Sen. Nick DiCeglie

Coverage by the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Revising the types of policies included in specified accounts of the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; revising the requirements for areas that are eligible for certain personal residential and commercial residential and commercial nonresidential policy coverages by the corporation; authorizing the corporation to amend wind-eligible areas under certain circumstances; authorizing the corporation to consider certain factors in developing new eligibility criteria and rates for policies that provide wind-only coverage, etc.

Florida Main Street Program and Historic Preservation Tax Credits; Citing this act as the "Main Street Historical Tourism and Revitalization Act"; specifying eligibility requirements for receiving specified tax credits; specifying requirements for the Department of Revenue relating to approving and denying certain applications and granting credits; authorizing the department to make certain information available to the Division of Historical Resources and the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior for specified purposes; revising the order in which tax credits against the corporate income tax or the franchise tax are applied, etc.

Transportation Facility Designations/Airman Mohammed "Mo" Sameh Haitham Memorial Way; Providing an honorary designation of a certain transportation facility in specified counties; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers, etc.

Appointment of a General Lines Agency as an Agent for a Tax Collector; Requiring the tax collector, upon petition, to appoint an agent in charge of a general lines agency as an agent for the tax collector to carry out certain duties; requiring all general lines agencies appointed as agents for the tax collector to fulfill certain requirements; authorizing agents of general lines to have discretion in whether to provide certain services; limiting the locations where agents of general lines may provide services, etc.

Practice of Veterinary Medicine; Providing that specified exemptions apply to licensed and unlicensed veterinary technicians; providing requirements for the licensure of veterinary technicians; providing continuing education requirements for the renewal of licensed veterinary technicians’ licenses; providing grounds for disciplinary actions against applicants for licensure and licensed veterinary technicians, etc.

Department of Financial Services; Creating the federal tax liaison position within the department; requiring the Chief Financial Officer to appoint the federal tax liaison; renaming the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services in the Department of Financial Services as the Division of Criminal Investigations; specifying that licensed and appointed general lines agents, rather than general lines agents, may engage in certain activities while also licensed and appointed as surplus lines agents; revising the prohibition relating to the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan accepting new claims, etc.

Department of Transportation; Revising the list of areas of program responsibility within the Department of Transportation; requiring that a specified amount of recurring funds from the State Transportation Trust Fund be made available for the Intermodal Logistics Center Infrastructure Support Program; revising provisions relating to the department’s mission, goals, and objectives; requiring governmental entities that propose certain projects to conduct a traffic study; revising the length of time before which an inactive prepaid toll account becomes unclaimed property, etc.

Residential Building Permits; Requiring the Florida Building Commission to modify a specific provision of the Florida Building Code to state that sealed drawings by a design professional are not required for replacement and installation of certain construction; removing provisions relating to acquiring building permits for certain residential dwellings; revising the timeframes for approving, approving with conditions, or denying certain building permits; authorizing local governments to use certain fees for certain technology upgrades, etc.

My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program; Establishing the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program within the Department of Financial Services; providing requirements for associations to apply for a certain inspection; authorizing a unit owner to participate in the pilot program under certain circumstances; providing requirements for hurricane mitigation inspectors and inspections, etc.

Public Records/Recording Notification Service; Providing that certain information submitted to the clerk of the circuit court or property appraiser for the purpose of registering for a recording notification service or a related service is confidential and exempt from public records requirements; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.