants to pay certain fees; revises & specifies grounds for termination of rental agreement; authorizes tenants, mobile home owners, mobile home tenants, & mobile home occupants who are defendants in eviction proceedings to file motion with court to have records of such proceedings sealed & to have their names substituted on progress docket; requires landlord to give tenants opportunity to purchase dwelling unit or premises; prohibits landlord from evicting tenant or terminating rental agreement because tenant or tenant's minor child is victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; prohibits purchase of single-family homes for specified purpose; authorizes civil investigations & actions; authorizes award of certain relief; authorizes local governments & special districts to adopt specified impact fee; authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs; requires certain municipalities to develop & annually adopt community land bank plan; authorizes land banks to buy certain property for less than market value; requires land banks to offer qualified organizations right of first refusal to purchase certain property; provides that rental of certain homestead property does not constitute abandonment; creates Retail-to-residence Tax Credit Program & Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program.

Crisis Care Coordination ; Requires DCF to implement, subject to appropriation, Crisis Care Coordination Pilot Programs in specified counties for certain purposes; provides requirements for pilot programs; requires DCF to contract for independent evaluation of pilot programs & submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides rulemaking authority; provides for expiration of pilot programs.

Maddy summaryThe context provided does not include specific details about the provisions, mechanisms, or affected parties in HB 1367. The official abstract only states it "Revises provisions relating to school attendance" without describing the changes. Without additional information on the bill's content, a summary of its policy changes or who it affects cannot be accurately generated. More details from the bill text or official summary would be needed to fulfill this request.

Grants for Low-income Senior Citizen Condominium Unit Owners; Requires Florida Housing Finance Corporation to establish by rule requirements for specified grant; provides maximum amount for such grant.

Ad Valorem Property Tax Exemption for the Surviving Spouse of Quadriplegics; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to authorize Legislature to provide for property tax exemption for surviving spouse of quadriplegic who was receiving property tax exemption on real estate used & owned as homestead at time of their death.

Reading Interventions and Instruction; Revises requirements relating to Just Read, Florida! Office, Florida Center for Reading Research, school district reading instruction plans, & school district professional learning system to include specified training & instruction related to reading interventions & instruction; & creates reading coach allocation.

Maddy summaryHB 299 requires that new elevators and elevators undergoing renovation must include at least one support rail inside the elevator car meeting specific size and placement standards. This directly affects building owners, developers, and contractors responsible for installing or upgrading elevator systems. The key provision mandates a physical safety feature designed to assist individuals with mobility challenges during elevator use, without altering other accessibility requirements.

Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; Provides for enactment of Agreement Among States to Elect President by National Popular Vote; provides method by which state may become member state; requires statewide popular election for President & Vice President of U.S.; establishes procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; provides that agreement becomes effective upon occurrence of specified actions; provides for withdrawal of member state; requires notification of member states when agreement takes effect in nonmember state or when member state withdraws from agreement.

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