Requires merchants to refund shipping and handling charges paid by the consumer when the consumer returns a damaged or defective good and requests a refund.
Creates and appropriates funds for Erin's Law Task Force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, and report recommendations for the establishment of a program to educate public school children on sexual abuse prevention through age appropriate curricula. Appropriation.
Allows the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to be claimed against the general excise tax.
Prohibits the use or application of sunscreen or sunblock containing oxybenzone or cosmetics with sunscreen containing oxybenzone while in a marine life conservation district.
Requires all motorized recreational vessels operating in nearshore waters to have properly functioning propeller guards. Takes effect on 01/01/2018.
Establishes the R.E.A.C.H (Resources for Enrichment, Athletics, Culture, and Health) Program in the Department of Education (DOE) to provide a standardized framework and funding for after-school programs in public middle and intermediate schools. Requires the DOE to submit a report to the Legislature. Establishes the R.E.A.C.H. Special Fund to supplement the costs of administering and operating the R.E.A.C.H. Program. (SB500 HD1)
Beginning January 1, 2018, requires all sugar-sweetened beverages to contain a warning label.
Clarifies when pedestrians may enter a crosswalk equipped with a countdown timer.
Allows unit owners in planned community associations and homeowners associations to withhold legal fees from assessments claimed by associations pending decision in an arbitration or court proceeding in which the owner has filed for a determination of the validity of the amounts and attorney's fees claimed by the association.
Imposes a restraining order that preserves the financial assets of the parties and their dependents upon the commencement of annulment, divorce, or separation court action.
