Rep. Danny Alvarez

Virtual Currency Kiosks; Revising the requirements for certain rules adopted by the Financial Services Commission; revising the actions by money services businesses, authorized vendors, or affiliated parties which constitute grounds for disciplinary action; prohibiting persons from engaging in certain business unless they are registered or exempt from registration; prohibiting a virtual currency kiosk business from operating in this state without registering or renewing its registration; requiring the Office of Financial Regulation to give a specified notice to applicants; specifying that certain money transmitters are exempt from registration as a virtual currency kiosk business but are subject to certain provisions; requiring applicants to submit certain information to the office to be registered as a virtual currency kiosk business; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to ensure that its virtual currency kiosk requires certain attestations from the customer and displays a certain disclosure; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to provide a customer with a specified physical or electronic receipt upon completion of a virtual currency transaction; requiring a virtual currency kiosk business to issue a full refund under certain circumstances, etc.

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Prohibits, beginning on specified date, certain use & sale, purchase, or distribution of aqueous film-forming foam; requires, beginning on specified date, certain entities to submit aqueous film-forming foam inventories & disposal plans to DEP; prohibits, beginning on specified date, possession & use of aqueous film-forming foam; authorizes DEP to administer certain grants or cost share programs; provides penalties & injunctive relief; requires certain public entities disposing of domestic wastewater biosolids and treated effluent to quarterly conduct specified samplings & submit results to DEP; limits purpose such samplings until specified standards are established by EPA & adopted by DEP.

Clerks of the Court; Authorizing the cumulative excess of funds to be used in the development of the total combined budgets of the clerks of the court; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; revising the definition of the term “publicly accessible website”; increasing the percentage of certain penalties which must be deposited into the fine and forfeiture fund and decreasing the percentage of certain penalties that must be paid to a municipality, etc.

Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to a penalty enhancement; establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified county; requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain persons, to design and implement the pilot program; providing requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an evaluation and provide specified reports to the Legislature; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions against dating violence and sexual violence into a statewide verification system, etc.

Foreign Influence; Defines the terms "designated foreign terrorist organization" and "foreign country of concern"; provides penalties for specified persons who solicit or accept anything of value from persons or entities representing a designated foreign terrorist organization or a foreign country of concern; requiring the Commission on Ethics to adopt certain rules by a specified date; authorizes any appropriate tax collector to revoke or refuse to renew business tax receipts of specified individuals, businesses, or entities; prohibits certain activities encouraging affiliations with foreign countries of concern; requires the Department of Commerce to publish and update certain information on its website; deleting the Florida-China Institute from the list of linkage institutes; authorizes the Governor to suspend certain laws or rules relating to Cuba for a specified period under certain circumstances, etc.

Commercial Service Airports; Preempts naming of major commercial service airports to state; provides names for major commercial service airports; provides that renaming specified airport is subject to approval of FAA & execution of certain agreement; provides that such airport names continue to be valid under certain circumstances; requires DOT to annually review provisions naming major commercial service airports for certain purpose; requires DOT to provide certain notice to Legislature; provides requirements for such notice; requires that certain government records created on or after certain date use such airport names; specifies that airport names are branding designations; provides that political subdivision is in compliance with certain provisions under specified circumstances.

Public Safety; Requires each county, & every public agency within such county, to provide specified 911, emergency call, & dispatch services from centralized 911 call center operated by county or regional entity as decided by specified boards; requires state funds for emergency services to be redirected to each county that operates such centers; prohibits certain counties from receiving state funds; requires board of county commissioners of each county to convene specified board within certain time period; requires board to decide by unanimous vote entity for county that will operate its centralized 911 call center & funding for such entity; requires certain board of county commissioners to convene specified board within certain time period for county to establish regional centralized 911 call center; requires board to decide by unanimous vote entity for region that will operate its centralized 911 call center & funding for such entity; provides sheriff shall be deemed entity to provide 911, emergency call, & dispatch services in county in certain circumstances; provides reporting requirement; provides penalties for noncompliance.

Coverage for Orthotics and Prosthetics Services; Authorizes AHCA to authorize & pay for specified orthotics & prosthetics services for Medicaid recipients; requires agency to seek federal approval & amend contracts as necessary to implement act; requires individual health insurance policies; group, blanket, & franchise health insurance policies; & health maintenance contracts, respectively, to provide coverage for specified orthotics & prosthetics services; prohibits health insurers & health maintenance organizations from denying claims; requires health insurers & health maintenance organizations to submit annual reports of specified information to OIR.

First Responders; Adds newly employed firefighters to Florida Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; requires Department of Commerce to consult with Division of State Fire Marshal to verify certain information; requires division to define firefighter misconduct by rule; revises date program expires; authorizes CFO to appoint review panel to assist in reviewing certain grants; provides for review panel membership; provides duties & responsibilities of each review panel; provides for general program support grants & specific fire program grants; requires CFO to review panel's recommendations and, beginning on specified date, include approved grant applicants in DFS' legislative budget request; requires certain projects to be funded until all appropriated funds are depleted; creates, subject to appropriation, Institute for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder within DFS for specified purpose; provides duties & responsibilities of institute; authorizes institute to collaborate with other entities to enhance program development & service delivery.

Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit; Requires FDLE to establish & administer Statewide Counterintelligence & Counterterrorism Unit for specified purposes; provides requirements for establishing, administering, & funding such unit.