Taking of Bears; Citing this act as the "Self Defense Act"; providing for the taking of bears without certain penalties under specified conditions; requiring the disposal of such bears by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; prohibiting certain possession, sale, and disposal of such bears or their parts, etc.
License or Permit to Operate a Vehicle for Hire; Providing that a person who holds a license or permit issued by a county or municipality to operate a vehicle for hire may operate a vehicle for hire in any other county or municipality without being subject to certain requirements or fees under certain circumstances; providing an exception for transportation services to and from an airport; defining the term “airport”, etc.
Timeshare Properties; Revising that a commissioner of deeds is appointed by the Secretary of State, rather than by the Governor, for a certain acknowledgement or proof taken, administered, or made outside this state but within the United States or within a foreign country; providing that the board of any timeshare condominium has certain powers regarding the accommodations or facilities of a timeshare plan without the approval of the members of the owners’ association, under certain circumstances; providing that the managing entity of any timeshare project has all the rights and remedies of an operator of any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment for certain purposes, etc.
Veterans’ Long Term Care Facilities Admissions; Revising eligibility for residency in the Veteran’s Domiciliary Home of Florida to include specified individuals; revising the definition of “resident”; revising the admission eligibility for veterans’ nursing homes to include specified individuals, etc.
Lost or Abandoned Property; Revising the timeframe after which a law enforcement agency may take certain actions relating to abandoned property or specified vessels if the owner has not taken specified actions; making technical changes, etc.
Offenses Involving Children; Increasing the maximum age of a child victim of specified acts whose out-of-court statements may be admissible in certain circumstances; providing that a first offense of specified sex trafficking offenses involving minors requires designation of the defendant as a sexual predator, etc.
Designation of Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations; Urges Secretary of State to designate drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Interstate Compacts; Provides exemptions from public records & meetings requirements for specified compact commissions & committees; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.
Health Care Innovation; Creates Health Care Innovation Council within DOH for specified purpose; requires council to submit annual reports to Governor & Legislature; requires department to administer revolving loan program for applicants seeking to implement certain health care innovations in this state; authorizes department to contract with third party to administer program, including loan servicing, & manage revolving loan fund. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate
Health Care; Revises provisions relating to medical education, public health, health care practitioners, & health care facilities to allow more access to health care services; creates the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Practice of Audiology & Speech-language Pathology Compact, & the Physical Therapy Interstate Compact. APPROPRIATION: $717,105,294
Transportation Network Companies; Prohibiting an airport or a seaport from charging a transportation network company pickup fees for a certain purpose which are greater than a certain amount, etc.
Taxation; Prohibiting a plan for tourist development from allocating more than a certain percentage of the tax revenue to an individual project unless the governing board of the county approves such use by supermajority vote; extending the timeframe for changes, additions, or improvements following damage or destruction of a homestead to commence for certain assessment requirements to apply; specifying the timeframes and the manner in which erroneous assessments of certain property must be corrected, etc.
