Sen. Kristen Arrington

Student Elopement; Requires public schools to create School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team & school elopement plan; provides requirements for such team & plan; requires creation of student-specific elopement quick reference guides for certain students; provides requirements for such guides; requires public schools to annually submit their plans to district school board.

Medical Cannabis Cardholders from Other States; Exempts holders of medical cannabis cards from other states from provisions prohibiting bringing controlled substances into state.

Pet Rabbits; Prohibits sale of rabbits in specified locations & during specified months; specifies unlawful acts relating to sales of rabbits; provides requirements for rabbits offered for sale at retail pet stores; requires retail pet stores to maintain & make available specified records; provides for retrieval, return, & placement of abandoned rabbits; authorizes compliance inspections; provides exceptions.

Candidate Qualifying; Provides eligibility requirements for persons seeking to qualify for nomination as candidates of political party or as candidates with no party affiliation; provides that certain entities may bring action for declaratory & injunctive relief based on certain claim; prohibits person from qualifying as candidate for election & prohibits his or her name from appearing on ballot under certain circumstances.

Weapons and Firearms; Requires background checks on persons involved in firearm sales or transfers; requires firearm sales or transfers to be conducted through licensed dealer; revises requirements for safe storage of firearms; revises criminal penalties; requires firearms be sold by dealers with trigger locks or gun cases; revises warnings to be posted in gun dealerships; requires certain materials to be given to gun purchasers; prohibits specified acts involving unfinished firearm frames or receivers; prohibits certain activities involving three-dimensional printer or CNC milling machine.

Animal Cremation; Requires provider of companion animal cremation services to provide written description of services & include certification with cremated remains; requires referring persons or entities to provide copies of such written descriptions; provides for collection & deposit of civil penalties; provides circumstances under which person commits unfair or deceptive act or engages in unfair method of competition; provides for private right of action; authorizes DACS to take certain actions.

Sales of Ammunition; Requires background checks for sale or transfer of ammunition.

Relief/Danielle Maudsley/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Provides appropriation to compensate estate for Danielle Maudsley's death as result of alleged negligence of Trooper Daniel Cole & Florida Highway Patrol; provides limitation on payment of compensation & attorney fees. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,750,000

Heat Illness Prevention; Requires employers to implement outdoor heat exposure safety program that has been approved by specified departments; specifies requirements for safety program; provides responsibilities for employers & employees; requires specified annual training on heat illness & providing requirements for such training; requires DACS, in conjunction with DOH, to adopt specified rules.

Elections; Requires Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop & maintain database containing certain information; repeals provisions relating to Office of Election Crimes & Security & prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses; prohibits certain governmental entities from taking certain actions relating to elections; establishes Florida Voting Rights Act Commission; requires commission to designate certain languages for which assistance in voting & elections must be provided in certain circumstances; requires commission to enter into agreement to create Florida Voting & Elections Database & Institute; provides that enactment or implementation of certain policies by covered jurisdiction is subject to preclearance by commission; authorizes court to order certain appropriate remedies; authorizes certain persons to register to vote & immediately thereafter cast vote in certain circumstances authorizes DHSMV to preregister certain individuals to vote; revises provisions relating to third-party voter registration organizations & vote-by-mail ballots; establishes General Election Day as paid holiday; repeals prohibition on ranked-choice voting; authorizes certain persons to file certain civil actions.