Grandparent Visitation Rights; Authorizing a grandparent of a minor child to petition a court for court-ordered visitation with the child in certain circumstances, etc.
Sponsored bills
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; Requiring a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States; establishing a procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; providing that the agreement becomes effective upon the occurrence of specified actions, etc.
Storage of Handguns in Private Conveyances and Vessels; Providing requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances and vessels; requiring law enforcement agencies to engage in a specified promotional campaign; requiring counties to adopt, by a date certain, specified ordinances concerning the parents of children who have been found to have stolen a handgun from a conveyance or vessel, etc.
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse when evaluating certain reports; authorizing, under a certain circumstance, a parent or legal custodian from whom a child was removed to request specified examinations of the child, etc.
Prosecuting Children as Adults; Prohibiting a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults from holding a child who has been transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution before a specified hearing to determine whether the child should be prosecuted as an adult, unless the child waives his or her right to such hearing; deleting provisions requiring a state attorney to request a court to transfer and certify a child for prosecution as an adult or to provide written reasons to the court for not making such request, or to proceed under a specified provision; requiring a court to advise a child and his or her parent or legal guardian of the child’s right to a due process evidentiary hearing before a judge upon the filing by a state attorney of an information transferring the child to adult court, etc.
Agronomic Study on Emerging Crops; Requiring Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to conduct an agronomic study on emerging crops in this state, subject to legislative appropriation; requiring Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, etc.
Attorney Fees in Insurance Matters; Requiring a court to award reasonable attorney fees to certain persons in certain claims for declaratory relief; deleting a provision relating to a defense offered by an insurer that makes a total coverage denial of a claim; specifying that international health insurance policies are subject to specified provisions, etc.
Electronic Payment of Public Records Fees; Requiring an agency subject to ch. 119, F.S., to provide an electronic option for payment of fees associated with a public records request, etc.
Elections; Requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; repealing a provision relating to the Office of Election Crimes and Security; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to preregister certain individuals to vote; revising the information a third-party voter registration organization is required to provide to the Division of Elections of the Department of State, etc.
Heat Illness Prevention; Requiring certain employers to implement an outdoor heat exposure safety program that has been approved by specified departments; providing responsibilities for certain employers and employees; requiring specified annual training on heat illness and providing requirements for such training, etc.