Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in certain criminal proceedings and investigations, etc.
Sponsored bills
Regulation of Smoking in Public Places; Authorizing counties and municipalities to further restrict smoking within the boundaries of public beaches and public parks under certain circumstances, with exceptions; requiring that any signs installed in relation to such restrictions include certain information, etc.
County and Municipal Code Enforcement; Prohibiting code inspectors designated by boards of county commissioners from initiating investigations of potential violations of codes and ordinances by way of anonymous complaints; prohibiting code inspectors from initiating enforcement proceedings for potential violations of codes and ordinances by way of anonymous complaints; prohibiting code enforcement officers from initiating investigations of potential violations of codes and ordinances by way of anonymous complaints; prohibiting code inspectors designated by governing bodies of municipalities from initiating investigations of potential violations of codes and ordinances by way of anonymous complaints; requiring persons who report potential violations of codes and ordinances to provide specified information to the governing body before an investigation occurs, etc.
Payment for Construction Services; Increasing the interest rate for certain payments for purchases of construction services; specifying that a person, firm, or corporation who fails to make certain payments relating to public projects commits a misapplication of construction funds and is subject to criminal penalties; increasing the interest rate for overdue payments for the purchase of construction services; expanding the list of actions for which a licensee may be disciplined by the Construction Industry Licensing Board; requiring the board to suspend certain licenses for a minimum period of time under certain circumstances, etc.
Limitation of Liability for Voluntary Engineering or Architectural Services; Defining the term “structures specialist”; exempting engineers, architects, and structures specialists from liability for certain voluntary engineering or architectural services under certain circumstances, etc.
Liability of Persons Providing Areas for Public Outdoor Recreational Purposes; Providing that owners may not be subject to liability if they are generating certain revenues and those revenues are used exclusively for specified purposes; expanding the applicability of the limitation of liability for persons who provide areas to the public for outdoor recreational purposes without charge, etc.
Beverage Law; Authorizing certain food service establishments to sell or deliver certain alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption under certain circumstances; revising provisions that authorize a restaurant to allow patrons to remove partially consumed bottles of wine from a restaurant for off-premises consumption; revising requirements for the sale of alcoholic beverages by certain vendors; authorizing certain vendors to deliver specified alcoholic beverages under certain circumstances; specifying that certain alcoholic beverages are not open containers for the purposes of the prohibition on possessing open containers of alcoholic beverages in vehicles, etc.
Occupational Therapy; Revising the fieldwork experience requirement for certain persons to take the examination for licensure as an occupational therapist; authorizing licensed occupational therapists to use a specified title and initials; prohibiting certain persons from using a specified title and initials; providing criminal penalties, etc.
Regional Planning Councils; Revising a requirement for the Executive Office of the Governor to review and consider certain reports, data, and analyses relating to the revision of the state comprehensive plan; eliminating the advisory role of regional planning councils in state comprehensive plan preparation and revision; repealing provisions relating to the Florida Regional Planning Council Act; authorizing local governments to recommend areas of critical state concern to the state land planning agency, etc.
Transportation Facility Designations/Veterans Honor Highway; Providing an honorary designation of a certain transportation facility in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers, etc.