Sen. Jennifer Bradley

Research Animals; Requiring research facilities to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to societies or associations for the prevention of cruelty to animals rather than euthanizing such dogs and cats; providing an exception; authorizing research facilities to enter into collaborative agreements with such societies and associations; providing immunity from liability for research facilities acting in good faith; requiring certain publicly funded institutions to make an annual report concerning animal testing activities, etc.

Special Risk Class; Revising criteria for designation as a member of the Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System, as of a specified date, etc.

Appointment of Courtroom Animal Advocates; Authorizing a court to order that a separate advocate be appointed in the interests of justice for certain criminal proceedings regarding a cat or dog’s welfare or custody; providing that a judge’s decision denying an appointment of such an advocate is not subject to appeal; providing requirements for an individual to serve as an advocate, etc.

Governing Body Meetings; Authorizing governing bodies of municipalities to convene meetings and conduct official business via teleconferencing or other technological means if certain conditions are met; providing limitations on such meetings; providing that certain limitations placed on such meetings may be suspended by the Governor, for a specified timeframe, upon a declared state of emergency impacting the municipality in which the meeting would occur, etc.

Compensation for Wrongfully Incarcerated Persons; Revising requirements for when a petition seeking compensation must be filed; providing that a deceased person’s heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file such a petition; revising compensation eligibility requirements; revising requirements for awarding compensation, etc.

Support for the State of Israel; Expressing the Florida Senate’s unwavering support for the State of Israel, etc.

Specialty License Plates/United Service Organizations; Directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a United Service Organizations (USO) license plate; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plate, etc.

Home and Community-based Services Medicaid Waiver Program; Requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to develop and implement an automated, electronic application process for specified services; deleting the requirement that application for services be made to the agency in the region in which the applicant resides; specifying that applicants meeting specified criteria are deemed to be in crisis regardless of the applicant’s age; providing requirements for the Agency for Health Care Administration when a client’s iBudget is established, etc.

Public Records/Artificial Intelligence Transparency Violations; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for information relating to investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs and law enforcement agencies of certain artificial intelligence transparency violations; providing that certain information received by the department remains confidential and exempt upon completion or inactive status of an investigation; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Court Interpreter Services; Authorizing the state courts system to use state revenues, if available, to provide court-appointed interpreting services to nonindigent individuals; repealing the cost recovery requirement for court-appointed interpreting services, etc.