Secured Transactions
Residential Loan Alternative Agreements; Prohibits residential loan alternative agreement from authorizing a person to place lien on or otherwise encumber residential real property; prohibits court from enforcing residential loan alternative agreement by lien or constructive trust in residential real property; prohibits assignment of residential loan alternative agreement; provides residential loan alternative agreement is void if listing services do not begin within specified timeframe; prohibits clerk of circuit court from recording residential loan alternative agreement; provides residential loan alternative agreement that does not meet specified requirements is unenforceable; provides that violation is unfair or deceptive trade practice.
Genetic Counselors Using Telehealth; Revises definition of term telehealth provider to include persons licensed as genetic counselor.
Water and Wastewater Facility Operators; Requires DEP to issue water treatment plant operator licenses, water distribution system operator licenses, & domestic wastewater treatment plant operator licenses by reciprocity to certain applicants; authorizes DEP to issue temporary operator licenses during declared state of emergency; requires DEP to waive application fee for temporary operator licenses.
Support of a Free Iran; Urges Congress to stand in support of the fight for freedom of the people of Iran.
Suicide Prevention; Renames Commission on Mental Health & Substance Abuse; revises purposes of commission to include assessment of state's suicide prevention infrastructure; revises membership & duties of commission; requires commission to submit annual interim reports for specified timeframe; revises date by which commission must submit its final report; extends repeal date of commission.
Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors; Revises requirements for commencement of proceedings for general assignments; provides courts with judicial discretion to determine compliance; provides for assignee's ability to rely on, & defense for good faith compliance with, court orders, judgments, decrees, & rules of law; establishes nonliability of assignee when certain requirements are met; limits assets creditor or other party in interest may pursue in action against assignee; excludes creditors from being required to turn over assets of estate upon notice of assignment action or proceeding; requires negative notice in assignment action by assignee upon filing of notice of rejection.
Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; Authorizes certain FLVS full-time program & charter school students to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities at private school.
Termination of Agreements by a Servicemember; Defines "government quarters" for purposes of termination of servicemember's rental agreement.
Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority; Repealing provisions relating to the creation and operation of the authority; dissolving the authority and requiring the authority to perform specified activities, etc.
Taxation; Requiring that a referendum to reenact an expiring tourist development tax or tourist impact tax, respectively, be held at a general election; specifying that certain permanently and totally disabled veterans or their surviving spouses are entitled to, rather than may receive, a prorated refund of ad valorem taxes paid under certain circumstances; revising requirements for applying for property tax refunds due to catastrophic events; providing a sales tax exemption for the purchase of certain machinery and equipment relating to renewable natural gas; exempting from sales and use tax the retail sale of certain clothing, wallets, bags, school supplies, learning aids and jigsaw puzzles, and personal computers and personal computer-related accessories during specified timeframes; defining terms; exempting from sales and use tax specified disaster preparedness supplies during a specified timeframe, etc.
Internal Revenue Code; Revising the date of adoption of the Internal Revenue Code and other federal income tax statutes for purposes of the state corporate income tax; providing retroactive operation, etc.