Transportation Infrastructure Land Development Regulations; Requires governing body of county or municipality to adopt ordinance, & governing body of special district to adopt resolution, establishing specified transit-oriented development (TOD) zones & rural livable urban village (LUV) areas; requires local government to zone for mixed use, & authorize certain commercial uses for, lots within TOD zones & rural LUV areas; prohibits local government from imposing certain building regulations in specified TOD zones & rural LUV areas; prohibits reduction or elimination of TOD zones after establishment; prohibits local government from imposing certain regulations for lots that contain historic property; provides private cause of action; authorizes award of specified relief; provides that prevailing plaintiff is entitled to attorney fees & costs; provides waiver of sovereign immunity.
Rep. Bill Conerly
Sponsored bills
Local Government Land Development Regulations and Orders; Requires certain counties & municipalities, respectively, to follow certain application procedures for applications for certain development permits & development orders; creates "Florida Starter Homes Act"; prohibits local governments from imposing certain regulations if residential lot is connected to public water system & sewerage system; prohibits local government from imposing regulations that require more than certain minimum number of parking spaces for specified residential lots; prohibits local government from imposing certain regulations on residential lots that contain historic property; prohibits local government from treating off-site constructed residential dwellings differently than factory-built buildings; authorizes local government to adopt compatibility standards that are limited to certain architectural features; requires approval of lot split; limits criteria that may be required by local governments for applications for & approvals of lot splits; authorizes placement of residential manufactured building on any lot in recreational vehicle park.
Maddy summaryHB 4097 repeals three specific chapters of Florida law (71-760, 79-504, and 81-429) that previously governed the Manatee County Free Public Library Act. This procedural bill removes the existing legal framework for the library system without creating new policies or affecting library operations directly.
Manatee County Port Authority, Manatee County; Provides that district is independent special district, rather than dependent special district; revises & provides definitions; provides for operation of port authority; provides powers, functions, & duties of port authority; provides for construction & effect.
Educational Facilities; Revises provisions related to educational facilities, including duties of DOE relating to educational facilities of school districts & Florida College System institutions; school district educational facilities plan performance & productivity standards; State Requirements for Educational Facilities; inspection of specified educational & ancillary plants; district school board requirements; requirements related to state uniform building code for public educational facilities construction; remodeling projects; & Special Facility Construction Committee..
Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; Creates Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; provides purpose & objectives; requires member states to meet certain requirements to join & participate in compact; provides criteria that licensee must satisfy to practice under compact; provides requirements for renewal of equivalent license in member state; authorizes active military member & his or her spouse to be deemed as having home state license; requires member states to report adverse actions taken against license of occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by other member states; establishes Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; provides for jurisdiction & venue for court proceedings; provides membership, duties, & powers; requires member states to participate in exchange of specified information; authorizes commission to adopt rules & bylaws; provides for development, maintenance, & use of coordinated database & reporting system; requires member states to submit specified information to data system; provides requirements for information in data system; provides rulemaking procedures; provides for state enforcement of compact; provides for termination of compact membership; provides procedures for resolution of certain disputes.
Pub. Rec./Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; Provides exemptions from public meetings requirements for certain portions of meetings of Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; provides exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, & records generated during exempt portions of such meetings; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions.
Advanced Nuclear Reactors; Authorizes PSC to regulate advanced nuclear reactors in this state; authorizes DOH & DEP to exercise specified powers & duties; requires PSC, DOH, & DEP to jointly establish criteria for certification of laboratories that perform analysis on nuclear materials; authorizes possession of nuclear material for specified purposes; requires permits for transfer, receipt, possession, use, storage, or disposal of nuclear materials; requires certifications for significant design modifications of small modular reactors; requires PSC to make certain determinations before issuing such permits & certifications; authorizes PSC to issue reciprocal permits under certain conditions; requires commission, after consultation with DEP & DOH, to adopt rules; revises criteria PSC must consider in preliminary study of electric utility 10-year site plans & in making determinations for proposed power plants; revises requirements for development of certain standards by electric utilities; removes such requirement for rural cooperatives; revises applicability of power plant capacity & expansion thresholds.
Design Professional Contracts; Provides that certain professional services contracts entered into with design professionals on or after specified date are void & unenforceable; requires specified standard of care in professional services contracts entered into with design professionals.
Coordinated Access Model Pilot Program; Requires DCF to contract with entity to establish Coordinated Access Model Pilot Program in Clay, Duval, & St. Johns Counties; requires department to award contract by certain date; requires certain contractual provisions; provides requirements for contracted entity; requires contracted entity to subcontract with certain state university for certain purposes; requires department & contracted entity to create coordinated access model; provides model requirements; requires department to provide specified reports to Governor & Legislature within specified timeframes; authorizes department & contracted entity to apply for & use certain funds to support or expand Coordinated Access Models; authorizes department to adopt rules.