Civil Penalties under the Gas Safety Law of 1967; Increases civil penalty amount for violating the Gas Safety Law of 1967; requires PSC to annually revise maximum penalties by rule based on specified factors.
Tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds; Urges Congress to add spaceports as qualified tax-exempt category of private activity bonds.
Return of Weapons and Arms Following an Arrest; Requires weapons, electric weapons or devices, or arms taken from person pursuant to arrest that are not seized as evidence or seized & subject to forfeiture to be returned to person within certain timeframe if specified conditions are met; authorizes sheriff or chief of police to develop procedures to ensure timely return of such weapons, electric weapons or devices, or arms; prohibits sheriff or chief of police from requiring court order before releasing such weapons, electric weapons or devices, or arms; provides exception; removes requirement for order of trial court judge to return pistol or firearm taken following arrest for breach of peace.
Occupational Licensing; Requires Construction Industry Licensing Board within DBPR to issue registrations to eligible persons; provides that board is responsible for disciplining such licensees; requires board to make licensure & disciplinary information available through automated information system; provides for fees for issuance of registrations & renewal registrations; requires DBPR to provide license, renewal, & cancellation notices.
Sale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Creates, revises, & removes liquefied petroleum gas provisions relating to remote bulk storage locations; dealers & qualifiers; examinations, certifications, & licenses; powers & authority of DACS; documents for service on equipment & systems; & container use restrictions.
Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; Requires DOH to contract with & establish network of swimming lesson vendors to participate in program; requires DOH to secure vendor in each county; requires vendors to participate in program if requested by DOH; requires DOH to establish application process; specifies eligibility criteria; provides program is subject to specific appropriation; authorizes DOH to seek grants or other public & private funding for program.
Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection; Requires clerks of circuit court, in consultation with Office of Attorney General, to develop & implement Hope Card Program; requires clerks to implement program; authorizes persons to request Hope Card after specified date; specifies when & how person may request Hope Card; requires clerks' offices to create Hope Card & provide such card to petitioners within specified time frame; prohibits assessment of fee; provides requirements for Hope Card; provides criminal penalties for fraudulent use of Hope Card.
Value of Motor Vehicles Exempt from Legal Process; Revises upward value of motor vehicle owned by natural person that is exempt from legal process.
Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network; Requires DOS to contract with Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network for specified purpose; specifies functions that must be provided under contract; provides that certain expenses are eligible for funding under contract.
Mitigation; Revises entities to & purposes for which water quality enhancement credits may be sold; requires DEP & WMDs to authorize such sale & use; provides circumstances under which basins are considered to be credit-deficient; authorizes local governments with land in such basins to consider proposals from private-sector applicants to establish mitigation banks on such lands; requires specified agreements between local governments & applicants for mitigation banks; provides requirements for determining amount of credits awarded to such mitigation banks.
Affordable Housing in Counties Designated as Areas of Critical State Concern; Excludes land designated as area of critical state concern from affordable housing provisions; adds requirements to local comprehensive plans relating to hurricane evacuation study; provides requirements for conveying affordable housing homeownership units; excludes land designated as area of critical state concern from award requirements for purpose of providing eligible housing as part of local housing assistance plan; authorizes counties that have been designated as areas of critical state concern to use tourist development tax revenue & tourist impact tax revenue for affordable housing.
Independence of Sheriffs; Authorizes sheriffs in consolidated government, as well as all other sheriffs, to transfer funds after his or her budget is approved by board of county commissioners, city council, or budget commission; preserves independence of sheriff in consolidated government concerning certain powers.
