Sen. Nick DiCeglie

Department of Transportation; Increasing the maximum amount of debt service coverage that must be transferred from the State Transportation Trust Fund to the Right-of-Way Acquisition and Bridge Construction Trust Fund; authorizing the department to provide up to 100 percent of project costs for certain eligible projects in rural areas of opportunity; authorizing installation of an automated license plate recognition system within the right-of-way of any road on the State Highway System for a specified purpose; prohibiting use of an automated license plate recognition system to issue a notice of violation or a traffic citation, etc.

Secondhand Dealers; Revising the definition of “secondhand goods” to exclude certain items, etc.

Consumer Protection; Defining the term “remote location”; authorizing a licensee under ch. 494, F.S., to allow loan originators to work from remote locations if specified conditions are met; providing requirements for crowd-funding platforms and organizers of crowd-funding campaigns related to and arising out of declared disasters; specifying restrictions on public adjusters contracting their adjuster services after a specified date; revising the definition of the term “hurricane,” and defining the term “hurricane deductible,” as used in policies providing residential coverage; deleting a debt obligation rating requirement for certain service warranty associations or parent corporations, etc.

Department of Financial Services; Revising powers and duties of the department’s Division of Investigative and Forensic Services; authorizing, rather than requiring, a judge of compensation claims to order an injured employee’s evaluation by an expert medical advisor under certain circumstances; revising eligibility requirements for the board of directors of the Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association, Incorporated; deleting the authority of designated examination centers to take fingerprints of applicants for a license as an agent, customer representative, adjuster, service representative, or reinsurance intermediary; authorizing certain persons to obtain a limited license to sell only policies of life insurance covering the expense of a prearrangement for funeral services or merchandise; adding grounds for discretionary disciplinary actions taken by the department against a title insurance agent or agency; authorizing the department in receivership proceedings to take certain actions as a domiciliary receiver, etc.

Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits; Authorizing a landlord to offer a tenant the option to pay a fee in lieu of a security deposit; requiring the landlord to notify the tenant of certain unpaid fees and costs within a specified time after the conclusion of the tenancy; requiring a written agreement signed by the landlord, or the landlord’s agent, and the tenant if the tenant decides to pay a fee in lieu of the security deposit; specifying that certain fees, insurance products, and surety bonds are not security deposits; prohibiting a landlord from approving or denying an application for occupancy based on a prospective tenant’s choice to pay a fee in lieu of a security deposit, etc.

Transportation-related Facility Designations; Providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers, etc.

Broadband Internet Service Providers; Specifying that the poles of rural electric cooperatives that are engaged in the provision of broadband are subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission; authorizing the commission to access the books and records of such cooperatives for specified purposes; providing that such information that contains proprietary confidential business information retains its confidential or exempt status when held by the commission; authorizing rural electric cooperatives to engage in the provision of broadband, etc.

Florida Atlantic University Men’s Basketball Team; Recognizing and celebrating the incredible accomplishments of the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team and the university’s commitment to both academic and athletic excellence, creating a collegiate brand that is nationally renowned, etc.

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.

Temporary Airports; Providing procedures for the issuance of a temporary airport license or registration by the Department of Transportation, etc.