Sen. Vic Torres

Relief of Kareem Hawari by the Osceola County School Board; Providing for the relief of Kareem Hawari by the Osceola County School Board; providing an appropriation to Mr. Hawari to compensate him for injuries and damages sustained as a result of the negligence of employees of the Osceola County School Board; providing a limitation on the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $3,500,000

Marriage Equality; Removing a prohibition on the recognition of marriages entered into between persons of the same sex in this state, another state, or another jurisdiction, either domestic or foreign; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision, etc.

Homeowners’ Association Recalls; Citing this act as the "Community Recall Act"; revising the process for recalling a director of a homeowners’ association; requiring a specified percentage of certain parcel owners to initiate a recall petition or a special meeting to recall a director; requiring the board of directors to duly notice and hold a referendum within a specified time, etc.

Food Takeout and Delivery Service Fees; Limiting service fees charged to restaurants by third-party food takeout and delivery service applications or Internet websites during a declared state of emergency; providing that third-party food takeout and delivery service applications or Internet websites that charge fees in violation of the act commit a deceptive and unfair trade practice, subject to the penalties and remedies of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, etc.

Microbusinesses; Defining the term “microbusiness” for the purposes of the Florida Small Business Development Center Network, etc.

Florida and Puerto Rico Friendship; Recognizing the friendship between Florida and Puerto Rico, etc.

Payments Made into the Registry of the Court; Removing a provision that waives a tenant’s defenses other than payment and entitles a landlord to an immediate default judgment for removal of a tenant if the tenant fails to take certain actions in an action by the landlord for possession of a dwelling unit, etc.

School Meals; Revising provisions relating to school nutrition program requirements; requiring district school boards that participate in the National School Lunch Program to provide meals to a student regardless of his or her ability to pay or whether he or she has any unpaid meal charges; prohibiting certain students from being required to destroy or dispose of a meal based on any unpaid meal charges, etc.

Claims for Medical Negligence; Authorizing an adult child who was under the care of a legal parental guardian at the time of a parent’s death or the adult child’s personal representative to file a claim for medical negligence under certain circumstances; authorizing the legal parental guardian of an adult child or the parental guardian’s personal representative to file a claim for medical negligence under certain circumstances, etc.

Safe Storage of Firearms; Providing firearm storage requirements for licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed dealers under certain circumstances; authorizing agents or employees of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to perform inspections under certain circumstances; providing noncriminal penalties, etc.