Regulation of Smoking in Public Places; Authorizing counties and municipalities to further restrict smoking within the boundaries of public beaches and public parks under certain circumstances, with exceptions; requiring that any signs installed in relation to such restrictions include certain information, etc.
Relief of Victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Mass Casualty Incident/School Board of Broward County; Providing for the relief of victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass casualty incident, by the School Board of Broward County; providing for an appropriation to compensate them for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the School Board of Broward County; specifying the claimants among whom the compensation will be allocated; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $25,000,000
Public Accountancy; Requiring that certain applicants not be licensed in any state or territory in order to be licensed by endorsement; providing license renewal requirements for nonresident licensees; requiring that a majority of the hours required for continuing education include specific content, etc.
Consumer Protection; Deleting authorization for consumer reporting agencies to charge a fee for reissuing or providing a new unique personal identifier to a consumer; revising a requirement for persons licensed or authorized by the Department of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation to respond to the department’s Division of Consumer Services regarding consumer complaints; deleting a fee for adjusting firm licenses; authorizing the department to disapprove the use of insurance agency names containing the word “Medicare” or “Medicaid”; revising the timeframes in which an insured or a claimant may cancel a public adjuster’s contract to adjust a claim without penalty or obligation; revising disclosure requirements for certain classes of insurance before being eligible for export under the Surplus Lines Law, etc.
Tax Exemptions; Exempting federal loans related to a state of emergency from the excise tax imposed on documents; providing exemptions from the sales and use tax for specified disaster preparedness supplies during a specified timeframe; requiring purchasers of certain items to furnish a specified affidavit and information to the selling dealer; providing a criminal penalty for furnishing a false affidavit with certain intent, etc.
Automatic Renewal and Continuous Service Offers; Specifying unlawful practices relating to automatic renewal and continuous service offers; providing requirements for automatic renewal offers, continuous service offers, and unconditional consumer gifts, etc.
Motorboat Engine Cutoff Switches; Citing this act as the "Ethan’s Law"; requiring the use of an engine cutoff switch when operating certain motorboats that are making way; providing penalties, etc.
Dissolution of Marriage; Requiring the court to prioritize certain forms of alimony; revising provisions related to durational alimony; creating a presumption that equal time-sharing is in the best interests of a child, with an exception; requiring the court to grant a final judgment of dissolution of marriage and reserve jurisdiction to adjudicate other substantive issues, under certain circumstances, etc.
Supported Decision-making; Requiring that petitions submitted in support of appointment of a guardian advocate state the petitioner’s efforts to use alternatives to guardianship before seeking such appointment; creating the “Florida Supported Decision-Making Law”; prohibiting adults from entering into supported decision-making agreements unless specified conditions are met; authorizing adults with disabilities to enter into supported decision-making agreements with supporters; requiring that decisions and requests communicated with the assistance of a supporter be recognized as decisions and requests of the decisionmaker; requiring public schools to provide information about supported decision-making agreements under certain conditions, etc.
Tax Refund Program for Qualified Target Industry Businesses; Deleting a provision prohibiting the certification of applicants after a specified date, etc.
