Juneteenth Day; Designating Juneteenth Day as a legal holiday; repealing a provision relating to Juneteenth Day; deleting provisions designating Juneteenth Day as a special observance, to conform to changes made by the act, etc.
Sponsored bills
Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; Creating the "Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act"; providing requirements relating to the court determination of heirs property; providing for the determination of property value; providing for buyout of cotenants; providing for sale of property through open-market sale, sealed bids, or auction; authorizing certain cotenants to agree to certain partitions of real property, etc.
Students Participating in Intercollegiate Athletics; Prohibiting a postsecondary educational institution from upholding any rule, requirement, standard, or limitation that prevents students participating in intercollegiate athletics from earning specified compensation; prohibiting certain organizations from preventing such students from earning specified compensation; prohibiting postsecondary educational institutions and certain organizations from providing compensation to prospective students under certain conditions; requiring the Chancellor of the Florida College System to convene a College System Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Task Force, etc.
Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officers; Revising the circumstances under which a law enforcement officer is authorized to use objectively reasonable force; revising the circumstances under which a law enforcement officer is authorized to use deadly force; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from using deadly force against a person under certain circumstances, etc.
Citizen Oversight of Correctional Facilities; Creating a Citizens Oversight Council adjunct to the Department of Corrections; prohibiting the council from interfering with the day-to-day operations of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice or certain facilities; providing for confidentiality of council business, etc.
Public School Transportation; Requiring district school boards to provide transportation for each public elementary school student if the student’s single parent or guardian is developmentally disabled, etc.
Statements Made by a Criminal Defendant; Requiring that hearsay statements made during certain custodial interrogations comply with specified requirements in order to be admissible; providing for the admissibility of certain statements of an interrogee when obtained by federal officers or investigative personnel from other jurisdictions; requiring that any statements made during a custodial interrogation comply with certain requirements in order for the statement to be admissible, etc.
Conviction Integrity Review Units; Requiring the state attorney of each judicial circuit to establish a conviction integrity review unit and an independent review panel within the state attorney’s office; authorizing an incarcerated person to submit a petition to the state attorney’s office requesting that a unit review his or her conviction; requiring the unit to initiate an investigation if certain conditions are met, etc.
Murder; Revising the elements of murder in the first degree and murder in the second degree; revising the elements of what constitutes felony murder, for murder in the second degree; deleting provisions relating to felony murder, for murder in the third degree; authorizing persons convicted under certain murder provisions to file a petition with the sentencing court to have his or her murder conviction vacated or to be resentenced, as applicable, on or after a specified date, etc.
Relief of the Descendants of Victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots/State of Florida; Providing for the relief of the descendants of victims of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day riots; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct an investigation regarding the 1920 Ocoee Election Day riots; appropriating funds to compensate direct descendants of individuals who were killed, injured, or otherwise victimized by the violence at Ocoee; reverting unused appropriations to the General Revenue Fund, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $10,000,000