Sen. Joe Gruters

Termination of Pregnancy; Prohibiting termination of pregnancy based on a test result, diagnosis, or other reason for believing that the fetus has Down syndrome; providing an exception; subjecting a physician to disciplinary action for performing such abortion; requiring a physician to report specified information for each abortion performed to the Agency for Health Care Administration, etc.

Reentry Into this State by Certain Persons; Prohibiting persons who are denied admission to or are excluded, deported, or removed from, or who depart the United States under certain circumstances, from entering or being found in this state; providing criminal penalties, etc.

Sales and Use Tax; Revising the definition of the term “retail sale”; renaming the term “mail order sale” to “remote sale” and revising the definition; revising conditions under which certain dealers are subject to sales tax levies and collection; providing that certain marketplace providers are subject to registration, collection, and remittance requirements for sales taxes, etc.

Smoking on Public Beaches and in Public Parks; Authorizing counties and municipalities to further restrict smoking within the boundaries of public beaches and public parks under certain circumstances; prohibiting smoking within the boundaries of a state park, etc.

Tax Exemptions; Revising the affordable housing property exemption to exempt from ad valorem taxation, rather than provide a discount to, certain multifamily projects after a certain timeframe; providing a sales tax exemption for certain aircraft equipment used as part of certain governmental contracts; providing a credit against the corporate income tax, the sales and use tax, or a stated combination of the two taxes to a qualifying business that establishes a qualifying project for the creation of intellectual property which meets certain capital investment criteria, etc.

Stormwater Management Systems; Directing the water management districts, with Department of Environmental Protection oversight, to adopt rules for specified design and performance standards relating to new development and redevelopment projects; providing a rebuttable presumption that certain stormwater management systems do not cause or contribute to violations of applicable state water quality standards; requiring certain inspection training for department, water management district, and local pollution control program staff, etc.

Specialty Contracting Services; Revising the types of buildings for which individuals who are not required to obtain certain registrations or certifications may perform contracting services without a local license; authorizing certain persons under the supervision of specified licensed contractors to perform certain specialty contracting services for commercial or residential swimming pools, hot tubs or spas, or interactive water features, etc.

Campaign Financing; Revising the schedule governing campaign finance reporting for candidates, political committees, and electioneering communications organizations; revising reporting requirements regarding transfers made by political committees and electioneering communications organizations, to conform; prohibiting a political committee or an electioneering communications organization from transferring funds to certain entities, etc.

Research and Development Tax Credit; Deleting a limitation on industries that qualify for the research and development credit against the corporate income tax; increasing the combined total amount of credits which may be granted to business enterprises during any calendar year; requiring that a specified amount of credits be allocated to certain qualified cleantech businesses, etc.

Free Trade Agreement Between the United States and the United Kingdom; Commending Congress for granting trade promotion authority to the executive branch, urging the executive branch to negotiate a comprehensive and mutually beneficial free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, and urging Congress to ratify such agreement, etc.