Sen. Jim Boyd

Local Tax Referenda Requirements; Requiring referenda elections related to tourist development taxes, tourist impact taxes, and children’s services and independent special district property taxes to be held on the day of a general election; requiring referenda elections related to increases in county and municipal ad valorem tax millages to be held on the day of a general election; requiring referenda elections related to local option fuel taxes to be held on the day of a general election, etc.

FSU Day; Recognizing February 9, 2022, as “FSU Day” in Florida, in recognition of Florida State University’s contribution as an outstanding institution of higher education, etc.

Clerks of the Circuit Court; Requiring certain service charges to be distributed in a specified manner; specifying the amount of charges for certain services rendered by, and instruments filed with, the clerk of the circuit court which are not court records; clarifying the responsibility of an individual released from incarceration regarding enrolling in a payment plan for any outstanding court obligations; requiring the clerks to develop a uniform payment plan form by a specified date; requiring the clerks of the court to submit requests for reimbursement for jury-related costs to the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation within specified timeframes, etc.

Largemouth Bass; Requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in consultation with specified entities, to adopt a rule requiring certain facilities to maintain stock acquisition documentation or records of genetic testing related to Florida largemouth bass; authorizing the sale of Florida largemouth bass as food fish under certain circumstances, etc.

Insurance; Prohibiting certain practices by contractors; prohibiting a contractor from executing a contract with a residential property owner for a roofing repair or replacement unless certain notice is included; requiring property insurers, effective a certain date, to include certain data regarding closed claims in their annual reports to the Office of Insurance Regulation; requiring the Property Insurance Corporation to include the costs of catastrophe reinsurance to its projected 100-year probable maximum loss in its rate calculations even if the corporation does not purchase such reinsurance, etc.

Substance Abuse Prevention; Revising provisions relating to the prescribing, ordering, and dispensing of emergency opioid antagonists to certain persons; requiring the Department of Health to develop and implement a statewide awareness campaign to educate the public regarding opioid overdoses and the safe storage and administration of emergency opioid antagonists; requiring the department, in coordination with the Board of Pharmacy, to establish and administer the At-home Drug Deactivation and Disposal System Program for a specified purpose, etc.

State Preemption of Seaport Regulations; Prohibiting a local ballot initiative or referendum from restricting maritime commerce in the seaports of this state; providing that such a local ballot initiative, referendum, or action adopted therein is prohibited, void, and expressly preempted to the state; prohibiting local governments and their political subdivisions and special districts from restricting maritime commerce in a seaport located in or adjoining an area of critical state concern with respect to any federally authorized passenger cruise vessel; providing that certain actions relating to such restrictions are prohibited, void, and expressly preempted to the state; clarifying remaining authority of certain local entities, etc.

Public Records/Trade Secrets; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for a trade secret held by an agency; providing that an agency employee is not liable for the release of certain records; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Excise Tax on Documents; Providing that modifications of original documents for certain purposes are not renewals and are not subject to document excise taxes, etc.

Ancillary Property Rights; Providing that a utility easement is an interest in real property and subject to certain actions unless otherwise provided in the instrument creating the easement; revising rights that are not affected or extinguished by marketable record titles; requiring persons with certain interests in land which may be extinguished by this act to file a specified notice to preserve such interests, etc.