Property Insurance; Adding wind uplift prevention to a list of fixtures or construction techniques for which a residential property insurance rate filing must include actuarially reasonable rate differentials or appropriate deductible reductions; revising rate change limitations for specified policies written by the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; authorizing the corporation to adopt policy forms that provide for the resolution of certain disputes in proceedings before the Division of Administrative Hearings; requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation to conduct a wind-loss mitigation study in consultation with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Florida Building Commission or competitively procure the study, etc. APPROPRIATION: $750,000
Sponsored bills
Battery by Strangulation; Prohibiting battery by strangulation; providing applicability, etc.
Death Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers; Revising the amount and conditions of payment of death benefits; requiring that payment be made to the beneficiary through the process set out by the Department of Military Affairs; requiring the department to request the Chief Financial Officer to draw a warrant for payment of benefits from the General Revenue Fund, etc.
Solicitation of Minors to Commit Lewd or Lascivious Acts; Prohibiting a person 24 years of age or older from soliciting a person 16 or 17 years of age in writing to commit a lewd or lascivious act, etc.
Pretrial Release and Detention; Providing for setting, reduction, and alteration of bail; requiring the Supreme Court to create and periodically update a statewide uniform bail bond schedule for certain offenses; authorizing a court to consider nonmonetary conditions in addition to or in lieu of a monetary amount subject to specified limitations; providing that a person arrested for a dangerous crime may not be granted nonmonetary pretrial release at a first appearance hearing, etc.
Florida Atlantic University Men’s Basketball Team; Recognizing and celebrating the incredible accomplishments of the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team and the university’s commitment to both academic and athletic excellence, creating a collegiate brand that is nationally renowned, etc.
Death Penalty; Requiring a determination of a specified number of jurors, rather than jury unanimity, for a sentencing recommendation of death to the court; requiring a determination of a specified number of jurors, rather than jury unanimity, for a sentencing recommendation of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole to the court; requiring the court to impose the recommended sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if fewer than eight jurors recommend a sentence of death; requiring the court to include in its written order the reasons for not accepting the jury’s recommended sentence, if applicable, etc.
Capital Sexual Battery; Revising how certain capital felonies are punished; requiring a court to conduct a separate sentencing proceeding to determine whether a defendant should be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole upon the defendant’s conviction or adjudication of guilt for a capital felony; requiring a recommendation to the court of a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if fewer than eight jurors determine that the defendant should be sentenced to death; requiring the court to impose the jury’s recommended sentence if the recommendation is for a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, etc.
Florida Gulf Coast University Day; Recognizing March 28, 2023, as “Florida Gulf Coast University Day” in Florida, etc.
Public Safety; Requiring sheriffs to assist private schools in complying with a certain statute; authorizing a person to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; specifying that the state bears the burden of proof for certain violations; requiring a person who is carrying a concealed weapon or concealed firearm without a license to carry valid identification and display such identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer; providing that a person who is authorized to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm without a license is subject to specified penalties for possessing such weapon or firearm at a school-sponsored event or on school property; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to develop a behavioral threat management operational process by a specified date; authorizing a private school to partner with a law enforcement agency or security agency for specified purposes, etc. APPROPRIATION: $60,177,846