Sen. Linda Stewart

Safe Storage of Firearms; Revising provisions related to the requirements for the safe storage of firearms; increasing the criminal penalties related to such safe storage provisions; providing criminal penalties for the failure to store or leave firearms in the required manner under specified circumstances; providing criminal penalties for the unsafe storing or leaving of a firearm in a conveyance under specified circumstances, etc.

Statewide Drinking Water Standards; Revising the policy of the state regarding safe drinking water; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt and implement rules for a statewide maximum contaminant level for 1,4-dioxane; requiring the department to provide public water systems financial assistance necessary to update system infrastructure to meet certain standards, etc.

Florida Women’s Historical Marker Initiative; Citing this act as the "Florida Women’s Historical Marker Initiative"; establishing the Florida Women’s Historical Marker Initiative within the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State; requiring the Florida Historical Marker Program to place a certain number of historical markers over a certain time period; establishing the Florida Women’s Historical Marker Selection Committee, etc. APPROPRIATION: $128,067

Preemption of Recyclable and Polystyrene Materials; Removing the preemption of local laws regarding the regulation of auxiliary containers, wrappings, or disposable plastic bags; removing the preemption of local laws regarding the use or sale of polystyrene products to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, etc.

Review of Employment Contracts; Requiring employers to provide a current employee with a copy of the employee’s employment contract upon request; defining the term “employee”, etc.

Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund; Providing an annual appropriation from the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund to implement a specified grant program beginning in a specified fiscal year; authorizing an agency to apply annually to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged for a grant; specifying a maximum amount for grants; providing an exception to the maximum specified grant amount; requiring a local match for all grants provided; requiring that certain funds be used for a specified purpose, etc.

Sales Tax Holiday for Items Related to Electric Transportation; Defining the terms “electric bicycle,” “electric scooter,” and “protective clothing and equipment”; providing a sales tax exemption during specified periods on the retail sale of certain electric bicycles, electric scooters, and protective clothing and equipment, etc.

Human Trafficking; Requiring the employer at an athletic venue, an entertainment venue, or a convention center with a certain capacity to display a human trafficking public awareness sign in a conspicuous location that is clearly visible to the public and employees; defining the term “entertainment venue”; increasing the number of training hours in identifying and investigating human trafficking which each certified law enforcement officer must successfully complete as part of specified training, etc.

Child Care Services; Requiring the Department of Education, subject to legislative appropriation, to establish a program to provide vouchers for child care services to children within a specified age range whose parents meet a specified income limitation, etc.

Public Restroom Requirements; Requiring the Florida Building Commission to adopt certain requirements in the Florida Building Code for certain public restroom facilities newly constructed or renovated after a specified date, etc.