Sen. Jonathan Martin

Clerks of the Circuit Court; Providing that the clerk of the circuit court is the county auditor with the duty and power to guard against illegal use of county funds; authorizing third-party financial institutions to rely on specified provisions to provide specified records and documents to county auditors without requiring additional processes or court orders; authorizing county auditors to obtain a certain credential to be designated as the county inspector general, etc.

Chemical Additives in Food Products; Beginning on a specified date, prohibiting a food establishment from manufacturing, selling, or distributing food that contains specified chemical additives, etc.

Transportation Facility Designations/Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way; Providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers, etc.

Probation for Misdemeanor Offenses; Increasing probationary periods for certain misdemeanor offenses involving controlled or chemical substances, etc.

Sexual Offenses by Persons Previously Convicted of Sexual Offenses; Providing mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for specified sexual offenses when committed by registered sexual offenders or sexual predators; providing requirements for such sentences, etc.

Boating Safety; Citing this act as "Lucy's Law"; revising the definition of the term “livery vessel”; revising and providing penalties for vessel collisions, accidents, and casualties; revising and providing penalties for reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring the suspension of driver licenses for boating under the influence and reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring a person convicted of a certain criminal violation or certain noncriminal infractions within a specified period to complete a boater safety education course, etc.

Actions for Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Death; Deleting a provision prohibiting the recovery of certain damages by specified parties related to the decedent in wrongful death proceedings, etc.

Waste Management; Deleting obsolete provisions that provide legislative findings and require the Department of Environmental Protection to review and update a specified report; preempting the regulation of auxiliary containers to the state; permitting rules, regulations, or ordinances restricting the use of glass auxiliary containers within the boundaries of a public beach; prohibiting a local government and the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for certain solid waste disposal facilities in certain counties, etc.

Sexual Cyberharassment; Providing criminal penalties for persons who sexually cyberharass other persons with specified intent or purpose; authorizing an aggrieved person to initiate a civil action to recover punitive damages; providing time limitations for commencing prosecution for violations of sexual cyberharassment, etc.

Disability History and Awareness Instruction; Citing this act as the "Evin B. Hartsell Act"; requiring the Department of Education to develop specified curricula; authorizing the department to consult with the Evin B. Hartsell Foundation to further develop such curricula, etc.