Sen. Kristen Arrington

Costs of Supervision or Care of Children; Removes provisions for fee for costs of care or supervision of certain children & for assessment & collection of such fees; provides such fees may not be ordered, balances owed for such fees may not be collected, unpaid civil judgments for such fees are void & unenforceable, warrants issued solely based on alleged failure to pay such fees are void & any person whose driver license was suspended for failure to pay such fees shall be eligible for reinstatement.

Appointment of Courtroom Animal Advocates; Authorizes court to order separate advocate be appointed in interests of justice for certain civil & criminal proceedings regarding cat or dog's welfare or custody; provides judge's decision denying appointment is not subject to appeal; authorizes appointed advocate to take certain actions involving proceedings; provides requirements for advocate.

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 to certain projects; authorizes tax credit to be transferred by recipient; authorizes corporation to establish procedures, exercise powers, & prepare annual plan; requires plan to be approved by Governor; provides FHFC with certain powers & responsibilities relating to Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program; provides requirements for program.

Small Business Investment Corporation; Creates Small Business Investment Corporation; provides purpose; provides for board of directors appointed by Secretary of Economic Opportunity; provides that Secretary of Economic Opportunity shall serve as chief executive officer; provides powers of corporation; requires corporation to establish certain fund; authorizes & requires deposit of certain moneys into fund; requires certain moneys to be used for certain purpose.

Retail Sale of Domestic Dogs and Cats; Prohibits pet stores from selling or offering for sale domestic dogs & cats; provides penalties.

Pub. Rec./County and City Attorneys; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, & deputy city attorneys & names & personal identifying & location information of spouses & children of such attorneys; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides statement of public necessity.

Animal Cremation; Requires provider of companion animal cremation services to provide certain written description of services & include certification with cremated remains; requires referring persons or entities to provide copies of such written descriptions; provides for collection and 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 & adopt rules.

Weapons And Firearms; Requires background checks on all persons involved in firearm sales or other transfers; requires firearm sales or other transfers to be conducted through, & processed by, licensed dealer; revises requirements for safe storage of firearms; revises criminal penalties for violations; requires firearms to be sold by dealers with trigger locks or gun cases; provides exceptions; 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.

Verification of Eligibility for a Homestead Exemption; Requires DOR to establish certain procedures; requires department to adopt rules.

Human Trafficking and Prostitution; Revises definition of term "coercion"; prohibits facilitating or enabling receiving of persons into any place, structure, building, or conveyance for purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation or facilitating or enabling any person to remain in such place; prohibits knowingly engaging in specified activities for purpose of prostitution; provides increased criminal penalties for specified prohibited acts.