Cybersecurity; Exempts state chief technology officer from career service; revises purposes for which Florida Digital Service is established; requires state CIO, in consultation with Secretary of Management Services, to designate state chief technology officer; authorizes chairs of certain legislative committees or subcommittees to attend exempt portions of meetings of Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council if authorized by President of Senate or Speaker of House of Representatives, as applicable; requires state agency & local government to report ransomware & cybersecurity incidents; requires Cybersecurity Operations Center to provide notifications & reports; requires DMS to preserve data & provide aid in certain circumstances; requires DLE to coordinate incident responses; revises membership of Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council; revises mission & goals of Florida Center for Cybersecurity.
Sponsored bills
Builder Warranties ; Requiring a builder to provide certain warranties for a newly constructed home for a specified period; providing that certain defects are not covered by such warranties; providing construction; requiring the builder to remedy, at the builder's expense, certain defects and restore work damaged; providing that a builder may purchase a warranty from a certain home warranty association to cover specified warranties; requiring the builder to comply with the warranty requirement for a newly constructed home for a specified period even if it is sold or transferred, etc.
Florida Retirement System; Authorizing certain retirees to be reemployed after terminating employment; prohibiting such retirees from receiving both a salary from the employer and retirement benefits for a specified period after his or her retirement; removing provisions authorizing the reemployment of certain law enforcement officers as school resource officers; revising employer contribution rates to the Florida Retirement System, etc.
Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; Designates Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, which occurs on fourth Thursday in March, as legal holiday.
Emergency Refills of Insulin and Insulin-related Supplies or Equipment; Authorizes emergency refill of insulin & insulin-related supplies or equipment a specified number of times per year.
Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders; Revises reporting requirements; specifies criteria applicable for removal of status for certain persons; revises registration requirements; revises provisions relating to verification; revises penalties.
Theft; Reducing minimum threshold amount for grand theft of third degree; creates new offense of grand theft offenses; provides enhanced criminal penalties for committing petit theft of first degree & having certain previous convictions; revises number of thefts required within specified aggregation period required to commit specified violation for retail theft; revises specified timeframes in which individual acts of retail theft may be aggregated; prohibits retail theft with specified number of other persons for specified purpose; prohibits retail theft when social media platform is used to solicit participation; requires person convicted of retail theft to pay specified restitution.
Hot Car Death Prevention; Designates month of April as "Hot Car Death Prevention Month"; encourages specified entities to sponsor events to promote public awareness on dangers of leaving child unattended in motor vehicle & provide methods to prevent hot car deaths.
Condemning the Emerging Partnership between the Chinese and Cuban Governments; Urges United States Secretary of State to condemn emerging partnership between Chinese & Cuban Governments & establishment of Chinese espionage & military capabilities in Cuba.
Individual Wine Containers; Revises exception to maximum allowable capacity for individual container of wine sold in this state.