Sen. Darryl Rouson

Motor Vehicle Insurance; Repealing provisions which comprise the Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law; revising the motor vehicle insurance coverages that an applicant must show to register certain vehicles with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; revising minimum liability coverage requirements for motor vehicle owners or operators; providing that driver license or motor vehicle registration suspensions for failure to maintain required security which are in effect before a specified date remain in full force and effect; revising requirements for a certificate of deposit that is required if a person elects a certain method of proving financial responsibility, etc. APPROPRIATION: $83,651

Florida Museum of Black History; Providing legislative intent; establishing the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors; prohibiting specified members of the board from holding state or local elective office while serving on the board; requiring that the board work jointly with the Foundation for the Museum of Black History, Inc., etc.

Suits Against the Government; Increasing the statutory limits on liability for tort claims against the state and its agencies and subdivisions; authorizing a subdivision of the state to settle a claim in excess of the statutory limit without further action by the Legislature regardless of insurance coverage limits; prohibiting an insurance policy from conditioning payment of benefits on the enactment of a claim bill; specifying that the limitations in effect on the date the claim accrues apply to that claim, etc.

Maddy summarySB 284 repeals a prior provision that established rules for recreational customary use of beaches. This bill removes the legal requirement for formal establishment of such use, affecting how beach access regulations are currently structured. The repeal eliminates an existing regulatory mechanism without creating new policies or directly altering public access rights. It is a procedural change to the existing legal framework.

Transportation Facility Designations/Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way; Providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers, etc.

Actions for Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Death; Deleting a provision prohibiting the recovery of certain damages by specified parties related to the decedent in wrongful death proceedings, etc.

Parkinson’s Disease; Creating the “Parkinson’s Disease Research Act”; establishing the Consortium for Parkinson’s Disease Research within the University of South Florida; establishing the Parkinson’s Disease Research Board; requiring the board to direct the operations of the consortium; requiring the board to award funds to board members for certain purposes, etc. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate

Disability History and Awareness Instruction; Citing this act as the "Evin B. Hartsell Act"; requiring the Department of Education to develop specified curricula; authorizing the department to consult with the Evin B. Hartsell Foundation to further develop such curricula, etc.

Improving Screening for and Treatment of Blood Clots; Citing this act as the "Emily Adkins Family Protection Act"; requiring hospitals with emergency departments and ambulatory surgical centers to develop and implement policies and procedures and conduct training for the rendering of appropriate medical attention for persons at risk of forming venous thromboembolisms; requiring the Department of Health to contract with a private entity to establish a statewide venous thromboembolism registry at no cost to the state; revising requirements for certain annual inservice training for certified nursing assistants employed by nursing home facilities, etc.

Licensure of Family Foster Homes; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to adopt rules to streamline the licensure application process for licensed foster parents who relocate within this state; requiring that such rules include priority review of applications, expedited home studies and background checks, and recognition of prior foster parent training coursework, etc.