Recovery of Damages in Claims for Medical Negligence; Removing a provision that prohibits parents of an adult child from recovering certain damages in medical negligence suits, etc.
Access by Insureds to Claim-related Documents; Defining the term “claim-related documents”; requiring insurers to notify the insureds and certain parties that the insureds may obtain copies of all claim-related documents upon request; requiring insurers to provide to the insureds, the insureds’ agents and attorneys, copies of all claim-related documents within a specified timeframe after receiving requests, etc.
Judicial System; Revising the base rate and timeframes for juror compensation; authorizing judges to increase the juror compensation rate for certain jurors; specifying that the juror compensation rate is funded by specified court costs; requiring the losing party in civil actions to reimburse the court for specified juror compensation costs, etc.
Municipal Water or Sewer Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges; Removing a provision that authorizes certain municipalities serving consumers outside their boundaries to add specific surcharges to the rates, fees, and charges; removing a provision that does not require a public hearing for adding specific surcharges; requiring certain municipalities to conduct rate studies at certain times, etc.
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Repealing provisions which comprise the Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law; revising the motor vehicle insurance coverages that an applicant must show to register certain vehicles with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; revising minimum liability coverage requirements for motor vehicle owners or operators; revising authorized methods for meeting such requirements; revising financial responsibility requirements for owners or lessees of for-hire passenger transportation vehicles; revising the minimum net worth requirements to qualify certain persons as self-insurers, etc. APPROPRIATION: $83,651
Retail Theft; Revising the minimum number of thefts required within a specified aggregation period required to commit a specified violation for retail theft; prohibiting a person from committing retail theft with a specified number of other persons for a specified purpose; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting a person from committing retail theft with a specific number of other persons for a specified purpose when such person uses a social media platform to solicit the participation of other persons, etc.
My Safe Florida Home Program; Providing for home inspections for flood damage under the program; requiring the Department of Financial Services to contract with flood certification entities to provide mitigation inspections; authorizing flood mitigation inspectors to participate as mitigation contractors under the program under certain circumstances; requiring that matching fund grants be made available to certain entities for projects that reduce flood damage, etc. APPROPRIATION: $205,000,000
Florida Building Code; Providing that certain unvented attics and enclosed rafter assemblies meet specified requirements of the code; directing the Florida Building Commission to adopt the provisions of the act into the Florida Building Code by a certain date, etc.
Florida Gulf Coast University Day; Recognizing January 23, 2024, as “Florida Gulf Coast University Day” in Florida, etc.
Voter Registration Applications; Providing an exception to a requirement that certain voter registration applicants must be registered without party affiliation; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to notify certain individuals of certain information; requiring the department to ensure that information technology processes and updates do not alter certain information without written consent, etc.
