Sen. Keith Truenow

Taxation; Providing that a taxpayer has a right to know certain information regarding property determined not to have been entitled to a homestead exemption; requiring that the owner be given a specified timeframe to pay certain taxes, penalties, and interest prior to a lien being filed; providing that such lien is subject to certain provisions; prohibiting the taxpayer from being assessed certain penalties or interest under certain circumstances; providing that back taxes apply only under certain circumstances, etc. APPROPRIATION: $608,604

Special Districts; Prohibiting the creation of new neighborhood improvement districts after a date certain; providing term limits for members of governing bodies of independent special districts elected by the qualified electors of the district; providing the method for changing boundaries of an independent special district; requiring special districts to establish performance measures to assess performance; etc.

Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative; Requires initiative to develop certain deployment technologies & approaches & submit report to DEP, FWCC, DACS, & specified state agencies; requires DEP to submit evaluation regarding technologies & approaches to Mote Marine Laboratory within specified time period & amend regulatory or permitting processes & expedite regulatory reviews; removes expiration of date of initiative.

Patriotic Organizations; Authorizing school districts to allow representatives of patriotic organizations to speak to students, distribute certain materials, and provide opportunities for certain displays relating to the patriotic organizations; requiring certain school districts to provide a date and time for such patriotic organizations to speak with students, distribute materials, and provide certain displays; authorizing patriotic organizations to be provided certain access to school buildings and properties under certain circumstances, etc.

Inactive Special Districts; Dissolves special districts that have been declared inactive & repeals their enabling laws; provides exception to general law; dissolves Sunny Isles Reclamation & Water Control Board & repeals judicial order establishing district.

Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; Designates Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, which occurs on fourth Thursday in March, as legal holiday.

Voter Registration Applications; providing an exception to a requirement that certain voter registration applicants must be registered without party affiliation; requiring the department to provide an applicant with a certain receipt; requiring the department to ensure that information technology processes and updates do not alter certain information without written consent; etc.

Purple Alert; Requires local law enforcement agencies to develop policies for local activation of Purple Alert for certain missing adults; specifies requirements; specifies duties of FDLE's Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse in event of state Purple Alert; specifies conditions under which local law enforcement agency may request clearinghouse to open case.

Child Exploitation Offenses; Creating the offense of harmful communication to a minor; ranking the offense on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; etc.

Theft; Reducing minimum threshold amount for grand theft of third degree; creates new offense of grand theft offenses; provides enhanced criminal penalties for committing petit theft of first degree & having certain previous convictions; revises number of thefts required within specified aggregation period required to commit specified violation for retail theft; revises specified timeframes in which individual acts of retail theft may be aggregated; prohibits retail theft with specified number of other persons for specified purpose; prohibits retail theft when social media platform is used to solicit participation; requires person convicted of retail theft to pay specified restitution.