Taking of Bears; Citing this act as the "Self Defense Act"; providing for the taking of bears without certain penalties under specified conditions; requiring the disposal of such bears by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; prohibiting certain possession, sale, and disposal of such bears or their parts, etc.
Veterans’ Long Term Care Facilities Admissions; Revising eligibility for residency in the Veteran’s Domiciliary Home of Florida to include specified individuals; revising the definition of “resident”; revising the admission eligibility for veterans’ nursing homes to include specified individuals, etc.
Offenses Involving Children; Increasing the maximum age of a child victim of specified acts whose out-of-court statements may be admissible in certain circumstances; providing that a first offense of specified sex trafficking offenses involving minors requires designation of the defendant as a sexual predator, etc.
Special Observances; Designating each November as “Veterans Appreciation Month”; authorizing the Governor to issue a proclamation with specified information, etc.
Health Care Expenses; Establishing a 3-year statute of limitations for an action to collect medical debt for services rendered by a health care provider or facility; providing additional personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts resulting from services provided in certain licensed facilities; requiring a licensed facility to post on its website a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for a minimum number of shoppable health care services; prohibiting certain collection activities by a licensed facility, etc.
Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Revising the number of certain students eligible to participate in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, etc.
Support for the State of Israel; Expressing support for the State of Israel and condemning the attacks and hateful actions by the Hamas terrorist group, etc.
Terrorism; Specifying that there is no right to a jury trial under specified provisions and that neither defendants nor certain persons may use the resources of the courts of this state in furtherance of a defense or objection to postjudgment collection proceedings in any postjudgment execution proceedings to enforce certain judgments; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision, etc.
Insurance; Revising a minimum coursework qualification for licensure as a life agent; providing that certain restrictions against unfair discrimination or unlawful rebates do not include value-added products or services offered or provided by life or health insurers or by life or health agents if certain conditions are met; providing requirements for and restrictions on such insurers or agents offering or providing such products or services, etc.
Water and Wastewater Facility Operators; Revising legislative findings and intent; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to issue water treatment plant operator licenses, water distribution system operator licenses, and domestic wastewater treatment plant operator licenses by reciprocity to certain applicants; providing licensure requirements; authorizing the department to issue temporary operator licenses during a declared state of emergency, etc.
