Grandparent Visitation; Revises criteria required for grandparent of minor child to petition court for grandparent visitation.
Sponsored bills
Fines Levied by Homeowners’ Associations; Prohibits fines imposed by homeowners' associations from exceeding $500 in aggregate.
Postsecondary Students Who Are Homeless or At Risk of Homelessness; Revises provisions relating to services & information provided to & for students experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness; establishes Fostering Independence Grant Program within DOE to be administered by FCS institutions & state universities; provides requirements for program.
Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans; Prohibits DOH from charging a fee for the issuance, replacement, or renewal of an identification card for a service-disabled veteran under certain circumstances.
Affordable Housing; Authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs to sell eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to allocate tax credit among certain projects; authorizes tax credit to be transferred by recipient; creates Retail-to-residence Tax Credit Program; requires corporation to establish & adopt procedures & to prepare annual plan; requires plan to be approved by Governor; authorizes corporation to exercise certain powers; creates Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program; provides corporation with certain powers & responsibilities relating to program; provides requirements for program.
The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Requires public high schools to establish Bright Futures Scholarship mentorship program for students; provides requirements for such program.
Veterinary Professional Associates; Authorizes certain individuals to use title "veterinary professional associate"; authorizes such associates to perform certain duties & actions; prohibits such associates from prescribing certain drugs or controlled substances or performing surgical procedures; provides exceptions; provides that veterinarians are liable for acts or omissions of veterinary professional associates under their supervision & control.
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Prohibits individuals from using nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify conduct of an individual who commits criminal offense, or to mitigate severity of criminal offense.
Medicaid Eligibility for Medical Assistance and Related Services; Extends Medicaid eligibility to specified adults.
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; Provides for enactment of Agreement Among States to Elect President by National Popular Vote; provides method by which state may become member state; requires statewide popular election for President & Vice President of U.S.; establishes procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; provides that agreement becomes effective upon occurrence of specified actions; provides for withdrawal of member state; requires notification of member states when agreement takes effect in nonmember state or when member state withdraws from agreement.