Property Insurance; Creates Florida Optional Reinsurance Assistance program (FORA); authorizes eligible insurers to purchase reinsurance coverage under FORA; requires board to provide specified coverage layers; specifies requirements & procedures for appropriation of funds from General Revenue Fund to provide reimbursements under FORA; removes right to attorney fees for judgments or decrees against surplus lines insurers in suits arising under residential or commercial property insurance policies; revises eligibility requirements for renewing coverage with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation for personal lines residential & commercial lines residential risks; specifies burden of proof for corporation policyholders making claims for water damage; specifies conditions that must be met for property insurance policy to require mandatory binding arbitration; removes right to attorney fees payable by insurers in alternative procedure for resolution of disputed sinkhole insurance claims; prohibits policyholders from assigning post-loss insurance benefits under residential or commercial property insurance policies; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $1,757,982
Sponsored bills
Disaster Relief; Authorizes DEP to waive or reduce match requirements for certain local governments; authorizes refund of certain ad valorem taxes; provides procedures & requirements to receive refund; provides requirements for property appraisers & tax collectors; provides for extension & suspension of payments & discounts of certain taxes & assessments; provides duties of Division of Emergency Management; provides for organization & operation of Florida Emergency Management Assistance Foundation; authorizes Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules; provides duties of Florida Housing Finance Corporation; creates Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program within DEP; creates Hurricane Stormwater & Wastewater Assistance Grant Program within DEP. APPROPRIATION: $751,500,000
Transportation Facility Designations; Designates 98 Points of Light Way in Miami-Dade County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Ormond Beach Reclaimed Water Transmission Line; Provides an appropriation for the Ormond Beach Reclaimed Water Transmission Line. APPROPRIATION: $666,666
Ormond Beach Reclaimed Water Storage Tank; Provides an appropriation for the Ormond Beach Reclaimed Water Storage Tank. APPROPRIATION: $200,000
Code and Traffic Enforcement; Authorizes designation of special event zone; provides requirements & enhanced penalties for certain infraction; authorizes impound of motor vehicle of person who commits certain infraction or violation; limits impoundment term; requires motor vehicle to be released upon payment of impound costs & fees; authorizes sheriff to grant temporary authority to law enforcement officer; provides for recovery of costs & fees associated with designating & enforcing special event zone; revises types of soundmaking devices or instruments subject to prohibition against operating or amplifying sound from motor vehicle; prohibits operation or amplification in areas adjoining private residences.
Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State; Redistricts state's congressional districts in accordance with U.S. Decennial Census of 2020 (plan P000C0109); amends provisions relating to inclusion of unlisted territory in contiguous districts; reenacts provisions which provide for election of representatives to U.S. House of Representatives; provides requirements relating to actions challenging the state's congressional districts; reenacts provisions relating to severability; provides for applicability; provides severability; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000
Law Enforcement ; Authorizes a sheriff to transfer funds between specified categories and code levels after his or her budget is approved; revises salary minimums for county sheriffs; provides for adoption benefits for law enforcements officers; creates Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; provides exemption from certain law enforcement officer training requirements for military veterans; provides requirements for skills training for law enforcement officers relating to officer health & safety; makes children of law enforcement officers eligible for Family Empowerment Scholarships; encourages school districts to establish public safety telecommunication training programs & offer law enforcement explorer programs; requires Board of Governors & State Board of Education to create process that enables eligible law enforcement officers or former officers to earn credit for college-level training & education acquired while serving an officer; creates Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program; provides for reimbursement for out-of-state & special operations forces law enforcement equivalency training.
K-12 Education; Establishing term limits for school board members; deleting a requirement that district school boards maintain a specified list on their websites; requiring certain meetings relating to instructional materials to be noticed and open to the public; revising district school board requirements for the selection and adoption of certain materials, etc.
Ormond Beach Septic Tank Conversion; Provides an appropriation for the Ormond Beach Septic Tank Conversion. APPROPRIATION: $532,000