Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez

Sampling of Beach Waters and Public Bathing Spaces; Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Department of Health to adopt and enforce certain rules; directing the department to require closure of beach waters and public bathing places under certain circumstances; requiring that such closures remain in effect for a specified period; preempting the issuance of certain health advisories for public bathing places to the state; specifying a timeframe within which the department must notify the municipality or county, the local office of the Department of Environmental Protection, and the local affiliates of national television networks of areas affected by a health advisory against swimming issued by the department, etc.

Prohibition of Smoking and Vaping in State Parks; Prohibiting smoking and vaping within the boundaries of state parks, etc.

Expunction of Records of Victims of Human Trafficking; Requiring a court vacating one or more certain convictions to include in its order to expunge an order for the return of all fines, fees, and restitution paid by the petitioner; requiring the clerk of the court, upon receipt of such an order, to return all such amounts to the petitioner, etc.

Florida Women’s Historical Marker Initiative; Citing this act as the "Florida Women’s Historical Marker Initiative"; establishing the Florida Women’s Historical Marker Initiative within the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State; requiring the Florida Historical Marker Program to place a certain number of historical markers over a certain time period; establishing the Florida Women’s Historical Marker Selection Committee, etc. APPROPRIATION: $128,067

Land Acquisition Trust Fund; Requiring an annual appropriation from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection to implement the Florida Keys Stewardship Act or to acquire land within the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern for specified purposes; prohibiting the department from using the appropriated funds to implement wastewater management projects or programs, etc. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate

Disclosure Requirements for Prospective Purchasers; Requiring prospective purchasers of a parcel subject to association membership to be provided with certain documents, in addition to the disclosure summary, before executing a contract; authorizing prospective purchasers to cancel their contract within a specified timeframe under certain circumstances, etc.

Aircraft Taxes; Providing the maximum tax that may be collected on each sale and use of an aircraft; expanding a tax exemption on aircraft sales and leases, etc.

Vessel Safety; Revising the penalties for persons operating a vessel involved in an accident or injury who leave the scene of the accident or injury under certain circumstances; providing a mandatory minimum sentence for a person who willfully commits such a violation resulting in the death of another while boating under the influence; defining the term “serious bodily injury”; revising the definition of the term “vessel homicide” to include the killing of an unborn child by causing injury to the mother by operation of a vessel in a reckless manner under certain circumstances, etc.

Child Water Safety Requirements; Citing this act as the "Kareem Angel Green Act"; providing that certain organizations that care for or supervise children must require parents or legal guardians to attest to certain information in writing before taking such children to public bathing places and public swimming pools; providing requirements for such organizations when they conduct certain activities in public bathing places or public swimming pools, etc.

Enforcement of the Florida Building Code; Revising local governments’ responsibilities in enforcing the Florida Building Code to include any process or enforcement related to obtaining and finalizing a building permit; revising a local government’s prohibition on funding certain activities, etc.