Composition of the Senate of the United States; Urging Congress to propose to the states an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which would increase the number of United States Senators to three in any state that has a population of more than 6 million as determined by the federal census, etc.
Sponsored bills
Release of Adoption Information; Revising circumstances under which certain adoption records may be released without a court order; deleting a provision relating to court-appointed intermediaries or licensed child-placing agencies that contact certain birth parents or adult adoptees; authorizing the Department of Health to break the seal of specified birth records upon the request of the person whose birth is the subject of such records, subject to certain conditions, etc.
Legislation by Initiative ; Proposing the creation of Section 22 of Article III and an amendment to Section 10 of Article IV of the State Constitution to authorize the proposal and enactment of legislation by initiative and to provide for Supreme Court review of initiative petitions proposing legislation, etc.
Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Correctional Officers; Providing that, under certain circumstances, posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by a correctional officer is an occupational disease compensable by workers’ compensation benefits; specifying that certain benefits do not require a physical injury and are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations; requiring an employing agency to provide specified mental health training, 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.
Military Veterans and Servicemembers Court Programs; Requiring the chief judge of each judicial circuit to establish a military veterans and servicemembers court program; requiring the chief judge to consider nationally recognized best practices when adopting policies and procedures for the program, etc.
Missing Persons; Defining the term “at-risk veteran”; providing that the Department of Law Enforcement, as the state Camo Alert coordinator, and certain agencies, employees, individuals, and entities, are immune from civil liability for damages for performing certain actions in good faith; authorizing only the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over a case to make a request to the clearinghouse for the activation of a state Camo Alert involving a missing adult under certain circumstances; providing that a Camo Alert may only be issued for an at-risk veteran included in the Camo Alert Voluntary Registry, etc.
Annual Salary Adjustments for State Employees; Authorizing annual salary adjustments to base rates of pay of eligible state employees, beginning as of a specified date; specifying the manner of calculating the adjustment, etc.
Department of Corrections; Revising the method for appointing the Secretary of Corrections; creating the Florida Corrections Commission within the department; prohibiting the commission from interfering with the department’s operations; authorizing reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses, etc.
Transportation Network Companies; Authorizing a person who is 18 years of age or older to establish an account with a transportation network company (TNC); providing requirements for establishing an account; requiring a TNC to provide human trafficking awareness training and education to employed TNC drivers; authorizing the Department of Financial Services to seek a court order to require a TNC to comply with certain provisions, etc.